Huo Jingrui was worried about Luo Yihai’s niece. Being replaced as the leading role at the last minute was a great humiliation to her, and naturally, she wouldn’t take it lying down.
Knowing that Yunyi was to follow the film crew back to Beijing to reshoot some scenes and take promotional photos, he was afraid Zhang Xueyan would resort to dirty tricks.
Since he couldn’t change the timing of his mission, he had no choice but to entrust the matter to his good friends in Beijing.
Zhao Hanchuan had been a close friend since childhood; they were the kind who, as the saying goes, don’t truly connect until they’ve had a fight. Later, one joined the military and the other the police, but both served their country.
Fearing Zhao Hanchuan might be too preoccupied with work to be distracted, Huo Jingrui also sought out Fang Haibing, a childhood friend involved in the black market. They were all children from the compound, each with exceptional skills. Only after arranging everything could Huo Jingrui leave with peace of mind.
It turned out his hunch was correct. Initially, Fang Haibing had only assigned men to follow Zhang Xueyan and report her every move back to him.
At first, Fang Haibing thought his childhood friend, Huo Jingrui, was overthinking things, but indeed, the woman had taken action. The initial plan was to nip her scheme in the bud. However, considering she might become even more ruthless in the future, it was better to seize the opportunity and eliminate the problem completely.
After all, she herself had presented this leverage. Even if they couldn’t bring down Luo Yihai, who was backing her, they could at least make his life difficult. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁
Although they knew that this matter wasn’t really related to Luo Yihai—Zhang Xueyan herself had privately found someone to carry it out—if she dared to harm their brother’s sweetheart, they would show no mercy.
Yunyi boarded the train feeling content. Though she found Zhao Hanchuan and Fang Haibing’s behavior strange, she had no idea that Huo Jingrui had made special arrangements for her.
The two men kept silent, naturally following Huo Jingrui’s instructions.
When Yunyi found her seat, the adjacent bunk was already occupied. She took out a white bedsheet she had specially prepared from her bag, spread it neatly, and was about to sit down and rest.
Just then, she saw a couple helping a middle-aged woman walk over.
They looked at the lower bunks on both sides. One was occupied by an elderly man, so asking him was clearly not an option. The other was occupied by a young girl.
The young woman supporting the middle-aged one spoke with some embarrassment, "Young lady, could we discuss something?"
Yunyi had already looked at the middle-aged woman being supported before the young woman spoke. Hearing the question, she replied, "Go ahead."
The young woman cleared her throat and said, "Our bunks are on the upper level, but my sister-in-law was hit by a bicycle before boarding, and it’s really inconvenient for her to use an upper or lower bunk. Do you think we could switch bunks?"
As if suddenly remembering something, she quickly added, "Don’t worry, we can compensate you for the price difference of the tickets."
They really had no other choice. They had initially planned to get a lower bunk ticket after boarding, but when they inquired just moments before, they found none were available.
Yunyi could tell the middle-aged woman wasn’t faking her discomfort. She stood up, folded the bedsheet she had just laid out, and said, "Sure."
The couple helping the woman thanked Yunyi profusely, "Thank you, thank you so much."
While they were settling the middle-aged woman, Yunyi spread her bedsheet again on the now-vacant middle bunk.
The young woman took some money out of her bag and handed it to Yunyi, "Miss, this is to cover the price difference. Please take it."
Yunyi didn’t refuse. After all, they were just strangers who had met by chance. She took the money, saw it was the correct amount, and put it away.
Through their conversation, Yunyi also learned that this family would be getting off at the same station as her. They were from Bai City and had come to Beijing to attend a relative’s child’s wedding. Unfortunately, after the sister-in-law alighted from a bus, she was hit by a young man on a bicycle. The culprit had not been caught.
A visit to the hospital confirmed that it wasn’t too serious; a few days of rest would be enough. Not wanting to delay further in Beijing, they had endured the pain and boarded the train.