"Judging from your reaction, it appears that Ning Tangxi and Ning Zongxuan are not Mr. Ning's biological children. I'm curious as to why that is the case, and I was hoping you could clear my doubts." Huo Nanchen stared coldly at Zhang Yuan.
"You knew that the two children were not Ning Tang's biological children, but you still kept it a secret. Isn't that strange?"
Zhang Yuan looked at Huo Nanchen, and the psychological defense she had built up collapsed for a moment.
A secret that had been hidden for many years had suddenly revealed, and she felt as if her heart had been scratched by the paw of a vicious cat.
Zhang Yuan finally understood the purpose of Huo Nanchen's visit. He wanted to destroy the peace in the Ning family, and he wanted to make her suffer, but she would not let him succeed.
She would not let him expose her.
Zhang Yuan composed herself and said coldly, "The Ning family's matters have nothing to do with the Huo family. Please leave!"
Zhang Yuan gestured at the door and maintained a cold expression.
"Since you feel that the matter has nothing to do with me, that's fine. Let's talk about another matter, like the shooting that just happened."
Zhang Yuan pursed his lips and remained silent. Huo Nanchen continued, "You weren't trying to kill my wife, were you? It's very fortunate that she was tired after meeting Zhou Yunxi and was sleeping at home at the time of the attack."
Zhang Yuan remained calm. Her beautiful eyes did not show the slightest bit of emotion. However, she was extremely regretful that she had missed the opportunity to eliminate Gu Ruochu.
Even though she had been unsuccessful the first time, she vowed to herself that she would not fail again.
Gu Ruochu would never live in peace. Zhang Yuan smiled politely at Huo Nanchen.
"Master Huo, if you think that I had something to do with the shooting, you should produce evidence to back up your claims. If there's nothing else, I'll see you out."
Huo Nanchen suddenly chuckled. His laughter was full of contempt and arrogance, and he appeared to mock Zhang Yuan.
"What are you laughing at?"
Zhang Yuan was shocked. She had rarely seen Huo Nanchen smile, let alone laugh, and it was a strange sight. Her heart began to beat furiously.
"I asked you why you're smiling?"
Zhang Yuan was beginning to lose her patience. She clenched her fists and glared at Huo Nanchen. He finally stopped laughing and took out a gold bracelet from his coat.
"Before you chase me out, take a look at this first. I think you will recognize this bracelet." Huo Nanchen had a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Why are you still pretending to be stupid..."
Zhang Yuan subconsciously glanced at his hand, and her gaze froze. When the bracelet entered her field of vision, her heart was in turmoil.
"Why is that bracelet in your hand? Where did you get it?"
"Oh, it's Ruochu's, that's why it's in my hand. 'If life is as sweet as when we met the first time,' you didn't forget the poem carved on the bracelet, did you? That's how Gu Bo gave Ruochu her name. It's quite interesting. She is your biological daughter, and you don't even know it. You're so ridiculous that you would rather help Gu Yanwei kill your biological daughter?"
"Huo Nanchen, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Yuan's face turned red. She took a few steps forward and almost grabbed his collar before the bodyguards restrained her.
What did he mean?
Did the bracelet belong to Gu Ruochu?
Zhang Yuan remembered the poem and realized that the name Gu Ruochu could be derived from the phrasing of the words.
'No, that's impossible!'