Rekindled Hearts: The Tycoon’s Reluctant Love
Chapter 447 - Chapter 447 Chapter 445 He Took Her Back to the Villa

Chapter 447: Chapter 445: He Took Her Back to the Villa Chapter 447: Chapter 445: He Took Her Back to the Villa After Xia Yiwan finished the call, Ming Yao was shocked beyond measure.

She was in the apartment making dinner with Gu Siting.

Seeing her reaction after hanging up, Gu Siting hurriedly turned off the stove, despite the vegetables in the pot being overcooked.

“Yaoyao, what’s wrong?”

Ming Yao glared at Gu Siting with a tight face, “Did you remind Yanxi like I asked you to last time, did you talk to him or not?”

Seeing Ming Yao suddenly venting her anger on him, Gu Siting frowned slightly, “I did, what has he done now?”

Ming Yao informed Gu Siting about what had happened to Father Xia.

Gu Siting was also extremely astonished after hearing it.

“Could it be that Xia Yiwan’s father was hypnotized by her, just like I was last time?”

Ming Yao saw that Gu Siting was still clear-headed, not blindly believing Shi Ying like Yanxi, so her expression softened slightly, “I had the same thought, but Yanxi is under Shi Ying’s spell. He not only doesn’t believe Wanwan, but he also wants to divorce her!”

“But right now, the priority is to find a lawyer to take Wanwan to see Uncle Xia.”

Gu Siting took out his phone and made a call to the capital’s top lawyer Yue Yanlin.

After Yue Yanlin agreed to help, he told Ming Yao to wait for news.

A few days later, Yue Yanlin informed Ming Yao that Xia Yiwan could go see Father Xia.

The three of them arrived at the police station.

Yue Yanlin took Xia Yiwan to see Father Xia.

In just a short time, Father Xia had become considerably haggard.

Seeing Father Xia, Xia Yiwan’s eyes filled with distress.

These past few days, her life had been torture. Mother Xia, hearing rumors, came to the capital. When she learned of Father Xia’s incident, she fainted and was now still in the hospital.

Xia Yiwan looked at Father Xia, her eyes red-rimmed, her lips trembling slightly, “Dad.”

Father Xia cast his eyes down, seemingly reluctant to meet Xia Yiwan’s gaze.

“Dad, I believe you are not that kind of person, it must have been Shi Ying who set you up.”

Father Xia couldn’t believe he would do such a thing either, but he indeed had torn that woman’s clothes, wanting to…

Just thinking about these things gave him a splitting headache, and deep regret and guilt flooded through him like a tide.

Yue Yanlin, with a deep voice, said, “Mr. Xia, if you tell the truth, I will help you.”

Father Xia was silent for a moment, then shook his head, “Don’t help me. I must bear the legal responsibility for the mistakes I’ve made.”

Hearing Father Xia’s words, Xia Yiwan’s mind went blank.

She stared at her father in disbelief, “Dad, what are you talking about?”

Father Xia held his head with both hands, his expression filled with pain, “Wanwan, it’s Dad’s fault. I failed you and your mother. When I saw Miss Shi, I did indeed feel lust…”

Boom!

Xia Yiwan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head.

She kept shaking her head.

“Dad, you’re not that kind of person, you must have been framed by her!”

Yue Yanlin frowned, “Mr. Xia, if you plead guilty, according to the laws of Country C, you could be sentenced to more than ten years.”

Father Xia nodded with an ashen face, “I admit it.”

Xia Yiwan stood rigid, as if she had fallen into an icy cavern.

Yue Yanlin, with a low voice, said to Xia Yiwan, “Miss Xia, since your father has already confessed, there’s nothing more I can do to help.”

Xia Yiwan didn’t know how she managed to walk out of the detention room.

Ming Yao, who was waiting in the lobby, saw her approach and quickly went to support her.

“Wanwan, how did it go?”

Xia Yiwan’s face was devoid of color, and she didn’t speak.

Yue Yanlin reported the situation when he met Father Xia.

On hearing this, Ming Yao’s eyebrows furrowed tightly.

“Lawyer Yue, you’ve been such a great help these past few days.”

“It’s nothing, who made me owe your man a favor.” Yue Yanlin waved his hand dismissively and left first.

Ming Yao supported Xia Yiwan, who could barely walk steadily, and got her into the car.

Ming Yao embraced Xia Yiwan in his arms, patting her back with his slender, white hand, “Wanwan, if you want to cry, then cry, don’t hold back!”

Recently, Xia Yiwan had cried many times.

She used to be lively and cheerful, but lately, she had become sullen and despondent.

She was nearly sinking into depression.

“Yaoyao, I truly regret everything. If I hadn’t fallen in love with Yanxi, if I hadn’t become his wife, maybe none of this would have happened!”

Looking at the heartbroken Xia Yiwan, Ming Yao felt heavy and uncomfortable.

“My dad is about to confess. There’s no chance even The Immortal can help him now, is there?”

Ming Yao knitted his brows tightly, “Wanwan, Uncle Xia must have been hypnotized by Shi Ying. Without the hypnotist undoing the suggestion, Uncle Xia will believe he truly committed a crime.”

Xia Yiwan sniffled, her face filled with anger and agony, “What should we do, Yaoyao? Should I go beg her? As long as my dad is alright, I am willing, even if it means I have to kneel!”

Ming Yao looked at Xia Yiwan with pity, tears falling alongside hers.

Once hypnotized, a person cannot be helped by other psychologists; only the hypnotist themselves can remove the command, otherwise the thought will be controlled forever.

Ming Yao said, “How about I ask Gu Siting to talk to Shi Ying…”

Xia Yiwan shook her head, “The issues between Yanxi and me should no longer involve Fourth Master. He has already made it clear with Shi Ying; we can’t let her be tied to his matters because of me!”

“Wanwan…”

“Yaoyao, don’t say anything else, I’ll go to her myself.”

Ming Yao held Xia Yiwan’s hand, “You talk with Yanxi again and, on the other hand, I’ll also ask my Senior Brother if there’s any way to solve this. Gu Siting had Yue Yanlin handle the detention center affairs; Uncle Xia won’t suffer there.”

“Thank you, Yaoyao.”

…

Xia Yiwan contacted Mother Yan, only to find out that Mother Yan, Mr. Yan, and Old Lady Yan had gone back to their hometown to tend to graves.

“Wanwan, we were going to take you back to the hometown as well, but Yanxi said you had gone abroad on a business trip. Take good care of yourself out there!”

Xia Yiwan roughly understood. Surely, Yanxi must have guessed she would go to Mother Yan for help, so he sent them away.

Xia Yiwan had never felt so desperate.

Xia Yiwan mustered up the courage to call Yanxi’s mobile phone.

But Yanxi did not answer.

Xia Yiwan had no choice but to drive to the Yan Family’s again.

Yanxi’s car was parked in the courtyard; he should be home.

Xia Yiwan walked up to the villa’s door. She knew the code for the fingerprint lock, but she still rang the doorbell.

Soon, the butler came to open the door.

Seeing Xia Yiwan, the butler seemed surprised and a flicker of panic crossed his eyes, “Madam… you’re back?”

Xia Yiwan always treated the servants well, never acting haughty or superior, so the butler and the servants all liked her.

Seeing the butler’s dodging, panicked gaze, Xia Yiwan’s eyebrows tightened slightly, “Butler, Yanxi is home, isn’t he? I saw his car parked at the front gates.”

The butler hesitated, “The young master he…”

“Is he upstairs?” While speaking, Xia Yiwan caught a glimpse of a pair of women’s high heels by the shoe cabinet in the foyer.

They were neither her size nor the style she or Mother Yan typically wore.

…