It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Conspiracy in the Shadows

"Xinyan, what do you mean by this?" Luo Yichen noticed that her tone was wrong and asked.

Wu Xinyan did not answer, but took out a handkerchief from her pocket and carefully wiped the handle of the freezer, as if there was some secret hidden on it.

After a closer inspection, she discovered that someone had glued a very thin wire to the inside of the handle with super glue. If you don't look closely, you can't even detect it. This wire cleverly caught the lock, causing the freezer door to appear closed, but in fact there was a gap, enough for the temperature inside to rise.

"Someone deliberately damaged the freezer with the intention of spoiling the Wagyu beef," Wu Xinyan said firmly, showing the thin wire to Luo Yichen. "Master Wang is always cautious and wouldn't make such a simple mistake. This matter is definitely not simple."

Luo Yichen took the wire, his expression growing serious. "It seems this farce tonight was a trap set up specifically for you and me."

"Who is it? Who wants to harm me?" Wu Xinyan clenched her fists tightly, countless faces flashed through her mind, but she still couldn't determine who was behind the scenes.

The next day, at the Luo family meeting, Mr. Luo Er launched an attack in public, blaming the unexpected incident at last night's dinner on Wu Xinyan's negligence, accusing her of poor performance and bringing shame to the Luo family.

"Brother, you also know that Xinyan has just come to our Luo family and doesn't understand many things. Although the accident last night was not serious, it is enough to show that she is incompetent and unable to take on the important task of being the future mistress!" Mr. Luo's tone was sharp, and every word he said was directed at Wu Xinyan.

Mrs. Luo also joined in, sighing and shaking her head, as if she was extremely disappointed with Wu Xinyan.

Luo Yichen's face turned pale. He was about to open his mouth to refute, but Wu Xinyan grabbed his sleeve. She took a deep breath, looked at Mr. Luo firmly, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Second Uncle is telling you that Xinyan does have a lot to learn. But..." She paused deliberately, her eyes sweeping across the crowd. "What I want to know is, who was behind this, deliberately ruining last night's dinner and giving Second Uncle the opportunity to cause trouble here?"

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly dropped to freezing point. Everyone held their breath and looked at Wu Xinyan in surprise.

"You...what do you mean by this?" Mr. Luo's eyes flickered and his tone was a little unnatural.

Wu Xinyan ignored him and took out a document from her handbag and slowly placed it on the table.

"This is the result of my investigation last night. I believe that after reading it, Second Uncle will understand what I mean." Her tone was flat, but with an unquestionable majesty.

Mr. Luo subconsciously wanted to reach out and take the document, but Wu Xinyan quickly took it back.

"I will only give this document to someone who truly cares about the interests of the Luo family." She stared at Second Master Luo with sharp eyes and said word by word, "I hope Second Uncle, don't let me down."

Mr. Luo's face turned ashen, but he didn't dare to say another word. He stood up suddenly, waved his sleeves and left. Before leaving, he looked at Wu Xinyan deeply, his eyes were cold and resentful...

Mr. Luo stormed out of the meeting room and headed straight back to his study. He swept the papers off his desk and growled, "Wu Xinyan, you bitch! How dare you challenge me? I won't let you go!"

"Second Master, calm down. It won't do you any good to confront her head-on." A charming voice came from behind. Miss Zhou, wearing a royal blue dress, walked over gracefully and gently touched Mr. Luo's chest. "She's just a new girl. No matter how smart she is, she can't beat an old fox like you."

"Hmph, if it weren't for that shabby document she got from who knows where, how could I have let her be so arrogant today?" Mr. Luo grabbed Miss Zhou's hand, a sinister glint in his eyes. "But since she refused my toast, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Second Master, please don't forget our plan." Miss Zhou's eyes flickered as she leaned over to Second Master Luo and whispered, "As long as you get the Luo Group, you'll give me whatever I want, right?"

Mr. Luo hugged Miss Zhou and whispered a few words in her ear. The two looked at each other and smiled, and everything was said without words.

Meanwhile, Wu Xinyan returned to her room, replaying everything that had happened in the conference room in her mind. Mr. Luo's overreaction only made her more certain that last night's incident was no simple accident.

"Yichen, do you believe me?" Wu Xinyan turned and looked at Luo Yichen, who had been silent, her eyes full of anxiety and expectation.

Luo Yichen gently held her hand, his tone gentle but firm: "I believe you, I always believe in you."

"But..." Wu Xinyan hesitated to speak. She always felt that Luo Yichen seemed to be hiding something from her. He seemed to know much more about the internal struggles of the Luo family than she thought, but he was still unwilling to reveal a single thing.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Luo Yichen held her in his arms and patted her back gently, as if he was comforting a frightened deer.

However, Wu Xinyan's uneasiness did not dissipate, but instead became even stronger. She raised her head and stared at Luo Yichen, trying to find the answer in his eyes, but she only saw a bottomless tenderness and doting.

"Dong dong dong..."

There was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting Wu Xinyan's thoughts.

"Young Madam, Madam asks you to come over." The servant's respectful voice came from outside the door.

Wu Xinyan's heart tightened, and an inexplicable premonition came to her mind. She subconsciously looked at Luo Yichen, but saw that he also frowned slightly, as if he had noticed something unusual.

"I'll be back soon." Wu Xinyan patted Luo Yichen's hand gently, turned and walked towards the door.

"Wait," Luo Yichen suddenly called her, with a hint of barely perceptible worry in his eyes, "Be careful."

Wu Xinyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, turned and left the room.

The atmosphere in Mrs. Luo's room was somewhat depressing. As soon as Wu Xinyan entered the room, she felt two sharp gazes falling on her, making her feel uneasy.

"Please sit down." Mrs. Luo pointed to the sofa beside her. Her tone was calm, but revealed an unquestionable majesty.

Wu Xinyan sat down as she was told and waited quietly for Mrs. Luo to speak.

"Xinyan, there are some things I shouldn't say, but..." Mrs. Luo paused and looked at Wu Xinyan with a complicated look, "You should be careful of Miss Zhou recently." Wu Xinyan was shocked, but she remained calm and just smiled slightly, "Why do you say that, Madam?"

Mrs. Luo sighed, a hint of helplessness in her tone, "Xinyan, I know you are smart, but some things are not as simple as you think. The relationship between Miss Zhou and the Second Master is far more complicated than you see."

"Madam, you mean..." Wu Xinyan deliberately prolonged her tone, observing Mrs. Luo's reaction.

Mrs. Luo hesitated to speak, and finally just shook her head. "There are some things I can't say. Just be careful."

Wu Xinyan already had some guesses in her mind, but she didn't continue to ask, but just nodded obediently.

After leaving Mrs. Luo's room, Wu Xinyan was filled with doubts and uneasiness. She knew that she had been drawn into the vortex of a powerful family feud, and Miss Zhou and Mr. Luo were the two most dangerous characters in this vortex.

To protect herself and to get to the bottom of the matter, Wu Xinyan decided to investigate the relationship between Miss Zhou and Mr. Luo. She began to monitor their interactions and tried to gather information from other servants.

However, the Luo family was very secretive about the relationship between Miss Zhou and Mr. Luo. Wu Xinyan tried her best but could not find any substantial evidence.

By chance, when Wu Xinyan was tidying up Luo Yichen's study, she found a file bag forgotten in the corner.

Driven by curiosity, Wu Xinyan opened the file bag and was surprised by the contents inside.

Inside the document bag was a share transfer agreement between Mr. Luo and Ms. Zhou. According to the agreement, Mr. Luo would transfer a portion of his Luo Group shares to Ms. Zhou, with the conditions for the transfer being...

Wu Xinyan's pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

She finally understood what kind of shocking secret was hidden between Miss Zhou and Mr. Luo!

However, just as Wu Xinyan was about to hide the agreement, the door was suddenly pushed open from outside.

Miss Zhou walked into the room with a half-smile on her face. "It seems you've discovered something interesting."

Wu Xinyan was startled and subconsciously hid the file bag behind her. She pretended to be calm and asked, "Miss Zhou, what are you talking about?"

"Don't play dumb," Miss Zhou said coldly as she walked up to Wu Xinyan. "Do you think you can hide what you did from me?"

Wu Xinyan's heart sank. She knew that she had been exposed.

"What do you want?" Wu Xinyan forced herself to calm down and looked directly at Miss Zhou.

"What do I want?" Miss Zhou sneered, "You'll know soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, two burly bodyguards suddenly appeared at the door and surrounded Wu Xinyan.

Wu Xinyan realized that she had fallen into Miss Zhou's trap.

"Take her away!" Miss Zhou gave an order, and two bodyguards immediately stepped forward and forcibly dragged Wu Xinyan out of the room.

A black car had been waiting outside the door for a long time...

The black sedan, like a steel behemoth, drove Wu Xinyan away from the Luo family villa and through the bustling city night. Outside the car window, neon lights flickered, a dazzling display of light that formed a stark contrast with the solemn atmosphere inside.

Wu Xinyan was held captive by two bodyguards in the back seat, but she didn't panic. Instead, she calmly observed her surroundings. She knew that since Miss Zhou had dared to take her away, she must have made every possible preparation. Rather than sit back and wait for death, she should wait and see, looking for an opportunity to strike back.

"Ms. Zhou, what exactly do you want to do to me?" Wu Xinyan said calmly, trying to get more information from Miss Zhou.

Miss Zhou sat across from Wu Xinyan, a sneer on her lips: "Wu Xinyan, you don't have to play dumb in front of me. If you saw something you shouldn't have seen, you should be prepared to pay the price."

"I'm just curious, why are you doing this?" Wu Xinyan looked directly into Miss Zhou's eyes. "You went to great lengths to get close to the Second Master, even sacrificing your own reputation. Is it just to get shares in the Luo Group?"

"What do you know?" Miss Zhou's tone suddenly became agitated, and a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes. "Everything I did was for revenge! I want to make those who have hurt me pay the price they deserve!"

Wu Xinyan's heart moved. It seemed that there was a deeper grudge between Miss Zhou and the Luo family. If she could take advantage of this, perhaps she could find a breakthrough.

"Revenge?" Wu Xinyan pretended to be confused. "I don't understand what you're talking about. What exactly happened between you and the Luo family?"

Miss Zhou sneered: "Don't try to trick me. I won't tell you anything!"

"Since you won't tell me, let me guess." Wu Xinyan said calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, your target shouldn't just be the shares of the Luo Group, but the entire Luo family, right?"

Miss Zhou's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"You know whether I'm talking nonsense or not." Wu Xinyan stared at Miss Zhou sharply. "Do you think what you did was really perfect? ​​Do you think you can really hide it from the world?"

"You..." Miss Zhou was shocked by Wu Xinyan's aura and didn't know how to refute for a moment.

"Miss Zhou, I advise you to stop." Wu Xinyan took the opportunity to say, "If you do this, you will only get yourself deeper and deeper into trouble. In the end, not only will you not get what you want, you will lose everything!"

"Shut up!" Miss Zhou roared, her eyes filled with hatred. "Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to lecture me?"

Wu Xinyan knew that she had successfully angered Miss Zhou. Next, she only needed to wait for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow to Miss Zhou.

The car stopped at the door of an abandoned factory. Miss Zhou got out first and signaled the bodyguard to take Wu Xinyan in. Wu Xinyan calmly observed the surrounding environment and memorized the layout of the factory.

"What do you want to do?" After Wu Xinyan was brought into the factory, she looked at the empty surroundings and felt a little uneasy.

Ms. Zhou did not answer, but took out a mobile phone from her pocket and dialed a number.

"How's it going?" Miss Zhou's tone was cold, with a hint of unquestionable majesty.

"Everything is ready as you instructed." A man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Miss Zhou nodded with satisfaction. After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at Wu Xinyan with a cruel smile on her lips: "Wu Xinyan, just enjoy your last moments!"

After saying that, Miss Zhou turned and left, leaving Wu Xinyan alone standing in the empty factory.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She knew that now was not the time to be afraid, she had to find a way to save herself.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Wu Xinyan's mind, a bold and crazy idea...