If this one item were missing, Ye Zhong, being so cautious, would likely notice.

Ye Xingluo opened the luxurious music box, inside which was a little elf adorned with gold, silver and gemstones, lying in a flower as if asleep.

"So this is the birthday present Mom was talking about..." He choked up for a moment, his nose tingled and his eyes instantly reddened. "That was before my mother passed away, I had a very fantastic dream."

When I woke up, I told her about my dream—a little fairy sleeping in the heart of a flower inside a music box shaped like a jewelry box. I must have been too excited at the time, because I described it so vividly that my mother wrote down the details and even commissioned one.

The night before the accident, she called me and said she had prepared a birthday gift that I would definitely love.

But later…

The little white cat perked up its ears and whispered a reminder: "Host, in TV dramas, music boxes usually have a last message or something. Could it be that his mother recorded what she wanted to say in the music box before she died?"

"Is there anything wrong with the exterior of the music box? If not, check the core components."

Upon hearing Dr. Han's reminder, Ye Xingluo carefully examined the box and confirmed that it was just an exquisite jewelry box, which had been wiped clean. She figured that any traces of dirt or grime must have been damaged long ago.

But since the system has prompted us to decipher the secrets of the relics, it means that the key nodes are still there!

He carefully opened the bottom and saw a small black box inside. This wasn't a traditional wind-up music box, but an electronic device designed to automatically play music when the lid was opened, triggered by a switch.

"If there are any clues, they might be in here!" Ye Xinglu reluctantly put the jewelry music box back and stuffed the core black box into her pocket. "Let's go, Dr. Han, we shouldn't stay here any longer."

After restoring all traces, Jiang Chen, under the cover of the little white cat, led Cat Boss back to his room.

"It feels like a recording device." After pondering it for a while, Ye Xingluo hesitated and said, "I guess my mother commissioned this music box so that when it's opened, it will likely play her blessings or music she recorded herself."

Given how much she dotes on me, her birthday gift would definitely be thoughtfully chosen; perhaps the truth from back then is hidden in this little contraption!

Jiang Chen examined it carefully and said seriously, "It shouldn't be difficult to extract the information inside. Although it's a custom-made item from many years ago, as long as we can find someone who knows how to repair these kinds of old items, we can replace the batteries and fix them as needed, and we'll soon find out what's inside the music box."

"The problem is... where do we find someone like that?" Cat looked up at him, completely bewildered.

Jiang Chen: ╮(─▽─)╭

The bonds you've forged are the ones others have built through their own abilities; even if you're foolish, you have to help them!

I drove him to the old town and found a repairman in a small alley who specialized in repairing all kinds of small appliances. He spent ten yuan to replace the button battery, and the music box's electronic core was revived. Pressing the switch allowed it to play the sounds inside.

"Go listen in the car, and call me when you're done," Jiang Chen told him as she opened the car door.

Ye Xingluo turned to look at him, hesitant to speak, then smiled wryly and said, "You don't need to avoid suspicion, just listen along. Maybe you can help me find some clues."

The two sat down. In the late spring and early summer, the streets of the old city were shaded by lush greenery, and the intermittent sounds of opera drifting from somewhere added to the tranquility.

After calming herself down, Ye Xingluo pressed the button.

"Ding dong ding dong..." A series of beautiful piano pieces flowed out, and reliving the familiar melody brought tears to his eyes.

This is a piece my mother composed herself when she was in school. When I was little, she would often sit in front of the piano with a smile on her face and play it for herself.

"Starfall, my darling." After the piano piece ended, a gentle female voice came from the music box, "You must be very surprised and happy to receive this gift, right?"

I personally designed and commissioned this box based on your description of the box in your dream. Isn't it beautiful?

Mom wants to give you the best of everything in the world!

You will always be my most beloved baby. Grow up quickly, little star. One day, you, the star that fell into your mother's arms, will shine with unparalleled brilliance and become your mother's pride..."

A gentle voice flowed, like a loving river encircling Ye Xingluo, whose face was streaked with tears.

The image of his mother's smile from his memory flashed before his eyes. Thinking of everything that had happened since she left, Ye Xingluo felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his heart, making it hard to breathe.

After the recorded blessings finish playing, pause for a few seconds to leave some blank space.

Then Gu Yurou's voice rang out again, though it sounded somewhat tired, "Xingluo, my darling. Do you remember the secret we promised each other? How about we play another fun game together?"

Now it's up to you to find the correct answer: 939466…

The two of them focused intently on memorizing the last string of numbers. Then, Jiang Chen looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Is this the password that Madam Ye and you agreed on?"

"Yes!" A flash of memory crossed Ye Xingluo's mind, and he nodded and explained, "When I was little, I often played guessing games with my mother. Later, we saw that there were passwords in cartoons, so we set up a password book that was exclusive to the two of us."

I need to find an old book!

It was a very thin children's picture book. I loved it when I was little. My mother read it to me countless times, always joking that she had memorized it by heart. But now I can only remember the cover; I can't recall the contents..."

Chapter Forty-Seven: The Final Chapter

Jiang Chen immediately drove him to various secondhand book markets to inquire and search.

Finding an old picture book from many years ago is not easy, but luckily the little white cat helped.

They worked until nightfall, and finally found the same children's picture book among a pile of books sold by weight.

Upon opening the thin picture book of a dozen pages, Jiang Chen realized that it was a picture book that taught children to recognize letters, and the content was so simple that it was almost rudimentary.

"Ye Zhong killed me!" By finding each letter in the string of numbers one by one, four large characters appeared before the two of them.

[Congratulations, host, you have solved the final answer. Truth analysis is underway. Please wait...]

The truth has been analyzed; please check.

Many years ago, the Yip Group was not as prominent as it is today.

Ye Zhong, a spirited and ambitious college freshman, fell in love at first sight with the beautiful Yang Yingying and pursued her intensely. The two soon became a couple and fell in love.

Near graduation, at a party, Gu Yurou, the wealthy heiress of the Gu family who had returned from studying abroad, met Ye Zhong and her life was ruined.

After graduating from university, Ye Zhong and Yang Yingying's relationship came to the attention of the old man. At that time, the Ye Group was facing a crisis and urgently needed assistance, and Gu Yurou's offer was very tempting.

So the old lady secretly arranged for Yang Yingying to be transferred from Kyoto to Yokogawa City, forcibly separating the couple.

Despite his dissatisfaction, Ye Zhong ultimately compromised and married Gu Yurou for the sake of the Ye Group. With the resources and wealth of the Gu family, Ye Zhong not only saved the Ye Group from its crisis, but also, with Gu Yurou's assistance, worked diligently to lead the Ye Group to new heights.

With a bright future ahead and a joyous wedding night, it should have been a beautiful story of a powerful alliance.

But after Ye Zhong turned his life around, he grew increasingly disliked the domineering and assertive Gu Yurou. How could a young tycoon lack women around him?

Thus, the gentle and empathetic Mengdie entered his life and soon gave birth to an illegitimate child who was only one year younger than Ye Xingluo.

When Gu Yurou found out that he had a child with his mistress, she kept it a secret on the surface, but secretly used her confidants to force Mengdie to her death. By chance, Ye Xingchen survived, and was therefore hated to the bone by Ye Zhong.

However, many of the two groups' businesses were intertwined, meaning they would rise and fall together. Ye Zhong, ambitious and driven by his own desires, devised a multi-year plan. He cultivated trusted confidants to place by his wife's side and meticulously orchestrated an "accident."

However, Ye Zhong underestimated Gu Yurou's resilience. After being furious, she quickly calmed down, but the car had been tampered with and lost control, crashing into the railing. However, because the car was not going very fast, she was not seriously injured.

When she was taken to the hospital, she was still conscious and had her handbag with her, because it contained a birthday gift specially made for her son.

Unexpectedly, Ye Zhong was determined to make sure his wife died without a proper burial.

He made meticulous arrangements, and the hospital staff were unable to get through to him using the contact information provided by Gu Yurou.

Meanwhile, another plotline, unknown to Ye Zhong, was also unfolding. Yang Yingying had already "encountered" her first love again and successfully risen to power. She secretly funded Wang Daqiao's rise through the ranks, giving him considerable power.

In order to secure a life of wealth for his biological son and former lover and obtain financial assistance from the Ye Group, Wang Daqiao learned of Ye Zhong's plan from Yang Yingying and secretly helped to closely monitor the murder operation.

Wang Daqiao's men discovered that Gu Yurou was not dead and immediately reported her admission to the hospital to Yang Yingying.

This led to Ye Zhong's long journey to the hospital, ostensibly to inquire about his wife's injuries, but secretly he poisoned her by pulling out her oxygen tube and personally slamming her injured head against the wall, causing severe damage.

With astonishing willpower, Gu Yurou woke up again after falling into a deep coma. Knowing that she was going to die, she used her last breath to record clues about the truth of her death and hid them in a music box she gave to her son.

She hopes that after her son receives his birthday present and hears the last piece of news to learn the truth, his parents will naturally take revenge!

However, Gu Yurou did not expect that Ye Zhong, after listening to the contents of the music box, did not suspect anything, but instead kept the gift for future use.

After her funeral, he openly brought Ye Xingchen, whom he had been keeping outside, home.

Suspecting the truth behind their only daughter's death, and unable to file a lawsuit due to a lack of evidence, the Gu couple resorted to a business war against the Ye Group.

Ultimately, with the united efforts of the Ye family, the Gu family was swallowed up by the Ye Group. Apart from the assets that Old Madam Gu secretly transferred to her eldest son's name, all the rest were taken over by the Ye Group, making him one of the few wealthy people in the country.

Learning the details of what happened back then from the system's cold, impersonal notification, Ye Xingluo gripped the small black box tightly in her hand, took a deep breath, and straightened up as if she had suddenly taken on a daunting task. "Dr. Han, please help me clear out the Ye family villa. I don't want to forgive any of those people!"

I will make them utterly disgraced and wish they were dead!

Jiang Chen, standing behind him, nodded gently and said, "Let's start with Yang Yingying and Yang Qingwei."

When they returned to the Ye family villa, the thick darkness of night had already enveloped the earth.

The villa was brightly lit, and laughter could be heard from inside. Ye Xinglu stared coldly at the house, lost in thought.

"Your task tonight is to take a sleeping pill and get some sleep." Jiang Chen handed him a small paper packet. "The mobile game development is about to enter a busy period, so you'll have to keep a close eye on it."

He took the paper packet, held it in his hand, and asked, "You didn't drug them, did you?"

"Drug?!" Jiang Chen was taken aback and asked strangely, "Why would you have such a strange idea? Don't worry, through contacting them and some connections within the hospital system, I have already learned a lot of secrets."

If used properly, it's not difficult to suffer complete disgrace and a fate worse than death.

Ye Xingluo nodded without asking Dr. Han what to do.

The little white cat, however, scratched its ears and cheeks curiously. After finally getting a brief separation from its host, it hurriedly asked, "Host, where should we begin?"

"Of course, we need to deal with An Muya first, since her female lead aura is already quite weak. Otherwise, if she activates her aura, she might be able to save Ye Zhong." He whispered, glancing downstairs, and then lowered his voice even further, saying, "Yang Yingying just returned; it should be a good opportunity."

Previously, Ye Zhong asked me to examine An Muya's body and discovered that she had a severe endocrine disorder. Based on the test data, it was speculated that this was caused by taking an excessive amount of birth control pills every day.

The fluffy little dumpling grinned and its fur bristled. "Wow! Every day? That old bastard Ye Zhong is that capable?"

"What are you thinking?" Jiang Chen rolled her eyes at it. "Didn't you film quite a few videos of An Muya? Can't you figure out what she's thinking? She can't wait to get pregnant, otherwise she wouldn't be so eager for me to treat her."

Therefore, An Muya would definitely not take birth control pills on her own, especially not daily or in excessive amounts;

Ye Zhong naturally wouldn't let her eat it.

How did An Muya's health suddenly collapse when she was perfectly fine before?

It must have been Yang Yingying who did this!

She didn't know when Ye Zhong stayed overnight in An Muya's room, nor did she know when the two of them had a deep conversation. For safety reasons, he would find opportunities to feed her excessive amounts of drugs every day.

Yang Yingying just returned from visiting Yang Qingwei today and hasn't drugged An Muya yet. She'll definitely find a chance to put something in her food or water. You just need to…

After whispering to each other for a moment, the little white cat nodded vigorously, its eyes shining, "Don't worry, host, I will definitely do a good job!"

After reaching an agreement, Jiang Chen took the opportunity to straighten her clothes, grabbed a stack of medical examination reports, and went down from the third floor.

Just then, I ran into Yang Yingying at the stairwell. She was in a good mood and asked with a smile, "Hey? Whose medical report is this, Dr. Han? Didn't our family members already have their checkups done?"

“Ms. An’s lab results.” He stopped and answered truthfully, “Mr. Ye asked me to help Ms. An with her health a few days ago. I had a full set of tests done and just got them back today. I need to go and tell her the results.”

Yang Yingying's eyes lit up as she remembered the medicine she hadn't put out today, so she asked again, "How is Xiao An's health? He's so young, surely he can be easy to take care of?"

Jiang Chen smiled but didn't answer directly, "It involves patient privacy. I have to go outside for a walk and talk to Ms. An alone to discuss the results."

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