She had avoided calling, video chatting, or sending voice ssages precisely because she couldn’t speak anymore!
Thinking of the possible reactions from her parents and older siblings upon learning that she had lost her tongue, Yan An felt a headache coming on.
After much thought, she edited a ssage:
[I’m currently outside, where the network signal isn’t very good. Once I’m in the city where reception is better, I’ll call Mom and Dad.]
But as she was about to send it, she felt she couldn’t lie to her family.
So she deleted it.
And edited a new one:
[It’s not that I’m not calling. My tongue has so problems, and I can’t make a sound! From now on, I can only ssage you all!]
Yan Sīguī replied instantly:
[What happened to your tongue?]
[...It was cut off.]
[Who did it?]
Yan An: [...]
Sothing felt off. Her older brother hadn’t asked why it was cut off, but who did it?
[Yan An, tell the truth!]
Though it was just text, Yan An felt as if she could hear her brother’s voice.
Stern and terrifying!
Frightened, she hurriedly typed an earnest explanation:
[Soone took over my body to do bad things. Then, to stop her from continuing, my cousin ordered one of her bodyguards to cut my tongue.]
[They originally thought cutting her tongue would stop that person from doing more bad things. Unexpectedly, it also scared away the person who had possessed my body.]
[Only then did I regain control of my body. So, Big Brother, if you want to bla anyone for my tongue, bla the one who took over my body. Her na is Li Yanluo, and she’s already dead.]
[As for Cousin An Yan, although her subordinate cut my tongue under her orders, she also inadvertently saved . Otherwise, you wouldn’t have a sister anymore.]
Yan An sent the long ssage.
Yan Sīguī only replied with three words:
[Got it.]
Yan An: [...]
She wasn’t sure if her brother’s "Got it" ant he completely trusted her and, as she hoped, didn’t bla her cousin, or if...
No, how could her brother possibly not bla her cousin?
Ever since she was little, her brother had fanatically doted on his sister.
She still rembered being chased by a small dog during a morning run when she was little, crying her eyes out in terror.
Then, her brother devoted his sumr to running training until one day, he chased that sa small dog around the park for ten kiloters. In the end, the dog was so exhausted it practically collapsed.
With a brother like that, how could he simply reply "Got it" upon hearing her tongue was gone?
He must have already known about this!
Yan An’s expression stiffened.
"Why do you look so pale? Who are you chatting with?"
An Duxuan leaned over.
Yan An hastily typed:
[Hurry and tell Cousin to go upstairs and hide!]
"What do you an?"
As soon as An Duxuan finished speaking, a loud BANG echoed from the An Family’s front gate.
A security guard, wielding a pronged security pole, rushed out of the security room, followed by several bodyguards from the house.
"Sir, soone is ramming our front gate with a car..."
The security guard’s voice hadn’t faded when the gate was struck again. This ti, it couldn’t withstand the force and collapsed with a loud CRASH.
A silver-gray sports car smashed through the ruined gate and charged in!
An Duxuan imdiately grabbed the dazed An Yan.
"Upstairs, now!"
An Yan: "..."
"Quick!"
By then, An Duxuan had realized who the intruder was.
And judging by Yan An’s expression, this person was likely here to cause trouble!
Yan An also pointed at Luolie, struggling to say, "You... go up... too!"
Luolie: "..."
By the ti Yan An ran out, Yan Sīguī had already stepped out of his car.
He was dressed in a pinstriped suit that made him look tall and imposing, his hairstyle immaculate. His sharp features were tinged with anger, and his eyes emitted a cold gleam.
His handso face, dark with fury, stared at the group erging from the house:
"Everyone, I am Yan An’s older brother, Yan Sīguī!"
An Yaoluo extended his hand, his deanor composed, "Hello, I’m An Yaoluo. I am..."
Yan Sīguī raised a hand, cutting him off. "I’m not here for pleasantries or reunions. Bring An Yan out!"
An Yaoluo frowned, displeased, eting his gaze. "There’s no need. Whatever you have to say, you can tell . I can fully represent her!"
"Fully represent?"
Yan Sīguī drew a knife in a flash, advancing on An Yaoluo. "Then give back my sister’s tongue!"
An Yaoluo: "..."
What tongue? Why give it back? Ever since An Yaoluo had t Yan An, she couldn’t speak. He’d assud his cousin had been mute from the start. Now it seed Yan An’s tongue was sohow connected to Yanyan!
An Yan, who was being pulled upstairs by An Duxuan, turned and started back down.
An Duxuan caught her around the waist. "Yanyan, don’t be impulsive! I think Yan An wants to talk to her brother first. Let her do that. After she’s done, you can et this Yan Sīguī. Alright?"
"Miss, let explain."
Luolie hadn’t planned on going upstairs in the first place.
He was An Yan’s bodyguard. If Miss An Yan was in danger, he had to be on the front line protecting her.
So, even though Yan An had just told him to go upstairs, he hadn’t moved.
An Yan couldn’t break free from An Duxuan’s grip and could only nod.
Luolie strode forward, positioning himself in front of An Yaoluo. "Mr. Yan, I was the one who cut Miss Yan’s tongue. If you have any anger, direct it at ."
Yan Sīguī kicked Luolie square in the chest!
Luolie stumbled back several steps before steadying himself.
"Who do you think you are? A re dog like you has no right to speak to !"
Yan Sīguī was so furious he wanted to tear Luolie limb from limb on the spot.
An Yaoluo steadied Luolie, his expression cold as he faced Yan Sīguī. "I don’t know exactly what happened, but I know Yan An has sothing to tell you. Before you arrived, Yan An told An Yan to go upstairs and also told Luolie to go upstairs."
"This clearly shows she knows this matter has little to do with An Yan or Luolie."
"She wants to explain things to you now. Why do you insist on upsetting her? Can’t you see she’s crying?"
Yan Sīguī turned his head.
Yan An’s face was streaked with tears. She kept reaching out, trying to grab his arm.
Yan Sīguī raised a hand to wipe away her tears. "What are you crying for? Big Brother is here!"
Yan An cried out, her words slurred, "Noh... lissen... Ah... awready... ’splained..."
Yan An took out her phone, scrolled to the chat history, and showed it to him. Her finger stabbed at the screen as she tried to say, "Jus’ like ’is!"
Only then did Yan Sīguī patiently read the ssages again, word by word. "You said soone took over your body and did bad things. Co on, tell , how did they possess you?"
Yan An typed quickly:
[I don’t know either, but it’s the truth. At that ti...]
Before she could finish typing, An Yan stepped out. "Let explain to Cousin Yan Sīguī!"
Yan An quickly nodded and pulled Yan Sīguī into the house.
She guided him to the sofa, then looked at An Yan, signaling her to begin.
"It all started when..."
An Yan explained in detail about Li Yanluo’s mory Rebirth, and then said, "I know this is hard to believe, but I think I can prove it!"
As she spoke, An Yan reached into her pocket, pulled out a Silencing Talisman, and slapped it onto Yan Sīguī.
Yan Sīguī started to sneer, a cold...
But the sound of his sneer wouldn’t co out.
He could form the expression of a sneer, but he couldn’t make a sound.
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