Chapter 1599: The Truth Comes to Light

No one could have imagined that the person behind it all was the master of the well-reputed Yanjing Fang Family—Liu Chengming.

This man, whose wealth reaches the heavens and who is said to love his wife like his life.

"Qiaoqiao, the master of the Fang Family is already under surveillance, but he’s quite capable and has privately hired many bodyguards. You better not go to school these days; wait until things settle down, alright?"

Gu Qiaoqiao thought for a moment, "But I still have to accompany Ying Xue to file a report tomorrow. I’m a bit worried about her going alone. Besides, I also need to make a statement, right?"

"I’ll take you both in the morning."

"Won’t it interfere with your work?"

"It won’t. Liu Chengming has some shady dealings. Once we have solid evidence, it’ll be time to arrest him."

Gu Qiaoqiao’s mind was still a bit chaotic; this was truly unbelievable.

How could it be such a complicated relationship?

"What about Lih Shulan’s husband?"

"Her husband’s health isn’t good, and he’s in a nursing home. He’s over seventy this year and retired a few years ago."

"And what is the relationship between An Xiaotong’s real mother and Liu Chengming?"

Today, Gu Qiaoqiao turned into a fountain of questions.

The key is that today’s events are truly surreal.

"An Xiaotong’s real mother loved Liu Chengming. After Lih Shulan gave birth to An Xiaolan, she willingly raised the child for her lover because Lih Shulan’s name includes the character ’Lan’, so they named their daughter An Xiaolan."

"Oh my God, An Xiaotong’s mother is so noble," Gu Qiaoqiao murmured. Suddenly, she remembered something, "Then Chairman An knows about this, right?"

"It was all uncovered by his investigation," Qin Yize said leisurely.

If Lih Shulan hadn’t asked Liu Chengming to come out and bail Lih Tianci, this matter wouldn’t have been discovered so quickly.

"Actually, many clues were provided to Chairman An by Liu Chengming’s wife, Fang Ruoxi."

Qin Yize added another remark, determined to make a splash with every word today.

Gu Qiaoqiao flew into Qin Yize’s arms, holding him tightly, murmuring, "Ah Ze, the amount of information is overwhelming. My little heart can’t take it anymore..."

"Yeah, I feel the same, it’s unbelievable." Qin Yize held Gu Qiaoqiao, whose worldview was shattered by one astonishing secret after another, kissed her forehead, his voice tinged with amusement, "Let’s sit back and watch the show now."

Indeed, as Qin Yize said.

Early June in the Imperial Capital felt like a bomb had been dropped into a tranquil lake, creating overwhelming waves.

One farce after another staged on the platforms of the Imperial Capital and Yanjing.

The loss of the Du Family’s jewelry and the fall of Lih Tianci unexpectedly unearthed earth-shattering secrets.

For a time, speculation was rife, lively and bustling.

Let’s start with the low-key and restrained scholarly merchant, Fang Family’s master, Liu Chengming.

Speaking of Liu Chengming, we must mention Chairman An; in over a year, he never gave up on investigating.

Although it’s unclear why someone repeatedly tried to harm his daughter instead of his son, his daughter is also dear to him, especially An Xiaotong, Grandma An’s favorite.

Unfortunately, the opponent was too cunning, repeatedly investigating without results; Han Zhuomei’s lips were sealed tight, nothing could be extracted. There were times Chairman An even resorted to violence, but to no avail.

This left Chairman An quite frustrated and, as life returned to normal without incident, he relaxed a bit.

But on the first day of the Chinese New Year, he tiredly took an afternoon nap and had a nightmare.

In the dream, his daughter An Xiaotong went missing, leaving a letter saying she eloped with her beloved. Worried about being discovered, they secretly searched, but before finding her, the entire family perished in a car accident, leaving Grandma An unable to care for herself in a nursing home.

Almost overnight, the An Family was left with only An Xiaolan.

She became the sole heir of Lijing Ho.

Much more followed, but after waking from fright, Chairman An couldn’t recall it.

However, this nightmare sounded an alarm—if the villain isn’t caught, the An Family wouldn’t find peace.

Even if life seemed placid now, it was just a temporary illusion.

Hence, he intensified the investigation again.

And the police were also advancing.

Doubling efforts, Liu Chengming, master of the Fang Family, entered the sights of the police and Chairman An.

Just recently, Chairman An, under the guise of business talks, visited the Fang Family, and plainclothes officers followed him inside.

Then, Fang Ruoxi, virtually held captive by Liu Chengming, secretly handed a letter to the plainclothes officers.

Afterwards, Liu Chengming was put under surveillance.

There was also a breakthrough at Fang Yueqin’s place; Liu Chengming’s subordinate responsible for handling Fang Yueqin was arrested, leading to the approval for Liu Chengming’s arrest.

Thus, the veil of the Fang Family’s "beauty" was lifted.

Lih Shulan, always in cahoots with Liu Chengming, was taken for investigation.

She held half of Fang Family’s assets, transferred by Liu Chengming.

The arrest of the two already stirred a great commotion. Chairman An abandoned concerns for his reputation because, nominally, An Xiaolan was still his adopted daughter, and she had inheritance rights to the An Family’s assets.

Moreover, Chairman An had endured Han Zhuomei before, because he wasn’t aware of her relationship with Liu Chengming. Now knowing it, he couldn’t delay; Liu Chengming’s appetite was too big—the Fang Family couldn’t satisfy him, so he coveted his Lijing Ho chain restaurants.

This was intolerable for Chairman An—even if ridiculed for a head full of cuckoldry, Han Zhuomei and An Xiaolan had to be completely expelled from the An Family.

Therefore, he publicly disclosed An Xiaolan’s origins and revoked her adoption.

He reclaimed Han Zhuomei’s residence and drove both to Lih Shulan’s home.

After all, it was An Xiaolan’s real mother’s home.

Thus, the painstakingly concealed secret finally came to light, nearly driving Elder Wu’s husband to death, but his ex-wife’s two children saved him.

Elder Wu regretted his lack of discernment; Lih Shulan sought an opportunity as a mistress, thirty years younger—a typical "old husband, young wife" scenario—and his so-called elderly child proved to be Liu Chengming’s.

Therefore, due to insufficient evidence, Lih Shulan and her son released by the police were expelled from the Wu Family.

Rumor has it that the two children left by Elder Wu’s ex-wife set off firecrackers at home to celebrate.

Lih Shulan and Liu Chengming, this pair, for power and wealth, infiltrated Wu Family and Fang Family, aiming for double gain, but exposed themselves so quickly.

Overnight, Lih Shulan, Han Zhuomei and An Xiaolan were left on the streets.

Forced to the Lih Family, they were beat out by Old Lady Lih.

She wouldn’t accept a useless daughter.