When Nan Yu awoke, everything was dark, her hands and feet bound, and the air was filled with the smell of rotting wood.
She twisted her wrists, searching for the knot.
Before long, she had undone the ropes using the method she remembered.
Standing up from the ground, she felt the walls and carefully made her way to the door.
Nan Yu bent down, her eyes fixed on the faint light coming from the door crack, watching for any activity outside.
By this time, it was already dark, the Nan Family’s villa was brightly lit and unusually quiet.
Nan Yu quickly determined her location, she was locked in a small, dark room in the backyard.
She removed a black hairpin from her hair and aimed it at the door lock.
After unlocking it, she cautiously opened the door, making sure no one was there, she quickly left the small dark room.
Nan Yu then climbed back into the villa through a window, saw no one, turned her head, and climbed up to the second floor, planning to find that document.
Just as she reached the second floor, she heard the sound of the door opening from the entrance.
She immediately hid in the nearest study, listening to the noise from downstairs.
The voice of Nan Luzhi came, "Ruomei, they haven’t seen Nan Yu, have they?"
Sheng Ruomei’s pleased voice responded.
"No, I ran into Nan Yu just as I was coming back. I knocked her unconscious and threw her into that room in the backyard. It’ll be at least two hours before she wakes up."
Nan Luzhi breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good. Seeing how Nan Zhuoyuan and his wife came today, concerned about Qingqing, it looks like the main family hasn’t noticed anything. They all think Qingqing is their own biological daughter now."
Sheng Ruomei interjected appropriately, "There’s no issue on the main family’s side for now, but as for Nan Yu..."
Nan Luzhi placed his hand on Sheng Ruomei’s shoulder, his voice steady and strong.
"The matter with Nan Yu has been taken care of."
"The director of Hospital C and I are life-and-death friends. He noticed that Nan Yu was secretly spending money to hire people to do a paternity test there. He informed me right away, and I arranged for someone to urgently go there and destroy all the information."
"Just to be safe, I also had someone follow the person who received the results, and before the document could reach Nan Yu, it had already been stolen back."
Sheng Ruomei slightly relaxed.
"As long as we get past the next two weeks, after the ceremony for Qingqing’s return to the Nan Family, even if Nan Yu comes forward then claiming she is the biological daughter of the Nan Family, no one will believe her."
Next to her, Nan Qingqing giggled softly, "Then, when I inherit the Nan Group, I’ll find reasons and methods to completely eliminate Nan Yu’s biological parents and her brothers."
"Once all of them are dead, I’ll move you over, and the entire Nan Group will belong to just the three of us."
Nan Luzhi showed a greedy and triumphant expression, "During this period, I will send more people to watch over Nan Yu, to prevent her from having any contact with the Nan Family, and also keep an eye on the Nan Family’s activities."
Suddenly, the butler stumbled in from the doorway.
"Madam, something terrible has happened!"
Interrupted from her thoughts, Sheng Ruomei shouted, "What happened?"
The butler gasped for air, pulling out a rope from his hand, "Madam, you asked us to send Nan Yu back to the Huo Family, but when we went in just now, she was gone!"
Sheng Ruomei’s pupils dilated as rage flared up, "Are you sure?"
The butler nodded vigorously, "She must have escaped at some point!"
Upon hearing this, Nan Luzhi abruptly stood up and headed straight for the upstairs study.
Nan Qingqing’s heart skipped a beat, and she hastily followed.
As soon as she entered the study, she saw that the safe was wide open.
Before she could speak, she heard the angry thuds of Nan Luzhi punching the wall.
"Damn it, that bitch Nan Yu stole the documents!"