Mrs. Yan seemed unwilling to speak, pursing her lips and remaining silent for a long time.
"If you're not going to talk, then there's nothing left to discuss," Xiang Wan issued her final ultimatum.
For the sake of the Yan Family, Mrs. Yan had no choice but to give up that 'old friend': "It was Lin Zhen. He worked under your father in the early days, then branched out on his own. Later on, Zuo Xingyun became your father's favorite, and some... friction occurred between them. After our family ran into trouble, we sought his help, and he hinted to us that Zuo Xingyun did all this to take revenge for you..."
Xiang Wan felt that Lin Zhen had done more than just 'hint' to the Yan Family and must have said something else: "What else did Lin Zhen say? Tell me everything without hiding anything."
Mrs. Yan had not expected her to dig so deep into this issue, caught between not wanting to offend Lin Zhen and having to appease Xiang Wan.
