Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin-Chapter 720 The Vicious Woman_1

Ji Yunhuan didn’t really want to go out alone, but thinking of Qi Cheng...

She regretted not being able to go with him.

The female housekeeper said, "If you go, the two young masters will definitely miss you."

"It’s okay, I’ll explain it to them," Ji Yunhuan said. "I’ll come back as soon as possible. I won’t be gone for too long."

After eating with Yangyang and Ruirui, knowing that Ji Yunhuan wouldn’t be back for the next two days, the two little ones clung to her, wanting to go with her.

Ji Yunhuan barely managed to coax the two children out the door. Just as she met Qi Cheng returning from the outside, he glanced at her, "Going out?" Ji Yunhuan, feeling somewhat forlorn, got into the car and headed straight for the airport.

Xu Qingyang’s school was in a small city that couldn’t even be considered third-tier. When Ji Yunhuan arrived there, an old teacher who had been Xu Qingyang’s homeroom teacher received her.

Because there wasn’t a high-resolution photo of Xu Qingyang, Ji Yunhuan brought a photo of Su Molang from his younger days. When the old teacher saw the photo, he recognized him without much doubt, saying, "Yes, yes, this is Xu Qingyang. He was once the student council president of our school, very excellent in his studies and very polite, so we all had a deep impression of him. The teachers at the school had high expectations for him. But then after his mother had a car accident, he disappeared with his younger brother and never came back to school. We haven’t been able to reach him since then."

Everyone felt regret when Xu Qingyang was mentioned.

Ji Yunhuan asked the old teacher for Xu Qingyang’s home address. Since none of the school staff knew Xu Qingyang’s whereabouts, Ji Yunhuan hoped to visit the Xu family, thinking maybe some neighbors had information.

The old teacher gave Ji Yunhuan the address but sighed repeatedly, "So many years without any news of him. Maybe he can’t be found?"

"It’s okay, I’ll go and ask."

The quaint alley, worn with age, was adorned with climbing flower vines on the walls, making it a beautiful place. Ji Yunhuan asked several people, finally finding the Xu family door.

Because it was uninhabited for years, the yard inside was completely overgrown with vines, emanating a sense of desolation.

"Ms. Ji, it’s clear no one’s lived here for a long time. Why don’t we go back?" suggested the bodyguard accompanying Ji Yunhuan.

Ji Yunhuan stepped out of the alley and inquired with the nearby neighbors. When she mentioned the Xu family, an old lady’s face twisted with anger, "That woman lived here with her two children. Because her kids were so beautiful, everyone remembered them. But that woman had a vicious heart. She doted on the older brother and abused the younger one. Every time the younger brother came out, he was covered in wounds. Once when I went to their house, I even saw her cruelly pricking the younger one with needles. I never saw such a wicked woman. Later, she had a car accident. I think it was heaven’s punishment!"

From the old lady’s reaction, it was clear that the woman was indeed very cruel. But it felt odd that a mother would be so biased.

But one thing was certain: Xu Qingyang had a younger brother.

Ji Yunhuan continued to ask around for a while. When she walked out of the alley, she saw several men standing at the corner.

It was Zhou Yixiu!

Although she didn’t like him, seeing him here sparked hope in Ji Yunhuan. If Zhou Yixiu appeared here, it proved that the fake Su Molang was indeed related to Xu Qingyang. Maybe Su Molang was Xu Qingyang!

Zhou Yixiu didn’t seem to mind being seen by Ji Yunhuan, he smiled and said, "What a coincidence!"

Ji Yunhuan chuckled lightly, not saying anything.

Zhou Yixiu observed Ji Yunhuan. Having come from City A to this small town, changing several vehicles, she must have been exhausted. But to uncover the truth, she didn’t even give herself a moment to rest, going straight from the school to here.

"Been running around for so long, tired?"

"I don’t need your concern."

"Why go through all this trouble? If you want to know the truth, I can just tell you." Clearly, Zhou Yixiu knew everything about this matter.

Unfortunately, Ji Yunhuan was too aware of the conditions for him revealing the truth.

"Hmm." Although they weren’t quarreling, the distance between them felt wider than during a fight.

"Come back soon." When he heard she was going out, Qi Cheng didn’t cling to her like usual, nor did he even ask where she was going.

A simple "come back soon" sounded more like a formality than concern.

But was she and he just ordinary people?

If it weren’t for understanding his difficulties and knowing how important Su Molang was to him, aware of how much he sacrificed for her, Ji Yunhuan would have been angry.

But now, she tried hard to understand him.

"Then I’ll be off."

Ji Yunhuan gave him a cold glance, "No need, I will find out myself."

"Don’t bother searching; you won’t find anything," Zhou Yixiu advised.

"That’s not necessarily true." If she found nothing, he wouldn’t be so anxious and come so far just to make her give up, right?

On the contrary, Ji Yunhuan felt hopeful, even thinking she might soon find the answer.

Zhou Yixiu said, "I’m here. Do you think I would let you find out?"

If he truly wanted to hide something, he would erase all traces. How could Ji Yunhuan possibly find out with her capabilities?

Although Ji Yunhuan understood this logic, she didn’t want to give up so easily after coming this far, "How would I know without trying?"

She walked towards a car parked nearby.

Despite bringing only two bodyguards, she wasn’t afraid of Zhou Yixiu.

After being kidnapped by Zhou Yixiu last time, whenever she went out alone, she made sure to have a locator with her. Even if Zhou Yixiu kidnapped her, Qi Cheng would find her in no time.

However...

At this moment, would Qi Cheng still be thinking of her while tangled up in Su Molang’s matters?

Maybe he didn’t even know she was here!

Since it was already afternoon, Ji Yunhuan returned to the hotel first, intending to rest a bit, take a bath, and have a meal. After traveling all day, she couldn’t endure any longer.

Lying in bed, she sorted the day’s findings and sent the information to her big brother.

After chatting with her big brother, she decided to visit a few places neighbors had mentioned the next day. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

It seemed that after Xu Qingyang’s mother passed away, he took his brother to several places. Ji Yunhuan had heard news of them in a few places, but after so many years, no one knew where the brothers had gone.

Ji Yunhuan took some time to visit the last place the brothers had lived.

...

It rained in the evening. On the way back, the car suddenly stopped. The bodyguard said, "Ms. Ji, the car broke down. We might not be able to go back for now."