It seems that Ye Hao has already started taking action, allowing Xu Zhen to gradually let go of her wealth.

Establishing a company was just his first step.

His second step was to use Xu Zhen's craziness to gild himself, obtaining prestigious positions in various sectors.

Chamber of Commerce President, honorary vice principal of a school, and even a vice chairman position in the media.

Only after securing these positions did he start collecting famous paintings for Xu Zhen.

This information was told to me by the nanny, Sister Zhang.

She said that Xu Zhen wanted to buy famous paintings, and Ye Hao volunteered to help her collect them.

He first went to auctions to buy genuine pieces, then sold them to other bidders at lower prices, transferring all the money to his own account.

He then found skilled imitators to create counterfeit paintings, only costing a few thousand yuan.

Yet, he quoted Xu Zhen over 800,000 yuan for each.

All the price differences went straight into his pocket.

He also bought directly from others, some for a few thousand yuan, even a few hundred yuan, but quoted Xu Zhen tens of thousands of yuan for each.

In just three months, he made a fortune.

Xu Zhen's villa walls were filled with counterfeit paintings.

I managed to obtain records of every painting he acquired, holding them in my hands.

At this time, he brought his wife and "brother" over.

After the nanny told me, I seized the opportunity, clutching the evidence, and went to Xu Zhen's house.

As expected, just like in the previous life, her villa had turned into a Disneyland.

Ye Hao's son and daughter were playing in Xu Zhen's ground floor hall.

Xu Zhen was leisurely looking at her phone, while Ye Hao sat beside her, maintaining a deliberate distance if one looked closely.

Upon my arrival, Xu Zhen welcomed me in and had Sister Zhang serve me tea.

Pretending to be curious, I pointed to the two children and asked, "Whose children are these? How did your home end up like this?"

I glanced at Ye Hao, a hint of guilt creeping onto his face.

Xu Zhen innocently replied, "These are Ye Hao's brother, Ye Hua's children. Their family of four came over here; the children needed to study and had nowhere to stay, so I let them move in, providing some company for Ye Hao."

Her words were almost identical to the previous life.

I quickly put on a look of understanding.

Then Xu Zhen introduced the Ye Hua couple to me, and as I looked at the fake couple, I felt a surge of hatred towards them.

None of the people in this room were good!

Despite this, I maintained a smile and said to the fake couple, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were here. I didn't bring any gifts for you; I'll bring some next time."

They quickly said there was no need.

I intentionally scrutinized their faces, then suddenly remarked, "Why do I feel like these two children resemble Ye Hao more?"

As expected, as soon as I finished speaking, apart from Xu Zhen, Ye Hao and the fake couple's expressions changed.

However, the two children remained clueless and didn't speak.

I couldn't help but marvel at how they managed to keep the children silent.

Ye Hao's wife quickly laughed it off, "Miss Liu probably doesn't see many of us country folks. The children are so dark; you can't tell who they resemble."

Ye Hua also hurriedly added, "Exactly, look at these two kids, as dark as me, clearly my offspring! My brother is fair-skinned, how could they look like him?"

I and Xu Zhen exchanged a glance.

After half a year of living a life of luxury, Ye Hao had shed his rustic demeanor.

Looking at me, Xu Zhen somewhat displeasedly said, "En Yun, how can you joke like this?"

I sneered inwardly, soon you'll know the truth:

"Oh, sorry, just a casual remark. Xu Zhen, will you accompany me to an art exhibition?"

Xu Zhen was taken aback by my sudden invitation but couldn't refuse.

After bidding farewell to them, I left with her.

As we left, I gave a signal to the nanny, and Sister Zhang responded with a knowing look.

Just as we stepped out, I turned the car and parked directly at the back door of Xu Zhen's villa.

She was very puzzled by my actions.

She asked me what was going on?

Instead of explaining directly, I just asked her to follow me.

Sister Zhang had already opened the back door for us and informed me that since we had just left, the others hadn't noticed anything unusual yet, but they seemed to be communicating through eye contact.

It seemed they would likely head upstairs when they found the right opportunity.

Sister Zhang intentionally locked all the other rooms, leaving only the one I had entered in my previous life.

Seeing me leading her straight to that room on the second floor, Xu Zhen was completely bewildered.

Especially after I opened the secret room, she was utterly stunned.

"How did you know I had a secret room here?" Her tone towards me had turned cold by now.

Without directly answering her, I simply said, "Patience will bring a good show."

She looked at me in utter confusion, while I focused on the one-way mirror on the wall.

The shadows of the past life that died here made me shiver all over.

Just as I was lost in thought, the door suddenly swung open.