This recording, which can prove that An Muxin and An Baoying conspired to harm Mrs. Huo, was sothing An Ge had considered playing for Huo Shaoyan.
But Huo Shaoyan’s attitude had utterly disappointed her, so An Ge didn’t trust him and kept the evidence until now.
Besides, with advanced artificial intelligence nowadays, audio can easily be synthesized by AI.
Even if she played the recording, it would just be dismissed as AI-generated.
However, the An Family’s guilty conscience and her words ultimately made Mrs. An realize the gravity of the situation.
For the honor of the entire An Family, Mrs. An sharply scolded An Muxin in a cold voice:
"You brainless fool! You’ve caused this catastrophic trouble, and you’re still not kneeling down to apologize? Are you waiting for to break your legs?"
Even though An Muxin didn’t want to kneel to An Ge, she had no other choice now.
She stepped forward, fell to her knees with a loud thud before An Ge’s hospital bed, and knocked her head on the ground three tis.
Her attitude could not have been more sincere.
She choked on her words as though genuinely remorseful,
"I... I’m sorry. I truly am... It’s just that I love Brother Yan too much. I was pregnant with his child, but you took away the father of my child. I... I lost my mind and did everything I could to stop Brother Yan from recognizing your children.
I beg you; please forgive this one ti. I promise that from today on, I will disappear from your life. Not only that, but I will also provide serums for Huai Shang’s treatnt unconditionally..."
An Muxin cried and spoke at length, barely catching her breath between sobs.
She seed as if she wouldn’t stop kneeling unless An Ge forgave her.
But An Ge had no reaction.
An Jifeng, unable to bear An Muxin’s suffering, spoke up for her, saying:
"Mrs. Huo, Xinxin has already knelt and kowtowed to you as you demanded, and she’s even willing to provide serum for your son’s treatnt without any conditions. Can’t you let bygones be bygones now?"
Still, An Ge didn’t speak.
Her unwavering gaze fixated on An Muxin, and in her mind, she replayed the call they had before the incident.
In that call, An Muxin had told her she possessed a jade pendant tied to her identity.
Thinking of this, An Ge finally spoke, addressing An Muxin:
"Before the incident, you ntioned over the phone that you got a jade pendant from An Baoying that was related to the mystery of my origins. Where is that jade pendant?"
An Muxin would rather skin An Ge alive, tear her apart, and feed her to the dogs than hand over the jade pendant that might prove An Ge was Qin Xiaoqi.
So, An Muxin feigned ignorance and said, "What jade pendant? I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
An Ge hadn’t recorded her and An Muxin’s phone conversation before the incident.
So, faced with An Muxin’s pretense, An Ge felt sowhat at a loss.
She said nothing further.
An Muxin suddenly acted as if she’d had a revelation and said,
"Oh, I rember now. The jade pendant you’re talking about—I’ve never seen it. I only heard An Baoying ntion sothing about it. Thinking it might relate to your origins, I lied to you about it over the phone... In short, I’ve never seen that jade pendant."
An Baoying was already dead.
An Muxin’s flat-out denial left no way to prove otherwise.
An Ge realized she couldn’t pry open An Muxin’s mouth, so she had to give up for now.
Seeing she no longer pursued the pendant, An Muxin breathed a sigh of relief.
What luck—if An Ge stopped asking about the jade pendant, then it would forever belong to her.
If Huo Shaoyan remained cold and heartless toward her, could she reconstruct herself to look like Qin Xiaoqi, make a coback, and exact vengeance?
The thought thrilled An Muxin, though not a trace of it showed on her face.
Mr. An’s trip to Jingcheng had a clear purpose: to turn big issues into small ones and small issues into no issues at all.
Thus, at that mont, he spoke to An Ge:
"Xinxin has already knelt and apologized to you. Now, I ask that you delete the recordings and such. I hope this matter ends here, today, in this hospital room."
He paused montarily and added aningfully,
"If this matter ever cos to light in the future, don’t bla this old woman for turning on you!"
Five minutes later, An Muxin, Mr. An, and An Jifeng left the hospital room.
While downstairs, An Muxin excused herself under the pretense of needing the restroom and called An Ge.
Since the only evidence that could prove An Ge’s mysterious origins—the jade pendant—was in An Muxin’s possession, An Ge didn’t hang up on her.
Not only that, but An Ge quickly picked up the call.
As soon as the call connected, a voice that starkly contrasted An Muxin’s earlier apologetic tone ca through.
She sneered and mocked An Ge, "An Ge, while I lost this round, you didn’t win easily either, did you?"
After she finished, An Ge simply asked, "So, what is it? What exactly do you want to say?"
An Muxin curled her lips into a cold smile and said,
"I just wanted to tell you, no matter what colossal disaster I cause, my family will always cover for . You won’t be able to even scratch ."
She paused.
"Oh, and Brother Yan may be furious, but deep down, he still has lingering feelings for . He could never truly be so heartless toward . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed to keep his child."
In truth, Huo Shaoyan had explicitly demanded that An Muxin abort the child. But to plant a thorn in An Ge’s heart, An Muxin deliberately lied.
An Ge said nothing in response. Her silence only affird An Muxin’s success in driving the thorn deeper.
An Muxin smiled and continued, "An Ge, the days ahead are still long. Take care of yourself."
An Muxin hung up the call after that.
She then called Lee Dahai.
At that mont, Lee Dahai was inside Bai ilan’s hospital room.
Bai ilan had regained consciousness that morning, but she was extrely weak and unable to move.
Bai ilan was still in the dark about An Baoying’s fatal fall from the building.
When she saw Lee Dahai’s phone display An Muxin’s na as the caller ID, her brows furrowed in confusion.
She asked Lee Dahai, who was stepping out of the bathroom, "Since when did you start staying in touch with that vicious woman, An Muxin?"
Lee Dahai dared not yet bring up An Baoying’s death to Bai ilan.
Fearful of shocking her, he replied,
"A lot has happened while you were unconscious. That woman An Ge and Huo Shaoyan got remarried. An Muxin is consud with hatred for An Ge and tried bribing to do her bidding... I’ve been short on money for your treatnt, so I’ve kept so level of contact with her."
Bai ilan, still weak from awakening, only wanted to recover and leave the hospital as soon as possible, even though she despised An Ge deeply.
With revenge deferred, she warned Lee Dahai:
"An Muxin is ruthless. Her favorite ga is using others as knives. Be vigilant when dealing with her and don’t lose your life because of her."
She paused, "Baoying and I still need you with us for the rest of your life."
The ntion of An Baoying made Lee Dahai’s eyes redden.
Suppressing his tears, he said,
"I know. You rest well. I’ll take this call from An Muxin to see if I can squeeze so money out of her."
Bai ilan humd in agreent, and Lee Dahai stepped out of the room with his phone.
Once outside, Lee Dahai’s expression turned icy as he coldly asked, "What do you want?"
An Muxin, already aware that Bai ilan had regained consciousness, cut straight to the chase:
"I hear Bai ilan’s awake, but her recovery costs are exorbitant. And since you’ve already spent a fortune on her treatnt,
you must be running on empty now. If you’ve lost your daughter and your beloved woman also passes away, would you still want to live?"
Lee Dahai found a staircase, lit a cigarette, and replied with a cold, deep voice, "What do you want from ?"
This was exactly the opening An Muxin had been waiting for. She said,
"Kill An Ge for , and I’ll give you more money than you could ever spend in a lifeti. If the police catch you for killing An Ge, at least your beloved Bai ilan will live the rest of her life in luxury. Isn’t that right?"
She paused and hinted nacingly,
"Don’t forget. Bai ilan was involved in the attempted murder case of An Ge’s foster mother, Ms. Wen. Now that she’s awake, even if you can afford her treatnt, the police will arrest her anyway.
So, let’s work together. I’ll give you a huge sum of money right now to help Bai ilan flee abroad. But, after she’s settled, I want you to kill that bitch An Ge for ."
The cigarette burned quickly to its end.
Lee Dahai lit another one.
After taking a long drag, he exhaled and said coldly, "Give twenty million, and my life is yours!"
...
**
anwhile.
Inside An Ge’s hospital room.
Shortly after her call with An Muxin ended, An Ge received a call from Gu Changfeng.
There were feelings between An Ge and Gu Changfeng that were unclear, hard to define.
So she quickly answered his call.
Her voice was weak and hoarse, "Hello?"
At that mont, Gu Changfeng was in the underground city.
In his hand, he held a gun, polished to a shine. From ten ters away, the gun was trained on the head of the human target on the bullseye. The mont he pulled the trigger, the head would explode.
Yet the soft voice of a woman made him pause and lower his gun.
He put it down and focused on the phone call. "Ms. An, I heard you’re not doing well lately?"
An Ge replied, "Not so great, yes. So, why is Mr. Gu calling ?"
Leaving the underground city’s black chamber, Gu Changfeng replied indifferently,
"You once said you could cure the birthmark on my face. So, when would be a good ti for us to discuss this?"
Since that morning, Huo Shaoyan had secretly stationed people to keep a tight watch on An Ge’s hospital room. Acting like a thief climbing through her window to visit her was no longer feasible for Gu Changfeng.
However, he couldn’t set his mind at ease about An Ge and had to find a proper excuse to et her.
An Ge had always been curious about Gu Changfeng’s identity, especially after hearing Gu Ru Yi ntion that the Qin Family’s Sixth Brother, Qin Jing, had a crescent-shaped birthmark on his waist. This only made her more eager to verify if Gu Changfeng might indeed be Qin Jingzhi.
So, the mont Gu Changfeng finished speaking, she responded,
"I’m available right now." She paused, then softened her voice, suppressing her urgency to ask, "Will you be coming now?"
Gu Changfeng smirked faintly and smiled silently before replying, "You called Mr. Gu just now. That’s upset a little."
An Ge swallowed hard and stamred, "Big...Big Brother Six?"
Gu Changfeng’s mood visibly improved as he softly responded with an indulgent, "Good girl."
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