Wang Chengxiang never expected that the daughter he had raised would be so cold-blooded. His face darkened ominously.
"Fine, I don't care! When I get rich, don't even think about getting a single cent from me!"
With that, Wang Chengxiang stormed off in a fit of anger.
Seeing Wang Chengxiang leave, Chen Zhen couldn't help but worry and tried to persuade Wang Chuyue.
"You've gone too far with your dad. If Lu Chuanbai finds out he's back in the country, he'll surely destroy him."
Wang Chuyue scoffed and took out her compact mirror to start applying makeup.
"He's good for nothing. He used to be able to earn some money, but now he's just a complete loser. What's the point of keeping him around?"
"It was his own mistake. Why should I bear the consequences? Let Lu Chuanbai deal with him. It's not me he's going after anyway."
Hearing Wang Chuyue's words, Chen Zhen couldn't help but feel a chill. She never expected that in Wang Chuyue's eyes, they were just ATMs and that she had no genuine intention of repaying them.
But Chen Zhen didn't dare to voice her thoughts, fearing that Wang Chuyue would get angry and kick her out too.
After Lu Chuanbai dealt with Wu Daoquan, he asked Gao Bo to follow the leads and find out who had drugged his mother back then.
Since Wang Chengxiang had bought hallucinogenic drugs from Wu Daoquan so many times, it must have been someone very close to his mother who had drugged her.
Lu Chuanbai asked Gao Bo to focus on investigating a maid named Li Hongchan who had been around his mother.
Li Hongchan had taken over from her mother-in-law to take care of his mother personally.
Although his mother didn't like Li Hongchan very much, since Li Hongchan's mother-in-law had served her for many years, she couldn't bring herself to fire Li Hongchan.
So even though Li Hongchan often slacked off and was not diligent in her work at the Lu family, his mother never blamed her.
It was bad enough that Li Hongchan was lazy, but on top of that, she often embezzled the money for groceries. She would buy unfresh food at a low price in the market but lie to his mother, saying that she had spent twice as much.
Lu Chuanbai had caught her doing this several times.
After his mother's death, Li Hongchan resigned, citing the need to accompany her child for study.
The timing of Li Hongchan's departure was too suspicious, so Lu Chuanbai thought she was highly suspect.
Gao Bo went to investigate and indeed found some discrepancies.
The child that Li Hongchan had lied about accompanying for study was actually only in kindergarten at that time. Apart from picking up and dropping off the child every day, there was no need for someone to accompany them.
They also found that in the year when Lu Chuanbai's mother died, there was an unknown transfer of 100,000 yuan into Li Hongchan's account.
This was no less than a huge fortune for Li Hongchan.
When Gao Bo reported this, Lu Chuanbai was almost certain that it was Li Hongchan who had drugged his mother back then.
Lu Chuanbai narrowed his eyes slightly. A cold aura emanated from him. His eyes were gloomy. He picked up the information that Gao Bo had investigated and immediately rushed to Li Hongchan's home.
Li Hongchan's home was in a rural area on the outskirts of the city. Their two-story villa stood out conspicuously among the simple self-built houses with its luxurious appearance.
Li Hongchan was squatting in the yard doing the laundry. Her youngest son, who had just started primary school, was running around in the yard.
While telling her son not to fall, Li Hongchan was secretly delighted.
"Thank goodness our yard is big. Otherwise, you wouldn't have enough space to run."
At this thought, Li Hongchan couldn't help but recall the scar-faced man who had asked her to drug Lu Chuanbai's mother back then.
She considered herself extremely lucky. She had only drugged someone a few times and received 100,000 yuan. With that money, they had built a two-story villa, and their life was going great.
What Li Hongchan didn't know was that her happy days were about to come to an end.
Lu Chuanbai parked his car in front of the villa. Through the gap in the iron gate, he saw Li Hongchan squatting in the yard at a glance.
She had gained a lot of weight compared to when she was at the Lu family. There was a greedy and cunning air about her.
The three bodyguards following him quickly got out of the car. One of them kicked open the iron gate and respectfully opened the way for Lu Chuanbai.
Hearing someone kicking her door, Li Hongchan immediately turned around impatiently. "What are you kicking for! Don't you have hands..."
But when she saw that it was Lu Chuanbai, the person she feared the most, she immediately stopped what she was doing.
When she was a maid at the Lu family, Li Hongchan was most afraid of Lu Chuanbai.
Lu Chuanbai's eyes were extremely sharp, with an insight that seemed to see through people.
Li Hongchan, who loved to take small advantages, always felt that Lu Chuanbai could see through her, so she often avoided him.
"Lu... Lu Chuanbai... Wh... What are you doing here..."
Li Hongchan stammered as she stood up. Even the child who had been running around in the yard felt the intimidating aura emanating from Lu Chuanbai and quickly hid behind Li Hongchan.
Lu Chuanbai said nothing and just stared directly at Li Hongchan.
Li Hongchan felt extremely guilty under his gaze, as if she had returned to the time when she was interrogated by Lu Chuanbai for swindling money.
The silence between them lasted for a while, and the undercurrent became more and more intense. Finally, Li Hongchan couldn't bear it anymore and preemptively questioned Lu Chuanbai. "What do you want!"
The disgust in Lu Chuanbai's eyes was almost palpable. His tone was as cold as ice.
"Don't you remember what you did to my mother back then?"
Just this one sentence from Lu Chuanbai sent Li Hongchan back to the abyss. The burning anger in her heart instantly faded away, and she was completely deflated.
"What are you talking nonsense about! What could I have done to your mother? Don't frame me, okay!"
As she said this, Li Hongchan picked up a large basin of dirty water beside her feet. Trying to look calm, she glared at Lu Chuanbai menacingly and threatened in a cold voice.
"Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I'll pour this basin of dirty water on you!"
"If you dare to pour it on me, I'll make you kneel on the ground and drink it."
Lu Chuanbai's tone became even colder. Although his face didn't change at all, Li Hongchan couldn't help but shiver. The basin in her hand fell to the ground, and the spilled dirty water soaked her pants.
Because she was really afraid of Lu Chuanbai in her heart, when Lu Chuanbai said that, she was convinced that he would actually do such a thing. Her aura weakened, and a look of fear appeared in her eyes.
"What on earth do you want! Isn't it just that I swindled a little money for groceries from your mother? I've already paid it back!"
Although Li Hongchan said this, she felt even more guilty inside.
She had indeed returned the money when Lu Chuanbai caught her, but when she wasn't caught, the money naturally went into her pocket.
Hearing Li Hongchan downplaying the matter, Lu Chuanbai directly threw the information at her feet. The bodyguard beside him quickly brought a chair for Lu Chuanbai to sit on.
"Open your dog eyes and take a good look at the good deeds you did back then."
After saying that, Lu Chuanbai sat down and crossed his legs, looking as if he wouldn't leave until Li Hongchan had finished reading.
Li Hongchan swallowed nervously. With trembling hands, she squatted down to pick up the information. It contained all kinds of evidence that Lu Chuanbai had collected about her drugging.
After seeing the transfer record on the first page, Li Hongchan froze on the spot. She felt a chill running up her spine, and she couldn't help but shiver.
It had really been discovered!