Online dating backfired? A wealthy heir begged me to continue lying to him.

This woman had clearly found out everything, yet she insisted that Su Gege repeat it all to her own face. She was truly wicked.

Her gaze fell on Su Zhe.

Su Zhe's gaze did not fall on her, but rather on the view outside the window.

"So you...knew all along too?"

Su Zhe didn't speak, and his expression didn't even change.

But Lin Xiran already understood everything.

Su Zhe found out, but he didn't say anything.

She had been living in constant fear these days, afraid that Su Ruan would find out about her and Su Zhe complaining to each other.

Because that idiot Tong Yao confessed everything at the police station.

The Lu family's son also followed that lead and found her.

She worried every day about Su Ruan's sudden appearance and Su Zhe's sudden change of attitude.

Until she thought the matter was over.

But suddenly, this woman appeared.

"I just... I just misunderstood that her existence would be detrimental to Brother Su..."

"Moreover, it did not cause her any substantial loss..."

The woman looked at her with an indifferent gaze, as if she were looking at an ant.

"Mistakenly believing she was Su Zhe's illegitimate daughter?"

"Whatever the reason, you laid a hand on her, and you have to admit it."

Lin Xiran wanted to say something more, but ultimately kept quiet.

If the woman in front of her was truly the person she thought she was, she couldn't afford to offend her.

She made a mistake in judgment.

Su Wanjun looked at the woman in front of her who had supposedly pursued her brother for over a decade.

If it weren't for Su Ruan's incident, things wouldn't have been so terrible.

But the worst thing she could have done was harm her daughter!

"My daughter is merciful, only causing you a few days of anxiety, but this is not the price you should pay."

Lin Xiran felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing the not-so-loud sound.

What vicious methods will the Su family's true daughter, who was lost in her infancy, use to punish her?

She had checked and found that Su Ruan came from a remote town.

This woman wouldn't be so disgusting as to make her pick up manure, would she?

She feared the Su family, but ultimately couldn't escape the inertia of her thinking.

Su Wanjun, however, looked at Su Zhe beside her.

Su Zhe then turned his head.

"From today onwards, you don't need to come to Sishui Pavilion anymore. A replacement has already been arranged."

"Furthermore, all the benefits you've brought to the Lin family over the years using my name, you must return them all, not a single penny less!"

"From now on, you, Lin Xiran, have absolutely no connection with me, Su Zhe!"

Lin Xiran could not believe her ears.

"Brother Su...how could you be so heartless?"

She pursued him for a full sixteen years!

Everyone assumed that she would become Mrs. Su in the future.

So, because of such a small matter, he discarded her like trash?

She then looked at Su Wanjun.

"Did this lady ask you to do this?"

Su Zhe only glanced at her indifferently.

"Do you think I'm as stupid as you?"

Lin Xiran slumped to the ground again.

She was indeed trying to sow discord, but she was also trying to protect herself.

She gave another bitter laugh.

How could someone as clever as her brother Su Zhe not see through her little scheme?

He simply stopped favoring her.

Her face was full of sorrow, a look of betrayal in love.

Su Zhe said coldly again.

"I already knew when you received the message that the Lu family kid deliberately leaked to you."

"Guess why I didn't expose them during this time?"

Lin Xiran felt even colder.

Su Zhe... he actually knew all along.

Why did he never mention it to her?

Could it be that he still harbors feelings for her and was actually trying to give her a break before?

Looking at Lin Xiran's expression, Su Zhe easily guessed what she was thinking.

She scoffed coldly, "That's because someone doesn't want me to know; someone wants you to live in fear!"

The slight warmth that Lin Xiran had just felt vanished completely in an instant.

"You are truly wicked!"

"Su Zhe, you're as cold as a snake, your lost sister is even more ruthless, and even your niece is no better!"

"Your whole family will suffer the consequences!"

Su Zhe smiled.

"Getting your just deserts? Isn't this your retribution?"

"You wanted to destroy what she cared about most, so we destroyed yours. This is your retribution."

"No! No! I didn't mean it that way."

Lin Xiran crawled on the ground, trying to grab Su Zhe's trouser leg.

"Brother Su, I was wrong, please forgive me, I really know I was wrong."

Su Zhe simply looked down at her coldly.

"You know you were wrong?"

Lin Xiran nodded quickly.

"Oh, I see," Su Zhe said calmly.

That infuriating tone was exactly the same as that brat's at the banquet before.

Lin Xiran's hands involuntarily clenched tightly.

Su Zhe's gaze remained fixed on her face.

"Otherwise what? What else do you expect me to say?"

"I forgive you?"

"That's ridiculous."

"Does your 'I was wrong' act like a switch, forcing me to immediately reply with 'I forgive you'?"

"Lin Xiran, you're not a child anymore, how can you still be so naive?"

"Or do you think I'm some naive child?"

"Lin Xiran, let's part ways amicably, otherwise, there's also the Lin family you care about most."

Lin Xiran felt cold sweat soaking her clothes on her back.

She forgot that the man in front of her was not some weak, gentle, and kind man, but a jackal who didn't easily show his claws.

When Lin Xiran came out of the Sishui Pavilion, she looked like she had lost half her life.

She hadn't expected it to be like this.

She just felt that the girl's radiance was too dazzling, and she just felt that she should tone it down.

But, unfortunately, that girl was a princess.

One wrong step and she lost half a lifetime's worth of hard work!

When the call reached the Lin family, the old man of the Lin family slumped into a chair in despair.

"How...how did it turn out like this?"

Back then, Lin Xiran admired that child and even gave him the card that was crucial to their family.

Oh right, card!

But the next moment, the old man slumped back down.

If it were an ordinary young lady from another family, that card might actually be exchanged for a favor.

But unfortunately, that Miss Su was a member of the Su family.

That's it.

"Keep a close eye on Lin Xiran and Lin Zhiyu, and don't let them cause any more trouble."

"But Dad..."

"There's no 'but' about it."

"They have good taste, but they lack the ability to retain people; that's just their fate."

"Our Lin family has suffered a great loss in this battle. From now on, everyone should keep a close eye on the younger generation and prevent them from causing any more trouble!"

Su Ruan knew nothing about what had happened at the Sishui Pavilion.

She enjoyed a meal with the Su family and received a very thoughtful congratulatory gift.

On the way back, Su Ruan even had someone take a detour to check out her new store.

It used to be a hair salon, but it was poorly managed and put up a "For Sale" sign.

Mrs. Su simply bought the shop and gave it to her as a thank-you gift.

What will she do with this shop in the future?

By the way, let Zhou Zhengyang arrange for someone to conduct market research first.