Chapter 45: No Wonder

Mid-levels, Hong Kong.

Not long after Ke Xianbai returned to his residence, he received the news.

Pei Baoyuan was in trouble!

Xunfeng intercepted Ke Xianbai, thinking their boss was being far too hasty—he hadn't even finished speaking yet.

"Miss Pei only suffered a mild shock, and Zhuiyun has already caught the person who attacked her."

Ke Xianbai gestured with his eyes for him to continue.

"The perpetrator is stubbornly claiming he was merely dead drunk and lost control. With no other options, we had no choice but to hand him over to the police."

Silence hung in the room for a long moment. Xunfeng felt a rising sense of unease, bracing himself because he fully expected Ke Xianbai to grab whatever weapon was handy and rush off to the hospital the next second. Instead, Ke Xianbai parted his lips and said, "Ke Yicheng's reach is getting far too long."

To find someone in the Imperial Capital with a mouth this tight, someone willing to take the fall, Ke Yicheng must have planned this for a long time. He definitely possessed his own faction within the Imperial Capital. It might seem inconspicuous right now, but sometimes it is precisely these inconspicuous forces that can deliver a fatal blow when one's guard is down.

Tang Huan was struck by a sudden realization. "I'll go investigate right away."

Ke Yicheng wouldn't dare to act so blatantly in the Imperial Capital as to make a fatal move against the Pei family. This time, it was merely a warning—or perhaps retaliation for the corpse Ke Xianbai had dumped at the door of his hospital room a couple of days ago.

"There's no need to go." Ke Xianbai stopped Tang Huan. Since Ke Yicheng dared to do this, he would certainly have left himself a way out. "Instead, I want you to handle a task for me."

Tang Huan hurried out of Ke Xianbai's Mid-levels villa.

***

In the car, Pei Baoyuan had indeed been frightened, but the moment she stepped out and saw Zhuiyun, the heart hanging suspended in her chest settled back down by more than half.

Despite her repeated assertions that she was fine, Zhuiyun escorted her to the hospital for a medical checkup.

While waiting for the test results at the hospital, Pei Zongnian rushed over with a group of people.

He looked her up and down to make sure there were no obvious external injuries on Pei Baoyuan before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Pei Baoyuan smiled at Pei Zongnian. "Big Brother, I'm fine. You didn't tell Mom, did you?"

Clearly, she was the one who had just gone through an ordeal, yet she was still smiling at him, and her very first concern was asking him not to alert the family. Pei Zongnian genuinely wanted to give Pei Baoyuan a good scolding, but the moment he looked at that face, he couldn't even bring himself to say a single harsh word.

Ignoring her question, Pei Zongnian asked, "Have you had any conflicts with anyone lately?"

Pei Baoyuan thought about it seriously. "Does the Huo family count?"

Pei Zongnian: "..."

He looked with a mix of helplessness at his little sister, who was still being playful at a time like this. "The Huo family doesn't have the guts."

If this had truly been the work of the Huo family, it would be equivalent to pulling teeth from a tiger; they must think the Pei family was already dead and buried.

Pei Baoyuan replied, "Then... perhaps it was just as that driver said—he was dead drunk and not in his right mind."

Pei Zongnian's gaze inadvertently drifted to Zhuiyun, who was standing quietly behind Pei Baoyuan. "I'll assign two people to follow you from now on. Make sure to take them with you whenever you go out."

Once all the medical reports came back, Pei Zongnian questioned the attending physician in thorough detail to confirm there were no hidden internal injuries. Only then did the group head back to the Pei residence.

Originally, they thought everyone at home would be asleep by this hour, but upon entering, they found the lights blazing. The moment she stepped through the door, Pei Baoyuan was pulled into a grip by Ms. Song Xuanling for another thorough inspection.

Confirming she was unharmed, Ms. Song Xuanling pulled her tightly into her arms. "Thank goodness, thank goodness you're alright. You scared your mother half to death."

Ms. Song Xuanling possessed quite a bit of strength, and unable to break free, Pei Baoyuan had no choice but to cast a plea for help toward her father, who sat steadily on the sofa.

Finally, with her father's intervention, Pei Baoyuan was able to sit obediently on the sofa.

Mr. Pei stated, "Look into this matter thoroughly. Find out whether he was genuinely drunk or if someone orchestrated it with malicious intent."

Pei Zongnian nodded. "I've already sent people to investigate. The two of you should also exercise more caution when going out during this period."

*[Ke Yicheng! Investigate Ke Yicheng! Don't let that Ke Yicheng off the hook!]*

*[Pei Baoyuan was implicated by Ke Xianbai this time. No wonder the Pei family is so reluctant to let Pei Baoyuan have much contact with Ke Xianbai.]*

Pei Baoyuan felt that her father and older brother possessed such overwhelming auras that she simply didn't dare to speak up much.