The CEO is Too Fierce: My Adorable Wife Needs Taming

Chapter 331 Past Grudges

Chapter 331 Past Grudges

Mu Xiaoyu felt that something was wrong, and frowned as she looked at Grandpa Li, but did not speak immediately.

Grandpa Li isn't stupid; he can think of anything that Mu Xiaoyu can think of.

But now he's bringing up having a child, things are definitely not as simple as Mu Xiaoyu thinks.

"Dad, are you hiding something from us?"

"You are indeed smart."

Since Grandpa Li had kept Mu Xiaoyu here, he didn't intend to keep the matter that he had kept from Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu from her any longer. So when Mu Xiaoyu asked, he immediately replied.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaoyu remained silent, a bad premonition washing over her. Having died several times already, she was more accepting of many things than the average person.

This is the first time I've ever felt this tense.

"Mu Xiaoyu, let me ask you, if one day our Li family and that child Shen Xu lose everything, will you still stay with him and continue to follow him?"

"Does Grandpa Li think I'm with Chen Xu for his money?"

Mu Xiaoyu scoffed and, without waiting for Old Master Li's reply, continued, "Even if Li Chenxu really has nothing, I can still support him. Although I can't give him the good life he has now, it won't be bad either."

As she spoke, her eyes were fixed on Old Master Li's eyes, her gaze open and honest, without the slightest concealment or guilt; she was speaking from the bottom of her heart.

Having already gone this far, Mu Xiaoyu already had some guesses in her mind. However, Grandpa Li had said so little that she wasn't sure if her guesses were correct.

Mu Xiaoyu's words softened the old man's expression considerably. He sighed deeply, then walked to the French windows, gazing into the distance, his expression gradually becoming somewhat somber.

"Actually, I already have a pretty good idea of ​​what's going on with the recent events."

"You know?"

Grandpa Li's words were far beyond Mu Xiaoyu's expectations. She had just been thinking that Grandpa Li might think they would not be able to defeat the person behind the scenes this time, so he wanted to make these arrangements in advance.

Little did they know, Old Master Li probably already knew!

For a moment, Mu Xiaoyu's expression turned serious. She stood up and walked to Grandpa Li's side, saying in a deep voice, "Dad, since you asked me to stay today, you're already planning to tell me everything, right? In that case, just tell me directly. I won't tell Brother Chenxu."

"Did Shen Xu tell you about what happened to the Li family back then?"

Mu Xiaoyu shook her head. She hadn't married Li Chenxu willingly, and at the beginning, she was only thinking about how to get rid of the Li family, never considering how to understand them. Naturally, she knew very little about the Li family.

Seeing that Mu Xiaoyu didn't seem to be lying, Li Chenxu immediately frowned in displeasure. He glanced at Mu Xiaoyu and said after a while, "You're all from the Li family now, how come you don't even know anything about the Li family!"

Mu Xiaoyu was speechless. They were supposed to be discussing serious matters, but Grandpa Li had brought up this issue again.

She couldn't help but mutter, "You never intended to acknowledge me before, so what's the point of me knowing so much? Maybe I'll divorce Shen Xu someday."

"you!"

In the vast Li family, the only ones who dared to talk back to Old Master Li were probably Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu. Old Master Li was quite angry at Mu Xiaoyu's words, but then he thought about the grievances Mu Xiaoyu might suffer in the future, so he swallowed back his words of reprimand and just glared at Mu Xiaoyu in annoyance.

"If I'm not mistaken, this matter is related to the old feud between the Li family..."

Back when Li Chenxu wasn't even born, and his grandfather was still alive, the Li family was, just like it is now, a prominent and wealthy family in the capital. However, unlike Li Chenxu's generation, there wasn't only one heir in his grandfather's generation.

At the time, there were several heirs. In wealthy and powerful families like the Li family, internal struggles for succession were not uncommon. Faced with power and money, even the closest blood relatives could find their bonds weakening.

And Mr. Li was among them.

In the struggle for inheritance, each member of the Li family had their own confidants and powerful figures, and Old Master Li was naturally no exception.

Moreover, among the heirs at the time, Old Master Li was the most favored by Li Chenxu's grandfather. On the surface, everyone competed fairly, but in reality, Li Chenxu's grandfather helped Old Master Li quite a bit behind the scenes.

Although they tried to keep things discreet, others still found out.

Originally, everyone was fighting amongst themselves, but once Old Master Li's affair was discovered, everyone's anger turned against him. At that time, Old Master Li was besieged on all sides, with various schemes and assassination attempts seemingly waiting for him every day.

At that time, his subordinates were harmed because of him.

The most tragic person among them was Lei Chao, one of the closest subordinates to Old Master Li at the time.

When the other heirs joined forces against Old Master Li, Old Master Li faced serious threats to his work and life. In order to protect Old Master Li, Li Chenxu's grandfather scapegoated Lei Chao, making him Old Master Li's scapegoat.

Even though Grandpa Li managed to turn the tide and clear his and Lei Chao's names, Lei Chao was gone.

However, Old Master Li remembered very clearly that Lei Chao left behind a son when he died. But after the incident, Lei Chao's wife abandoned their child and disappeared without a trace.

At that time, in order to protect Lei Chao's child, Grandpa Li did not go to find the child himself. Instead, he had someone give the child some money and then secretly arranged for someone to protect the child.

But not long after, the child also disappeared.

At that time, Old Master Li had just taken over as the head of the Li family and was at his busiest. He didn't go looking for Lei Chao's child then.

When they went to look for it again afterward, they couldn't find it anywhere.

At this point, Old Master Li couldn't help but sigh deeply: "During the internal struggles of the family, many people were sacrificed, but only Lei Chao was lost in the end. So for so many years, I have always felt guilty about Lei Chao's situation."

"So you now suspect that the source of all this is Lei Chao's child? Are you saying this as a conjecture, or do you already have evidence?"

Mu Xiaoyu was a smart person, and after listening to what Grandpa Li said, she immediately understood a bit.