The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

Murong Lian stormed into Murong Xuewei's study, her face filled with anger and suspicion. "Murong Xuewei, were you behind this?" Her voice was shrill, as if it could lift the roof off.

Murong Xuewei sat at her desk, looking at Murong Lian with a calm expression. "Murong Lian, what's wrong with you?"

Murong Lian, however, was like an enraged lion. If Liu Li hadn't stopped her, Murong Lian would have rushed over and torn Murong Xue Wei's clothes. "Isn't it because you're jealous of my shop's good business that you deliberately instigated those ladies to terminate my contract!" Her voice grew louder and louder, and her emotions became more and more agitated.

Without thinking, Murong Xuewei raised her hand and slapped Murong Lian across the face. "Murong Lian, are you really crazy? Your shop is also a property of the Murong family. What good will it do me or the Murong family if I do this?"

Murong Lian still refused to believe it. "It must be you. Everything was fine when I went to see those ladies this morning, but in just one afternoon, they're trying to terminate the contract."

"This morning? What were you doing going to those ladies this morning?" Murong Xuewei looked at Murong Lian with sharp eyes, as if she wanted to see right through her.

Murong Lian felt a little guilty under Murong Xuewei's gaze, so she let go of Murong Xuewei's hand that was about to tear at her and took a step back without leaving a trace.

Murong Lian said softly, "Well, I saw some old accounts in the ledger that hadn't been settled, so I went to settle them with the ladies."

Murong Xuewei looked at Murong Lian, "How did you settle accounts with those ladies?"

"What else can we do but go find those ladies and get back all the money they owe us?"

Murong Xuewei suddenly slammed her hand on the table and stood up. "Murong Lian, have you lost your mind? Our Murong family has close business ties with those families. Those debts aren't something you can just collect casually. If these debts were really so easy to settle, Manager Liu and the others, who aren't seasoned business veterans, would have settled them long ago. Why would it be up to a business newbie like you to settle them?"

Murong Xuewei's tone was extremely angry; this was the first time Murong Lian had ever seen Murong Xuewei so furious.

Although Murong Lian was very scared, she still spoke very stubbornly, "How would I know so much? I only know that it is only right to pay back debts."

"You, what can I say to you?"

At this moment, Madam Murong arrived.

Upon seeing Madam Murong, Murong Lian burst into tears, crying out, "Mother..."

Madam Murong tenderly took out a handkerchief to wipe away Murong Lian's tears, "What's wrong, Lian'er? Why are you crying?"

Murong Lian seemed to have suffered a great injustice, wanting to speak but daring not to, only daring to look silently at Murong Xuewei.

Seeing the situation, Madam Murong said, "Weiwei, Lian'er is your sister. Can't you be a little more considerate of her?"

Seeing Madam Murong protecting Murong Lian without distinguishing right from wrong, Murong Xuewei was furious. "Give way? How much more do you want me to give way? If we keep giving way, I'm afraid she'll ruin the entire Murong family."

"What's wrong with Lian'er?" Although Madam Murong felt sorry for Murong Lian, she was fair, especially when it came to business matters.

Murong Lian could only cry and couldn't explain what was wrong.

Jiang Lingyun stepped forward to explain to Madam Murong, "Madam, it's like this. When Lianmei was checking the accounts recently, she found a bunch of old debts. Lianmei wanted to clear them up, so she went to those people to talk about the debts. Unexpectedly, after they paid back the money, they asked to terminate the contract. Lianmei was in a hurry and didn't know how to help, so she came to the Second Miss."

Madam Murong turned her head and said earnestly, "Lian'er, I have to give you a good talking to. Business accounts aren't something that can be settled easily. There are many interpersonal relationships involved. You should have discussed it with your sister before you went to collect the debt."

Seeing that Madam Murong was no longer helping her, Murong Lian lowered her head, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.

Murong Lian complained inwardly that she had only tried to settle the accounts out of kindness, but it had caused her a lot of trouble. In the end, she was blamed for settling the accounts wrong. It seemed that they were the real family, and she was still an outsider.

When Murong Lian looked up again, her eyes were clear, and she said coquettishly, "Mother, what should we do? I don't want Jinyifang to close down."

"For the next few days, get the shop keys. Don't worry about the shop for now. I'll take care of those ladies."

Murong Xuewei directly suggested that Murong Lian withdraw from the business, which Murong Lian was unhappy about.

"Is there really no other way?" Murong Lian looked at Madam Murong with pitiful eyes, trying to get Madam Murong to speak up for her.

Madam Murong simply patted Murong Lian's hand reassuringly, "Just listen to your sister and treat this as a time to recuperate at home."

Seeing this, Jiang Lingyun still wanted to salvage the situation for Murong Lian, "Madam, I think this matter isn't entirely Lian's fault. Perhaps there are other solutions?"

Murong Xuewei looked coldly at Jiang Lingyun, "Then may I ask, Young Master Jiang, what good ideas do you have?"

This question stumped Jiang Lingyun, who was just a scholar and knew nothing about business.

"This Mr. Jiang is just a scholar and doesn't really know much about business."

Murong Xuewei rolled her eyes at Jiang Lingyun, "If you don't understand, shut up. After all, this is a matter for our Murong family, and outsiders should not interfere."

Murong Lian was displeased when she heard Murong Xuewei say that. "Ling Yun is about to get engaged to me. He is also a member of the Murong family. Why can't he interfere?"

Madam Murong's face suddenly turned cold, and she looked sternly at Murong Lian, "Lian'er, you are still an unmarried girl, how can you speak like that?"

When Madam Murong became fierce, Murong Lian became somewhat frightened and grabbed Madam Murong's sleeve again, saying, "Mother, I was wrong."

"Now that you know you're wrong, go back and copy the 'Women's Responsibilities' twenty times."

"Okay, mother."

Murong Lian flicked her sleeves, lowered her head, and ran out.

The more arrogant she came, the more pathetic she left – that's a perfect description of Murong Lian.

After seeing Murong Lian approach, Jiang Lingyun also left.

After everyone else had left, Madam Murong looked at Murong Xuewei with a worried expression, "Weiwei, is this matter very troublesome?"

Murong Xuewei smiled reassuringly, "Mother, your daughter has been working in the business world since I was a child. I'm just a few wives, much easier to deal with than those big business managers."

Madam Murong was still somewhat uneasy. "Can it really be resolved?"

"Oh, Mother, don't worry."

three days later

Murong Xuewei booked a table of fine wine and food at Zuixianju, and had Liuli inform the ladies three days in advance.

Liuli pushed the door open and came in. Murong Xuewei looked up, but did not see any figure standing behind Liuli.