Chapter 252: The Fishing Plan
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Mei Shu removed the earphones from Shen Nian’s ears, put away her phone, and said in a solemn tone, “Don’t be too upset for now. Do you know who the woman on the phone is?”
How could Shen Nian not know?
This woman had been extremely critical of Shen Nian after becoming her mother-in-law.
Even though her daughter-in-law was the pampered eldest daughter of the Shen family, and her son had merely married into the Shen family, she had never looked at Shen Nian with a kind eye.
In the past, Shen Nian had been gentle and obedient. Combined with her father constantly advising her to be kind to her family, she had always felt that she wasn’t trying hard enough and had gone to great lengths to please her difficult mother-in-law.
But she had always sensed the deep-seated hatred in her mother-in-law’s eyes.
Back then, she had thought she was overthinking things, but now that she had heard this recording, she finally understood everything.
That woman was her mother’s lover, who resented her for taking her mother’s place and had also grown to hate her in the process.
What she didn’t expect was that her father would allow his mistress’ son to become his son-in-law!
What did her father, who had once treated her like a precious gem, really take her as?
“Lin Wei…”
Shen Nian’s hatred had reached its peak.
She murmured this name, filled with burning anger and unwillingness towards her father.
“What they meant by ‘a family of three’ is…”
Mei Shu quickly said, “1 found records of an abortion Lin Wei had many years ago in a hospital. The child was already aborted that year.”
“They actually had a child!” Shen Nian tightened her grip on the table, her heart suddenly filled with a strong sense of pain that made her arch her back, but she stubbornly refused to collapse.
“Are you okay?” Mei Shu was a little worried when he saw her pale face.
Sheng Nian shook her head, closed her eyes, and said, “I’m fine. Continue.”
Mei Shu didn’t know how to comfort her. She could only push the dessert she wanted to eat to her and say, “Now that you know your father’s secret, what we need to do next is to uproot this secret.”
Sheng Nian suddenly looked at her, wiped her tears, and said, “What other secrets can there be? Isn’t such a big secret enough?”
“Of course it’s not enough.”
Mei Shu analyzed carefully. “Have you ever thought why your father had promised her to divorce your mother and marry her but didn’t let her marry into the Sheng family in the end?”
Shen Nian pondered for a moment, her tone uncertain. “Could it be because my father didn’t want to remarry someone else after my mother’s accidental death?”
“Why do you have such unrealistic fantasies about scumbag men? Do you really think they’d suddenly become faithful because of a death?” Mei Shu couldn’t believe how naive this young lady was.
Shen Nian asked in confusion, “Then what could it be?”
“Your father didn’t want to marry her, but he found various ways to let Lu Ming enter the Shen family. Do you think it’s because of your mother?” Mei Shu couldn’t take it anymore.
Shen Nian’s face suddenly flushed with anger, partly out of embarrassment and partly out of frustration. “Then what do you think it is?”
Mei Shu didn’t want to reveal too much at this point. What she needed most now was substantive evidence. “They must have had bigger secrets, or in other words, larger mutual interests. That’s why although your father didn’t marry her, for all these years, he has been making sure she lives comfortably. What we need to do now is unearth all their secrets, find the truth, and determine if it’s related to the accident from all those years ago.”
Mei Shu explained the recent incident in the mall where she had persuaded Lin Wei to make purchases.
Given Lin Wei’s previous financial condition, it would have been impossible for her to spend tens of thousands on luxury goods in one go. But now, such a thing seemed ordinary in Lin Wei’s eyes.
There had to be a reason behind all this, and Mei Shu wanted to investigate further.
Shen Nian understood and had already snapped out of her despair. She hoarsely asked, “So, what should I do now?”
Seeing that Shen Nian was finally cooperating, Mei Shu felt relieved and said, “I heard that when Lu Ming married into the Shen family, your father gave him a five percent stake in the company, right?”
Shen Nian nodded and said, “Yes, but he’s the one at fault in the marriage, so he should leave with nothing. I’ve already hired a lawyer to go through the legal procedures, and I’m confident we can reclaim that five percent stake from him.”
“We can delay that matter,” Mei Shu said casually. “By the way, has Lu Ming been harassing you these past few days?”
“Yes, he’s been waiting outside my house, saying he doesn’t want to divorce me.” Shen Nian was annoyed. Just before she had driven out, Lu Ming had blocked her car and kept pestering her.
Mei Shu asked cautiously, “Did he say anything strange to you?”
“Strange? Not really.” Shen Nian asked in puzzlement, “What do you mean by strange?”
“Never mind.” Mei Shu let out a sigh of relief.
She suspected that Lu Ming might not know about his own background, and that’s why he had continued to pester Shen Nian. Mei Shu continued, “Use the five percent stake as a pretext to meet him alone. When the time comes, I’ll go to the meeting on your behalf..”
