The Prisoner Who Came Back a King
Chapter 35 – Is it really him?
"Mom!"
As soon as Yingying entered the office, Koko ran up to her.
Liu Yingying, looking exhausted, smiled when she saw her precious daughter and picked Koko up, giving her a doting kiss.
"Was Koko good today?"
"Koko was very good today. Koko saw Daddy again!"
Koko's face was initially full of joy, but as she spoke, her expression fell, and she became sullen.
She missed her father so much.
"Koko, you're making things up again!"
Liu Yingying playfully tapped Koko's little nose.
"Koko is not making things up."
Koko pouted defiantly.
"Daddy even gave Koko a gift, look."
Afraid that Liu Yingying wouldn't believe her, she lifted the oversized scarf around her neck, looking very certain.
"And there's chocolate too."
Liu Yingying noticed the scarf around her neck and asked curiously, "Xuanxuan, why did you buy her such a big scarf?"
As for the "Daddy" Koko mentioned, Liu Yingying didn't take it seriously, assuming Xuanxuan had taken her out and bought it.
Xuanxuan smiled wryly and said, "Yingying, I was just about to tell you about this."
"What is it?"
"You might not believe it, but today I went to Liancheng Mall with Koko and met someone who looked exactly like the person in the photo."
Xuanxuan pointed to a photo of Ye Feng on the table.
"Impossible."
Liu Yingying said with certainty.
She couldn't believe that someone who had been in prison for five years would appear here alive.
It was a pain that had always been in her heart.
Back then, she had entrusted her future to him, only to end up with an illusion.
"Yingying, it's true!"
"Koko called him Daddy right away."
"If he didn't look so much like him, I don't think Koko would call him that."
Xuanxuan said seriously.
Upon hearing this, Yingying's eyebrows furrowed, and she staggered back a few steps as if struck by lightning.
After a long time, she came back to her senses and said, "Xuanxuan, could it just be someone who looks like him?"
Xuanxuan pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not sure either. I've never seen that man before, but compared to the photo, there's a ninety percent resemblance."
"Did you get his contact information?"
Yingying asked, somewhat losing her composure.
"I only saw him for a moment. When I turned back to try and stop him, he was already gone."
Liu Yingying looked disappointed, her heart filled with conflict, both hoping that man would return and filled with resentment and unspoken grievances.
Back then, Ye Feng was sentenced to life, and to this day, he was serving time in that prison. She had no idea, after all these years of searching, there was still no news.
Perhaps it was just a coincidence.
Just someone who looked like him.
It wasn't him.
If it was him, why didn't he come to find her?
Whether it was or not, Liu Yingying needed to see the person in real life to be sure.
It wasn't that she missed that dead man so much, but seeing Koko miss her father every day pained her heart.
Now, this was the only clue, and she had to be sure.
"Xuanxuan, make sure to instruct them that if they see that man in the store again, they must hold onto him and notify me."
Xuanxuan nodded in agreement.
"Also, hire someone to investigate and see if it's really him."
Liu Yingying said through gritted teeth.
"I'll take care of it right away."
Xuanxuan said and immediately walked out to call the store.
Liu Yingying nodded weakly.
Seeing this, Koko asked softly, "Mom, are you going to help Koko find Daddy?"
Recalling the past, Yingying's eyes turned red. Hearing her daughter's voice, all her unhappiness vanished.
She quickly hugged Koko and said, "Yes, Mommy will help you find Daddy."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Liu Yingying nodded seriously.
After that, Liu Yingying put down her work and kept chatting with Koko.
Talking about the times she saw Daddy...
Xuanxuan almost immediately called the store, but her efforts were in vain.
The staff there hadn't left any information about Ye Feng, and the two girls who accompanied him left no trace either.
However, Xuanxuan didn't give up. She knew that if the person was really that man, it was too important for Liu Yingying.
Especially for Koko, who needed a father so much.
While Liu Yingying was still full of hope, the phone rang.
Liu Yingying answered, and a sharp voice came from the other end: "You ungrateful girl, the old man at home wants you to prepare to come back for the family banquet. Why did you refuse?"
"Mom, do you really want to step into that house and let those people humiliate you?"
Liu Yingying almost shouted.
A few days ago, Liu Yuan came to inform Liu Yingying about the family banquet, but she refused.
Unexpectedly, when they couldn't persuade Liu Yingying, they targeted her parents.
Although Liu Yingying was very reluctant to return to the Liu family, her parents had different thoughts.
Especially her father.
Over the years, the Liu family hadn't allowed them to attend the annual banquets, as if they were exiled.
Her parents sighed every year during the New Year, dreaming of restoring their status in the Liu family, even if it was just to attend the annual family banquet.
"Now that you've achieved so much, even if we go back, we can hold our heads high."
The voice on the other end continued.
"I don't care what you say, but this year, your father and I must attend the family banquet."
With that, the other party hung up the phone.
Liu Yingying felt a splitting headache. Although she didn't know why the Liu family specifically wanted them to attend the banquet this year, she suspected it was nothing good.
Especially her uncles, who were all difficult to deal with, fearing they would return to divide the family assets, wishing they would never come back.
There must be something fishy going on.
This matter needed careful consideration.
"Yingying, there's no information from that side."
Just as Liu Yingying was feeling troubled, Xuanxuan walked in and said disappointedly.
Liu Yingying frowned and said, "If there's no information, let's put it aside for now. The end of the year is approaching, let's handle the company's affairs first and deal with it later."
Liu Yingying didn't have much hope for this matter. After all, someone sentenced to life suddenly appearing lively was a bit unbelievable.
She was more inclined to believe it was someone who looked like Ye Feng.
Xuanxuan nodded. Her workload was indeed heavy, requiring her to complete the year-end summary and next year's development plan.
So, she had to temporarily set this matter aside.
Two days passed in a flash.
Today, Yunfeng Group was holding a board meeting, and almost all the shareholders and directors gathered at Yunfeng Tower.
In the conference room of Yunfeng Tower, Xiao Jun sat at the head of the table, with Yunfeng Group's directors and shareholders seated on both sides.
Only Zheng Guozhong's seat was vacant.
The atmosphere was somewhat serious, with people in suits and ties, arranged by Xiao Jun, guarding the inside and outside of the conference room.
Even behind him, two people stood guard, never leaving his side.
The directors, both big and small, seeing this scene, took a deep breath. What was Xiao Jun planning to do?