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

Chen Mo didn't reply, but turned his head and looked at her meaningfully.

At first, Lan Yujuan didn't realize it. After the two looked at each other for a while, she gradually understood.

"So, Yin Rong lied to me?"

"The child in her belly wasn't what Mr. Xie wanted at all; she conceived it secretly on her own?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.

Since there was no denial, then... you guessed right!

If this is true, then the rest becomes understandable.

"People like Mr. Xie, while they may not necessarily be sexist."

"But if he didn't have a son, but someone was willing to have a son for him, he wouldn't be so determined to refuse and would try every means to get rid of him."

"Unless he already has a son. Or perhaps, having this son would only do more harm than good and affect his future."

After listening to her analysis, Chen Mo not only did not reject it, but also showed a faint smile, revealing an appreciative expression.

Seeing her staring blankly at him, seemingly bewildered by the turn of events, Chen Mo couldn't help but raise his hand and gently tap her forehead.

"Since you're so smart, why don't you try guessing again?"

"Why does Mr. Xie choose to do so many things at the Youxuan Tea House?"

"Moreover, they did so many things without any attempt to conceal them. Wang and Xie were not only fully aware of the whole process, but were also deeply involved."

Lan Yujuan almost blurted out, "It seems that Mr. Xie trusts this Wang Xie quite a bit!"

Chen Mo immediately retorted, "Why would you trust me so much?"

This question stumped Lan Yujuan.

Normally, people will have some degree of wariness towards each other.

Those who can trust each other to this extent, entrusting each other with their lifelines and secrets, are either father and son, or it can only be...

She had probably heard something about the young owner of that Youxuan Tea House; he was older than Xie An'an.

Although Xie An'an's parents' marriage was an arranged marriage, she was born the year after their marriage.

Therefore, according to normal logic, Wang Xie could not be Mr. Xie's son.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long time and seemed very conflicted, Chen Mo immediately said:

"Make bold guesses and don't limit yourself."

Lan Yujuan thought for a moment, and before she could speak, her ears turned red. Finally, she whispered:

"Could it be that Wang Xie and Mr. Xie are actually close friends?"

This time, Chen Mo was a little caught off guard.

"Wh-what?"

"You don't actually think Wang Xie is a woman, do you? He's a man, a little younger than me."

After hearing the explanation, Lan Yujuan blushed even more, blinked, and said, "Yes, I know!"

This time, it was Chen Mo's turn to be dumbfounded.

He stared wide-eyed at Lan Yujuan, his face instantly turning bright red. Then he raised his hand and lightly flicked Lan Yujuan's forehead, saying irritably:

"What are you thinking?"

"Guess carefully! Guess as if it were a normal relationship!"

Lan Yujuan reached up and touched her forehead, looking embarrassed. "Hehe."

"Since that's not the case, it can't be that they're father and son, right?"

"If they really are father and son, then it all makes sense, but the ages don't match up, do they?"

Chen Mo reached out and hugged her tightly, chuckling softly, "Who said that? The ages don't match?"

"I have another version here, would you like to hear it?"

After realizing what was happening, Lan Yujuan instantly became interested, turned around, and straightened her posture:

"Okay, go ahead!"

Seeing that she sat up straight, Chen Mo subconsciously adjusted his own posture and placed two cushions behind her.

"I've had someone investigate Mr. Xie over the past two days."

"In recent years, there has been very little reliable evidence to support what has happened."

"It happened many years ago, and we found quite a bit of information about it."

"It turns out that this Mr. Xie had a girlfriend before he got married, and the two were said to be very much in love."

"However, the woman came from a mountain village and her family was very poor."

"In an effort to break up the two, the Xie family kept pressuring the woman. Later, she secretly took a sum of money and left on her own."

"Mr. Xie was heartbroken and accepted an arranged marriage by his family. He married Mrs. Xie and they had a daughter named Xie An'an."

"However, Mr. Xie was not a good match after marriage, and Mrs. Xie was no pushover either; they each did their own thing."

"As long as it doesn't touch the fundamental interests of both families in the marriage, no one will interfere excessively with whether the two people live in harmony."

"However, no one expected that the girl who was forced to break up with him would give birth to a child on her own after the breakup."

"Years later, Mr. Xie reunited with his first love and learned the truth."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan suddenly had a thought:

"So, Mr. Xie's first love, could it be that her surname was Wang? And that she bore him a son named Wang Xie?"

Chen Mo looked into her eyes and nodded seriously. "Yes, it is Wang Xie."

"However, because Mr. and Mrs. Xie's marriage represents the interests of both families, they cannot easily get a divorce."

"Moreover, if Mr. Xie were to get a divorce, it would be bad for his future and reputation, which is why this matter has been kept secret all this time."

Lan Yujuan's heart tightened, and she blurted out instinctively, "So, Xie An'an had no idea she had a brother in name only?"

"She thought that as long as she followed her biological father's wishes and got rid of her unborn half-brother, all of the Xie family's assets would ultimately belong to her alone, right?"

Chen Mo nodded slightly, "Yeah, more or less!"

"According to the investigation, Xie An'an was indeed unaware of this matter."

"If she had known that her own father had a son older than her, and that the son was born to the woman he loved most, Xie An'an probably wouldn't have done many of the things that followed."

For example, he plotted to kill Yin Rong's unborn child.

For example, she might try every means to get rid of the child in her womb, and then pin her hopes on marrying Chen Mo, thereby achieving a marriage alliance between the Xie and Qin families.

After Lan Yujuan figured out the whole thing, she suddenly felt somewhat disheartened.

"The father doesn't act like a father, and the daughter doesn't act like a daughter. What's the point of living like this?"

However, Lan Yujuan only sighed slightly about other people's affairs before automatically moving on.

What she was worried about was how Chen Mo would handle this matter next.

"So, what do you want to do?"

She was very worried that Chen Mo would take some extreme actions that would ultimately backfire on him.

Chen Mo raised his hand and ruffled the top of her hair, soothingly saying:

"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless!"

"The evidence that Yin Rong sent over came in handy and did me a huge favor."

"I only had evidence from the past, but Yin Rong provided me with evidence from recent years, now I have everything!"

"I plan to hand all of these over to Xie An'an."

"As for the rest, what Xie An'an wants to do is up to her..."

Xie An'an's illegal activities are well-documented, and she will definitely be sentenced.

If she wanted to atone for her crime and try to reduce her sentence, she would definitely choose to report that Xie guy, sacrificing her own family for the greater good and dying together with him.

If she is determined to favor and protect that man surnamed Xie, and is willing to leave all her family property to that half-brother, then it depends on her own fate!

"Regardless of Xie An'an's choice or the outcome, this matter ends here."