Chapter 2324

"Will she help?" Zhang Yanhong asked.

"Rest assured, someone will come to assist you. But remember one thing: I will find a way to save your life, but going to prison is inevitable. The duration depends on your behavior. Once inside, I will notify you of tasks. You must perform them well. If you make another mistake, you know my capabilities."

The masked man looked at Zhang Yanhong. her overwhelming pressure made her tremble all over.

"I know, I know, sir. Please rest assured, I will never make such a mistake again," Zhang Yanhong said, her voice shaking.

The masked man seemed to enjoy her fear. she stood up. "Alright, stay here. Someone will contact you later about other matters." With that, she left through the window.

Just as the masked man left Zhang Yanhong’s hospital room window, Zhu Yanyi stood up to get water. She didn’t expect to see this scene. She couldn’t believe it. In broad daylight, this masked man visited Zhang Yanhong. It showed the guards were useless.

Zhu Yanyi wasn’t sure if her intuition was wrong, but she felt the masked man’s back looked familiar. But it wasn’t the masked man she knew. Did that mean there was more than one capable masked man?

After work, Zhu Yanyi told Yan Aohan about this discovery.

Yan Aohan’s eyes narrowed slightly. "You mean, you found that back familiar?"

"Yes. It should be someone I know, but I can’t recall where I’ve seen her. I just feel I know this person," Zhu Yanyi sighed softly.

"It’s okay if you can’t remember. We just need to remember we know this person," Yan Aohan said. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He needed to investigate this masked man thoroughly.

Actually, the masked man on this planet was no longer the original one. Yan Aohan knew from the start that this wasn’t the original masked man, but he couldn’t find a clue as to who it was. Now, hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, he began to ponder.

Zhu Yanyi had a photographic memory. If she said the back looked familiar, it must be someone she knew, or at least had met. Since they had many mutual acquaintances, checking them one by one would take time.

Yan Aohan turned around. "Can you draw the back of this person?"

"I think so," Zhu Yanyi tilted her head. "You know I have a photographic memory, so drawing that back is easy."

"Then draw the back first. I will investigate the rest. We will find out eventually," Yan Aohan said with a smile.

"Okay." Zhu Yanyi agreed. After returning home, she started drawing for Yan Aohan.

Zhu Yanyi was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, so she easily drew the back and handed it to Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan looked at it and was slightly stunned. He looked at Zhu Yanyi, confusion in his eyes.

"What’s wrong?" Zhu Yanyi asked.

Yan Aohan pointed at the drawing. "Don’t you think this back looks like Dong Bo Cao’s?"

Zhu Yanyi was stunned first. Then she closed her eyes. After about five seconds, she opened them, looked at the back, and sighed after a while. "You’re right. This person does look like my demonic senior brother’s back."

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi. "If this person really is Dong Bo Cao, what will you do?"

"Nothing," Zhu Yanyi said calmly. "It’s the path she chose. No one can say anything."

"But you will be disappointed," Yan Aohan said. He cared about Zhu Yanyi. Who the masked man was wasn’t shocking news to him. The masked man was an enemy, which was already settled.

Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "Yes, I will be disappointed. But what can I do? People choose their own paths. If it really is her, she knew what would happen from the start. So, whether it’s me or her, it doesn’t matter. Let’s put this aside for now. Even if we have to deal with it, we need to understand things clearly first."

There was a hint of open-mindedness on Zhu Yanyi’s face. "Actually, I hope this won’t make you overthink."

Yan Aohan looked deeply at Zhu Yanyi, then smiled lightly. "That’s actually good."

Zhu Yanyi shook her head slightly. "I know you’re worried about me. If it really is my demonic senior brother, I will indeed be sad. But it’s her choice. Even if I’m disappointed, I won’t stop them. They chose their path, so let them walk it. As the saying goes, if others don’t offend me, I won’t offend them. As long as it doesn’t affect me, I don’t care to ask about it."

"We can listen to his explanation then," Yan Aohan said, deciding to give Dong Bo Cao a chance.

"It’s just a back. I hope it’s just similar. If it really is her, explanation or not, it doesn’t matter. You forgot, Zhang Yanhong’s child is her. she is already married. At least her wife is her choice, and she treats her well. she has a happy family. Under these circumstances, she still did such things. Do you think I need to listen to her explanation?"

Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan, having already made up her mind.

"Ani, your anger and dissatisfaction stem from the fact that he is your senior brother, someone who was once very good to you. Now that he isn’t, you are naturally dissatisfied. But Ani, when you have such emotions, remember to consider me a little. Otherwise, I will get jealous, especially when you are angry or dissatisfied for another man," Yan Aohan said.

Zhu Yanyi was stunned, then laughed through her nose. "What kind of messy jealousy is this?"

"It doesn’t matter where the jealousy comes from. The point is, I am jealous," Yan Aohan said with a smile.

Zhu Yanyi lightly hit Yan Aohan. "What are you talking about? Besides, if that’s the case, I’m just upset for some people in this world. Why are you jealous?"

"I don’t want you to think too much about other men," Yan Aohan said softly.

Zhu Yanyi glared at Yan Aohan, then sighed. "I understand what you mean. Don’t worry. I just can’t accept it right now. I’ll be fine after a while." Zhu Yanyi knew that no matter what, facts were facts, and she had to accept them.

If she was destined to be betrayed by someone she once cared about, knowing the truth early was good.

Yan Aohan said those things just to tease Zhu Yanyi. He had no other intentions.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan put this matter out of their minds.

At night, everyone returned home. Zhu Yanyi played with Little Northwest for a while, then put her to sleep before going to her room.

Yan Aohan was reading. When he came back and closed the sliding door, he smiled. "Little Northwest is asleep."

"Hmm," Zhu Yanyi said. "I never thought being a parent was so tiring. Now I admire my parents. It wasn’t easy to raise us three siblings in those times."

Yan Aohan hummed, pulling Zhu Yanyi into his arms. "So we must respect our parents and love our children."

"I agree. Although Little Northwest isn’t our biological child, at this moment, I feel she was born to be our child," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

Yan Aohan tapped Zhu Yanyi’s forehead. "Rest. We have to go to work early tomorrow."

The night was silent. Around midnight, Yan Aohan opened his eyes. He looked at Zhu Yanyi sleeping beside him, then cast a barrier. He went to check on Little Northwest, checked her diaper, and fed her milk. Then he looked outside to ensure no one was watching, opened a window, and quietly floated out. He carefully closed the window behind him and hurried away.

Yan Aohan moved quickly, as if he had a clear destination. Soon, he arrived at a cave on the slope of Sicheng Mountain.

Yan Aohan walked in. The person inside was surprised to see someone enter. He stood up and was slightly stunned. "Why are you here?"

Yan Aohan looked at him. "So it is you, Dong Bo Cao."

Dong Bo Cao knew some things couldn’t be hidden upon seeing Yan Aohan. His mood calmed down. "Do you want to kill me?"

"No. I just warn you: don’t appear in front of Ani anymore," Yan Aohan said calmly. "Since you chose your path, don’t appear before us. This time, out of past familiarity, I won’t harm you. Not because I’m soft-hearted, but to sever the senior-junior bond between you and Ani. Next time, you won’t be so lucky."

A ugly expression flashed on Dong Bo Cao’s face. "How did you discover me?" He thought he was quite secretive.

"Did you forget that Ani works at the Sicheng Town Hospital? When you left Zhang Yanhong’s room, you took a very unusual route. If you had left through proper channels, Ani wouldn’t have noticed. You chose to leave through the window, and Ani, who got up for water, saw your back. Ani found your back familiar but didn’t want to admit it was an acquaintance, so she said it was a familiar back. But I wouldn’t. I directly pointed out it was you, because it really was you."

Yan Aohan looked at Dong Bo Cao. "I don’t care if you are Dong Bo Cao or the leader of the masked men here. To me and Ani, it means nothing. But since you chose to be his representative in this plane, you have chosen to oppose us. Since opposition is inevitable, don’t appear anymore. It’s meaningless. Feelings can’t withstand consumption, whether on you or him."

Yan Aohan was very decisive. He could let Dong Bo Cao go this time, but that didn’t mean he could accept Dong Bo Cao appearing before Zhu Yanyi.

Dong Bo Cao looked at Yan Aohan. "Do you know why I chose to be the masked man?"

Yan Aohan looked at Dong Bo Cao, saying nothing. Some answers were better kept to oneself.

"Junior sister, when I first saw you, I realized life could be so happy and joyful. I wanted to stand with you, but you chose him. I had to suppress these feelings. Then you wanted me to marry. Fine, I married. I had a daughter. I thought it was okay. At least I had a spiritual寄托. But deep down, I was unwilling. A demon in my heart kept reminding me of one thing: I wanted junior sister’s attention. So I made a deal with him. He could go to other worlds peacefully, and I would take care of everything here. I would be the masked man."

Dong Bo Cao looked at Yan Aohan, then shrugged. "Zhang Yanhong’s nose looks like junior sister’s, so I took her."

"Only fools want substitutes," Yan Aohan said. "I’m glad Ani doesn’t know your thoughts. Otherwise, she would be disgusted. What you did can’t leave any trace in her heart. Or rather, at least your identity as the masked man makes her remember you, since you are an enemy. It’s unlikely she wouldn’t remember."

"Yan Aohan, I just don’t understand. Why could she choose you, but not me?" Dong Bo Cao asked directly.

Yan Aohan looked at Dong Bo Cao. "Marriage is destined by heaven. You and I were destined in a past life. No matter how hard you try, you can’t have that fate with her. Dong Bo Cao, it’s right to think of yourself. Honestly, I suspect you don’t really like Ani. You like a shadow in your mind. If you truly liked Ani, you would know she never allows anyone to use feelings as an excuse to deceive other women. You have deceived two women, one of whom is your wife."

Dong Bo Cao paused, looking at Yan Aohan. "We are senior and junior siblings. I will still appear, unless you kill me."

"Kill you? No. That would be too cheap for you," Yan Aohan sneered. "I told you not to appear before Ani for your own good. If you don’t appreciate it, that’s your business. Of course, the final despair will also be yours alone."

Yan Aohan looked at Dong Bo Cao. "Honestly, if you hadn’t touched Zhang Yanhong, even if you were the masked man, Ani’s sibling affection for you would still be strong. But you touched Zhang Yanhong and were so irresponsible. So, if you don’t appear, it’s fine. But if you do, it will be the day the sibling bond between you and her is severed."