There were also a few photos sandwiched in the materials. When He Zhenhua's gaze swept over those photos, he was attracted by the content in them and couldn't take his eyes off. The past came flooding back.
The photo was taken when Ye Yanxi was lost. She was only three months old and sitting in a baby stroller.
At that time, He Zhenhua had just gotten his first precious daughter, so he was naturally extremely happy. He tried his best to give her the best things. Therefore, there were many precious ornaments hanging on the baby stroller.
However, Jiang Pinzhen thought the child was too young to wear so many things. She believed that instead of bringing good luck, they would attract disasters. So Jiang Pinzhen put those jewels on the baby stroller at home and only hung a safety lock around the baby's neck.
In the photo, the baby girl indeed had a safety lock tied with a red string around her neck, and there was also a character 'He' embroidered by Jiang Pinzhen on the small quilt covering the child.
Looking at this photo, He Zhenhua stared fixedly at the character 'He'. From this, it was enough to confirm that the baby girl in the photo was his lost daughter back then.
Although the photo had turned yellow and curled at the edges, the people and things in it remained the same. The date at the bottom was clearly marked, and it was indeed more than twenty years ago, the day when Ye Yanxi was lost after they took her out.
Then, after He Zhenhua finished looking at the photo, he casually flipped through the materials.
However, he didn't expect there to be an even more shocking picture.
The next one was also a photo, but He Zhenxing appeared in it. At that time, He Zhenxing should have gone abroad.
This stack of photos was like a video recorder, reproducing the past events in front of his eyes.
Jiang Pinzhen pushed the baby stroller into the mall and stopped in front of a mother - and - baby store, planning to buy some clothes for the baby. Just when she wasn't paying attention, He Zhenxing appeared beside the baby stroller and carried the baby away.
By the time Jiang Pinzhen turned around, He Zhenxing was long gone. What followed was Jiang Pinzhen's panicked, sad and heart - broken look.
"Where did you get these photos?" If He Zhenhua could still remain somewhat calm after looking at those receipts and contracts before, now after seeing these photos, he could no longer remain indifferent. His face was full of anger and shock.
"Don't be impatient, Mr. He. I'll tell you after you finish reading the rest of the materials." Xiao Yu lifted his eyelids slightly, indicating for him to continue reading.
He Zhenhua was in a complete mess. He quickly flipped through the subsequent materials. He just wanted to know the answer now.
And the following materials completely chilled He Zhenhua's heart.
It was a drug research report about a drug that could treat infectious diseases. However, looking at its composition, it was exactly the same as the drug developed by the He Consortium more than twenty years ago. However, the date of that research report was one year earlier than their pharmaceutical company.
So, back then, the pharmaceutical company under his banner developed this drug, which was indeed very effective against infectious diseases. But when they applied for a patent later, they failed because a foreign company had already applied for the patent before them.
That prescription... was also given to him by He Zhenxing. At that time, He Zhenxing assured him repeatedly that it was obtained from a certain genius doctor in the folk and there was no possibility of infringement.
The pharmaceutical company also proved through experiments that the prescription could indeed fight against infectious diseases.
Later, somehow, He Zhenhua unexpectedly contracted the infectious disease. He Zhenxing then instigated him to use the drug.
The direct consequence of this was that the paternity test with Ye Yanxi didn't match at that time.
Now there was no need to doubt. All this... was He Zhenxing's doing behind the scenes.
He Zhenhua felt cold at heart. His hand flipping through the materials was also extremely mechanical. Xiao Yu glanced at him. "Mr. He, I can tell you now. Those materials were obtained from your elder brother's ex - wife. At that time, because she suspected He Zhenxing of having an affair, she privately hired a detective agency. Unexpectedly... the detective accidentally took these pictures."
"However, that woman was still too stupid. She actually used these photos to threaten He Zhenxing. He Zhenxing was so angry that he sent her to a mental hospital. I just happened to know about this and took her out of the mental hospital. Naturally, she was very grateful to me and just gave these photos to me."
When Xiao Yu said this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. His slightly slanted phoenix eyes were cold and sharp. "The following materials were found by me in He Zhenxing's house. As for why he still kept these evidence of his crimes, it's unknown."
After listening, He Zhenhua clenched his fists and then loosened them slightly.
He never thought that the person who did all this was He Zhenxing. He carried away his daughter back then, deliberately made the paternity test between him and his daughter fail, and then encouraged him to take He Man back, which led to Jiang Pinzhen returning to her family. A complete family was almost torn apart.
In the end, his wife left and his daughter was lost. The person who caused all this was actually his most trusted elder brother. How could he accept it?
"What was his purpose for doing all this... Why?" He Zhenhua's eyes were dim and he murmured unconsciously.
"I thought Mr. He should understand."
"Understand what?" He Zhenhua suddenly raised his eyes and stared fixedly at Xiao Yu in front of him.
"Desire and unwillingness. Aren't these innate to human beings? It's just that some people take them lightly, while some people become even more extreme. When the old Mr. He handed the company to you, you should have thought of this."
"But... anyway, we are brothers."
"Can blood relationship prevent everything from happening? Since ancient times, haven't there been many cases of brothers fighting over family property?" A sneer appeared on the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth.
He Zhenhua silently lowered his head.
He wasn't unaware of these things. It's just that he was always soft - hearted and concerned about brotherhood. He wanted to follow his father's instructions. However... it was only today that he found out that everything was just his self - deception. He didn't see through the false appearance, which led to the end of his wife leaving and his daughter being lost.
Wasn't all this caused by himself?
After that, He Zhenhua didn't have the heart to listen to what Xiao Yu said anymore. When he left, he took all those materials away.
After Ye Yanxi and He Chuyan left the mall, they strolled on the street for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, He Chuyan's phone rang again.
It was still Xiao Yu this time. But this time, He Chuyan didn't hesitate to hand the phone to Ye Yanxi. Xiao Yu asked where she was and then said he would come to pick her up before hanging up the phone.
Xiao Yu came by himself in the car. Seeing He Chuyan alone, he first sent He Chuyan back.
After dropping He Chuyan off at the community entrance, Xiao Yu drove back to Qingyuwan with Ye Yanxi.
When the car started, Ye Yanxi looked out of the window and then shifted her gaze to Xiao Yu's side face. His side face had a perfect and charming curve. Ye Yanxi stared at him infatuatedly. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "Did your meeting last so long?"
Although the company was quite busy at this time and there were often overtime situations, it was already off - work time now. When she called Xiao Yu's office, it was still noon. Now it was evening and Xiao Yu just called back to pick her up. So she thought Xiao Yu had been in a meeting for the whole afternoon.
Xiao Yu just gave a faint 'hmm'.
"It's actually so long." Ye Yanxi murmured in a low voice. "Then why didn't you ask Xu Bei to drive here?"
She was also thinking that Xiao Yu had been busy for the whole afternoon. The meeting must have been very tiring, and he had been in the meeting room for the whole afternoon. So naturally, she was a little worried.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu turned to look at her. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, looking in a good mood. "Are you worried about me?"
"Nonsense!" Ye Yanxi rolled her eyes. After she said it, she regretted being so quick - tongued. But now they were in a relationship, and there was no need to be coy with each other. Thinking like this, it was natural for her to care about him. "You've been busy for so long and should have a good rest."
"Then why don't you drive?" Xiao Yu said with a smile and glanced at her.
"..." Ye Yanxi didn't say a word.
"What? Aren't you worried about me being tired?"
Seeing that Xiao Yu was deliberately teasing her, Ye Yanxi bit her lip. It took her a long time to whisper, "I don't have a driver's license. I can't drive."
Hearing this, Xiao Yu looked at her in surprise. "Didn't you get your driver's license last summer vacation?"
How did he even know this? Ye Yanxi lowered her head and remained silent. It took her a long time to say angrily, "I didn't pass!"
This time, Xiao Yu's expression was even more stunned. He asked cheerfully again, "Where did you fail?"
Ye Yanxi knew he was doing it on purpose. He always brought up the things she didn't want to talk about. She glared at him angrily. "Subject Three!"
"Such a simple test content, and you still failed?" His tone seemed quite surprised.
How could she expect someone as intelligent as Xiao Yu to understand her? Ye Yanxi almost gritted her teeth and said, "When I was parking on the side, I got nervous and... broke the handbrake."
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yu burst into laughter, which made Ye Yanxi feel so ashamed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in.
Finally, she glared at Xiao Yu fiercely to stop his ridicule.
It took Xiao Yu a long time to calm down. He still asked her with a smile, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Ye Yanxi was in a very bad mood. She just said 'whatever'.
Seeing that she was really a little angry, Xiao Yu changed the topic: "Did you see my mother at home today?"
Originally, Ye Yanxi was still angry about the driver's license and almost forgot what happened in the morning. Now that Xiao Yu brought it up again, Ye Yanxi couldn't help but feel nervous. She secretly glanced at Xiao Yu a few times.
Sure enough, Xiao Yu still brought up this matter.
"Um... did Mrs. Xiao call you?"
"Yes." Xiao Yu nodded. "She told me everything."
"Okay..."
"Just 'okay'?" His voice sank, with a hint of questioning.
"What's wrong?"
Just as Ye Yanxi finished speaking, suddenly the car braked sharply and stopped. Xiao Yu turned around, and his dark eyes stared fixedly at Ye Yanxi. "Why didn't you tell her that you're my girlfriend?"