in2ebook Chapter 44 You Have No Right to Negotiate
Chapter 44 You Have No Right to Negotiate
Jade gourd?
The person who sent this message is most likely a member of the Shen family, but it's unclear where they got her phone number.
Wu Zhao looked at the contents of the text message with amusement.
Wu Xingyun leaned closer and saw the text message. He chuckled, "Shen Zhaozhao, I remember that's what the Shen family called you, right? You changed your name to this after you were adopted by the Shen family?"
"You said your name is Wu Zhao, is that your previous name?"
Wu Zhao poked his head and said irritably, "I've always been called Wu Zhao. Shen Zhaozhao isn't me, and it's not my name."
She had already made herself perfectly clear, but Wu Xingyun only looked at her with a puzzled expression.
He scratched his head. "Is that so? Then why did you let the Shen family adopt you if you don't like them?"
"Is it possible that I am the biological daughter of the Shen family, and Shen Jiaojiao is an imposter?" Wu Zhao poked Wu Zhao's head hard. "How exactly did you learn mystical arts?"
Wu Xingyun was poked and fell backward, luckily there was a carpet on the ground.
He sat up and chuckled a few times: "Well, I'm not as talented as my sister, so I've only learned a little bit..."
With a slightly aggrieved pout, Wu Xingyun continued, "I always put in a lot of effort when cleaning the ancestral hall, but no ancestor ever appeared in my dreams to help me improve my spiritual power..."
"Then you don't need to worry about the ancestor not entering your dreams anymore." Wu Zhao chuckled sinisterly.
Because your ancestor came up here in person!
Wu Xingyun asked blankly, "Huh?"
“I’m going to meet the Shen family to see what they’re up to,” Wu Zhao said, glancing at him sideways as he remained seated on the ground. “I have a task for you.”
"You said you'd guarantee it would be done!" Wu Xingyun asked excitedly.
Wu Zhao looked at him speechlessly and said, "You saw it when I left the Shen family. I took a jade gourd from Shen Jiaojiao."
"Yes, I saw it. Is there something wrong with that gourd?" Wu Xingyun thought of the contents of the text message.
“The gourd itself is fine, but they keep emphasizing to me that there is something wrong with it.” Wu Zhao pondered. “I was planning to send the gourd back to my hometown to be buried with my grandmother sometime. Could you help me find out what my grandmother did before?”
"I suspect this gourd holds some secret I haven't yet discovered. Judging from the Shen family's profit-driven nature... perhaps the item itself isn't valuable, but its existence represents something very valuable?"
Having figured this out, Wu Zhao understood why the Shen family, despite clearly not wanting her to return, still pretended to bring her to Haicheng.
Wu Xingyun quickly replied, "Okay, I'll go find someone to investigate right away. We'll find clues as soon as possible!"
After he left in a hurry, Gu Chen steered his wheelchair out of the kitchen.
Wu Zhao glanced at him, his expression unreadable.
"What's wrong?" Gu Chen was still holding a cup of tea in one hand, and his expression looked very innocent.
Seeing him hand over the tea, Wu Zhao snorted, "Why were you dodging just now?"
"Hmm... I'm worried that you won't be able to perform well with me here." Gu Chen's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.
Wu Zhao: ?
Gu Chen didn't continue the topic, but instead asked, "Are you going to see Shen Jiaojiao?"
“I also want to know what it is about her that I want,” Wu Zhao replied.
She originally wanted to look for clues from the ghost of the Yan family first, but since Shen Jiaojiao had delivered herself to her doorstep...
She wouldn't mind collecting some interest first.
but……
Wu Zhao examined the lingering yin energy above Gu Chen's head and asked, "Are you still in pain these past few days?"
"After wearing the jade pendant you gave me, there weren't any obvious changes at first," Gu Chen replied after thinking for a moment. "However, I slept quite well at night, unlike before when I would always wake up in the middle of the night."
"As for my legs... I don't feel much."
Hmm... Wu Zhao found this strange.
She crouched down closer and first raised her hand to tap Gu Chen's knee.
Then he pinched his thigh, the muscles under his hand were taut and firm.
It did not begin to shrink at all because it could not walk.
"Can you feel anything?" Wu Zhao asked, looking up.
Gu Chen: "..."
"Ahem, get up first." Gu Chen coughed lightly. "There is some pain, but it's not as intense as before."
Wu Zhao responded with an "Oh," and said, "It's good that it hasn't gotten worse. It seems the talisman in my jade pendant is still effective."
"I'm planning to go to the Shen family this afternoon. Oh, and I'll have Huo Tingchen take me there."
Gu Chen pursed his lips and asked in a low voice, "Do you need me to come along?"
“No need, Huo Tingchen just needs to come with me,” Wu Zhao said casually.
After being rejected, Gu Chen paused in his breathing.
Then he said casually, "Alright, I'll have Tingchen personally take you there."
"Hmm." Still deep in thought, Wu Zhao was completely unaware of the oppressive aura emanating from Gu Chen.
However, it wasn't long before Huo Tingchen, who had been called over, noticed that Gu Chen, who was expressionless, seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with him.
"I'm going to the Shen family too?" Huo Tingchen hesitated after hearing what Wu Zhao said.
He subconsciously touched the pocket where the little paper figure was hidden, and said with difficulty, "Do I really have to go...?"
Wu Zhao said, "If you don't go, how will I know if Shen Jiaojiao still has designs on you? Although there's the paper doll, what if she has a backup plan?"
"Ok."
Huo Tingchen resignedly went to drive.
Watching the two leave one after the other, Gu Chen looked down at his legs and couldn't help but mutter, "Still hasn't figured it out..."
……
Forty minutes later, at the Shen family's residence.
Shen Jiaojiao originally thought that Wu Zhao would come by himself, but she did not expect to see Huo Tingchen follow her into the room.
"Sister...Brother Tingchen!"
She cried out in surprise and was about to pounce on Huo Tingchen.
Unexpectedly, Huo Tingchen cowardly hid directly behind Wu Zhao. The tall man, over 1.8 meters, was not completely blocked by Wu Zhao.
Wu Zhao raised his hand: "Step back a little, I'm allergic to flowers."
"I...I didn't wear any floral perfume today." Shen Jiaojiao looked a little sad, and she carefully took a few steps back. "Sister, Second Brother came back today, and I didn't wear any perfume."
Covering his nose, Wu Zhao waved his hand in the air as if to shoo something away: "I'm allergic to white lotus flowers."
Madam Shen already had a long face when she saw Wu Zhao enter the door, and when she heard Wu Zhao's impolite words, she became even angrier.
"Shen Zhaozhao! Apologize to Jiaojiao right now! You have absolutely no manners!" Madam Shen scolded angrily.
Looking around, Wu Zhao did not see Shen Chuan and Shen Yiheng.
I did see a young man I'd never seen before on the sofa.
She raised an eyebrow. This must be Shen Zhuo, the popular movie star from the Shen family and Shen Jiaojiao's second brother, right?
Sensing her gaze, Shen Zhuo, who had been looking listless, raised his head and glanced at her.
His light brown eyes held a mixture of irritation and coldness.
He spoke slowly, "Jiaojiao, she's back. Tell her what you need to say and then tell her to leave quickly."
"I hate it when strangers come into my home; I don't know how many disgusting germs they bring with them."
Huo Tingchen's expression turned cold: "Young Master Shen's words are far too harsh."
"Ha, what good words can a woman who stole my sister's fiancé expect? Huo Tingchen, you're no better. Hanging out with shady characters like that, you'll catch a disease!"
Shen Zhuo laughed sarcastically without any politeness.
A hint of smugness flashed in Shen Jiaojiao's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
She carefully said to Wu Zhao, "Sister, Second Brother is a germaphobe... Please don't mind what he said."
"That jade gourd, Dad really likes it, that's why he called you back."
“I know you want to go back to the Shen family. Dad has agreed that as long as you hand over the jade gourd to him, he will transfer a villa to your name in Haicheng. He can also let you be recognized by the Shen family. Sister, we are all family. There is no grudge that lasts overnight.”
Wu Zhao's gaze was indifferent, and his voice was cold: "Is this all you wanted to tell me?"
"Shen Jiaojiao, who gave you the courage to negotiate with me?"
"This family is destined to die young; staying here even a second longer would be bad luck!"
Her gaze fell on Shen Zhuo, who was sitting lazily on the sofa, and she sneered: "If you're so afraid of the virus, then why did you sleep with a woman who was sick last night?"
"When choosing a coffin, remember to pick one that can be sealed shut, lest the sickness emanates and infect the people attending the funeral!"