There was an old house in the south section of the courtyard. Gu Yan led Su Qi to the vicinity, and the servants tactfully left, leaving only the two of them around.

The Gu family's villa district was so magnificent that it was unbelievable, which made it a target of fear for many powerful forces in Hong Kong.

Gu Yan looked around, then quickly turned her gaze to Su Qi: "Xiao Qi, tell your aunt the truth, how exactly did your brother get to where he is?"

Su Qi naturally knew that Shen Chaohuai had many flaws, and Gu Yan had already noticed them, but she didn't say it outright.

She gave a cold, unintentional smile, lowered her head, and then gradually looked up at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan must know about her cousin and brother-in-law's current situation, and she's here to confront them.

If she says yes, Gu Yan will definitely call the police.

Su Qi deliberately said, "Of course it was given by my adoptive father. He's the only son in the Shen family, and my adoptive mother keeps saying that he'll inherit the family business in the future, and she tells me not to get close to him."

"Does my brother need to engage in all this backstabbing? It's all his anyway."

To everyone's surprise, Gu Yan just smiled enigmatically after hearing this: "If it were just Xiao Huai alone, I wouldn't suspect anything, but the thing is, you're right beside him..."

Su Qi frowned.

"Does Xiao Huai have feelings for you?" Gu Yan asked.

Su Qi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "He doesn't actually have feelings for me..."

However, the two are somewhat connected in the past, and it's really difficult to live in this world without some help.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not like my cousin and brother-in-law. You're not related by blood, so even if you want to be together, it's not impossible. I won't stop you."

"Besides, I'm just an outsider."

Su Qi didn't expect Gu Yan to say that.

Su Qi replied, "So, whether Shen Chaohuai rose to power through legitimate means or not isn't that important, is it?"

Gu Yan's eyes darted around, as if she understood something, and her expression instantly changed from near despair: "You're right, Auntie is confused."

They had expected Gu Yan to confront them, but to their surprise, the situation changed so quickly, as if she knew that no amount of tactics would work on the two of them, so she simply compromised.

"Is there anything else, Auntie? If not, I'm going back to rest."

"Hey, wait a minute." Gu Yan suddenly spoke in a gentle tone, pulling Su Qi aside.

Su Qi turned around, wanting to see what kind of trouble this woman was up to now.

"There are some things I can't say in front of my nephew, so I'll just say them here."

Su Qi crossed her arms, looking somewhat tired.

However, to Su Qi's surprise, Gu Yan, who was trying to seek justice for her cousin and brother-in-law, actually spoke ill of the two of them in front of her.

"My cousin and brother-in-law ultimately made a mistake."

"I'm sorry, Auntie. I know they didn't treat you well in private. They used torture and almost tried to kill you. I'm soft-hearted and live under someone else's roof, so I couldn't help you."

“Xiao Qi, I hope you understand this: now that you can earn money and leave, you must break off the adoption with the Shen family. I think Xiao Huai is destined to follow in his father’s footsteps. You need to make plans early.”

Su Qi's lips twitched, and even Fei Fei couldn't bear to listen anymore.

[Are you kidding me? Is she really thinking of her master?]

[She was the mastermind behind instigating Zheng Xin and Shen Qingyue to push the original owner of this body to her death.]

Gu Yan frankly admitted, "I don't want to hide it anymore. Back then, Shen Tiancheng and Zhao Meihua had another purpose in adopting you."

Su Qi suddenly became interested; was there anything else she didn't know?

"Shen Tiancheng wants to use adopting you to gain a good reputation for charity and get into the leadership."

Su Qi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. What kind of secret was this?

Su Qi already knew this through the system beforehand.

That wasn't all; Gu Yan's next words even had a hint of sowing discord.

"You shouldn't think too highly of your adoptive parents, especially your brother. If he hadn't gotten to his position through legitimate means, how long do you think he would have treated you well?"

"He didn't even give face to Shen Qingyue, who is his own sister, let alone you, who is not related to him by blood?"

Su Qi smiled, and Gu Yan asked, "What are you laughing at? You're still young, you definitely won't believe what I'm saying, but don't wait until you're wrong to regret it."

Su Qi laughed. So what if Gu Yan guessed her identity? She probably hadn't figured out Shen Chaohuai's identity yet.

Two alien visitors turned the Shen family into a complete mess, but the other party was unaware of it, which was strangely satisfying.

"So, Auntie, what practical help can you offer so that I can smoothly terminate my adoption with the Shen family?"

Su Qi was about to pick her up at the airport to ask how the two agreements ended up in her room.

Gu Yan was also clever. As if she understood Su Qi's intention, she said, "You know, it's inconvenient for me to go upstairs to my room to get my things when I'm at the Shen family's house this time, so I can only ask you to find them yourself."

“Your adoption agreement and organ donation agreement are in my room. I don’t know what happened to the Shen family when I left that led to this situation, but at least now it proves that I did the right thing.”

Su Qi was somewhat confused: "Did you steal my agreement?"

“You can’t say that,” Gu Yan patted her shoulder. “Originally, someone else stole your agreement.”

According to Gu Yan's explanation, after Su Qi left the Shen family, Zhao Meihua knew that Su Qi had not taken the agreement with him, so she sent people to search Su Qi's room.

As a result, no one expected that Su Qi would put the agreement in a hidden compartment in the wardrobe.

Because of the Shen family's differential treatment of Su Qi, the furnishings in Su Qi's room were old, causing the wooden boards in the wardrobe to come loose, which resulted in an extra compartment.

When Gu Yan heard that the agreement had not been found, she became more cautious and searched for it. Knowing that the Shen family treated Su Qi badly, she found a loophole and discovered that there was a hidden compartment in the wardrobe.

Gu Yan's tone was one of deep surprise: "Once Zhao Meihua finds your agreement, she will definitely try her best to destroy or exchange it, since such things would damage her reputation if they got out."

"So, your auntie was careful to keep things safe for you, and no one dared to touch anything in my room."

“I know these two agreements are important evidence for you to terminate your adoption relationship with the Shen family, so Xiao Qi can rest assured about me.”

In Singapore, the prerequisite for terminating an adoption relationship is that both the adoptive and the adopted party must reach a consensus on the termination. If either party does not agree, the relationship cannot be terminated.

Of course, compulsory termination is different. If one party violates the law or morality, or commits a crime, then the other party can apply for compulsory termination of the relationship.

Su Qi then realized with horror that Gu Yan had clearly made thorough preparations.

If Shen Tiancheng and Zhao Meihua were still in charge, she would take the opportunity to hand the agreement to them, saying that she had found it herself, in order to gain favor and claim credit.

If they weren't in charge, Gu Yan could easily switch sides and tell Su Qi to keep it safe for fear of it being damaged.

Previously, Su Qi had no concept of the phrase "human hearts are unpredictable," but now, knowing Gu Yan's character and with the current change in her personality, Su Qi finally understands the meaning of this phrase.

"So, Xiao Qi, now you understand my good intentions? Don't blame your aunt for not helping you back then; the timing simply wasn't right," Gu Yan said, weeping.

"Now that you're alright, I feel relieved enough to tell you the truth."

The crocodile tears did not stir any ripples in Su Qi's heart.

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