He Manxue threw herself into Su Mingguo's arms and cried, "Waaah~, Mingguo, they said, they said you..."

Su's mother curled her lips to the side. This daughter-in-law came from a good family, but she just couldn't stand her. She always liked to snuggle into her son's arms, acting so wanton and unrestrained.

Su Mingguo sensed something was wrong: "Manxue, what... what's going on?"

He Manxue was still crying: "Mingguo, they said... they said you're under investigation, I... I'm so scared..."

"Am I being investigated?"

Before Su Mingguo could figure out what was going on, staff from the Discipline Inspection Commission came to his door.

"Su Mingguo, you are suspected of violating laws and regulations, bribery, and other offenses. Please cooperate with our investigation!"

"What?"

"The Ming Dynasty!"

Before Su Mingguo could react, He Manxue had already fainted.

Su Mingguo was completely bewildered. Could someone please tell him what was going on?

Before Su Mingguo could react, the staff grabbed him from both sides and took him away.

"son!"

"dad!"

Su's mother poured cold water on He Manxue: "At a time like this, why are you still dizzy? Hurry back to your parents' house and ask them what happened!"

He Manxue was inexperienced and felt frightened. She didn't have time to argue with Su's mother and got up to go to her parents' home.

Unexpectedly, her parents were also arrested.

"what!"

He Manxue's world collapsed. In just half a day, her lover and parents had one accident after another, which dealt her a heavy blow. All she could do was cry.

Su's mother didn't give her a chance to cry: "Cry, cry, cry! What time is it? You're still crying? Go find someone right now! Your father has been an official for so many years, go find all your relatives and friends who have connections!"

He Manxue was spoiled by her family. She was innocent and carefree, but also proud and disliked having to beg for help. So she could only go to her cousin He Sihui for advice.

He Sihui, true to her childhood best friend, after some inquiries, told her that a project handled by Su Mingguo had run into problems.

However, it's not a big problem. She has already made arrangements with her superiors. As long as He Manxue hands over the benefits that Su Mingguo gained from this project and takes the initiative to admit his mistakes, and things are out in the open, the matter will be settled.

"But...all the stuff has been moved!"

He Sihui guided her: "Think about it, did he put the things somewhere else?"

Su Mingguo, a cunning and treacherous man, would inevitably take the path of having multiple escape routes and would never keep all his wealth at home.

He Manxue thought for a long time before remembering that Su Mingguo had given her a key, saying that it was very important and that she must keep it safe.

"I...I don't know where this key is from, or what it's for!"

A fleeting smile crossed He Sihui's eyes as she gently coaxed, "Sister, give me the keys, I'll go rescue my brother-in-law and uncle!"

Even Ling Jiuyue, who was used to seeing big scenes, was shocked when the contents of the safe were taken out.

Miao Xiuqin was dumbfounded: "Su Mingguo is just an office director, and he's only been working here for two years.....Where does he get such great power to...."

Ling Jiuyue looked at the gleaming gold bars: "He doesn't have the ability, but his father-in-law does. People in high positions can't directly reach out, so they need someone to run errands for them!"

Su Mingguo was a lackey of He Manxue's father. He had to ask He Manxue's father's boss for a bribe in order to get the job from his powerful backer.

Su Mingguo went inside.

He Manxue's proactive confession saved the investigators a lot of trouble, and they quickly uncovered the truth behind the case of the father-in-law and son-in-law's joint embezzlement and illegal transactions.

"You idiot! How could you...?"

Su Mingguo was so angry at He Manxue that he almost vomited blood. He used to love his wife's innocence and simplicity, but now he hated her just as much. How could there be such a stupid idiot? Her father and husband were in trouble, but instead of helping them, she took the initiative to confess and completely condemn their crimes.

Unfortunately, He Manxue had no idea about Su Mingguo's anger.

"Mingguo, how could you scold me? Waaah~, do you know how scared I was!"

When her lover suddenly changed his expression, He Manxue didn't understand why, so she ran to find her mother.

Unexpectedly, her mother, who had always doted on her, slapped her across the face.

"How could I have raised such an idiot like you? You've dug up all the family's secrets to show outsiders! How... how could you be so stupid?!"

He Manxue still didn't understand: "Mom, what does this have to do with me?"

The mother was furious: "I'm asking you, did you give those things in the house to He Sihui?"

He Manxue nodded tearfully, "Yes, none of you are home, and I can't find anyone to help me, so I can only ask Sihui!"

"Idiot!" The mother slapped him across the face. "Your father, Mingguo, and I were all reported by He Sihui!"

"No, no!" He Manxue shook her head. "Sihui and I grew up together, closer than sisters. You even raised her, how could she... Mom, you must be mistaken, I... I need to ask Sihui!"

"You..." Mother He regretted that she should not have raised her daughter to be so naive.

When He Manxue rushed into He Sihui's house, the house was filled with laughter and joy. When she rushed in, she not only saw a table full of food and a strange girl, but also... Miao Xiuqin!

"Sihui, what do you mean? This crazy woman claims Mingguo is her husband and Xiaoyuan is her son, and you still keep this madwoman in your house!"

This was the second time Ling Jiuyue had seen He Manxue. She was delicate and frail, like a dodder vine that needed to cling to a large tree to survive, and she didn't care about her surroundings.

Facing her cousin whom she had grown up with since childhood, He Sihui showed no guilt whatsoever, looking at her with a mocking gaze.

"My dear cousin, you call her a crazy woman, but how did your lover and son come to be? You can't be so naive as to know nothing about it, can you? After all, your body couldn't have given birth to a five-year-old son out of thin air!"

He Manxue finally realized what was happening, and trembling all over, she screamed in a heart-wrenching voice:

"So, so you conspired with her to harm our family, He Sihui, are you even human?"

Do you remember, your parents are gone, it was our family, it was my parents who took you in, supported your education and work, and that's how you got everything you have today.

You ungrateful wretch! How could you be so shameless, repaying kindness with enmity and betraying your own uncle and aunt? He Sihui, you'll die a horrible death!

"Will I die a horrible death?" He Sihui repeated He Manxue's words with a sarcastic tone:

"He Manxue, being naive doesn't mean being stupid and ignorant. You're in poor health and only go to school sporadically. How could you possibly get into Mingcheng University?"

"Heh, you can't even dream of doing something like that! Tell me, how did you get into university?"

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