What age are you in, and you’re still a traditional villain?

Chapter 480: Layout of Zhang Wan'er (asking for monthly tickets, follow-up reading, and collection)
It was five o'clock in the afternoon and Cao Jinyan called Zhang Wan'er. It was an international long-distance call. It was morning in Europe at that time.

In fact, the two had contacted each other privately several times, but each time it was Zhang Wan'er who took the initiative to call Cao Jinyan, and her purpose was naturally to thank him for taking care of Zhang Qiqi during this period.

And this time, it was the first time that Cao Jinyan took the initiative to contact Zhang Wan'er.

The call was quickly answered.

"CEO Cao!"

Zhang Wan'er, who had just finished a meeting with her partners, received a call from Cao Jinyan. She was surprised at first because the other party had never contacted her actively. Then she felt worried. Could something have happened to Qiqi?
"Did something happen to Qiqi?" It's not that Zhang Wan'er is worried, but the connection between her and Cao Jinyan is because of Zhang Qiqi.

She also praised Zhang Qiqi for this several times, because in Zhang Wan'er's eyes, there were countless people who wanted to get involved with a successful entrepreneur like Cao Jinyan, and her company was only a second-rate company in Jiangnan, so it was almost impossible for her to get involved with the richest man in Jiangnan.

But because of her precious daughter, she not only had contact with Cao Jinyan, but also had his contact information. If she wanted, she could even sell Cao Jinyan's contact information, and there would definitely be people vying for it.

At first, Zhang Wan'er suspected that Cao Jinyan had any bad intentions towards her precious daughter. After all, although Cao Jinyan was the richest man in Jiangnan, he was not very old, so it was normal for him to fall in love with her daughter.

After understanding the situation, I realized that I was overthinking. The reason why Cao Jinyan took care of Zhang Qiqi in the beginning was because she and Ye Ling'er were best friends, and there was an unclear relationship between Ye Ling'er's stepmother and Cao Jinyan.

Only then did Zhang Wan'er feel relieved.

The previous few times she called Cao Jinyan, most of the topics they talked about were about Zhang Qiqi and Ye Ling'er, but she also introduced the Zhang Group in some ways, hoping to reach a cooperation with the Cao Group, but there has been no progress.

This time Cao Jinyan called her on his own initiative. She didn't think that a person like Cao Jinyan was bored or wanted to chat with her. The most likely possibility was that it was related to her daughter.

Cao Jinyan said: "It is indeed related to Qiqi."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wan'er instantly became nervous. Although Zhang Qiqi was not her biological daughter, she had treated her closer to her than her own daughter over the years. She hurriedly asked, "Boss Cao, what happened to Qiqi?"

"Before I talk about Qiqi, I have something to confirm with you. This matter is very important." Cao Jinyan said seriously: "Mr. Zhang, what is your relationship with the Zhang family?"

Hearing the word "Zhang Family", Zhang Wan'er's expression suddenly became dazed for a moment. It had been many years since she heard these two words: "What...what Zhang Family? I don't understand what you are talking about."

The Hermit Family is a secret and no one is allowed to tell anyone about it.

"Boss Zhang, you are not being honest!" Cao Jinyan shook his head and said with emotion: "I know that the Hermit Family is a secret to outsiders, but what is your relationship with the Zhang family? It is related to Qiqi's comfort." Hearing that it was related to her daughter, Zhang Wan'er lowered her head and hesitated for more than 20 seconds, and finally made a decision that went against her ancestors: "I am indeed a member of the Hermit Family Zhang family, but my father took me and my mother away from the Zhang family a few years ago. Although my last name is Zhang, I have no relationship with the Hermit Family Zhang family anymore."

After a pause, Zhang Wan'er reminded him, "Boss Cao, I admit that your intelligence investigators are very capable since you were able to find out about the Hermit Family. But I still want to advise you not to continue investigating. The Hermit Family is not as simple as you think."

The fact that Cao Jinyan was able to find the Hermit Family meant that the other party must have investigated himself, and only then was he able to find the Hermit Family by following clues from many years ago.

Although Zhang Wan'er didn't like being investigated for no reason, considering that Cao Jinyan had taken good care of her daughter during this period, she still reminded Cao Jinyan not to investigate the Hermit Family anymore. The Hermit Family is not just a family with the same surname. All families that can be called the Hermit Family have a complete set of martial arts inheritance.

The Zhang family is no exception.

"Boss Zhang, I didn't go out of my way to investigate you. It's just that when I went to school to see Ling'er this morning, I found a group of strangers wearing masks following Qiqi." Cao Jinyan explained: "My bodyguards fought with that group. There were only seven people on the other side, but they defeated my bodyguards of more than 40 people. My bodyguards are all retired special forces soldiers. They are all very skilled and can fight more than one person. But the more than 40 of them are no match for the seven people on the other side."

Telling lies with open eyes has now become a necessary skill for Cao Jinyan. He doesn't need to draft, and he doesn't feel nervous at all, he just opens his mouth and lies.

Zhang Wan'er asked anxiously: "Is Qiqi injured?"

"With me here, how could Qiqi get hurt? Besides, Qiqi doesn't know that she's being followed. I'm afraid she'll be worried and scared."

Cao Jinyan sat on the sofa, squinting his eyes and said, "The other party probably didn't want to make a big deal out of it. After all, it happened inside the school. If the noise got too loud, it would attract the school's attention. They left after knocking down my bodyguards. When I came back, I asked someone to investigate the matter. Because it involved Qiqi, I had to investigate Mr. Zhang."

So that's how it is... Zhang Wan'er's dissatisfaction suddenly disappeared, and she even felt guilty for her dissatisfaction just now. Cao Jinyan investigated her because he was worried about Qiqi's safety, and she actually felt dissatisfied. It was really wrong.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cao, I just..."

"It doesn't matter. If I were the one being investigated, I would also feel dissatisfied. I understand." Cao Jinyan smiled nonchalantly and continued, "My people found out that the group of people came from overseas. I haven't found out what specific forces they belong to, but my people found out that the group of people came to Daxia from overseas recently. After arriving in Daxia, they began to investigate the hermit families, especially the four major families. It seems that they came to Daxia just for the four major families."

After a pause, Cao Jinyan continued, "During the investigation, my people discovered a secret that was buried by history. Twenty years ago, a war broke out between the hermit families. After that war, the Shen family was exterminated."

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Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month (¤ω¤)
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(End of this chapter)