Chapter 30: Suspecting Yu Zhengyuan is Not Dead

Qin Shi An’s OX cruise ship was a “recreational venue” that was permanently docked in international waters.

The cruise regularly held various auction events, and the items being auctioned were typically not something one could show in public.

For example, illegally sourced antiques, unnamed mines, and even living or deceased people.

OX cruise never rejected sellers, if they were willing to sell, OX would list and sell it.

This time, a mysterious individual entrusted OX to sell an item.

It was a watch, the watch of Yu Zhengyuan.

Yes, that’s right.

Yu Mo Yuan’s older brother, Yu Zhengyuan.

Yu Mo Yuan lowered his gaze, his expression unreadable. He twirled his teacup, deep in thought.

After a long pause, Yu Mo Yuan finally spoke, “I suspect my older brother is not dead.”

Qin Shi An, who had been listening, flinched slightly.

“Just because of a watch?”

Yu Mo Yuan looked up, “The watch is just the beginning. I have always felt that the events from back then were far more complicated than they appeared. And don’t you find it strange that the body disappeared from the hospital morgue?”

Years ago, Yu Mo Yuan had personally brought Yu Zhengyuan and Yu Minchuan to the hospital. They were taken into two separate operating rooms.

Yu Mo Yuan was more concerned about Yu Minchuan, so he stayed outside his operating room.

When the surgery on Yu Minchuan was over, and Yu Mo Yuan went to check on his older brother, he saw that Yu Hao Shan and Zhao Zhiliu had already arrived. They were cursing at the doctor.

In their heated words, the doctor revealed that Yu Zhengyuan had not survived the surgery and had passed away during the procedure.

Furthermore, his body had been sent to the morgue, but when Yu Hao Shan and Zhao Zhiliu went to claim it, Yu Zhengyuan’s body had vanished.

And conveniently, the morgue’s surveillance cameras had malfunctioned at that very moment.

Afterward, the Yu family issued a public announcement, offering a 500 million reward to anyone who could provide information about Yu Zhengyuan’s body.

Despite the enormous bounty, not a single lead came through.

And now, three years later, Yu Zhengyuan’s watch had shown up on the OX cruise, with an initial listing price of 1208.

December 8th, exactly the date of the car accident.

Qin Shi An cautiously asked, “Could this be Zhao Zhiliu’s doing?”

Yu Mo Yuan shook his head. “She doesn’t have that kind of capability. I believe she was behind the car accident, but the disappearance of the body, she shouldn’t have known about that.”

“Then, could it be that your older brother set all of this up himself?”

Qin Shi An’s question made Yu Mo Yuan fall silent.

After a few seconds, Yu Mo Yuan spoke heavily, “It shouldn’t be. What would be his motive for doing this? Back then, he was the heir to the Yu Corporation, and I’ve told you before, I have no interest in the company.”

Qin Shi An shrugged. “That’s beyond me.”

Yu Mo Yuan narrowed his eyes. “Either way, we’ll know for sure once the watch is auctioned. Whoever dared to bring it to OX to sell must have known I would get wind of it.”

If Yu Zhengyuan is still alive, that would be the best scenario.

But if he truly is dead, they need to find his body and bring him home to rest, so that the old man can finally let go of his worries.

The two continued talking for a while, but then Qin Shi An was called away by his subordinates.

Only Yu Mo Yuan remained in the tea room.

He tugged at his tie, not daring to let his thoughts wander too deeply.

At that moment, the phone on the tea table buzzed again.

It was a message from Tang Liyue, and this time, it was a voice message.

Yu Mo Yuan opened it, and Tang Liyue’s soft and delicate voice came through the phone.

“Uncle, when will you be back? There are many meetings to arrange on the system side. Please get back to me once you’re done. Also, the finance department has a batch of funds that need approval before the end of today.”

For some reason, hearing Tang Liyue’s voice made Yu Mo Yuan feel a sense of relief, like a weight had been lifted from his chest.

Yu Mo Yuan also replied with a voice message.

“Seven days. I’ll approve it soon.”

Tang Liyue replied instantly: 【Got it.】

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At the top floor of the Yu Corporation, in the assistant office.

Tang Liyue placed her phone face down on the desk. Her expression was dazed, and there was an unusual flush on her cheeks and ears.

Yu Mo Yuan’s voice… was really pleasant.

Even though his tone was very calm, there was an underlying sense of dominance that radiated from his words.

Just those six words made Tang Liyue unconsciously picture his face in her mind.

“How strange…”

She was so scared of Yu Mo Yuan, and she tried to avoid him at all costs…

Tang Liyue shook her head, trying to snap out of it.

She muttered softly to herself for reassurance: “Don’t think about unnecessary things, making money is important.”

After calming herself down, Tang Liyue focused on her work.

When someone is seriously concentrating, time flies by. Before she knew it, it was lunchtime.

The Yu Corporation provided employee meals, located on the 6th floor.

Since Yuan Suo had other matters to attend to, he handed his meal card to Tang Liyue.

“Go ahead and have lunch. Just bring me something when you come back.”

“Okay, Assistant Yuan.”

Tang Liyue went downstairs alone.

The employee cafeteria at Yu Corporation was large, and the food was quite good, offering dishes from various regions across China.

Just as Tang Liyue was about to grab a tray, she heard someone calling her from behind.

“Assistant Tang”

She turned around to see the receptionist from earlier that morning.

Tang Liyue flashed a friendly smile. “Hello.”

The receptionist, named Miao Miao, casually hooked her arm around Tang Liyue’s. “Hi, Assistant Tang! My name is Miao Miao, you can call me ‘Miao Miao’! Do you want to sit together?”

“Sure”

Tang Liyue was actually a little worried about eating alone.

When you’re new to an environment, it’s easier to fit in with someone who’s outgoing and knows how to socialize.

Miao Miao confidently ordered food for both of them, then led Tang Liyue to a spot by the floor-to-ceiling windows, where two men were already sitting.

One had a crew cut, the other wore black-frame glasses.

Miao Miao took the initiative to introduce, “This guy with the crew cut, who looks like a convict, is Wang Hao Ran from the publicity department. Don’t be fooled by his looks, he’s actually a big fool with no scheming in him.”

“And this guy with glasses is Li De from the public relations department. Don’t let his gentlemanly demeanor fool you, he’s a shameless pervert! But he knows his limits and only dares to talk big, he’s actually quite decent.”

Tang Liyue greeted them, “Hello, Wang Ge, Li Ge.”

Wang Hao Ran grinned broadly, “No need to call us ‘Ge,’ you’re the president’s assistant! We should be calling you ‘Sister’.”

Li De also added, “In the workplace, the person with the higher position is usually ‘Ge’ or ‘Sister,’ but outside of work, we can call each other whatever we want!”

Miao Miao pulled Tang Liyue to sit down. “Exactly! Assistant Tang, you can call them Xiao Ran Zi or Xiao De Zi, that’s what I call them!”

Tang Liyue smiled, “Then you can just call me Liyue.”

Miao Miao laughed loudly, “Great, now we have another lunch buddy!”

After finishing, Miao Miao added, “By the way, Liyue, do you want to join our internal gossip group?”

Tang Liyue’s eyes widened in surprise. “Gossip group?”

“Yep, there are only about twenty or thirty people. Everyone in the group has been personally vetted by me, only those with good character, good temperament, and good moral values are allowed in! Once you join this gossip group, it means you’re one of us! From now on, if anything happens, the whole group will have your back!”

What girl isn’t interested in gossip?

Even the well-behaved Tang Liyue was a little tempted by the group.

Plus, Miao Miao, Wang Hao Ran, and Li De seemed nice, so their group members couldn’t be bad either.

So Tang Liyue nodded. “I’d like to join!”

“Great!”

Miao Miao took out her phone, added Tang Liyue on WeChat, and then pulled her into the group.

As soon as she entered the group, a new message popped up.

【Female Devil’s Assistant: Urgent notice! Urgent notice! The female devil is eating at the restaurant today! All group members beware and avoid her!】

Tang Liyue curiously looked up. “Who is the female devil?”

Miao Miao shivered. “The general manager of the group.”

Wang Hao Ran added, “The madam of the Yu family.”

Li De said, “Exactly, the female devil is Zhao Zhiliu!”

As soon as the three of them said this, Tang Liyue shrank her neck and silently prayed that Zhao Zhiliu wouldn’t see her.