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

Actually, Chen Qing hadn't invited Qiao Zhen to her home for dinner for quite some time, but now that Qiao Zhen had gotten into the habit of coming over, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Although they didn't think Qiao Zhen could really achieve his goal without anyone noticing, being watched so closely still sent chills down their spines, and it wasn't a pleasant feeling.

After dinner tonight, it was Shen Muzhi who took Azhen home again.

The rest of the Shen family members were not as relaxed as they had been at the beginning. Of course, they didn't think that Qiao Zhen could do anything in such a short time. Even if she wanted to do something, she would never choose this time.

Once someone gets hold of something against her, Qiao Zhen will be finished too.

They wanted to find some leverage, but things didn't go as planned.

Aside from Qiao Zhen's inner thoughts, they couldn't find anything else amiss, even though their arrangements were very meticulous.

“It might be Lila,” Shen Muyang said. “Ever since Lila went to the Qiao family to work as their housekeeper, she has been arranging many things, and she’s not even a native of this country.”

Chen Qing and Shen Zhenxiong thought Shen Muyang's words made sense, but it was difficult to get Lila to talk. They wanted to know from Lila what Qiao Zhen had instructed her to do, which would be very difficult.

Shen Muyang glanced at his phone: "Eight minutes have passed, my brother should be back soon."

Even though they knew Qiao Zhen wouldn't choose to do anything at this time, they were still worried.

After waiting another five minutes, Shen Muzhi still hadn't returned. The Shen family members couldn't sit still any longer and quickly dialed Shen Muzhi's number, but the call didn't go through.

After exchanging glances, Chen Qing said somewhat anxiously, "Third brother, go and take a look. Take a bodyguard with you and tell her it's about the company. Don't let her suspect anything is wrong."

The current situation is not enough to make them abandon their initial plans.

Shen Muyang nodded and headed to the Qiao family villa with a bodyguard. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Shen Muzhi standing there unharmed, turning around to walk back. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother, are you alright?" Shen Muyang rushed to Shen Muzhi and asked in a low voice.

Shen Muzhi gently shook his head: "It's nothing. Why did you come here?"

"It's because you haven't come back yet, and I couldn't get through when I called..." Shen Muyang didn't need to say anything more; Shen Muzhi certainly understood.

Although Qiao Zhen's inner thoughts were somewhat frightening, Shen Muzhi wasn't actually that scared.

After all, he already knew what Qiao Zhen was thinking. It would take a lot of effort for the other party to deal with an ordinary person, let alone the Shen family. As long as they didn't want to, it wouldn't be so easy for Qiao Zhen to touch them.

Remembering Shen Muyang's words, he took out his phone. The signal was fine at the moment. The reason he couldn't make the call before was probably because there was no signal at that time. Such a situation is possible.

Shen Muyang waved for the bodyguards who had come with him to leave first, then slowly followed beside Shen Muzhi and asked in a low voice, "Brother, did you hear anything just now?"

"Yes." Shen Muzhi nodded slightly. "I heard about her plan, which is aimed at us two brothers."

That's why he stayed here longer than usual—he wanted to hear more, so he started a casual conversation with the other person.

Shen Muyang understood; that's exactly what he meant.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, said nothing more, and quickly walked home.

Azhen stood by the window, smiling as she watched the two brothers' figures disappear.

Meanwhile, the comments section remained lively.

Who will the female lead end up with?

[You guys are still thinking about this?] [Shouldn't we be thinking about the plot of this show right now? Don't you find this show weird in many ways?]

Everything's been pretty normal lately, right?

I don't know why, but I also feel that this drama is getting more and more terrifying; something just doesn't feel right. Sometimes, watching the female lead smiling and talking to the Shen family gives me the creeps.

Me too. Turns out I'm not the only one who feels this way.

[Another day of criticizing the director, but they still haven't responded, just telling us to wait and see.]

Azhen drew the curtains, and the comments section abruptly stopped.

The Shen family members, however, were not sleepy. They all gathered in Shen Zhenxiong's study, their eyes fixed on Shen Muzhi, waiting for him to speak.

“I overheard her plan before, that she was going to make her move on her birthday,” Shen Muzhi said. “Her birthday falls during winter break, and she plans to invite Muyang to go abroad for fun. At the same time, she will arrange for someone to cooperate with the Shen family and trick me into going abroad as well.”

That's all I've heard so far.

Shen Muyang stared wide-eyed: "She actually planned to do this secretly, what a vicious heart she has. She's going to send us abroad, and it's questionable whether we'll even be able to come back."

“Brother, we can’t go. No matter what the conditions are, we can’t go. It’s okay in China, once this is exposed, she won’t be able to escape. But it’s not so easy once she goes abroad. Many places are very chaotic.”

"Mom and Dad, can't we move up our plans?" Shen Muyang asked again.

Shen Zhenxiong frowned: "She and we are just old friends. How could the plan be brought forward? Everyone is wary of that old man from the Qiao family. He has made countless arrangements. Otherwise, why do you think no one has directly targeted Qiao Zhen even though that old man has been dead for quite some time? Why do they only dare to approach her through other means?"

“As long as Qiao Zhen is conscious, no one can get what they want if she doesn’t want it. Even if you tie her up, you won’t get anything out of it. That old man is really ruthless!” Shen Zhenxiong added, “You have to get her to do it willingly and get involved with her.”

This is why Qiao Zhen has countless suitors; if it weren't for the Shen family blocking his path, there would probably be even more.

The methods the Dai family used before were actually a gamble, since the Dai family's situation was not good to begin with and they were eager to get out of their predicament.

Even without the Shen family's intervention, the Dai family might not have achieved their goal even if they had succeeded in targeting Qiao Zhen.

If Qiao Zhen is resilient enough, and she develops a relationship with the eldest son of the Dai family, the Dai family probably wouldn't dare threaten her and would have no choice but to obediently sacrifice their eldest son who made a mistake. Of course, the other party should have already considered such consequences. It's precisely because the situation is dire that they're considering taking a desperate gamble.

The only thing the Dai family hadn't anticipated was that the Shen family learned of their plan first and used it to win Qiao Zhen's favor.

From then on, Qiao Zhen indeed grew closer and closer to the Shen family.

If this person hadn't existed, the next few years should have gone very smoothly.

They never expected that a fair-skinned and gentle young girl would be so ruthless and extreme in her dealings with Rong Yu.

When Shen Zhenxiong thought of Rong Yu, his expression turned sour.

If he could, he would certainly want this person to disappear.

But Qiao Zhen cared too much about Rong Yu, and if something went wrong, it would probably be a loss, so he dared not act rashly.

"What should we do then?" Shen Muyang asked anxiously, scratching his head and making his hair a mess.

He's now exhausted from dealing with Qiao Zhen. (End of Chapter)