After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 287: Talk Alone

Chapter 287: Chapter 287: Talk Alone

"Since I came here today, it means I know what you’ve done, so there’s no need to deny it."

Quan Jinbei got straight to the point, telling Ming Yan’s second personality that he knew everything and there was no point in making futile excuses.

Ming Yan nodded with a helpless expression, "Since Uncle has put it that way, my explanations won’t be heeded, so I won’t waste my breath."

Quan Jinbei gave a slight nod, and Ming Yan stepped aside, allowing passage.

As Shi Yaoguang pushed Quan Jinbei along, she spoke casually, "Ming Yan."

The second personality of Ming Yan looked at her with a smiling gaze, "Auntie, what insight do you have to share?"

Shi Yaoguang deliberately made a sad face, "You weren’t like this with me before."

"Does Auntie feel that Ming Yan is less enthusiastic than before?"

Ming Yan watched her intently, "If that’s truly what you think, Ming Yan can change that."

"Change? How will you change?" Shi Yaoguang looked curious.

Ming Yan spoke earnestly, "Of course, I can change. Auntie, you’re like a fairy from the heavens, and Ming Yan has always been very gracious towards fairies."

"Especially when it comes to Auntie, a fairy like you can make any request and it wouldn’t be too much. As long as Auntie asks, no matter the request, Ming Yan will agree."

"Really?"

Ming Yan nodded.

"Well then, I’d like ... to see your secret room."

Shi Yaoguang made her request, then looked at him expectantly, "Such a small favor, Ming Yan won’t refuse, will he?"

Ming Yan glanced at Quan Jinbei, and, seeing that he didn’t object, immediately smiled, "Of course."

"If Auntie wants to see, then naturally Ming Yan will grant Auntie’s wish."

When he said this, he deliberately used words prone to misinterpretation.

Unfortunately for him, neither Shi Yaoguang nor Quan Jinbei played along with his intention.

Ming Yan didn’t get the response he wanted and lost interest, dropping the charming act.

...

"Ah—"

Shi Yaoguang was following Ming Yan and hadn’t reached the secret room yet when she heard a piercing, tragic scream.

Upon hearing the sound, Shi Yaoguang furrowed her brows reflexively.

Ming Yan noticed and spoke with regret, "It was my lack of consideration. Had I known her screams would be so unpleasant, I should have gagged her mouth first."

Shi Yaoguang, seeing his seriousness, deepened her understanding of him.

It seemed ...

Ming Yan’s second personality indeed had a tendency for perversion.

But, that was to be expected.

Though she didn’t know the specifics of what he had experienced, it wasn’t hard to surmise what he’d been through.

He existed because of those dark things; it wasn’t strange at all for such a person to be twisted.

"Help—"

"Ahhhh—"

"Get away, get away—"

The continuous screams of An Siqi filled the air.

Shi Yaoguang was initially shocked, but she had gotten used to it by now.

Just by listening to her voice, it wasn’t hard to guess An Siqi’s current predicament.

Ming Yan had been scrutinizing her expression all along. When Shi Yaoguang frowned, he could tell she was displeased.

Now, seeing no expression on her face, Ming Yan really didn’t know how to judge her mood.

His gaze shifted to Quan Jinbei, who...

Had an expression very much like Shi Yaoguang’s.

Unable to discern what either of them was thinking, he could only give up on trying to probe their thoughts and lead the way honestly.

After bringing the two of them into the secret room, he behaved quite obediently.

"Uncle, Auntie ... this was your own doing, so if there’s anything..."

He hadn’t finished speaking when he heard Shi Yaoguang’s voice, full of surprise, "Did you do all this?"

The layout of this secret chamber looked sinister. From the outside, it still appeared to be a normal room structure.

Stepping inside was like entering another dimension.

This dimension was still arranged like a den of snakes.

The ground was full of pits and hollows, and on the walls, there seemed to be traces of soft-bodied creatures that had crawled over them, leaving everything damp...

The most eye-catching feature was at the very center of the "snake den."

There, a frame stood tall.

An Siqi was bound to the frame in a spread-eagle position.

Below the frame, snake shadows flickered.

"Help—"

Snakes filled An Siqi’s eyes.

She couldn’t help but cry out in terror again.

Shi Yaoguang, who had been about to say something to Ming Yan, was also drawn by An Siqi’s cries.

Ming Yan frowned in dissatisfaction, his sharp gaze turning towards An Siqi, who writhed like a madwoman, his eyes filled with deadly intent.

"Ming Yan?"

An Siqi noticed his gaze and looked up at him, "Ming Yan, please let me go. I don’t want to die..."

She had just finished her sentence when she noticed two other people beside Ming Yan.

One sat in a wheelchair; the other was pushing the wheelchair.

"It’s you—"

An Siqi gritted her teeth, "How could you be here? It’s all your fault, Shi Yaoguang, you..."

Ming Yan didn’t give her the chance to utter any swear words and coldly cut her off, "Enough, shut up."

"Why should I?" An Siqi retorted defiantly, "Why won’t you let me speak?"

Ming Yan swept over her coldly, "Say that again."

An Siqi shuddered under his chilling stare.

Rationality returned.

How dare she yell again?

She had already witnessed how terrifying Ming Yan could be.

At that moment, she really didn’t dare challenge his authority anymore.

But still...

An Siqi couldn’t understand why Shi Yaoguang had changed like this.

Clearly, his public persona was nothing like this!

Ming Yan couldn’t care less about her existential doubts.

With a cold glance at her, he withdrew his gaze and obediently said to Quan Jinbei and Shi Yaoguang, "Uncle, auntie, you have seen the secret chamber you wanted to see; it’s dirty in here, so let’s go outside first."

Quan Jinbei made no comment, but Shi Yaoguang said, "I think this place is rather interesting; don’t be in a hurry to leave."

A hint of darkness passed through Ming Yan’s eyes, his tone remarkably soft, "Auntie, what do you mean by that?"

"I’m quite interested in your secret chamber; may I stay a while longer to look around?"

Ming Yan’s first reaction was to refuse, but when his gaze met hers, he changed his mind.

"Certainly."

Shi Yaoguang made another request, "I would like to have a private word with her; may I?"

Ming Yan hesitated for a second, then agreed, "Auntie, you may do as you please."

Shi Yaoguang smiled, handing the wheelchair over to Ming Yan, "Then I’ll leave uncle in your care."

Ming Yan obediently replied, "Rest assured, auntie, I will take good care of uncle."

After he spoke, he wheeled Quan Jinbei out.

Their voices weren’t loud, and An Siqi’s ears were filled with the hissing of venomous snakes, so she didnʼt catch their conversation. Seeing that Shi Yaoguang was left behind by herself, she immediately revealed a look of spiteful joy.

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