It's even possible that they knew from the beginning that Cui Xueling wasn't Cui Enqing's daughter.

Adopting a fake heiress was nothing more than a way to manipulate the emperor and control the feudal lords.

To put it bluntly, Cui Xueling was just a puppet who allowed them to openly seize their sister's inheritance.

Regardless of whether her assumption is valid or not.

Jing Li wants to reclaim everything that rightfully belongs to Cui Enqing, which makes perfect sense.

"The Cui family's large-scale acquisition of land and construction of the City That Never Sleeps clearly indicates that they have powerful connections. With the situation still uncertain, you should be careful."

Shen Yuanfan gave instructions.

There are politicians supporting the Cui family behind the scenes.

The fact that the Cui family is so unscrupulous suggests that they firmly believe that the politician will ultimately seize power.

He was afraid that the information Jing Li had received was nothing but fabrication.

She took the cheese from the Cui family without permission, and I'm afraid the Cui family won't let her off the hook.

"Yes, I know, I'll be careful, big brother."

Jing Li nodded, her expression equally solemn.

She became alert after suspecting that this was a parallel world rather than the fictional world she knew.

If she relies solely on her knowledge of the fictional world to make decisions, any mishap could lead to utter ruin.

This is why she had designs on Old Master Cui.

If this world deviates from the world in the novel, and the person who ultimately rises to power is not Jing Zhe, she can at least start with Old Master Cui and get a share of the spoils.

"President Fu..."

Just as the two were talking, Shen Xuanqi in the back seat murmured something and soon fell into a deep sleep again.

Shen Yuanfan glanced at his good-for-nothing younger sister in the rearview mirror, then glared at Jing Li in the passenger seat.

Some people sighed, "You two are the same age, how come there's such a big difference between you... She's like a spoiled brat who never grows up, willful and unruly, while you're surprisingly sensible and intelligent."

Many times, I even doubt whether you're the same age as me, or just turned 18.

Jing Li touched her nose and replied with an awkward smile, "Well, maybe it's because I'm mature beyond my years?"

Judging from their ages, they were indeed about the same age, and besides describing them as mature beyond their years, she really couldn't think of any other good excuse.

"Um... are you sure you don't need to see a psychologist?"

Shen Yuanfan hesitated before speaking, after all, with the appearance of the first and second personalities, it was not impossible for a third and fourth personality to appear as well.

The current Little Koi is doing well, but he's afraid that one day this personality will suddenly disappear and other messy personalities will appear.

"No need, I have a reliable older brother, don't worry."

Knowing that he was worried about her, Jing Li was quite at ease.

Shen Yuanfan nodded, said no more, and took her directly to the pear orchard.

For the first time ever, a car that didn't belong to Fei Mo was parked in the pear orchard.

"Have we had guests?"

Jingli asked the maid.

"Yes, Miss Jing, Mr. Luo from the Luo Group has come to visit and is currently discussing matters with the young master in the study."

Luo Yichen?

What is he here for?

Jing Li was still wondering when Fei Mo and Luo Yichen appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Little Koi, why are you back so early!"

For some reason, she sensed a hint of...guilt in his tone.

"Um, I skipped class, Mr. Luo, long time no see."

Jing Li greeted them in a very natural and generous manner.

The latter simply nodded indifferently, then turned to Fei Mo and said, "I'll wait for you in the car."

"Um... Luo Yichen and I are going out to take care of some things. You can just have the driver take you to your mom's place."

Fei Mo looked uneasy, as if he was hiding something from her.

"good."

Jing Li nodded calmly.

Just as he was about to leave, a soft voice sounded behind him, "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"