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After asking the question, they turned their attention to Yu Lihuai.

Is this little girl just joking or is she serious? If she's serious, then they're going to make a fortune.

Which company in Hai City wouldn't want to hitch a ride on the Yu Family's coattails? It would be an absolute money-maker.

However, whether this matter is true or not depends on the opinion of Yu Lihuai, the current head of the Yu Family.

Only Yu Lihuai agrees will this matter be considered real. If this young girl doesn't even have real power and is just bluffing them, then what's the point of their amusement?

On the other end of the phone, Yu Lihuai gently raised his teacup, slowly took a sip, and inexplicably said to the person beside him, "Your cooking skills seem to have declined."

After saying that, he didn't care whether the people opposite him were happy or sad. He turned to look at Hua Shaolin and Yu Chengguo, who were looking at him expectantly, and said, "She is the heir of the Yu Family. What she says goes. You don't need to ask my opinion."

Yu Chen gave Yu Lihuai a look, then quickly looked away, cleared his throat, and said to Hua Shaolin and Yu Chengguo on the other side of the screen, "These are two post-acquisition contracts and two investment contracts. The choice is yours. The investment amount in the investment contract is one billion."

"So this is really deep-pocketed?" Hua Shaolin and Yu Chengguo were overjoyed; this must be an investment contract.

"Mr. Yu, let's choose an investment contract." The two said almost in unison.

Is there even a choice between investing and acquiring? If they had to choose, they'd be fools. Of course, they'd choose investing—it's a billion-dollar investment!

Yu Chen wasn't surprised by this outcome. One was making money while lying down, while the other was giving away their money. Everyone knew which choice to make.

But there's no such thing as a free lunch. If you want investment, you have to give something in return. Yu Yu, her poor sister, deserves an explanation.

"Choosing the investment contract is fine, but I have a small question I'd like to ask you both," Yu Chen said loudly to the other side of the screen, suppressing his urge to kill on the spot.

The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone in the Gossip Courtyard to hear clearly.

Hua Tianyu, Yu Xuexi, and Mrs. Hua naturally heard everything clearly. Mrs. Hua even sat down on the ground with a thud, her eyes somewhat vacant, seemingly lost in thought.

Yu Xuexi was also surprised that Yu Chen would directly ask the Hua Family and Yu Family for a choice between investment and acquisition. His words were domineering and arrogant, giving off a sense of oppressive power, like a monarch ruling and killing without leaving a trace.

The two of them shuddered suddenly, and said, somewhat confused, "Mr. Yu, we can't do anything illegal."

Yu Chen smiled, his delicate face revealing an unusual sharpness. "Don't worry, absolutely not. I just want to know how my sister, Yu Yu, died more than ten years ago?"

"Are the Yu Family and Hua Family involved in my sister's death?"

Yu Chen glanced at them silently, then slowly and deliberately got straight to the point.

Hua Shaolin and Yu Chengguo were stunned for a moment before they finally understood what Yu Chen was talking about.

More than a decade ago, a bullying case that shocked the entire elite circle resulted in the death of Yu Yu, the youngest daughter of the Yu Family, and implicated more than half of the elite families in Hai City.

Although the Hua Family and Yu Family were not implicated, their sins were far greater than those of other wealthy families.

Hua Tianyu and Yu Xuexi Yu Xuexi, who was Yu Hui at the time, were the two culprits who instigated the classmates to bully Yu Yu.

The Hua Family went undetected at first, while the Yu Family was discovered but quickly found a scapegoat to take the blame, thus ensuring that both families remained unscathed.

Now Yu Chen is bringing this up again.

"President Yu, we also..." The two of them spoke almost instinctively.

Yu Chen wasn't annoyed; he simply curled the corners of his lips slightly. "Gentlemen, if you don't want to choose investment, you can choose acquisition. Within a week, the Yu Group will absolutely deliver on its promise."

To save Hua Tianyu and Yu Xuexi from ruining their company, they remained silent for a moment. But if they admitted that Hua Tianyu and Yu Xuexi were the masterminds back then, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting that they were accomplices?

They were well aware of the consequences of not admitting it, which put them in a dilemma.

Yu Chen wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he slowly turned his gaze to Yu Xuexi, Hua Tianyu, and Mrs. Hua. "What do you all have to say? One hundred million."

Yu Chen Yu Chen's words shocked everyone. Did he mean that whoever confessed first would get the money?

"President Yu, actually Hua Tianyu isn't my son. I've been cuckolded!" Hua Chenglin immediately jumped in. "I only found out afterward about Hua Tianyu and Yu Hui conspiring to bully your sister, and by then it was too late to undo the damage."

"This is my retribution. I helped him cover it up, but I never expected that I would indirectly be cuckolded. Hua Tianyu is not my son at all."

"Hua Tianyu, listen to me! The Hua Family is kicking you out, and that shameless mother of yours, who's made me wear a green hat for so many years, you both get out!"

After Hua Chenglin Chenglin's hysterical outburst, Song Shiwei's gossipy voice suddenly rang out, "[Oh my, the first unlucky little brat abandoned by the family has appeared. I didn't expect President Hua to actually know that Hua Tianyu isn't his biological son? That's really something, impressive.]"

[The heir of Hai City has now become the outcast of Hai City.]

[Does President Yu know that Yu Xuexi killed Yu Hui? In fact, Yu Xuexi wasn't his biological daughter either; she was an abandoned baby that Mrs. Yu adopted from somewhere while pretending to be pregnant and about to give birth.]

Yu Chen:?

Ha, it seems these two families are all quite eccentric.

She gritted her teeth and continued, "President Hua, are you saying that Hua Tianyu and Yu Xuexi orchestrated this bullying incident?"