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

Lonely Battle

Wu Xinyan paused, her heart sinking. Had the surveillance footage been processed? Was she just a step too late?

She suppressed her panic and pretended to be calm as she walked into the tea room. Through the crack in the half-open door, she clearly saw her cousin Luo whispering with a bloated man. It was the Luo family's family lawyer, Lawyer Yang.

"What did Third Uncle say?" Cousin Luo asked casually, playing with her delicate nails.

"Don't worry, Miss. The Third Master has already made arrangements." Lawyer Yang pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, a gleam of brilliance flashing across the lenses. "He will take this opportunity to attack Wu Xinyan at the family meeting. Then..."

Lawyer Yang lowered his voice, but Wu Xinyan still caught the words "share transfer agreement" and "clean-handed departure". She immediately understood that Cousin Luo and Uncle Luo were going to join forces to kick her out of the Luo family completely!

Fury burned in her chest. Wu Xinyan clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms, yet she felt no pain. She would never let them succeed!

Over the next few days, all sorts of negative rumors about Wu Xinyan began to spread within the Luo family. Some said she came from a humble background and coveted wealth and status; some said she was scheming and deliberately framing her cousin; and some even said she was having an affair and bringing disgrace upon the family.

These rumors were like invisible venomous snakes, entwining Wu Xinyan and making her breathless. Even her relatives, who had originally had good intentions towards her, began to avoid her as if she were a plague.

Even the servants who had always cared for her looked at her with a bit more strangeness and pity.

Wu Xinyan knew that it was her cousin Luo who was manipulating everything behind the scenes. She was isolating herself step by step and making herself the target of public criticism!

Faced with all this, Wu Xinyan didn't sit still. She began a covert investigation, trying to find evidence of her cousin and Uncle Luo's crimes. She pored over the company's financial statements, visited business partners with the Luo family, and even sneaked into Uncle Luo's office, searching for clues.

However, the power of Cousin Luo and Uncle Luo was far greater than she had imagined. They had already laid a tight net, waiting for her to fall into it.

"Miss Wu, are you looking for this?" A cold voice sounded behind her. Wu Xinyan turned around suddenly and saw a tall figure standing at the door, holding a document in his hand, with a cold smile on his lips...

Standing at the door was Luo Yichen, and the document in his hand was the company contact list she had accidentally left behind when she was investigating Uncle Luo's company. Wu Xinyan immediately realized that her every move was under their surveillance.

"You...you know everything?" Wu Xinyan's voice trembled slightly, and a trace of hurt flashed in her eyes. She wished Luo Yichen would give her a chance to explain, tell her that this was all a misunderstanding.

However, Luo Yichen just looked at her coldly, without a trace of warmth in his eyes. "Know what? Do you know that you are being clever again and making some meaningless struggles?"

His words were like a sharp blade, piercing Wu Xinyan's heart. It turned out that in Luo Yichen's heart, she was always an unscrupulous and gossipy woman.

"Yi Chen, I didn't, please believe me!" Wu Xinyan's tears burst out. She wanted to explain, but found that any words seemed pale and powerless at this moment.

"That's enough," Luo Yichen interrupted her impatiently, "I'm warning you, don't interfere in this matter anymore, otherwise..."

He didn't finish, but his cold eyes and threatening tone said it all. Wu Xinyan knew that he had made his choice, and she was just an insignificant pawn in this battle for power.

In the days that followed, Wu Xinyan felt like a bird trapped in a golden cage, bereft of freedom and hope. Luo Yichen grew increasingly cold toward her, no longer bothering to even offer a perfunctory response. At family gatherings, the same relatives who had once feigned deference to her now mocked her, taking advantage of her misfortune.

Wu Xinyan knew she was on the brink of collapse, but she refused to give in. She wanted to find evidence to expose the true identities of her cousin and uncle, clear herself of the charges, and protect the already precarious relationship between her and Luo Yichen.

Late at night, Wu Xinyan sneaked into the study and turned on Luo Yichen's computer. She knew that Luo Yichen's computer had a complex password, but she had already secretly observed and memorized every keystroke he made.

The computer screen lit up, and Wu Xinyan took a deep breath, searching through the vast sea of ​​files for clues. Time ticked by, beads of sweat formed on her forehead, and her eyelids began to droop. Just as she was about to give up, an encrypted folder caught her attention...

The encrypted folder required a password. Wu Xinyan tried several number combinations commonly used by Luo Yichen, but all of them gave error messages. Just when she was feeling discouraged, she somehow managed to enter her birthday, and the screen opened without any hindrance!

There was only one video file in the folder. Wu Xinyan clicked it with trembling hands, and Uncle Luo suddenly appeared on the screen. He was talking to a strange man in a teahouse.

"As long as you help me get the shares of Luo's, I promise to double your benefits after the success!"

"Luo is not such an easy bone to chew, and your nephew is not an easy person to deal with."

"Hmph, I'll make him too busy to take care of himself!" Uncle Luo's face flashed with a sinister look. "Hasn't his new wife been constantly checking on me? I'll show her what it means to meddle in other people's business!"

The video suddenly stopped, and Wu Xinyan felt her blood freeze. It turned out that Uncle Luo not only wanted to embezzle the Luo family's property, but also wanted to harm her and Luo Yichen!

At this moment, the door of the study was suddenly pushed open, and dazzling light shone in. Wu Xinyan turned around instinctively, but saw Luo Yichen's cold eyes, like a messenger from hell.

"What are you doing?!"

Before Wu Xinyan could explain, Uncle Luo and Cousin Luo came in aggressively with several bodyguards. Cousin Luo pointed at the computer screen and screamed, "Brother, look, I told you she was investigating you and wanted to collect evidence of your crimes!"

Wu Xinyan closed her eyes in despair. She knew that whatever she said now would seem pale and powerless.

"Catch her for me!" Luo Yichen gave an order, and two bodyguards immediately stepped forward and roughly clamped Wu Xinyan's arms.

"Wait!" A low voice sounded at the door. Everyone looked back and saw a man in a suit and tie standing there. It was Lawyer Yang, the Luo family's family lawyer.

"Lawyer Yang, why are you here?" Uncle Luo's tone was a little flustered.

"I received a report that someone broke into the president's study and stole company secrets, so I came here to investigate." Lawyer Yang's gaze swept across the crowd, finally landing on Wu Xinyan. "Madam, please come with me. We need your cooperation in the investigation."

With the help of Lawyer Yang, Wu Xinyan was taken away from the Luo family villa.

In the car, Lawyer Yang handed Wu Xinyan a cup of hot water and said in a deep voice, "Madam, I know you were wronged, but you also have to understand that it's difficult to bring down Mr. Luo Sanye with just one video. You need more evidence."

"Evidence..." Wu Xinyan muttered to herself. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes. "Lawyer Yang, I think I know what to do."

She pulled a slip of paper from her bag with an address written on it and handed it to Lawyer Yang: "This is..." "This is... the address of the company where Uncle Luo and that man were doing business in the video." Wu Xinyan's voice trembled slightly, but it was filled with a desperate determination. "If we can check the accounts of this company, we might be able to find evidence of Uncle Luo transferring company assets."

Lawyer Yang's eyes lit up. He took the note and nodded solemnly: "Okay, I will investigate as soon as possible. Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you."

For the next few days, Wu Xinyan felt like she was in the calm before the storm. Luo Yichen ignored her, while Uncle Luo and her cousin mocked her, as if they had already determined that she was the one trying to steal company secrets.

But Wu Xinyan was not defeated by the current predicament. She knew that her current forbearance was for a desperate counterattack in the future. She secretly contacted Lawyer Yang and learned that he had found the company that had done business with Uncle Luo and had some evidence. However, if she wanted to completely bring Uncle Luo down, she needed more powerful evidence.

"Don't worry, I've found a breakthrough." Lawyer Yang's tone was calm over the phone, giving Wu Xinyan enough confidence. "Next week is the Luo Group's family meeting. Then I will expose Uncle Luo's true face in front of everyone."

At that moment, Wu Xinyan seemed to see the dawn of victory. She knew that it would be a tough battle, but she was ready to fight.

However, fate always seems to like to play jokes on people at critical moments.

Just before Wu Xinyan was about to face this "decisive battle", she received an unsigned letter. Inside the envelope was a thin piece of paper with a sentence written in bright red font:

"Give up resistance, otherwise you will regret it."

Wu Xinyan clutched the note tightly, a layer of cold sweat seeping out of her palms. She didn't know who sent the letter, but the threat was self-evident.

"Has my plan been leaked?" Wu Xinyan felt uneasy. She subconsciously wanted to consult Lawyer Yang, but suddenly remembered that Lawyer Yang had said that in order to avoid alerting the enemy, she should not contact him for the next few days...

Unease, like a vine, grew wildly in Wu Xinyan's heart. She walked to the desk and opened the drawer where all the evidence she had collected was stored... but now, it was empty.