The Ren family's hall was indeed bustling. Ren Yunjie and his wife Wei Juan sat on one side watching the drama unfold. Ren Yunling angrily pointed at Bai Xuyang, cursing him out. Ren Qiao cowered in the corner farthest from Bai Xuyang, crying bitterly. Ren Qiao's mother, Madam Ren Er, fixed her gaze on Ye Zhizhou, her eyes filled with resentment.
Ye Zhizhou found this woman rather inexplicable. Her own daughter was pregnant, and someone had come to their door about it. It should have been a significant event, yet she seemed entirely unexcited. Instead of consoling her weeping daughter, she was staring intently at him... Wait, was that a look of hatred? In the original plot, this Madam Yu Xue, as Ren Yunling's fiancée, had spent some time at the Ren family research institute before marrying Ren Yunling...
"Who are you?" Ren Yunjie looked puzzled at Ye Zhizhou as he walked in and called a servant to ask, "Didn't we say we weren't receiving any guests? How did someone get in?"
The servant bowed and whispered, "He's a guest of Madam Yu."
Despite Ren Yunling's relentless berating, Bai Xuyang showed no reaction. Growing increasingly frustrated, Ren Yunling didn't even spare a glance for Ye Zhizhou, who had just entered. Instead, he yelled at Yu Xue, "You can entertain guests at a time like this, Yu Xue? Do you even consider yourself part of the Ren family? Do you think Ren Qiao is your daughter?"
Yu Xue sneered, "I am here as a guest of the Ren family. Look closely, turn around and see who's here!"
Ren Yunling was taken aback by her words and, upon noticing Ye Zhizhou, froze. "Y-You're that Ye... Ye..."
Ye Zhizhou glanced at the puzzled Ren Yunjie and the alarmed Ren Yunling, then smirked and said, "One recognizes me, the other doesn't. So, Mr. Ren Yunling, did you have something to do with my car accident?"
"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Ren Yunling quickly denied, turning to the servant outside the hall and shouting, "Someone, get this random person out of here! We said no visitors! This is bad luck!"
Even the crying Ren Qiao in the corner noticed Ye Zhizhou's presence and, surprised, stood up. "Ye Senior, why are you here at my house? I... I..."
"Don't call me Senior Ye. I still remember what you did to my Transformation Serum," Ye Zhizhou probably figured out what was happening at the Ren family, completely ignoring Ren Yunling. He turned to Ren Yunjie and said, "Mr. Ren, I'm Ye Zhizhou, the son of Ren Haonan and Ye Wenxiu. I want to talk to you about the patent rights for my father's mental stability formula."
Ren Yunjie was shocked. "Haonan and Ye Wenxiu's son? When did Haonan have a child this old..." He abruptly stopped and looked at Ren Yunling, asking, "Yunling, what's going on? What's the relationship between Ye Wenxiu and Haonan?"
"This person is talking nonsense!" Ren Yunling quickly explained, "Haonan didn't have a child, and I've never heard him mention it. This person must be here to extort money. Although Ye Wenxiu worked as an assistant to Haonan for a while, she left soon after and had no connection with Haonan."
Faced with his younger brother and a stranger, Ren Yunjie chose to believe his brother. After hearing the explanation, his expression softened somewhat, and he said to Ye Zhizhou, "Young man, have you made a mistake? My brother Haonan has no descendants, and although Ye Wenxiu worked with Haonan for a while, their relationship was purely professional."
Ye Zhizhou mentally labeled Ren Yunjie as a gullible fool and changed the topic, saying, "Let's put that aside for now. You must be aware of what happened with Ren Qiao at the police station recently. She destroyed the gene transformation serum that I developed, and I'm currently suspended from duty because of it."
"Uncle..." Ren Qiao couldn't help but speak, pleading, "I really didn't mean to at the time..."
Looking at Ye Zhizhou again, she started crying, "Senior, I know you're upset with me, but I went to the police station, and I apologized to you. How much money do you want? I'll give it to you. Please, I beg you, don't come to harass me anymore."
Ren Yunjie's expression changed upon hearing this, and he looked at Ye Zhizhou with less goodwill in his eyes. "Mr. Ye, the matter with the transformation serum was a misunderstanding. Qiao has already been punished. Let's not push this further, shall we?"
Bai Xuyang, who had been silently watching the scene, turned his head to glance at Ye Zhizhou thoughtfully. Qian Yuan, hearing about this for the first time, was a bit surprised but had known Ren Qiao for many years. He had some emotional attachment to her and stepped forward, intending to intervene.
"Stop!" Ye Zhizhou released his psychic power, materializing it into a cage to encircle everyone. He gestured to silence Ren Yunling, who was about to shout, and then gave a warning glance to Ren Qiao. Finally, he turned to Ren Yunjie and said, "Forgive my rudeness, but if we don't do this, certain people might continue to mislead and interrupt, and I won't be able to speak smoothly."
The oppressive force of his S-class psychic power was truly frightening. Both Ren Qiao and Ren Yunling, who were specifically targeted, felt as if something invisible had tightened around their throats, rendering them speechless.
Bai Xuyang coolly spoke up, "Sir, please don't harm the child in Ren Qiao's womb."
Ye Zhizhou glanced at him, walked over to Ren Qiao, and handed her a pill. He reassured, "Don't worry; your child is safe."
Seeing that Ren Qiao's complexion seemed to improve, Bai Xuyang nodded in satisfaction and resumed his role as a quiet observer.
"Boss..." Qian Yuan was alarmed by these developments and quite anxious. "Boss, please release them. This is illegal..."
"They can report me to the police," Ye Zhizhou said, tossing a pill into Qian Yuan's mouth to calm him down. "Rest assured, I just want to have a peaceful conversation with Mr. Ren Yunjie. I won't harm them."
Madam Ren Er, who had been silently observing, glanced at Yu Xue, who had been wearing a sardonic smile all along. She furrowed her brows.
"Let me think about where to start..." Ye Zhizhou sat down on the sofa opposite Ren Yunjie, knocked on the communicator, and then snapped his fingers. He placed a birth certificate on the coffee table. "Let's start by confirming my identity, Mr. Ren. Take a good look."
First, a birth certificate, followed by a genetic comparison and blood relationship test with Ren Haonan. Three sets of documents were laid out in front of Ren Yunjie, causing him to swallow his words.
"My mother passed away too early, and I couldn't find her blood sample for a genetic test, so I haven't done a blood relationship or genetic test. However, this birth certificate should clarify things," Ye Zhizhou withdrew his hand and looked seriously at Ren Yunjie. "Now, are you willing to talk to me?"
Ren Yunjie picked up the documents, examined them, and then carefully observed Ye Zhizhou's appearance. After a brief moment, he looked at Ren Yunling and asked, "Younger brother, have you understood what's going on? What's the connection between Ye Wenxiu and Haonan?"
"This person is talking nonsense!" Ren Yunling quickly explained, "Haonan doesn't have a child, and I've never heard him mention it. This person must be here to extort money. Although Ye Wenxiu worked as an assistant to Haonan for a while, she left soon after and had no connection with Haonan."
Ren Yunjie chose to believe his younger brother and, after hearing the explanation, his expression softened somewhat. He nodded at Ye Zhizhou.
Ye Zhizhou, seeing that his posture didn't appear to be fake, became more certain of his initial suspicions and adopted a slightly friendlier tone. He asked, "First question: Why did my mother leave the Ren family research institute back then?"
During those years, many things happened, and Ren Yunjie remembered all the people related to the events very clearly. After a moment of recollection, he replied, "She stole a very important experimental data report. When she was discovered, she ran away in fear of us reporting her to the authorities, so she disappeared without a trace."
Ye Zhizhou sneered, "And what was Ren Haonan's attitude at that time?" This was the point that piqued his curiosity the most after reviewing the information sent by Dong Fangshu. Ren Haonan had spent his entire life in the Ren family, only passing away last year. During this time, he had many opportunities to search for Ye Wenxiu, so why didn't he?
"During that time, Haonan was injured and in a coma in the hospital," Ren Yunjie explained, sensing Ye Zhizhou's dissatisfaction with Ren Haonan. "Haonan didn't know he had a son like you. No one knew about his relationship with Ye Wenxiu, and when he accidentally fell down the stairs and suffered a head injury, he lost some of his memories. If he had known about your existence, he definitely wouldn't have ignored you all these years."
Amnesia? Ye Zhizhou had considered many possibilities but never imagined that amnesia would be the explanation. He suddenly recalled his own amnesia after the car accident, and his thoughts shifted. He turned to look at Ren Yunling and said, "It seems there are still some things you haven't told me." Previously, he had thought his amnesia was caused by the Soul Banner, but now...
Ren Yunling felt a shiver down his spine as he saw Ye Zhizhou's piercing gaze and struggled to touch his throat, shaking his head vigorously toward Ren Yunjie.
Ren Yunjie also noticed the strangeness of the situation and his expression became serious. "What do you mean by saying Ye Wenxiu passed away too early? When I reported her missing years ago, the police couldn't find any trace of her. I thought she had fled to another planet."
"She passed away in an accident more than a decade ago," Ye Zhizhou replied briefly. Then he pushed another document forward and stared into Ren Yunjie's eyes. "The second question: After Ren Haonan's death, how did you handle his patents?"
Ren Yunjie was at a loss for words. "How could we handle it? Haonan had no descendants, so the patents naturally passed to the family. It's our family's..."
He stopped abruptly, finally realizing the potential consequences of Ye Zhizhou's appearance. Cold sweat formed on his forehead.
"Now, Ren Haonan has descendants," Ye Zhizhou stated. "You see, when you think about it, perhaps you were jealous back then. Even though I was just a bastard child, I was about to become a great contributor to the family and had secretly found happiness in love."
Ren Yunling's breathing became heavy, and he stared at Ye Zhizhou with widened eyes.
"But you, you had an older brother above you and a bastard child below you threatening your position. Your abilities were average, and the only thing you had over the bastard child was an outstanding fiancée. However, fate had a twist for you—your fiancée didn't love you but fell for that bastard child instead."
With this statement, the atmosphere in the living room instantly shifted.
Ren Yunling roared in silence, taking a sudden step forward, itching to attack. Yu Xue's cold smile vanished, and she glared darkly at Ye Zhizhou. As for Ren Qiao, she looked around in confusion, her eyes darting between her parents, and said, "What... What does this mean? Mom doesn't love Dad? How is that possible!"
Ye Zhizhou stood up, collecting their varied reactions with a cold gaze. He said, "Ren Yunling, you envied my father's abilities, so you pushed him down the stairs. Yu Xue, you envied my mother, so you framed her, forced her out, and ultimately killed her. As for Ren Qiao, what did you want to gain?" In the original plot, Ren Qiao had defeated the entire main family, surpassing Ren Yunling, and became the new head of the Ren family. This seemed too strange for someone in her current slightly vain and brainless state; it didn't match the profile of an ambitious person.