Chapter 31: Making the First Move (4): Long Term Plan
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The next morning.
Ji Baijian surprisingly took the initiative to call Song Zhizhi.
At the time, Song Zhizhi was sitting in the living room after breakfast, playing chess with Qin Ciling. Nie Wenzhi was waiting on Qin Ciling next to her. Nie
Xiaofei was naturally also sitting beside them, looking like a good young lady. When the phone rang, Song Zhizhi answered in a sweet voice on purpose.
“Baijian.”
Ji Baijian obviously froze for quite a while before asking, “Someone’s around?” “Yup. What’s up?” Song Zhizhi’s voice remained sweet and sticky.
“The result is out. If you’re free, come over to my place now,” said Ji Baijian.
“Okay, I’ll be there right away,” Song Zhizhi smiled sweetly.
Ji Baijian probably could not stand it anymore as he instantly hung up.
Noticing Song Zhizhi’s reaction, Qin Ciling asked with a smile, “Was it Ji Baijian?
“Yeah. He said he wants to cook for me and asked me to go to his place for lunch,” Song Zhizhi deliberately told her.
“A grown girl will no longer stay at home, ” Qin Ciling pretended to sigh, but she was full of smiles, “Go, go,”
Song Zhizhi gave Qin Ciling a sweet hug and left happily.
Nie Xiaofei hated seeing Song Zhizhi being so smug.
Song Zhizhi climbed into the car and asked Uncle Zhang to drive her to Ji Baijian’s personal apartment.
When she arrived, she saw that Yin Qin was also present.
Song Zhizhi frowned.
Ji Baijian said bluntly, “He’s on our side.”
Song Zhizhi chose not to say anything. If Ji Baijain said he was on their side, then she would consider him to be on their side.
She followed Ji Baijian into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Ji Baijian gave Song Zhizhi the result of the paternity tests.
Song Zhizhi flipped it open. After checking the result, she exclaimed, “Yi Wenhan is Nie Wenzhi’s biological son, but Nie Xiaofei has no biological relation to either of them?”
“It’s 100% true,” Ji Baijian stated with certainty.
Song Zhizhi frowned. She originally intended to expose the incestuous relationship between Yi Wenhan and Nie Xiaofei to bug the two of them with scandals. That way, it would become impossible for Yi Wenhan to crack into the business management circle. After all, the Ye Clan was extremely cautious when selecting talent and had an insanely strict selection process. A scandal like that would be enough for Yi Wenhan to get eliminated straight away! But to Song Zhizhi’s surprise, Nie Xiaofei was actually not Nie Wenzhi’s real daughter!
She gritted her teeth. She was a little emotional at the moment.
Nie Wenzhi, this old and cunning woman. Song Zhizhi had underestimated her.
“Do you have a plan in mind, Miss Song?” Sitting next to Song Zhizhi, Ji Baijian asked softly.
“I want to expose the relationship between Yi Wenhan and Nie Wenzhi!” Song Zhizhi was resolute.
Even if Nie Xiaofei and Yi Wenhan had no blood relation, exposing the mother-son relationship between them would at least create trouble for Nie Wenzhi. She would not be able to implement all the schemes she was no doubt planning in secret so easily.
“And then what?” Ji Baijian asked, the corners of his mouth lightly curled up, “What can that prove? That Yi Wenhan is Nie Wenzhi’s long-lost son? They can then rightfully recognize each other as mother and son. And then Nie Wenzhi will explain that Nie Xiaofei is only her adopted daughter. Congratulations, you’ve now made them one big happy reunited family. What do you gain?
Song Zhizhi’s was unwilling to give up.
It’s true that she would gain nothing. All it would do was cause Nie Wenzhi some temporary trouble. It would achieve nothing. Moreover, it might even go as Ji Baijian predicted: it may instead give Yi Wenhan a legitimate identity and give him a more convenient way to enter the business sector.
“Let me give you a suggestion,” Ji Baijian said in a rare moment of kindness, albeit still in a cold tone, “Nie Wenzhi must have her reasons for hiding Yi Wenhan’s identity. If not, she would definitely have brought her real son along when she married your father. After all, no mother would be willing to watch her own son become an orphan and suffer unnecessarily.”
Song Zhizhi listened attentively to Ji Baijian.
“Nie Wenzhi must be doing it for a reason. Since she made Yi Wenhan approach you to gain benefits from you, I think her ambition shouldn’t be small. Considering the current situation of the Ye Clan, everyone understands what approaching the daughter of the Chief Financial Diplomat of Yanshang means.”
Song Zhizhi stared at Ji Baijian. She had told Ji Baijian nothing, yet all his speculations were correct. He was not a simple man.
Ji Baijian paused before continuing, “I’ve briefly investigated Nie Wenzhi’s background. There was nothing particularly suspicious about it. But an ordinary person would never have such a lofty ambition; even if they do, there’s little chance they’ll actually put it into action. The only possible explanation is that there’s someone behind her. This might be a conspiracy that has been in the works for a long time!”
“You mean there’s actually a mastermind pulling the strings behind Nie Wenzhi? Someone has been secretly planning the whole thing – making Nie Wenzhi marry my father so that Nie Wenzhi’s son can usurp my brother’s position, so that Yi Wenhan can become the successor to thr Ye Clan?!” Song Zhizhi had no intention of hiding anything from Ji Baijian anymore. She felt as if Ji Baijian knew everything already.
“That’s right,” Ji Baijian nodded. “Your main objective should be to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes. Therefore, my advice to you is to stay calm and take your time to plan. Follow the vine to get to the melon – as long as you follow the clues carefully, it should not be too difficult to get to the source. But if you act rashly and alert the enemy, you’ll have to start from scratch again. You’ll can only rely on luck to catch the mastermind then.”
Ji Baijian was right.
If she acted impulsively by exposing everything to the public now, the enemy would certainly become alert and be extremely wary of her. She would have a really difficult time trying to find out anything then. She must be calm.
She looked at the paternity test results and nodded, “I’d like to keep this here at your place.”
Ji Baijian nodded.
“Why do I feel like you know a lot too, Ji Baijian?!” Song Zhizhi asked with a
frown.
Ji Baijian replied nonchalantly, “I’m just analyzing the matter with logic. Who knows if I’m right or wrong until we see the final result.”
“Can I trust you?” Song Zhizhi’s looked straight at him and asked very seriously.
Ji Baijian returned her gaze, “You’ll have to ask yourself that, Miss Song.”
Song Zhizhi bit her lip.
She did not know Ji Baijian very well, but…she trusted him.
She got up to leave.
Ji Baijian suddenly remarked from behind her, ” You haven’t forgotten that we’re getting married next month, have you, Miss Song?”
“Of course I remember,” Song Zhizhi turned around and smiled sweetly, “I’ll make the marriage ceremony really grand.” Ji Baijian smiled and said nothing.
Song Zhizhi left.
Walking out from Ji Baijian’s apartment, Song Zhizhi’s heart was beating really fast for some reason..
Chapter 31: Making the First Move (4): Long Term Plan
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The next morning.
Ji Baijian surprisingly took the initiative to call Song Zhizhi.
At the time, Song Zhizhi was sitting in the living room after breakfast, playing chess with Qin Ciling. Nie Wenzhi was waiting on Qin Ciling next to her. Nie
Xiaofei was naturally also sitting beside them, looking like a good young lady. When the phone rang, Song Zhizhi answered in a sweet voice on purpose.
“Baijian.”
Ji Baijian obviously froze for quite a while before asking, “Someone’s around?” “Yup. What’s up?” Song Zhizhi’s voice remained sweet and sticky.
“The result is out. If you’re free, come over to my place now,” said Ji Baijian.
“Okay, I’ll be there right away,” Song Zhizhi smiled sweetly.
Ji Baijian probably could not stand it anymore as he instantly hung up.
Noticing Song Zhizhi’s reaction, Qin Ciling asked with a smile, “Was it Ji Baijian?
“Yeah. He said he wants to cook for me and asked me to go to his place for lunch,” Song Zhizhi deliberately told her.
“A grown girl will no longer stay at home, ” Qin Ciling pretended to sigh, but she was full of smiles, “Go, go,”
Song Zhizhi gave Qin Ciling a sweet hug and left happily.
Nie Xiaofei hated seeing Song Zhizhi being so smug.
Song Zhizhi climbed into the car and asked Uncle Zhang to drive her to Ji Baijian’s personal apartment.
When she arrived, she saw that Yin Qin was also present.
Song Zhizhi frowned.
Ji Baijian said bluntly, “He’s on our side.”
Song Zhizhi chose not to say anything. If Ji Baijain said he was on their side, then she would consider him to be on their side.
She followed Ji Baijian into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Ji Baijian gave Song Zhizhi the result of the paternity tests.
Song Zhizhi flipped it open. After checking the result, she exclaimed, “Yi Wenhan is Nie Wenzhi’s biological son, but Nie Xiaofei has no biological relation to either of them?”
“It’s 100% true,” Ji Baijian stated with certainty.
Song Zhizhi frowned. She originally intended to expose the incestuous relationship between Yi Wenhan and Nie Xiaofei to bug the two of them with scandals. That way, it would become impossible for Yi Wenhan to crack into the business management circle. After all, the Ye Clan was extremely cautious when selecting talent and had an insanely strict selection process. A scandal like that would be enough for Yi Wenhan to get eliminated straight away! But to Song Zhizhi’s surprise, Nie Xiaofei was actually not Nie Wenzhi’s real daughter!
She gritted her teeth. She was a little emotional at the moment.
Nie Wenzhi, this old and cunning woman. Song Zhizhi had underestimated her.
“Do you have a plan in mind, Miss Song?” Sitting next to Song Zhizhi, Ji Baijian asked softly.
“I want to expose the relationship between Yi Wenhan and Nie Wenzhi!” Song Zhizhi was resolute.
Even if Nie Xiaofei and Yi Wenhan had no blood relation, exposing the mother-son relationship between them would at least create trouble for Nie Wenzhi. She would not be able to implement all the schemes she was no doubt planning in secret so easily.
“And then what?” Ji Baijian asked, the corners of his mouth lightly curled up, “What can that prove? That Yi Wenhan is Nie Wenzhi’s long-lost son? They can then rightfully recognize each other as mother and son. And then Nie Wenzhi will explain that Nie Xiaofei is only her adopted daughter. Congratulations, you’ve now made them one big happy reunited family. What do you gain?
Song Zhizhi’s was unwilling to give up.
It’s true that she would gain nothing. All it would do was cause Nie Wenzhi some temporary trouble. It would achieve nothing. Moreover, it might even go as Ji Baijian predicted: it may instead give Yi Wenhan a legitimate identity and give him a more convenient way to enter the business sector.
“Let me give you a suggestion,” Ji Baijian said in a rare moment of kindness, albeit still in a cold tone, “Nie Wenzhi must have her reasons for hiding Yi Wenhan’s identity. If not, she would definitely have brought her real son along when she married your father. After all, no mother would be willing to watch her own son become an orphan and suffer unnecessarily.”
Song Zhizhi listened attentively to Ji Baijian.
“Nie Wenzhi must be doing it for a reason. Since she made Yi Wenhan approach you to gain benefits from you, I think her ambition shouldn’t be small. Considering the current situation of the Ye Clan, everyone understands what approaching the daughter of the Chief Financial Diplomat of Yanshang means.”
Song Zhizhi stared at Ji Baijian. She had told Ji Baijian nothing, yet all his speculations were correct. He was not a simple man.
Ji Baijian paused before continuing, “I’ve briefly investigated Nie Wenzhi’s background. There was nothing particularly suspicious about it. But an ordinary person would never have such a lofty ambition; even if they do, there’s little chance they’ll actually put it into action. The only possible explanation is that there’s someone behind her. This might be a conspiracy that has been in the works for a long time!”
“You mean there’s actually a mastermind pulling the strings behind Nie Wenzhi? Someone has been secretly planning the whole thing – making Nie Wenzhi marry my father so that Nie Wenzhi’s son can usurp my brother’s position, so that Yi Wenhan can become the successor to thr Ye Clan?!” Song Zhizhi had no intention of hiding anything from Ji Baijian anymore. She felt as if Ji Baijian knew everything already.
“That’s right,” Ji Baijian nodded. “Your main objective should be to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes. Therefore, my advice to you is to stay calm and take your time to plan. Follow the vine to get to the melon – as long as you follow the clues carefully, it should not be too difficult to get to the source. But if you act rashly and alert the enemy, you’ll have to start from scratch again. You’ll can only rely on luck to catch the mastermind then.”
Ji Baijian was right.
If she acted impulsively by exposing everything to the public now, the enemy would certainly become alert and be extremely wary of her. She would have a really difficult time trying to find out anything then. She must be calm.
She looked at the paternity test results and nodded, “I’d like to keep this here at your place.”
Ji Baijian nodded.
“Why do I feel like you know a lot too, Ji Baijian?!” Song Zhizhi asked with a
frown.
Ji Baijian replied nonchalantly, “I’m just analyzing the matter with logic. Who knows if I’m right or wrong until we see the final result.”
“Can I trust you?” Song Zhizhi’s looked straight at him and asked very seriously.
Ji Baijian returned her gaze, “You’ll have to ask yourself that, Miss Song.”
Song Zhizhi bit her lip.
She did not know Ji Baijian very well, but…she trusted him.
She got up to leave.
Ji Baijian suddenly remarked from behind her, ” You haven’t forgotten that we’re getting married next month, have you, Miss Song?”
“Of course I remember,” Song Zhizhi turned around and smiled sweetly, “I’ll make the marriage ceremony really grand.” Ji Baijian smiled and said nothing.
Song Zhizhi left.
Walking out from Ji Baijian’s apartment, Song Zhizhi’s heart was beating really fast for some reason..
