Chapter 28：Conspiracy

No wonder she always felt that there was something wrong with the housekeeper. She had been bribed by her grandma and her aunt.

Tang Xinluo felt anger grow in her.

She had seen how much her mother had put into the household. It had not been long since her mother passed away, but her grandma and her aunt were trying to take over her things. As her daughter, Tang Xinluo could not sit back and watch that happen.

She opened the door abruptly, prepared to make things clear with her grandma and her aunt.

Tang Xinluo almost froze when she opened her door.

Her dear grandma was seated behind the large desk, and the couch was filled with people.

There was her aunt, her cousin, and a bunch of other relatives that were barely related to her.

Most ridiculous of them all, Lu Qinghao—who was in the midst of preparing to divorce her—was seated across her grandma like some guest of honor.

All sorts of documents and jewelry that belonged to her mother had been dug out by the housekeeper and scattered all over the table.

She could not help but tremble in anger as she looked at everything that was happening in the room.

The people instantly saw her, and the lively study room quieted down. There was a sense of eeriness compared to the liveliness from earlier.

After a while, the old madam broke the eerie silence.

"You're back." The voice was casual as if making conversation.

"Since you're back… come over and sign these documents. Since you have another man outside, don't hog Qinghao. Hurry and get divorced; it's better for both of you that way."

Her grandma then flung a file towards her from the table.

She knew what the document was about without having to read it.

She should have seen through her grandma and her aunt a long time ago. How could she have still harbored hopes toward them?

However, she never knew that they secretly kept in touch with Lu Qinghao.

"Grandma, I'm not the one who cheated. It was Lu Qinghao. You're my grandma, but you're not even siding with me on matters like this. Instead, you're helping Lu Qinghao attack me, you…"

Before she could finish, Old Madam Tang slammed her hand on the table, cutting Tang Xinluo off.

"You wretched thing, I'm your grandma. Will I harm you? You don't have to say anymore. I wouldn't ask you to sign the paper if we didn't have concrete evidence. Tang Xinluo, hurry up and sign the papers. If you upset Young Master Lu, the Tang family is the one that will be embarrassed!"

Everyone in the upper echelons of society knew that Madam Lu went to catch the adulterers earlier today. Why would Lu Qinghao cuckold himself and kick up such a huge fuss if that were not true?

No man would be able to put up with something like this. Since the Lu family showed up personally to catch the adulterers, then it must be true.

Of course, everyone bought into that theory… not just because of the logic behind it. More importantly, they were wary of the power and influence of the Lu family.

"Embarrassing… Granny, you've looked down on me since young because I was a girl. Now, Lu Qinghao is saying whatever he wants about me, claiming that I've been unfaithful. You're my grandma… and you… you're my aunt…"

She looked towards Tang Ruolan who was seated on the sofa. "But you've chosen to believe Lu Qinghao, the outside."