Chapter 154: Secret

Su Yan had not yet gotten out of bed, but her room was already crowded with people.

Not only had Yuan Jing arrived, but Ma Chulong and his sister, Cao Meng, and Lu Ao were all present as well.

Sun Mang emerged from the adjacent room yawning, and seeing this scene, his remaining sleepiness vanished instantly.

"Mr. Yuan, you're awake? Are you alright?"

To him, looking at Yuan Jing now was no longer just looking at Yuan Jing; it was like looking at ten thousand taels of gold.

Ten thousand taels!

What kind of concept was that?

Su Yan's net worth was skyrocketing like a rocket!

He felt that his own career prospects were also looking bright; after all, the current Su Yan would be his future self.

Even if he couldn't reach Su Yan's heights, providing his grandmother with a life of luxury shouldn't be a problem.

"I'm fine, I'm very well," Yuan Jing replied.

And he truly was very well—a sense of unprecedented relief.

"Why are you all just standing here? Is Su Yan still asleep? I'll go call her!" Sun Mang said boisterously.

After all, one couldn't keep an employer waiting.

Aside from him, the others naturally felt too embarrassed to take the initiative to knock on the door.

*Knock, knock, knock.*

"Su Yan, are you awake? Mr. Yuan and everyone else are here."

"Wait a moment." Su Yan's slightly lazy voice drifted from inside, clearly having just woken up.

Ma Chulan truly admired her immensely. Although everyone had been working very hard these past few days, now that they could finally rest, they all suffered from insomnia.

In her daze, she kept dreaming that she hadn't dodged that monster; once she opened her eyes, she simply couldn't fall back asleep.

Now, except for the thoughtless Sun Mang, almost everyone was sporting dark circles under their eyes, light or heavy.

After about another four or five minutes, the door opened.

Su Yan was dressed casually, and even her hair was a bit disheveled.

But even so, it could not affect the heroic image she held in everyone's hearts.

"Su Yan, everyone is here," Sun Mang said, immediately walking up to her.

Ma Chulong and Cao Meng both felt his actions were redundant.

Although Su Yan's eyes were covered by a black cloth, she was definitely not the "blind person" ordinary people might assume.

"Miss Su, Officer Lu has already told me everything. Is that thing really hidden inside my body?" Yuan Jing still found it hard to accept, because he usually felt no abnormality whatsoever.

"Yes," Su Yan gave a definitive answer.

Yuan Jing's head buzzed. Even though he knew Lu Ao wouldn't deceive him, hearing it directly from Su Yan's mouth still made him emotional.

"So, they were all killed because of me?"

No wonder he lost consciousness every time something happened; even when Wang Hui and Li Zhou met with accidents, he had experienced brief periods of unconsciousness.

At the time, he had simply thought he was too exhausted and had fallen asleep.

"Mr. Yuan, there is no need to think that way. That thing is merely on your body; it is the thing that kills people, not you. It has nothing to do with you," Su Yan's words of comfort made him feel much better.

Yuan Jing took a deep breath and pulled himself together.

"Why did it only harm the women who married me before?"

This was what everyone wanted to know, including Su Yan.

She was not that thing, so naturally, she could not answer.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

"I've got it!" Sun Mang slapped his forehead as if he had thought of something, instantly drawing everyone's gaze.

"This menace must like Mr. Yuan, which is why it specifically targets Mr. Yuan's wives."

He felt he was incredibly brilliant, and after speaking, he looked at everyone excitedly.

Yuan Jing's face darkened.

The others also wore awkward expressions.

"Little Brother Sun, you certainly have a way with jokes," Ma Chulong said, his face full of helplessness.

Perhaps only he would have such a bizarre idea.

Sun Mang noticed that everyone's expressions were off, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with his analysis.

"Su Yan, what do you think?"

Just when everyone thought Su Yan would also find it absurd, she actually said thoughtfully, "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

Everyone: "..."

"Su Yan, are you serious?" Ma Chulong stared at her, wondering if she was spoiling this Sun Mang too much.

Su Yan said unhurriedly, "This thing has a very obvious attachment to Mr. Yuan, and it has not performed any harmful actions against Mr. Yuan as its host. Instead, it has only killed Mr. Yuan's wives, so what Sun Mang said isn't without reason."

Her gaze beneath the black cloth fell directly on Yuan Jing's face, noting every minute expression.

If Sun Mang had said it just now, everyone would have thought it was ridiculous, but now that it came from Su Yan's mouth, everything seemed perfectly logical.

Yuan Jing's expression became extremely grim.

"If that is indeed the case, then we must ask if Mr. Yuan had a past lover who has already passed away. Or if there is someone who is infatuated with Mr. Yuan," Cao Meng actually spoke up to second Su Yan's theory.

"Master Cao, you shouldn't ask it like that. A figure like Mr. Yuan surely has people with secret crushes on him lined up outside the city. How could Mr. Yuan possibly know?" Sun Mang reminded him earnestly.

Though it bordered on flattery, it was indeed the truth.

Su Yan noticed that after hearing Cao Meng's question, Yuan Jing's eyes visibly flickered for a moment as if avoiding the topic.

"No. All these years, I have poured my heart entirely into my career; I have never had a girlfriend," Yuan Jing denied in a somber voice.

"If that's the case, then the only possibility left is that the other party has a secret crush on Mr. Yuan. To think this menace is actually a devoted lover," Sun Mang couldn't help but sigh.

There were some things he, as a simpleton, could say without reservation, but others could not.

The group looked at one another; thus, the only possible clue was severed.

"Su Yan, don't worry about what's going on with that menace. Anyway, the dead are dead. Just destroy it directly," Sun Mang felt there was nothing to agonize over.

The worlds of the living and the dead are separate; one couldn't leave it around to continue causing chaos.

"No!"

Before Su Yan could even react, Yuan Jing's interruption burst out.

For a moment, everyone's gaze gathered on him once again.

Realizing he had lost his composure, Yuan Jing immediately regained his calm. "What I mean is, there's no need to drive it to total extinction, is there? Since the people are already dead, and it has now been taken in by Miss Su, can't we find a way to let it pass on peacefully?"

As he spoke the final words, he couldn't help but look toward Su Yan.

Su Yan did not answer immediately, her eyes beneath the black cloth deepening.

It seemed this Mr. Yuan was definitely hiding something from everyone.

"Mr. Yuan is truly magnanimous to even think of letting that menace go," Cao Meng remarked with a sigh, though his voice turned stern. "It has taken so many lives; I'm afraid even the underworld won't accept it!"

(End of Chapter)