She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

It seems that although Lin Yuyan harbors resentment towards her, with her current abilities, if she really wants to do anything to her, she can only do it herself, provided that she can avoid being controlled by Zhou Lan and evade Zhou Lan's spies.

Since things have come to this point, there's really no need to give the Lin family any face.

Lin Qingran dialed Zhou Lan's number directly, and it took a long time for Zhou Lan to finally answer.

"Hello."

"it's me."

Zhou Lan remained calm and composed, but her tone became somewhat unsettled upon hearing Lin Qingran's voice.

"Lin Qingran? Why are you calling me?" Zhou Lan was clearly displeased.

Lin Qingran didn't care whether she was happy or not, and went straight to the point.

"Ms. Zhou promised me before that she would keep her daughter and son-in-law in check. But now one of them is harassing me at my door and the other is stalking me. Is this what you promised, that you would make them behave themselves?"

Zhou Lan frowned suddenly. She hadn't expected Lin Qingran to have such audacity as to call and question her directly.

However, thinking back to how Lin Qingran treated him when they last met, it wasn't so surprising anymore.

In the past two years, Lin Qingran's personality has changed drastically, making her increasingly unpredictable.

However, she couldn't lose face, so Zhou Lan asked, suppressing her anger.

"What do you mean? Are you saying I deliberately sent them there? They have legs of their own, and it's normal for business people to travel all over the country. Does Yuncheng only allow your family to live there?"

Lin Qingran chuckled. "I really didn't mean that, after all, I'm not a tyrant. But you know better than anyone why they came to my side and what their purpose is. If you really can't control them, then I can help you."

Zhou Lan immediately sat up straight, unable to contain the anger in her voice any longer.

"you dare!"

“You Lin family members are willing to abandon your own daughter on the delivery bed for the sake of an adopted daughter, ignoring her completely. Even when news of my death came, you could pretend nothing had happened. If you can do such heartless things, why can't I?”

Zhou Lan gripped the sofa armrest tightly, somewhat nervously. "Lin Qingran, I've already given you enough face. If you continue to be so aggressive, then I don't mind breaking ties with you."

"Tear off the mask?" Lin Qingran scoffed.

“Haven’t we already fallen out? You’ve never acknowledged me as your daughter, so we’re strangers. In short, if you’re unjust, I’ll be unjust in return. If you’re willing to use your coveted Lin Group to go head-to-head with me, then I’m willing to accept your challenge.”

Zhou Lan's heart immediately jumped into her throat.

She didn't know what had happened during the years Lin Qingran had been gone, nor did she know what gave Lin Qingran her confidence. But what she was certain of was that Lin Qingran was very different from before.

Even if she doesn't pay much attention to Lin Qingran, she is still Lin Qingran's mother by blood, and she knows her child to some extent.

If she can say something, it must be true that it's not baseless.

This only shows that there is something unknown behind Lin Qingran, and this is something that she may not be able to resist.

In fact, besides knowing something about Fu Xiuheng, Lin Qingran knew something else as well.

Zhou Lan's breathing became tense.

She clearly remembered that Lin Qingran had hinted at it to her before she left last time.

Zhou Lan could no longer contain her anger and almost shouted at them.

"Lin Qingran, what exactly do you know?"

Lin Qingran smiled and spoke softly.

“Ms. Zhou, on the day I had a difficult childbirth, which was also the day of your dear daughter’s birthday, I went back to the Lin family.”

After saying that, Lin Qingran hung up the phone.

Zhou Lan, who was in the capital, felt a chill run through her body and couldn't help but shiver.

Aunt Liu approached with concern, "Madam, what happened?"

"Lin Qingran said that she came back two years ago on Yu Yan's birthday."

Zhou Lan suddenly raised her head and stared intently at Liu Ma.

"Didn't any of you notice she came back that day?"

"No, I don't think so." Aunt Liu panicked immediately.

“Our old house is heavily guarded. If the young lady really comes back, someone will definitely see her. And since she’s back, she can’t possibly not tell the master and madam.”

Zhou Lan's face darkened.

Yes, the Lin family has always regarded Lin Qingran as a plague.

Moreover, they were very protective of Lin Yuyan back then, fearing that Lin Qingran would harm her. So whenever Lin Qingran entered the old house, someone would definitely inform the owners.

"But everyone was busy with the birthday party that day. There were quite a few guests there, so maybe she sneaked in when no one was looking."

Thinking of this, Zhou Lan shivered violently.

"If she happened to see me that day..."

"No way!" Aunt Liu was also terrified.

Lin Yuyan's birthday is also the anniversary of Lin Beicheng's death.

In the basement of the Lin family home, a separate room was set up where Lin Beicheng's memorial tablet was enshrined.

That room was always locked, and apart from Zhou Lan, Shen Pei'an, Aunt Liu, and the housekeeper, no one knew what was inside.

Besides, it's just an empty room in the basement; who would pay special attention to it?

Aunt Liu thought that perhaps Zhou Lan was overthinking things.

However, Zhou Lan's opinion was completely different: "The reason she came back that day was not necessarily to curry favor with Fu Xiuheng and to attend Yu Yan's birthday party."

What if Lin Qingran came here specifically for this purpose?

But they kept these things a secret for so many years.

Not to mention Lin Qingran, even Shen Qiyan and Lin Yuyan, the two children closest to Zhou Lan, did not know about these old stories. How did Lin Qingran know them?

Could it be...

Zhou Lan suddenly looked up at Liu Ma, her eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Do you think it's possible that someone is tipping you off?"

"That's even more impossible!" Aunt Liu exclaimed in a low voice.

"The matter concerning Young Master Lin was handled privately by the Master. Even when you, Madam, received the news, three whole months had already passed. Wasn't it around that time that you discovered our young lady wasn't your biological daughter? By the time you wanted to investigate, the Master had already almost completely covered up the truth. Even the results you found were vague, so how could anyone else possibly know?"

Zhou Lan took a deep breath. "You're right. Is it really just a coincidence?"

"Madam, please don't think too much about it," Aunt Liu comforted her.

"Not to mention, this is just our own guess, and Miss Qingran may not even know about this. Even if she did know, what could she do?"