The wife he married through an arranged marriage is so sweet, Mr. Lu can't control himself.

But if there wasn't such a deep affection between them, then why was he so good to Shen Yuyao all these years?

Yesterday, he scolded Shen Yuyao, saying that if she made any more trouble, she should get out of the Shen family. He said he didn't have a daughter like Shen Yuyao.

But everyone knows exactly what Shen Yuyao did.

His coming here today should mean he's already kicked Shen Yuyao out of the house.

According to his logic, this would make it more likely that he would gain her forgiveness.

He desperately wants her to forgive him now.

In the end, however, he only scolded Shen Yuyao and even said that Shen Yuyao already knew she was wrong...

This makes no sense at all.

Is there some kind of leverage that Sun Qin and Shen Yuyao have over this?

That's why, from the very beginning, even though he wanted her to forgive him, he brought Sun Qin and Shen Yuyao along to apologize.

Instead of quickly distancing himself from Sun Qin and Shen Yuyao, he apologized alone.

But what if Sun Qin and Shen Yuyao really have some dirt on him?

He can hit or scold Shen Yuyao whenever he wants.

Moreover, over the years, he, Shen Yuyao, and Sun Qin have acted exactly like a family of three...

A family of three...

A family of three...

Everyone knows he's good to his daughter, Shen Yuyao...

It was as if he truly treated Shen Yuyao as his own daughter...

My own daughter...

Thinking about how Shen Yuyao looks very much like her mother, Sun Qin, but her ears look quite like Shen Lifeng's...

Could it be...?

Gu Zhi squinted.

Shen Yuyao is not a stepdaughter at all; she is Shen Lifeng's biological daughter.

If that's the case, then everything makes sense.

After all, Shen Yuyao is only two days older than her, and her mother and Shen Lifeng were married for three years before she was born. Wouldn't that mean Shen Lifeng had an extramarital affair, which is why Shen Yuyao was born?

Shen Yuyao is irrefutable proof of his extramarital affair.

Over the years, Shen Yuyao, as his stepdaughter, has prevented him from being branded as having committed adultery during his marriage.

No wonder, even with Shen Lifeng's heavy-handed approach, he still hasn't kicked Shen Yuyao out of the house or severed ties with her.

Gu Zhi narrowed her eyes even more.

The main entrance of the villa.

When Shen Lifeng and Sun Qin heard that Gu Zhi was refusing to see them, they also told them to get lost.

They were angry inside, but on the surface they remained extremely polite to the bodyguard.

This is Lu Yanshen's territory, and they dare not linger here.

Shen Lifeng and Sun Qin got into the car and were about to leave.

It was at this moment that Shen Lifeng received a call from someone at his family's hospital, saying:

"Mr. Shen, something bad has happened. A lot of police officers have just arrived at the hospital and ordered it to immediately cease operations for investigation. The hospital director has been taken away."

"As soon as the dean heard the police car arrive downstairs, he knew something was wrong and immediately told me in secret that he would handle it himself and that I didn't need to worry. He just told me to take good care of his family."

Shen Lifeng and Sun Qin were extremely anxious when they heard this.

The hospital is currently their only profitable business.

Even though they haven't yet bought the latest medical equipment from SZ.

However, it is estimated that it will take another year or two before hospitals are completely phased out.

But now they are being investigated.

Did Gu Zhi also instigate Lu Yanshen to take action against the Shen family?

"Why exactly are we being investigated?" Shen Lifeng asked urgently.

The man hurriedly said:

"It seems that the Zou family members were all arrested yesterday, and something also happened at the Zou family hospital."

"When the Zou family was explaining their hospital's affairs, in order to get the lenient treatment they could, they also revealed our hospital's involvement."

"They said our hospital also has many of the same illegal practices as their hospital."

"It's likely that evidence was provided before the dean was taken away."

Shen Lifeng launched into a tirade:

"Damn it, it was them!"

Sun Qin was also furious and cursed loudly.

He should just die himself, why drag them down with him!

However, Sun Qin was quite quick-witted and said to Shen Lifeng:

"You are the true owner of the hospital."

Even if the dean takes all the blame and says you were unaware of it and never participated in the operation or management,

"The police will come after you sooner or later. They might already be on their way to you and want you to be investigated."

"Instead of doing that, why don't you just go to the police station yourself under the pretext of caring about the hospital?"

Shen Lifeng nodded:

"Yes, the dean will take the blame anyway, I'll be fine. I'll just go to the police station on my own initiative, so I can find out more about what's going on."

Then Shen Lifeng hurriedly drove Sun Qin to the police station.

An hour later, Gu Zhi learned that Shen Family Hospital had been suspended from operations for investigation.

It was Jiang Nian who told her over the phone.

Jiang Nian said:

"I happened to be driving by Shenjia Hospital when I saw a lot of people gathered there watching the commotion, so I stopped to take a look and found out that it had been suspended from business for investigation."

"I heard that the Zou family also revealed information about the Shen family hospital and provided the police with some evidence, which is why it was immediately shut down for investigation."

"Serves them right. I heard that some families reported the case before, but because they had no evidence or the evidence was insufficient, they couldn't do anything to Shen's hospital in the end."

"Now they're finally getting their comeuppance!"

"However, I heard that they only took the dean away. I guess the evidence provided by the Zou family all points to that dean."

"The hospital director is the direct person in charge of the hospital. If he doesn't expose Shen Lifeng and his group, I estimate that no one in the Shen family will be in trouble."

Gu Zhi didn't care.

I simply shared her guess.

Jiang Nian immediately shouted:

"Damn! It definitely is! You must have guessed right!"

"No wonder I couldn't understand it before. He only has you as his biological son, how could he be so bizarre as to want you to give the opportunity for a marriage alliance to Shen Yuyao!"

"Shen Yuyao is just his stepdaughter after all!"

"So she's his biological daughter too!"

"Should we investigate and gather more evidence?"

Gu Zhi chuckled:

"When you're a police officer investigating a case, you need evidence for everything to convict someone. This matter doesn't require evidence. I just need to know what's going on."

Jiang Nian chuckled:

"That's true, not everything needs evidence."

"However, you probably just don't want to waste that time looking it up, right?"

Gu Zhi smiled and said:

"Those who truly understand me are always on my mind."

"I really want to confirm if it's true. If I run into them again and they come to apologize insincerely, I'll just ask them directly and see their reaction. That way I'll know for sure."

"It's very simple."

"There's no need to waste time looking it up."

Jiang Nian sighed:

"Wow, you're really amazing."

"You can ask them directly. If they show even the slightest sign of panic or guilt, they're still your biological children!"

"They're so annoying, aren't they? They even have the nerve to pretend to apologize to you?"

Gu Zhi didn't seem to care much and said:

"This is what greedy and shameless people are like."

"Thankfully, my leg is almost healed."

"Pfft." Jiang Nian burst out laughing instantly. "I suddenly feel like lighting a candle for them."

Gu Zhi also laughed heartily:

"Don't worry, we won't kill them."

Jiang Nian laughed even harder.