Chapter 411: Chapter 411

Jiang Lingling saw that Wan Chu’er didn’t seem to care about the information she provided, and bit her lip before continuing:

"Actually, there’s another thing. At the time of your wedding, my second elder cousin brought a woman with him, right? That’s the one who spoke ill of you, Zhuo Yao."

Hearing the name "Zhuo Yao," Wan Chu’er’s eyes sharpened.

Seeing that Wan Chu’er was interested, Jiang Lingling let out a sigh of relief and went on: "My second elder cousin is dating Zhuo Yao. I once bumped into my second aunt and Zhuo Yao shopping together, and my second aunt specifically told me not to tell you. Please don’t say that you heard it from me."

After saying all this, Jiang Lingling quickly grabbed the new clothes she bought and scurried away.

Wan Chu’er was indifferent to Jiang Lingling’s departure because her mind was preoccupied with thoughts about Zhuo Yao.

Heaven’s path is open for you, yet you choose to barge through hell’s gate!

Wan Chu’er was certain that Zhuo Yao played a part in the article that Thunder had orchestrated last time. She couldn’t think of anyone else who would be so familiar with her affairs and possess such a malicious mindset besides Zhuo Yao.

These past few days she may have not dealt with Zhuo Yao, but that doesn’t mean she had forgotten about her.

In fact, Wan Chu’er was somewhat baffled by Zhuo Yao’s obsession with her. When they were just little girls in their teens, Zhuo Yao already knew how to play tricks on her. Not to mention, during high school, despite being beaten by her multiple times, Zhuo Yao still seized every opportunity to do harm.

Even during the wedding, on her own turf, Zhuo Yao couldn’t resist talking behind her back.

If it’s jealousy, this jealousy is just too terrifying.

Previously, her reprisals against Zhuo Yao were primarily physical. This time Zhuo Yao crossed the line, not only slandering her deceased parents but even affecting Xiao Bai and Yan Hui who gave up on Hailang.

Therefore, this time she definitely won’t let Zhuo Yao get off easily. She wants to make Zhuo Yao regret ever knowing Wan Chu’er!

And then there’s Zheng Yun, if everything before her college days couldn’t be separated from Zhuo Yao’s lies and slanders, then most of the college incidents were likely related to Zheng Yun.

It’s not the first time Zheng Yun has done something .

Zheng Yun’s hatred for her is no less than that of Zhuo Yao’s, probably even worse. In Zheng Yun’s eyes, she must be the one who blocked Zheng Yun’s path to glory and wealth.

However, what they think has nothing to do with her. Since they dare to target her, they should be prepared to pay the price.

Wan Chu’er thought about how to teach these two a lesson.

Just as she was beginning to figure something out, Xiao Bai personally came over, his commitment to company affairs now not as strong as before.

"What did you say? Crown Prince behind Thunder wants to invite us to dinner? What does that mean, a show of power?" Wan Chu’er said sarcastically; she now had an instinctive revulsion whenever she heard the name Thunder.

Xiao Bai gave a bitter smile and responded, "He said he wanted to apologize to us."

Wan Chu’er cleared her ears, "Did I hear that wrong? The Crown Prince is apologizing to us? What’s the scheme this time?"

The Crown Prince has everything at his beck and call. From birth to now, he probably doesn’t know how to write the words ’apologize.’ Thus, Wan Chu’er was skeptical about the Crown Prince’s intentions for this banquet.

"That’s what he said."

"Crown Prince personally gave you a call?" Chuchu exclaimed in surprise.

"Yeah." Xiao Bai let out a sigh. Compared to the Crown Prince, he felt himself to be far too weak.

"I think the Crown Prince’s apologetic dinner is meant to be shown to Grandpa Zhong. Although our family’s old master has stepped down, his influence remains. Otherwise, why do you think Thunder would pay out that one billion?

They could continue to suppress Hailang with their tactics. In the end, they could dominate the market without paying a dime, but they still paid one billion. I think it’s an explanation the Crown Prince’s family owes to our old master."

Hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Chuchu propped her chin with her hand and fell silent, contemplating.

It seems that the conversation Grandpa had with the Crown Prince’s family elder was not in vain; the one billion must have been compensation that Grandpa demanded for them.

"Alright, let’s go then. Face needs to be given mutually. If he wants to apologize, we’ll just go and make an appearance," Chuchu finally decided.

It’s also a good opportunity to probe the true strength of this Crown Prince.

She always felt something was off about Thunder’s appearance; the Crown Prince could make money from anywhere, so why entangle with foreign capital? This could easily be used against him by political rivals.

Moreover, this foreign capital is so blatantly arrogant, infuriating both gods and men; she didn’t believe the Crown Prince would be so desperate for money as to stoop so low.

The offspring of such families are actually subjected to very strict upbringing.

Xiao Bai nodded and said, "Alright, I will pick you up tomorrow afternoon." Having settled the matter, and seeing that Chuchu had recovered from her previous setback, Xiao Bai didn’t linger and left.

No sooner had Xiao Bai left than there was a knock on her door, which Xiao Liu answered.

"I’m sorry, we are not available right now," Xiao Liu’s unaltered voice quickly came from the door.

Needless to say, it was Chen Jiahua from next door. Recently, Chen Jiahua would shamelessly visit every two or three days, and Chuchu never paid attention to him, leaving Xiao Liu or Xiao Yu to send him away.

Sure enough, the next second, Chen Jiahua shouted, "Niece, I’m your uncle!"

Xiao Liu angrily said, "Mr. Chen, if you keep yelling , I’ll call the police." She pushed Chen Jiahua out forcefully and firmly shut the door from inside.

After a while, Xiao Liu came over with discontent and said to Chuchu, "This family really has some thick skin—if it were me, having been rejected so many times, I would be too ashamed to even walk by people, and yet they keep coming back. There must be some ulterior motive."

Chuchu smiled, "You’re right, their persistent badgering is indeed driven by impure motives."

She had read the materials Grandpa had given her about the Chen Family. It turned out that the old lady next door was named Yuan Mei Qin, and she really was Chuchu’s biological grandmother. In the chaos of the 1960s, Yuan Mei Qin, who was of bad social standing, bestowed herself to the leader of the Revolutionary Committee at that time, who was Chuchu’s biological grandfather.

Unintentionally, she gave birth to Wan Shiguo. By the time Wan Shiguo was born, owing to factional struggles, the leader Yuan Mei Qin bestowed herself to was killed.

To protect herself, Yuan Mei Qin threw Wan Shiguo to the doorstep of an orphanage. Later she must have found some connections, went abroad, and married a wealthy overseas Chinese, Mr. Chen, becoming his second wife.

Last year, Yuan Mei Qin’s husband died, so she came back to China with her own son.

Don’t think they returned home in glory; in reality, they could not win against the other members of the Chen Family and grudgingly returned to the country with part of their assets.

From the materials, it is evident that Yuan Mei Qin was not a person of good will, so her motives for seeking out Chuchu deserved scrutiny.

Chuchu couldn’t care less about what they were thinking; she didn’t fancy Yuan Mei Qin and naturally kept her distance from them.