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

The black car sped along, and my heart began to pound as the car accelerated. Finally, the car stopped in front of a grand office building. This was not the headquarters of Zhanyu Company, but the office location of a core department.

I took a deep breath and told myself to stay calm. This was a rare opportunity, and I had to seize it. Led by a strange man, I entered a minimalist yet technologically advanced office. Pointing to a pile of documents on the table, he said, "Director Wang has something urgent to attend to. Please wait here. He'll be here shortly."

I nodded, watched the man leave, and then eagerly flipped through the documents on the table. These were core materials for the digital transformation project, involving the strategic layout of the Zhan family enterprise for the next few years. I had only heard of them briefly before, and had never had the opportunity to access such confidential information.

Time passed by minute by minute, I was completely immersed in the documents, and didn't notice the changes in my surroundings. Suddenly, a sharp alarm sounded, shattering the silence of the office. I looked up and saw the red alarm light flashing a dazzling light.

Before I could react, the office door was flung open and Secretary Zhang rushed in with a pale face, pointing at me and loudly demanding, "Miss Bai, what are you doing?!"

I was completely confused and had no idea what was going on. "I was just looking at some information..."

"Read the documents?" Secretary Zhang sneered. "These are the company's top secrets. How dare you read them without permission and even trigger the alarm system? What on earth are you thinking?!"

I froze, realizing I might have fallen into a trap. I tried to explain, but Secretary Zhang's sharp voice interrupted me: "Don't try to argue, the surveillance camera has already captured it!"

The surrounding staff heard the commotion and gathered around, their eyes filled with suspicion and hostility. I had no way of saying anything, so I could only watch as Secretary Zhang picked up the phone and said in a cold tone, "Butler Li, please come over. Something's wrong here..."

I slumped weakly into my chair, watching Secretary Zhang hang up the phone. A chill ran from my feet to my heart. I felt as if I saw an invisible net silently enveloping me...

Secretary Zhang and several burly security guards "invited" me to an office. They said they were inviting me, but in reality, they were carrying me. The entire way, I could feel the strange looks from everyone around me, like needles pricking my skin.

In the office, Butler Li was already waiting. His face was livid. When he saw me being brought in, he simply snorted coldly and turned his head away, his eyes filled with disdain and disgust. A chill ran down my spine; it seemed he also believed I was here to destroy the data.

"Ms. Bai, do you have anything else to say?" Secretary Zhang asked in a sharp tone, crossing his arms.

"I didn't destroy the data, I was just looking at..." I tried to explain, but was interrupted.

"The surveillance video clearly captured your behavior. Do you still want to deny it?" Butler Li finally spoke. His voice was low and majestic, with an aura of majesty without even being angry.

"I'm not denying it, I just..." I felt powerless. Facing their accusations, I couldn't find any evidence to prove my innocence.

"That's enough!" Secretary Zhang waved his hand impatiently. "What's the point of talking about this now? Let's wait until President Wang comes back before making a decision!"

I was left alone in the office, the cold air suffocating me. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. Things had come to this point, and I had to find Zhan Yu. Only he could help me clear my name.

I dialed Zhan Yu's number with trembling hands, but a cold, robotic female voice came from the other end of the line: "Sorry, the number you dialed is busy, please call again later..."

Time and again, I called Zhan Yu's number, but each time, I got the same result. My heart sank, and a sense of foreboding washed over me. Why couldn't I reach Zhan Yu at this moment? Was this all a trap set by him?

"No, it's impossible..." I muttered to myself, desperately trying to deny this horrible thought. However, the cold reality forced me to face it.

At this moment, the office door was suddenly opened, and Secretary Zhang came back with a document in her hand and a meaningful smile on her face.

"Miss Bai," she walked up to me and slammed the document on the table, "take a look, this is what you want."

Puzzled, I picked up the document and opened it. My face paled. It was an investigative report that detailed my family background, social connections, and past experiences, even listing the papers I published during my university years.

"You are investigating me?" I looked up in disbelief and glared at Secretary Zhang.

"Don't get me wrong, Miss Bai," Secretary Zhang chuckled, "We just want to get to know you better."

"You know me?" I sneered. "What do you want to do?"

Secretary Zhang did not answer my question, but said meaningfully: "Ms. Bai, you will know soon." After that, she turned and left the office, leaving me sitting there alone, my heart full of fear and anxiety.

I vaguely feel that a bigger storm is coming...

After Secretary Zhang left, I sat alone in the office for a long time, fear and anxiety entwined around me like vines, almost choking me. I told myself to stay calm over and over again, but Secretary Zhang's meaningful smile and the words, "You'll know soon," kept resurfacing in my mind. My heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, unable to break free.

I don't know how much time has passed, but I only know that when the office door was pushed open again, I stood up suddenly, a glimmer of hope in my eyes, thinking that it was Zhan Yu who came back. However, the people who walked in were some unfamiliar faces.

They were wearing company uniforms and had indifferent expressions. They walked straight up to me. One of them handed me a document and said in a cold tone, "Miss Bai, please come with us."

I had a feeling something bad was going to happen, but I didn't resist and silently followed them out of the office. Along the way, I noticed that my colleagues were whispering to each other, their eyes full of suspicion, contempt, and even a hint of fear.

"Have you heard? The new young lady is actually a corporate spy!"

"Is this true? No way, she looks like a very gentle girl..."

"You can't judge a person by their appearance! I heard she stole important company information and wants to destroy the Zhan family business!"

"Really? Does President Zhan know about this? How will he handle this matter?"

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Their chatter stung my eardrums like needles, my heart sinking deeper and deeper, a deep sense of powerlessness washing over me. Only then did I realize what Secretary Zhang had meant by "You'll soon find out." They didn't even bother asking me to explain. Instead, they charged me with "industrial espionage" and tried to completely destroy me!

My reputation and dignity were trampled to pieces at that moment. I felt like a person trapped in a quagmire; the more I struggled, the faster I sank.

I can't accept this. I can't just sit there and wait for death! I must find evidence to prove my innocence!

I was taken to a conference room where all the company's senior executives were present. They all looked very unhappy, especially Mr. Wang who was sitting at the first seat. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he could see through me.

"Ms. Bai, do you have anything to say about the company's accusations against you?" Mr. Wang's voice was low and majestic, with an unquestionable momentum.

I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. I looked around and said calmly, "I believe that the innocent will be cleared. I will not admit to anything I didn't do."

My words caused a commotion, and Mr. Wang's face darkened even further. He slammed the table and shouted angrily, "The evidence is irrefutable, and you still want to deny it?!"

I met his gaze fearlessly and said word by word, "I want to see the evidence!"

Mr. Wang sneered and winked at Secretary Zhang next to him. Secretary Zhang understood and handed a document to me.

I took the document and looked through it carefully. It contained some internal company information, which I couldn't understand at all, let alone have any idea what this information had to do with me.

"I found all this information on your computer," Secretary Zhang said with a sneer, pointing to one of the documents. "Do you have anything else to say?"

I suddenly raised my head, glared at Secretary Zhang, and said word by word, "I haven't touched this information! Someone must have deliberately framed me!"

"Framed?" Secretary Zhang laughed out loud as if he had heard a funny joke. "Ms. Bai, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want! What evidence do you have to prove that someone framed you?"

I was speechless, I really had no evidence.

After coming out of the conference room, I felt like all the strength was drained from my body. I stumbled in the company corridor with my mind blank.

No, I can't give up like this!

I forced myself to cheer up and went to the company's information room. I wanted to find the evidence myself. I didn't believe I couldn't find it!

The document room was filled with documents. I suppressed my uneasiness and fear and began to carefully search through them. As time ticked by, beads of sweat formed on my forehead, but I didn't bother to wipe them away. My eyes were fixed on the documents in my hands, afraid to miss a single detail.

Suddenly, I found something wrong. The contents of some documents seemed to have been deliberately torn up, and the tearing technique was very professional, and there was almost no trace left.

My heart tightened, and a bad feeling washed over me. Could it be... someone was deliberately destroying evidence?

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. I continued searching, but all I found was more evidence that had been deliberately destroyed.

My heart gradually sank, and a deep sense of powerlessness and despair swept over me...

At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through my mind: surveillance! Yes, surveillance! If someone really framed me, then the surveillance would definitely record it!

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. I immediately stood up and ran towards the monitoring room... I stumbled to the door of the monitoring room, pushed it open, and said breathlessly: "I want to see the surveillance!"

In the monitoring room, a middle-aged man sat in front of a computer, twirling a pen in boredom. He looked up at me, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, then regained his composure and asked casually, "Who are you?"

"I'm Bai..." I was about to introduce myself, but suddenly remembered that in the company, I should call Zhan Yu "Mr. Zhan" instead of "my husband."

I took a deep breath, adjusted my emotions, tried to appear calm, and said, "I'm Mr. Zhan's...wife. I need to check the surveillance footage. Is that okay?"

"Mr. Zhan's wife?" The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and looked me up and down, a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes. "Sorry, our company has a rule that surveillance footage cannot be shown to outsiders."

"I'm not an outsider, I'm Mr. Zhan's wife!" My tone was filled with anxiety and grievance. "Besides, this matter is very important to me. I must see the surveillance video!"

"Sorry, rules are rules." The middle-aged man remained unmoved and said in a cold tone, "No one can view the surveillance video without Mr. Zhan's permission."

"But..." I wanted to fight for it again, but was ruthlessly interrupted by the middle-aged man.

"If you continue to act unreasonably like this, I will call security!" he said impatiently.

I froze, a deep feeling of powerlessness and despair washing over me once again. Was I really going to be wronged like this?

No, I can't give up!

I gritted my teeth and thought quickly about a solution. Suddenly, an idea flashed in my mind and I thought of someone - Butler Li!

Steward Li is an elder of the Zhan family, having worked there for decades and earning Zhan Yu's trust. If he can help me, there might still be a glimmer of hope!

Thinking of this, I immediately took out my cell phone and called Butler Li.

"Hello, Butler Li, I'm..."

"Sorry, the phone you dialed has been turned off..."

The cold, mechanical female voice coming from the other end of the phone was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering my last hope.

My heart hit the bottom.

At this moment, the door of the monitoring room was pushed open again, and Secretary Zhang walked in. She looked at me with a smug smile on her face: "Miss Bai, do you have anything else to say now?"

I looked at her, my eyes filled with anger and unwillingness, but I couldn't say a word.

Secretary Zhang walked over to the middle-aged man and whispered something. The middle-aged man nodded, stood up, walked in front of me, and said coldly, "Miss Bai, please."

He pointed outside the door, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

I took a deep breath, tried to suppress the anger in my heart, and clenched my fists.

No, I can't just give up like this!

I suddenly raised my head, staring firmly at the door of the monitoring room, and walked towards the door...