Logically speaking, this is their private matter. Didn't the parties involved know about it?

Wen Kuishan frowned, his tone serious, "Have you two been having a fight lately?"

Fang Leiluo was completely stumped by the question.

They have indeed been having conflicts lately, so how did the boss find out?

"It's just a few minor issues," Fang Leiluo tried to brush it off, "It has nothing to do with the marriage application."

"Yes, there is a connection."

Wen Kuishan's furrowed brows deepened even further. "It has a lot to do with it."

"Huh?" Fang Leiluo was dumbfounded. What exactly did the leader mean by this?

Wen Kuishan remained silent for a while before continuing, "There are some things I can't explain to you. You should ask Comrade Lin first!"

Fang Leiluo was completely confused after listening to what the leader said.

What did Lin Zhaoyue do?

Could it be that this woman intercepted the marriage application?

Impossible. If Lin Zhaoyue doesn't marry him, she'll just be waiting to be sent to the countryside.

Compared to the hardships of life in the countryside, how could this pampered young lady possibly endure it?

Fang Leiluo felt something was wrong the more he thought about it, and decided to go directly to Lin Zhaoyue to ask her for clarification.

——

The Lin family

Lin Zhaoyue's dowry of 1,300 yuan, along with the gold ring and gold necklace that Jiang Jingzhou had just given her, have been lost.

I searched every nook and cranny of the house but still couldn't find it.

Lin Erwu panicked. This was his daughter's dowry! How could he explain it to the Jiang family if it was lost?!

The in-laws would surely think that the Lin family deliberately withheld their daughter's dowry, and Zhaoyue would be unable to hold her head high in her husband's family in the future.

"Zhaoyue, think again, where did you put the things?"

How could my things have gotten lost when they were perfectly fine?

Lin Zhaoyue confirmed that it was in the jewelry box behind the dressing mirror, and looked at Zhao Yufen, who had an indifferent expression. "I think our house has been burgled, and this thief is very familiar with our situation."

Aunt Niu Zaifang was displeased upon hearing this.

What did my niece mean by that?

They would never steal from their own family members, so are they deliberately accusing her of stealing?

"Zhaoyue, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. How can you determine that someone hired a thief without evidence?"

Niu Zaifang snorted, "In my opinion, it's just that you have a bad memory and forgot where you put it."

"Why are you so nervous? Did you steal it?" Zhao Yufen raised an eyebrow and said deliberately.

Niu Zaifang slammed her hand on the table and stood up, pointing at Zhao Yufen and cursing, "Pah! Don't you dare frame an innocent person like this. If I stole anything, may I be struck by lightning!"

"Alright, no one said you stole it." Lin Dajun frowned and sternly told Niu Zaifang to sit down. "What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?"

Niu sat down again, her chest heaving violently, clearly quite angry.

She was already furious that her daughter's marriage wasn't as good as Lin Zhaoyue's.

"Zhaoyue, explain yourself clearly, who in our house do you suspect is the thief!"

Niu Zaifang pressed for an answer.

"Whoever seems guilty is the thief," Zhao Yufen said, enjoying the spectacle.

Lin Erwu gave him a cold look, and the latter immediately shut up.

"Call the police!"

Lin Erwu couldn't think of any other way.

Zhao Yufen's eyes flickered. "We're in trouble right now. If you just say we lost these things, won't people mistakenly think we're hiding them? What evidence do you have that they're your daughter's dowry?"

Lin Erwu was in a dilemma again.

There is indeed no evidence.

Seeing that he had taken it to heart, Zhao Yufen continued, "Money is gone, so be it. Consider it a loss to avoid further trouble."

"..." Lin Zhaoyue watched as she "acted" quite well, and the corners of her lips twitched involuntarily. It was a real pity that this woman wasn't an actress.

"Dad, let's call the police! It's easy to prove that these lost items were my betrothal gifts, isn't it? We can have Jingzhou testify."

As Lin Zhaoyue spoke, her eyes remained fixed on Zhao Yufen. She noticed a fleeting moment of panic in Zhao Yufen's eyes, which further confirmed her suspicions.

"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for Jingzhou?" Lin Erwu didn't want to trouble his son-in-law with everything. The two weren't married yet, and he didn't know what the Jiang family would think.

“No trouble at all,” Lin Zhaoyue shook her head slightly.

"Even if you call the police, what can you do? It's already lost!" Where do you even begin looking? Zhao Yufen's tone was clearly guilty as she spoke again.

Finding small items like money and gold jewelry is like finding a needle in a haystack.

“What a coincidence,” Lin Zhaoyue then smiled. “Last night I accidentally spilled some fluorescent agent on the table, and my hands got on money and the floor of my room. It’s easy to catch a thief who steals things.”

"What fluorescent agent?"

Lin Dajun didn't understand.

“Uncle, fluorescent agents are something that only develops color when exposed to ultraviolet light,” Lin Zhaoyue said, taking out a UV lamp from her pocket. “You can see it clearly by shining this on it.”

"Then take a quick picture!" Lin Erwu roughly understood what his daughter meant.

Lin Zhaoyue, however, was not in a hurry. "Let's call the police first."

“Yes, Zhaoyue is right. Even if we catch the thief, we can’t handle it ourselves. We should call the police first.” Lin Dajun nodded in agreement.

"I'll go call the police,"

Lin Erwu went without hesitation.

He had just reached the door when Lin Zhaoyue's voice came again, "Little sister, why are you in such a hurry to go back inside?"

Zhao Yufen, who was called to a halt, was visibly flustered. "What do you mean, 'Why do you care'? Can't I just go and rest?"

“Alright,” Lin Zhaoyue chuckled, “but before you go back to your room, you’d better prove your innocence. Your uncle and aunt aren’t in a hurry to go back. Going back to rest is fine, but if you go back to take a bath…”

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