After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 167 New Discoveries Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law

Gu Yunchen's men even dared to tease him: "Hehehe! Boss, you are the legitimate Emperor's consort! Why bother arguing with those lowly Tom, Dick, and Harry?"

She was just craving something different and wanted a change of pace; deep down, she still loves you the most!

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunchen immediately kicked the man and cursed, "Get the hell away from me!"

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Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but feel puzzled:

[Does that mean I'll have to meet a specific trigger condition every time I want to see someone else's storyline? That's too troublesome!]

Her thoughts shifted, and she thought of Tingxue's family again, because it turned out that they knew each other.

Looking at the current situation, it seems that the relationship between the second and third sons is maintained only through the second or third son acting as an intermediary...

As Jiang Mianmian carefully analyzed the complex situation, she kept writing and drawing on paper, recording various important information and clues.

Before long, the paper was filled with names, and the relationships between the people began to become clearer. Her understanding of the whole situation also became clearer.

Jiang Mianmian became even more convinced of her initial judgment: "Well, judging from the current situation, it should be pretty much the case."

After repeated and in-depth thinking and weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Mianmian finally succeeded in summarizing the key points.

That is, the victim, the perpetrator, and the connection between the two; it seems that only when these three conditions are triggered simultaneously will certain plots or events truly unfold.

However, whether it's really as I think, she'll only know for sure after triggering similar situations a few more times.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but frown, cursing inwardly, "That Liu Wenrui is truly a wicked person!"

It turned out that she was surprised to discover this after reading the plot analysis about Liu Wenrui.

This man, who looks so young and is not even twenty years old, has committed many heinous crimes!

At the same age of twenty, the eldest son, Shen Xiuyan, passed the imperial examination with his own efforts and became a third-ranked scholar, thus smoothly embarking on his official career.

Looking at that Liu Wenrui, he idles away his days doing nothing productive.

Every day, he either hangs out with his cronies, shouting and laughing, going to cockfights and dog races, or indulging in brothels and pleasure quarters, living a life of unbridled pleasure and debauchery. He is a complete playboy!

According to the plot analysis, he even committed a heinous crime—forcibly abducting a young woman! The poor girl was violated by Liu Wenrui and eventually killed by him.

At the time of the incident, Liu Wenrui was also quite frightened. After all, it was his first time killing someone, and he was so scared that he ran away immediately.

His mother noticed that he came home early and found it strange. She also noticed that he looked pale and flustered, and something seemed wrong.

After being questioned for a long time, Liu Wenrui initially hesitated and refused to tell the truth, but eventually he couldn't withstand his mother's repeated questioning and finally confessed to the fact that he had killed someone.

As a result, his mother comforted him, saying, "Son, it's alright, it's alright. She's just a shameless scumbag. We'll have your father handle it. At worst, we'll give her family more money!"

Upon hearing her son's words, Liu's mother was initially taken aback, but then she came to her senses. Far from being afraid of the wrong her son had committed...

Seeing her son trembling, Liu's mother was filled with worry. This had frightened her son, and she immediately began to comfort Liu Wenrui:

“Son, don’t be afraid. She’s just a shameless slut. When your father comes back, he will handle this matter. At most, we’ll give her family some money as compensation, and I think that will settle things.”

Upon hearing his mother's words, Liu Wenrui immediately felt relieved, but he didn't dwell on the matter further.

Later, he only vaguely heard that his family had paid a lot of money to the woman's family for this matter, and even found a scapegoat to cover it up.

After this incident, Liu Wenrui didn't dare to go out and find women for a long time, and he became very well-behaved.

Liu Wenrui was not particularly brave or daring. After this incident, he didn't dare to go out and look for those women for quite some time.

He, who used to be a womanizer and unruly, has now become well-behaved and stays at home.

However, Liu Wenrui's refusal to go out and seek pleasure greatly worried his mother.

This doting mother, Ms. Liu, was completely unaware of the problem. Instead, she thought that her son's murder had terrified her precious son.

So, she not only harbored resentment towards the dead woman, but even viciously cursed her, blaming the deceased for frightening her beloved son...

Upon seeing these words, Jiang Mianmian trembled with anger, inwardly cursing, "..."

【Depend on! 】

What kind of weirdos are these?! You killed someone, and you still have the nerve to curse the victim.

[Your son only stopped looking for women for a few days because he killed someone, and instead of repenting and disciplining him, you're even feeling sorry for him? What kind of person are you!]

Jiang Mianmian grew angrier the more she looked, and couldn't help but mutter curses as she sat there. She almost couldn't stand this awful banquet anymore.

This was the first time she had ever realized that someone could be so disgusting.

The Shen family members listened with trepidation.

Li Tingxue followed closely behind Jiang Mianmian, not daring to leave her side for even a moment, lest Jiang Mianmian lose her temper and expose herself.

Fortunately, despite her anger, Jiang Mianmian was still sharp and knew that this matter couldn't be exposed, so she kept it to herself. When she couldn't take it anymore, she slammed her teacup on the table.

"Hmph, I'm going out for a stroll!"

After angrily uttering those words, Jiang Mianmian turned and walked out the door without looking back.

"Uh... Mother, wait for me, I'll go with you!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Li Tingxue quickly gave the other members of the Shen family a look, signaling them to keep each other informed. Then she quickly followed Jiang Mianmian out the door.

Shen Xiuyan, Shen Xiujin, and Zhou Jingyao looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then all breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that today's so-called banquet was not a grand event at all, but just a lotus appreciation and lotus root eating feast held at the Liu family's villa.

Only a few families who usually have frequent and close interactions were invited.

Although the Shen family and the Liu family had not had much interaction in the past, Jiang Mianmian was secretly delighted when she heard the news of this banquet, thinking that this was a rare opportunity for her family. So, she specially asked someone to get an invitation from the Liu family.

And so, following behind Jiang Mianmian were the Shen family members, who were accompanied by a string of candied hawthorns. She led the Shen family members excitedly to the Liu family's villa.

"Ugh... I'm so angry!"

Jiang Mianmian walked angrily to the flower bushes in the courtyard, stopped, and without saying a word, began to vigorously fan a leaf on the ground beside her. The leaf pattered loudly as she struck it, fluttering wildly in the wind.

Li Tingxue followed carefully behind, not daring to utter a sound the whole way, for fear of angering Jiang Mianmian who was in a bad mood ahead.

After following her for a while, until Jiang Mianmian had vented her anger, Li Tingxue walked over and timidly asked, "Mother, what are you doing?"

Jiang Mianmian was startled by the sudden sound. She turned around abruptly, stared at Li Tingxue with wide eyes, and exclaimed, "When did you get here? You scared me to death!"

Li Tingxue's heart tightened, secretly glad that she had prepared her answer in advance. She quickly lowered her head and answered in a soft voice:

"It's a bit dark here, so I can't see very well. That's why I just found this place."

Jiang Mianmian frowned, glanced at Li Tingxue, and asked in confusion, "Why did you look for me?"

Li Tingxue took a deep breath and tried to make her tone sound more natural: "It's nothing particularly important. I just suddenly realized that you weren't in the living room, and I was worried that something might have happened."

After all, we're in someone else's villa now, and it's our first time here; we're not familiar with the surroundings at all. If we accidentally take the wrong path, you might not be able to find your way back.

Jiang Mianmian rolled her eyes at her and retorted dismissively, "What could possibly happen? This place is so big, any servant can tell you the way. How could you possibly get lost?"

I'm not a three-year-old; I have that much common sense.

Li Tingxue quickly nodded with a smile and agreed: "Hehe, Mother is absolutely right. Actually, I'm not afraid that you will get lost or anything, but I'm mainly worried that some people are not polite and might offend you."

Just as Jiang Mianmian was about to speak, a soft rustling sound came from not far away...

She sensed something was wrong, turned her head, and sure enough, saw a shiny label at the corner: Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character – Liu Wenrui.

Holy crap, no way?!

Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but gasp inwardly as she heard the woman's shy words, accompanied by Liu Wenrui's unyielding and forceful words: "Don't want it? Hmph, you have no choice!"

The woman exclaimed in surprise, then said coyly and shyly, "Oh no, Liu Wenrui, don't do this!"

But Liu Wenrui showed no sign of stopping. Instead, he laughed arrogantly and said, "What are you afraid of? This is my own backyard. Who can tell me what to do?"

"Hmph, your wife is inside! What if she sees you?"

"So what if she finds out? What does she have to be afraid of?" Liu Wenrui's tone was full of disdain and coldness.

He felt nothing but endless resentment towards the woman who dared to betray him and cuckold him.

Liu Wenrui sneered. If it weren't for the fact that the two families still had interests involved, and that Xi's father now held a higher official position than his own father, he probably would have killed her long ago. Why would he want to give that bitch face and care about her feelings?

Go dream!