A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

Shi Yanxia took a sip of tea and lightly poked the person in the photo with her fingertip.

"Judging from these two photos, your mother is probably a 'brother-supporting demon,' worrying excessively about her own family and using your Zhan family's assets to subsidize her family."

As she said this, she chuckled softly and looked up, meeting the man's deep black eyes.

“Many things in a person’s life can be seen from their face! Your mother was dragged down by these two people. Just when she realized that her stance was wrong, your father got into trouble,” Shi Yanxia said with certainty.

Zhan Jinglin remained silent.

These are all private matters of the Zhan family and will never be made public. Apart from a few closest relatives, even the relatives of the collateral branches of the Zhan family are unaware of them.

After all, these things are not honorable and could damage one's reputation!

"So, my father's death is related to my uncle?" Zhan Jinglin's fingers tightened slightly.

His large, calloused hands gripped the edge of the table tightly, as if he wanted to crush it.

“You could say that, including your mother’s serious illness, it’s also related to them.” Shi Yanxia said, pointing at him and whispering, “And I can also see that your poisoning is related to your uncle’s family.”

“But it’s not a direct relationship. Rather, someone is behind it all, pushing things along and using them to get close to you,” Shi Yanxia continued.

She doesn't like beating around the bush; she says what she sees.

"Do you know why I was able to cure your poison? It's because your poison wasn't caused by ordinary medicine, but by someone using metaphysics to allow evil energy to invade your body."

"It caused the poisoning when you were feeling unwell and suffering from diarrhea. So, after you were poisoned, no one noticed. Everyone thought you weren't fully recovered, which delayed treatment and allowed the poison to seep into your bloodstream," Shi Yanxia said.

Gu Qing, who was standing to the side, quickly pushed up his glasses and looked at Zhan Jinglin when he heard her words.

Zhan Jinglin sat there, radiating a chill, and slowly closed his dark eyes.

He was trying to control his emotions, but the bulging veins on his arms betrayed his anger and rage.

"Someone used my uncle and my mother's name to get close to my father, and ultimately harmed him, causing his death, and then turned their evil influence on me?" Zhan Jinglin said in a hoarse voice.

Shi Yanxia sat up straight, lowered her head and drank her tea, and remained silent.

"So, this person's target is my Zhan family! My father is dead, and if I die from poisoning, my grandfather is already old, then the property will eventually fall into my mother's hands."

“And my mother is a sissy who spoils her brother.” Zhan Jinglin said with a deep, cold laugh.

What a brilliant plan! They can easily swallow up the Zhan family.

In this way, it can be done without anyone noticing, yet it can be done openly, legitimately, and with a clear purpose.

"Didn't you already suspect it? You just didn't have any evidence. If you hadn't been on guard, you probably wouldn't be alive now," Shi Yanxia said bluntly.

As the head of the Zhan clan, he would never be someone to be slaughtered at will.

Zhan Jinglin may appear mature and reserved, but he is a strategist who can control the overall situation and is unlikely to be led by the nose.

"I do have some doubts," Zhan Jinglin admitted frankly.

He opened his eyes again, and his gaze towards Shi Yanxia deepened, filled with more admiration.

Zhan Jinglin never expected that a girl who had just turned 20 could see through everything and directly pick out the suspect from a large amount of information.

"So you believe me?" Shi Yanxia raised an eyebrow.

Normally, no one would believe something this outrageous, given her age and the fact that if she were truly capable, why would the Shen family ostracize her?

"Believe it, why not? Since you were able to help me suppress the poison in my body, you must have abilities that others don't have. Plus, you grew up in a Taoist temple, so it's normal that you understand metaphysics."

As Zhan Jinglin was speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Gu Qing strode forward, opened the door, and watched as the waiter brought out the food.

There was garlic Australian lobster, braised pork ribs, roast chicken, hairy crab, premium abalone, salt and pepper sea urchin, and vegetable soup! There was also a small cake in the middle.

"Happy birthday, young mistress," the waiter said, bowing slightly before leaving.

Shi Yanxia was somewhat surprised and turned to look at Zhan Jinglin.

"Grandpa watched your variety show and knew that the day before yesterday was your birthday. He was planning to celebrate your birthday today, but he broke his leg and specifically asked me to celebrate it for you instead," Zhan Jinglin said in a hoarse voice.

He picked up his chopsticks and served her some food, saying, "But I heard that birthdays can't be celebrated later, so I'm just having a simple meal with you."

"Thank you." Shi Yanxia was somewhat surprised.

After all, she and he didn't have much interaction, but he still took the initiative to celebrate her birthday.

Even after she returned to the Shen family, they didn't remember her birthday and never even mentioned making up for it for her.

"Let's eat first," Zhan Jinglin said to her.

Without bringing up the topic that had been interrupted earlier, Shi Yanxia wisely refrained from saying anything more. The two ate their meal in silence, and Gu Qing made an excuse to slip away, leaving the two of them alone.

After they finished eating, Zhan Jinglin got up, cut a piece of cake, and handed it to her.

“Recently, my uncle seems to have vanished into thin air, and it’s been quite difficult to find him. Do you know if you have any ideas?” Zhan Jinglin asked in a deep voice.

As Shi Yanxia was eating her cake, she saw Zhan Jinglin thoughtfully refill her cup of tea and hand it to her.

She took the teacup, sipped her tea, and then said, "There's no need to rush to find him. As long as your condition is under control, he will definitely come out."

She had barely finished speaking when her phone vibrated.

Shi Yanxia glanced at her phone and saw that it was an unknown number calling. She stared at the screen for a moment, and the smile on her lips deepened.

She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zhan Jinglin.

He then placed the phone on the table, put it on speakerphone, pressed the answer button, and asked in a low voice, "May I ask who this is?"

"Shi Yanxia! Get out here right now!" Shen Zhinan's voice rang out.

He was clearly so angry that he gritted his teeth, his breathing became rapid, and he said anxiously, "Do you know that you are about to get married? Now you are having affairs with other women outside. If the Zhan family finds out that you are so shameless and can't stand being alone, our Shen family will be finished."

He had barely finished speaking when Shen Lianchu's voice came in.

"Sister, why did you do this? Even if you're lonely, you can't just openly mess around outside. If you come out and apologize, we'll keep this a secret for you."

Hearing her witty remarks, Shi Yanxia's smile deepened.

"Oh, what are the conditions for helping me keep it a secret?" Shi Yanxia asked in a low voice.

Sure enough, on the other end of the phone, Shen Lianchu immediately held his breath and put on airs.

“Recently, our family company has been suppressed. It must be because someone is trying to bankrupt the Shen family. If you can get the Zhan family to help the Shen family and transfer the Zhan family’s best project this year to us, we will keep this a secret for you,” Shen Lianchu said in a low voice.