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

Lin Qingran leaned back and recounted her experiences over the years in detail.

As Lu Ziming listened, his eyes grew increasingly red.

"Good, good, you really are worthy of being Brother Beicheng's biological son, you are truly extraordinary."

It's clear that there's an untold story between Lu Ziming and Lin Beichen.

Otherwise, Lu Ziming wouldn't have gotten teary-eyed when Lin Beichen was mentioned many years after his death.

"So, Uncle Lu, are you willing to tell me what exactly happened back then?"

Lu Ziming sighed deeply and said somewhat dejectedly.

"I never expected what happened back then. By the time I found out about Brother Beicheng's accident, it was too late."

When Lin Beichen was young, he and Zhou Lan were in love.

Although they were relatives, they were beyond the fifth degree of kinship, so there was nothing that could prevent them from getting married.

Moreover, this marriage strengthens family ties, which is beneficial to the Lin family.

At least in Zhou Lan's mother's eyes, the marriage between the two was a very good outcome.

However, Zhou Lan's father disagreed.

When he married into the family, he initially acted like a respectable and capable man, but he was also humble.

This is also why he was eventually able to work for the Lin Group.

But who could have imagined that he harbored ill intentions?

After his father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away, he seized control of the Lin Group, took it for himself, and squeezed out the Lin family's own descendants, leaving them with no place to survive in the group.

When Zhou Lan reached marriageable age, her father already wielded immense power and had the final say in the family.

"So he didn't agree to Zhou Lan and Bei Cheng's marriage at the time," Lu Ziming said.

"He not only disagreed, but also had no intention of marrying Zhou Lan off to a wealthy young man of equal social standing."

At that time, Zhou Lan's father already had a place in the capital, and he didn't need to use marriage to consolidate his position.

On the contrary, he was more worried that the marriage alliance would boost Zhou Lan's power and cause her to vie for the power in his hands.

After all, his original intention was to leave his assets to his nephew.

"His plan back then was to find someone to act as his informant, to help him control Zhou Lan, and to get rid of Brother Beicheng."

This person is Shen Pei-an.

Zhou Lan's father was not a conscientious businessman; he had been involved in both legal and illegal activities since his early years.

Shen Pei'an, a mercenary who often came into contact with all sorts of people, was a good choice for Zhou Lan's father.

Shen Pei'an can serve as his henchman, helping him control those unruly people under his command. Moreover, Shen Pei'an is ruthless and can help him get rid of Zhou Lan when necessary.

So Zhou Lan's father set a trap. When Zhou Lan and Lin Beichen decided to leave the capital and elope, he secretly sent someone to kidnap Zhou Lan.

When Zhou Lan woke up again, Shen Pei'an was lying next to her, and not long after, she became pregnant with Shen Qiyan.

Zhou Lan's father threatened her and forced her to marry Shen Pei'an.

However, he never expected that Zhou Lan was not a fool; her temporary compromise was merely a delaying tactic.

On the surface, she married Shen Pei'an, but in reality, she also had contact with Lin Beicheng in secret.

Moreover, Shen Pei'an wasn't a particularly capable person. In the early stages of their marriage, Shen Pei'an was basically under Zhou Lan's control.

And, encouraged by Zhou Lan, the three of them joined forces to seize power from Zhou Lan's father.

The year Zhou Lan's father died, the Lin Group changed hands again.

“If their plans hadn’t changed, Zhou Lan would have taken the position of leader immediately,” Lu Ziming sighed.

“Back then, Brother Beicheng genuinely wanted to help Zhou Lan, and he didn’t have any designs on the Li Group. But you know Zhou Lan, she’s always been selfish. Even though she and Brother Beicheng were childhood sweethearts, after going through those things together, she was worried that Brother Beicheng would seize power.”

So Zhou Lan wanted to sit in the position of power herself, and only let Lin Beichen be her assistant.

But she overlooked one point.

Shen Pei'an had been suppressed under her for so many years; even a good person would be driven mad.

After pulling off such a big heist, it's impossible that he didn't seek any personal gain.

Moreover, after learning Zhou Lan's true thoughts, he naturally assumed that Zhou Lan didn't trust Lin Beichen that much either.

This gave Shen Pei'an the perfect opportunity to strike.

With his methods, he might not be as good as others at open schemes, but he excels at doing dirty things behind the scenes.

Killing someone is the easiest thing for him.

They secretly plotted against Lin Beichen, so naturally he couldn't survive.

On the day Zhou Lan gave birth, Lin Beichen was extremely anxious. It was at that time that Shen Pei'an called Lin Beichen and said that something had happened at the Li Group, asking Lin Beichen to come and take a look as soon as possible.

"Brother Beicheng was worried about Zhou Lan and refused to leave, so he only sent his assistant. But not long after, the assistant called him and said that he had an accident on the way."

Lu Ziming's expression was somewhat ferocious, clearly showing his extreme hatred for Shen Pei'an's actions.

Lin Beichen's assistant was in a car accident on his way back to the Lin Group. On his deathbed, he managed to crawl to a corner and used his last strength to call Lin Beichen, telling him to run away immediately.

It's too late.

In fact, Lin Beichen knew what Zhou Lan cared about most.

He hadn't originally intended to compete with Zhou Lan, but because Lin Beichen's feelings for Zhou Lan were too pure, even though he knew that Zhou Lan didn't completely trust him, Lin Beichen ultimately didn't expose her.

But no one expected that Zhou Lan's little scheme would be used by Shen Pei'an as a means to plot against him.

“Brother Beicheng called me and told me that he was in danger. He told me to go to the hospital immediately and do everything I could to protect Zhou Lan and your baby.”

But who is Lu Ziming? And who is Shen Pei'an?

Since Shen Pei'an wanted to kill Lin Beicheng, how could he allow his descendants to live in this world?

Even though Lu Ziming had tried every means to negotiate, he was ultimately no match for Shen Pei'an's methods.

"He switched you with someone else without me noticing. Luckily, I saw you early on when I got to the hospital and noticed a red birthmark on your arm." Lu Ziming said, his eyes filled with tears.

“That child looked so much like you when she was little. If the nurse hadn’t noticed that the little birthmark was gone when she was giving her a bath, I wouldn’t have known that you had been sent away.”

At that time, Lin Beichen had already "accidentally" died on the street due to a street brawl with thugs.

With Lin Beicheng dead and Lin Qingran sent away, Lu Ziming was no match for Shen Pei'an.

Therefore, he didn't even dare to tell Zhou Lan that the child had been switched, and could only lie low for the time being, secretly investigating where Lin Qingran had been sent.