I used rebirth to bury his captivating gaze.

Chapter 188 Mysterious Man Demands Ransom of 1 for Real Photos

Yang Yumei was bewildered, unable to understand who was blackmailing whom on the phone? It was still about the old photos.

They were clearly blackmailing her, but she couldn't understand why she was being portrayed as the beautiful woman in the old photos.

She immediately called Yu Han, but Yu Han was away on a business trip painting.

Yang Yuhan went on a business trip to the south this time. She said on the phone that she was drawing a portrait of a wealthy old lady. The wealthy old lady had too much money.

Legend has it that Yang Yuhan's painting skills are comparable to Ma Liang's magic paintbrush, so the old lady was willing to spend a lot of money to invite Yang Yuhan to paint for her. Anyway, she had nothing but money.

Yang Yuhan initially didn't want to go, but after being persuaded by her two mothers, Liu Shulan and Liu Shuhua, she reluctantly went. She said she wanted to fulfill the dying wish of the wealthy old lady!

Moreover, she saw several pictures of the old lady in her youth, which the old lady had posted on her Weibo account, showing her looking as beautiful as a fairy. The old lady insisted that she paint a picture of her from back then.

The old lady cried and begged, saying she was determined to regain her former beauty, even if it was just a little bit like the beauty she once was.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yumei was extremely anxious, feeling uneasy about this inexplicable extortion.

Since she couldn't contact Yu Han, she had to find a way herself. She decided to start with that old photograph and carefully recall if she had ever seen a similar scene or person.

Yang Yumei rummaged through her drawers and cabinets, looking through all her photo albums one by one, but found nothing.

Then she thought she might ask her neighbors if they knew anything. She knocked on the door of her neighbor, Aunt Wang, who looked at the photo and avoided eye contact.

Under Yang Yumei's repeated questioning, Aunt Wang finally stammered that she seemed to have seen this woman before, like a movie star who disappeared decades ago.

Yang Yumei was shocked. Could it be that she had been involved in an incident related to a former star?

Just as she was puzzled, she suddenly received an anonymous text message that read: "Stop investigating, or you will bear the consequences."

However, Yang Yumei did not lose heart. She spent a lot of money to hire a "private investigator" to investigate the matter!

Suddenly, the extortion call rang again!

They said they would deliver a million-dollar ransom to the grove at the original address and time, so that Yang Yumei could retrieve the family photo of her husband and children from her past life. Otherwise, the kidnappers would hand the photo over to the Cheng family, leaving Yang Yumei with no place in their household!

Yang Yumei took a deep breath and said into the phone, "I won't let you manipulate me. This is extortion!" She then hung up. She knew in her heart that a huge secret was hidden behind this. The private investigator soon reported that they had discovered some clues. It turned out that the so-called disappeared movie star had been involved in a wealthy family feud, and the Cheng family seemed to be implicated as well.

Yang Yumei decided to go to the grove as the kidnappers instructed, not actually to pay the ransom, but to see if she could find any clues. She quietly hid in the shadows and observed, only to see a dark figure flash by and disappear.

Yang Yumei cautiously approached and found a tattered diary on the ground.

When she opened it, she found records of love and hate from many years ago, as well as the truth about the photo—it turned out that the photo was a tool used to frame that movie star back then, and someone deliberately spread it to create a media storm.

Just as Yang Yumei suddenly realized what was happening, a group of mysterious people appeared in front of her.

The leader sneered, "You know too much." Just then, the sound of police sirens grew louder as the private investigator called the police. The group of bad guys were finally caught, and Yang Yumei was finally free from this inexplicable crisis.

The famous actress who was falsely accused and resembled Yang Yumei was none other than Yang Yumei in her previous life, at the height of her fame in the entertainment industry, who was later framed...

However, real kidnappers came after Yang Yumei.

This time, the exchange location was changed, and the old photos being exchanged were also changed. This time, the kidnapper's hostage was actually Chen Xiaosi, the youngest daughter of Yu Mei and her ex-husband Chen Lixin from her previous life.

They said they had three days to come to a certain place and time to negotiate. Otherwise, the kidnappers would kill the hostage!

Regardless of who the kidnappers claimed to be or their past lives, Yang Yumei knew that a child's life was at stake. If she didn't report it to the police, she feared the kidnappers would be alerted and the child would be killed. Then the parents of the murdered child would face endless suffering.

Then, with a kind heart, she secretly called Yang Yuhan and explained the matter to him alone.

Yang Yuhan still didn't answer, so she nervously sent her a few text messages.

Left with no other choice, Yang Yumei took a check for one million yuan and drove alone to the agreed location to redeem the person.

Yang Yumei arrived at the agreed location, an abandoned factory. The surroundings were eerie, filled with a pungent odor. Nervously clutching the check in her hand, she shouted, "I'm here! Where's the child?"

Suddenly, several burly men emerged from the darkness. The leader, wearing a mask, held out his hand and said, "Give me the check." Yang Yumei said warily, "I want to see the child first."

The man laughed loudly, "As expected, you're not easily fooled." He then gestured for his men to bring the child over.

When Yang Yumei saw the little girl trembling, she felt extremely sorry for her.

Just as she was about to hand over the check, she heard the roar of a car engine, and a car drove in recklessly. The person who got out of the car was none other than Yang Yuhan, who was on a business trip to paint.

It turned out that during her break from work, she opened her phone and saw a few messages left by Yu Mei. She then discussed with her elderly painting client about putting aside the unfinished painting for now, as she had a very urgent matter that required her to go home and deal with.

The old lady was also open-minded. She seemed to be in good health, and then smiled and agreed to let Yu Han go about her business so that she could paint for her in peace after finishing her errands.

Yang Yuhan finished painting the image of the old lady's beautiful face. Next, she was asked to paint the old lady's first love, and it had to be a lifelike, handsome man—the old lady's first love in her youth! Yuhan was told to go back and take care of some business first, so as not to affect the mood of a good painter, otherwise she would lose focus and her painting skills would not be as effective.

Yang Yuhan rushed back and found this place by following the clues left by Yang Yumei.

Yang Yuhan shouted, "Sister, don't fall for it, it's a scam!"

Seeing the situation was turning against them, the kidnappers tried to flee with the little girl as their hostage. But Yang Yuhan was prepared; she took out pepper spray for self-defense and sprayed it at the kidnappers, while Yang Yumei seized the opportunity to snatch the little girl back.

The police arrived at this time; it turned out that Yang Yuhan had called the police on the way.

The kidnappers were all captured, the two sisters embraced tightly, and the little girl was safely returned to her family. The turmoil was finally over.

It turned out that the kidnappers were none other than Blind Song from their rural hometown. Of course, he had the old photo that was incriminating in Yang Yumei—a picture of her entire family, including her husband and two children. However, Yang Yuhan snatched the photo and put it in a very safe place.

Song Zou, a childhood friend and elementary school classmate, was a petty hoodlum. After many years, he was released from solitary confinement and started causing trouble again. This time, he committed suicide and became a kidnapper!

After finishing her business, Yang Yuhan immediately went back to draw the old lady's first love.

She was painting the old lady's boyfriend from back then, who stepped out of the painting dressed in a flowing white dress and headed straight for Yang Yuhan...