Reborn with the ability to read minds, I became a heartthrob.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Li," Zhou Liwan called out cheerfully, "May I call you that?"

The two men were of different heights, one tall and one short.

One is fat, and the other is thin.

But at this moment, they all wore solemn expressions, and some of their crow's feet in their eyes revealed a sense of helplessness.

Wang Yonggui spoke first: "Assistant Li has already conveyed Miss's message, but I'm sorry, I don't think we'll be going back to Wanbao. We came here just to tell you this in person. Our minds are made up, there's no need to persuade us anymore!"

Li Daobin nodded in agreement.

Zhou Liwan's smile faded, and she slowly sat down, speaking softly, "Uncles, please sit down. It's been a long time since we last met, hasn't it? Let's have a casual chat this time, shall we?"

He kept asking questions, but his eyes were full of longing.

The two people standing opposite them softened again, sighed, and sat down anyway.

Wang Yonggui seemed to be more eloquent than Li Daobin. After a moment of silence, he said, "Miss, you've grown so much. I remember when the boss first brought you to the company, you were only four years old."

That memory seemed to have been erased from Zhou Liwan's mind; no matter how hard she tried to recall it, she couldn't.

All that remained in my mind was a hazy, mushy mess, constantly churning together.

She rubbed her head uncomfortably, then gave a wry smile and said, "I'm sorry, uncles, but I haven't been able to remember anything before I was five years old since I was kidnapped."

Wang Yonggui and Li Daobin didn't care too much; they just wanted to remember those fond memories.

“Back then, your mother and I were young, and we thought we could make Wanbao a big and successful business without relying on anyone else, but a year later…”

However, he was abducted a year later and has been missing for ten years.

Despite the large amount of manpower invested by various forces, they were unable to find themselves.

“Now that I’ve taken over Wanbao, I hope my mother’s wish can come true. Since the two uncles haven’t forgotten their original aspirations, why are they unwilling to return to Wanbao? You’re still in the toy industry, aren’t you? That just proves you can’t let go, doesn’t it?” Zhou Liwan asked, puzzled.

Li Daobin was heartbroken and finally couldn't help but say, "It's because we love Wanbao that we can't bear to watch it be destroyed."

Zhou Liwan was stunned.

"Since you came back, all you've done is blindly obey your father, readily accept his mistress, and even let his mistress's brother take over the company. If you had even a shred of your mother's heart, you wouldn't be like this... like this..."

So stupid! You've let your mother down!

Zhou Liwan smiled bitterly, her eyes filled with sadness: "Uncle Li, you don't need to be unable to speak. I know I was foolish and stupid. I pitifully thought that by obeying my father, I could regain the warmth of my family. However, reality is cruel."

After speaking, she swept her loose hair from behind to the front, slowly revealing the scars behind her collar.

Because the injury on my back wasn't treated properly last time, it became infected and still leaves a faint scar.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yonggui's already somewhat cloudy eyes jolted violently: "That beast Zhou Jianguo has a tendency towards domestic violence?! No wonder Xin Yi started showing bruises on her body three months before you came back!"

Zhou Liwan's expression turned serious upon hearing this. She knew those marks couldn't have been made by Zhou Jianguo.

It wasn't that everyone trusted his character, but rather that at that time, Zhou was nothing and relied entirely on Jiang's protection.

At that time, Zhou Jianguo neither knew nor dared to lay a hand on his mother.

So, what happened to those scars?

Zhou Liwan stared intently at the person opposite her: "Uncle Wang, are you sure you're not mistaken? It only started three months before I came back?"

Wang Yonggui and Li Daobin exchanged a glance and said, word by word, "We remember it very clearly because that's when your mother started showing signs of mental instability. And it got worse and worse as time went on. When we were thinking of going to find her, we already learned from your father that she had disappeared on her way to find you."

Li Daobin pondered for a moment, then immediately added, "That's when we learned about Gouba Village. The day after we returned from the Zhou family, we learned that your mother had disappeared. On the same day, the police raided the human trafficking den where you were."

No, no.

This makes no sense at all!

Zhou Liwan shook her head frantically: "How is that possible? Since my mother arrived in Gouba Village on the same day as the police, how could she disappear for no reason? You know, at that time the entire village was covered by special forces, the Jiang family's forces, and Commander Meng's men. Not even a fly could get out. How could a living person be missing?"

Could it be that Mom never went to Gouba Village, and that she didn't disappear from there?

No, she had to ask Zhou Jianguo what exactly happened back then!

She stood up as if she had lost her soul, her whole body like a taut bow, ready to shoot a hurtful arrow at the slightest touch.

Li Daobin frowned with some worry: "Wanwan, calm down first. How could your grandfather not have investigated what happened back then? I believe he should have told you not to think about it anymore."

Zhou Liwan suddenly stopped, and her grandfather's words from that day resurfaced in her mind: "The events of that year were so strange, it's best not to let Wanwan get caught up in them."

Weird?

Zhou Liwan's head started to hurt again.

If even my maternal grandfather couldn't find out, how could a teenage girl with no influence or connections possibly find out?

Feeling completely drained of energy, Zhou Liwan slumped back into her seat, utterly dejected.

Wang Yonggui seemed to have made a great decision, staring intently at Zhou Liwan: "I promise to go back to Wanbao."

Zhou Liwan looked up abruptly: "Uncle Wang..."

Wang Yonggui's smile was pale: "We were reluctant to leave Wanbao back then, but we really couldn't stand by and watch Han Kui take the chairman's seat and start making reckless and chaotic decisions, so we had no choice but to leave. Now that you have taken over, what are we still hesitating about?"

Li Daobin: "I'll go back too. I believe you won't let us down."

Zhou Liwan weakly raised her head and smiled gratefully: "Fortunately, the uncles are still willing to help me and have not given up on Wanbao."

"Assistant Li, notify HR tomorrow that I have already selected a candidate for the head of the R&D department, with the highest possible compensation!" Assistant Li agreed, but a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

The phone on the table suddenly rang. Zhou Liwan picked it up and saw that it was Yao Ruofu.

They must have been getting impatient waiting for themselves.

Since the matter had already been resolved, Zhou Liwan did not answer the call.

"Okay, then we won't take up any more of your time. Let me know whenever you can come to Wanbao."

Wang Yonggui pondered for a moment: "Give us a month to hand over the work. We'll take office as soon as the time is up."

Zhou Liwan stood up and extended her hand: "Let me take my mother's place and work together with you to realize our original dream."

The three men had gentle expressions and smiled slowly.