Liu Qingling, whose name was called, winked playfully and said, "Should I give a 'wicked smile' like Xiao Lei now to show my respect for Lao Yang's reasoning?"
Lei Miao said unhappily, "That wasn't called a 'wicked smile,' okay? Don't make me sound like a domineering CEO. It sounds so greasy. Please respect my expression just now. That was clearly called a 'mysterious smile.'"
The guard gave him a disdainful elbow: "What's the difference? Any expression you make is greasy!"
Lei Miao: "Hey Wei, do you feel uncomfortable if you don't pick a fight with me every day?"
The guard looked at him in surprise: "You're only realizing it now?"
As expected, the two started fighting, something the others were already used to.
Anyway, the two young masters don't care about their image as idols, and they don't care about having fans, so they don't need to worry about their fights on the show causing fans to fight online.
Besides, they weren't really fighting; they just roughly messed up each other's hairstyles and makeup, making them look less handsome.
After the banter, everyone quickly got back to normal.
Liu Qingling admitted that the villa's owner left behind only a large amount of debt and no inheritance to be distributed.
“However, the absence of money to distribute does not mean the absence of treasures. The master truly instructed me before his death that there is still one most precious thing in this family, something priceless. Whoever obtains it will become incredibly wealthy.” Liu Qingling held up a finger. “However, to obtain that thing, we must gather all the eligible heirs and then select a suitable heir from among them to inherit that priceless item.”
“That’s why I gathered everyone here. Our lawyer, Lei, can testify to that,” Liu Qingling said.
Just as Yang Ji finished explaining his analysis, Liu Qingling also presented her own clues, which perfectly connected the plot of Young Master Wei's side.
Logically speaking, Young Master Wei should not have the right to inherit this family property. However, before the villa owner became wealthy, he borrowed a lot of money from his sister, which he has not repaid to this day. Therefore, Young Master Wei's purpose in coming to the house this time is not to divide the inheritance, but to take back the money that his uncle owed his mother from the person who inherited the inheritance.
It's also worth mentioning that Young Master Wei and his adopted daughter Wei are actually a couple. After Wei was adopted and then sent away by the male head of the household, she was actually sent to live with the male head of the household's sister, who also provided her with a living allowance. Young Master Wei and Wei developed feelings for each other over time and were mutually attracted. Since they were not related by blood, if it weren't for the fact that Wei was still an adopted daughter and the two were nominally siblings, they could have been together long ago.
This side story doesn't have much impact on the main storyline, so let's put it aside for now and let Yin Chengjue tell his own story.
Yin Chengjue displayed the clues he had photographed, including some letters with clear signatures—correspondence between Butler Liu and the maid.
In these letters, the words exude a strong sense of intimacy and ambiguity.
The others: "..." Your household is truly in chaos!
Yin Chengjue pointed to the date on the letter and said, "Pay attention to the signature. This letter is from more than ten years ago, which means that Steward Liu and the maid were already having an affair more than ten years ago."
"Wow! So, can we guess that the child the maid gave birth to wasn't actually the villa owner's child at all? The villa owner was deceived; the illegitimate child he raised wasn't his biological child at all!" Wei Shu slammed his fist on the palm: "This is karma! The villa owner cheated on the villa owner, and then he was cheated on by the mistress himself. He thought the mistress was his true love, but actually, the mistress's true love was someone else. These love triangles are so messy and complicated, yet so many people still flock to them."
Guan Haifeng belatedly realized what was happening: "Wait, so I'm not actually the villa owner's son? I'm Butler Liu's son? Has anyone found any evidence?"
“Here it is.” Lingting raised her hand. “Actually, I wanted to wait until it was my turn to tell the story before I said this. I have found conclusive evidence that proves you and your sister have no blood relation to the male owner of the villa.” As she spoke, Lingting took out two DNA test results.
Lingting then pointed to Yang, the maid: "Yang actually knew about this. Not only that, he used it to threaten Butler Liu, wanting the butler to give him half of the inheritance after helping his two children inherit the property. This explains why Butler Liu went after Yang, because Yang knew too much."
Lingting looked around, observing everyone's expressions: "If we continue, we'll be helping the detective storyline complete its mission."
Yang Ji: "So you're not on the detective storyline?"
Lingting: "I can say for sure that I am not, so I'm going to go find what I need for my own questline now."
The advantage of connecting the storylines is that the goals of each mission line are clearer. Everyone split up again and took action. Yin Chengjue went straight to the male master's room and sure enough, he saw rows of bookshelves filled with books, just as Guan Haifeng had said, all kinds of books, everything imaginable.
Yin Chengjue randomly picked up two books to flip through, but ended up shaking out a handful of dust.
“This…this doesn’t look like something you’d read often.” As Yin Chengjue finished speaking, a sudden thought flashed through his mind.
Just because a book isn't frequently read doesn't mean it's not a book the villa's male homeowner likes to read!
Following this line of thought, Yin Chengjue quickly found three books with very little dust: one was "The Reincarnation of the Dead Souls" that Guan Haifeng had mentioned before, and the other two were "Reflection" and "Confessions".
"Ding! The escape route player has found a key clue. Players on the other two mission routes, please hurry up!" The announcements placed in various open rooms suddenly sounded. Yin Chengjue, who was still holding a book, quickly flipped through the pages and saw something fall out of the book.
Yin Chengjue looked down and found it was a family photo.
"Thump! The players on the treasure hunt route have found a crucial clue. Players on the detective route, please hurry!"
A key clue?
Yin Chengjue quickly picked up the family photo and discovered that it was a picture of a family of three.
A family of three: the male and female owners of the villa, and a little boy sitting between them.
The little boy in the photo looks very young and is probably not old enough to be diagnosed with a hereditary disease.
In this photo, all three are smiling happily. The husband has his arm around his wife's waist, the wife is nestled in her husband's arms, and the child is sitting on their laps, holding a Gundam robot toy. There is a large picture of Yin Chengjue on the child's face to show that this is the character Yin Chengjue from the drama.
Yin Chengjue: "..." The post is so ugly, Qin Linlin, your account is gone.
This is a very heartwarming family photo, but it's precisely because it's so heartwarming that it seems a little strange.
According to the plot they had just pieced together, the villa's male owner had already started an affair with the maid when his son was diagnosed with a hereditary disease.
However, in this photo, the man's smile doesn't seem fake, and his embrace of the woman seems intimate and natural, also not fake.
If it weren't for that particular plot premise, what a happy family they would be.
Wait! Something's not right!
Yin Chengjue traced the three figures in the painting with his fingertips.
Actually, the maid wasn't pregnant with the master's child at all...
"Brother!" Rong Yu pushed open the door from the outside and shouted excitedly, "Wrong! Our reasoning was wrong! That's not how it happened. I found the male owner's computer. There's a diary inside. The male owner and female owner divorced not because of a third party, but because the male owner was diagnosed with not having much time left. Think about it, think about it carefully! It's a hereditary disease! The male owner had every reason to be sick!"
That's right! This is exactly what he felt was discordant!
"So he didn't want his wife to worry, so he resorted to this desperate measure, deliberately hiring a maid who had a child to drive the mistress away, is that right?" Yin Chengjue asked.
Rong Yu: "Yes, the master of the house knew about the affair between Butler Liu and the maid. It was a decision they made after discussing it. The butler and the maid needed money to raise their child, so they could only keep it a secret for the master of the house. They just didn't expect that one wrong step would lead to another, and there would be no turning back."
The man's condition fluctuated, but he persevered, wanting to see his son grow up. However, once his son reached adulthood, he could no longer hold on.
If things had been explained clearly, even if someone in the family would eventually pass away due to illness, it wouldn't have happened so soon. At least they could have enjoyed several more years of happiness and warmth.
But the husband didn't want to see his wife suffer the pain of losing both her husband and son, so he tried every means to force her to leave and find a new life and a new beginning.
He never expected that even though she was heartbroken and utterly disappointed in him, his wife still refused to abort the baby in her womb and gritted her teeth to give birth to their second child, gambling on a future for their eldest son.
They all express love in their own way, but they also hurt others in their own ways.
The male protagonist loved the female protagonist, but he deeply hurt her, causing her to leave in disappointment and resoluteness, leaving the two of them to spend their lives in misunderstanding.
The woman loved her son, yet she also harmed her second son, turning her youngest into a living medicine.
But if you say she doesn't love her second son, then who stayed by his bedside without sleep when he had a high fever and was in pain, wiping his sweat and changing his wet towels?
If all the things she did for her second son, all the effort and care she showed, were considered as a way to take good care of her eldest son's special medicine, then that statement is far too chilling.
“Brother, I think I know what that treasure is!” Rong Yu said.
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