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

Elder Zhao stared at me with his cloudy eyes, as if trying to see through my soul.

I suppressed the uneasiness in my heart and tried to appear calm.

"Mr. Zhao, you are right. There are some things I shouldn't know, but there are some things I must know." I took a deep breath and said sincerely, "Everything I did was not out of curiosity, but for the Zhan family, for the future of this family."

He narrowed his eyes, clearly surprised by what I said.

"Oh? For the Zhan family? As a married daughter-in-law, what can you do for the Zhan family?"

I was prepared and took out a document from my bag and handed it to him.

"This is a development plan I have drawn up based on the family's development status in recent years and potential crises. I believe that as long as this plan is implemented, the Zhan family will be able to move to a higher level." This plan was, of course, carefully crafted by me. On the surface, it was for the benefit of the family, but in fact it cleverly concealed the direction of my investigation.

Elder Zhao took the document, put on his reading glasses, and read it carefully.

The longer he looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.

I was secretly happy that he knew the value of this plan and understood that I was not just a willful girl.

While he was lost in thought, I quietly left the old manor.

Instead of giving up my investigation, I quickened my pace.

I came to a secluded villa where the mysterious man Ke often went in and out.

Sure enough, not long after, he showed up, and there were several suspicious people meeting him.

I hid in the dark and captured it all with my camera.

These photos will become the key evidence for me to expose their conspiracy.

I looked at the sinister smile of the mysterious man Ke in the photo, and a sneer appeared at the corner of my mouth.

Do you think you can hide it from the world?

I'm going to drag you into this!

Just as I was about to leave, a familiar figure appeared in my sight—a member of the Qin family.

Why is he here?

Is it...

"Miss Bai, long time no see." He walked towards me with a smile on his face, a hint of warning in his tone.

The guy from the Qin family is named Qin Huai. He has a greasy face and looks like a bad guy.

He brought a few burly men with him and blocked my way.

"Miss Bai, I advise you to be sensible. There are some things that you cannot interfere with." He said with a forced smile, his tone full of threats.

I sneered in my heart, you think you can stop me with just these few minions?

I took a step back in fear, and said in a trembling voice, "What...what do you want to do? This is the Zhan family's territory!"

Qin Huai laughed out loud, as if he had heard a joke.

"The Zhan family's territory? Miss Bai, I'm afraid you haven't figured out the situation yet. It's not certain who has the final say in the Zhan family now!" He pressed on step by step, with greed in his eyes not concealed at all.

My eyes rolled and a plan came to my mind.

"Qin Huai, you dare to touch me? Have you forgotten the family rules? No family member is allowed to use force against other members without permission. Violators will be expelled from the family!" I shouted sternly, my tone full of majesty.

Qin Huai's face changed, obviously he didn't expect me to bring up this rule.

He hesitated, looked at me fearfully, and then looked at the thugs behind him.

Just then, a familiar figure appeared behind me, tall and straight, blocking my way like a mountain.

It’s Zhan Yu!

He pulled me behind him and stared at Qin Huai with cold eyes.

"Qin Huai, what do you want to do?" His voice was low and powerful, with an unquestionable majesty.

I hid behind Zhan Yu, feeling safe.

His appearance was like a ray of light, dispelling the fear in my heart.

Qin Huai's face was gloomy. He glared at me fiercely, and finally left in disgrace with his men.

"Are you okay?" Zhan Yu looked down at me, his eyes full of concern.

I shook my head, held his hand tightly, and felt the warmth of his palm.

"It's okay, luckily you arrived in time."

"Don't come to a place like this alone next time." His tone was gentle, but with a hint of blame.

I smiled slightly, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in his ear: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." I took out a USB flash drive from my bag, "This may be useful to us..." I took the photos I took outside the mysterious man Ke's villa and went straight to the archive room of the Zhan family's old house.

The forest ranger was as timid as ever, like a frightened rabbit.

I threw the photos in front of him and said in a cold tone, "Uncle Lin, you are old, how is your heart? If these photos were to get out, I'm afraid some people would be unable to sleep well, right?"

Administrator Lin's face turned pale. He picked up the photo with trembling hands, and his eyes behind his reading glasses were wide open.

In the photo, the mysterious man Ke is making a deal with several unidentified people. His sneaky look shows that he is up to no good.

He asked me tremblingly, "Miss Bai, what...what do you want?"

I smiled slightly and slowed down my tone: "It's very simple. Help me look up some information, and that's in exchange for... destroying these photos." I made a list of the information I wanted to look up.

Administrator Lin hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to my request.

He knew the secrets of the Zhan family too well, and he also knew how much trouble these secrets would cause once they were exposed.

As soon as I came out of the archives room, I ran into the mysterious woman Xiao.

She was wearing a red cheongsam, looking charming and seductive, with a provocative smile on her face.

"Miss Bai, have you been doing well recently? I heard that there have been some... minor problems between you and Zhan Yu?"

I covered my mouth in pretended surprise: "Oh, Miss Xiao is really well-informed. But I'm sorry to disappoint you, Zhan Yu and I are doing very well. He hates people sowing discord the most." I took Zhan Yu's arm and leaned against him affectionately, deliberately showing my affection.

The mysterious woman's expression changed and her smile stiffened a little.

I took advantage of the situation and leaned close to her ear, whispering, "Miss Xiao, I advise you to be more restrained. Some things, if taken too far, will only backfire. I know all the secrets between you and the mysterious man Ke."

Her face changed drastically, a flash of panic flashed in her eyes, and then she pretended to be calm: "Miss Bai, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

I smiled, said nothing more, and turned and left.

I knew that my words had planted a seed of doubt in her heart.

Back in the room, I couldn't wait to look through the information that Administrator Lin gave me.

These materials record the major events of the Zhan family in recent decades. Some of the details made me vaguely feel that things were far more complicated than I had imagined.

I connected the pieces of information in the files one by one, and a shocking truth gradually surfaced...

Just when I thought I was getting closer to the truth, an unfamiliar name on a document suddenly appeared before my eyes - "Lu Jingming".

I had never heard of this name, but it made me feel inexplicably uneasy.

Who exactly is this Lu Jingming?

What is his relationship with the Zhan family?

I suddenly looked up and looked at Zhan Yu, "Have you heard of... Lu Jingming?"