Several people in the room couldn't help but look at He Zhongrong, only to see He Zhongrong say with a gloomy face: "I'm afraid that Meiqing has heard about Ping'er's action. Now she must understand that we collaborated to deceive her."
Originally, several people planned to cheat the marriage first, and wait until Sister Baiyi became He Ping's woman. Even if the truth was revealed by then, it would be a done deal, and Sister Baiyi would be helpless. But now something went wrong.
He Ping asked anxiously: "Dad, what you mean is that the third sister is resentful because of this incident and deliberately hides herself from others?"
Seeing He Zhongrong nodded, Mrs. Tianhaimen sneered: "The date has been set, and she still wants to go back on it, but she can't help it now. Ping'er, last time my mother asked you to think of a way to get that woman first, and you did it
No?"
Outsiders can't imagine that the seemingly graceful and decent Mrs. Tianhaimen would instigate her son to do such a thing secretly.
Fortunately, He Ping was almost middle-aged, so he was not ashamed of himself. He just regretted and said, "Mom, I don't want to force Third Sister like that." If there was something Ye Linlang was present with, he couldn't reveal it.
In fact, He Ping even secretly took drugs in order to get his sister in white. But for some reason, no matter the drugs, aphrodisiacs, or even drugs that make people temporarily weak, they all failed when used on the third sister.
Moreover, the third sister, who had never had any independent opinions, was extremely vigilant when it came to matters between men and women, leaving him with no opportunity to make a move. So far, he has not even touched her.
Sure enough, hearing what He Ping said, Ye Linlang felt a lot comforted. However, Mrs. Tianhaimen had a look on her face that hated the iron.
Ye Linlang said: "There is no need to worry, adoptive mother. I understand Third Sister's personality. She may be angry now, but as long as she remembers your kindness to her after a while, she will definitely come back. Then I will give you some advice.
If you advise her, she will definitely obey."
This is what she has learned from experience after spending several years with Sister Baiyi. It has been tried and tested, so she is very confident.
He Ping also knew this truth well and said with a smile: "Second sister, fortunately I have you, I will trouble you then."
Ye Linlang forced a smile and said, "Big brother's business is my business."
Having said that, He Zhongrong and his wife were obviously not at ease and kept sending more manpower to secretly search for the whereabouts of Sister Baiyi on the island.
He Ping also had no intention of entertaining the distinguished guests, so he took Ye Linlang and his confidants to patrol around the place.
One night passed.
Seeing that tomorrow was the big day, but there was still no trace of Sister Bai, He Zhongrong, He Ping and even Ye Linlang finally realized that something was wrong.
It seems that the sister in white is really playing it this time!
"Everywhere on the island, except for the guest rooms of distinguished guests, has been searched and no one can be found." The leader lowered his head and reported.
He Ping roared: "Then why are you hesitating? Search, no matter what reason you find, go to the guest room to search. I will hear the results in half an hour!"
After a sleepless night, He Ping's eyes were bloodshot and his hair was messy, like a lion ready to explode at any time.
Seeing that the door owner didn't say anything, the leader quickly took the order and left. After more than half an hour, he returned and said: "Every guest room has been searched, and there is no trace of the young lady. But..."
He Zhongrong narrowed his eyes: "But what?"
The leader couldn't bear the sudden change in air pressure, lowered his head and said worriedly: "But just now a subordinate came to report that there was a small boat missing from the shore."
He Ping took a quick step and approached the leader: "Who stole it?"
The leader said bravely: "No one was seen. The two guards were knocked unconscious. When they woke up, the boat was gone."
He Ping roared, grabbed the leader's neck, and said with murderous intent: "Trash, a bunch of trash! The ships in our Tianhaimen have always been strictly controlled, and there are experts all around. If the ship is stolen, you tell me you don't know who did it.
?”
Seeing that his son had almost lost his mind, He Zhongrong waved his hand to scare his son away and ordered the leader to retreat. The latter hurriedly fled for his life.
He Zhongrong glanced at his lost son, and his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Meiqing is the only one on the entire island who can steal a ship in that situation without disturbing anyone, and it should be her. It seems like this
This time she was very determined and didn't even give us a chance to explain."
"No, it's impossible, Third Sister wouldn't do this..." He Ping slumped down on the chair, his eyes were red, and his face was full of pain.
Seeing him like this, Ye Linlang was heartbroken and jealous. But Mrs. Tianhaimen said anxiously: "Master, why are you still standing there? Send someone to chase him quickly!"
He Zhongrong sneered: "How to chase her? In the vast ocean, how do you know which direction she is going? What's more, with her martial arts skills, if she intends to leave, who can catch her?"
Cold sweat broke out on Mrs. Tianhaimen's forehead: "What should we do? Tomorrow is the big day. That woman walked away selfishly. Who will Ping'er find to marry?"
Once this matter is exposed, both He Ping and Tianhaimen will become the laughing stock of the entire Nanhai Wulin, and will never be able to hold their heads up again.
For people of their status, reputation is sometimes much more important than life!
He Zhongrong closed his eyes and tried hard to suppress the rage and murderous intent boiling in his chest. After a long time, when he opened his eyes, they had become cold and he said without a doubt: "The wedding must be held as scheduled."
The other three people all looked at him in shock. He Ping said ecstatically: "Dad, can you find the third sister and persuade her to come back?"
He Zhongrong stared at his son coldly: "You will succeed Tianhaimen in the future. You'd better be promising and don't mess up your mind because of a woman. I think it's better for the woman to leave, so as to save you from not doing your job in the future."
He suddenly walked up to Ye Linlang and said in a pleading tone: "Linlang, you are also Ping'er's adopted sister. As a father, I beg you to marry him for the sake of your elder brother and Tianhaimen. From now on, my father will treat you as his own.
Go out and never let anyone let you down!"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three people in the hall changed drastically. Ye Linlang even felt his head roaring, and his consciousness was shattered into pieces and no one knew where they were.
"No!" The one who reacted most violently was He Ping, who was the first to object: "No, I don't agree!"
He Zhongrong: "You have no right to disagree. It involves the reputation and honor of Tianhaimen, and you cannot be presumptuous. Tomorrow's marriage, you have to get married or not.
Remember, everything you have today is given to you by Tianhaimen. If you leave Tianhaimen, you will lose everything.
Do you want to discredit yourself, make your father and mother a laughing stock, and make Tianhaimen become the talk of Nanhai after dinner because of an unavailable woman?!"
"I……"
He Ping was extremely reluctant, but when he thought that he was actually going to marry another woman, he felt extremely irritated.
He couldn't bear his father's sharp eyes and suddenly shouted: "It's all Lu Juntian. If it weren't for that bastard, Third Sister wouldn't have left me. I'm going to kill him!"
He roared and rushed out, but was slapped by He Zhongrong. Unprepared, He Ping fell to the ground. Ye Linlang and Mrs. Tianhaimen were very nervous, and they both rushed forward to check.
"Take him down to rest." He Zhongrong snorted coldly. If He Ping was asked to go out to meet people, wouldn't he tell everyone that things have changed?
After Mrs. Tianhaimen left with He Ping, He Zhongrong looked at Ye Linlang again and suddenly smiled: "Linlang, I can see that you like Ping'er very much. Now the opportunity is in front of you, don't you want to seize it?"
Ye Linlang's face was both red and white. She lowered her head and clenched her fingers: "But the eldest brother doesn't like me. I, I don't want to wrong him."
She was really happy just now, feeling like she was falling from the sky. But He Ping's reaction was like a sap that knocked her back to the cruel reality, making her heart fall into an ice cave.
He Zhongrong comforted him: "Silly boy, love is selfish. If you want this person, why do you need to care about what the other person thinks? What's more, if you change your identity, Ping'er will naturally give up. When you have children in the future, he will definitely
I will fall in love with you. If you don’t even dare to try, then there is really no hope anymore.”
As expected of the leader of the Tianhai Sect, he accurately grasped Ye Linlang's thoughts, hit the key points every sentence, and aroused Ye Linlang's hope in an instant.
Ye Linlang said no, but was she ever willing to do so? The scene He Zhongrong painted for her was exactly what she had been looking forward to day and night, and she couldn't help clenching her fists.
He Zhongrong added fuel to the fire at the end: "Now that Meiqing is gone, you are the only adopted sister left, and you are the only one who can save the day. Even if you don't want to, can you sacrifice yourself for the sake of your adopted father and Tianhaimen?"
Yes, she didn't want to embarrass her eldest brother, but it was about Tianhaimen, and she had no choice but to do this. Even if her eldest brother blamed her, she had a clear conscience.
Under the urging of her inner voice, Ye Linlang finally made up her mind, raised her head, and said resolutely: "Let my adoptive father decide everything!"
He Zhongrong laughed.
…
Also in the afternoon of the same day, after Qin Kerqing dressed up, she took Situ Ji to see He Zhongrong with a gloomy expression and proposed the contract again.
He Zhongrong was in a bad mood, so of course he refused. So Qin Keqing asked Ye Linlang to join Songya Yuefu.
Amidst a burst of tension and anxiety, Qin Keqing suddenly discovered that things were developing just as Zhuo Mufeng had expected.
After He Zhongrong pondered for a while, he actually proposed that He Meiqing join Songya Yuefu, and said that the latter had left Tianhaimen due to some personal matters, and Qin Keqing had to find the specific traces by herself.
Qin Keqing carefully probed: "That girl, isn't she going to marry the young sect leader tomorrow?"
Hearing this, He Zhongrong laughed: "Manager Qin, did you misunderstand? When did He say that the adopted sister who got married was He Meiqing?"
Qin Keqing thought about it carefully and found that the other party really didn't say anything. She only said she was a foster sister from beginning to end. Could this old fox be afraid of an accident from the beginning, so he didn't say anything clearly?
In short, no matter what, the matter was successfully completed.
Qin Keqing's mood was extremely complicated. She resented Zhuo Mufeng's boldness, but the result was what she had dreamed of. She could neither hate nor praise it now.
As soon as she left, He Zhongrong used his palms to crush the teacup in his hand into powder.
From Zhuo Mufeng's sudden assassination of He Ping, to He Meiqing's disappearance, to Qin Keqing's request for someone, they were all so intertwined that he couldn't help but suspect.
If all this is a good thing done by Songya Yuefu, then he will not make it easy for him.
"I thought I got a treasure, but I didn't know that the treasure was poisonous."
From He Ping's mouth, He Zhongrong naturally knew the relationship between Sister Bai Yi and the Demon Sect. So he followed the trend just to bury a lead in Songya Yue Mansion.