A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 303: Faction

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

This was a little surprising.

Yuan Shu had also suspected Li Ci, but Li Ci was too close to them, so every move he made was under their noses. Yuan Shu found it difficult to believe that he was able to do so many things behind their backs.

On the other hand, because she used to have a close relationship with Li Ci and he was a rare friend that Yuan Shu admired, she was unwilling to suspect that Li Ci was behind all of this.

As she was thinking about this, Shi Xiao suddenly turned around and met Yuan Shu’s almond-shaped eyes as he said seriously, “Besides, 1 can’t watch you get bullied without doing anything.”

Yuan Shu was stunned by his answer. This was the first time she had seen Shi Xiao so earnest and serious, so she wasn’t used to it.

Flustered, she avoided his gaze and looked out the window again.

Yuan Shu always appeared tough and capable in front of outsiders, but in fact, she was an inexperienced novice when it came to romantic relationships. Even though she was already married, she only knew how to manage a family, and was clueless when it came to romance.

Shi Xiao was secretly delighted, but he continued to talk about serious matters. “While we were acting, I’ve already investigated the spies in the company. Moreover, I’ve seen the information you sent me. I’ve also investigated the Wei family. I’ve analyzed things according to the Wei family’s complicated relationship.

Yuan Shu’s expression returned to normal and she asked him seriously, “What did you find out?”

Shi Xiao said, “Even if 1 don’t have a complete grasp on how many forces Li Ci has, 1 have a rough guess. Wei Ci from the Wei family, who is in charge of public relations, the Wu and Zhou families in the entertainment industry, Chen Chen, who runs a software company, and Liu Cheng from the hospital.”

Yuan Shu couldn’t help but say, “He really has a lot of power.” After saying that, she realized that she seemed to have missed something. She frowned at him and asked, “Why didn’t you mention Tan Jing?”

Shi Xiao looked out of the car window in silence. It was rare for him to be in such a dilemma. He thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, so he could only reveal his thoughts first. “I did suspect that Tan Jing was Li Ci’s subordinate, but when I saw how close Li Ci was to Chen Chen today, 1 suddenly thought that with Tan Jing’s ambition, he wouldn’t be willing to work for Li Ci, especially if he had to be on the same level as Chen Chen.”

The development of these families was also different. The families ranked at the top of A City’s social hierarchy were naturally the Shi family, the Jiang family, the Song family, and the Li family.

Next were the Tan family, the Wang family, and the Xu family.

The other families were all small and relatively unknown families. Although they squeezed their way into upper society, they were still far inferior to the prominent families. Tan Jing was proud and arrogant, so he naturally looked down on small families like the Chen family.

“Besides, Tan Jing just got rid of Jiang Chen’s control, so he won’t submit to Li Ci immediately,” Yuan Shu said another reason after thinking about it.

Shi Xiao frowned even more. “That’s why I’m worried that Tan Jing might be obeying someone else’s orders.”

A person who had hidden himself even deeper was watching the unrest in A City from the dark. He had done so much to stir up trouble and disrupt the status quo.

Shi Xiao was very worried that when they fought each other, they would give that person a chance to reap the benefits. That person’s methods were so vicious that he might destroy all the families and restore order in City A.

As a result, the various prominent families didn’t dare to act rashly now, for fear that they would accidentally help others at their own expense.

“An enemy in the open isn’t scary. The foe in the dark is the most nerve-racking.”

Yuan Shu blurted out what Jiang Chen always said. At this moment, she couldn’t help but frown and ask, “Do you have any suspects this time?”

Shi Xiao shook his head.

This person wasn’t from City A and or any prominent family. He was from the outside world, but was trying to interfere and was silently approaching everyone.

The two of them fell silent as they looked at the scenery outside the window.

After a while, Yuan Shu realized that this didn’t seem to be the way back to her house, so she asked Shi Xiao, “Where are we going now?”

Shi Xiao replied, “Since there’s no need to act anymore, I’m bringing you home.”

Yuan Shu was silent for a moment before finally making up her mind.

She asked Zhao Cheng to park the car by the roadside first. There was a walking path by the river here, so Yuan Shu suggested, “Let’s go down and take a walk.”

Shi Xiao didn’t know what Yuan Shu wanted to do, but he still followed her down.

The two of them strolled along the river. The bright moonlight and dim yellow streetlights illuminated the river. As the willow trees swayed along the river, the scene was serene and beautiful..