Lin Sisi hesitated for a moment, then her eyes darted around.

"Are you on good terms with Tang Ziheng's mother? If I tell you what I know, you'll have to help me in return."

She'll be meeting Tang Ziheng's parents soon, so she needs to do her homework in advance.

Tang Li smiled and said, "That's easy. I even visited my cousin's family for the New Year this year. The two families have a good relationship!"

Lin Sisi nodded. That settles it!

She suggested, "It's almost lunchtime, let's go to the restaurant first and chat while we eat?"

Tang Li nodded and readily agreed.

According to Lin Sisi, Lu Jianshen only developed some feelings for her because Bai Jingyue took her in for a while and she also stayed with Bai Jingyue for a while.

"Don't misunderstand, there's no romantic relationship between us, it's just a bit of... pity, he took pity on me! I know he likes you, maybe he liked you when you were his niece-in-law."

This statement made it seem as if Lu Jianshen had long coveted Tang Li, and Lin Sisi knew this in her heart; indeed, it was the case.

He had liked Tang Li for a long time. Tang Li's life in the Lu family was so smooth when she first married into the family, largely because of Lu Jianshen.

"Jian Shen had a tough childhood. Old Madam Lu was a good person, but the rest of the Lu family were no good; they were utterly heartless! They all tried every means to make things difficult for Jian Shen. At that time, Jian Shen was also afraid of implicating Aunt Bai..."

According to Lin Sisi, every time Lu Chengyi saw Lu Jianshen, he would take advantage of his young age to cause trouble at Bai Jingyue's rented apartment.

Once, this wicked child almost set Bai Jingyue's house on fire!

“Lu Chengyi was only 12 years old at the time, and he was a complete bad boy. He said it was an accident, and his family also said that the child was naughty. But I think it was clearly his parents who instructed him to do it!”

That time, it was Lin Sisi who discovered it in time and saved Bai Jingyue.

"There are countless examples like this. In your eyes, your ex-husband may be a gentle and refined gentleman, but he was a devil when he was a child!"

Lin Sisi looked disgusted. "He did many terrible things, but when he grew up, he forgave Shen Ge because of his magnanimity. This was also out of respect for Grandma Lu, after all, Lu Chengyi is her only grandson!"

Tang Li knew that apart from the old lady, there were no good people in the Lu family.

This also includes Lu Chengyi, who is a heartless scoundrel, but Tang Li is unaware of the things he did when he was a child.

What I never expected was that that scoundrel was wicked to the core since he was a child!

Lin Sisi sighed, "Aunt Bai is really pitiful. She loves Lu Qincang very much, but he deceived her! I am also very grateful to Aunt Bai. She is a gentle woman who took in me, a poor orphan."

Lin Sisi lowered her eyes slightly as she said this, "But I have to admit that I am also selfish and opportunistic. I have no relation to Brother Jian Shen. I did not help him. After he became successful, I still wanted to live a good life with him!"

Lin Sisi was very clear-headed. She knew that Lu Jianshen would not like her and that she had no chance of becoming Lu Jianshen's wife, so she changed her strategy.

She demanded that Lu Jianshen give her the best resources and help her become famous.

"Tang Li, if you had experienced everything that Brother Jian Shen went through before, you would know how difficult it was for him to get to where he is today. The Lu family owes him far too much."

Lin Sisi frowned, her voice filled with barely concealed anger—the hatred she had personally experienced.

"Even now, if he were to grind Lu Chengyi to dust, I would still think Lu Chengyi deserved it!"

That disgusting man doesn't deserve to be forgiven at all.

Tang Li asked, "Why do you say that Lu Jianshen's mother might not be dead yet?"

Lin Sisi sighed. She had overheard her neighbor mentioning it a few days ago when she went to her old rental apartment to retrieve some things.

To remember his mother, Lu Jianshen preserved the rental apartment where she used to live.

“The old lady next door was talking about the day Aunt Bai was buried. She mentioned casually that Aunt Bai was wearing a gold bracelet on the day of her burial.”

When Lin Sisi heard this, she found it very strange. Aunt Bai's favorite things were jade, and she would never touch gold jewelry.

“Shen did give me a gold bracelet back then, but Aunt Bai never touched it, and it was different from what the neighbor lady said.”

“I followed the clues and investigated. It turned out that there was an explosion at the scene of Aunt Bai’s car accident, and Aunt Bai’s body was not preserved intact.”

Lin Sisi felt that there was a greater chance that something was wrong with this matter.

So she made a special trip to the funeral home and spent a long time researching information.

Yesterday, she finally found Aunt Bai's detailed information from the information on the deceased from that year.

However, according to the information, the height of the woman who was cremated that day did not match that of Aunt Bai.

"It's just because we found Aunt Bai's shopping bag at the scene. It's also possible that Aunt Bai left the bag there and then left."

As she spoke, Lin Sisi pushed the file bag in her hand over.

"This is all the information I have gathered so far. I don't know if Brother Jian Shen is willing to face this matter. He has been avoiding it and is afraid to confront it."

Because of the interference of the Lu family, Aunt Bai's body was quickly cremated at the funeral home.

Lu Jianshen rushed over, but didn't even get to see his mother one last time.

“In the years following Aunt Bai’s death, he didn’t even have the courage to offer incense to his mother. He was always filled with self-blame, feeling that he hadn’t taken good care of his mother, which led to Aunt Bai’s accident.”

As Lin Sisi spoke, her eyes gradually reddened, and she was also somewhat moved.

“There are some things that even Brother Shen himself might not have the courage to recall. Tang Li, if you truly love him, then understand everything about him and love everything about him.”

Lin Sisi sighed.

She does value fame and fortune, but she's not ungrateful; Lu Jianshen is a good person.

Although he was cold-hearted and often acted ruthlessly, he was a good person with principles.

Lin Sisi wiped her eyes, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly.

She said, "I have already hired a private investigator to look for Aunt Bai's whereabouts, but there is no news at the moment. I can only say that Aunt Bai may still be alive, or she may have already passed away."

"She hasn't come to see Brother Shen. I think... maybe she's lost her memory, or maybe she's encountered some other accident."

Before deciding to take this evidence to Lu Jianshen, Lin Sisi did a lot of mental preparation.

She was wondering whether she should keep it a secret from Jian Shen and not let him recall that painful memory.

But she still came in the end. Lu Jianshen has been unhappy lately, and Aunt Bai would definitely feel sorry for him if she saw it.

After all, he was Aunt Bai's only family member in this world.