Seventeen Again: The Sweet Life with My Family

Chapter 292: Muddy Waters

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Shen Jun thought for a moment and told Wen Nian what he knew. “The Wei family proactively asked for the trending topic to be removed.”

“Wei Feng?” Wen Nian frowned even more. “As expected, he’s still feeling guilty.”

Had the Wei family not intervened, allowing the situation to gain momentum online, Wen Nian might have been compelled, under pressure, to “forgive” Wei Lai. Otherwise, the controversy could easily implicate the broader Wen family. From any perspective, it seemed to serve the Wei family’s interests.

However, this sway of public opinion was precisely what Wen Nian desired. It was an opportunity to bring the past to light, perhaps coaxing Wei Feng into disclosing something unexpected. Yet, she hadn’t anticipated his swift response.

His actions were unlikely to be truly altruistic toward Wen Nian. His primary motive was likely to suppress any mention of his history with Wen Sheng. Given their shared associations from the past, exposing the matter would undoubtedly spell his downfall.

“No, we must still secure evidence. If we can’t obtain it now, we’ll create confusion,” Wen Nian contemplated aloud.

Shen Jun inquired promptly, “Do you want me to revive the trending topic? What’s your plan?”

Wen Nian thought for a while, then quickly wrote the content on his phone and sent it to Shen Jun.

“Are you sure?” Shen Jun’s brow furrowed. Wen Nian appeared to be taking an indirect approach.

Wen Nian responded, “1 realize we lack evidence at the moment. However, if Wei Feng could kill someone, is it possible he could eliminate anyone familiar with him and my grandfather? No wall is impenetrable. Someone must possess knowledge of this. An anonymous expose online might be powerless, but it could prompt a reaction.”

She flashed a conciliatory smile. “Mr. Shen is an expert in this realm.

Concealing your identity and fabricating pseudonymous commenters shouldn’t pose a challenge, right?”

“Hmph.” Shen Jun snorted coldly, then quickly operated his phone.

In the midst of their conversation, Wen Nian’s phone buzzed. A WeChat message arrived from an unexpected sender.

Wen Yan: Since when did Grandpa Wei give your family a million yuan? Did he truly ask you not to sue Wei Lai? Why didn’t our family know about this?

When she saw Wen Yan’s WeChat message, Wen Nian almost laughed out loud. She was just worried that no one could throw away their pride and make a scene!

Wen Nian: “If I accepted the money and pursued legal action, do you believe the Wei family would have spared me? Furthermore, it seems I received this million yuan quite some time ago. I believe it was compensation on behalf of Grandpa. The specifics elude me.”

Wen Yan: Why give it to your family and not mine? We’re also part of the Wen family. Shouldn’t we have received care too?

Initially, Wen Yan didn’t want to look for Wen Nian, but the more Li Ke thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. FFirst, someone had offered them an interview, sweetening the deal with 10,000 yuan. There was no need to fabricate falsehoods; they merely had to acknowledge Wei Feng’s family care.

Li Ke and Wen Xun, viewing this sum as unexpected fortune, readily accepted the offer. They hadn’t foreseen the reporter’s assertion that Wei Feng had given one million yuan to Wen Xing’s family.

The difference between 10,000 and a million was like heaven and earth. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. That was why she instigated her daughter to ask Wen Nian why.

Wen Nian also said everything she knew “sincerely”.

Wen Nian: A million yuan means little to their family. The Wei Corporation likely has billions in assets, doesn’t it? Nonetheless, my parents expressly declined the money. They’re bound to return it. I truly can’t comprehend why Grandpa Wei insisted we accept this million yuan for no apparent reason.

Li Ke read Wen Nian’s WeChat message attentively, pondering the situation involving her brother and sister-in-law, who appeared genuinely honest. It seemed improbable that they would resort to extortion. So why would Wei Feng offer a million yuan? And why did he insist for Wen Xing to take the money?

Before she could make sense of the situation, Wen Yan exclaimed, “Mom, Dad, come take a look! Is this true? Do you know about it?”

“Why are you shouting like that? You want to give me a heart attack?” Li Ke scolded, taken aback.

Wen Yan’s voice escalated further as she held out a tablet, proclaiming, “Someone here claims that Wei Feng initiated his business by borrowing money from our family. The one million yuan wasn’t meant to dissuade Wen Nian from legal action; it was repayment of the Wen family’s loan.”

Wen Yan’s voice was filled with excitement. “At least half of that one million yuan should belong to our family!”

Wen Xun, catching the enthusiasm, chimed in, “Absolutely, absolutely. We should find our elder brother and request 500,000 yuan! This money rightfully belongs to our family!”

However, Li Ke remained motionless. A remarkable calm enveloped her.. She then remarked, “Could it be that our father supported the rise of the Wei family’s entrepreneurial endeavors? Without our father, how could the Wei Corporation grow to the size it is today?”