After that night, Wutong Bay returned to calm.

With nothing else to do, Qiao Wanwan spent a week renovating the garden, making it even more beautiful than before.

Upon seeing it, Zhan Yin couldn't help but praise, "Wanwan, you have great taste!"

"That's right." Qiao Wanwan proudly pouted her little tail. "If you don't even have this much taste, how could you be your aunt?"

Zhan Yin: "......"

"But Wanwan, you've repaired it so well, what if they come back and destroy it?"

“But I can’t just leave it unattended because I’m worried,” Qiao Wanwan said. “We have to live our own lives. We can’t let others affect our lives. Anyone who sees the terrible scene before will remember what happened that night and feel uneasy. The sooner I get it done, the sooner everyone can forget about it.”

“That makes sense.” Zhan Yin stretched his limbs and said, “It’s alright, sir. You have children at home, so you must have been frightened that night.”

"Eleven and Nine are brave, and they insisted on helping Jingting. It's normal for the Third Brother to be scared since he's young."

"Any progress on my uncle's side?"

“I didn’t ask, because I was afraid of putting pressure on him. He would tell me as soon as there is progress.”

"I heard from Jiangdong that He Songling has returned to China. Has he made any unusual moves?"

“Jing Ting has already sent people to keep an eye on things. He Songling’s current goal is to find Xu Lai, and his return to China is also to find the mastermind behind the scenes and get Xu Lai back.”

Zhan Yin propped his head up with his hand, pondering, and said, "Do you also think Xu Lai is in the hands of the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"Otherwise what?" Qiao Wanwan retorted. "Besides the mastermind, who else would be interested in Xu Lai?"

“But I feel like something’s not right,” Zhan Yin analyzed. “The mastermind kidnapped Xu Lai to prevent He Songling from revealing his identity, but he doesn’t seem to want to keep hiding it anymore. He came to the capital and provoked us at every turn, culminating in the attack on Wutong Bay that night. We also know that he is related to Lin Mo, we just don’t know what he looks like. So, isn’t kidnapping Xu Lai redundant?”

"You mean, his kidnapping of Xu Lai and then his arrival in the capital are contradictory, right?"

"Yes, I always feel like something's not right here."

Qiao Wanwan thought about it for a moment and said, "What you said makes some sense. In short, the current situation is a standoff between the mastermind and Jing Ting, with He Songling in the middle. He wants to withdraw from this war, but that's obviously impossible. If he continues to help the mastermind, it won't matter to us, since his whereabouts are under our control and he poses no threat to us. But if he can turn back and help us, we can find the mastermind much faster."

Do you think He Songling would defect?

“I’ve given him the chance, now it’s up to him to choose.” Qiao Wanwan took a sip of hot tea and looked at him with a smile. “Looks like you haven’t been lying in bed all this time for nothing, you’ve been thinking about these things?”

"Don't underestimate me, okay? I'm injured, not brain-damaged. Of course I'll think about these things."

Qiao Wanwan smiled, "No matter what, I hope Xu Lai will be safe and sound."

"Who told her to be so unlucky as to get involved with someone like He Songling..."

Qiao Wanwan said, "I think He Songling is sincere towards Xu Lai. He had both a career and a lover before, but he suddenly resigned to help the mastermind behind the scenes to deal with us. And he didn't deny knowing Lin Mo. It seems that He Songling and Lin Mo have a close relationship."

“What we can think of, my uncle must have also made the connection; I guess he’s already investigated.”

“That’s true, I’ll ask Jiang Dong about it later.”

"Speak of the devil, and he appears." Zhan Yin waved towards the door, "Jiangdong!"

Jiang Dong immediately jogged over, "Madam, Young Master Yin, good afternoon."

"Wanwan and I are investigating the relationship between He Songling and Lin Mo. Have you done any research?"

"In response to Young Master Yin, we have already investigated. When we investigated He Songling before, we found nothing. It turns out that the person who treated He Songling was Lin Mo's grandfather."

"Really?" Qiao Wanwan asked curiously, "Then why wasn't it found before?"

“This is a long story. Lin Mo’s grandfather was a leading figure in the medical field. He had already retired when he performed the surgery on He Songling. He was a very low-key person, and to prevent others from asking him to come out of retirement again, his only condition for treating He Songling was that no one would know it was him. So his name did not appear in the medical records.” Jiang Dong nodded and said, “Madam, there’s something even more unexpected. The reason why Lin Mo’s grandfather agreed to treat He Songling was because Lin Mo begged him.”

"Is that so?" Qiao Wanwan was even more surprised. "So Lin Mo and He Songling have known each other since childhood? How did you find out that?"

“Since we suspected the Lin family, we naturally had to investigate them. We took He Songling’s photo to them, but Lin Mo’s father didn’t recognize him immediately. He just said he looked familiar. So we showed him a photo of He Songling when he was a child, and he recognized him at a glance. That’s how we found out about these things.”

"Have you asked if Lin Mo has a twin brother?"

"Of course we asked. Lin Mo's parents denied it, saying that Lin Mo has no brothers, let alone twin brothers."

Are you sure they're telling the truth?

“I’m sure,” Jiang Dong said. “I used a lie detector, and they were fairly cooperative.”

“He used a lie detector, so it’s impossible for him to lie.” Qiao Wanwan nodded. “So He Songling’s life was given to him by the Lin family. No wonder he was willing to go through fire and water for Lin Mo.”

"In this revenge plan, the mastermind is in control, and He Songling is essentially obeying him. Therefore, the mastermind's relationship with Lin Mo should be deeper, or perhaps he is more capable in various aspects, which is why He Songling is willing to listen to him."

"That's what Master Zhan said too, but as we continue to investigate Lin Mo's network of connections, we haven't found such a person yet."

"No rush. We are gradually unveiling the mystery, and I believe the day when the truth is revealed is not far away."

“What you say is true, madam.”

......

That evening, Zhan Jingting came out of the bathroom and saw Qiao Wanwan sitting on the bed flipping through a book.

He walked over, sat down, and picked up a book to read.

Qiao Wanwan would occasionally turn her head to look at him, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong?" the man asked, taking the initiative to ask. "Do you want to know about Lin Mo?"

"no."

"So you were just spying on me?" Zhan Jingting turned to look at her, a smile spreading across his deep eyes. "Mrs. Zhan, you can look at me openly and honestly."

"Stop fooling around," Qiao Wanwan said with a smile. "I do have something I want to tell you..."

"Go ahead and say it, I'm listening."

"Then I'll tell you, but you can't be angry."