Chapter 10 Turning the tables, the thief crying "stop thief!"

Su Guohua's voice suddenly froze, then he angrily denied it: "What nonsense are you talking about! What villa! Don't try to divert attention! You thieving old hag!"

Su Yue's ears twitched slightly, and her eyes instantly sharpened.

A small villa in the suburbs? This information... is quite interesting.

A major fight between the couple, triggered by the theft of money, not only completely shattered their facade and caused them to distrust each other, but also unexpectedly allowed Su Yue to uncover a long-hidden key piece of information.

Su Yue turned off the recorder, a satisfied smile on her face.

More than an hour later, the argument in the bedroom finally came to an end.

At lunchtime, the atmosphere at the Su family's dinner table was so oppressive it was almost palpable.

Lin Xiuzhen had red and swollen eyes, and her face looked extremely pale. Her hands were trembling as she picked up food.

Su Guohua, with a dark expression, remained silent, picking at the rice in his bowl. Each time his chopsticks touched the rim of the bowl, they made a crisp sound that struck one's heart.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

Lin Xiuzhen slammed her chopsticks on the table with a loud "bang," startling Lin Wan'er so much that her shoulders trembled.

She stared intently at her own daughter, her eyes filled with suspicion and resentment.

"Say it! Was it you?!"

Lin Wan'er felt uneasy under her gaze and timidly said, "Mom... what are you saying?"

"My safe!" Lin Xiuzhen gritted her teeth, each word squeezed out from between them. "Did you steal the things inside?!"

Lin Wan'er's face turned pale instantly.

She shook her head repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes: "It wasn't me! Mom! How could I steal your things! It really wasn't me!"

"If it wasn't you, then who was it?!" Lin Xiuzhen didn't believe it at all. She was like an enraged mother beast, ready to bite anyone she could get her hands on. "You've been a thief since you were little. You stole my lipstick when you were a kid, and now you dare to steal my money! Do you think I'm old, senile, and easy to fool?!"

"I didn't! I really didn't!" Lin Wan'er cried, feeling wronged. She suddenly turned her head and pointed her finger directly at Su Yue, who had been eating quietly and uninvolved the whole time.

"It's her! It must be her! It was Su Yue who did it!"

Although Lin Wan'er had no evidence, her intuition told her that everything that happened in her family was related to Su Yue!

That little bitch has changed ever since she woke up after falling down the stairs!

All eyes at the dinner table instantly turned to Su Yue.

Su Yue seemed startled by the sudden accusation, and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the table with a "clatter".

She slowly raised her head, her eyes wide open, her small mouth slightly agape, her fair face filled with shock and disbelief.

She covered her mouth and let out an exaggerated gasp.

"Oh my god! Sis, do you mean... a thief broke into the house?"

She turned her head and looked at Lin Xiuzhen with an anxious expression, her innocent and pure appearance like that of a frightened little white rabbit.

"Mom! What are we waiting for? Let's call the police! So many things have been stolen, this is a big deal! We must get the police to investigate! We have to catch this audacious thief!"

The words "call the police" were like a bucket of ice water poured over Lin Xiuzhen's anger.

She calmed down instantly, but the color drained from her face even more.

Call the police?

Are you kidding me!

The source of her money is completely untraceable! If the police really get involved, losing the money will be a small matter; getting herself arrested will be a much bigger one!

She has to swallow this bitter pill today!

Lin Xiuzhen's chest heaved violently; she was so angry she almost fainted.

She forced down the bloody taste that rose in her throat, and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "Why call the police about family matters! Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public!"

"That won't do!"

Su Yue immediately retorted, putting on an upright appearance of "I'm doing all this for the good of the family."

"Mom, this is no small matter! This thief dared to break into our Su family's house. This time he stole your private savings, will he try to empty our entire house next time? We absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of person!"

Looking at Lin Xiuzhen's deathly pale face, she rolled her eyes and came up with another "good idea".

"Oh, right!"

"Since we can't call the police, how about... we invite the Seventh Master of the Su family over?"

"Seventh Master is the most just and has a high reputation in the clan. If he presides over the case and helps us with the trial, we will surely be able to find this traitor in the family!"

"When the time comes, whether to punish or beat him will be up to Seventh Master! What do you say, Dad?"

The moment the words "Seventh Master" were uttered, not only Lin Xiuzhen but also Su Guohua, whose face had been dark, changed color.

Lin Xiuzhen was so frightened that she trembled all over.

Calling in the police? You might as well just call the police!

That stubborn old man is very particular about the hierarchy between legitimate and illegitimate children. If he knew what he had done over the years, he would probably be drowned in a pig cage on the spot!

"No way!" Lin Xiuzhen screamed in refusal.

Seeing her parents cornered, Lin Wan'er's last thread snapped.

She was driven to the brink of despair.

She couldn't afford to offend either the police or Seventh Master.

Overwhelmed by fear and rage, she lost her mind. She abruptly stood up, pointed at Su Yue, and screamed incoherently:

"It was you! Su Yue! It must have been you!"

"You jinx! Not only did you steal things from our house, but you also gave us a fake map, causing us..."

Halfway through her sentence, Lin Wan'er suddenly realized that she had let something slip.

She covered her mouth in terror, her eyes filled with fear and regret.

It's too late.

The entire dining room instantly fell so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Su Guohua slowly put down his chopsticks. He didn't look at anyone, but his face was sullen, and his gaze fell on Lin Wan'er's pale face.

His voice was deep and filled with a dangerous undertone.

"What fake map?"

Lin Wan'er's words froze the air in the entire dining room.

You could hear a pin drop.

Su Guohua slowly, very slowly, put down his chopsticks.

He didn't look at Lin Wan'er, nor at Lin Xiuzhen. His eyes, which had been immersed in the business world for many years, fell silently on a spot on the table. His face was sullen, and he didn't say a word.

But it is this silence that makes one's heart tighten more than any thunderous rage.

The oppressive atmosphere in the dining room was so oppressive it could crush your bones.