"What is this key?" Lin Yan picked up the key.
"It should be for the safe!" His mother came from a wealthy family, but it was a time of upheaval, so her family had all immigrated abroad. After the country stabilized, his maternal grandfather's family returned from abroad. His father's family was in a similar situation, and the two families had a good relationship, which led to their marriage.
Although his father didn't manage him much, he wouldn't let his stepmother touch the property on his mother's side. He was a man of his word, just not a good father.
"For the bank?"
"Yes, it belongs to my mother's side. There is no one left on my maternal grandfather's side, so everything now belongs to me," Ye Hao said, his voice a little down.
Lin Yan held his hand and kissed his cheek, "You still have me! My parents can give you half! And my relatives, you can't find them annoying then!"
"I couldn't wish for anything more!" Ye Hao embraced Lin Yan and lightly kissed her forehead.
"System, I've never asked you, Ye Hao was just an early villain, what happened to him later?" Lin Yan asked the system in her mind. From the family background of Ye Hao she had encountered, he shouldn't have been so easily suppressed by the male lead.
"He transferred schools later, and then he didn't appear in the text anymore. But he should have gone abroad later. Many readers speculated in the comment section that the person who appeared when the original host's ending was mentioned in the extra chapter was Ye Hao."
"That's good then!" Lin Yan sighed. At least his ending was not bad. With the assets his mother left him abroad, he should be able to live well, at least better than the original host.
Perhaps it was a case of "daydreaming leading to nighttime dreams." When she slept that night, she dreamed of the original host's ending in the novel. At that time, the original host worked several jobs every day, especially after her parents passed away. Under the dual blow of psychological and physical trauma, her body rapidly deteriorated. Perhaps she had no hope for survival, so she chose not to seek treatment, allowing her life to drain away bit by bit.
Lin Yan understood her despair. After she left, Lin Yan hovered beside her and saw Ye Hao appear. He was a bit more mature then, wearing a well-fitting suit. Although not a very expensive brand, it suited him well. He looked reassuring. Lin Yan watched him handle the original host's funeral.
She possessed the original host's memories but couldn't find any intersection between the original host and him. Yet, his help to the original host was undeniable.
After waking up, Lin Yan lay in bed for a long time, unable to recover. She still remembered the look in Ye Hao's eyes in the dream. It wasn't the look of a stranger, or even an unfamiliar high school classmate. She dared not think too deeply. She rolled over slightly, wrapped her arms around Ye Hao's waist, and buried herself in his chest.
Ye Hao didn't wake up but automatically embraced Lin Yan, gently patting her back.
Ever since Shen Wenlin wanted to meet Lin Yan, she hadn't found a way to contact her for several months. After all, they were in different cities, and there was no business overlap. Even if she wanted to contact Jing Yan, she only got Lin Yan's assistant's phone number.
She didn't dare to make any big moves, as she was hiding this from Gu Ting. She didn't want Gu Ting to know she was looking for Lin Yan's contact information yet.
Finally, she contacted Lin Yan through a comrade-in-arms of her father. However, this also alerted her father.
"Linlin," her father's call came through.
"Dad, is something wrong?" Shen Wenlin had a vague idea why her father was calling.
"I heard you're looking into someone, and you even alarmed your Uncle Wei." Shen father's voice was unreadable, but Shen Wenlin knew her father would be angry if she couldn't provide a reasonable explanation.
"She's Gu Ting's ex-girlfriend. But she went abroad at the time. Now that she's back, I feel Gu Ting's attitude towards her is different, so I want to talk to her," Shen Wenlin didn't hide anything from her father.
"Gu Ting made you angry? I told you long ago his intentions weren't pure!" Shen father's tone carried some anger.
"Not yet. I need to confirm their relationship. However, she's already engaged. I don't think there's any possibility between her and Gu Ting anymore," Shen Wenlin's tone was relaxed.
"It's good that you have a plan. Our family doesn't need anything from Gu Ting. If you're not satisfied with him, just break up. Don't wrong yourself!"
"I understand, Dad." Shen Wenlin's eyes welled up slightly. She knew her father was just concerned about her and meant well for her. This feeling of being unconditionally protected was wonderful.
"Hey, Host, why is the male lead's fiancée trying to contact you?" The system was surprised when the woman calling herself Shen Wenlin revealed her identity. After all, the Host was avoiding the city where the male lead lived and worked, so why would she still try to contact the Host?
"Miss Shen, I don't think there's any need for us to meet." Lin Yan refused Shen Wenlin's request for a meeting.
"Miss Lin, you don't have to refuse so quickly. It's always good to have more friends!" Shen Wenlin said very amiably.
"But I don't think there's any possibility of Miss Shen and I becoming friends." Lin Yan refused again, "I understand the purpose of Miss Shen wanting to see me. I can tell Miss Shen clearly: I have no lingering feelings for Mr. Gu, your fiancé, and I will not have any relationship with your fiancé. You can rest assured about this!"
"Host, this Shen Wenlin won't think you'll snatch Gu Ting away from her, right?"
"It must be that Gu Ting has shown something."
"Then isn't she afraid of making the male lead angry by coming to you like this?"
"She's not like the female lead, dependent on the male lead. She has this confidence. After all, the male lead is begging her family now. Shen Wenlin's family holds significant power, and Gu Ting still relies on her family. So even if Gu Ting discovers what she's doing, he wouldn't dare to truly fall out with her."
"Miss Lin, you've misunderstood. I just want to meet you and chat," Shen Wenlin's voice was still gentle.
"The only common ground between us is Gu Ting, so it's best not to waste time meeting. Moreover, I'm not as idle as Miss Shen thinks to travel to another place to meet the fiancée of a not-so-familiar high school classmate and discuss something of no value." Lin Yan said with a smile, "Miss Shen, I have other matters to attend to. Let's talk again when we have time!" She then hung up the phone without waiting for Shen Wenlin's reaction.
"Then, Host, aren't you afraid of offending this Miss Shen?" the system asked hesitantly.