Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

Before Xiao Yuanshan finished speaking, the air seemed to freeze. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were both stunned. They had never thought that Xiao Yichen's father would appear in this way, let alone that he would cause such a big disturbance.

"You really are..." Xiao Yichen's voice trembled, and the jade pendant in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, pressing him so hard that he couldn't breathe. For many years, his longing and resentment for his father were intertwined. Now, this person who he thought would never appear was standing in front of him alive. How could he accept this?

"Child, let daddy take a good look at you." Xiao Yuanshan excitedly wanted to hug Xiao Yichen, but the latter dodged him.

"Don't touch me!" Xiao Yichen took a step back, his eyes cold, "How dare you come back? When you abandoned me and mother, did you ever think that this day would come?"

Xiao Yuanshan's hands froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by deep guilt and pain. "Child, I know I'm sorry for you and your son. I had no choice back then..."

"You have no choice?" Chu Mengmeng sneered, "What kind of necessity can make you abandon your wife and children? Do you know that over the years, Yi Chen..."

"Shut up!" A cold voice interrupted Chu Mengmeng's words. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes and with a stern face walking slowly towards them. Behind him was a group of ferocious guards. They came with ill intentions.

"Xiao Yuanshan, you really are haunting me!" The man walked up to Xiao Yuanshan, his tone full of disdain and ridicule, "Why, you abandoned your wife and children back then, and now you want to come back and enjoy family happiness?"

Xiao Yuanshan's face turned pale, but he did not refute. He just lowered his head and said nothing.

"Who are you?" Xiao Yichen stepped forward, protecting Chu Mengmeng behind him, and looked at the man in front of him vigilantly.

"Who am I?" The man sneered, "I am your father's mortal enemy, who do you say I am?" After that, he no longer paid attention to Xiao Yuanshan, but turned his gaze to Xiao Yichen, "Are you Xiao Yuanshan's son? You look like a decent person, but unfortunately..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xiao Yichen, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"What do I want to say?" The man suddenly laughed. "What I want to say is that you have to pay back what your father owes me!"

"You..." Xiao Yichen was furious and was about to explode, but was stopped by Chu Mengmeng.

"Yi Chen, calm down." Chu Mengmeng whispered, "Don't fall for their provocation."

Xiao Yichen took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and looked coldly at the man in front of him, "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" The man raised a cold smile, "It's simple. I want you to..."

He leaned close to Xiao Yichen's ear and whispered something, and Xiao Yichen's face turned pale instantly, "Don't even think about it!"

Xiao Yichen's roar did not make the man restrain himself at all, instead he laughed wildly. Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yao, who were hiding behind Chu Mengmeng, looked at the stranger in front of them, and then looked at their pale father, their little faces full of confusion and uneasiness. They didn't understand why this man who claimed to be their grandfather made them feel so scared, nor did they understand why their father was so angry.

"Yi Chen, let's go." Chu Mengmeng felt the twins' uneasiness, patted their backs gently, and comforted them softly.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The man dodged and stood in front of them. "Today, no one of you can leave!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuanshan hurried forward to explain, "I have already done what you asked, what else do you want?"

"What do I want?" The man snorted coldly, "What I want is not something so simple!" As he spoke, his eyes greedily swept over Chu Mengmeng and the twins, and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I changed my mind..."

Xiao Yuanshan's explanation and pleading did not move the man at all. He just looked at Chu Mengmeng and the two children coldly, with a chilling light flashing in his eyes. The greedy and calculating look in his eyes made Chu Mengmeng's heart ring with alarm.

"What are you going to do!" Xiao Yichen noticed the man's intention and was furious. He protected Chu Mengmeng and the children behind him and took a defensive stance.

"What?" The man laughed instead of getting angry, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Xiao Yuanshan, look at your good son. For a woman and two bastards, he dares to talk to me like this!"

"Shut up!" Xiao Yichen clenched his fists, veins bulging.

"What, did I say something wrong?" The man continued to add fuel to the fire, "Who do you think you are? You're just an abandoned bastard!"

"Enough!" A majestic voice sounded, and the crowd automatically parted. An old man in a brocade robe and with a dignified demeanor walked over, followed by several strong servants. It was the wealthy businessman in the town and also Xiao Yichen's close friend - Mr. Li.

"Uncle Li..." When Xiao Yichen saw Mr. Li, he felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw. He understood that Mr. Li had a high reputation in the town and might be able to help him solve his current predicament.

Master Li patted Xiao Yichen on the shoulder, motioning him to rest assured, then turned to look at the man, his tone in a dignified manner, "Sir, you must have evidence when you speak. I watched Xiao Yichen grow up, and I know what kind of person he is. If you slander him like this, you must produce evidence!"

The man's arrogance was somewhat subdued in the face of Master Li's majesty. He snorted coldly and ignored Master Li. Instead, he turned to look at the people watching the excitement and said loudly: "Do you know who he is? He is the son of a fugitive! His father committed a heinous crime and is now on the run. He might implicate you one day!"

The man's words were like dropping a huge rock into a calm lake, instantly stirring up thousands of waves. The people around were talking about it, and their eyes looking at Xiao Yichen were full of suspicion and fear.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Yichen roared. He knew that his father was wronged, but he had no evidence to prove it.

The man ignored Xiao Yichen's explanation and continued to fabricate stories about Xiao Yuanshan's "crimes", describing him as an unforgivable sinner.

In just a few days, rumors about Xiao Yichen spread throughout the town, and people pointed fingers at him and avoided him. The once respected boss Xiao became a "son of a criminal" that everyone wanted to beat overnight.

Faced with the sudden malice, Xiao Yichen's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and he couldn't breathe. He didn't know how to explain it, because he himself didn't know the truth of the matter.

Chu Mengmeng looked at the distraught Xiao Yichen and felt distressed. She held his hand and said firmly: "Yichen, don't believe what he said. I believe your father!"

With the support of Chu Mengmeng and his friends, Xiao Yichen decided to face this problem head-on. He wanted to let everyone know that he was not the "son of a criminal" and that his father was wronged. They began to collect evidence and visit people who worked with Xiao Yuanshan in the past, trying to restore the truth of the year.

However, just as they were about to confront Xiao Yichen's father, Xiao Yichen's father suddenly disappeared, leaving only a letter...

It was late at night, but the backyard of Xiao Yichen's shop was brightly lit. Chu Mengmeng held the sleeping Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yao in her arms, and watched Xiao Yichen pace back and forth in the room with worry.

"Haven't you found it yet?" Chu Mengmeng asked softly, her tone full of heartache.

Xiao Yichen shook his head tiredly, holding a thin piece of letter paper in his hand. The paper had become frayed due to repeated rubbing. The letter was left by Xiao Yuanshan, with only one sentence: "Don't look for me, take care."

"How could this happen? Why would he leave at this time?" Chu Mengmeng murmured to herself, feeling uneasy.

"Maybe he knew we were going to look for him, so he hid on purpose." Xiao Yichen said with a wry smile, with a hint of bitterness in his tone.

"But why is he hiding from us? Isn't he waiting for us to find him?" Chu Mengmeng asked puzzledly.

Xiao Yichen was silent, he didn't know the answer either. His father's sudden appearance did not bring him the joy of a long-awaited reunion, but more mysteries.

"Don't think about it. Take a rest first. We'll go ask Uncle Li tomorrow to see if he has any clues." Chu Mengmeng looked at Xiao Yichen with heartache and stood up to take the letter from his hand.

"No need." Xiao Yichen suddenly dodged, holding the letter tightly in his hand, his eyes wandering, "I want to be alone and quiet."

"Yi Chen..." Chu Mengmeng looked at him worriedly, but didn't know what to say.

Xiao Yichen didn't say anything, but just gently closed the door and locked himself in the room.

Outside the window, the night deepened, and the moonlight shone through the window lattice onto Xiao Yichen's face, reflecting his complex expression. He slowly opened the letter in his hand, and in the moonlight, carefully observed every word on it, as if trying to find some clues from it.

Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, he stood up abruptly, walked quickly to the desk, and took out a wooden box from the drawer. He opened the box, and inside was an ancient jade pendant with a lifelike dragon carved on it. The dragon's eyes were inlaid with a red gem, which shone with an enchanting light under the moonlight.

Xiao Yichen held the jade pendant tightly in his hand and murmured to himself: "Could it be that all this is true..."

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes firm, as if he had made an important decision. He pushed open the door, strode towards Chu Mengmeng's room, and said hurriedly: "Mengmeng, we need to find someone..."