Li Zi Yun was not ready to go home without him, "I'm coming with you"
"No you're not. Your body is weak and you are going home now. I don't want you to strain your body"
Li Zi Yun was trying to convince Wang Yu, "Please, I want to be with you. No one knows the Li family better than me. You can't waste any time, we have to go and bring the entire Li family"
"Don't be stubborn. I'm not taking you anywhere other than home"
"Hubby… Please…" Li Zi Yun brought her face close to Wang Yu's and she was pleading with puppy eyes.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not changing my mind"
"Baby.. please…"
Wang Yu was not very keen in sending Li Zi Yun away but he did not want her to get involved in this. This was the first time Li Zi Yun was asking him something so he agreed reluctantly.
Wang Yu asked her, "I'm going to Li Cheng Zhi's apartment right now. Are you sure you want to come with me?"
Li Zi Yun nodded her head. She did not know why but she did not want to leave Wang Yu's side now, especially when he was about to hear something about Wang Yiran and Li Zi Yun knew for sure that anything related to Li Cheng Zhi will not be pleasant news.
"Don't leave my side for even a second then"
Li Zi Yun laid her head against Wang Yu's chest and stayed quiet. She could hear Wang Yu's heart beat clearly and it was thumping fast. Wang Yu wrapped his hand around Li Zi Yun and stayed quiet lost in his thoughts.
When the car stopped, Li Zi Yun looked out. The car had stopped in front of a building. The apartment was in the middle of the city and Li Zi Yun had come here often when she was young. Since it was near the company, they had stayed here often when her mother was still alive. The last time she visited this place Fu Ming Zhu had made her clean the entire apartment.
Li Zi Yun was not sure why they came here, "This is…"
"This is where Li Cheng Zhi spends most of his time"
"Wait he is living in the apartment?"
"You have been here before?"
"Many times actually…"
The door had a keypad lock but Liu Guang was ready with the combination. When Li Zi Yun entered the house, it was nothing like what she remembered. The interior had been changed completely and Li Zi Yun felt like she was entering some other house. From the moment Li Zi Yun got down from the car, Wang Yu had been holding her hands.
Wang Yu calmly said to Li Zi Yun, "Very soon, I will have the ownership of this house changed to your name"
"Why would I need this house?" Li Zi Yun was looking around the house trying to remember what it looked like earlier. She could remember coming to this house often but seeing the house now it looked like she had never set foot in this house before.
"Because it is your mothers and rightfully its yours"
"This is my mother's house?" Li Zi Yun had no idea how much property her mother or her family owned, since she thought that the chances of her inheriting even a cent was zero, Li Zi Yun never really bothered about it .
The men were looking around to see if there was any pen drives or hard disks around. Wang Yu had warned them that no one should open and see any of the files. From what Gu Hui Ying had said earlier, he was expecting the worst and so he did not want anyone to see it. Li Zi Yun looked around and still she couldn't find any similarity between the house she had been to earlier and the present house. She felt like some rooms were missing.
The men searched and searched but they couldn't find anything. They had ransacked the house completely but what they wanted was not here.
"Boss there's nothing here"
Li Cheng Zhi went to his private flat where he stayed most of the time. With his mother no longer at home, and with his father always spending his time in the bedroom with his new mistress, he wanted to leave the Li house. All the dirty secrets and private information he had collected over the years were stored at that his private house and with Gu Hui Ying's mistake, he wanted to see if he had anything else that would ruin Li Zi Yun's reputation. He also wanted to send Gu Hui Ying's video to her fiancée.
Li Cheng Zhi knew that the current condition of the Li family was very weak. Li Shu Chen had been talking happily about the baby that would soon enter the family in a few months. Li Cheng Zhi was doubtful of his current condition at home, the mistress had succeeded in driving away his mother from home and if he was not careful then he would be next and then he would no longer be the heir of the Li family. If Li Cheng Zhi was chased away from home, he knew that his situation would be worse than that of Li Zi Yun.
Li Cheng Zhi wanted to find any video or photo of Li Zi Yun that would put both her and the Wang family in a difficult position. He thought of using this opportunity to benefit as much as possible. He thought of blackmailing Li Zi Yun with that and even if he gets her signature to transfer all of Li Zi Yun's mothers property to his name, it was a win – win situation for him. His mother Fu Ming Zhu was not married to his father so now he was forced to search for other ways to safeguard his position in the family.
Li Cheng Zhi heard sounds from inside the house when he reached the door. When he opened the door, the house was a mess and the things were strewn all over the floor. In the middle of the room he saw Wang Yu standing there holding Li Zi Yun protectively in his arms. He looked around the room and saw that they haven't found anything that he didn't want them to find. His secret was safe till now. For a swift second there was anger in his face and but he quickly replaced it with a smile. Li Zi Yun did not expect that Li Cheng Zhi will come home in the middle of their search.
Li Cheng Zhi scoffed, "Does my lovely sister and my brother in law have any grudge against me?"
When both of them did not answer, he continued, "I'm sure you won't find what you are searching for. I'm sorry to disappoint you but I think both of you have to return home empty handed"
Wang Yu spoke in a calm voice that chilled everyone's bones, "Do you think I need evidence to bring out the truth from your mouth?"
Wang Yu's men closed the door and stood guard at the door to stop Li cheng Zhi from escaping. Li Cheng Zhi stood there confidently almost sure that Wang Yu wouldn't be able to do anything to him. His secret was safe.
Li Cheng Zhi laughed hysterically, "Haha… You can't touch me brother in law… Because… Who knows what I might have on my sister… Are you sure your wife is clean?"
Li Zi Yun scoffed, "What nonsense are you sprouting? Do you think I am like your mother? Sleeping with another woman's husband?"
Wang Yu looked at Li Cheng Zhi's face and said, "Don't you dare talk about my wife. Be happy that I still haven't chopped you into pieces for what you tried to do to my wife"
Li Cheng Zhi stood unfazed, "Tsk… Tsk… Do you think you can threaten me? A second is enough for me to ruin Li Zi Yun and your family's reputation. Don't get smart with me brother in law. You should be begging on your knees to me. Anything might happen when the world knows the truth about my lovely step sister"
Li Zi Yun knew Li Cheng Zhi was trying the problem, "Shut up bastard."
Li Zi Yun looked around the house once again. She removed Wang Yu's hand from her waist and walked towards a wall. She could remember clearly in place of the television that was mounted on the wall, there used to be a door. The entire room was missing now and there was a wall there in place of it. Li Zi Yun softly tapped on the wall. Li Zi Yun turned around to look at Li Cheng Zhi and saw that he had started sweating.
There was a huge smile in Li Zi Yun's face now.
"Baby, I think I found out why nothing important was found in the house"
"Get out of my house" Li Cheng Zhi screamed at the top of his voice. Li Zi Yun knew she was right.
Wang Yu signaled to his men and they smashed the wall into pieces. They did not wait to find out how to open the door. Behind the wall there was a room, well equipped with computers compatible enough for hacking. Two men were holding Li Cheng Zhi tightly while Wang Yu and Li Zi Yun entered the room.
Li Cheng Zhi was screaming, "Don't you dare touch my things. I will ruin you"
Li Zi Yun smirked, "Where is your confidence now?"
There used to be a store room in place of the current room. Since it had been a long time since she last visited this place, Li Zi Yun herself was doubtful about this. She knew something was missing but had difficulty pointing out what it was.
Li Zi Yun sat down in front of the computer. Li Cheng Zhi was one hundred percent sure that no one would find out about his secret room. He had no idea that Li Zi Yun used to visit this house or that she was familiar with this house. He was sweating profusely. None of his friends nor family knew about his secret life. He initially started collecting embarrassing videos and photos in school and after that he had gone to extreme lengths to capture inappropriate and private photos and videos of influential people. When needed he used those video and photos to blackmail the people involved to get whatever he wanted. Most of the people preferred settling with money or whatever Li Cheng Zhi preferred so no one had opened their mouth about this till now.
Li Zi Yun searched through the files and found a folder with the name of her school. Wang Yu stood behind her and was looking at the screen. Inside the folder there were many subfolders each with a name. Li Zi Yun could recognize some of the names. Most of them were her classmates from school while the rest were either her senior or junior. Li Zi Yun couldn't recognize more than half the names.
"You're sick"
Li Cheng Zhi laughed loudly, "Guess you have found what you were searching for. Brother in law, you will find folders of people whom you know very well… have a nice look… I did already" and Li Cheng Zhi was rolling over in laughter. Since the situation had come to this he did not know what to do other than laugh.
Li Zi Yun scrolled through the list there were folders in Wu Li Shu's name, Wang Yiran's name and there was a folder named "Li Zi Yun".
Unlike the other students at school, Li Zi Yun did not fool around with boys nor did she wear revealing clothes. Since there were always scars in her body she was always fully dressed. Wang Yu's stood silently when he saw both Li Zi Yun and Wang Yiran's name. He was not sure if he wanted to open the files now. He knew that at last he can find out what really happened to Wang Yiran and the answer was right before his eyes, but still he hesitated to open the file.
Li Zi Yun turned around to look at Wang Yu. His face showed no reaction and he was staring at the screen. When it was finally the moment Wang Yu was not sure if he wanted to see it.
Li Zi Yun opened the folder under her name. inside there were several photos taken both from home and school. Most of the photos were clicked from when she was being beaten by her step mother and father. There were also photos taken from the dressing room at school. Wang Yu immediately took the mouse from her hand and scrolled through the photos, he couldn't believe her eyes.
His wife Li Zi Yun was being tortured by the Li family and Li cheng Zhi had made sure to capture all the moments. Li Zi Yun was thin and wearing clothes that did not fit her body. There was nothing obscene nor revealing in Li Zi Yun's photos. Even in the dressing room, Li Zi Yun's back was seen and she stood without her top wearing only a bra and the fresh scars were seen on her back. Li Zi Yun looked so thin and fragile.
Wang Yu was staring at the photo and Li Zi Yun could see the veins popping out in his neck. She quickly took the mouse from him and opened the folder named Wang Yiran.
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