Qin Fang and Qin Jia’s disappearance was something Qin Han had planned to suppress, but the hospital was a place with many people and loose lips. Before he could even take action, the entire Xuandu City circles were already aware of it.
When An Yiqing heard about this, the first image that flashed through her mind was Gu Yelin’s perfectly handsome face. She took a glance at the man peeling an orange for her, a smile flickering in her eyes.
"Ye Lin, Qin Fang and Qin Jia have disappeared," she said.
Gu Yelin paused in his peeling, and with an imperceptible nod, he replied, "I did it."
An Yiqing was very satisfied with the man’s confession. Resting her chin in her hand and with a twinkle in her eyes, she watched him with a smile and asked, "What did you do to them?"
"I threw them into the Chaoyong River to feed the fishes. By now, they should be just bones."
What Gu Yelin left unsaid was that after he had captured Qin Fang and Qin Jia, he had awakened them and severed their tendons before tossing them into the river. Until the moment before their death, Qin Fang and Qin Jia finally came to their senses, begging for mercy with tears and sobs. Especially Qin Fang, who was absolutely livid about Qin Jia using an aphrodisiac to frame him.
However, no matter how much the two begged for mercy, Gu Yelin remained unmoved. He ruthlessly threw both Qin Fang and Qin Jia into the river. Then he watched with his own eyes as they struggled ceaselessly until their breaths gradually ceased, sinking into the depths of the river.
As for the disappearance of Qin Fang and Qin Jia, An Yiqing wasn’t particularly interested in the details. She had never considered these two significant, merely as a seasoning in her life. Even if Gu Yelin hadn’t taken action, An Yiqing had planned not to let them live freely any longer.
After all, being lusted after by a man like Qin Fang was not an honorable thing.
Compared to the indifference of An Yiqing and Gu Yelin, Xiao Shulan, the second wife of the Qin Family, was so anxious she felt she could take to the skies.
She hadn’t attended the banquet at the An Family the night before, and like others, Xiao Shulan learned about Qin Fang and Qin Jia only afterward. At that time, Qin Dingshan was in emergency rescue, and everyone was preoccupied with the inheritance, paying no mind to anything else. By the time she returned from the hospital, exhausted, she went straight to bed.
When Xiao Shulan awoke this morning and just remembered Qin Fang and Qin Jia, news of their disappearance had already spread.
This was a huge deal. Xiao Shulan had struggled her whole life with no family to rely on, clawing her way from an adopted daughter in a small household to the Qin Family’s Second Son’s bed. After conceiving Qin Fang’s child, she successfully became Qin Family’s Second Son’s official wife. Although she didn’t come from a powerful background, her skills were formidable, which was why she could hold her ground in the cutthroat Qin Family.
After giving birth to Qin Jia and due to complications during childbirth, Xiao Shulan couldn’t bear any more children. But since she already had her son, Qin Fang, she wasn’t too concerned about her inability to have more children. Initially, she thought that with the Eldest Qin having no heirs, Qin Fang could inherit the fortune. But to her surprise, Qin Han appeared.
However, even after Qin Han returned, Qin Fang had been raised by Qin Dingshan’s side from a young age. Although he lacked talent, he was at least endearing. This gave Xiao Shulan hope, and she had been subtly reminding Qin Fang and Qin Jia in the background to try their best to ingratiate themselves with Qin Dingshan.
Yet, her efforts of over twenty years were obliterated in a single day!
Qin Fang and Qin Jia had actually disappeared!
In the grand mansions, it was not uncommon for people to vanish without a trace. Even Xiao Shulan had surreptitiously done away with a few servants. But when this happened to her own children, Xiao Shulan found it impossible to accept!
Her son and daughter had disappeared! Were they already dead? What was she supposed to do with the rest of her life?!