Accusations of not wanting to marry: The prosecutor pressed him relentlessly.

Tang Yi knew Mu Wangbei.

But we're not very familiar with each other.

The Lu family is very close to the Mu family. The two families used to have a very good relationship, but an incident happened many years ago that broke the relationship between them.

Some people have said that the Mu family got to where it is today by stepping on the Lu family.

When Mu Huai was young, he handled an economic case involving Lu Yanli's second uncle. The case was quite sensational at the time because Lu Yanli's second uncle jumped off a building, plunging the Lu family into an economic crisis and causing their financial chain to break.

Moreover, Mu Huai and Lu's second uncle were close friends for many years; they could be said to have grown up together.

Grandpa Lu almost died along with his second son back then.

When something like this happens, businesses tend to scatter like leaves in the wind. However, the Tang family patriarch was quite righteous and helped out at this time by investing a sum of money into the Lu family company, which gave the Lu family a much-needed reprieve.

It's really hard to say who's right and who's wrong in this matter.

Mu Huai was doing his job, but it's impossible for him not to use their relationship to investigate the case.

Lu's second uncle must have tampered with the accounts. In those days, the whole country paid great attention to major economic fraud cases, and he was caught as a typical example.

Now that times have changed, it's considered quite respectable for the younger generations of both families to greet each other when they meet.

Has Fang Youxi gone mad? Given the relationship between the Tang family and the Lu family, why is she getting involved with the Mu family?

Wait, the key question is, how did she meet Mu Wangbei?

Lu Yanli called again.

"Is she your sister?"

Tang Yi was speechless for a moment.

Lu Yanli understood, and both of them fell silent.

After a long silence, Lu Yanli asked, "What are your plans for this?"

"I'm not quite clear-headed right now. Let me think about it once I'm more clear-headed, then I'll hang up."

Tang Yi leaned against the headboard, but he couldn't fall asleep.

Fang Youxi was fast asleep at the time. She wasn't used to sleeping in someone's arms, so after being affectionate, she would hug a pillow and snuggle up on the edge of the bed with one leg dangling over the edge. Mu Wangbei was always worried that she would fall off, and he woke up several times throughout the night.

The next day, he dropped Fang Youxi off at the entrance of the building next to the law firm, watched her carry her bag from this building to the next building and then go inside, and then drove to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for work.

Before 10 a.m., the receptionist called the office to say that someone was looking for Fang Youxi in meeting room number 2.

Fang Youxi thought it was another domestic matter from Tang Ze's friend, but it turned out to be Tang Yi contacting her.

That was quite unexpected.

"Boss, what brings you here? Did something happen? Even if you're going to file a lawsuit, I'll still charge you lawyer fees."

Tang Yi looked at her with a serious expression.

Fang Youxi's joke faded: "Did something really happen?"

When did you meet Mu Wangbei?

Fang Youxi's mind raced; the sentence contained several meanings.

First, this shows that Tang Yi also knows Mu Wangbei, and their relationship is probably not very good.

Secondly, he must have heard it from someone else. It's very likely that among the several acquaintances Mu Wangbei bumped into at Zhi'ai that day, there were mutual friends.

Third, judging from Tang Yi's sour face, he probably already knows about her relationship with Mu Wangbei, and he strongly disapproves of the existence of this relationship.

Fourth, Elder Tang probably doesn't know yet, otherwise the person sitting in the reception room right now wouldn't be Tang Yi.

"This is my private matter," Fang Youxi said, sitting down in front of Tang Yi with an air of utter indifference.

Tang Yi was furious: "How can this be considered your private matter? Although Grandpa didn't say it explicitly, can't you tell that Lu Yanli was the blind date he chose for you? When both families had already made the arrangements, they didn't rush to finalize the marriage because they wanted to give you a buffer period, so you wouldn't feel that your family was pressuring you too much."

Fang Youxi found it amusing: "What do I care about your decisions? Did you listen when I said I never planned to get married? Bringing a random man back to the old house for dinner and then getting engaged? What do you take me for? Besides, what does this have to do with Mu Wangbei? Don't I even have the right to make friends? Just because I'm a daughter of the Tang family? Don't forget, my surname is Fang, not Tang."

Tang Yi clutched his chest. Sure enough, his grandfather was right. Fang Youxi was an ingrate; he couldn't be warmed up or tamed.

"Our family has investments in the Lu family. Don't you know the Lu family and the Mu family are adversaries? Of all people to mess with, why did you have to provoke the Mu family?"

Fang Youxi still felt wronged!

"How would I know? Besides, what does any of this have to do with me?"

"Every penny you spend is a share of the Tang family's annual profits. Of these profits, the Lu family's investment accounts for at least 40%. Do you think it has anything to do with you? In other words, 40% of every bag, every piece of clothing, and every set of jewelry you buy comes from the Lu family's profits."

"That's not how it works. Since it's an investment, there should be a return. The return on investment only shows that you and Dad have had a keen eye over the years. There are three children in the family, and it's not just me who got a share of the profits. You all make it sound so noble, but to put it bluntly, everyone in the Tang family enjoys the benefits of the marriage alliance. In the end, it's just my interests that are sacrificed."

Fang Youxi is a lawyer; for every word you say, she'll have a hundred to say. Tang Yi couldn't argue with her and was so angry he almost had a heart attack: "Do you even have the heart to say such things? Think about it carefully. Before Dad and Grandpa find out, you'd better break up with Mu Wangbei. And let me tell you, Lu Yanli already knows."

After saying that, Tang Yi slammed the door and left.

It seems that Fang Youxi did something utterly heinous.

Fang Youxi was upset; she hadn't expected that the Mu family and the Lu family were truly enemies.

But both she and Mu Wangbei were innocent in this matter.

Fang Youxi began to wonder if returning to Beicheng was the right decision.

If she doesn't go back to Beicheng, where can she go?

She didn't like life in Australia at all, and she didn't even like the good weather there.

In Beicheng, although she had to return to her old house every week to maintain family ties, although she had to start from scratch to build up her work, and although she needed to readjust to many social customs and lifestyle habits, she often felt that she was living a pretty good life because of her father, her two older brothers, and Mu Wangbei. Was she being too complacent?

What Tang Yi said earlier was correct. She receives 200 million yuan a month in living expenses from the Tang family, all of which was earned by her father and brother through hard work.

In fact, apart from being reincarnated, she didn't do anything for her family.

Grandpa called her an ingrate and said that Tang Zhanghe's father-daughter relationship was built on money, and she knew that too.

Perhaps she had taken family ties too lightly, thinking they were simply a natural bond of blood. In reality, even blood ties require sacrifice. Her grandfather needed her to marry into the Lu family in order to obtain the rewards he desired.

Tang Yi calmed down in the car for a while. Despite the argument, he couldn't let his father and grandfather know about it for the time being, or Fang Youxi would be in big trouble.

He knew his sister wasn't close to the family. Although she was raised in the Tang family before she was eight, it was her grandmother who took care of her. At that time, his father was busy preparing for his fourth marriage and had no interest in his children.

Fang Youxi's mother, Tang Zhanghe's third wife, Tang Yi, also heard about it. She was an extremely self-centered and selfish person. After taking the child over, she didn't take much care of him, leaving him to the nanny while she busied herself making money and dating.

In such an environment, it's normal for Fang Youxi's personality to be a bit extreme, and as the older brother, he should be more tolerant.

He had a real headache. Thinking about Lu Yanli, he rubbed his temples.

That guy was no pushover either; this incident made him lose face completely.