Chapter 34 Part 2

“What else?” Lin Juan sat up. “Whatever. I’m not some proper employee anyway. Once I resolve the danger around you, I won’t need to come anymore.”

Lu Yanzhou had thought he was worried about gossip. He hadn’t expected this and found it amusing. “Everyone knows you’re here to provide close protection. When I’m in the office, isn’t it normal for you to be inside?”

Lin Juan: “But I was sleeping.”

Lu Yanzhou: “How does he know you were sleeping?”

Lin Juan looked down at his clothes. “See.”

“As a qualified…” Lu Yanzhou paused. “Let’s call you a bodyguard for now. Disguising yourself is an important part of the job.”

“Really?” Lin Juan wore an expression of “don’t fool me.”

“Really.” Lu Yanzhou’s face was serious. “Think about it—if everyone knows where the bodyguard is, doesn’t that make it easier to find gaps?”

“Makes sense.” Lin Juan thought it was reasonable.

“Alright, don’t overthink it,” Lu Yanzhou straightened his hair. “You said earlier that the money in the card was off. What happened?”

Lin Juan’s attention shifted instantly. “It was Miss You. It seems like she added an extra zero when she transferred the money.”

Ten thousand and one million made a huge difference.

Lin Juan charged fairly, a flat rate of one hundred thousand per job. Lu Yanzhou had once thought his prices were too low.

In his opinion, with Lin Juan’s abilities, he could charge one million or even ten million per job, and clients wouldn’t be scarce.

But Lin Juan refused. He wanted to make money, sure, but he couldn’t charge sky-high fees because dealing with weird phenomena wasn’t difficult for him at all.

One hundred thousand was just right. Of course, that was just the base price. For tougher, more troublesome commissions, Lin Juan raised his rates.

Lin Juan decided that once Lu Yanzhou got off work, he would go check on You Chuyao and her two children.

He would also ask if she had made a mistake with the transfer.

You Chuyao’s mood was far from calm.

She had heard her youngest daughter casually say, “Daddy told me there’s a Forest Cabin over there.”

Shock, doubt, disbelief…

A torrent of complex emotions surged in her heart. Worried there might be some misunderstanding, You Chuyao picked up her youngest daughter, suppressed her feelings, and asked softly, “Little Treasure said earlier that Daddy told you about the cabin’s location, right?”

“Did Little Treasure hear Daddy say that with her own ears?”

The little girl nodded. “Yeah, Mommy. I like playing with Barbie dolls and watching Tinker Bell. Daddy told me there’s a cabin where little fairies live. I went to see, and there really was one. It was super pretty.”

You Chuyao hugged her daughter tightly. “Does Little Treasure remember how she got into the little fairies’ cabin?”

The little girl tilted her head. “I just walked in. There was a really pretty big sister in the cabin, but she didn’t have wings. Maybe she’s a fairy without wings. She brought me and Brother lots and lots of yummy snacks.”

“And then?” You Chuyao asked, suppressing her anger.

“And then?” The little girl’s gaze turned vacant. “I ate the snacks, so many of them. After eating, my head felt dizzy, and it seemed like the fairy sister turned into vines…”

The little girl suddenly started trembling, as if she had seen something terrifying. She screamed, “Don’t come over! Mommy—I want Mommy—”

“It’s okay, it’s okay,” You Chuyao gently patted her youngest daughter’s back. “Mommy’s here, Mommy’s here. We won’t think about it anymore. We won’t think about it.”

The little girl’s screams drew a nurse, who pushed open the door. “What happened?”

“My daughter—the nurse, please check on my daughter.” You Chuyao felt an indescribable regret. She shouldn’t have asked her daughter those questions. It was her fault, all her fault.

“I’ll call Doctor Zhuang over.”

Zhuang Yufeng arrived after getting the news. After asking about the situation, he used his supernatural ability to resolve the pollution in the little girl. Once she fell into a deep sleep, he said, “It’s best not to let her recall those events. She was already polluted before, and remembering will cause the latent pollution in her body to erupt.”

“It’s all my fault,” You Chuyao held her little girl like a treasure. “It’s all my fault, Doctor Zhuang. Is there no way to completely remove the pollution in Little Treasure’s body?”

“She’s fine now,” Seeing You Chuyao on the verge of collapse, Zhuang Yufeng comforted her. “This is actually a good thing. After this episode, the pollution in her body has been purified. It won’t happen again.”

Hearing the doctor say that, You Chuyao’s emotions calmed a bit.

“May I ask if this is about what happened when your youngest daughter entered the 【Forest Cabin】?” Zhuang Yufeng asked.

You Chuyao didn’t hide anything.

To think that the origin of this incident involved the husband she had shared a bed with for years—You Chuyao’s heart turned ice-cold.

“If this really has to do with Zhang Hua, I won’t let him get away with it.”

“If this truly involves your husband, we’ll investigate him. Using weird phenomena to harm people is a serious crime,” Zhuang Yufeng said solemnly.

“I just want my children to be safe and sound.” You Chuyao gazed tenderly at her children. As for Zhang Hua…

Recalling their sweet past, You Chuyao’s heart ached.

She couldn’t understand why the man who had treated her two children like his own would want them dead.

She would get to the bottom of whether Zhang Hua was really involved.

Zhuang Yufeng reported the matter. Director Liu didn’t jump to conclusions but coordinated with local police for a secret investigation first.

In the afternoon, the pollution on You Chuyao had stabilized enough for visits.

The You Family rushed to the ward as soon as they heard.

Seeing Zhang Hua, You Chuyao showed no abnormality. Seeing their safely returned daughter and two grandchildren, You Family parents wept with joy.

Later, Lin Juan arrived.

Upon learning that Lin Juan had saved the two children, the You Family parents expressed their gratitude profusely.

They were so enthusiastic that Lin Juan couldn’t handle it. He cast a pleading look at Lu Yanzhou.

Lu Yanzhou said a couple of words, and the You Family parents’ emotions eased somewhat.

Lin Juan asked You Chuyao about the payment. “Did Miss You enter an extra zero by mistake when transferring?”

“No, this is what Mr. Lin deserves. Mr. Lin’s great kindness to me is beyond repayment,” You Chuyao denied flatly.

Lin Juan checked on the two children. Luckily, they weren’t seriously harmed. The pollution on them had been purified in time and wouldn’t cause major issues for their bodies.

This was the best news for the You Family.

The You Family parents were extremely grateful to Lin Juan for saving their grandchildren. They insisted on treating him to a meal, and Lin Juan couldn’t refuse.

After the meal, the You Family parents stuffed a red envelope into Lin Juan’s hands. “This is a small token of our appreciation. Mr. Lin, you must accept it.”

They had heard the details of how Lin Juan saved the children from their daughter—omitting the unspeakable weird phenomena, You Chuyao had told everything she could.

The elderly couple knew that the two children were the apple of You Chuyao’s eye—and theirs too. They didn’t dare imagine what would have happened to their family if the children had truly been lost.

Fortunately.

Fortunately, the children had been found safe.

The Anomalous Affairs Bureau was highly efficient. Soon, they confirmed Zhang Hua’s involvement.

Zhang Hua was taken into custody while fleeing.

Police found massive evidence of fund transfers on his computer.

Since Zhang Hua’s case involved weird phenomena, it was primarily handled by the Anomalous Affairs Bureau.

You Chuyao sent Lin Juan the news of Zhang Hua’s arrest.

You Chuyao felt lost. She couldn’t understand how Zhang Hua had suddenly become like this. Looking at the things the police uncovered, he seemed like a stranger, not the man she knew.

Zhao Ruoyan, who had been by her side the whole time out of worry for her best friend, consoled her. “What’s there to not understand? Some people are just scum by nature. We normal folks shouldn’t try to comprehend what scum does.”

“You’re right.” You Chuyao composed herself. She couldn’t let this break her. She still had many things to handle.

Her children, the You Family company—they were priorities. She shouldn’t waste time or emotions on a scum like him.

Thinking of the extra payment from the You Family, Lin Juan decided to tie up loose ends for them.

He learned the You Family’s visiting hours for Zhang Hua from Zhuang Yufeng and contacted Director Liu. “Can I go? I can work as a temp, like escorting Zhang Hua.”

Director Liu asked, “Is Mr. Lin interested in this case?”

Lin Juan replied, “Isn’t this to live up to the extra payment from the You Family? What if Zhang Hua has some backup plan? I can help out.”

Director Liu said, “Alright, I’ll send you the time. Come early.”

Lin Juan told You Chuyao the news.

After this incident, You Chuyao trusted Lin Juan greatly. Hearing he would come eased her anxiety considerably, giving her a pillar of support.

The series of events had struck her hard.

Not just her—the You Family parents and the You Family company had all been greatly affected.

Zhang Hua had embezzled company funds. If it had been discovered even a bit later, the You Family company might not have been salvageable.

One could only say the children’s disappearance was the fuse.

Having learned everything Zhang Hua had done, You Chuyao was certain of that.

If not for the children going missing, if not for Xiaoyan’s business card with Mr. Lin’s name, if not for her desperate gamble in seeking him out, she didn’t dare think what might have followed.

Every link in the chain—if even one had been missing—the outcome wouldn’t be what it was now.

She was truly, deeply grateful to Mr. Lin.

She was also deeply sorry to her children.

It was her failure to judge character that had let the wolf into their home.

The You Family parents had taken a huge blow too.

They forced themselves to see Zhang Hua, demanding an explanation.

“Why did you do this?” Father You demanded upon seeing Zhang Hua.

From Zhang Hua’s pursuit of You Chuyao, to their marriage, to now, Zhang Hua had always performed impeccably. He worked hard, wasn’t frivolous or vain, loved his wife, doted on the children.

In everyone’s eyes, he was a good husband, good father, good son-in-law. Father You believed the You Family had treated him well, promoting him to a high position in the company. Why had he done this?!

“How could you bear to do this to the two children?” You Chuyao couldn’t comprehend. “They call you Daddy every day. They are your children too!”

“What my children?!” With everything exposed, Zhang Hua went all out. “They’re just two bastards with unknown fathers. Besides me, who else could stomach marrying a woman saddled with two pieces of baggage?”

You Chuyao never imagined the man she had shared a pillow with for years saw her this way. Her tears had already run dry, her feelings for Zhang Hua turning to disappointment and chill.

“You really think of me like that?” Betrayed by her bedside partner, struck by one cruel truth after another, You Chuyao’s heart had gone numb from the pain.

“Or what?” Zhang Hua retorted. “You Chuyao, search your conscience. From the day we met until now, have I ever treated you poorly? Why wouldn’t you give me a child of our own? Don’t you bear any blame for all this?”

You Chuyao was stunned, forgetting even to feel sad. Incredulously, she pointed at herself. “You think it’s my fault?”

Seeing Zhang Hua’s expression that said exactly that, rage surged in You Chuyao. She found his once-heart-fluttering face repulsive now.

She lunged forward in one stride and slapped Zhang Hua across the face. “Scum!”

The force was so great that Zhang Hua’s head snapped to the side.

Without giving him time to react, You Chuyao swung her bag and smashed it down repeatedly.

Zhang Hua huddled and scurried away like a rat.

The Ability User on guard duty whispered to Lin Juan, who had volunteered as a temp, “Mr. Lin, should we intervene?”

“We’re only responsible for weird phenomena-related matters,” Lin Juan replied meaningfully. “Family disputes aren’t our jurisdiction.”

If they had to step in, they could wait until she had vented enough.