"Why wouldn't I dare?" Lin Wan said with a calm smile. "You want to ruin my plans? Do you really expect me to continue to be subservient to you? What are you thinking? After knowing each other for so many years, don't you know my temper? If I'm better, I naturally won't bother you, and we can all live in peace. But if I'm not better..."
Lin Wan paused, then quickly wiped the smile off her face, looking at Chen Wei with a cold glint in her eyes: "Then none of us will have an easy time."
Chen Wei's face turned pale instantly. She warned her, "Don't go too far. Don't forget, if it weren't for me back then, Gao Mingcheng would never have let you off so easily after all the scum you did. You'd probably still be squatting in some backwater, scavenging for garbage to eat. You wouldn't be living such a comfortable life now."
Lin Wan chuckled and said, "That's a debt of gratitude your Chen family owed to our Da Chuan's ancestors. It's your responsibility to repay it. Don't act like we owe you anything. Otherwise, why would you, the daughter of a high-ranking official and the wife of a general, condescend to help a commoner like me? You wouldn't even bother with your own sister-in-law suffering in the countryside..."
Chen Wei was furious at Lin Wan's shamelessness. Although her family had indeed owed favors in the past, over the years, Lin Wan had never shortchanged her in helping or giving what she was owed. Yet, Lin Wan acted as if it were all her due, showing no gratitude whatsoever, and repeatedly bringing up Xing Zhaozhao's matter to hurt her feelings.
Chen Wei couldn't take it anymore. Her face darkened, and she said, "The debts my family owed in the past have been almost paid off thanks to all the help I've given you over the years. The only reason I'm still helping you now is because of our past kinship with Chen Dachuan. Otherwise, who do you think you are, Lin Wan, to dare to stand in front of me and give me orders? Now that you're being so shameless, don't blame me for being impolite."
As she spoke, she pointed to the door and said, "Pack your things and get out of here right now. I'm not lending you this house."
In the capital, Lin Wan knew no one else besides Chen Wei who would help her, and naturally, she had nowhere else to go.
However, upon hearing Chen Wei's words, she was not in a hurry at all. She calmly stood up and said, "If you don't want to lend it, then don't."
Seeing her like this, Chen Wei felt a sudden unease, as if she were about to do something again.
Sure enough, the next moment, Lin Wan walked up to Chen Wei, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Perfect timing. I haven't been to your compound for many years. I was just thinking of going to see General Xing. No, I should call him Cousin Zhaoming. It's been so long. This is a good opportunity to have a good chat with Cousin Zhaoming and talk about Cousin Zhaozhao. I believe he will be very happy to listen. Don't you think so, Cousin-in-law?"
Chen Wei froze instantly, her jaw clenched, and her gaze turned sinister as she stared intently at Lin Wan for a long while. Finally, she gave in and gritted her teeth, uttering three words: "Fine, you're ruthless."
Lin Wan smiled smugly: "It's my sister-in-law who's being too kind."
Chen Wei gave her a cold look: "You won't have a good end, Lin Wan. I'll wait and see how you die." After saying that, she turned to leave.
Lin Wan laughed and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. My good days are yet to come."
Chen Wei happened to be passing by Xing Zhaozhao when she heard Lin Wan's words and stopped in her tracks.
"A good day?" She turned to look at Xing Zhaozhao beside her, sneered disdainfully, and said, "Are you planning to rely on her? Don't dream. Do you think the Gao family are all stupid? They let you succeed with the same methods once, do they think they'll let you do it again?"
Lin Wan said confidently, "Old methods are fine as long as they work."
Chen Wei chuckled, "You mean 'useful'? You mean letting her take advantage of Gao Mingcheng's unconscious state to sneak into his hospital room? How could you even think of that? Well, you've already used this trick on Gao Hongfei, so it probably won't work now. That's why you've set your sights on Gao Mingcheng. But have you considered whether Gao Mingcheng will fall for it? Gao Mingcheng isn't Gao Hongfei; this trick won't work on him."
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow and said, "Who said it's useless? Did you ask Gao Mingcheng?"
"Did you ask them?" Chen Wei asked.
“I’ve dealt with the Gao family for so many years, and I know them just as well as you do. Do you think I would fight a battle I’m not confident of winning?” Lin Wan said, then pulled out the video of Gao Mingcheng protecting Xing Zhaozhao from her phone and showed it to Chen Wei. “Having this kind of evidence in my hands is much more reliable than empty talk, isn’t it? Facts have proven that the saying ‘like father, like son’ is still true. Gao Hongfei falls for it, so how could Gao Mingcheng not? If he doesn’t, it just means he hasn’t chosen the right person.”
Chen Wei didn't take it seriously at first, but when she saw who was in the video, her expression changed drastically. She immediately grabbed Lin Wan's phone and wouldn't let go: "This is impossible..."
In the video, Gao Mingcheng's face was very clear. Although Xing Zhaozhao's face wasn't shown in the video, her figure made her easily recognizable.
Even if Chen Wei was unwilling, she had to admit that Lin Wan had probably won the gamble again this time.
Chen Wei couldn't understand what was so good about Xing Zhaozhao that made them all keep thinking about her for so many years. Gao Mingcheng was like that, and so was Xing Zhaozhao. She was already dead, dead for many years. There were so many living people around her, were they really not as good as a dead person?
The more Chen Wei thought about it, the more hateful she became, and the expression on her face became somewhat distorted.
Lin Wan took the phone back from Chen Wei and said, "See? I wasn't wrong, was I? If you know what's good for you, don't ruin my plans. Otherwise, I don't mind fighting to the death with you. You know how much Xing Zhaoming dotes on his sister. You should also understand what the consequences would be if he found out about that."
Looking at Lin Wan's confident demeanor, Chen Wei felt a surge of malice.
"What are you so smug about?" Chen Wei said coldly. "Gao Mingcheng's feelings are all for Xing Zhaozhao. What does it have to do with you, Lin Wan? Even if he's willing to accept an imposter, what good do you think you'll get? His health is improving now, and he could wake up at any time. With all the good deeds you've done in the past, do you think he'll still let you run around here after he wakes up?"
Lin Wan's smile froze instantly, and then quickly turned gloomy.
She was struck in the heart by this, which was actually what she had been most worried about all along. Gao Hongfei was easy to fool, but Gao Mingcheng was not.
Seeing Lin Wan's discomfiture, Chen Wei's mood immediately improved, and a beautiful smile curved her lips.
Lin Wan saw this and was extremely displeased. She instructed Xing Zhaozhao, "Zhaozhao, see the guest out."
Xing Zhaozhao looked at Chen Wei: "Please."
Chen Wei was in a good mood at the moment, and unusually cooperated by following Xing Zhaozhao outside.
As they approached the door, she suddenly said to Xing Zhaozhao, "Take my advice: if you have the chance, stay far away from that old woman. Otherwise, you'll regret it later."
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