In Sheng Sheng's words, Lin Yu Mo is a gentle person to the core.

She had been chasing after him throughout college and still couldn't forget him. When they met again, she thought it was a blessing from heaven to make up for her regrets, but little did she know it was the beginning of another tragedy.

Sheng Sheng's family was not poor, and she could have lived a carefree life, but because of Lin Yu Mo, she embarked on a completely different life.

Sheng Sheng always says that Lin Yumo is the light in her life.

In Qu Tong's view, Lin Yumo's life was full of suffering, and Sheng Sheng was the last light in his life.

He couldn't resist the light, and he was trying very hard to protect it.

So even death was quiet in the end.

Qu Tong sized up Lin Yumo.

Lin Yumo forced a smile, but her eyes involuntarily reddened: "Sheng Sheng is an outstanding person."

Without continuing this sad topic, Qu Tong asked Lin Yumo, "Can you take over Lin Mo's business?"

If not, she will have to consider withdrawing her investment after she has finished reaping the benefits of this wave.

After all, her money didn't come from thin air.

"I should be able to. I have a complete memory, and I used to study financial management. Miss Ali, you can try to trust me."

Qu Tong had heard Sheng Sheng say that Lin Yumo had excellent grades in college, but was dragged down and didn't take the graduation exam.

"Okay, you get some rest. You can contact me if you need anything."

Qu Tong didn't linger and called the caregiver back in.

Qu Tong returned to Yue Lan Bay but didn't see anyone, so she called Xuan Ping over, "Where is my master?"

"Elder Yuan hasn't returned yet," Xuanping said respectfully.

They're not back yet?

What was it that interested Old Man Yuan so much?

Before leaving, Old Yuan complained to her about the restaurant he had eaten at before, saying the food wasn't very good and not as good as Qianqian's.

It was quite late when Old Yuan returned.

The first thing he did upon returning was to take Qu Tong to his room.

Qu Tong guessed wrong.

What interested Old Man Yuan was not some rare prescription, but a recording.

"This was discovered by the Fang family after years of infiltrating the Lan family. Chen Erhu, who opposed you before, is a distant cousin of the Fang family," Old Man Yuan recounted the story.

Qu Tong thought for a while before remembering Chen Erhu, Lan Xingye's lackey who used to argue with Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao a lot.

But since Wen Zong died, Chen Erhu has kept quiet, probably because he can't defeat someone by himself.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a spy planted by the Fang family.

"The Fang family has only had one son for ten generations. They finally had a daughter, so naturally they cherished her very much. When Fang Yu came of age, the Fang family held a grand coming-of-age ceremony. Few families in the entire Canaan Empire could compare to it. I was wondering why the Fang family accepted the Lan family's compensation plan in less than a month. Turns out they were planning something big."

Qu Tong had to admit that the Fang family had indeed assessed the situation and remained calm.

Old Yuan scanned the USB drive on his personal computer, and Qu Tong listened intently.

The rhythmic sound of high heels hitting the ground, and the rustling of the skirt trailing on the floor.

"Greetings, Madam."

"Hmm, where is the eldest young master?"

"The young master just returned and should be in the study."

After a brief conversation, the footsteps faded into the distance.

A moment later, Lan Jianghong's voice rang out again, ordering the servants to leave.

It seemed like a door was left open, and I could vaguely hear conversations, but the distance was too far to hear clearly. Among the few words I could make out was Old Yuan's name.

"What are you doing here?" Lan Xingrui's voice suddenly rang out.

"I... came to ask you to try on the clothes for the banquet tomorrow. I've picked out a few, but I don't know which one you like. It would be best if you tried them all on." Fang Yu's reaction was relatively quick, and her tone was calm.

The air fell silent for one second, two seconds, three seconds.

"Okay, you go back to your room first, I'll go back and try it later."

The audio ends here.

It seems that Fang Yu discovered something, and Lan Xingrui also became suspicious, but neither of them chose to expose it.

Old Yuan had heard this recording before, and he was still furious when he heard it again.

Although the specific content of the conversation was unclear, the audio mentioned a banquet, which Old Man Yuan believed to be the royal banquet where he was murdered.

"The other male voice sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it," Qu Tong said, stroking her chin in thought.

"Think about it carefully again, try harder." Old Yuan looked at Qu Tong with a frustrated and disappointed expression, like an ant on a hot pan.

Qu Tong has always had a good memory. People who are familiar yet hard to recall are probably people she has only met once and who are not very important.

After pondering for a long time, I came up with no result.

Old Yuan said sullenly, "There was originally a video, but unfortunately the video took up memory and was overwritten several years ago. The audio was recovered by the Fang family after they spent a lot of effort finding a top hacker."

Old Yuan visibly became depressed.

Thinking of the source of the audio, Qu Tong asked Old Man Yuan, "Would you like to go and see the Lan family?"

"Now?" Old Yuan looked up at her.

Qu Tong nodded.

Are you sure you won't get kicked out?

Qu Tong rolled her eyes. "Is the Lan family so poor that all they have left is a door?"

"How is that possible? The Lan family..." Old Yuan suddenly realized something halfway through his sentence.

Then he immediately became excited; "Let's go! Let's take Xiao Chuan upstairs."

The three of them went out at night, with Hu Xian following behind.

Qu Tong turned around, her eyes sharp: "Don't follow me, lest you hold me back."

Hu Xian could only stand there and watch the three of them walk away.

Hu Xian said aggrievedly, "Madam...she dislikes me..."

Xuanping walked over and patted his shoulder reassuringly: "Madam doesn't dislike you. Madam is telling the truth."

Hu Xian grinned: "Wouldn't Elder Yuan be an even bigger hindrance?"

"Precisely because there's already someone holding us back, we can't bring you along."

"That's true." Hu Xian's mood instantly brightened. "Then, Madam, since you're going out so late, should you inform the General?"

“It shouldn’t be necessary. Madam isn’t a child; she’s very decisive.” Xuanping thought for a moment and shook his head. “Besides, we are now Madam’s guards, so we should listen to her. If Madam hasn’t told us to say anything, then we don’t need to.”

"Okay then." Hu Xian nodded in agreement after listening.

The two chatted casually for a couple of minutes, then switched shifts, and Xuanping went to rest.

Meanwhile, Qu Tong and the other two easily entered the Lan family's residence.

As expected, the Lan family's defenses were now lax, and with Lou Xiaochuan leading the way, they easily avoided the mechanical detection.

At this time, most of the Lan family members were resting, and only one building still had lights on.

"Do you know those people?" Qu Tong asked Lou Xiaochuan in a low voice, pointing to the guards standing downstairs.

Lou Xiaochuan shook his head.

"Then take my master somewhere else, I'll go and take a look."

Her intuition told her that either Lan Weiying or Lan Jianghong were inside.

Qu Tong used her mental power to conceal her aura, easily evading the guards and entering the stairwell.

With a mental probe, one can immediately pinpoint the location of surveillance cameras.

"The month is almost over, and you're saying the funds for the Second Prince haven't arrived yet?"

As Qu Tong walked to a certain floor, Lan Weiying's incredulous voice came from the corridor.

Qu Tong curled her lips into a smile and moved closer to the source of the sound. (End of Chapter)