With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Before Azhen could speak, Shen Muzhi said, "Now that your classmate is awake, let's listen to this recording."

After he finished speaking, he played the recording.

Inside, Jiao Yu and Dai Xuan were discussing how to scheme against Azhen, and what rewards Dai Xuan would give Jiao Yu after the deed was done.

The guests' eyes were all darting between Jiao Yu and Dai Xuan, looking on with anticipation for a good show, feeling that their trip had been worthwhile.

The Dai family's plan was to have something happen between Dai Feng, this unreliable guy, and Qiao Zhen, and then just say it was an accident.

Even if she were to be calculative, abandoning a rather useless Dai Feng wouldn't make much difference to the Dai family. After all, Dai Feng's reputation wasn't good to begin with; he was a playboy anyway, and besides, he was drunk.

Of course, Dai Feng was willing to do this because the Dai family would also give him a lot of benefits. It was just sleeping with a woman; for a playboy like him, there was no psychological pressure at all.

Jiao Yu was tasked with luring Azhen over so that she could attend this trap.

The benefits she received afterwards were that the Dai family would help her settle the matter of her brother's assault, and she would receive an extra five million yuan and the opportunity to study abroad. According to the recording, if she didn't help resolve her brother's situation, her parents would send her to an old man's bed; in short, they would sacrifice her to solve her brother's problem.

When Dai Xuan approached her, she agreed almost without hesitation.

She had even decided that once she went abroad, she would never come back and would get rid of this terrible home forever.

The expressions on the faces of those present were indescribable. Jiao Yu looked like a gentle and refined young girl, but no one expected her to be so vicious.

With her plan exposed and suddenly subjected to so many scrutinizing gazes, Jiao Yu's face turned deathly pale. She subconsciously looked at Azhen, wanting to say something, but after opening her mouth, she didn't know what to say.

[Phew, I knew Shen Muzhi would be reliable.]

[It's good that the female lead knows Jiao Yu's true colors; otherwise, someone like that might do it a second time. Even knowing that the female lead won't ultimately be harmed, it's still terrifying.]

[The female lead must be heartbroken that her best friend betrayed her.]

The client was naturally upset, but A-Zhou felt nothing at all.

She glanced at Jiao Yu indifferently, without asking why. Wasn't the reason in the recording clear enough?
Jiao Yu decided to sacrifice her best friend for her own future; there's nothing more to say about that.

"Brother Muzhi, what should we do next?" Azhen asked Shen Muzhi. Since Shen Muzhi was here, she didn't need to do this herself; he could handle it well. Besides, wasn't Shen Muzhi here to deal with these things? Of course, she should give him a chance to prove himself.

"Leave it to me," Shen Muzhi said. Just as he was about to pat Azhen's head, Azhen walked out of the house first.

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Mu. I'll wait for you outside."

She didn't turn around, and was about to disappear into the crowd when Jiao Yu couldn't help but call out, "Qiao Zhen."

Azhen stopped in her tracks, glanced back at her, and said nothing, waiting for Jiao Yu to continue.

Jiao Yu thought Azhen would ask something, but the fact that Azhen didn't say anything made her feel even more uneasy.

She is finished.

"Qiao Zhen, I have no choice. You are not me, you are not in my situation, and you don't know how hard my life is." Jiao Yu said urgently, and then covered her face and cried. "I don't want to hurt you, but I have no other choice. If I don't find a way to save myself, my parents will definitely marry me off to an old man in order to settle things with my brother."

"I'm only seventeen years old, I don't want my life to end like this."

“I just want to get away from that home.”

“If I could, I wouldn’t have taken this step.” Azhen looked Jiao Yu up and down, then gently shook her head: “You dare to harm an innocent person like me, why don’t you dare to draw your sword against those who oppress you? Did you really harm me just to escape your current predicament?”

It's not impossible that there was some resentment and jealousy in her heart. This is what A-Zhen felt when they were together, but she wasn't surprised. It's only natural for people who are not doing well to be jealous of those who are doing well.

Some people only think about it in their hearts and won't do anything to harm others, so it's not a big problem, and it's even understandable.

And if some people take action, they won't seem innocent.

“Since you know my family background, you should understand that if you tell me this, I can definitely help you resolve it. The Dai family is plotting against me, and by tipping me off, you might even get some benefits.” Azhen smiled. “You know perfectly well why you’ve chosen such a narrow path.”

Jiao Yu's bloodless lips trembled, and Qiao Zhen noticed it.

Having her inner thoughts exposed, Jiao Yu could no longer contain herself and roared, "Why should I tell you? How could a rich heiress like you understand the kind of life I lead? Always so aloof and detached from worldly affairs. I just want to see what it's like when you're brought down from your pedestal."

Just say it.

Azhen turned and left.

Jiao Yu's storyline is merely the most insignificant part of the client's life and not worth paying too much attention to.

Jiao Yu was momentarily lost in thought when she saw Azhen's nonchalant attitude.

Why wasn't Qiao Zhen sad?

Why this reaction?

Not even a hint of anger?

Aren't they good friends? She did something like this, so why is the other person behaving like this? Even just scolding her or criticizing her would make her feel better.

So, in Qiao Zhen's heart, she has absolutely no place at all?
No, how could that be? They're such good friends.

If they don't get along, would the other person have come here with her?
Jiao Yu's thoughts became somewhat confused for a moment.

“We need to deal with other things.” Shen Muzhi’s voice brought everyone back to their senses. “Since you dare to lay your hands on Xiaozhen, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

Knowing he couldn't win, Mr. Dai quickly stepped forward and begged for mercy: "Mr. Shen, this matter..."

"I've already called the police." Shen Muzhi gave Dai's father a deep look. The latter's face was pale, and he understood that calling the police was just a formality. Next, the Dai family would have to wait for the Shen family's encirclement and suppression.

Needless to say, the Dai family schemed against Qiao Zhen, and Qiao's agents will certainly help them as well.

Many people had considered that with Old Master Qiao gone, they could join forces against the Qiao family. However, the Qiao family had a very powerful agent who was extremely loyal to Old Master Qiao. Countless people had tried to win him over, but all had been rejected.

In truth, given Old Master Qiao's shrewdness and preparation, even if this agent made a mistake, he wouldn't be able to take over the Qiao family business. As for actually bringing down the Qiao family, the local government would be the first to disagree. The Qiao family owns many businesses; if it really collapsed, how many people would lose their jobs?
After Shen Muzhi left, Dai's father suddenly collapsed to the ground.

After everyone left, he stood up again and slapped Dai Feng across the face: "Useless thing, you can't even handle this simple matter, don't you know how to hurry up?"

“You’re useless too, you actually got recorded.” Dai’s father slapped Dai Xuan across the face again.

Neither Dai Feng nor Dai Xuan dared to utter a sound, only covering their faces in silence. (End of Chapter)