Sheng Qianchi felt as if his heart was tightly entwined with a string, very uncomfortable. He held Gu Jiayin’s hand and said, "Don’t worry, I won’t force you to face her." He was very careful, afraid of upsetting her. But Gu Jiayin merely lifted the corners of her lips and smiled sweetly, "No, how could I not face her? She’s your mother and technically my aunt, how could I avoid her?" She looked at him with a meaningful smile, "You arrange a time, and I’ll visit her at the Sheng Family." Sheng Qianchi suddenly frowned, somewhat puzzled, "Are you sure?" "Of course." Gu Jiayin said resolutely. She certainly wasn’t keen on visiting Gu Shaohua, but just now, the topic made her suddenly think of a question. Grandfather was obsessed with feng shui, hence his fascination with the Blood Tears Jade. He didn’t hesitate to steal it from the Suri Royal Family even at the risk of being hunted. Gu Shaohua learned feng shui from him since young; could she also have a passionate liking for the Blood Tears Jade? In other words, could she have stolen the Blood Tears Jade? She remembered Sister Li told her she had witnessed a fierce argument between Grandfather and Gu Shaohua. That argument occurred shortly after Grandfather discovered Qin Zhennan had another wife outside, and he passed away from a heart attack in anger not long after. What could have caused them to argue so fiercely? Could it be the Blood Tears Jade? Therefore, not only could she not avoid Gu Shaohua, but she also had to deliberately get close to her. For more chapters visit Novᴇl_Fire(.)net But Sheng Qianchi couldn’t decipher her true intentions and merely gently rubbed her hand, "Okay," he looked at her seriously, "I won’t let you be wronged." Gu Jiayin said nothing further, only smiled faintly. Yes, she would no longer be wronged. Regardless of Sheng Qianchi’s attitude, she wouldn’t suffer any grievances from anyone again, for the past seven years had been enough. The helicopter landed on the lawn in front of the manor villa. Gu Jiayin got off the plane and stood before the villa, finally shedding tears. Childhood memories flooded her mind: Grandfather, Mother, Brother, Lu Xiya, and Pei Nianchen. Former relatives, lovers, friends, now no longer the same as they once were. Sister Li, holding Jiajia, stood next to her, wiping tears as well. Although the villa was still the same as before, the manor was still the same as before, everything had changed. In those seven years, all the elderly who worked with Grandfather in the manor had been replaced by Qin Zhennan. So, Gu Jiayin faced one unfamiliar face after another. Those faces all had reservations about her because they were all Qin Zhennan’s people. Gu Jiayin inexplicably felt something was clogged in her heart. Therefore, before entering the villa, she made a decision to fire everyone here. She only thought about it and didn’t say it out loud, but when she walked into the villa and sat on the sofa in the living room, Sheng Qianchi came over and said, "I’ll have Mo Jun recruit new people for you and replace everyone in the manor." Like ink spreading through water, Gu Jiayin heard the sound of her own heartbeat, touched by how he understood her thoughts. "I want to establish a winery here at the manor," she said. Although her main purpose was to find the Blood Tears Jade, now that Twilight Manor was in her hands, she couldn’t let it go to waste. It would be better to establish a winery and expand on Grandfather’s new winemaking techniques. Secondly, having such an enterprise could also serve as a cover to secretly search for the whereabouts of the Blood Tears Jade. "Okay," Sheng Qianchi unconditionally supported, "I’ll help you assemble an assistant team to assist you." Actually, in his heart, he preferred for her to water flowers, walk dogs, and stay at Shuiyunjian, waiting for him to come home for dinner every day. But he knew she was not a woman content with domestic life and could not be confined. Sheng Qianchi accompanied Gu Jiayin for a while. An urgent matter at the company required his personal attention, so he left. Gu Jiayin sat in the living room for a while and then got up to go upstairs. However, halfway up the staircase, she suddenly stopped. The villa was no longer the same as before. Even though the family didn’t live here long-term, it was decorated warmly, with a homely feel. The walls along the staircase were lined with intimate family photos. But now, those photos were gone. In their place were photos of the Qin Family. They had occupied this place for years. Gu Jiayin looked at these photos, her eyes turning sour, recalling more of Gu Yachen jumping into the Luo River. His vengeance was still unavenged. Looking at them, her lips curled into a malevolent and bloodthirsty smile. It was time to mark the Qin Family with another stroke of blood. Sister Li, seeing these photos, was also furious and immediately shouted, "Take down all these photos and burn them." After thinking briefly, she continued to instruct, "Burn everything left by the Qin Family." Although the servants were Qin Zhennan’s original staff, they dared not disobey orders. So they quickly took them down and set them ablaze outside the villa. Naturally, someone notified the Qin Family by phone. By this time, the Qin Family was no longer what it once was. Although Qin Zhennan’s case was yet to be adjudicated, he had long lost his freedom and couldn’t return soon. Qin Mingxuan had long been living in prison, cut off from this family. Qin Xueyao, heavily pregnant, spent all her days visiting the Pei Family, chatting with Zuo Qianhua, using all her tricks to urge Zuo Qianhua to force Pei Nianchen to marry her, completely uninvolved with the Qin Family matters. But Ye Zhilin had her spring because Qin Yiheng, who held power, brought her out of the basement at the back of the villa; she became the mistress of the house once again. Sadly, she was blind and spent her days in a wheelchair, pushed around by servants to move around. And due to the power struggle for the presidency, Qin Yiheng and Qin Yishu had completely fallen out, now seeing each other as enemies. As vicious and twisted as Qin Yiheng was, once he seized the president’s chair and grasped all the Qin Family’s rights in his hand, he never allowed Qin Yishu a moment of peace. Qin Yishu lived her days at the Qin Family like walking on a knife’s edge, easily provoking Qin Yiheng and suffering his myriad twisted means of torment, often beaten black and blue or bleeding profusely. Without Qin Zhennan’s protection, she was like a fish on a chopping board, at Qin Yiheng’s mercy. She considered moving out, but Qin Yiheng forbade it, trapping her in this household. After a major upheaval, she became an isolated and helpless fallen princess. News of Gu Jiayin returning to Sheng Qianchi’s side and officially taking over Twilight Manor quickly reached the Qin Family. Qin Yiheng had no significant emotional fluctuation because he knew about this matter beforehand. If not, he wouldn’t have sat in the president’s chair now. But Ye Zhilin and Qin Yishu were severely impacted, sitting together, cursing Gu Jiayin inside and out millions of times. Both women’s minds were somewhat twisted now, unlike Qin Xueyao and Qin Yiheng, whose lives had hope or accomplishments. Since losing her sight, Ye Zhilin had become increasingly irritable day by day, while Qin Yishu, under Qin Yiheng’s perverted torment, became day by day more gloomy.