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

Shi Yanxia's thoughts were pulled back, and the scene ended.

"Who is it?" Shi Yanxia got up and walked out. When she opened the door, she saw Zhan Jinglin's tall figure standing outside.

Seeing the cold sweat beading on her forehead and her tired face, Zhan Jinglin glanced at her with his dark eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you alright? I just heard you scream, so I came to check on you."

Shi Yanxia was somewhat taken aback, recalling the moment she was thrown back by that force.

She shook her head and whispered, "I'm fine."

Seeing this, Zhan Jinglin moved his lips but said nothing.

"By the way, has your uncle ever had children?" Shi Yanxia asked curiously.

When Zhan Jinglin saw that she had asked him, he shook his head and said in a low voice, "My uncle seems to be infertile. He never married or had children in his life, which is why my mother took good care of him."

“Wait a minute, show me his photo again,” Shi Yanxia said in a low voice.

Zhan Jinglin listened, then turned around and went back to his study, took out the photo, and went to Shi Yanxia's room again.

He handed the photo to Shi Yanxia. She narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, glanced at the photo, and said, "Your uncle doesn't look like he doesn't have children. He can't be infertile."

"This man has a very strong fertility palace; I feel he has at least three children," Shi Yanxia said in a low voice.

She looked up at Zhan Jinglin with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure he hasn't had a child?"

“My father didn’t like him, so I don’t usually have any contact with my uncle’s family. And after my father’s accident, my grandfather forbade my uncle’s family from having any contact with us. We haven’t seen them for many years.”

"It was because I had some suspicions about my uncle's family that I started investigating a couple of years ago, only to find that my uncle seemed to have vanished into thin air, with no trace of him."

“A perfectly healthy person cannot simply disappear into thin air. My mother has helped him a lot over the years, so his family should be well-off. A businessman cannot leave no trace.”

“But he really did seem to have vanished,” Zhan Jinglin said in a hoarse voice.

Because of this, he did not connect the poisoning with his uncle.

“If he really did marry and have children, then it’s very likely that he even kept it from my mother.” Zhan Jinglin analyzed in a deep voice, clearly believing her words without a doubt.

Shi Yanxia took the photo and sat down on the sofa.

"Shen Lianchu's past is as mysterious as your uncle's! Her birth date and time are fake, and the birthday celebrations the Shen family is giving her now are not her real birthdays."

“I just went to the hospital and took her hair. I found a force protecting her past. I just broke that force. Guess what I saw?” Shi Yanxia said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Jinglin slowly sat down opposite her.

The two looked at each other for a long while before Zhan Jinglin said in a hoarse voice, "If your birth date is fake, then your appearance is fake too?"

“Yes, I saw her when she was little. Her face was covered in blood and gore, and it looked like even her bones had been manipulated. So it’s hard for me to judge her from her appearance. I only know that she has bad luck,” Shi Yanxia said in a low voice.

Zhan Jinglin's fingers tightened slightly as he looked at her thoughtfully.

"You suspect that my uncle is connected with Shen Lianchu?" Zhan Jinglin asked in a hoarse voice.

Shi Yanxia chuckled softly, looking at Zhan Jinglin with some admiration. It's good to talk to smart people; you only need to say a few simple words and they will understand what you want to say.

Communicating with people like that makes me feel exceptionally good.

“That’s my feeling! But I can tell that your uncle is definitely not dead. Judging from the photos, he’s not a short-lived person. When I have time, I’ll help you find him, but not now,” Shi Yanxia said.

She got up, stretched, and walked towards the French windows.

Standing here and gazing outside, I realized it was already dusk. The setting sun was casting its rays, and the evening glow painted the entire sky red, with the fiery afterglow enveloping the whole earth.

"The Shen family has financial dealings with my uncle, and my uncle knows everything about me. He even passed on the news that I was about to die to the Shen family. That's why the Shen family brought you back and wanted you to marry me to bring them good luck!"

"How did the Shen family get involved with my uncle? What benefit would they get from you marrying me?" Zhan Jinglin asked, somewhat puzzled.

Shi Yanxia smiled.

"Let me marry you, sacrifice myself, and I can protect Shen Lianchu. The Shen family cherishes her like a treasure, how could they let her marry a dying man like you?"

"Besides, they can't be sure how far the Zhan family wants to go with this marriage, or whether they want the woman who marries into the family to be buried with them. Don't you think so? If I'm sacrificed, then no one will be able to compete with Shen Lianchu for the position of Shen's daughter."

"But I'm also a little confused. Why do the Shen family hate me so much? I'm their biological child, after all." Shi Yanxia found it somewhat amusing.

Even if you don't like her, you shouldn't push your own daughter to her death.

But the Shen family actually did it.

"I'll have someone investigate for you," Zhan Jinglin said in a hoarse voice.

Shi Yanxia shook her head. She and Zhan Jinglin stood side by side in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. The setting sun cast its rays upon them, enveloping their figures completely and making them appear radiant.

“No need to investigate. I have no interest in the Shen family’s affairs. Besides, marrying you and getting away from the Shen family might not be a bad choice,” Shi Yanxia said.

She takes these changes in circumstances very well.

She has never been attached to family ties. Her master once said that she has little connection with her family and that there are some things that should not be forced.

I don't know why I was so obsessed with getting the Shen family to pay attention to me in my past life. Looking back now, I think it's really ridiculous.

Are the Shen family so desirable? Why should we try to please them?

"But the way you taught Shen Zhinan and his gang a lesson today, smashing their car and making them terrified, was pretty cool," Shi Yanxia said with a low laugh.

She was startled when she saw what happened in her rearview mirror as she drove away.

She didn't expect Zhan Jinglin to be so decisive, driving straight into her car. Shen Zhinan's car was crushed, and she was pinned down by Zhan Jinglin's car with no chance to resist.

Seeing Shen Zhinan and Shen Lianchu's bewildered and terrified expressions, I found it quite amusing.

When faced with an opponent stronger than them, they wouldn't dare utter a sound!

What a bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. They're a disgrace.

“You can do that too. If anything happens, I’ll take the blame for you.” Zhan Jinglin chuckled hoarsely.

Looking into her bright eyes, she seemed like a little girl in front of him! Zhan Jinglin's gaze softened with affection.

“Mr. Zhan, don’t tempt me to do bad things. I am a law-abiding citizen,” Shi Yanxia said immediately and seriously.

Zhan Jinglin listened, then chuckled softly, his deep, pleasant voice saying, "Yes, Miss Shi is indeed a law-abiding citizen who doesn't do anything wrong."