Could it be... that there's something more to this?
Once the thought crossed his mind, Zhou Yi decided to thoroughly investigate the fire at his home.
"Ring ring—"
"Hello, is this Xiao Yi?"
Hearing his aunt's voice on the phone, Zhou Yi felt a warmth in his heart and was filled with emotion.
My aunt is my grandmother's adopted daughter and manages many of the Zhou family's businesses. Perhaps because she is too busy with work, or perhaps because she wants to avoid power due to the lack of blood relation, my aunt rarely comes home.
Therefore, he wasn't particularly close to his aunt.
It was precisely because of this that Su Qingjiao and the company traitors took advantage of the situation and kept trying to sow discord between him and his aunt.
My aunt has always looked down on Su Qingjiao, believing that this kind of woman is scheming, insatiable, ambitious, and greedy. She has repeatedly advised him to find a woman of equal social standing to marry.
He was 'stubborn to the end' and argued with his aunt many times because of Su Qingjiao.
But in the end........
My aunt was framed and imprisoned.
However, due to the machinations of those behind the scenes, he came to believe that his aunt wanted to seize the Zhou Group.
Unexpectedly, the reason why his aunt was reluctant to hand over the company's management rights was because she was afraid that he would be deceived by Su Qingjiao and that the old shareholders would seize power and put him in a position of power. She was also secretly cultivating a group of her own people for him.
But by the time Zhou Yi understood everything, it was too late. The court had already sentenced him to life imprisonment, and there was no way to save his aunt.
After waiting for a full half minute, I still didn't hear Zhou Yi's voice.
There was a pause on the other end, followed by a stiff and disappointed tone: "I knew it! Why would you think of me if there was nothing wrong? It turns out it was because of her again!"
"Xiao Yi, tell me, what do you want from me for that woman this time?"
Zhou Yi sensed the anger and disappointment in his aunt's words.
He used to think his aunt had a problem with him, wanted to seize power, and wanted to kill him... Now he realizes that his aunt wasn't trying to harm him at all; she was clearly trying to save him.
But at that time, in order to save his grandmother and complete the mission, he had no choice but to pursue Su Qingjiao.
Fortunately, the target of my pursuit has changed.
He will not let his aunt down again.
Zhou Yi took a deep breath and said, "Auntie, it's not for her sake. I've seen through her true character. She doesn't deserve my heartfelt kindness."
"I... I actually wanted to ask you to help investigate my grandmother's affairs."
“I happened to be on the plane on the day of the fire. By the time I got back, the surveillance cameras had been destroyed and my grandmother was seriously injured and had to be taken to the emergency room.”
"I want to know what exactly happened in my house on the day of the fire."
I could hear my aunt breathing heavily on the other end of the phone.
After waiting for several seconds, I heard my aunt's voice: "Xiaoyi, it's good that you've come to your senses... Don't worry, I've been investigating this matter with Grandma."
"Wait...! Did you just call me...?"
Because of Su Qingjiao's constant stirring up trouble, Zhou Yi has not called her "aunt" for the past three years.
Hearing Zhou Yi's voice again, she was both excited and flustered, afraid that she had misheard.
Zhou Yi's voice, filled with guilt and relief, rang out: "Auntie, I'm sorry. I was blinded. I treated you like that because of Su Qingjiao."
“Ever since Grandma was seriously ill and hospitalized, the shareholders of Zhou’s Group have been in turmoil. It was you who stepped forward and, under tremendous pressure, quelled the unrest among the company’s people.”
"Auntie, you're my only family now!"
"I don't want to lose you..."
Hearing Zhou Yi's heartfelt words, Aunt Zhou, overwhelmed by the pressure of recent days and the disputes among the old shareholders, instantly burst into tears.
Fearing that Zhou Yi would misunderstand if he heard her humming and sniffling, Aunt Zhou quickly explained:
"Xiao Yi, I don't blame you. Your aunt has never blamed you."
"It's my fault. I was focused on company matters and didn't have a proper heart-to-heart talk with you, which is why you were deceived by a woman like Su Qingjiao."
"Believe me, as long as the old lady has a glimmer of hope, I will not give up searching for a renowned doctor. There is always hope."
"But you, you are the only bloodline of the Zhou family, you must take good care of yourself, especially that nanny and Su Qingjiao, they are obviously..."
At this point, Aunt Zhou suddenly fell silent again.
She was afraid that if she continued talking, she would anger Zhou Yi.
She had finally managed to ease the tension between herself and Zhou Yi, and she didn't want this incident to cause their relationship to deteriorate again.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing, Auntie. I'd like you to help me find someone."
"People? Who are you looking for?"
"I don't know anything about Shen Bingyan except her name, but she is very important to me."
Is it important?
Aunt Zhou pursed her lips, savoring the two words, and then nodded solemnly, saying, "Okay, Auntie will remember this. I'll give the order to investigate right away."
"Auntie, thank you. Please come home for dinner at six o'clock sharp tonight. Remember to bring two bodyguards with you; I still need to take care of some family matters," Zhou Yi said with a smile.
"Going home, okay, okay, I'll definitely be home at six o'clock sharp."
Aunt Zhou hurriedly agreed, afraid that Zhou Yi would change his mind at any moment.
Xiao Yi finally called her name and was finally willing to see her. She was so happy! All the hard work and struggle of the past three or four years had been worth it!
Meanwhile, Su's mother was on this side.
Seeing that Zhou Yi hadn't come down from his room for a long time, Su's mother quickly took out her phone and secretly called Su Qingjiao.
Inside the IFC Mall.
A dozen female classmates watched with envy as Su Qingjiao casually picked up a bag. Without even looking at the price, she asked the shop assistant to wrap it up.
This is the most bustling shopping mall in Luzhou!
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