Just as Yan Xi was about to examine the traditional Chinese medicines, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open. Yan Xi quickly hid the star paper behind her back.
But it was too late; Elder Yao had already seen everything through the surveillance.
Elder Yao sized up Yan Xi, smiled, and said, "Xi Xi, hand it over."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Xiang Jingchen's expression beside her was also extremely unpleasant.
He clearly saw that the surveillance had been turned off, and at this time, Elder Yao should have been sleeping, which was why he was looking for clues with Yan Xi.
He hadn't expected that they had fallen into a trap. Elder Yao hadn't actually turned off the surveillance, otherwise, he wouldn't be here now.
Since Yan Xi and Xiang Jingchen already knew Elder Yao's true face, there was no need for Elder Yao to play pretend in front of them anymore.
Elder Yao sized up Yan Xi and sneered, "Xi Xi, Grandpa has treated you quite well. Now, Grandpa is in danger. If you give me this drug formula, they will let me go."
"Where is my mother?"
Yan Xi wasn't foolish enough to hand things over to Elder Yao for no reason.
She needed to know where the real Yao Wanqi was.
She knew very well that the current Yao Wanqi was not the real one.
Elder Yao sneered, "Since you want to know where your mother is, you should give me the drug formula. Only if you give me the formula will I let your mother go."
"You are truly despicable and shameless. You dream if you think you can get this formula."
Yan Xi gritted her teeth in anger. She had never met such a shameless person.
He could even harm his own daughter.
What else was there that he wouldn't do?
Seeing Yan Xi's firm attitude, no matter how many pleasant words he said, Yan Xi wouldn't listen.
Elder Yao couldn't help but get angry and said, "Yan Xi, you'd better give me the formula, or if I get angry, it won't be good for anyone. And Fu Yan Ting, you wouldn't want to see Fu Yan Ting as a cold corpse when you see him again, would you?"
Hearing Elder Yao say this, the hatred in Yan Xi's eyes intensified.
Yan Xi rarely hated someone so much, but Elder Yao had truly enraged her completely.
Yan Xi had lost contact with Fu Yan Ting, and she had been uneasy in her heart. Now, hearing Elder Yao say this, Yan Xi asked, "I want to know where my mother is, and Fu Yan Ting. I want to make sure they are both safe and sound."
Elder Yao glanced at Yan Xi indifferently and snorted, "You can't escape anyway. Since you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, we'll just have to see."
After Elder Yao finished speaking, he turned and left. When he reached the door, he instructed the guards, "Keep a close eye on those two. Don't let the slightest mistake happen."
After Elder Yao finished speaking, he left Yao Wanqi's room.
Yan Xi and Xiang Jingchen were also placed under house arrest by these guards.
Suicide was impossible, escape was impossible. The two were in the room. Xiang Jingchen looked at Yan Xi and suddenly asked, "Sister, do you regret it? Coming back to the capital, coming back to the Yao family?"
Regret?
Yan Xi looked at Xiang Jingchen, seemingly not expecting him to ask her this question.
To be honest, Yan Xi did regret it. But Yao Wanqi was here, and Yan Xi couldn't ignore Yao Wanqi's life or death.
Yan Xi did not answer.
Xiang Jingchen, however, knew Yan Xi's answer.
Elder Yao went to the hotel and found Fu Yan Ting. He said coldly, "Mr. Fu, I didn't expect us to meet again."
Fu Yan Ting knew that Elder Yao was Yan Xi's maternal grandfather, but Fu Yan Ting had no good feelings for Elder Yao at all.
This old man was insane and had done countless evil deeds. His current status was inseparable from his ambition.
Fu Yan Ting ignored him.
Elder Yao suddenly spoke again, "Mr. Fu, I know you actually have feelings for Yan Xi. And now, Yan Xi is in the Yao family. If you do as we wish, perhaps I can let Yan Xi live."
"What have you done to her?"
Fu Yan Ting felt helpless for the first time. When he left, he had already instructed Xin Yi to take good care of Yan Xi and not to let Yan Xi come to the capital, as it was too dangerous.
The reason he had given such instructions was that he had foreseen that if Yan Xi came to the capital, she would end up in this situation.
But Fu Yan Ting hadn't expected that no matter how much he tried to stop her, Yan Xi still got into trouble.
Elder Yao sized up Fu Yan Ting, his lips curling slightly upwards, and said, "Mr. Fu, only one of you and Yan Xi can live. Choose for yourself, do you want to live or does she live?"
Fu Yan Ting looked at Elder Yao coldly. In fact, Fu Yan Ting knew very well that even if he chose to live, Elder Yao would not let him go.
Since that was the case, he did not need to sacrifice Yan Xi.
Yan Xi was a member of the Yao family. No matter what, Elder Yao would take care of Yan Xi and not let anything happen to her. But Fu Yan Ting was different. For years, Elder Yao had coveted Fu Yan Ting's wealth and wanted to kill him. Fu Yan Ting knew this clearly.
Fu Yan Ting knew this very well, but standing there, he did not respond to Elder Yao's words.
Elder Yao couldn't help but frown, sizing up Fu Yan Ting. After a while, he spoke again, "Mr. Fu, don't you always say you love Yan Xi? If you truly love Yan Xi, you would protect her and not let anything happen to her."
Moreover, Fu Yan Ting was now under house arrest by them, and it was impossible for Fu Yan Ting to leave.
What he was doing now was just stalling for time.
Fu Yan Ting was not particularly concerned.
Seeing that Fu Yan Ting did not respond, Elder Yao couldn't help but frown and said, "What? Mr. Fu, are you reluctant to die? Then Yan Xi will have to be sacrificed."
After Elder Yao finished speaking, he opened the video on his phone. The video showed Yan Xi being held under house arrest at the Yao residence.
Fu Yan Ting frowned when he saw the video. Elder Yao, seeing Fu Yan Ting frown, said again, "Mr. Fu, don't worry. As long as you make a choice, we will take good care of Yan Xi. After all, she is a member of the Yao family, and I will not break my promise to you and harm her. But you, you must die."
"To give up your life for a woman is too foolish. Moreover, that woman is from your Yao family. I need time to consider carefully what I should do."
Elder Yao didn't argue with Fu Yan Ting. He also knew that one should strike the snake's vital spot.
It was enough to say this much. Saying too much would only make Fu Yan Ting change his mind.
Elder Yao had lived a lifetime and was a good judge of character. He could see that Fu Yan Ting had feelings for Yan Xi.
He would not bear to harm Yan Xi.
Therefore, Fu Yan Ting's decision was within Elder Yao's expectations.