Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 781 - 698: Some Surprises

Actually, Li Guozhi originally planned to send some money to Wu Yue, but when she discussed the matter with Grandma Li, she was harshly scolded.

"Have you completely lost your mind? That Wu Yue followed her father, and now her tuition and other expenses are still coming out of your pocket?

Why? Even if you want to contribute, you shouldn’t bear the full cost—at most, just a small portion! The money you sent to Wu Yue earlier was already enough for her tuition for a whole year!"

"Why did you divorce in the first place? Is there no resentment in that brain of yours? It’s like you only remember the good times and forget the pain!

You’ve finally gotten a bit of money, and you’re still not thinking about yourself? When you run out of money later, where are you going to earn more?"

"At your age, even if you find a job, you could probably only do some cleaning work. How much could you earn in a month? Probably not even enough to sustain your own livelihood, right?

Do you think Li Si will keep giving you money again and again? Who do you think you are? Do you think it’s still like when your elder brother was alive?

And besides, don’t you think Li Si resents what happened when we sold her bone marrow back then? At that time, we were so foolish, blinded by greed, easily lured into the trap by Zhang Meihua’s sweet talk.

Nowadays, who still truly cares for others?"

"Guozhi! Can you please use your brain and think more about yourself? You’ve spent half your life working like a dog for the Wu Family—haven’t you had enough?!

If it hadn’t been for that inhumane Wu Family, would you have ended up in this miserable situation? Keep this money, save half of it, and pay into a retirement plan. At least when you’re old, you’ll have some security!

If something happens to me, who’ll take care of your life and death then?"

Li Guozhi was left speechless by Grandma Li’s heartfelt words. Though her heart ached terribly, she ultimately made a selfish decision through teary eyes.

Therefore, Wu Yue remained completely unaware of this, and Li Guozhi hadn’t yet decided when to give her daughter any money.

When Li Si later learned the full story behind Li Guozhi’s decision, she felt an overwhelming mix of emotions. People really are fascinating creatures at times.

But now, Li Si had no intention of meddling in the affairs of anyone in Li Guozhi’s circle.

Because from the moment she handed over that sum of money, the last trace of pity she held for Li Guozhi vanished completely.

If not for that slight pity and her father’s influence, she might not have given any money at all.

In this life, people may deceive or be deceived, but whether one ends up deceiving or being deceived often depends entirely on oneself.

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The next day, before Li Si could tell the police about her suspicions regarding Li Fei, the authorities happened to call her, requesting her to come in and provide more information.

When Li Si arrived at the police station, she was greeted by Officer Feng, who was responsible for the case. In his thirties, of medium build, and exuding maturity and composure, he proceeded to tell her about the latest developments in the case.

"Through recent investigations, interviews, and surveillance footage from the hospital, we’ve identified someone with significant suspicion! It appears someone may have provided acid to Tian Yaru."

Li Si quickly asked, "Who? Is it someone I know?"

She immediately sensed from the officer’s expression and tone that it must be someone familiar to her!

Officer Feng nodded, "Yes! That’s why we called you to get more information. Zhang Shan! You know her, right?"

"Zhang Shan?! How could it be her?"

Li Si stood up in shock. How could it possibly be her?

After her last encounter with Wu Yue, Li Si had suspected Li Fei, but Leng Mochen was certain it wasn’t, so she had dropped the matter.

However, on second thought, it started to make sense—Zhang Shan definitely had reasons to resent her!

Their relationship had soured following the incident involving Zhang Yao, with them even clashing several times.

Later, on the opening day of Mo Si International Furniture, there was the incident with the mental patient throwing money in public, which nearly caused a stampede and serious casualties.

The investigation revealed Zhang Shan had orchestrated the disruption, leading to her detention.

On the day Zeng Qiuping made a scene at Li Si’s doorstep, Zhang Shan’s mother-in-law had also been present. It was then revealed that Zhang Shan had divorced Qiao An after being released.

So within just a few months, Zhang Shan transitioned from a wealthy wife envied by many to a divorced woman, with her not-yet-one-year-old daughter staying with her ex-husband, leaving her completely destitute.

She had every reason to hate! To seek revenge!

Officer Feng gently reassured her, "Don’t get too worked up! Let’s sit down and talk this through. There are still some discrepancies with what you’re thinking."

"Alright! I was just surprised!" Li Si composed herself, offering a faint smile as she sat down. She was genuinely curious about the details.

"Understandable!" Officer Feng continued, "In fact, we’ve only recently identified her and brought her in for questioning. She’s quite cunning; she hadn’t been in our scope initially.

From the start, Tian Yaru insisted she acted alone, but her consistent claims made her seem suspicious. It didn’t align with typical logic.

So while investigating people around Tian Yaru, we also looked into individuals who’ve had conflicts with you. That’s when we made a breakthrough!

You certainly remember Zhang Yao, don’t you?"

Li Si’s gaze sharpened as she seemed to piece things together, "Yes! She’s Zhang Shan’s cousin, and we’ve had some history."

Officer Feng asked with interest, "Could you elaborate on the conflict? It might assist our investigation!"

Li Si’s mind stirred as she responded with a slight smile, "Of course! The story is quite straightforward. Back then, Zhang Yao got infatuated with my husband after their cars had a minor collision.

Unfortunately for her, my husband has absolutely no tolerance for women like her, so she didn’t stand a chance. Later, she even followed him and his friends to a bar, pretending she’d entered the wrong place to get close to him. Naturally, he ignored her. Eventually, we heard she tried committing suicide by cutting her wrists but was rescued.

When we found out, we felt quite sympathetic, but as for Zhang Shan’s request for my husband to visit Zhang Yao in the hospital, we firmly declined.

You must understand, situations like these—once you get involved, it becomes even harder to resolve!"

"Absolutely! Avoiding such interaction was the best approach. If he had visited, the person attempting suicide might have used the situation for further extortion next time." Officer Feng agreed wholeheartedly.

Li Si chuckled lightly and continued, "Exactly! That was our mindset too. But Zhang Shan probably didn’t see it that way, and ever since then, there’s been growing animosity between us. You must have found out through your investigation that we live in the same villa district, so we’ve clashed several times unpleasantly. Later, during the opening of our mall, that near-stampede incident happened, and the investigation concluded Zhang Shan had arranged for someone to cause the chaos, resulting in her being penalized.

I only recently learned she’s divorced! She’s not someone I’m concerned about, so I haven’t paid much attention. But now you mention both Zhang Shan and Zhang Yao—are they in it together?"

Although Zhang Yao later collaborated with Zhou Rou on that post incident and was sent to a psychiatric hospital, Li Si chose not to reveal this as the police hadn’t asked.

Deep down, Li Si felt that Leng Mochen and Long Wu’s approach to dealing with Zhang Yao and Zhou Rou had been overly harsh.

But their intentions had been to avenge her, so aside from feeling gratitude, Li Si expressed nothing else.