Zhao Wen had been pinned to the ground by several bodyguards, her hands were tied behind her back, and her mouth was bruised.

She strained to lift her head, glaring sharply at Cao Lan, and growled:

"If you dare lay a finger on Miss Liang, I guarantee you'll suffer a terrible death!"

Cao Lan chuckled lightly, her tone full of disdain:

"You're barely able to save yourself, yet you dare to spout such nonsense? I advise you to be honest, otherwise, I have plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead."

As she spoke, Cao Lan gave a wink to the two bodyguards who had grabbed Lin Xiao.

The two bodyguards immediately increased the pressure on their hands. Lin Xiao groaned in pain, closed his eyes, and tears streamed down his face, but he dared not make a sound.

Liang Yu said to Cao Lan with hatred:

"Cao Lan, come at me directly! What kind of skill is it to let a bunch of men bully two innocent girls?"

Cao Lan smiled smugly. She slowly walked up to Liang Yu, looked down at him, and said disdainfully:

Let's talk privately.

Liang Yu stopped struggling and replied:

"Okay, I'll talk to you alone."

Cao Lan waved her hand, and the bodyguards escorted Lin Xiao, Zhao Wen, and the shop assistants out of the clothing store.

Inside the clothing store, only Liang Yu and Cao Lan remained.

Cao Lan found a blind spot in the surveillance footage and sat down, and Liang Yu sat down opposite her without her noticing.

Liang Yu spoke first, asking:

"Cao Lan, what exactly are you trying to do by causing such a commotion today?"

Cao Lan scoffed and arrogantly said:

"I'm here to make a deal with you."

Liang asked:

"What kind of deal?"

Cao Lan smirked and stared arrogantly at Liang Yu, saying:

"I know you're going to Country A to see Liang An soon. I want you to tell Liang An that you want to give up inheriting everything from him."

Cao Lan's words reminded Liang Yu of a piece of gossip that Zhao Wen had once told her.

Liang Song is not Liang An's biological son at all.

Moreover, she now even has a guess.

Liang An already knew about this.

Otherwise, why would Cao Lan have targeted her time and time again, and now she's actually playing her cards openly, trying to get her to give up inheriting Liang An's estate?

Liang Yu couldn't help but sneer and asked:

Why should I listen to you?

Cao Lan said with a smug look on her face:

"With my abilities, I can ensure that your grandmother, who's lying in the hospital, won't live for more than two months."

Liang Yu was startled, a strong sense of unease welling up inside her. She stared intently at Cao Lan and asked angrily:

"What did you do to my grandmother?"

Seeing Liang Yu's wary expression, Cao Lan felt even more smug. She whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"I didn't do anything to your grandmother, I just had someone add something to her nutrient solution."

Cao Lan glanced at the clock on the wall, then looked at Liang Yu again, and continued with an arrogant expression:

"At this point in time, those substances have probably already dissolved entirely in your grandmother's blood, and no instrument can detect them."

Liang Yu's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

But she desperately wanted to know what medicine Cao Lan had given her grandmother, so she remained calm and composed, and said firmly:

"Cao Lan, I'm a medical student. You can't fool me. If you've added something, there's no way it won't be detected."

"Either you're trying to scare me, or you've been tricked."

"There is no such thing as a lethal substance that cannot be detected."

Seeing Liang Yu's calm demeanor, Cao Lan assumed he truly didn't take her words seriously, so she gritted her teeth and whispered:

"It's a nerve agent, a poison from one of the world's top secret laboratories."

"That kind of poison is undetectable. Once it enters the human body, it immediately dissolves in the blood and becomes a neurotransmitter."

"This poison is not immediately fatal; it gradually erodes the nervous system. In just two months, it can completely destroy the entire nervous system, leading to death."

Liang Yu's face turned deathly pale, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

Suppressing her anger, she gritted her teeth and said to Cao Lan:

"Cao Lan, I will call the police."

Cao Lan laughed loudly, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world, her tone full of disdain and mockery:

"Call the police?"

"Liang Yu, do you have any evidence? Do you have any proof that I injected your grandmother with poison?"

Cao Lan paused, her tone becoming even more vicious:

"Moreover, it was developed by a world-class laboratory, and so far, no detection method has been able to detect it."

Even if you call the police, they won't be able to find anything wrong.

"Just give up on that idea!"

Cao Lan slowly straightened up, a cold smile appearing on her lips, and continued in a contemptuous tone:

"Liang Yu, you have no choice."

"If you do as I say and tell Liang An that you want to give up inheriting all of his property, then I can give you the antidote and save your grandmother's life."

"If you insist on going against me, then you can wait two months and personally send your grandmother to her grave."

Liang Yu's clenched fists trembled uncontrollably.

Actually, she originally had no intention of competing with Cao Lan for Liang An's property.

She now has plenty of money, enough for her and her grandmother to live a comfortable and prosperous life.

All she wanted was to live a peaceful life with her grandmother.

Why is Cao Lan constantly bothering me?

Is it because she looks too easy to bully?

Did Cao Lan think she was a clay figure that could be molded and reshaped at will?

Liang Yu slowly stood up, his sharp gaze fixed on Cao Lan, and replied in a deep voice:

"Cao Lan, you've done all this, surely it's for Liang Song?"

"Liang Song is Liang An's son, so why are you worried that Liang Song won't get the Liang Group?"

He paused, then Liang Yu curled one corner of his mouth into a sinister smile and continued:

"Could it be that Liang Song isn't Liang An's biological son? Is that why you panicked and ran away recklessly?"

Cao Lan's smugness froze instantly, her smile captivated, her eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly regained her composure, her brows furrowing tightly, her tone becoming increasingly arrogant:

"What nonsense are you spouting?! How could my Liang Song not be Liang An's biological son?!"

"You little bitch, if you dare to make any more false accusations, I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Liang Yu let out a mocking laugh, a cold laugh that pierced the heart with her sharp, dagger-like gaze and chilling tone.

"Cao Lan, if anything happens to my grandmother, I will not let Liang Song off easily."

"Besides, Liang An isn't so blind, deaf, or confused as to think, do you think he would let you and Liang Song off the hook if he knew this secret?"

Liang Yu extended a hand to Cao Lan and continued, word by word:

"Give me the antidote."

Cao Lan's face turned deathly pale. She glared at Liang Yu with wide eyes, and the arm carrying her designer handbag began to tremble unconsciously.

Cao Lan never expected that Liang Yu would target Liang Song.

She was still trying to maintain her composure, but when she spoke again, her tone had completely lost its previous arrogance and haughtiness; instead, it was sharp and tinged with panic.

"You little bitch, stop making things up! Liang An and Liang Song already had their DNA tested! There's no way Liang An would believe your nonsense!"

"If you dare lay a hand on my son, I'll fight you to the death! Neither of us will get away with this!"

"You want the antidote? Then do as I say! Otherwise, you can just wait to send your grandmother to her death!"

Cao Lan made a harsh statement, then walked towards the door without looking back. After leaving the store, she led her group of bodyguards and swaggered away from the mall.

As soon as Cao Lan and her group left, Lin Xiao rushed into the store.

She wrapped her arms around Liang Yu's and looked him up and down to see if he was injured.

He asked anxiously:

"Xiao Yu, are you alright? What did Cao Lan want to talk to you about? Why is it so serious?"

Liang Yu shook his head and said:

"I'm fine. Let's hurry back to the hospital and take Zhao Wen to see a doctor."

As the two were talking, Zhao Wen, whose legs were not very nimble, walked over to Liang Yu's side.

Just as she was about to ask Liang Yu if he was injured, she heard Liang Yu ask with concern:

"Zhao Wen, how are you now? Is anywhere in pain? Do you have any external injuries?"

Zhao Wen shook her head decisively, completely ignoring her injuries, and then asked Liang Yu with a worried expression:

"Miss Liang, what does that woman want with you? Can you tell me? I need to ensure your safety."

Liang Yu was very worried about her grandmother's condition, and quickly said:

"Let's go to the hospital first. You should get a check-up first. If there's nothing seriously wrong, I'll tell you all about it later."

As Liang Yu spoke, he gave Lin Xiao a wink, and Lin Xiao immediately walked to Zhao Wen's other side, and together with Liang Yu, they helped Zhao Wen walk out of the store.

As Liang passed by the store manager, he asked the manager:

Did you call the police?

The store manager smiled awkwardly and explained:

"Madam, it's like this, the lady in the red dress gave each of us a considerable sum of money, and even overpaid for the store's losses, so..."

Liang Yu grunted in response, said nothing more to the store manager, and directly helped Zhao Wen out of the clothing store.

Liang Yu and Lin Xiao helped Zhao Wen into the car. As Lin Xiao drove, she asked:

"Xiao Yu, is Cao Lan looking for you related to money?"

Lin Xiao didn't make her point very clearly, since Zhao Wen was in the car, which was a private matter that Liang Yu didn't want to disclose, so Lin Xiao wouldn't say it outright either.

Liang Yu understood what he meant, so he hummed in agreement and asked:

"Xiaoxiao, could you help me make an appointment with senior Zhou Yang? I have something very important to ask him."

Lin Xiao agreed without hesitation.

Zhao Wen sat alone in the back seat, edited everything that had happened at the mall that day into a text message, and sent it to Kang Liang.

Finally, another paragraph was added.

[From my observation, Ms. Liang appeared troubled after her negotiations with Cao Lan, suggesting she may have been threatened by Cao Lan. I will investigate the situation as soon as possible.]

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