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They quickly realized what had happened: Xu Guohua, due to his mismanagement of the group, had faked his death and dumped the entire mess on Lin Fengqin.
If that's the case, then Xu Family Madam Xu must have known about it. Not only did she know, but the old lady's desperate attempt to win back Lin Fengqin back then suggests that this whole affair is probably related to her.
They couldn't help but recall the scandals that had circulated in the industry back then.
If the Xu Family hadn't been at the height of its power, and the Lin Family hadn't needed a large sum of money to salvage their bankruptcy, Lin Fengqin would never have married Xu Guohua, a man who was good for nothing but money.
The couple had their share of arguments after marriage, and there were even rumors that Xu Guohua had a sweetheart and that Lin Fengqin had used underhanded tactics to break them up. None of these things were ever confirmed. In the following years, Xu Guohua and Lin Fengqin miraculously became a loving couple, and their son Xu Zixuan was born the following year.
A few years later, under Xu Guohua's management, the Xu Family was no longer as prosperous as before, and even reached the point of defaulting on bank loans. Rumors of discord between the couple resurfaced, but before this could be confirmed, news broke that Xu Guohua had died on a cargo ship.
This incident caused quite a stir at the time. Mrs. Xu, who is now Old Mrs. Xu, spent a lot of money, crying loudly in front of the media and demanding compensation. She even fainted several times at the press conference.
For three days and three nights, the headlines were rolling with news about Xu Guo's death. The Xu Family finally received the huge compensation they had hoped for and then cremated Xu Guo's body in a grand ceremony.
The funeral lasted for ten days, with loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers. They even invited charlatans and sorcerers to perform elaborate rituals at the house, as if celebrating his good death.
The noise was unbearable for the neighbors. They called the police three times, but the problem remained unresolved. They were even splattered with dog blood by Old Mrs. Xu at their door, which terrified them so much that they moved away from that villa area overnight.
Those two wealthy neighbors still feel nauseous whenever they think about it; it's such a damn bad omen.
What they didn't expect was that, after more than twenty years, the situation would turn around.
"Weren't the bodies cremated back then?"
"Could it be a fake death?"
Everyone present was whispering among themselves, watching Mrs. Xu and Old Mrs. Xu with expressions of schadenfreude and anticipation.
Mother Jiang quickly went to Lin Fengqin's side, "Fengqin, is this your husband? Who was the one that was burned back then? Does your husband have a twin brother?"
As soon as Mother Jiang finished speaking, Song Shiwei silently thought to herself, "[Hahahaha, my mother-in-law's acting is so exaggerated, but she did do a good thing.]"
[I'm dying of laughter! My mother-in-law's move completely eliminated their chances of getting away with using the twins as an excuse. My mother-in-law, you're so clever!]
[If the mother-in-law knew that Xu Zixuan wasn't Mrs. Xu's biological son, would she tell Mrs. Xu directly, Mrs. Xu go berserk and beat Xu Zixuan?]
[Anyway, Xu Zixuan has now signed the agreement to automatically relinquish his shares, Mrs. Xu can get started.]
Mother Jiang:!!
Oh right, how could she forget about that? They're going to do a blood test later, and Xu Zixuan, that idiot, better stay away from her best friend!!!
These wronged souls must stand up! They don't want to be smugly wronged anymore.
She'll have to find a chance to subtly remind Mrs. Xu about this later.
The screen in the lobby was playing sweet moments from Xu Zixuan and Chen Xinyi's engagement, but the next second, a shocking scene appeared on the screen.
The reporter's footage of catching the adulterer in the act was somehow projected onto a large screen.
The scene before me was chaotic, with three men and two women completely naked.
5p? No, are we playing for such a high stakes?
Before they could even recover from watching the drama unfold, a scream nearly choked Old Mrs. Xu to the words she was about to utter.
"Ah! Honey, Xu Guohua, who came from here?!"
"Xu Guohua, didn't you say that no one would disturb us today? Why did you invite reporters? What exactly do you mean by this?!"
The woman's voice was sharp and piercing, yet the name was clearly audible: Xu Guohua, a man declared dead more than twenty years ago, now standing alive before everyone.
Her words not only confirmed Xu Guohua's identity but also completely extinguished the Old Mrs. Xu's dying wish.
Lin Fengqin was very satisfied with the scene unfolding before her. Looking at her masterpiece, she suppressed her barely perceptible smile, turned around, and began her performance.
"This is Xu Guoan?" she said in disbelief. "Mom, didn't you say Xu Guoan was dead?"
"He's dead!" Old Mrs. Xu said excitedly. "Who knows who this bastard is? What a sin! How dare he impersonate a dead person! I'm truly sinful! My son, you're dead and yet someone still wants to impersonate you! My son, you must not let them get away with this! You must become a vengeful ghost and haunt them, sending all these imposters to hell!"
Old Mrs. Xu then resorted to her usual tactics of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, wailing and yelling at Lin Fengqin, "Especially you, you vicious woman! You deserve to die! You disrespect your mother-in-law and don't love your son! You should go to the eighteenth level of hell! Why didn't my son take you with him when he died? Now you're here making me so angry! I'm going to die of anger!"
"My son, open your eyes and look! Your old mother is about to be killed by your wife! Quickly show your power and send a bolt of lightning to kill her, my son!"
Old Mrs. Xu cried and wailed, and everyone in the banquet hall stared at Old Mrs. Xu as if she were a monkey.
Does she want to hear what she's saying? No, is her son some kind of thunder god or lightning goddess who could be struck dead? With Xu Guohua's wretched state, it's a miracle he didn't fall into the animal realm after death, let alone be struck dead by lightning.