Why did you provoke me?

Hua San Niang's expression was somewhat complicated. "I hope you won't be frightened when you see it later."

Yu Meng nodded, "You can leave just a tiny crack in the barrier you've set up for me."

Granny Hua's mouth dropped open. "You noticed that too?"

Yu Meng remained silent.

Hua San Niang was a little excited. "You seem to be even more outstanding than I knew."

"Now I'm going to open a crack in the barrier. You need to be prepared." Hua San Niang's tone was very serious.

The bracelet on Yu Meng's wrist transformed into lines, pointing directly at Hua San Niang's head, poised to strike.

"Good! Good!" Hua San Niang was more pleased than surprised by this scene. "The old charlatan certainly didn't choose the wrong person."

Slowly, a scene unfolded before Meng. A small hole appeared in the barrier built by Hua San Niang with lines, and from within, a tiny red flower slowly emerged. The flower's head even turned slightly.

"Should we get this flower out?" Yu Meng asked softly.

"You can?" Hua San Niang's tone was uncertain.

"I don't know, but if you'd like, I could give it a try."

Hua San Niang sighed. She used her lines to wrap the small flower that had emerged back into the barrier.

Seeing her like this, Yu Meng didn't say much. She re-woven the floating lines into a bracelet and put it on her wrist.

"It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that it's not the right time or place," Hua San Niang explained.

"I need to go back and explain things, then I'll come to you and be your guinea pig. If you can really get this thing out, you'll be a national hero and a benefactor to us all," Hua San Niang said calmly, as if she weren't talking about her own life-or-death situation.

Yu Meng looked at her. "Then prepare a bottle, the kind with a cap. I think it might run away."

Hua San Niang smiled, a genuine smile. "Alright! I'll do whatever you say."

"Yu Meng, you go back to town first. I see your little shop is short-staffed. I'll send two people over tomorrow," Hua San Niang said to Yu Meng with a smile.

Yu Meng nodded, "No ugly ones, no noisy ones."

Hua San Niang smiled and agreed. Yu Meng got out of the car and returned to her own.

"Little sister, what did you two talk about?" Dali asked nervously.

"My mother-in-law said that two of her nephews and nieces will be staying with us for a while, as she has to go out," Yu Meng said casually.

"Is that all? That scared me to death. I wonder who this old woman is; she's got quite the airs." Dali patted the seat in front of her. "Brother Zhao, let's go."

As expected, the rest of the journey went very smoothly.

A small flower kept appearing before Yu Meng's eyes. Beautiful yet dangerous. What exactly did their organization do? Why were they involved with such dangerous things?

In the city.

After leaving Minister He's office, Li Yiqing went straight to the automobile exchange.

Li Yiqing, however, was somewhat worried about Yu Meng. If Minister He really sent someone to pick her up, and she refused, Li Yiqing didn't dare to imagine the consequences.

The more he thought about it, the more uncertain he felt, so he simply left the car dealership. He didn't go home; instead, he walked to a small park, wanting to find a place to think things through.

The weather was nice, and the park was crowded. Some people were exercising, some were chatting, and a few were gossiping.

"I heard from my neighbor's daughter that the pampered girl from the Chu family went crazy in the mold maker's task hall today."

"Really? That's the mayor's niece, you can't spread rumors like that."

"I'm just saying it casually, and you're just taking it as a casual remark. Who knows if it's true or not?" The older woman at the front was also quite shrewd.

"In my alley, a daughter-in-law's father died, but the old lady wouldn't let her son go, saying it was bad luck. As a result, the couple got divorced."

"Being a mother-in-law these days is tough. Once a young daughter-in-law has made up her mind, who can change it? She'll regret it someday."

As for who regrets it, no one said.

Li Yiqing had originally wanted to hear about Chu Jiao, but the several middle-aged women, seeing a stranger approaching, tactfully changed the subject. Gossip about the mayor's family wasn't something to be trifled with; if someone with ulterior motives overheard it, things would get out of hand.

It was only because Li Yiqing had good hearing and happened to be passing by that he heard that sentence.

He had lunch with Xia Xuan and Yu Meng at noon, so why didn't anyone mention it?

He immediately stopped going to the park and went straight home so he could tell his grandfather about it.

If someone were to connect Yu Meng and Da Li's trip to the city with the fact that Chu Jiao went mad, it would be a catastrophe.

Li Yiqing rushed home and barged into his grandfather's study.

"What's happened now? Why are you so flustered?" Old Master Li became interested. His eldest grandson was known for his calm and collected demeanor.

Li Yiqing was panting heavily. "Grandpa, do you remember Chu Jiao? She's in the hospital now. They say she's gone mad."

"Which hospital? You've confirmed the accuracy of this information." Grandpa Li also took it seriously.

"I've had someone verify it, and we'll get news soon," Li Yiqing said, calming his breathing.

"What does this have to do with you? Why are you in such a hurry?" Old Master Li asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's said that he went mad in the mission hall, where Yu Li and her sister were at the time."

Grandpa Li sighed. "Aren't you overthinking it? That's the mold maker's territory. Yu Li and her sister are mold makers too. Isn't it normal for them to go to places like that?"

"Grandpa, you don't understand that Chu Jiao. She's a madwoman and a despicable person. Do you know how she and Dali became enemies? It's because Dali peeled off a piece of stone skin and didn't give it to her, so she snatched the stone skin away."

Having tasted success, she returned the next day. As a result, Yu Meng directly sent a voice message to Xia Xuan in front of her. Xia Xuan happened to be with the mayor's daughter, so he instructed Chu Jiao to apologize to Da Li and return the stone.

Chu Jiao tripped over a stone and injured her leg while leaving. Therefore, she attributed all of this to Da Li. This led to what happened later.

Grandpa Li was silent for a moment. "You mean they'll throw this dirty water on Dali and her sister?"

Li Yiqing nodded. "That's very possible. No, they'll definitely find a reason to throw this dirty water on Dali, because how could a girl from the Chu family be crazy? Someone must have done something to her."

"Mingfeng's wife seems to have a knack for attracting trouble."

Li Yiqing looked up at her grandfather. "Grandpa, what did you say?"

"Yi Qing, I heard your younger brother has angered your mother again. Why don't you put him in your newly established mining group to train him a bit?"

"Grandpa, are you going to stay out of this?" Li Yiqing didn't expect his grandfather to change the subject.

"Over the years, how many times has your aunt, my good daughter, come back? If I don't push her a bit, she'll think she's all-powerful."

Li Yiqing was speechless. That was a matter between you and your daughter. Why use Dali as a raft?

Looking at his grandson's expression, Grandpa Li said, "What are you thinking? It's not like I'm really not going to take care of him."

Li Yiqing lowered his head. For the first time, he felt a chill run down his spine. Was it really okay to treat his own child like this, especially when innocent children were involved?

If this dirty water were really poured on Dali's head, Li Yiqing couldn't imagine what would happen. It might ruin two families. Once it's poured on, how much effort would it take to clear your name? And by then, would Aunt really come back?