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

"Don't take a single step out of this room without my permission!" Luo Yichen's cold voice echoed in his ears, and the door slammed shut. Wu Xinyan slumped weakly onto the cold floor, tears blurring her eyes, but unable to extinguish the fire burning in her heart.

No, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death! Luo Yichen's misunderstanding and the Luo family's crisis weighed on her heart like huge rocks, making her breathless. She had to find out the truth, clear her name, and protect Luo Yichen and the Luo family!

Wu Xinyan wiped away her tears, her eyes determined. She sneaked out of the room, avoiding everyone's sight, and found Uncle Wang's former residence. Uncle Wang was an old man in the Luo family and had always been loyal. How could he betray the Luo family?

Everything in the room was the same as before, except for a lack of activity. Wu Xinyan searched carefully, hoping to find some clues. Finally, under an inconspicuous book, she found a bank card.

Is this card Uncle Wang's? Wu Xinyan's heartbeat quickened, and a strong premonition washed over her. She took the bank card and ran straight to the bank. With the help of the bank staff, she checked the bank card's transaction records, and the result shocked her.

The funds in the card flowed frequently, with large sums of money being transferred in and out, and the name of the remittance account was surprisingly - Uncle Luo!

Wu Xinyan suddenly understood everything. It turned out that Third Uncle Luo was behind all this! He bribed Uncle Wang to steal the Luo Group's confidential documents, then used them to collude with external forces in an attempt to drain the Luo family!

And she was just a chess piece carefully planned by Uncle Luo San to alienate the relationship between her and Luo Yichen, so as to achieve his ulterior motives!

Thinking of this, Wu Xinyan was furious. She immediately rushed back to the Luo family and threw the bank card and transaction records in front of Luo Yichen. "Yichen, look at this! I didn't betray you. This is all Uncle Luo's conspiracy!"

Luo Yichen looked at the irrefutable evidence before him, his face livid, a trace of guilt and self-blame flashing in his eyes. He had always wrongly accused Wu Xinyan, while she had silently endured everything, even at all costs to find out the truth.

"Xinyan, I'm sorry..." Luo Yichen reached out to hold Wu Xinyan's hand, but she dodged him without a trace.

"Yi Chen, now is not the time to talk about this. We must stop Uncle Luo as soon as possible!" Wu Xinyan's tone was firm, and her eyes flashed with wisdom.

Luo Yichen nodded, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. He would never let Third Uncle Luo go, and he would never let Wu Xinyan suffer even the slightest harm! He took a deep breath and said slowly, "In three days, I will expose Third Uncle Luo's crimes at the family meeting!"

Wu Xinyan's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition came to her mind, "But..."

However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Luo Yichen, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." His tone was firm, and his eyes flashed with confidence, but it couldn't hide a subtle panic...

Three days later, the atmosphere in the Luo family mansion was heavy and oppressive. The family meeting began amidst a tense atmosphere. Luo Yichen sat in the main seat, his face gloomy. His sharp gaze swept over everyone present, finally landing on Uncle Luo, who wore a sinister smile.

"I've called everyone here today to expose all the evil deeds that Uncle Luo has done to the Luo Group and to me personally over the years!" Luo Yichen slammed the documents in his hand heavily on the table, making a loud noise and breaking the silence in the meeting room.

Uncle Luo took a sip of tea calmly and said slowly, "Yi Chen, what do you mean by this? I'm your uncle, how could I do such a thing?"

"At this point, you still want to quibble?!" Luo Yichen threw Uncle Wang's bank card and transaction records in front of Uncle Luo San. "This evidence is irrefutable. What else do you have to say?"

Uncle Luo glanced at the documents, a cold smile curled his lips, and turned to the family members present and said, "Everyone, you all saw it, right? Yi Chen is completely bewitched by this woman, and now he doesn't even believe what I say! These so-called evidences are nothing but fabrications made by this woman to protect herself!"

As soon as Uncle Luo finished speaking, the meeting room erupted in an uproar. Family members were discussing the matter, some believed Luo Yichen, while others doubted Wu Xinyan.

"I believe Yichen, he won't joke about this kind of thing!"

"But, Third Master has been working diligently in the Luo family for so many years, how could he do such a thing?"

"You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Who knows if the Third Master is secretly planning something?"

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Luo Yichen looked at the chaotic situation in front of him, his heart burning with anger. He stood up suddenly, pointed at Uncle Luo and shouted angrily: "Uncle Luo, how long are you going to pretend?!"

"Yichen, calm down!" Old Master Luo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. "This matter is of great importance. We must investigate it thoroughly before we can draw any conclusions."

"Dad, do you believe this woman's lies?!" Uncle Luo said in a distressed tone, "I'm your biological brother!"

Mr. Luo ignored Uncle Luo's performance and turned to look at Wu Xinyan, who had been standing behind Luo Yichen, and asked, "Xinyan, do you have anything to say?"

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath, her eyes swept across everyone present, and she slowly spoke, "I know many of you won't believe what I said today. But I guarantee on my character that everything I said is true! Uncle Luo is the mastermind behind all this!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Uncle Luo suddenly stood up, pointed at Wu Xinyan's nose and cursed, "You woman, you have a heart of a vicious snake and a scorpion! I'm going to rip your mouth apart today!"

As Uncle Luo said this, he actually pounced towards Wu Xinyan!

"Stop!" Luo Yichen was quick to stop Uncle Luo and shouted angrily, "How long are you going to keep acting like a wild beast?!"

"What? Are you heartbroken?" Uncle Luo sneered, "You're even abandoning your own uncle for this woman?!"

"You..." Luo Yichen was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he was speechless for a moment.

"Enough!" Mr. Luo, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly roared, stopping the farce. "I will personally investigate this matter! No one is allowed to mention it again until the truth is revealed!"

Mr. Luo's words were like a shackle, sealing everyone's mouths. The conference room once again fell into a deathly silence.

At this moment, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and a loud voice rang out at the door: "No need to investigate, the truth is here!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a suit and carrying a briefcase walking in with steady steps. He had a confident smile on his face and an unquestionable majesty in his eyes.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the newcomer. He placed his briefcase on the table, pulled out a series of documents, and said in a deep voice, "I'm Mr. Luo's attorney, Yang Fan. At Mr. Luo's request, I've gathered evidence alleging that Third Uncle Luo has abused his position to embezzle company assets, bribe officials, engage in malicious competition, and other crimes. I've already filed a lawsuit in court."

Lawyer Yang's words were like a bombshell, exploding in the conference room. Uncle Luo's face turned pale instantly, his lips trembling as he pointed at Lawyer Yang, unable to speak for a long time.

"You... you're slandering me!" Uncle Luo roared at the top of his lungs, "You forged all of this! Luo Yichen ordered you to do this, right?!"

"Whether it's forged or not will be determined in court," Lawyer Yang responded calmly. "Furthermore, I have evidence that you, Uncle Luo, hired hackers to attack the Luo Group's servers and instructed Uncle Wang to frame Mrs. Luo."

Every time Lawyer Yang spoke, Uncle Luo's face turned uglier. He had originally held onto a glimmer of hope, thinking that what he had done was flawless, but he hadn't expected that Luo Yichen had already begun secretly investigating him and had solid evidence.

"No... this is impossible..." Uncle Luo slumped weakly in the chair, his eyes empty, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Take him away!" Luo Yichen gave an order, and the police who had been waiting outside the door came in one after another and surrounded Uncle Luo.

Seeing this, Uncle Luo knew his situation was hopeless. He stood up suddenly and tried to escape. However, before he could take a step, he was pinned to the ground by two strong policemen.

"Luo Yichen, you're such a heartless bastard!" Uncle Luo was dragged out of the door, still roaring unwillingly, "You will not die a good death! You will get retribution! Ah——"

Uncle Luo's voice gradually faded away, but the meeting room remained silent. The family members looked at each other in bewilderment. No one had expected that this family meeting would end in this way.

Old Master Luo sighed deeply, slowly stood up, looked at Luo Yichen and Wu Xinyan, and said earnestly: "Yichen, Xinyan, you did a great job on this matter. It's time to clean up the Luo family."

Luo Yichen held Wu Xinyan's hand, feeling the warmth of her palm, and a warm current surged in his heart. He knew that although the storm had passed, the road ahead was still long...

"Yi Chen..." Wu Xinyan called softly, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Luo Yichen looked at her with a firm look in his eyes: "Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything."

However, at this moment, Wu Xinyan's phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the caller ID and her face turned pale instantly...

"Hello?" Wu Xinyan's voice trembled, like a fragile leaf that could be blown away by the wind at any time.

A deep and familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, "Xinyan, long time no see..."

This voice, like a thunderclap, exploded in Wu Xinyan's ears, and her face instantly turned as pale as paper. Luo Yichen noticed her strangeness and reached out to hold her hand. Feeling her hand was icy cold, he couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What's wrong? Who's calling?"

Wu Xinyan didn't answer, but just held the phone tightly, unable to conceal the fear and panic in her eyes.

"You are..." She spoke with difficulty, her voice so dry that it was almost inaudible.

The person on the other end of the phone seemed to chuckle, "Why, it's been so long since we last met, and you've forgotten me? Xinyan, you really are a forgetful person..."

His tone was full of sarcasm and teasing, like a cat playing with a mouse, enjoying Wu Xinyan's fear and helplessness.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "What on earth do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do?" The other person's voice suddenly turned cold. "I want to make you suffer, to make you live a life worse than death! You've caused me to lose everything, and I'm going to make you pay tenfold, a hundredfold!"

"You..." Wu Xinyan's heart was beating violently, as if it was about to jump out of her chest. She held Luo Yichen's hand tightly, her fingertips almost embedding into his flesh.

Luo Yichen sensed her fear and held her tightly in his arms, staring at the phone in her hand with cold eyes, as if he wanted to tear the person on the other end of the phone into pieces.

"Xinyan, don't be afraid, I'm here." His voice was low and firm, like a flash of lightning in the dark night, illuminating the fear and despair in Wu Xinyan's heart.

However, the next words spoken by the person on the other end of the phone made Wu Xinyan feel as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and the blood in her body seemed to freeze.

"Luo Yichen, do you think you've truly won? Do you think you can truly protect her? I'm telling you, you're wrong! I'll let you witness with your own eyes how she descends into destruction, step by step..."

The call was suddenly disconnected, leaving only a chilling busy tone. Wu Xinyan collapsed in Luo Yichen's arms, her eyes empty, as if she had lost her soul.

"Yi Chen..." She murmured to herself, her voice trembling, "He said... he would destroy you..."

Luo Yichen's heart sank suddenly. He hugged Wu Xinyan tightly, his eyes firm and resolute: "No, I won't let him hurt you. I swear, I will protect you with my life!"

However, deep down in her heart, Wu Xinyan was still shrouded in fear and anxiety. She knew that this was just the beginning, and the real challenge was still to come...

"Yichen, I..." Wu Xinyan raised her head and looked at Luo Yichen, wanting to say something but stopping herself.