Could it really be Wen Yue, whom she hadn't seen in ages?
Surrounded by numerous bodyguards, Wen Yue wore a designer suit and held a limited-edition handbag. Her previously disfigured face was now as smooth and flawless as jade.
Compared to before, Wen Yue looked much better.
She must have had some cosmetic tweaks.
After Wen Yue got out of the car, Mother Wen and a mixed-race man in a sharp suit followed her out.
The man had sharp eyes and an extraordinary, imposing aura.
Mother Wen clung to the man's arm, wearing a proud, condescending expression of vindication.
Wen Yan twitched the corners of her lips.
Did this mother and daughter go abroad and hook up with Western nobility?
Mother Wen glanced at the mall in front of them. "Ray, this mall once blacklisted me and Yueyue."
The man's deep eyes suddenly narrowed. "Don't be angry, my dear. I will buy this mall immediately to vent your and Yue'er's anger!"
Wen Yan frowned slightly.
So wealthy and overbearing—it seemed this man had quite the background!
Wen Yue and her mother must have brought him back for revenge!
First buying the mall, would they target her or Si Moyan next?
Before Wen Yan could think further, Wen Yue spotted her standing by the car door.
Wen Yue curled her lips into a smirk and walked toward Wen Yan in her high heels.
With her chin held high like a proud peacock, Wen Yue said, "Wen Yan, you didn't expect to see me again, did you?"
The look Wen Yue gave Wen Yan was like that of a cold, venomous snake.
Wen Yan's red lips curled up slightly. "Wen Yue, you're just a defeated opponent of mine. What do you have to be so smug about in front of me?"
As she spoke, she checked the system to see exactly what Mother Wen and Wen Yue had been up to recently.
[Oh ho, Mother Wen actually took my hair and brought Wen Yue to acknowledge her kinship with that Western nobleman.]
[That Western nobleman is actually a duke's son, powerful and influential. No wonder Mother Wen and Wen Yue look so full of themselves!]
Through the perspectives of Mother Wen and Wen Yue, she couldn't get a comprehensive understanding of that Western nobleman.
Wen Yan narrowed her eyes at Wen Yue, deliberately provoking her. "You didn't just find some foreign man to put on an act, did you? If you have the guts, tell me his name so I can see if he's a real noble."
"The Rex family, a century-old aristocratic family. In Country S, the Rex family's status is second only to the royal family!"
[The Rex family? So it seems that man is the Rex family's sole heir, Relio?]
[No wonder Relio favored them so much after Mother Wen brought Wen Yue over to claim kinship. It turns out it's because Mother Wen is pregnant with his child, and a boy at that. Relio has countless women on the outside and an extremely brutal personality. He has always wanted a son, but the women outside only ever gave birth to daughters.]
[Mother Wen's belly is quite cooperative. She got pregnant with his precious heir as soon as she went.]
[However, Mother Wen and Wen Yue probably don't know that Relio isn't actually of the Rex family's bloodline, right?]
[When Madam Rex was pregnant with her son, a civil war broke out in Country S. Old Master Rex sent his wife abroad for refuge. Not long after, Madam Rex gave birth to a baby boy. But what she didn't know was that the baby boy was swapped by a nurse in the hospital. Because that nurse wanted her own child to live a good life, she switched Madam Rex's child.]
[Madam Rex was unaware. After the civil war in Country S ended, she brought her son back to the country. She never got pregnant again, leaving her and Old Master Rex with only this one heir.]
Wen Yan wanted to see where the real young master of the Rex family was taken by the nurse, but the system didn't show it.
So it seemed her biological father was that brutal and ruthless Mr. Relio.
Wen Yan twitched her lips in mockery.
Having a scumbag mother was bad enough, but she also had a scumbag father.
Fortunately, they had no intention of acknowledging her.
Seeing Wen Yan fall silent, Wen Yue thought she was frightened. She smirked mockingly. "Wen Yan, I'll make you taste the feeling of loss!"
Not giving Wen Yan a chance to speak, Wen Yue walked away haughtily.
Walking up to Relio, Wen Yue affectionately hooked her arm through his. "Daddy, this mall isn't important. What's important is the Si family. Only when the Si family collapses can we truly take revenge on those who hurt me and Mommy!"
Wen Yan's backer was the Si family; she had to make the Si Group go bankrupt.
How could a mere richest man in Ye City compete with a duke from Country S?
She would definitely make Wen Yan and Si Moyan kneel down and beg her!
Relio nodded. "Don't worry, Daddy won't let off anyone who hurt you and your mommy. However, you also know that my father disappeared without a trace after coming to China. You need to use your connections to help me find my father as soon as possible."
...
Wen Yan didn't enter the mall; she drove back to her apartment.
While passing through a narrow street, an elderly figure suddenly dashed out, nearly crashing into her car.
Wen Yan slammed on the brakes.
"Damn old man, don't run!" A man and a woman chased after the elderly figure from behind.
"What era is this, and you're actually stealing from our street stall! Pay up quickly, or we'll call the police!"
The man and woman seemed to be a couple running a street stall.
Seeing that the couple was about to push the old man to the ground, Wen Yan quickly got out of the car and walked over. "How much is the pancake?"
"Ten bucks each!"
Wen Yan took out a hundred-dollar bill and handed it to the couple. "Is this enough?"
After taking the money, the couple warned Wen Yan, "Miss, don't help him. He's been stealing on this snack street recently. At first, everyone pitied him because of his old age and even wanted to help him find his family. But every time we called the police, he would disappear without a trace. He's so afraid of the police; he must have done something guilty!"
Wen Yan waved her hand, signaling the couple to leave.
After the couple left, Wen Yan looked at the old man crouching by the road, wolfing down the food. She stuffed a few hundred dollars into his pocket.
"Grandpa, where is your family?"
The old man didn't speak.
Wen Yan asked a few more questions, but the old man still didn't answer.
She decided not to ask for a snub and turned to leave.
Just as she was about to get back into her car, the rear door was opened.
The filthy old man got into the back seat.
Wen Yan was stunned for a moment. "Grandpa, how about you tell me your name?"
The old man glared at Wen Yan, a trace of guardedness in his eyes. "I don't have a name."
Wen Yan, "..."
Reduced to a beggar, yet still having quite a temper.
"If you don't tell me, I'll take you to the police station."
The old man visibly grew nervous, waving his hands wildly. "No, absolutely not!"
Listening to the old man's accent, he sounded like a foreigner.
Wen Yan took a closer look at the old man. His face was covered in a bushy beard, and his hair was very long, but his eyes were deep blue, and his nose was tall and straight.
He really was a foreign old man.
"How about I take you to the embassy?"
"NO!"
Wen Yan looked at the old man glaring at her fiercely and was left speechless.
[You smelly old man, do you not realize that I just helped you!]
