In the end, Ye Tianfan still returned to the villa together with Qin Ruomeng. With Elder Qin missing, the wedding banquet is likely to be postponed.

At this moment, Qin Ruomeng is also in a state of utter despair, locked in her room without coming out. No matter how Ye Tianfan persuades her, Qin Ruomeng has no intention of coming out.

In Qin Ruomeng's subconscious, Elder Qin has always been her spiritual pillar. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what difficulty she faced, as long as grandpa stepped in, the problem would be solved easily. But now, grandpa has disappeared, and this blow to Qin Ruomeng is simply devastating.

"Ring ring ring..."

Qin Ruomeng locks herself in her room, but her phone keeps ringing.

Ye Tianfan answered a few calls earlier, but they were all about company matters—stock fluctuations, import-export trade, futures exchange rates, and the like.

Overall, none of it made sense to Ye Tianfan.

Although he graduated from Kyoto University's finance department, he found the knowledge he learned insufficient when needed, having returned it all to the teachers without retaining any.

In this regard, one could say Ye Tianfan is quite generous, not keeping anything to himself.

"Ring ring ring..."

The phone keeps ringing, but Qin Ruomeng still doesn't come out.

"Ruomeng, the calls are all from the company. You should take one; there are some issues I can't handle." Ye Tianfan's expression looked a bit troubled as he knocked on Qin Ruomeng's door.

No response.

Only faint sounds of Qin Ruomeng's sobbing can be heard.

Now, Qin Ruomeng doesn't want to deal with anyone; she wants to be alone.

Some sorrow and blows can only be digested alone, and Ye Tianfan cannot help Qin Ruomeng in this regard. After all, some things she must face alone; this is a necessary path for Qin Ruomeng to become mature, experiencing enough setbacks and blows.

"Ring ring ring..."

The phone ringing resembles the sound of an urging soul, never stopping.

Only now does Ye Tianfan profoundly realize how Qin Ruomeng manages her busy daily schedule. It seems being the head of the Qin Family isn't easy, having to face so many issues every day, which could drive anyone crazy and shorten their life.

Ye Tianfan sighed, and before another call came in, he turned off Qin Ruomeng's phone.

Then, Ye Tianfan called Ji Liancheng.

Ye Tianfan believes that apart from Qin Ruomeng, Ji Liancheng is the only one who can control the overall situation in the Qin Family. He is a business genius, and having him help right now wouldn't be a mistake.

"Hello, Miss Qin, how can I help you?"

Over the phone, Ji Liancheng's voice came through.

"It's Ye Tianfan."

Ji Liancheng paused slightly, then spoke with surprise: "Young Master Ye, you called me..."

"Hmm!"

Ye Tianfan openly shared the recent incidents with Ji Liancheng. After all, he is Bai Yufei's son, and Ye Tianfan trusts his character, feeling at ease entrusting the entire Qin Family to Ji Liancheng.

"Young Master Ye, what did you say? Elder Qin has been poisoned with the Heart-Gouging Poison?"

"Yes."

In a low voice, Ye Tianfan said, "Qin Ruomeng seems to be greatly affected and is hiding in her room unwilling to come out. This is a critical period; the Qin Family's company cannot fall into chaos. Please visit the headquarters and help manage things."

"Young Master, I can't leave here; I'm unable to help at the headquarters."

Ye Tianfan thought Ji Liancheng would agree swiftly, but he was surprised by the outright refusal.

"Young Master, as you know, I've just taken over the Lingbei Trade Zone. It's already chaotic here, a thousand strands that need untangling, and all work needs to be restarted. I truly can't spare a moment."

Though Ji Liancheng's words were somewhat displeasing to Ye Tianfan, he understood that Ji Liancheng was speaking the truth. The Lingbei Trade Zone is not small; it involves tens of thousands of businesses and requires sorting out coastal dock transport, vessel dispatching, and more—all necessitating Ji Liancheng's attention. The workload is indeed significant.

The phone call fell silent for a moment, then suddenly a man's voice appeared: "Young Master Ye."

Ye Tianfan was slightly taken aback and asked, "Bai Yufei? Are you with Ji Liancheng?"

"Yes."

Ever since Ye Tianfan got Bai Yufei out of prison, he's been with his son Ji Liancheng to make up for the years of estranged father-son sentiment.

"Young Master Ye, I vaguely recall that the Heart-Gouging Poison requires a particularly rare herbal ingredient for detoxification, right?" Bai Yufei's voice sounded urgent.

Ye Tianfan felt a slight shock in his heart: "Yes, it's missing the Lingxi Poria, which has been extinct for decades." Bai Yufei, having been with the Yao Family, had a considerable understanding and discernment of herbs.

"While I was imprisoned, someone mentioned the herb, claiming there's still stock left."

"There's still stock!?"

Ye Tianfan was visibly stunned. Lingxi Poria is exceptionally precious; even the thousand-year Medicine King Valley only preserved two plants. In the battle between the Ye Family and Yama Hall, the Valley used them for alchemy for the Ye Family.

Since then, Medicine King Valley's masters have searched mountains and valleys extensively and have never found this herb again.

Everyone assumed the Lingxi Poria was extinct.

But Bai Yufei's amazing claim indicated someone still had Lingxi Poria!

"Do you know who?"

Ye Tianfan's mood was slightly agitated since the Lingxi Poria is too precious, involving Elder Qin's life and death.

Even though Elder Qin has been abducted, Ye Tianfan still needs to find Lingxi Poria!

No matter what, as long as they have Lingxi Poria, Elder Qin will have hope.

If Lingxi Poria can't be found, Elder Qin's fate would only result in death.

"Hello? Bai Yufei? I'm asking you, do you know who has the Lingxi Poria? I need to find them!"

"Hello?"

Ye Tianfan kept pressing for answers over the phone, but there was no sound from Bai Yufei, only a buzz of static, followed by a loud clang, the sound of a phone dropping, and then the call was disconnected.

Ye Tianfan felt a sudden heaviness in his heart—a sure sign of trouble!

Bai Yufei has trouble!

The Lingbei Trade Zone has trouble!

Without any hesitation, Ye Tianfan walked out of the villa, took Qin Ruomeng's car keys, and drove wildly towards the Lingbei Trade Zone.

The night was heavy, and screams hovered over Lingbei Zone.

"You bastard! Even if you beat me to death, I won't say a word!" Ji Liancheng's angry shout broke through the night sky.

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