The male supporting character was actually myself.

Ye Zhong wasn't a fool to be manipulated; the more conflicts there were, the more likely he was to overinterpret them. Cat Boss was safe now, so let's just watch them fall into internal strife. Whoever tripped up whom, it would only benefit us.

The fluffy dumpling clearly hadn't figured out the trick, but it still trusted its host's decision as always. "Alright, since that's what you say, host, I'll stretch out my little paw and give them a big reversal!"

For the next few days, Jiang Chen kept a close watch on things.

Yang Yingying and her niece didn't seem to do anything out of line, and before they knew it, it was the New Year.

With the arrival of the statutory holidays, various departments gradually took time off, and even Ye Zhong felt much more relaxed.

On the contrary, Ye Xingluo's online shopping platform had already started operating. Following the plan provided by Jiang Chen, they launched one year-end promotion after another, and various new ways to offer discounts and coupons made consumers happy. The emerging online shopping platform APP Taoba quickly became popular throughout the country.

As the New Year approaches, Ye Xingluo, as the chairman, becomes increasingly busy. She even spends several days in a row at the company overseeing the back office and controlling the overall situation. In her spare time, she quietly calculates how much profit she can make.

An Muya naturally went home for the New Year. Ye Xingchen was worried about her and made an excuse to sneak over. At her classmate reunion, he helped An Muya show off and humiliate everyone.

Just as the fifth day of the Lunar New Year was over, and everyone was about to get back to work and focus on the new year, something happened at the Ye family villa.

"Heh~" The little white cat yawned and complained, "These two aunt and niece are quite cautious. They made a plan so early and waited so long to find the best time!"

"It's ruined my sweet, cuddly little kitten; I've been watching over them every day and haven't had a proper New Year's celebration."

Jiang Chen casually stroked its fur, then stood at the back with an indifferent expression, watching the farce unfold before him.

"I deliberately dismissed all the servants early today, just for this matter." Ye Zhong glanced at Yang Yingying, whose eyes were slightly red, and patted her shoulder to comfort her, "I know you are thoughtful and always handle things properly and sensibly."

I'm determined to get to the bottom of this no matter what!

Yang Yingying seemed to have been crying; her voice was slightly nasal as she gently pulled him aside, saying, "Don't do this. It won't look good if things get out of hand!"

"Face? Which brat would dare to do something so shameless, and you're still thinking about his face?"

I've completely lost face!

Ye Zhong's face was gloomy. He ignored her obstruction and swept his gaze across the faces of several young people of similar age with a tough attitude. He said in a deep voice, "Yingying has lost something important."

The Ye family has always had strict family discipline, and I will never tolerate anyone who engages in such petty and despicable behavior!

"Dr. Han, although you're a family doctor, you've been staying here for a while now. To clear your name, you should just do the same as them. Please don't mind."

"Since you've lost something important, wouldn't it be better to call the police?" Jiang Chen said with a serious expression, pretending to be unaware. "Ever since I moved in with the young master, the villa has always been crowded and chaotic."

Maybe the maid is dishonest.

Calling the police and having professionals investigate is more efficient.

By the way, aren't there security cameras in the hallway? Let's pinpoint the approximate time frame and review the footage; maybe we can find some clues.

Yang Qingwei nodded in agreement, “Dr. Han is right. Our family members are not so short-sighted. Who would steal chickens or dogs?”

Report it to the police; it's highly likely the maid did it!

Ye Xingchen was a little confused, not knowing what had happened. Following the principle of avoiding trouble, he stood there without saying a word.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Search and Twist

Ye Zhong's expression was somewhat unpleasant, and he waved his hand to refuse, saying, "There's no need to call the police. I'll just go to each of your rooms to check on you."

Anyone who feels their privacy has been violated can say so and simply choose not to go.

“A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear, I don’t care,” Yang Qingwei was the first to agree. “Uncle can check anytime.”

Jiang Chen shrugged and smiled, "A gentleman is open and honest. I'm just staying temporarily. There's nothing hidden in the bedroom. Mr. Ye can go and see for himself."

"I don't care." Ye Xinglu looked confused, not knowing what they were up to. Then she added, "You can look through it, but remember to wear gloves and don't get it dirty or messy. You have to put it back in its original state afterwards."

Ye Xingchen also quickly said that he had nothing to hide.

"Since no one has any objections, I'll search it then." Ye Zhong said coldly as he went upstairs to Ye Xingluo's suite.

Upon seeing this, Ye Xingluo immediately became anxious. She stepped forward and stood in front of her door with a poker face, questioning, "What do you mean?"

I get it. They don't want me to stay, so they're looking for an excuse to kick me out again, right?

If that's what you mean, just say so. Do you really think we want to live here? If it weren't for Grandpa nagging us every day, I wouldn't bother coming back!

We've only been living here for a few days.

You immediately claimed she lost something, but without any evidence, you refused to call the police. You even came straight here after saying you wanted to search the room. Mr. Ye, you're so powerful!

"Yang Yingying is crying and you're furious, are you two putting on a show to embarrass me?"

"It's not targeting you, everyone needs to be investigated!" Ye Zhong looked at his still arrogant son and suppressed his anger as he explained, "It's not a setup to frame you, something really was lost."

Regarding what happened yesterday, since there's not much movement around this morning, the things are definitely still in someone's room. I need to check immediately!

Ye Xinglu crossed her arms and snorted coldly, "That can't start with me. My room and Dr. Han's room can be searched, but it has to be last."

"You're such a busybody!" Ye Zhong glared at him but didn't press the matter, then turned and went into Ye Xingchen's room.

Since I'm going to search anyway, a little extra time won't make a difference.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, he is indeed not a suspect. After all, he runs away from home every day and you can't see him anywhere. The probability of him doing such a thing is not high.

Ye Xingchen has always presented herself as obedient and well-behaved in front of her father, and she believes herself to be upright and honest, so she naturally doesn't refute anything.

Ye Zhong rushed in and began searching everywhere;

Yang Yingying followed closely beside him, feeling nervous and expectant, while also trying to control her expression and be ready to intervene at any moment, carefully building up her emotions.

He focused his search on the dressing room, bathroom, and bed in the bedroom, but despite searching the mess, he found nothing.

"Strange..." Yang Yingying's heart pounded. She had clearly put it under the bed sheet herself, so why hadn't she found it?

Did Ye Xingchen discover it?

That shouldn't be the case. I put it in this morning and then went to Ye Zhong to complain. Ye Xingchen was eating breakfast at that time and shouldn't have had time to go upstairs.

Hiding things is a skill; you can't hide them too shallowly to appear too deliberate, nor can you hide them too deep to make them hard to find.

Yang Yingying thought the placement was perfect, but the bed sheet was completely turned over, so how could the things tucked underneath be gone?

"It's a bit messy, you can tidy it up yourself." Ye Zhong didn't notice anything wrong, and before turning to leave, he patted his youngest son's shoulder and said softly.

Ye Xingchen, who had no idea what had happened, nodded and asked, "Are you sure we shouldn't call the police? If it's something very important, it might have been moved or hidden in a more concealed place."

"Yes, Mr. Ye, could you please tell us what exactly was lost?" Jiang Chen also seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, "It was lost yesterday, and it might have already been taken out of the villa and sold as stolen goods. Let the police help us find it."

Ye Zhong's face turned a deep shade of liver as he waved his hand and said, "No need. If we can't find it this time, let's pretend it never happened!"

He walked to the stairwell, turned to look at his eldest son, and asked with displeasure, "I'm going to the third floor now. I'll search Qingwei's room first, then Dr. Han's. Is that alright?"

"Okay." Ye Xinglu nodded warily.

At the same time, I was silently communicating with the system in my mind to see if it knew what had happened.

No adverse effects on the host or capable assistants have been detected. Please observe the situation.

Fortunately, while the "Starting from Zero" system doesn't have the powerful functions described in novels, such as improving physical fitness and adding various stats, it covers all aspects of life. Whether it's assisting with learning, distinguishing between truth and falsehood, or detecting danger, it's quite useful.

It said that if nothing was wrong, then it had nothing to do with itself or Dr. Han.

The subplot that has expanded to uncover the truth is only 15% complete. We still need to find opportunities to verify the information from multiple sources before we can know the truth...

Ye Xinglu was standing in the hallway daydreaming when Ye Zhong had Yang Qingwei unlock his room door and start searching everywhere.

Yang Qingwei followed closely behind his aunt and uncle, glancing at his aunt with a cryptic look.

She was puzzled, then winked and shook her head slightly.

Yang Yingying really couldn't figure out which part went wrong, but she wouldn't suffer any loss if she didn't take the opportunity to frame Ye Xingchen. When she went to put her things away, her nephew had already locked the door and gone downstairs.

Even if Ye Xingchen discovers the situation, he can't turn the tables on her. It's just a pity that such a clever plan was ruined...

The two, each harboring their own ulterior motives, were muttering to themselves. Ye Zhong casually rummaged through the dressing room a few times, then reached out and pulled apart the neatly laid-out bedding, thinking that it would be enough to just make a token gesture.

After all, they are aunt and niece; Qingwei is a reliable person and would never do such a thing.

Compared to his own children, he was more suspicious of Dr. Han, after all, he was young and impetuous and had only been there for a short time, far less composed than his father...

As Ye Zhong was thinking this, he casually shook his hand, about to give up, when he saw a light, semi-transparent pink lace fabric being blown out by the wind from the bed sheet!

"Damn it!"

"I wipe?"

"This is……"

The other people who had been watching the commotion immediately changed their expressions, which were quite interesting.

Yang Qingwei, who appears aloof and uninterested in women, actually hides this thing under the bedsheets?!

And it's obvious that it was worn!

With such colors and design, everyone immediately imagined a spectacular action drama.

"This...I..." Yang Qingwei felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his face deathly pale as he stammered, waving his hands, "This isn't mine...how could this be on my bed?!"

The little white cat stood on its host's shoulder with its hands on its hips, laughing so hard it almost fell over. "Host, this reversal was really interesting, hahaha!"

For safety reasons, Yang Qingwei locked the door before going downstairs.

Yang Yingying personally stuffed it under Ye Xingchen's bed sheet, and I just moved it over exactly as it was, hahaha!

Let's see how those two finish this act!

Ye Zhong stared at the pink dress, his face so dark it looked like it was about to burst into tears, and his hands trembled slightly.

Yesterday afternoon, I was in a rare moment of leisure and high spirits, so I had a romantic moment with my wife. She was wearing this outfit at the time!

She took a shower afterwards and changed into a new one. According to Yang Yingying, she was too tired at the time and just threw it in the bathroom. She found it was missing this morning!

From the time the item was thrown into the bathroom until this morning, aside from the time the two were sleeping in the bedroom last night, the only possible possibility was that it was discovered and stolen in the evening.

The other party probably didn't expect Yang Yingying to remember so clearly and even tell him about losing such a private item!

Chapter Thirty-Three: Schemes

"You two are aunt and nephew!" Ye Zhong trembled with rage, his eyes bloodshot with barely suppressed fury as he glared at Yang Qingwei with murderous intent. "How could you do such a thing!"

Yang Yingying's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground. How did the things she clearly put in Ye Xingchen's room end up on her nephew's bed?

Now is not the time to think about this. Things have come to this point, given Ye Zhong's possessiveness and ruthlessness...

"My aunt and I have been framed!" She reacted quickly, rushed forward to cover the pink dress, and cried, "Ah Zhong, calm down!"