Gu Zhiwei subconsciously clenched the teacup, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and almost at the same time, he sensed a hint of danger.

That direction...

With a glance, I saw the tall figure not far away, more like a silent threat.

He took a deep breath and said, "Don't slander your mother without evidence."

"She's not my mother! She must hate my mother, otherwise, she wouldn't always show disgust every time she sees me. As for you, you must have some feelings for my mother. The story you told is half true and half false. Now, I just want to hear the other half of the truth."

Gu Zhiwei sneered: "Do you want to know?"

He drank the hot tea and smiled again without waiting for Lu An Ning to answer: "If you are so capable, why don't you investigate it yourself. As long as you can find evidence!"

Lu Anning's face darkened slightly. He said this because he was certain that he would not be able to find any more traces.

"Are you sure you cleaned it well enough? If that were the case, how could I have found the bracelet you gave Ji Yan? Dad, sometimes being too confident isn't always a good thing."

"Then let me see what you can do. Otherwise, ask me again, and I'll just say I don't know. As for your brothers, if you want them to share your pain, then just tell them that they've been calling the wrong mother all these years."

As Gu Zhiwei spoke, he suddenly stood up and looked down at Lu Anning with a hint of sneer in his eyes.

"Don't let me down!"

Lu Anning remained motionless, her hands clenched into fists, until the footsteps faded away. She then picked up the teacup and slammed it to the ground. Even so, she still felt unsatisfied, her chest heaving violently.

She didn't expect that even after taking out the bracelet, her father would act like a rogue.

Unable to find evidence, she could only speculate. A bracelet could lead to countless possibilities, enough to give her a headache.

Father did it on purpose!

He didn't care about the truth. All he wanted was the stability of the Gu family and the continued rise of the stock market.

The broad embrace blocked the cold wind coming from all directions. When Lu Anning came to her senses, she found that Tang Jingyuan was standing behind her, holding her trembling hand.

"It's so cold! It's windy at night. Let's go home."

Tang Jingyuan took off his coat and put it on Lu Anning, then hugged her all the way into the car.

Lu An Ning was enveloped by a familiar aura, and his anger gradually dissipated.

The night wind was cold, but it couldn't chill people's hearts. Since he was so sure he couldn't find any trace, she was determined to look for it.

The next day, photos of the birthday party were all over magazines of all sizes, and photos of her and Ji Yan standing together could be seen everywhere on the Internet, all praising the harmony and happiness of the Gu family. However, Lu Anning found it particularly funny.

In a moment of annoyance, she threw away her phone and immersed herself in her work, no longer giving herself time to think about other things.

Even so, she still couldn't avoid the news about the Gu family.

Gu Yue was puzzled because she hadn't returned to the Gu family for dinner for a few days, so she called her and asked her if she wanted to go back for dinner.

"We recently changed the person in charge of the kitchen, and the cook as well. It's perfect, you can come back and try something new. You might like it!"

Lu Anning grasped the key point and frowned: "Did the person in charge of the kitchen change?"

She remembered that Aunt Li had always been in charge of the Gu family's kitchen. As an elder in the Gu family, she never made mistakes.

Lu Anning was suspicious and pretended to ask casually, "Isn't Aunt Li in charge of the kitchen? If someone else has taken over, where is Aunt Li now?"

"Come to think of it, I'm also puzzled. Aunt Li is an elder in the Gu family, but just a few days ago, it was discovered that she was embezzling money and selling inferior goods as good ones. Dad was furious and fired her immediately as a warning to the servants in the house."

"Aunt Li is enriching herself by selling inferior goods as good ones?"

Lu An Ning didn't say how well she knew Aunt Li, but based on her interactions over the past few days, she was certain that Aunt Li was a loyal and honest person.

If she really wanted to make money, she would have done it long ago. Why did she wait until this age to do it and ruin her reputation in her later years?

"The evidence is all there. It was discovered by the housekeeper. The chef was replaced in the past two days. Although the new chef is good, I still miss Aunt Li's soup."

Lu Anning responded, "Brother, you came here specifically to tell me this, right?"

My brother talked a lot more than usual today.

Gu Yue smiled and said, "I just asked you to go home for dinner. If you're too busy, then we can eat alone some other time."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Anning played with the pen in his hand, thinking about something.

Judging from what had happened in the past few days, it seemed like this was all at her father's behest. Her previous contact with Aunt Li had exposed her. Unexpectedly, her father acted so quickly. He wasn't just doing this for the servants to see, he was doing it for her as well.

Lu Anning hesitated for a moment and sent another message to Gu Yue: Brother, do you know Aunt Li’s current address?

After a while, they replied with a detailed address without even asking a single question.

Lu Anning stared at her phone and curled her lips. The other brothers were all busy, so the one who usually had the most time to help was her eldest brother. It seemed that she should have dinner with her eldest brother more often when she had the time, as she might need his help in many things in the future.

After get off work that day, Lu Anning drove to where Aunt Li lived.

At the gate of the old residential complex, Lu Anning saw a familiar figure walking in with a bag on her back from afar. She quickly got out of the car and called her.

Aunt Li turned around and the moment she saw Lu An Ning, she almost thought she was hallucinating and was completely stunned.