Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âThere seems to be only one key to the Luban mechanism lock. If it canât be opened, then it canât be openedâ¦â Ye Wangchuan looked at her in surprise.
Qiao Nian raised her eyebrows and showed him the keyhole. âDo you think it looks like the Ji familyâs Patriarchâs emblem?â
Ye Wangchuan restrained himself and seriously took a look. He realized that the keyholeâs strange shape was indeed very similar to the shape of the Ji family Patriarchâs family emblem Qiao Nian showed him before. Then, he connected it to the fact that the owner of the box was Ji Qing, and everything made senseâ¦
He returned the box to the girl and asked in a low voice, âWhere did you put the
Patriarchâs emblem? Iâll get Gu San to bring it over for you.â
âIt should be in my room. Let me thinkâ¦â Qiao Nian held her head and thought for a while. Then, she looked up and said as if she had remembered something, âIf itâs not in the drawer of my computer desk, itâs in the drawer of the bedside table, or in the school bag that I donât use⦠Tell Gu San to look for it. It should be in one of these places.â
Ye Wangchuan did not expect her to be so casual about the Ji familyâs Patriarchâs symbol. He was a little helpless but not surprised. Before leaving, he said to her, âIâll go. Gu San is careless. He might not be able to find it.â âWait.â Qiao Nian suddenly stopped him.
Ye Wangchuan turned around as if he did not understand why she suddenly called him and asked, âIs there anything else?â
Qiao Nian stared at him for a long time and then asked in a muffled voice,
âYouâre not angry anymore?â
Ye Wangchuan was stunned and instantly laughed in anger. His thin lips curled, and he frivolously said, âSo Goddess Qiao knows that Iâm angry? I still thought that Goddess Qiao had never cared about what we think.â
He would call her Nian Nian when he was in a good mood. When he was in a bad mood, he would call her Goddess Qiao. It was so obvious. She knew when he was angry even if there was nothing wrong with her intelligence.
But this time, she was the one who felt guilty.
Qiao Nian felt a headache coming on. Not caring about his mockery, she lowered her eyes to hide her emotions and said, âItâs not that I donât care.
âI thought it was too dangerous, and itâs my private matter. I didnât want to implicate you and Bright Gate or get you guys into danger. I didnât tell Feng Yu, either.â
Ye Wangchuan was angered by her words, but his anger was also extinguished by her words. He immediately returned to his senses, gritted his teeth, and smiled. âSo my status is the same as Feng Yuâs?â
As a boyfriend, he was now on the same level as Feng Yu.
âNo.â Qiao Nian frowned, not understanding why what he cared about was always different from what she wanted to express. âIsnât the main point that this matter was very dangerous and my private matter? I didnât want to implicate you.â
Ye Wangchuan narrowed his eyes and looked at her lips dangerously. âMy focus is that I have the same position as Feng Yu in your heart.â
Qiao Nianâs eyelids twitched.
Ye Wangchuan saw her slightly pale lips and immediately dismissed the thought. Rubbing his eyebrows, he opened the door and said, âIâll discuss this with you in the future. Iâll find your key first. Rest and wait for me to come back. â
Then, he closed the door.
Qiao Nian looked at the closed door and then at the box again. She pursed her lips and fell into deep thought.
Why did Ji Qing place the box in the Ji familyâs Punishment Hall? What exactly was in the box? Why did no one in the Ji family discover it for 20 years?