The aloof beauty always has weak legs; the crazy boss is too ruthless.

Chapter 81 Selfishness
At first, Yu Nian still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that Lin Chen had deliberately framed her. The Yu family and the Hua family had no business dealings, and since her father, Yu Chengjian, took over the company, he had always abided by the law and had never evaded a single penny of taxes.

Little did I know that just a few hours later, I received a call from my older brother, Yu Hui.

On the phone, the eldest brother, Yu Hui, cried uncontrollably, saying, "It's all my fault! It's all my fault that we, the Yu family, are ruined! I shouldn't have listened to my second cousin! I shouldn't have helped him launder that money!"

Like a bolt from the blue, Yu Nian was almost devastated. She never imagined that her honest and kind older brother, Yu Hui, would be involved with her notorious cousin, Hua Yin!
The Yu family helped the Hua family launder money... It's confirmed.

What if it gets leaked...

"Big brother, don't panic. I'll go find Lin Chen right now. Lin Chen will definitely have a way to help us. You can trust me!" After reassuring her older brother Yu Hui, Yu Nian forced herself to calm down.

Half an hour later, they set off to find Lin Chen.

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Mu Sen had just led Lu Siqi out of his grandfather's courtyard when he saw Yu Nian coming over with a menacing look. He thought the woman's domineering nature was really annoying.

Upon seeing Yu Nian, Lu Siqi instinctively moved away from the man beside her.

Mu Sen reached out and pulled her into his arms. "Why are you hiding?"

Yu Nian had already walked up to them. Seeing their intimate behavior, she was filled with jealousy. "Don't you two respect me, your first wife, enough? Can't you just be affectionate in private? Why do you have to make it public?"

"No matter how well the Lin family's house is soundproofed, it can't stop people who come to eavesdrop." Mu Sen gripped Lu Siqi's hand tightly, preventing her from pulling it away. "Yu Nian, let me remind you again, you are not my fiancée, Lin Chen. If you continue to flaunt your status as my fiancée, do you believe that after your Yu family falls this time, you will never be able to rise again?"

"Are you threatening me, Lin Chen?"

“That’s right, I’m threatening you.” He nodded and smiled. “I know better than your father, Yu Chengjian, what your elder brother Yu Hui has been up to behind the scenes; money laundering, gambling, helping Hua Yin smuggle drugs into the country—these are all things Yu Hui did for Hua Yin behind your backs.”

"Even if my brother did all this! What right do you have to report him!" Yu Nian could no longer remain calm. "You could have talked to the Yu family first. Once we knew what my brother had done, we would have made him stop immediately!"

She questioned, "Our two families have been friends for generations. How could you ruin our decades-long friendship for the sake of a woman?!"

Lu Siqi realized that Yu Nian was shifting all the responsibility onto her.

She believed that without her appearance, Lin Chen would not have reported her brother Yu Hui for money laundering.

Instead of reflecting on why their own family members broke the law, they shift the blame to others...

That's really selfish.

Lu Siqi said, "Miss Yu, your Yu family helped the Hua family launder money. This was definitely because the higher-ups had been watching you for a long time and had gathered enough evidence before they notified the police to contact your Yu family. Because each of these checkpoints is beyond human control."

"What do you mean?" Yu Nian glared at her angrily, her eyes brimming with tears. "Are you saying that even if Lin Chen hadn't reported us, our Yu family would still go bankrupt?"

“Once you’ve done something illegal, you can’t afford to take chances. Yu Hui has been helping Hua Yin launder money for five years, and he’s never stopped doing it. If any member of the Yu family had discovered this and reminded Yu Hui to stop him, your family wouldn’t be in this predicament.”

Mu Sen listened silently to Lu Siqi's words and felt that she had made great progress recently. Her speech and behavior were much more poised, and she was no longer shy in front of people.

Seeing that Yu Nian on the other side still had a "I'm not convinced" expression, knowing that she never admits defeat until she sees the coffin, he said, "Alright, you can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep."

He took Lu Siqi's hand and led her towards his own yard.

Yu Nian turned to look at them and saw them walking hand in hand, side by side. Suddenly, she broke down in tears. Because this time... she had truly lost completely.

If the Yu family falls, it will be because of their connection with the infamous Hua family, making it difficult to maintain the marriage agreement with the Lin family.

Rather than letting Lin Chen announce it voluntarily, it's better for her to take the initiative to delist. By doing so, she at least saves herself some face.

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Back in the living room, Mu Sen took a bottle of water from the refrigerator. After drinking it, he noticed that Lu Siqi was still looking at him and knew what she wanted to ask. "Yu Hui is involved with Hua Yin. The Yu family has been turning a blind eye to it for the past few years. To put it bluntly, they've just made a mess of it!"

"If Yu Hui had been as incorruptible as his father, Yu Chengjian, he wouldn't have ruined the Yu family's century-old reputation."

Lu Siqi asked, "Did you already know that Yu Hui was helping Hua Yin launder money? And that he was also helping him transport drugs?"

Mu Sen nodded slightly.

"Then why did you choose this time to close the net?" Wouldn't closing the net like this alert the Hua family in Bangnan?

"I didn't want to take over this net; Gu Shi made me do it."

"Senior Brother Gu?"

After putting the bottle back on the coffee table, Mu Sen sat down seriously and began to talk to her about how three policemen had sacrificed their lives and Song Qinian had been admitted to the intensive care unit in an effort to stop Jiang Hong's shipment. "The shipment has been found out. It's not from Hua Xu, it's from Hua Yin. For the past few years, Hua Yin has been using the Yu family's logistics business to have Yu Hui help transport drugs from Bangnan to major cities across the country."

"The one who shot and killed our soldier was Yu Hui's man. Song Qinian was also injured by their men and is still bedridden!"

Lu Siqi understood. "So closing in now is a warning to the Yu family, and also a warning to other companies that still have business dealings with Huayin."

"Smart." Mu Sen couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her hair. "I've discovered that you're exceptionally smart. Once you get the hang of something, you learn it very quickly, no matter what it is."

Seeing her blush, he whispered in her ear, "Last night in the bathroom, you made me feel really good. Let's continue tonight."

"When are we going back to Bangnan?" Lu Siqi gently pushed his face away, worried that things might get too ambiguous.

"Once this matter with the Yu family is settled, and we've given our fallen comrades some closure, I'll take you back to Bangnan." He kissed her cheek, and as he thought of the crazy scene from last night, a wicked smile crept onto Mu Sen's lips. "I need to prepare ice in advance tonight."

The thought of this man using ice...

Lu Siqi's legs went weak again.

Just as Mu Sen was about to tease her a little longer, his phone vibrated. Seeing that it was his father's number, he immediately sat up impatiently to answer it.

After hearing this, his expression became even more solemn.

After he ended the call, Lu Siqi asked, "What happened?"

"I'm going to Grandpa's yard. You go to bed early tonight, okay? Don't go anywhere until I get back." After giving these instructions, Mu Sen straightened his clothes and headed outside.

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