Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 673: Chapter 395: Illusion

France Moselle Manor.

”Sir, the doctor has said that you must not overtax your mind,” the butler stood by Lian Fengnan’s desk, hands hanging by his side, his face etched with worry.

”Ye Ping, what should I do?” Lian Fengnan’s eyes were filled with agony, ”I never anticipated this outcome; the scars on my face can be remedied by the best plastic surgeons, but what about the scars on my heart? After all, Xiao Wan grew up in China, how can she bear such a blow?”

The old butler let out a heavy sigh, ”Sir, you’ve locked yourself in the study for two days, yet the young master and the young mistress have no idea why you’re punishing yourself like this. In my opinion, you ought to have a talk with them, no matter what.”

Lian Fengnan looked deeply remorseful, ”I’ve always educated them in my own way, but this time, I really doubt, could it be that I, have always been wrong?”

”Sir...” the old butler softly called out, not knowing what else to say. The lord was arrogant but had his limits, while the younger generation had learned his arrogance fully but almost completely disregarded any boundaries. The butler couldn’t bear to lie to the lord and chose to remain silent instead.

”Were it not for this illness, I wouldn’t care much, but now, if I dealt with them, how would I face Yana? When she left, she entrusted this family to me with such solemnity, do I have to tell her I failed to keep her trust?” Lian Fengnan anguishedly clasped his head: ”If I don’t handle it, just the thought of Xiao Wan makes me uneasy, after all, she is my granddaughter by blood.”

The old butler hesitated, ”Sir, why not ask the young master and young mistress? Perhaps this matter isn’t true at all.”

”Are you suggesting Xiao Wan is lying?” Lian Fengnan frowned: ”That’s impossible, that child would not joke about her own reputation.”

”You have to talk about it.” The butler looked helpless as well: ”Otherwise, Miss Qinghua will never forgive you.”

After thinking for a while, Lian Fengnan waved his hand, ”Fine, call them in.”

”Yes, sir!” The butler bowed respectfully and exited.

Half a minute later, Dennis and Anida were sitting opposite Lian Fengnan, they exchanged glances and smiled in unison: ”Grandpa, what do you want to talk about?”

Lian Fengnan frowned at the two, ”Don’t know what I want to discuss with you?”

”We don’t know,” the two shook their heads together.

Lian Fengnan, not in the mood for beating around the bush, went straight to the point: ”About Xiao Wan’s situation, shouldn’t you two give me an explanation?”

Dennis looked at Lian Fengnan, puzzled: ”Grandpa, what’s the matter with Qiao Xiaowan? Didn’t she go back to China with Aunt Anna?”

”Don’t play dumb with me, what you two did to Xiao Wan, how is it any different from beasts? She’s your blood relative, how could you do such a thing?” Lian Fengnan stared gloomily at the siblings: ”Tell me, besides the two of you and Monique, who else took part in this?”

”How does doing that make us beasts?” Annie shrugged her shoulders: ”Grandpa, can you explain clearly what exactly we are supposed to have done?”

”Anida...” Lian Fengnan’s eyes narrowed, ”Just because I didn’t inquire until today doesn’t mean I’ll be lenient. You know very well what I detest the most.”

Anida looked at Lian Fengnan with a plaintive expression: ”Grandpa, from what you’re saying, it seems like you think we committed some unforgivable sin against her. How about this, if we didn’t do anything to her, the part of the inheritance that belongs to her and Aunt Anna goes to my brother and me. If we really did something, then my brother’s and my inheritance goes to Qiao Xiaowan and Aunt Anna. What do you think?”

Lian Fengnan’s eyes flickered with surprise: ”Dennis, do you agree with Anida’s suggestion?”

”Agreed,” Dennis replied promptly.

Lian Fengnan nodded: ”Alright, I’ll notify your aunt immediately to get Xiao Wan checked.”

”No need for that trouble.” Dennis placed a CD on the desk, a sly smile curving his lips: ”Grandpa, just take a look at this and you’ll understand.”

Lian Fengnan took the CD, glanced at it, put it down, and stared at Dennis: ”Speak directly.”

”Okay!” Dennis lifted his eyebrows proudly: ”I admit, we’re indeed unhappy about the inheritance being given to our aunt and Qiao Xiaowan, and we did use some little tricks.

Monique’s charm is irresistible to any girl, and Qiao Xiaowan is no exception. She was moved, so after drinking that cocktail, she completely fell into a state of illusion.

Monique did take her to an upstairs room, and the dog she saw was real, but, nothing happened, after all, we had to consider Grandpa’s reputation.

After she woke up, we just showed her a fake test report and she believed it. We simply threatened her a bit, and she got scared.

Grandpa, this kind of girl doesn’t deserve to belong to the Moselle Family. She’s not smart or ruthless enough, what can she achieve?

We just did a test, sadly, she failed. As for the predicament she’s in today, it’s purely a problem with her psychological endurance, you can’t blame us.”

Lian Fengnan silently inserted the CD into the drive and opened the file. Then, the entire scene of Qiao Xiaowan’s date with Monique...

”Did you use the No. 2 hallucinogenic?” After watching, Lian Fengnan’s lips curled into a cold smirk: ”Worthy of being my grandchildren, you’ve learned to set a trap for me.

You predicted that Xiao Wan, who has never been exposed to such things, wouldn’t recognize the truth from the false, and you also predicted that I would eventually come to you. Your goal, then, was to seize back the property that belongs to Xiao Wan and Qinghua.

Fine, very good, you’ve turned the tricks I taught you against your own family. In this respect, both of you are indeed good students.”

Anida smiled proudly: ”Grandpa, it’s you who said that one is allowed to be unscrupulous in achieving their goals. We simply followed your teachings.”

Lian Fengnan sighed: ”Do Anna and Qingming know about this?”

The siblings answered in unison: ”They don’t.”

”Get out.” Lian Fengnan waved his hand weakly, he didn’t want to ask anymore, nor did he want to listen. He’d made painstaking plans to relocate to China, but his grandchildren were hell-bent on ruining his efforts, wasn’t this the ultimate irony? As for whether his son and daughter-in-law were involved, he couldn’t be sure.

Ever since he fell ill, his son’s family had been increasingly outrageous. Did they really think him a toothless tiger with no means left? Lian Fengnan snorted heavily and called out: ”Ye Ping!”

”Yes, master.” The old butler responded.

”Get the lawyer. I want to change my will.”

”Yes.” Having replied, the old butler hesitated: ”Master, your health is most important.”

Lian Fengnan waved his hand: ”Don’t worry, I won’t die in a year or two. Yana is such a kind woman, I must be able to face her before I leave.”

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Nu’an’s second update is here.

Guys, you all know Nu’an recently gained a little nephew. Tomorrow I have to go home to give the little one a red envelope, and I won’t be able to return until about the 17th. There’s no internet at home, so I can’t upload anything. Therefore, from Monday to Wednesday, there will be one update per day, and I’ll try my best to type them out tonight and upload in advance. Starting Thursday, there will be two updates per day, and if I can prepare more drafts, from Thursday to Sunday, there will be three updates per day. Although I won’t have internet access at home, I can still write, so I’ll use that time to prepare drafts, hehe. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to Qidian () to cast your Recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)