Lu Yao, though sitting on the soft couch, was shorter than the Shen family members, yet she gave off an aura of immense strength, even Shen Shiren, who had seen many storms, felt an inexplicable pressure.

This was strange, he hadn’t felt this way before.

She had only been unconscious for a while, how could she have changed so much?

Shen Shiren looked at Lu Yao with a complex expression, he didn’t even immediately refute or scold her for her nonsense.

“Look at this child, is she confused?” Wang Yalan cleared her throat, changing the subject, “You just woke up, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? You can’t be careless about your body, sometimes, a small problem can turn into a life-threatening matter if you’re not careful.”

Shen Yaoming also nodded, “Yes, Big Brother, you just came back, you must take good care of yourselves. You need a good body to have unlimited possibilities.”

Lu Yao looked at this chosen one. As the male protagonist, his appearance was definitely above average, not to mention his knowledge and abilities. He was a perfect gentleman, good at social skills, and very popular.

Moreover, as the protagonist, he was bathed in a halo. No matter what happened, he could turn danger into safety and turn adversity into advantage.

As for those minor flaws, such as being petty, calculating, and so on, in the eyes of the readers, they were not flaws, but because of these small flaws, this invincible god returned to the mortal world.

Readers could relate more to a down-to-earth protagonist.

But in Lu Yao’s eyes, this protagonist was flawed in every way. Compared to her Rong Ge, the difference was not just a little bit. But who could blame Rong Ge for being just a vicious antagonist, the foil to the protagonist?

After all, he was the male protagonist, being petty meant he was clear-cut and had personality, being calculating meant he was cunning and resourceful, being unable to stand his brother being better than him meant he had a strong sense of self-esteem and ambition…

While the antagonist, even if they lived a simple life, could be labeled as unambitious and lazy.

Thinking back to this man’s success story, wasn’t it like that?

Without his careful planning and scheming, there wouldn’t have been the series of exciting turnarounds that followed.

Lu Yao politely but firmly rejected their seemingly caring but actually digging a hole operation, and stated that she was very healthy except for the wound on her forehead.

She directly blocked their previous words.

Their bodies had always been good, they never got sick or had sores, but the Shen family just didn’t like them.

“It’s not up to you and me to decide how our bodies are,” Wang Yalan was blocked, a little embarrassed and annoyed, “Wait for the doctor to come, listen to what he says.”

Lu Yao looked at her two children, who were listless and clearly sleepy. She didn’t want to engage in empty pleasantries with them anymore, so she said directly, “We don’t need to pretend to be close, be awkward, and make polite conversation. We’re not that familiar.”

She looked at Shen Yanrong, who was in a posture of listening to his wife’s every word. She curled her lips and said to Shen Shiren, “I said, we know exactly what you’re trying to do by calling Rong Ge back.”

“What do you know?”

Shen Shiren looked at Lu Yao with a very stern gaze, someone with a weaker mental fortitude would probably be scared to their knees.

Unfortunately, the previous Lu Yao wouldn’t necessarily be scared by him, let alone the current Lu Yao with memories of two lifetimes?

Lu Yao just sat on the soft couch, not intending to get up.

Not only that, but she patted the space beside her, asking her husband and two children to sit down as well. They had been in the Shen family mansion for a long time, and now they could finally rest.

“Do you have any tea?” She asked unceremoniously, then complained, “Your servants are not well-trained. We’ve been in the main courtyard for so long, and we haven’t even had a cup of tea. We’re from the countryside, we don’t know anything, it doesn’t matter to us. But if one day, you neglect a distinguished guest because of your carelessness, that wouldn’t be good.”

The maids and servants at the door all changed their expressions.

This woman, how could she be so vicious? They were just servants following orders, how could they overstep their bounds without their master’s instructions?

Wasn’t this common knowledge? They knew their status and what kind of treatment they could receive, didn’t they?

Now, if the master really held them accountable, they, the servants who were close at hand, would be the first to suffer.

“What do you know?”

Shen Shiren ignored her words and asked.

Lu Yao coughed lightly, then cleared her throat, “My mouth is a little dry.”

Shen Shiren took a deep breath, suppressing the anger that was brewing in his heart, and looked at Wang Yalan. She was also annoyed by Lu Yao’s attitude, but she could only arrange for someone to bring them some tea and snacks.

However, when the tea was brought over, Lu Yao and the others didn’t touch it.

It was ridiculous, these people clearly had a grudge against them, who knew if there was anything added to the tea?

Shen Shiren: My fists are clenched.

Wang Yalan: This is infuriating!

Old Madam Wang, sitting in the armchair beside them, was so angry that she started cursing. This bitch, she’s doing this on purpose.

Lu Yao smiled at her, then looked at Shen Shiren, “A few days ago, your precious son had an accident. The usual threats and inducements didn’t work. If it wasn’t resolved, it would probably have escalated, right?”

Wang Yalan, her mother, and Old Madam Wang all changed their expressions. How did she know?

Shen Shiren was also surprised for a moment, then he pretended to be nonchalant, “You’re overthinking. Not only is this untrue, even if something really happened, I, a dignified Minister of Personnel, am not afraid of solving it?”

Unfortunately,

The facts proved that sometimes, it really couldn’t be solved.

“We can cooperate with your plan. Even if things are exposed, we won’t reveal the truth.” Lu Yao said suddenly.

“What are you saying?”

These four words were the collective voice of the Shen family members present.

Did this woman really know?

She not only knew their plan, but she also said she would cooperate. What kind of joke was this?

Shen Yaoming immediately looked at Shen Yanrong, but he didn’t see any surprise or displeasure on his face.

Obviously, he completely trusted and believed Lu Yao. In other words, everything Lu Yao did was at his behest.

Did they really know?

Then…

He looked at Wang Yalan worriedly, she gave him a reassuring look, waiting for Shen Shiren to speak.

Shen Shiren stared at Lu Yao, trying to discern something from her face, but it was all in vain.

He adjusted his emotions and then asked, “Are you serious?”

“Of course,” Lu Yao nodded, “Honest people don’t lie.”

Wang Yalan couldn’t help but roll her eyes, honest people, there probably weren’t any honest people.

“Why?” Shen Shiren didn’t say it out loud, but he knew in his heart that this couple had no affection for their Shen family.

“Grandmother said it right, no profit, no gain. There’s nothing that money can’t achieve. If it can’t, then it’s because you haven’t paid enough.”

After saying that, Lu Yao thought of something and quickly added, “Of course, when a person is completely disheartened and has no hope, a person with nothing to lose is not afraid of someone with something to lose. It’s not surprising to do something desperate.”

She was like that in her previous life, and so were the child’s family.

“See, I told you!” Old Madam Wang exclaimed, “They’ll do anything for money, I spit!”

She had almost thought she was going to die.

Shen Shiren didn’t miss any of Lu Yao’s expressions, he realized that she wasn’t joking, and took her seriously, “What do you want?”

Lu Yao didn’t answer first, but turned her head and looked at the man beside her. He felt her gaze and smiled at her, his expression was the same as before, full of trust.

If there was any difference, it was probably the emotion that was mixed in, it was even more intense.

Lu Yao clicked her tongue, this man, he wasn’t afraid of being sold.

She looked back at Shen Shiren and stated her purpose, “We just want Mother’s dowry.”