After that date, Mei Qinghua rushed back to investigate some things. She contacted her employer and bluntly asked for a private investigator because things were not going right. The warped voice on the phone demanded that she do her job properly and gave her money to hire an investigator.
Soon, she met the man covertly in a cafe and he gave her a white envelope. She gave him the money and during the whole exchange, no one spoke.
She quickly left the cafe and went back to her small apartment which she was sharing with her parents. Her parents weren't home - they'd gone out to have fun for the nth time that week so she had space to herself.
She had requested pictures of Yue Linlan's daily life and pictures from her phone. She also got pictures of Hu Lianhua and was deeply surprised by the change. She kept comparing the pictures from before the semester began and pictures of Hu Lianhua now and there was a huge change in temperament that couldn't be hidden. The Hu Lianhua from before smiled sweetly and gave people a comfortable feeling. The Hu Lianhua now looked very mischievous and sunny. For comparison, it is like the difference between a sunflower and a cherry blossom.
The first question then that came into Mei Qinghua's mind was: 'Who is this?' There was an explanatory note by the private investigator that Hu Lianhua was traumatised from an incident. Mei Qinghua put her hand on her chin: "This is a very convenient excuse. I don't know whether this is true but it explains everything for now."
If Bai Lianhua saw Mei Qinghua now, she would think that she resembled Yue Linlan a lot. Even what they wore was similar! The only difference was temperament once again.
Mei Qinghua looked at Yue Linlan's materials and was shocked to see that her family started looking for other fiancés. "Wu Chenren is in trouble! Should l just dump him now? My goal is to marry rich but if he isn't heir, then there's no point. Should l help?" Mei Qinghua thought about it deeply and then decided not to help. Wu Chenren was a spare tire anyways - she can use him to have fun but she couldn't put any of her aspirations on him. Poor Wu Chenren didn't know that both his mother and his girlfriend gave up on him.
"Besides, my targets are also Hu Lianhua and Yue Linlan. Whoever the Yue family chooses as a fiancé will be my next target for seduction. I didn't get plastic surgery for nothing."
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The next day, at the Wu family mansion, Madam Wu was getting ready to meet her in-laws. She was dressed to impress with brand names all over her body. Even though she was 40, she really looked 20.
The butler opened the door and two old people walked in majestically.
"Mother...Father! Welcome back home!"
Grandma Wu snorted and didn't reply, it was Grandpa Wu who shook hands with his daughter in law and acknowledged her greetings.
Madam Wu led them to the sitting room and waited for them to sit down before she also sat down tentatively. "Parents, there is something l just recently discovered. I don't know what to do so l wanted to discuss it with you." She passed her phone over and played the video which was sent to her.
After watching the video, Grandpa Wu didn't feel like it represented anything bad. "Hey, isn't this good? At least we know he isn't soft and knows how to scheme. He has to protect himself with all the wolves surrounding his position as heir. I personally think the way he handled it wasn't bad. Still, he needs to be tempered a bit more." Grandma Wu nodded in support of her husband.
Grandpa Wu called the butler and asked him to bring Wu Chenren down.
Wu Chenren came downstairs and sat down wondering why he was called. Grandpa Wu also showed him the video and Wu Chenren's heart couldn't help but jump. He didn't dare to make eye contact with anyone in the room. 'I'm finished!!!'
"Kneel down boy!"
Wu Chenren knelt hurriedly and didn't bother to beg for forgiveness. He knew that saying something now would implicate him now.
"Firstly, well done for your thorough scheming. I'm proud that your mother raised you well!" Wu Chenren was shocked that he was being praised for his ruthless behaviour. "BUT, you didn't handle it well. Let me ask you - why did you casually speak your plans out loud? Isn't that stupid? What if a rival recorded you and grabbed your handle? Would you still be the heir? Also, have you thought about this little girlfriend of yours? There could be someone behind her. You must know that the reason Yue Linlan was picked as your fiancé was so that we could obtain financial support from the Yue family. We did this for you but you ruined our plans. Whoever sent this to us probably already sent it to the Yue family and they will start dealing with us."
Wu Chenren froze and he felt like he was dreaming. 'How come things turned out to be like this?' He'd always despised Yue Linlan because of Mei Qinghua - she told him that marrying a poor person like Yue Linlan was a stain that would ruin him. He believed her. He regretted until his intestines turned green.
Grandpa Wu kept speaking regardless: "How should this situation be resolved?"
"I have to deny everything. I should pretend that everything was done for submission to an acting class. Then l should warm up to Yue Linlan and convince her to continue with the marriage contract. I should also investigate my girlfriend!"
Grandma Wu nodded in approval and everything was resolved just like that. No one knew what the other was thinking but for the rest of the day, Wu Chenren was in a daze.
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Before she went to sleep on Sunday night, Bai Lianhua checked the progress of the mission and saw that it moved from 20% to 40%. She knew things had already deviated from the original story. Yue Linlan had nothing to do with her now, Wu Chenren was also busy trying to resolve his issues and had no time to play with her. She also didn't know this but Mei QInghua was also preparing herself to seduce another target. All these changes were brought about by one small measly video which she took using the system.
"Hey, system - these changes are exaggerated right? Just one small video brought the task progress up to 40%!"
The system was also a bit confused by this but it didn't want to show that so it replied arrogantly: "Of course! What did l tell you? The system is your biggest cheat!"
Bai Lianhua rolled her eyes and didn't want to humour the system. Thinking about her next strategy, she couldn't help but smile. 'Everyone, wait for me...I'll be dealing with all of you soon.'