Mu Jiu Chen watched her with amusement, a hint of jealousy in his tone, "I want a surprise too!"
Jiang Nuan shot him a look, a half-smile playing on her lips, "You might not dare to want that kind of surprise."
A flicker of understanding crossed Mu Jiu Chen's brow. He recalled his previous question, and her answer about reserving a sense of mystery to be astonished later.
"Choosing this timing, won't it benefit Mu Yun Lei too much?" he mused. "He should have died long ago for all the trouble he's caused over the years."
Jiang Nuan hadn't thought that far ahead. The time was right, so she spoke. She wanted Yun Xia's safety, and this discovery was an unexpected bonus from her investigation into Mu Yun Lei.
"Now is a good time. Get my laptop for me."
Mu Jiu Chen scooped her up and sat her down on the office chair, deciding the massage chair would be more comfortable for her.
Jiang Nuan thought for a moment and then looked at him, "We should pick up the children tomorrow."
"Really?" Mu Jiu Chen looked at her in surprise, he missed his little princess.
"Of course, I want to use our precious ones," Jiang Nuan said with a sly smile. Her precious children also needed some self-training.
Mu Jiu Chen's heart skipped a beat. "Wife, what are you planning?"
He strongly disapproved of such ideas.
Jiang Nuan looked at his captivatingly handsome face and smiled, "Mu Jiu Chen, a tiger father has no weak cubs. Your son and daughter are far more capable than you realize."
"But they are still children. They haven't seen a heartless mother like you," Mu Jiu Chen said, though his eyes were filled with doting affection.
Jiang Nuan smiled faintly and anonymously sent a voice recording and a video to a media outlet's email.
"Done."
Jiang Nuan extended her arms, asking for a hug. "Carry me to the sofa to lie down. I don't have much strength."
"Okay!" Mu Jiu Chen carried her back to the sofa.
A few minutes later, a video and an audio recording appeared online.
In the video, a beautiful woman was nestled in Mu Yun Lei's arms.
"Yun Lei, Qing Feng is your son after all, and your son is your son. But the son I bore you is smarter."
"The Li family's assets and your Mu family's assets all belong to our Qing Feng. If you give your assets to that simple-minded son of yours, I won't agree."
The woman's eyes glinted with a sinister smile, her expression slightly triumphant.
"Yes, yes, everything belongs to Qing Feng, don't worry. Mine, the Li family's, all belong to Qing Feng. Now that Li Qing Shuo has no heir, can a single Li Qing Shuo contend with us? I heard that woman is lying in the hospital, still unconscious."
"Li Qing Shuo is quite the devoted lover, actually staying at the hospital, guarding that woman who has become a vegetable."
"Are you sure? Has she really become a vegetable?" the woman asked him, surprised and excited.
"I paid for the information. Don't worry, it's accurate."
"Excellent. Now, all we need to do is get rid of Li Qing Shuo, and the Li family's assets will all be ours for Qing Feng. Once you obtain the Mu family and Qing Feng obtains the Li family, I'll let our son acknowledge you."
"Isn't that right? I've wanted to acknowledge Qing Feng for a long time. But you enchantress, you truly know how to capture a man's heart. Old Li loved you devotedly his entire life, yet he didn't know you were my lover. Old Li's eyes are truly blind, but he truly makes me jealous, always going to your place."
"And also, Old Li never dreamed that his own grandson would die in our hands."
The video ended here.
Below it was an audio recording.
Jiang Nuan tapped it and played it for Mu Jiu Chen.
"Yun Lei, why did the news about your illegitimate son get leaked? Your wife doesn't know it's me, right? I played mahjong with her yesterday, and she didn't say anything?"
"No, no. That old woman only knows I have an illegitimate son, but not that it's Qing Feng. Don't worry, it won't affect Qing Feng."
"I know. We did this so discreetly, no one will find out. If Old Li finds out, I'm dead!" the woman's voice was anxious.
"Don't worry, she'll never know who it is. I already have the full support of their family. Wait until I get everything from the Mu family, and I'll marry you."
"Alright, alright. You, you're just saying that. As long as you bring back money, it doesn't matter if I have status or not."
The recording ended.
Mu Jiu Chen: "..."
The world truly was full of surprises.
"This is the unexpected bonus I got while monitoring Mu Yun Lei."
As Jiang Nuan finished speaking, Mu Yun Lei, who had just been brought in by Xiao Fan, happened to overhear this. His face darkened as he looked at Jiang Nuan, his gaze sharp as a blade, as if he wanted to tear her to shreds.
He roared at Jiang Nuan furiously, "Jiang Nuan, it was you who did this."
Jiang Nuan: "!!" How coincidental!
She put down her phone and looked at Mu Yun Lei, "It was me."
She admitted it with great composure.
Mu Yun Lei's face turned the color of liver.
Jiang Nuan smiled lazily, "You can only blame yourself for having thoughts you shouldn't have had. Yun Xia is my friend."
Jiang Nuan's eyes were cold. She suddenly looked up at Mu Yun Lei. Besides Li Qing Feng, Mu Yun Lei was also targeting Yun Xia.
A bloodthirsty glint surged in her eyes. Mu Yun Lei's sturdy body trembled, a sense of fear creeping in. Even if he managed to escape this time, he would be utterly defeated, losing everything.
Mu Jiu Chen stood up and walked over, unceremoniously kicking Mu Yun Lei hard on the kneecap.
"Ah..." Mu Yun Lei's old face turned red with pain as the sound of his kneecap shattering echoed. He cried out in agony and half-knelt on the ground.
The bodyguards released him but stood guard around him vigilantly.
The next moment, Mu Jiu Chen tightly gripped his neck and asked angrily, "Where is my merchandise?"
Mu Yun Lei hadn't recovered from the pain when his neck was grasped by Mu Jiu Chen.
Mu Yun Lei knelt before Mu Jiu Chen, filled with humiliation. In his entire life, he had never knelt before his own parents, yet here he was, kneeling before Mu Jiu Chen.
Being inferior to a junior his entire life was already a source of immense frustration.
Mu Jiu Chen, outwardly low-key, commanded respect from all quarters. Yet, before his wife, he was willing to do anything. Such a man, once provoked, could inflict damage invisibly.
Mu Yun Lei had always coveted Mu Jiu Chen's wealth. If he could have taken Mu Jiu Chen's place, his life would not have been lived in vain.
Unfortunately, that dream would never be realized.
He thought he was meticulously planning, but now he realized how terrifying Mu Jiu Chen was. Overnight, Mu Jiu Chen had seized every advantage.
He looked at Mu Jiu Chen and let out a cold laugh, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Mu Jiu Chen's cold eyes fixed on him, "You can deny it, but I have evidence, as well as your call records with the other party."
Mu Yun Lei sneered, "My phone was lost."
"What a coincidence then," Mu Jiu Chen said with a wicked smile. "Do you think you've done so well that you can escape legal punishment? But you can't escape me."
The cold, ruthless words sent a chill down Mu Yun Lei's spine. "What do you mean by that?"