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

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Wu Xinyan felt dizzy, her legs weakened, and she almost collapsed. Wu Xue's words were like sharp ice spikes, piercing her heart. What did she mean by "unworthy of knowing the truth"? Was all her longing for her family, her longing for affection, all just a ridiculous misunderstanding?

In the pavilion, Wu Xue and the man continued their conversation, but Wu Xinyan could no longer listen to anything they were saying. She staggered around and fled from the garden.

Back in her room, Wu Xinyan slumped over on the bed, her mind a mess. She didn't know who to trust or what to do. Was she really going to let herself be manipulated like this, living in lies and deception forever?

"Young Madam, are you okay?" Butler Li walked in with a cup of hot tea. Seeing Wu Xinyan's pale face, he asked with concern.

Wu Xinyan forced a smile and shook her head: "I'm fine, just a little tired."

Butler Li placed the teacup on the table, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Young Madam, there are some things I'm not sure whether I should say..."

"Butler Li, just say whatever you want to say." Wu Xinyan raised her head and looked at the kind old man in front of her, an inexplicable trust welling up in her heart.

Butler Li sighed and lowered his voice, "I've served the Luo family for decades, and I know the Master and the Madam's personalities best. Although they appear polite to you, in reality..."

"What's actually happening?" Wu Xinyan's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken.

"Actually, they don't want you and the young master to be together." Butler Li paused and continued, "The Luo family is a prominent family in City A. The master and his wife naturally hope that the young master can marry a wife of equal status, not someone like you..."

"A helpless orphan like me, right?" Wu Xinyan continued with a wry smile.

Butler Li didn't say anything, but his silence said it all.

"I understand. Thank you, Butler Li." Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.

After Butler Li left, Wu Xinyan sat alone in her room, lost in thought. She knew that even though Butler Li's words were euphemistic, they hit home. Her situation in the Luo family was far more precarious than she had imagined.

Outside the window, the night was deep, like a huge black hole, swallowing everything. Wu Xinyan walked to the window, looking at the flickering lights of thousands of homes in the distance, her eyes gradually becoming determined. She couldn't sit still like this any longer, she had to find out the truth and find a way out for herself and Luo Yichen.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the room, and a deep male voice sounded outside the door: "Xinyan, are you asleep?" "Come in." Wu Xinyan suppressed the surging emotions in her heart and said calmly.

The door opened, and Luo Yichen's tall figure appeared at the door. He had just returned from a business trip and was still a little tired. Seeing Wu Xinyan standing by the window, her slender figure outlined by the moonlight, inexplicably, his heart softened.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" He walked over to her and asked softly.

Wu Xinyan turned around and forced a smile: "Waiting for you."

Luo Yichen looked at her. During their time together, he knew that although Wu Xinyan appeared weak on the outside, she was actually very tough on the inside. But at this moment, he saw a hint of determination in her eyes that he had never seen before, and even a subtle hint of alienation.

"What are you thinking about?" He reached out and held her in his arms, trying to dispel the sadness between her brows.

"Nothing, just looking at the night view." Wu Xinyan leaned gently on his shoulder, her tone calm, but her heart was already in turmoil. She knew that she could no longer passively wait for fate to decide. She had to take the initiative and find out everything.

Over the next few days, Wu Xinyan pretended to be calm, but secretly began to investigate the Wu family's secrets. She used the Luo family's resources to search for clues related to the Wu family and tried to contact old neighbors, hoping to get some clues from them.

Luo Yichen was keenly aware of Wu Xinyan's change. She no longer pestered him whenever she had free time, as she used to. Instead, she often retreated to her study, unsure of what she was doing. Sometimes, he'd see her staring blankly at the computer screen, a serious expression on her face, as if she were pondering some difficult problem.

A strange feeling welled up in his heart, filled with curiosity, doubt, and even a hint of worry. He wanted to know what had caused Wu Xinyan to change so drastically.

That night, Luo Yichen returned home and found Wu Xinyan not in the living room. He went upstairs to the study and saw her standing by the window, talking on the phone, her voice low, as if she was deliberately avoiding something.

"Are you sure? ...Okay, I understand. Thank you."

Wu Xinyan hung up the phone, breathed a long sigh of relief, and turned around to see Luo Yichen standing at the door, looking at her with complicated eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat and her phone almost slipped from her hands.

"Who are you talking to on the phone?" Luo Yichen's voice was emotionless, but Wu Xinyan, who was familiar with him, felt a sense of oppression.

"A friend," Wu Xinyan put her phone in her pocket, "just chatting."

Luo Yichen didn't ask any further questions. He walked over to her and looked at her slightly tired face: "You haven't been feeling well lately. What are you hiding from me?"

Wu Xinyan's heart tightened, and she forced herself to remain calm: "No, you're overthinking it, I just..."

She wanted to find an excuse to get away with it, but Luo Yichen's eyes were too sharp for her to avoid.

"Xinyan," Luo Yichen interrupted her, "We are already husband and wife. I hope you can trust me. If you encounter any difficulties, we can face them together."

Wu Xinyan was silent. Luo Yichen's words touched her, but she was not ready to tell him about her dark past and current difficulties.

"I'm fine," she forced a smile, "just a little tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

Luo Yichen looked at her and didn't ask any more questions, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. He knew that Wu Xinyan was not telling the truth, but he chose to respect her choice and give her time and space.

At the same time, in the Wu family villa, Wu Xue was pacing back and forth anxiously.

"What did you say? Wu Xinyan is investigating us?" Wu Xue's face was gloomy and she questioned the person on the other end of the phone in a sharp tone.

"Yes, Miss, I heard that she was asking old neighbors for information and even using the Luo family's connections. It seems she's investigating that incident..."

The voice on the other end of the phone became smaller and smaller, obviously afraid of Wu Xue's anger.

"Waste!" Wu Xue hung up the phone abruptly and threw it to the ground. "Looks like I need to give her some extra 'spice'..."

A few days later, Wu Xinyan received a strange phone call. The caller claimed to be stylist Liu, who had worked for the Wu family a few years ago. He knew some secrets about the Wu family and Wu Xinyan's life experience and hoped to meet with her.

Wu Xinyan keenly realized that this matter might be related to what she was investigating, so she agreed to meet.

In the coffee shop, stylist Liu nervously handed her a USB drive. "Here are some videos and photos I happened to take. They might be useful to you. I know some inside information about the Wu family back then, but it's not much. You can read it yourself. This is all I can help you with."

Stylist Liu finished speaking and left in a hurry. Wu Xinyan held the USB drive in her hand, feeling uneasy and a sense of foreboding came over her.

She returned home and plugged the USB drive into her computer. Folders appeared on the screen, containing a large number of photos and videos.

As the photos and videos played, Wu Xinyan's face became paler and paler, her pupils gradually dilated, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

The contents of the USB drive revealed a shocking truth, and also allowed her to see Wu Xue's true face...

A few days later, a family dinner was being held in the Luo family's old house. The atmosphere was bustling with people in elegant clothes and clinking glasses, but it was actually turbulent.

Wu Xinyan was wearing a simple and elegant dress and sat dignifiedly beside Luo Yichen, with a faint smile on her lips, but it could not hide the coldness in her eyes.

"Everyone, I've invited you here today to make an announcement..." Wu Xinyan slowly stood up, her gaze sweeping across the room until she finally settled on Wu Xue. The smile on her lips widened, tinged with a hint of sarcasm and coldness. "Regarding the Wu family and my own life story, I think it's time to clarify..." Wu Xinyan's voice was like a stone dropped into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand ripples. The banquet hall, once buzzing with laughter and chatter, fell silent. Everyone's gaze was fixed on her, filled with curiosity, doubt, and a subtle hint of excitement.

Mrs. Luo set down her teacup, a gleam of light flashing in her cloudy eyes as she looked at Wu Xinyan with scrutiny. Wu Xue's face was pale, and her fingers, gripping the champagne glass, had turned slightly white from the excessive force. However, she quickly regained her composure, a sneer curling up at the corner of her mouth, as if mocking Wu Xinyan's presumption.

"Xinyan, what are you doing?" Luo Yichen, who was sitting next to Wu Xinyan, asked in a low voice with a hint of worry in his tone. He knew that Wu Xinyan had been investigating something recently, but he didn't expect her to choose to make it public in such an occasion.

Wu Xinyan ignored Luo Yichen's concerns. She took a deep breath and connected the USB drive to the projector in the banquet hall. "Everyone, please take a look at this. Perhaps you will be more interested in the truth."

The contents of the USB flash drive began to play, one photo after another, one video after another, clearly displayed before everyone. In the photos, Wu Xue behaved intimately with different men, entering and leaving various high-end places; in the videos, Wu Xue instructed others to cause accidents, frame Wu Xinyan, and even... the truth about Wu Xinyan's abandonment.

As the images flashed by, exclamations echoed throughout the banquet hall. Everyone looked at Wu Xue with shock, contempt, and even disgust. Wu Xue's expression grew increasingly grim. She tried to stand up and stop them, but Old Lady Luo, who was standing beside her, grabbed her wrist.

"Grandma..." Wu Xue wanted to explain, but was stopped by a sharp look from Mrs. Luo. Mrs. Luo looked at the picture on the screen, her cloudy eyes full of disappointment and anger.

"Enough!" Wu Xue finally couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up suddenly and pointed at Wu Xinyan and shouted, "Wu Xinyan, you are talking nonsense! You forged all of this. You want to destroy me? You're dreaming!"

Wu Xinyan looked at Wu Xue coldly, a mocking smile on her lips. "You know whether it's fake or not. Do you think what you did was really perfect?"

"You..." Wu Xue was furious, but unable to refute. She never thought that Wu Xinyan actually had so much evidence.

"What? You have nothing to say?" Wu Xinyan pressed on, her eyes flashing with anger. "Wu Xue, I will get back what you owe me bit by bit!"