The ancient war between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in a wealthy family

"She...what did she say?" I asked almost gritting my teeth, my palms full of cold sweat.

My friend Sun’s voice was intermittent and the signal seemed not very good: “I heard that it was...about some things that happened to you abroad...not so glorious…” My heart sank suddenly. Abroad?

Could it be that time...

A chill ran from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

The direction of the social circle is like the weather in June, changing at any time.

It's only been a few days since the incident with Wang, the project leader of Charity Project, was settled. I thought I could finally take a breath and spend a few days of peace with Zhan Yu.

Unexpectedly, this week my distant relative still refused to let me go!

An indescribable feeling of fatigue surged into my heart, mixed with anger.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down.

"I understand. Thank you, friend Sun." After hanging up the phone, I turned to look at Zhan Yu. He was looking at me gently, his eyes full of concern.

"What's wrong?" He noticed something was wrong with me and reached out to hold me in his arms.

I told him what my friend Sun said, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Don't worry," he stroked my hair gently, "I'll take care of it." I nodded, but I still felt uneasy.

This rumor came out of nowhere and directly pointed to my experience abroad, which made me have to be vigilant.

As expected, the social circles began to talk about it again, and the rumors that had been suppressed by the incident involving Wang, the person in charge of the charity project, popped up again like mushrooms after rain.

Mrs. Li, the woman who came to apologize a few days ago, has changed her attitude this time and has been hinting that I am "not simple" on various occasions.

I felt the pressure coming back, even more than before.

I can't just sit there and wait for death.

I immediately contacted my friends abroad and asked them to help me collect evidence.

Fortunately, I was careful and kept all the travel records and related documents.

Soon, my friend sent me the sorted information.

With this hard evidence, I publicly responded to those rumors directly on social media.

My itinerary is clear and every expense can be traced. Those so-called "disgraceful" things are completely fictitious.

Although people in the social circle are gossipy, they are not stupid.

Faced with the hard evidence, the rumors were refuted.

Those who were previously on the sidelines also came out to support me and condemn the rumormongers.

Mrs. Li's face was slapped and she hid away in shame.

I thought I could finally get rid of the entanglement of Zhou Yuanfang's relatives this time, but at this moment, the servant ran in in a panic: "Madam, something bad has happened! Over at the old house... the old lady... she..." The servant's face was pale and he stuttered.

My heart skipped a beat and an ominous premonition came over me.

The servant spoke incoherently, sporadically, saying that the old lady had suddenly fainted, and was still muttering my name, as if...

Blaming me.

Zhan Yu's face turned ashen in an instant, and he grabbed his coat and rushed out.

I followed closely behind, feeling increasingly uneasy.

The damned relative of Zhou Yuanfang actually ran to the old house to stir up trouble!

When I arrived at the old house, I saw Zhou Yuanfang's relative crying bitterly, accusing me of my "evil deeds" with tears and snot.

She described in vivid detail how arrogant and domineering I was, how I disrespected my elders, and even made up a lie that I abused an old lady.

The faces of the elders of the Zhan family were terribly gloomy, and the looks they gave me were full of suspicion and dissatisfaction.

Before I could even open my mouth to explain, Zhou Yuanfang's relative rushed towards Zhan Yu, crying, "Zhan Yu, you must make the decision for me! This woman..."

I sneered, interrupting her pretentious performance.

"Ms. Zhou, have you had enough acting?" I took out a recorder from my bag and pressed the play button.

The conversation between Zhou Yuanfang's relatives and Wu Xiaobao reporter was clearly heard in it. They were plotting how to frame me and how to create public opinion. Every word was like a sharp knife, piercing the lies of Zhou Yuanfang's relatives.

Zhou Yuanfang's relative's face turned pale in an instant. She didn't expect that I would have such a trick up my sleeve.

Before I stopped, I took out a thick stack of documents, which included the confession of Wang, the person in charge of the charity project, the chat records of Mrs. Li, and even the evidence that she hired people to follow me abroad.

I laid out all this evidence in front of the Zhan family elders, my tone icy: "This is all a conspiracy carefully planned by Ms. Zhou. She is deliberately trying to destroy me and ruin the reputation of the Zhan family!"

The Zhan family elders looked at the hard evidence and their faces turned extremely ugly.

Zhan Yu's father, the always serious old man Zhan, slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Relative Zhou Yuanfang! What else do you have to say!" Relative Zhou Yuanfang's lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word.

She looked at me in horror, her eyes filled with hatred and...

fear.

I walked up to her, looked down at her, and said slowly, "Do you think you can defeat me like this? You are too naive." I turned to look at Zhan Yu, his eyes were full of admiration and...

A subtle hint...

……

proud?

I actually read a hint of pride in his eyes!

Is it...

?

I shook my head, now is not the time to think about this.

Zhou Yuanfang's relative's conspiracy was exposed, so the Zhan family would naturally not let her off easily.

Mr. Zhan publicly announced that he was severing ties with her and would take back all the benefits he had given her before.

She cried and begged for mercy, but could not shake Mr. Zhan's determination at all.

Looking at her miserable appearance, I felt no pity in my heart, only endless joy.

She planned everything, but ended up shooting herself in the foot. She deserved it!

My reputation has also been completely restored. Those who used to sneer at me now put on a fawning smile and rush to please me.

Mrs. Li wanted to kneel down in front of me and confess, but I was too lazy to pay attention to her and directly asked the security guard to kick her out.

Everyone in the Zhan family looked at me with new eyes. The elders who had previously held grudges against me also apologized to me and expressed their approval.

My mother-in-law even held my hand and asked me about my well-being, as if I were her biological daughter who had been lost for many years.

I knew in my heart that it was not just because I won the fight, but also because I showed wisdom and courage and won their respect.

To celebrate this victory, the Zhan family held a grand family banquet.

There were clinking glasses, laughter and joy, and happiness was on everyone's face.

Zhan Yu held my hand tightly, his eyes were gentle and firm, as if telling me that no matter what happened, he would always be by my side.

I responded with a sweet smile, and at that moment, I felt like I owned the world.

The banquet was coming to an end and I was chatting with my mother-in-law about family matters when I suddenly felt someone pat me gently on the back.

I looked back and saw a strange man holding a letter in his hand. He smiled mysteriously, handed the letter to me, then turned and disappeared into the crowd.

I opened the envelope with suspicion. Inside was a piece of paper with a line of beautiful handwriting: "Be careful, the mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole is behind." My smile froze on my face instantly...

Zhan Yu walked over and followed my gaze to the figure disappearing in the crowd. "What's wrong?" he asked softly.

I shook my head and clenched the note in my hand tightly. "Nothing, just..." I paused, "I just feel that this champagne seems a little bitter..."