Chapter 385: An Unexpected Discovery

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

The severity of the poisoning case that happened last time was nothing to sneeze at and yet it didn’t drive her out of the entertainment circle. Xu Xinrou had to admit that Xu Xiyan’s luck was just too good.

She had successfully cleared her name from being a murderer and also managed to rejoin the shoot without trouble.

Xu Xinrou really wanted to know: what kind of capabilities did Xu Xiyan have that she was able to overcome her difficulties again and again?

She loaded up the voting page for the new lead actress of “The Root of Evil.” Xu Xinrou noticed that Jing Xi, who had been in third place three days ago, had now surpassed the second-place candidate and was closing in fast on first place.

My god. With that kind of momentum, Xu Xiyan would most likely be chosen after the end of the voting.

What if Xu Xiyan took over as lead actress in that film and became famous overnight?

No, no, no. Xu Xinrou mustn’t let it happen, and at this moment, she already had a plan in mind.

When Xu Xiyan came over to look for Linda for her makeup, Xu Xinrou pretended to be concerned and asked her, “Jing Xi, how have you been lately? I was absent for the shoot last time and I didn’t realize that a lot has happened to you.”

Xu Xiyan glanced at her and sneered inwardly. Haha! She must have been secretly happy when she saw her getting entangled with the murder case.

Yet right now, she was still able to put on a sympathetic face. How impressive!

“Thank you for your concern, Senior. I heard that you’ve taken time off. You must’ve gone on a vacation? Was President Chu with you? Did you guys have a good time?”

“Hehe, it wasn’t bad.”

Xu Xinrou didn’t expect that she would suddenly ask this question and her face flushed with guilt. Since when did she go traveling with Chu Yuhe?

If she was found to have been “booked” by Mr. Lee of Lianzhong for a week, she may be finished.

Linda was going to do Xu Xiyan’s makeup so they did not continue their conversation. Xu Xinrou was afraid that Xu Xiyan was going to continue to spew more nonsense so she got up and left the dressing room.

The morning’s shoot had gone smoothly. After they were done with the shoot, Xu Xinrou called out to Xu Xiyan.

Xu Xiyan looked at her, puzzled, and asked, “What’s the matter, Senior Xu?”

There were no other people around. Xu Xinrou said, “Yanyan, I have to tell you something. Grandpa is ill.”

“What? Grandpa is ill? What kind of illness? Is it serious? Have you all taken him to the hospital?”

When Xu Xiyan heard that her grandfather was ill, she became particularly worried.

Xu Xinrou knew that she could use her grandfather as a trump card. She deliberately kept Xu Xiyan in the dark about him. “It’s quite serious. You should go back and see him!”

Xu Xinrou turned and left after she finished. Xu Xiyan was getting very worried.

What is Grandpa’s condition?

Did Su Rui abuse him again?

Have they called a doctor to come and see him?

Xu Xiyan could not drop the matter from her mind. After work, Ye Xun happened to come by to pick her up in his car.

She didn’t feel like being ambushed again by the Xu family, so she took Ye Xun with her.

In the Xu family house living room, Su Rui was trying out some newly bought jewelry. When she was informed that Xu Xiyan was back, she quickly scooped up all her jewelry and scurried back into her room in fear.

Xu Xiyan and Ye Xun came into the house, but there was no one home. They went straight upstairs to her grandfather’s room.

The old man was in his room. He was sitting dumbly on the edge of his bed with his back facing the entrance as he tore the bedding, littering the ground with scraps of cotton.

Xu Xiyan walked into the room. She knelt next to his bed and called out, “Grandpa!”

The old man did not respond and continued to tear the bedding, stuffing cotton into his mouth. He kept chewing at it and when he could not swallow, he spat it out.

Xu Xiyan shouted his name several times, but the old man still did not react at all.

The old man continued to eat the cotton scraps. Xu Xiyan directly snatched them away from him, “Grandpa, you can’t eat this!”

The old man did not seem to hear her. He grabbed another piece of cotton and stuffed it into his mouth.

“Grandpa...”

Xu Xiyan looked at her grandfather sadly and felt tears welling up in her eyes. His illness was so serious. Not only could he not recognize her, but he had become so senile that everything looked like food to him.

As she watched the old man staring blankly into space, Xu Xiyan made a decision in her heart.

She wiped away her tears and turned to look at Ye Xun. “Second Senior, I wish to take Grandpa away and bring him to the hospital for treatment. Will you help me?”

Ye Xun supported her decision. “Okay, I’ll help.”

Xu Xiyan took the old man’s arm and said softly to him, “Grandpa, come with Yanyan and leave this place, okay?”

The old man lifted his stony gaze and glanced at Xu Xiyan. He did not say anything.

Ye Xun went up and took the old man’s arm from Xu Xiyan and said, “Come over here, let me help him instead. You can help him put on his shoes.”

“Okay.”

Ye Xun helped the old man get out of bed and Xu Xiyan helped put on his shoes. After that, the two carried him out of the room.

After going down the stairs and into the living room, they met Xu Jinshan who had just come in from outside. Seeing that they were carrying the old man down the stairs, he immediately asked, “Yanyan, what are you two doing?”

Xu Xiyan narrowed her eyes and gave him a cold look. Her voice was icy, “I’m taking Grandpa away.”

“Yanyan, didn’t we agree before? I’ve already hired a caretaker to take care of your grandfather. Where do you want to take him now?”

Xu Jinshan had kept his father at home so that he could use him as a bargaining chip to manipulate Xu Xiyan in the future. How could he just let them take the old man away?

“He is already so sick as it is. Keeping him at home will only aggravate his condition. I’m going to take him to the hospital,” Xu Xiyan said.

“Yanyan, listen to me. Your grandfather is already very old. Even if you send him to the hospital, it will not help him. Listen to your father’s words and send your grandfather back to his room.”

Xu Jinshan came over to take the old man back to his room, but he was shoved away by Ye Xun.

Xu Jinshan staggered back and almost fell to the floor. After regaining his balance, he looked at Ye Xun bitterly. The way Ye Xun had dressed and his silver hair were strange to him. He immediately had a bad first impression of him.

He hadn’t expected Xu Xiyan to come back with a helper today. Since he could not do anything to Xu Xiyan now, he tried another plan. “Okay then, Yanyan. Since you wanted to take your grandfather with you, you should take good care of him.”

“I know.”

Taking her grandfather away was much better than leaving him to suffer in the Xu family.

When Xu Jinshan walked away, he said, “Yanyan, after you’ve helped your grandfather settle down, come to my study. I have something to tell you.”

Xu Xiyan did not reply. She turned away and escorted her grandfather out of the Xu family house with Ye Xun.

Xu Xiyan came back to the house. Instead of going to Xu Jinshan’s study, she took the opportunity to go up to the attic to look for her mother’s belongings. She wanted to see if there were any clues related to the man with the alias “F.”

Xu Xiyan got up into the attic and found the old wooden box with a rusty lock on it, where her mother’s belongings were being kept.

Xu Xiyan was supposed to have the key, but it was accidentally lost during the time they had gotten into trouble back at Estan.

Though she had no key to unlock it, she still had other ways to tackle it.

She had learned to dismantle mines and also pick locks before. This rusty lock was a piece of cake for her.

Xu Xiyan found a piece of thin wire and quickly opened the lock.

She opened the wooden box and began to rummage in it.

After all, Jing Ruyue had been dead for many years and not many of her belongings still remained. Her valuable jewelry was long gone and only a few useless books were left.

Xu Xiyan rummaged through the books, and unexpectedly discovered a diary with a password lock on it.

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