Wen Lijing's face immediately turned extremely ugly. "Jingting, are you determined to make things difficult for the Wen family?"

"You brought this on yourselves. You came here today with your own purpose, testing my limits, didn't you?"

Wen Lijing frowned slightly. "Jingting, what do you mean by that?"

Zhan Jingting tapped the armrest of his wheelchair with his fingertips. "Wasn't that father and son at the banquet arranged by you?"

What do you mean?

Zhan Jingting's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes were filled with coldness. "Would the Wen family allow someone like this to enter the banquet they prepared? It's true that Wen Xue prepared the banquet, but you're the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. As long as it's associated with the Wen family, you'll take notice."

"Jingting, do I have a reason to do this?" Wen Lijing asked instead of answering.

"Broken Wanwan and let Wen Xue marry me. It would be beneficial to the Wen family and to you in every way. Of course you would do it."

Wen Lijing took a sip of hot tea and chuckled softly, "Jingting, from childhood to adulthood, we've always been evenly matched. You understand me, and I understand you."

“That’s why you dared to test me.” Zhan Jingting looked directly into his eyes. “Because you know that even though I wasn’t there, I was watching every move I made at the banquet.”

Wen Lijing pondered for a moment, then spoke in a deep and quiet voice, "I admit that I did it. Of course, I investigated your wife and learned about her past. I deliberately had someone set up this whole thing."

"Not only that," Zhan Jingting's eyes were filled with coldness, "even the cat in the garden was something you deliberately arranged."

Wen Lijing paused, his hand holding the teacup still.

“Li Jing, you can test me, but you shouldn’t hurt my wife.”

“Jingting, after all these years, your methods aren’t any cleaner than mine.” Wen Lijing looked at him. “I was indeed testing you. I thought you wouldn’t make a move, but I underestimated Miss Qiao. She holds a much heavier place in your heart than I imagined.”

"Jingting, have you ever thought that you can't have a weakness? If you do, you've already lost..."

“You haven’t experienced it, you can’t understand.” Zhan Jingting looked at him. “Tell me the truth, was it your doing that Wen Xue got pregnant back then?”

"How could that be!" Wen Lijing denied. "Although our relationship is complicated, with both enemies and friends, I would never use my own sister to scheme against you. Besides, I was working out of town at the time and was not in the capital at all. It's impossible for me to set up such a big trap for you."

There is no best.

Wen Lijing said, "Even you couldn't find out what happened back then, which shows that there is an invisible hand controlling things behind the scenes. Jingting, you need to be more careful, especially now that you have a weakness."

"I don't need you to remind me," Zhan Jingting said calmly. "Remember, if you dare to touch my wife again, the Wen family will suffer more than just the loss of a few projects."

After Wen Lijing left, Jiang Dong walked in, nodded, and reported, "Master Zhan, Young Master Wen wasn't lying, was he?"

"No."

"Although Young Master Wen may scheme against you, he is still quite honest with you."

"What do you know?" Zhan Jingting sneered. "If he doesn't want to be found out, it's a very simple matter."

You mean...?

“His main purpose in bringing that father and son here was not to harm Wanwan, but to test my bottom line.”

"What Master Zhan means is that Young Master Wen's main purpose is still to test you."

Zhan Jingting closed his eyes, wearily pinching the bridge of his nose. "If I hadn't shown up that day, Wanwan would undoubtedly have been drowned in their spittle. But my appearance proved how important she is to me."

"I understand. There will be more people targeting Madam from now on."

"And the hand behind her back..." Zhan Jingting slowly opened his eyes. "Wen Xue doesn't have the ability to drug me so easily and secretly give birth to my child. There must be someone helping her behind the scenes, and it's someone I can't even find out about."

"Don't worry, Master Zhan, we have never stopped investigating what happened back then."

Zhan Jingting opened his mouth, looking like he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

Jiang Dong asked curiously, "Master Zhan, is there anything you need me to do?"

Zhan Jingting finally spoke up, "Go investigate that man from back then, and the child, to confirm whether they are really dead."

Are you sure you want to investigate?

"Find out the thorn in Wanwan's heart, it's better than leaving it buried there and hurting her from time to time."

He never dared to touch it, fearing he would go crazy if he found that man.

However, after the banquet, he had to investigate thoroughly to prevent anyone from using the incident to harm Qiao Wanwan again.

“I understand.” Jiang Dong then asked, “Will you tell Madam about what Young Master Wen did?”

Zhan Jingting pondered for a moment and said, "Not for now. I don't want her to find out that her life is full of scheming."

"yes."

......

When Wen Lijing returned to the Wen family home, Wen Xue immediately greeted him, "Big brother, where's Eleven?"

"It stayed in Wutong Bay."

"How could you let Eleven stay in Wutong Bay?" Wen Xue said unhappily. "He always calls her Qiao Wanwan. If he continues to live with her, will he still recognize me as his mother?"

“Then you need to look at yourself first, see if you’re acting like a mother.” Wen Lijing looked at her, “Tell me, why did you call 11?”

Wen Xue couldn't reveal the truth, so she could only say, "Because he was naughty."

"Eleven's personality is like Jingting's, a bit aloof, but not disobedient. Even if he is disobedient, you can't hit him. Haven't you thought about why the child is crying and looking for Qiao Wanwan?"

"Big brother, whose side are you taking?" Wen Xue said aggrievedly. "Are you siding with Qiao Wanwan?"

"I'm making you face your problems."

"I have no problem, they are the ones with the problem!" Wen Xue said angrily.

Wen Lijing raised his hand and said, "Okay, I won't talk about that. I'll ask you how you got pregnant with Eleven back then."

"That was an accident."

"Do you think Jing Ting is an idiot, and I am an idiot too?" Wen Lijing was so angry that he laughed. "Jing Ting would have such an accident? Or do you think you have the ability to create such an accident?"

Wen Xue was taken aback. "What did Jing Ting say to you?"

"If he really found out something, would he tell me? He'd probably wipe out the Wen family right away." Wen Lijing warned, "Wen Xue, remember this: you're surnamed Wen. In the end, the Wen family will be the ones to take the blame for whatever you do. The incident at the banquet is the best example. So be smart in the future. If you dare to cause trouble and implicate the Wen family again, no one can protect you."

Wen Xue gritted her teeth and nodded. "I understand, brother. I acted impulsively that day. I'm sorry."

Wen Lijing didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

......

Qiao Wanwan felt much better after seeing Shiyi, and even her appetite improved. She had a late-night snack with Shiyi and then took him back to his room to sleep.

Eleven nestled in her arms, her little hands clutching her clothes, "Sister Wanwan, I never want to leave you again. Please don't send me to Mommy's house, okay?"