After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

"Lan Yujuan, stop pretending!"

"Don't you know what you've done to me?" Li Shan said with a cold smile, her eyes full of resentment.

"You're just luckier than us. You chose the right husband and married the right person in your second marriage!"

Lan Yujuan couldn't understand what the other person was saying.

Now that the watch has been returned, there's no need for her to continue entangled with the other party.

"You can leave now!"

"For Li Rui's sake, let's pretend this never happened."

"But if you dare to cause trouble in my shop again, don't blame me for calling the police!"

At this moment, Lan Yujuan was extremely grateful. Since the coffee shop was renovated, the first thing she did was to install and connect all the surveillance cameras in every corner to the network.

Therefore, everything from the moment Li Shan walked to the door to her every action and word after entering the store was recorded clearly.

Now, we have all the evidence, from the process of Li Shan stealing the watch and attempting to sell it, to the clear video of her returning it afterwards. The chain of evidence is complete.

If Lan Yujuan really wants to sue the other party, she's guaranteed to win every time.

Li Shan looked up at the camera above the bar, visibly flinched, and considered leaving.

But something came to her mind, and suddenly her attitude became even more resolute.

"Lan Yujuan, let's switch!"

"You must be wondering why, in recent months, Li Rui seems to have a better relationship with you."

"But this time, you've stood by my side the whole time, firmly protecting me, haven't you?"

"If you promise to let me go and let me keep my job, I'll tell you this secret!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan frowned and instinctively took two steps back, keeping her distance from Li Shan.

"I don't want to know the secrets between you."

"Besides, I don't even know what exactly you do for a living. What does it matter to me whether you keep your job or not?"

"You've got the wrong person, haven't you?"

Li Shan paused for a moment, then her gaze became complicated.

"You don't know what Chen Mo has done?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's expression immediately turned even colder.

"Stop talking nonsense, Chen Mo isn't that kind of person!"

"If he really wanted to do something to you, given what you've done, you would have been arrested by now."

"The only reason you're still standing here talking to me properly is because he's not holding a grudge against you out of consideration for his good brother!"

After hearing this, Li Shan became visibly agitated:

"Who exactly is spouting nonsense?"

"I received a call from my boss early this morning, warning me to return what I hadn't taken!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have to go to work tomorrow!"

Speaking of these things, Li Shan not only felt resentful, but also gritted her teeth even more.

"Before I came here, I had already investigated thoroughly. It was Qin's secretary who put pressure on me by intimidating my superiors."

"Who doesn't know that the big boss in the Qin family is none other than your Chen Mo's ex-brother-in-law?"

"If Chen Mo hadn't spoken up, how could the Qin family's secretary have found my workplace in such a short time?"

"In my opinion, you two are truly two-faced!"

"Being able to do such despicable things makes you no different from me!"

After hearing this, Lan Yujuan immediately fell silent.

She knew this definitely wasn't Chen Moqian's doing. But at the same time, someone came to her mind.

"Li Shan, believe it or not."

"In short, neither Chen Mo nor I are aware of this matter concerning your workplace."

"I never thought I would lose your job, and I never will."

"You may leave! There's no need for any further contact. That's all I have to say."

After saying that, Lan Yujuan turned around and continued with her own business, ignoring Li Shan.

To her surprise, Li Shan not only didn't leave, but instead sat down on the bar bench where the customer had just been.

Li Shan rested her hands on the bar counter, looking around the café with ill intent while rhythmically tapping the countertop with her fingers.

"Lan Yujuan, you're so silly!"

"You've been used by Li Rui, do you know that?"

As Li Shan spoke, she casually picked up the upside-down glass next to her, poured herself a glass of cold water, and drank it without any hesitation.

Lan Yujuan ignored her, pretending not to hear.

But the more indifferent she seemed, the more it stirred up the malice in Li Shan's heart.

"Do you know why you and Li Rui, who haven't been in contact for so many years, suddenly became good friends?"

Li Shan, holding a glass, suddenly leaned closer, her smile somewhat eerie.

Lan Yujuan paused her busy movements for a moment, then moved the corner of her mouth.

"I don't want to know."

Li Shan covered her mouth and laughed, looking at her as if she were a fool.

"Because of you, she was the stepping stone she used to get close to Qin Zhang!"

"Speaking of which, this was actually a great idea I came up with for her!"

At this point, Li Shan seemed to be immersed in the past.

She took a small sip of water, leaned against the bar, and gazed at the river view through the floor-to-ceiling windows as she spoke softly:

"Actually, Li Rui had his eye on Qin Zhang more than a decade ago!"

"She didn't tell you, did she?"

"She developed early when she was in junior high school. One time, on her way home from school, she was targeted by some thugs."

"Qin Zhang was in high school at the time. He happened to be passing by on his bicycle, and he fought for her and saved her."

"So, guess why, in high school, when the academic competition was so fierce, she was willing to lend you her English notes to copy?"

"If you two were truly close, how could you have lost contact for so many years after graduating high school?"

"Years later, you come back divorced with your child, but you have no resources and no job."

"The whole class is waiting to see you make a fool of yourself."

"But Li Rui is just that kind of person, risking being gossiped about, she still wants to be friends with you."

Why?

Lan Yujuan was still engrossed in her work, but in reality, she was already in a state of utter confusion.

The reason she felt better after talking with Chen Mo yesterday was partly because she felt that Li Rui had been blackmailed by Li Shan, which was why he did such a foolish thing.

On the other hand, she was also quietly comforting herself, thinking that the other party wasn't completely indifferent to her as a friend.

But what Li Shan said now completely shattered her understanding.

Where is the friendship? It's all planned.

Although in her heart, the little boat of friendship had shattered into pieces, she still stubbornly insisted:

"Good!"

"At least it shows that Li Rui truly loves Qin Zhang. My friendship with her is completely unimportant."

"As long as the young couple can live a good life, that's more important than anything else!"

Li Shan suddenly turned her head and looked at her as if she were a madwoman.

"Lan Yujuan, are you alright?"

"Are you out of your mind? You've been used like this, kept in the dark for so many years, aren't you even a little bit angry?"

Lan Yujuan raised her head, her gaze calm, and said:

"Whatever her motives, at least during our time as friends, she never harmed me."

"Whether it was the help she gave me in learning English in high school, or the genuine help she gave me out of awkward situations at high school reunions, it's a fact that she was good to me."

"I'm the kind of person who judges things by their actions, not their feelings."

After hearing this, Li Shan suddenly burst into laughter, unable to straighten up.

She pointed at Lan Yujuan, shaking her head and laughing, tears streaming down her face.

"Lan Yujuan, you're so naive!"

"Do you think that Li Rui knew that your Lan family and the Qin family have a decades-long friendship?"

"You'd rather offend your whole family than offend me, is it really just because of these trivial matters?"

"Because she was afraid that I would expose all the filth she had done to the Qin family, especially to Qin Zhang."

Lan Yujuan fell silent, staring intently at the other person, hoping that no more nonsense would spill from their mouth.

Let me put it this way!

"In fact, the marriage between Li Rui and Qin Zhang was a complete and utter scam from beginning to end!"

"You, all of you, have all been fooled by her!"