The Heiress's Game

During her two-day stay at her parents' home in Taicheng, Meng Wanqing felt unusually relaxed.

But this ease didn't last until the third day. When Bai Jingchuan called, she was squatting in the yard helping her sister-in-law water the bougainvillea.

The voice on the other end of the phone was tired and deep. She thought it was because the mess at Brilliant International hadn't been cleaned up yet. But after listening for a couple of sentences, she straightened up, almost dropping the plastic hose in her hand, splashing water onto half of her trouser leg.

Bai Jingchuan said on the phone that the old man had transferred all the shares of the Bai Group to Bai Junze, and that each branch of the family would receive a fixed amount of money from the family trust every month.

Meng Wanqing's hand, which was gripping her phone tightly, was suddenly clenched. Only one thought was running through her mind: the old man had given all his shares to Bai Junze.

This means that Wenxiong has completely lost his chance to be part of the core of the Bai Group, and won't even get a scrap.

"What about the first and third wives? They have so many people, don't they have more than us?" she asked.

"The numbers are all the same, and they have the same number too. We have enough to live on."

She couldn't speak.

It's two different things for a father-in-law to be in charge and for a stepson to be in charge. Although Bai Jingchuan wasn't the one in power before, he was still the old man's biological son and his words carried weight in the family.

From now on, Bai Junze will be in charge. How will that stepson who never even gave her a second glance treat the second wife?

He can replace his own people with his own people whenever he wants, and he can sideline whoever he wants; she doesn't even have the right to argue.

"Is the old man really that heartless? After all these years, you are his own son, and Wenxiong is his own grandson."

How could he leave not a single penny?

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, then someone said, "No one can change Dad's decision. My little sister, Liying, even came back and caused a scene yesterday, and the old man scolded her and sent her away."

The sun was shining brightly in the courtyard, and the bougainvillea was in full bloom, with water droplets sparkling on the petals.

But she only felt a chill run down her spine. When Brilliant International had its accident, although she was anxious and scared, she still held onto a sliver of hope.

No matter what, the Bai family is still around, and the old man is still around. If things really come to a dead end, he can go back to the Bai family, bow his head, and admit his mistakes. He won't be kicked out.

But now she realized that the door had been closed silently.

It wasn't that her path back to the Bai family was shut off, but that Wenxiong's future was shut off.

Before dinner, she told her sister-in-law about these things. Her sister-in-law was silent for a long time after listening. She came over and sat down next to Meng Wanqing. She opened her mouth several times, but in the end, she just sighed.

It's not that I don't want to comfort you, it's that I really don't know what to say.

Meng Wanqing sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the flower arrangement on the coffee table.

She recalled every day she had spent in the Bai family over the years, and every path she had paved for her son in the social circles of wealthy women.

Bai Junze and Gu Yunjin have everything, while her Wenxiong has to rely on the meager charity of his family trust to even have a chance to start over.

"Why them?"

Her sister-in-law was startled by her tone and instinctively grabbed her hand.

Meng Wanqing's gaze was somewhat crazed.

Why do these two people have everything, while she and Wenxiong have worked so hard for so many years, only to end up with nothing? She doesn't believe in fate.

The Meng family started their business in the film industry in Taicheng, and after several generations, they have established a strong foundation in cinemas, film production, and distribution.

Using the resources the Meng family had accumulated in Taicheng over the decades, Meng Wanqing gathered information from people within the circle.

Meng Wanqing's older brother used some connections and spent a lot of money, going through a long and complicated process, and the final result left her completely stunned.

It's not about Bai Junze, it's about Gu Yunjin.

Meng Wanqing was mentally prepared for all kinds of negative news, but she never expected that what was unearthed would be like this.

When Gu Yunjin was in her early twenties studying in England, she unexpectedly had her first love with the superstar Gu Hansheng.