Nonsense!
Although Bai Ziyan disdained it, she was Jiaojin's daughter.
This was indeed a reality she could not change.
For the past few years, she had been avoiding this issue.
But Li Qianfan now brought it out in the open.
A fiery rage instantly ignited in Bai Ziyan's heart.
"Don't get worked up yet, listen to me."
Li Qianfan raised his hand and grabbed her right hand, which was about to slam down on the table. "Last night, in the suicide forest, I saw Jiaojin."
Bai Ziyan froze.
Then she shouted angrily, "Impossible! Why would a slut like her suddenly run off to the suicide forest?"
Li Qianfan said nothing but placed something in front of Bai Ziyan.
It was a mobile phone.
The one Li Qianfan had brought back from the suicide forest.
"Unlock the phone and see for yourself."
Li Qianfan said.
With Bai Ziyan's skills, unlocking a phone was as easy as moving her fingers.
Soon.
She saw the photos Li Qianfan had specifically taken for her.
Although Jiaojin was hanging upside down from a tree, and it was in a poorly lit forest,
The camera's built-in flash and the flashlight beams still allowed Bai Ziyan to confirm that the face was indeed Jiaojin's!
"How, how could it be her?"
Bai Ziyan's lips trembled uncontrollably. "How, how did she end up here?"
"Back at the Women's Wear Festival held in Tiandong, she appeared before me at the opportune moment to replace An Ran and lead the dance for the Grand Tang's Prosperity. That night, I knew she was a master. I suspected she was a president of the dark web lurking in Tiandong."
Li Qianfan explained to her carefully. "But the presidents of the dark web must be virgins. Yet you and Bai Yujing are both her children. This seriously interfered with my judgment."
As he was telling Bai Ziyan this, Du Junlin also emerged from the bedroom.
With her usual calm, indifferent face, she looked incredibly cool.
But when she sat next to Li Qianfan, both her mindset and actions were so natural.
It took Li Qianfan more than half an hour to explain everything to Bai Ziyan.
Finally, he said, "Now I understand. Jiaojin is truly Bai Yuwuxia. She is definitely not your mother. Your mother is someone else!"
Bai Ziyan's eyebrows and eyelids twitched incessantly.
Du Junlin interjected, "Are you saying there are two Jiaojins in the Bai family?"
"This is the only explanation."
Li Qianfan nodded. "The Jiaojin outside is the third president of the dark web. And the woman who accompanied Bai Ziyan home with various talents, engaging in unspeakable acts, is someone else."
He paused.
He said to Bai Ziyan, "That woman is your mother."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Bai Ziyan instinctively shook her head, repeatedly saying it was impossible.
Du Junlin said, "Yan Zi, aren't you a super hacker? Then you can use satellites to check Jiaojin's residence at the Flowing Water Pavilion. Perhaps you'll have new discoveries. After all, Jiaojin coming here cannot be known. She must have left a substitute at home like a bird."
Du Junlin's words reminded Bai Ziyan.
She quickly grabbed the tablet and placed it on her lap.
Her fingers flew across the keyboard.
Previously.
Due to her fear and disdain for Jiaojin, Bai Ziyan had never dared to use her exceptional hacking skills to secretly observe the Flowing Water Pavilion.
Even.
She didn't dare to intercept Jiaojin's calls.
Now she couldn't afford to worry about that.
She easily infiltrated the monitoring system within the Flowing Water Pavilion.
Then—
Du Junlin only glanced at the image appearing on the tablet before her pretty face flushed, she cursed softly, and hid her head behind Li Qianfan.
Yet, she couldn't help but curiously peek from time to time.
Li Qianfan was also embarrassed.
Who would have thought they'd witness a most exciting live broadcast?
Jiaojin was at home, playing cards with two men.
Those two men—
The younger man was none other than Du Yingjun, whom Li Qianfan knew!
Who was the older man?
"Du Yuanhang. He is Du Yingjun's father."
Bai Ziyan, on the other hand, seemed "unfazed," staring at the tablet screen and chuckling, "The Du father and son have finally fallen into Jiaojin's clutches. They stayed overnight at the Flowing Water Pavilion last night. This also means the Du family will soon decline. Heh, thrilling, isn't it?"
Li Qianfan gently patted Bai Ziyan's arm and whispered, "This woman is your mother."
"Yes, she is."
Bai Ziyan nodded like she was dazed, smiling. "Only she could give birth to a pervert like me."
Li Qianfan, however, said, "She is controlled by the third president of the dark web. This might not be her original intention."
"Look how happy she is. How can it not be her original intention?"
Bai Ziyan's gaze was one of abnormal admiration. "Bird, bite, bite, look, she is completely in control and taking the initiative."
Alas.
Li Qianfan sighed and said, "Search more carefully. Perhaps you can find where Jiaojin hid her in the Flowing Water Pavilion. I'm sure her every move is under Jiaojin's close control."
Bai Ziyan bit her lip hard, remaining silent.
But her fingers were flying across the screen.
Under the search of a super hacker—
The "paradise" hidden underground in the backyard of the Flowing Water Pavilion was exposed!
"It really is a good place to hide people."
Bai Ziyan said coldly and began to further search for data within the Flowing Water Pavilion's computer.
Then—
She saw images of two Jiaojins together in the underground cave.
These surveillance images were automatically recorded and stored by the monitoring system but were later deleted by Jiaojin.
It was equally effortless for Bai Ziyan to search the hard drive and restore the footage.
The secret of two Jiaojins in the Bai family of Tiandong was finally revealed!
The Jiaojin who used her beauty to win over and control talented young men was Bai Ziyan's mother.
And the Jiaojin who presented herself as a noble lady outside was the third president of the dark web!!
Time ticked by.
Bai Ziyan sat slumped on the sofa, motionless for a long time.
Li Qianfan and Du Junlin both sat with her in silence.
After an unknown period—
Bai Ziyan finally exhaled a long breath and asked as if relieved, "Are you, are you laughing at me?"
Li Qianfan was puzzled. "Why would I laugh at you?"
Du Junlin also said, "You have no say in who your mother is. Similarly, the actions of your mother have nothing to do with you."
"Thank you."
Bai Ziyan lowered her head and whispered her thanks, tears falling onto the screen.
Actually.
She wasn't sad at all, nor did she feel ashamed.
After all, she had long known what kind of person Jiaojin (Jiaomeibi) was, and who her biological father was.
So why was she crying?
Who knew!
"Bird, what do you plan to do?"
Bai Ziyan wiped the corners of her eyes and asked.
"In the forest, I didn't rush to expose Jiaojin's identity as the Bai family's madam, nor did I reveal who I was. I wanted to actively contact her after the Bai Duniu plan was completed and I returned to Tiandong."
Li Qianfan spoke truthfully. "After uncovering all the dark web members hidden in Tiandong, I will capture them all in one fell swoop!"
Bai Ziyan understood. "You want to act with her."
Li Qianfan nodded.
Bai Ziyan then said, "But you'll need my cooperation. Without me, you can't logically approach her."
Li Qianfan nodded again.
Bai Ziyan thought for a moment and said, "It's most reasonable for you to appear before her as her lover."
Li Qianfan said, "As a friend is also possible."
"Let's not worry about that for now."
Bai Ziyan put down the tablet and said, "If you want to play the wolf in sheep's clothing and gain Jiaojin's complete trust, you must have something she can hold over you, right?"
Du Junlin nodded in agreement. "Right."
"The best leverage—"
Bai Ziyan said calmly, "is to wake up in the morning with my mother. Only when you two have that kind of relationship can the dark web president believe you are controlled and can be used by her. Only then can she reveal things that you might not be able to force out even if you killed her."
Wake up in the morning with your mother?
Li Qianfan shivered.
Bai Ziyan continued, "It would be best if the three of us woke up together. After all, you are the young master of the Li family, your status is incomparably higher than that of the Du father and son. A mere slut like Jiaomeibi couldn't possibly hook you. Only if I also made a move would there be hope. If you don't do this, you won't get what you want!"
She was incredibly calm now.
The analysis she presented left Li Qianfan speechless.
Du Junlin, however, interjected again, "To catch a thief, catch the king first."
What did that mean?
Li Qianfan looked at her, full of confusion.
"Since such a method is necessary, why bother with a slut like Jiaomeibi?"
Du Junlin looked out the window. "Directly take down Jiaojin! Make her completely compliant. That's better than anything."