Chapter 72: These are not words that a woman with a happy marriage could write. (1)
Meng Qian himself didn't know how he got back from the cemetery. At that time, all he could think about was Du Wanwan. By the time he realized what was happening, he had already returned to the Meng family's old house.
This is where he lived during his youth.
The place he hated most.
The Meng family's old house, a secluded garden-like structure with winding paths and lush flowers and trees, was a tranquil retreat, ideal for recuperation. Meng Qian had spent many years there, having both the best and the worst of memories. But when he started college, to attend the same university as Du Qingjia, he was finally able to move out. Since then, except for a visit the night before leaving for abroad to bury his memories, he never returned.
Until today, as fate would have it, he came back again.
Meng Qian didn't know how long he had been sitting in the yard when he suddenly heard cheers.
He couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound, and was shocked to discover that it was coming from the Du family across the green belt. Actually, this area wasn't a residential complex; the mansions of the major families were separated by large distances, with green belts providing noise dampening. The fact that the laughter and chatter could be heard indicated that the Du family was incredibly lively today.
It was just as lively as he remembered.
Just like so many times before, the eldest daughter of the Du family was celebrating something, so everyone in the room was unrestrained, completely disregarding the etiquette of the wealthy family, and all were celebrating and laughing wildly.
That's what Du Qingjia does. Wherever she appears, there is always a bustle and laughter.
And there is always no one around him.
The memory that had been deliberately suppressed for a long time slowly emerged. Yes, he remembered.
So many times in the past, he sat in this place in the old house, and every day while recuperating alone, he could only use the laughter and joy from next door as comfort.
That was something he had envied day after day, and he had once received her most genuine care. But in the end, he felt he had been ruthlessly abandoned, so he was heartbroken and left. When he boarded the plane to go abroad, he didn't even look back, never thinking about all this - it turned out that she abandoned him for other reasons, and it wasn't intentional.
That man, the man who got her, used such despicable means to turn a passionate rose that fluttered in the wind into a well-behaved bird in a cage.
When he thought of that man, Meng Qian couldn't help but think of his daughter, that insidious and cunning woman who seemed to be talented and ambitious, full of conspiracy and intrigue, and thought of what she mentioned today.
If he could really avenge her, then their cooperation would be acceptable, right?
While I was thinking this, suddenly, with a "whoosh", a gorgeous firework bloomed in the sky.
Meng Qian was a little surprised.
So, were they setting off fireworks next door? Du Wanwan had been back at the Du family for almost half a year, always wearing black and white, making the house seem lifeless. She was putting on a show of mourning, and she actually had people setting off fireworks?
Oh, right. Meng Qian suddenly remembered. Today is his birthday too.
The fireworks are for her birthday.
She actually celebrated her mother's death anniversary first and then her own birthday.
Meng Qian didn't know what to say for a moment. He just raised his head and stared blankly at the fireworks in the sky.
Only then did I remember that the fireworks set off tonight were surprisingly similar to those when Du Qingjia was still around.
Meng Qian suddenly entered into his memories and couldn't extricate himself.
It seemed like this many years ago, too. Every year on Du Qingjia's birthday, fireworks would burst into life in the sky. For the first few years, he'd just watch. For the next few, he'd be right beside her, clapping and cheering. And for the last few years... Du Qingjia died less than three years after she broke up with him.
During those three years, there were no fireworks, only a calculating man by her side. The man who made false promises led to her death, and he, who longed for an eternity with her, was now separated from her.
All the memories belonging to Du Qingjia came back at once. Meng Qian suddenly jumped up and did something he could not imagine and was strongly prevented by the system.
"Are you crazy?" The system shouted in his mind, "Are you doubting me? Just because of a few words from that woman? Wake up! You are my host, how could I harm you! I just want to help you get revenge! Do you really want to believe what Du Wanwan did? Have you forgotten that her surname was Xiang when she was found in the first place? Du Wanwan is just a venomous snake! She..."
"So what?" Meng Qian said in a low voice, "She's still her daughter."
Her daughter. Yes, it was only at this time that Meng Qian began to gradually believe that Du Wanwan was really Du Qingjia's daughter, and that the revenge Du Wanwan had spoken of was not false.
For this reason alone, he should help Du Wanwan.
Because he would rather be torn to pieces than see Du Qingjia die tragically inexplicably.
So Meng Qian rushed into the house, got a shovel, and started digging in the yard without thinking.
There was no need to search for that spot; it had been firmly imprinted in his mind the moment it was buried. Even after twenty-three years, Meng Qian could pinpoint that spot, no imagination needed. A few shovelfuls of dirt and he hit the foreign object. A few more scrapes of soil and he found it.
"Twenty-three years." Meng Qian murmured.
Twenty-three years later, the box he had buried underground was still wrapped in the special talisman paper, which was still intact and fireproof, moisture-proof, and insect-proof. He opened it with trembling hands, and saw that the rosewood box beneath the talisman paper was still as glorious as when he had buried it.
This was what Du Wanwan wanted from him, and this was what he wanted to deliver. But when Meng Qian carefully brought the box to his neighbor's door, he stopped in his tracks when he heard the laughter and chatter inside.
It wasn't twenty-three years ago anymore. Was he still qualified to join in the laughter and joy at the Du residence? Times had truly changed. There wouldn't be the same people here who would have been so tolerant of him back then. Between him and Du Wanwan, there was nothing but mutual calculation and exploitation.
But you are also working hard for the same person. In order to avenge her, muster up the courage and make peace!
He kept mentally preparing himself, but kept hesitating. After thinking it over and over again, Meng Qian always held the box and stayed where he was, motionless.
Just then, a bodyguard came out.
"Hello, Second Young Master Meng, Assistant Pei asked me to come out." The bodyguard raised his hand and there was a seal on his palm, which was the special assistant seal of Runjia Investment.
It was Pei Xingyao, the assistant beside Du Wanwan.
The bodyguard said to him, "Assistant Pei thinks you need a little help in making a decision. He told me to tell you that if you have made up your mind, please give the things to me. I will give them to the young lady intact. You don't have to worry."
So there was the scene where Du Wanwan saw the sandalwood box.
After handing the items to the bodyguard, Meng Qian didn't leave immediately, nor did he return to the car. He put his hands in his pockets and stared intently at the mansion across the wall. Fireworks exploded one after another, the lights gradually extinguished and flickered again.
Separated by a wall, he was no longer a guest of that place, so he left after the fireworks went out.
The moment he turned around, his cell phone rang.
The three words "Du Wanwan" flashed on the screen.
Meng Qian had already exchanged contact information with Du Wanwan, but she never used her personal phone to call him. Looking at the name on the phone screen, Meng Qian suspected he had made a mistake and was dazzled.
Du Wanwan had already gotten what she desperately wanted. Shouldn't she open it and analyze the clues inside one by one? Why was she calling him now?
Meng Qian knew he shouldn't answer the call, but for some reason, his hand took on a new meaning, clicking the icon and holding the phone to his ear. Meng Qian didn't say anything for a moment, but the system was roaring in his head, telling him to reject the call and stay away from this vicious woman.
"He is completely different from the Du Qingjia you like. Don't you understand? She just wants to use you to achieve her goals! She senses the threat you pose to her, so she wants to hurt you." The system warned him over and over again, making his breathing become fast and heavy.
During the entire process, Meng Qian remained silent.
But the voice on the other end of the phone was gentle and could not be disguised: "Uncle Meng, thank you. But I think you don't need to help me with anything for the time being."
Meng Qian's lips suddenly tightened.
She didn't need his help. This woman was so conceited.
He wanted to snort and hang up the phone, but the voice on the other end of the phone said something that shocked him.
"Because, ah, you have a perfect spy in you."
This time, not only he, but even the system's voice paused, as if even the system was full of doubts, not understanding why she was so perceptive.
"Oh, it should be able to hear me when I say that, right? Mr. System, honestly, I really want to thank you very much. The various forces of the Runjia Group are as solid as a rock. If it weren't for you, how could I have dismantled them bit by bit, melted them into molten iron, and then forged them into my sword?"
This statement indeed infuriated the system, and it remained silent, though its rage enveloped the surroundings. Meng Qian felt as if the rage had substance, transforming into a bitter cold that attacked him from all sides.
Meng Qian couldn't help but let his breathing become heavy and rapid, but he was unwilling to do so in his heart, so his tone was helpless and annoyed.
He is helpless, and the system is annoyed.
"Do you really have to make it angry?"
"Hahaha..." Du Wanwan laughed happily.
She had always been sickly, her laughter cold and low, but Meng Qian had never heard her laugh so sincerely, so happily. Although her laughter was sickly, it came through the phone receiver like a silver bell, full of Du Qingjia's flavor.
Du Qingjia had smiled at him the same way back then. Every time she smiled, he felt that for that smile, he could do anything.
But the system doesn't think so.
Meng Qian could sense its irritation. If Du Wanwan were right before his eyes, if the system had a physical form, the first thing it would do would be to strangle her to death.
"Uncle Meng, don't worry." Du Wanwan seemed to know what he was thinking, and her tone became even more joking, not taking it seriously at all. "It has no physical form, does it?"
This fearless personality is a bit like Du Qingjia. Meng Qian was convinced and could only change the subject. "Shouldn't you open it and see what's inside first?"
"Uncle Meng, many investigations aren't urgent. We have to wait until the right opportunity presents itself before we can proceed. Tell the system that if it remains silent, I can unleash my full power and investigate everywhere. There will be plenty of opportunities in the end. If it strikes back, then I won't move, and the trajectory it reveals will create opportunities for me. Regardless, I'm going to win this battle. Please prepare yourself mentally and choose your next host. Then, hide deeper and better."
After saying these conceited words, Du Wanwan chuckled and hung up the phone.
The chuckle seemed to echo in his ears, transforming into tangible heat that lingered around Meng Qian's earlobes. Meng Qian suddenly realized that his heartbeat was a little faster.
He was shocked that his heart had reacted to such a useless love talk, and shocked that he would even pay attention to such a girl. But no matter how shocked he was, he couldn't deny that his position had shifted from the system's side to Du Wanwan's.
The system obviously knew this, and no matter how much Du Wanwan provoked it, it did not speak.
Meng Qian couldn't help wondering, was the system searching for the next host, as Du Wanwan had said? If the system determined the next host, what about him?
At that moment, an unforeseen fear surged through Meng Qian's heart. He didn't know what it was, but he felt it was incredibly important. It was like he'd once had a gut feeling that he'd forgotten something crucial, and driven by this intuition and hatred, he'd returned. But the moment he returned, he encountered the system, and that intuition turned to hatred.
Now, the hatred gradually receded, and the thing that had disappeared with the system's suppression once again loomed in his mind. But would the system really allow such a thing to appear again?
Or, is the answer to this question what he fears?
Meng Qian was puzzled and could only get in the car and turn around and leave.
——
At that moment, in the Du family's old house, Du Wanwan avoided the crowd and his study, and sat in front of the open French window, protected by a spell that blocked out the cold night wind. She sat in a rocking chair, admiring the final brilliance of the fireworks as they faded one by one.
Finally, he turned around and smiled: "Thank you for the birthday present, I like it very much."
This sentence contains so many things, because Pei Xingyao has prepared so many birthday gifts for her.
He accompanied her to the cemetery to deal with Meng Qian, and then went home with her to make her a longevity noodle dish and have everyone in the Du residence celebrate her birthday. The coffee table was piled high with all kinds of flowers, and there was a grand fireworks display at the end, and this box in his hand.
All of it was his assistance, and all of his arrangements were her birthday gifts.
If anyone else had done any of these, Du Wanwan would have rewarded them wholeheartedly. But with Pei Xingyao, she didn't know what she could offer. Money, status, it seemed like he didn't need them, and she didn't expect much either.
But she couldn't give him what he wanted most for the time being.
So, Du Wanwan had no choice but to confess.
"Assistant Pei, don't you want to ask me something?"
Normally, she would have asked something, like what the system was. Also, if she could be honest with Meng Qian, why couldn't she tell him, a subordinate who had been with her wholeheartedly, without regrets, and absolutely loyal?
But Pei Xingyao is just Pei Xingyao after all. He is neither an ordinary person nor is there anything normal about him. He only said one sentence.
"I think you have your own ideas, and you will tell me when you think you should."
Du Wanwan laughed when she heard this.
She didn't intend to tell anyone about her system. She had a vague feeling that her system, called the "Awakener System," was designed to help characters whose fates were predetermined by the original novel understand what they truly wanted to do, rather than continue to be tools, unaware of the death of their loved ones.
If she told others from the beginning that they were just tools and had to do whatever they wanted, that would not be considered awakening at all. She would just be another tool.
However, the opponent's system can be informed, so that Pei Xingyao can be more vigilant and cautious to avoid being calculated by the system.
"Ding Zhiyuan, do you still remember?"
Pei Xingyao nodded.
"Are you surprised that Ding Zhiyuan suddenly appeared in the Xiang family, thrived, and then suddenly disappeared?"
Pei Xingyao understood immediately: "Is it because of the system?"
The system allowed Ding Zhiyuan to appear and everything went smoothly, but her actions made Ding Zhiyuan disappear?
Du Wanwan nodded. "Ding Zhiyuan has a system. You don't need to worry about where I learned it from. I told Meng Qian that Ding Zhiyuan told me. You should know it's a lie, but I won't tell you the truth. I can only tell you that this system is called the Harem System. Its function is to control the host. By sleeping with all kinds of women, you can gain their abilities and steal their money, and finally reach the pinnacle of life."
Pei Xingyao looked up suddenly.
Du Wanwan said casually, "The system chose me as the first woman, the richest woman. But unfortunately, it failed. Ding Zhiyuan, Xi Yimiao, and Meng Qian were all hosts of this system."
"Although it is called the host, the system is actually the real master." Pei Xingyao suddenly spoke.
He recalled why Xi Yimiao had suddenly collapsed to the ground, covering his face without a word, and vanished from sight, never to return. This wasn't just any parasitic system; it had its own will, capable of switching hosts at any moment. In reality, the system controlled the host's actions.
"Yes." Du Wanwan shared the same suspicion. "I now suspect this system is actually connected to the underground market for banned talismans. The harem system has been keeping a close eye on me and trying to seize Runjia Investment. This isn't a random occurrence. But right now, I can't find any evidence. The only solid evidence I can investigate is the reason for my mother's sudden change in personality. But I wasn't born then, so I can only start with my mother's friends."
When she said this, she looked up at Pei Xingyao.
Pei Xingyao suddenly understood what was going on. He suddenly realized that Ms. Du Qingjia was clearly a lively and free-spirited person in the eyes of everyone, so why was Meng Qian the only one of her friends who appeared? It was as if he had never existed.
This is so unusual. Could it be that the system can actually wash away things that have existed in the world?
No, it's impossible. Pei Xingyao himself denied this statement first.
Things that have already existed cannot be changed. Reincarnation and rebirth can only change things after rebirth; things before rebirth cannot be changed. In other words, time is a river that flows forever forward. No matter where you stand, you can only choose to avoid the reefs in front of you, but you cannot kick away the rocks behind you.
Within the same timeline and the same world dimension, what has happened will never be changed.
"So, I suspect the system is simply suppressing my mother's memories in her friends' minds, deliberately preventing them from recalling them. But with the right reminders, they will remember things related to my mother."
"Awakening." Pei Xingyao slowly uttered two words.
Du Wanwan laughed again. How could he understand so well?
That’s right, awakening.
Unfortunately, she couldn't say anything now, so she just said, "It's getting late, go back and rest, we will be very busy in the next period of time."
She didn't say when she would read Du Qingjia's letter, nor did she say what she found in the letter, or whether she would discuss it with him after she found it. Pei Xingyao also left without hesitation.
Because they already have a tacit understanding in their hearts and trust each other.
Many things do not require knowing everything in order to be completed. As long as there is a tacit understanding between each other, even if you only know a little bit, you can cooperate seamlessly.
There is such a tacit understanding between them.
"You should go to bed early." This was Pei Xingyao's last words.
But he and Du Wanwan both knew that this was impossible.
Du Wanwan spoke to Meng Qian as if it was easy, but in fact, Du Wanwan had gone through so much hardship and countless calculations to get this box of letters. How could she not want to read it as soon as possible?
There might be clues to her mother's death in it.
After everything around her quieted down, Du Wanwan asked the maid Tian Sisi to bring her a pot of medicinal tea. Under the dim but not dim light, she opened the letters in the box bit by bit.
As soon as she opened it, Du Wanwan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Her mother had a very elegant name, Qingjia. Du Wanwan had expected her mother's handwriting to be very elegant, even if it had some girlish sloppiness, it was still quite standard. Unexpectedly, the letter she opened was written in such a flamboyant and vigorous handwriting, with an indescribable sense of sharpness.
The letter was also incredibly blunt. Du Qingjia began by addressing Meng Qian by name, then peppered him with questions about when he could come out again. He also told him he shouldn't listen to his eldest brother and stay home like a sickly child. This was followed by a lengthy list of complaints about the Meng family's eldest brother's strict control over Meng Qian.
After writing two or three pages of letter paper, she signed her name at the end, writing a "J" and then adding the date.
Du Wanwan made a rough estimate in her mind. This happened when her mother was in junior high school. Could it be that her mother's handwriting was already so sharp and her behavior so flamboyant at that time?
Du Wanwan was a little impatient and didn't want to flip through the letters one by one. She wanted to know what happened during Meng Qian's final time with his mother. So she opened all the letters and laid them out on the table.
But after opening all the letters, Du Wanwan discovered that not all of them were from her mother to Meng Qian. A large part of them were replies from Meng Qian to her mother. Moreover, most of them were written but not sent, leaving them empty.
There were only three or four letters that my mother actually wrote to Meng Qian, and the last few...
Du Wanwan followed the date and quickly found the last three letters.
Looking at the contents of the letter, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if an entire iceberg was pressing down on her, and she kept sinking until she was pressed into the deepest, most pressured, and coldest sea.
She was almost numb from the pain.
In the third to last letter, my mother said that she met a man, Xiang Yongkang.
In her letter, the mother said that meeting Xiang Yongkang felt very strange, as if she had known him for a long time, and she couldn't take her attention away from him. However, Xiang Yongkang was clearly not outstanding in any way, nor was he her type. She couldn't understand why she was so focused on Xiang Yongkang's every move, as if everything he did touched her heart. The mother said that some of Xiang Yongkang's actions were obviously greasy, and if it were anyone else, she would have ridiculed them long ago. But when it came to someone like Yongkang, she actually found him quite cute, and her heart beat faster.
The mother ended the letter by saying: Could this be some strange poison?
This wasn't some kind of gu (or not) at all; it was the expected reaction of women chosen by the harem system to the system's host! Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the women chosen by the harem system, such as Xiang Wanyi, Zhen Qianjin, Wei Heng, and Qiao Lele, would each react this way to Ding Zhiyuan. Their actions and words were clearly greasy, yet inexplicably, they blushed and their hearts beat fast at his every move. In the end, their hearts were moved by his every move, they fell deeply in love, and gave up everything for him.
But no one noticed anything unusual about my mother back then, and no one else saw the letter that seemed to contain both doubt and a plea for help.
To Meng Qian, the contents of the letter were like a sudden, first love blossoming for the carefree goddess he'd always admired. He blushed, his heart racing as he felt a surge of affection for a brat he'd never considered. Jealous and self-deprecating, Meng Qian lost his composure, unable to process whether this was true or false. He instinctively retreated, his self-doubt in a state of disbelief, afraid to question its authenticity. Yet, he also deeply trusted her judgment.
Because she is Du Qingjia, Du Qingjia is wise, outspoken and daring, and her choice will not be wrong.
The second letter stated that the mother had fallen completely in love with Xiang Yongkang and felt that she had to marry him. She had a physical relationship with Xiang Yongkang that should not have happened, and strangely, she became pregnant.
Du Wanwan noticed that the word her mother used was "strange".
She instantly remembered something Yu Jiani had once told her.
It's said that my grandmother's family has a strange bloodline. Women in her family often have difficulty getting pregnant, but once they become pregnant, they must give birth. A miscarriage or abortion endangers the mother's life. Simply put, if the child is gone, the mother will also die. Therefore, the women in my grandmother's family are very strict about their premarital sex. Generally, they will put themselves under a contraceptive spell in advance and will not remove the spell until they are determined to have a child, regardless of whether they are married or not.
Yu Jiani had said that her grandmother had accidentally gotten pregnant but miscarried, which had led to her early death, leaving her grandfather heartbroken. Under these circumstances, Du Wanwan found it hard to imagine that her mother, with her shrewdness and wisdom, would not have cast the family's unique contraceptive spell on herself.
No wonder my mother used the word "strange". I guess she herself couldn't understand why she would have physical relations with a man before marriage despite such strict family management, and even took off the contraceptive charm during the physical relationship, which eventually led to pregnancy before marriage.
But in Du Wanwan's opinion, the reason is actually very simple.
Xiang Yongkang must have controlled the system or borrowed some special method. Knowing that my mother had a special family history, he used the obedient talisman to have sex with her, and also used a special talisman to force her to become pregnant. Throughout the process, my mother was very confused under the influence of the obedient talisman, and she believed that she was willing.
However, the spell cannot deceive a person's true consciousness; it can only manipulate a person's mind for a period of time. Therefore, the mother subconsciously wrote letters to others to tell them about this matter, subconsciously asking for help from those around her. However, even as she was asking for help, she was also under the influence of the obedient spell, unable to express her true doubts, and could only wonder why her constitution was so easy to conceive. Whenever she wrote about her opinion of Xiang Yongkang, under the influence of the obedient spell, she would write countless sweet words that were completely inconsistent with her own personality and would never be uttered in her daily life.
Naturally, Meng Qian was sad, desperate, angry and incredulous when he saw this letter.
Du Wanwan followed the date and found the reply letter Meng Qian wrote to his mother.
He was practically frantic in the letter, constantly refusing to believe it, vowing to kill Xiang Yongkang, the bastard, and absolutely forbidding his mother from marrying him. His language was fierce and filled with violence, a testament to the complete antisocial personality disorder. However, the letter wasn't finished; after a long pause, it finally settled into a more composed narrative.
It turns out that when Meng Qian was writing a letter, his eldest brother accidentally saw it. His eldest brother was horrified and directly imprisoned him at home, because he really went out to kill people and caused a disaster. Meng Qian, of course, refused to cooperate and frantically mutilated himself. However, one day he learned that his mother was about to marry Xiang Yongkang. The wedding photos had already been taken, the wedding had been announced, and even the list and location of the wedding banquet had been decided, and invitations had been sent out to all parties.
So, Meng Qian was completely desperate and wrote his last letter to his mother.
In the letter, he once again advised his mother not to marry Xiang Yongkang, saying she deserved someone better and that he was completely unworthy of her treatment. Meng Qian repeatedly emphasized that he didn't understand what was so good about Xiang Yongkang. He also told his mother that the pregnancy was merely an accident, and that he would raise all ten children for her if she agreed.
"Because," Meng Qian wrote, "I love you so much. From the first time you appeared on my balcony in a red dress, I fell deeply in love with you. I have loved you for 15 years. I would do anything for you, as long as you say it, as long as you are willing. I can break my body for you, and I can also perish forever for you."
So this was where he'd confessed his feelings. Du Wanwan recalled what Meng Qian had said that night in the attic of Lingxi Restaurant. He'd said he'd confessed his feelings, but his mother had rejected him, saying she already belonged to another man.
So Meng Qian was heartbroken and left his hometown.
So there was another letter, which was sent to Meng Qian after he went abroad, that is, after his mother got married. Du Wanwan felt that this letter was very important, and she searched on the table and finally found it.
I don’t know what Meng Qian felt when he read it, but when Du Wanwan took first glance, she felt that these were not words that could be written by a woman with a happy marriage.
"Meng Qian." His mother addressed him by his full name, as usual. "No matter what happens, don't come back. Xiang Yongkang, I'm deeply concerned that you once loved me. I don't want anything to happen to you, and I don't want anything to happen to my children because of you. You are both very precious to me. I hope you will always be happy, away from troubles and darkness."
Meng Qian, completely bewildered by illness and blinded by years of hatred, couldn't see anything wrong with the letter. His mother, once so proud and outspoken, described Xiang Yongkang in the letter as a demon, as if she were a demon. As if a single mispronunciation, a single wrong action, could lead to severe punishment.
If Du Wanwan doesn't want a friend of the opposite sex who has liked her for many years to bother her anymore, she thinks she should say, "Don't ever come to see me again, don't cause trouble to my life, my husband doesn't like you."
But the mother told Meng Qian, "Don't come back." At the end of this seemingly heartless letter, the mother added, "You are the one I cherish in my heart," almost equating Meng Qian's importance to her unborn child. She also said she hoped they would be free from troubles and darkness.
Seeing this wording, it is hard for Du Wanwan not to associate "don't come back" with "stay away from troubles and darkness."
Could it be that in my mother's eyes, troubles and darkness are equivalent to returning to China, or even equivalent to Xiang Yongkang?
However, Xiang Yongkang wasn't such a sophisticated person. Du Wanwan stared at the words on the yellowed letter paper in a daze.
Xiang Yongkang had managed the company for years, but despite the help of his wealthy grandfather, the company continued to suffer losses, with annual profits exceeding 100 million yuan. After confronting him head-on, Du Wanwan discovered that Xiang Yongkang's methods were mediocre, his scheming lacked shrewdness, and his handling of matters was prone to errors and errors. He was also extremely susceptible to provocation. Once provoked, he acted without regard for the consequences.
When she first dealt with him, even without the hidden plot, and knowing the real reason behind the wrong child's transfer, Du Wanwan could easily bankrupt Xiang Yongkang and force him to confess to murdering her mother. She was certain she could force Xiang Yongkang to surrender and ultimately send both him and his mistress to prison.
How could such a person, even with the Obedience Talisman, scheme against his shrewd and intelligent mother? Could it be that after his mother was given the Obedience Talisman and suddenly became dumber, more obedient, no one around her noticed?
What methods did Xiang Yongkang use to make his mother so afraid of him? She didn't dare to reveal anything to the outside world even though she had discovered something unusual, and she was only afraid of Xiang Yongkang?
There was no answer to be found in the last few letters, so she could only read the earlier ones. Du Wanwan rubbed her eyes, poured herself a cup of medicinal tea, and forced herself to cheer up.
She read all the letters one by one, and it was not until the second time that Du Wanwan discovered something very strange.
This incident happened before my mother met Xiang Yongkang, but not very long ago.
In a letter to Meng Qian, his mother explained that she was going to meet a very important person. She had decided to start with Runjia Investment's entertainment sector, seize the booming entertainment industry, and build Runjia Entertainment into the nation's leading entertainment company. She also excitedly mentioned that she was about to meet a very promising female star.
But after that, she never heard her mother mention the name of this female star again. Du Wanwan searched for her mother's past and found no trace of any female star or person in the entertainment industry who had any contact with the Du family.
At the same time, Runjia Entertainment is said to be an old entertainment company. Although it does have a large number of superstars and first-line movie stars, almost every one of these movie stars won awards in other companies first, and only settled in Runjia Entertainment when they were ready to retire.
Why would Runjia Entertainment take in a bunch of retired superstars? These superstars never attend company meetings. Where are they now? What have they been up to since arriving at Runjia Entertainment? Who brought them here? Does Grandpa know about this?
It's so strange, and it's related to the entertainment industry. Is the truth really as she expected, and everything is entertainment?
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