Seeing the plans that Shi Lan had devised for her, Mother Shi couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
After a while, she lifted her head and asked, "Who exactly are you? I believe what you’ve told me has nothing to do with Yan Shixiu. Given the Shi Family’s situation, Yan Shixiu couldn’t possibly know so much. Not even the Shi Family’s people could know in such detail. You are..."
Shi Lan looked at Mother Shi, silent.
"I know what you’re thinking, but look carefully, I am another person all together, a whole six years younger than your daughter. Besides, Shi Lan... is already dead. You’ve taken her body back, cremated it, what is there not to believe?" Shi Lan explained calmly, "How I know all this is not important. You never cared about your daughter’s life and death, so why bother chasing after me for some truth now?"
Mother Shi suddenly found herself unable to speak because of Shi Lan’s words, that she had never cared about her daughter’s life or death.
"If you have the energy to look for this so-called truth, you might as well focus it on dealing with the Shi Family."
"Before moving out, show them a little color."
The meeting this time added more to Mother Shi’s doubts about Shi Lan.
This woman was too strange, strange enough to seem like Shi Lan herself, whether in words or thoughts, but the living girl before her was indeed very young, not someone who came out of nowhere. There really is a person named An Lan in this world. So, she couldn’t guess wildly that Shi Lan had undergone plastic surgery to become someone else.
But no matter what, even if this girl was quite rude and even impatient with her, she could feel that there was no malice in her.
With her wit, it should be easy to deal with someone if she wanted to, without having to beat around the bush.
So, she believed in Shi Lan.
This meeting with her daughter was much easier for Shi Lan.
Perhaps it’s because Mother Shi’s mind was no longer on her. She was focused solely on revenge.
In the afternoon, Shi Lan found a new residence for Mother Shi, an annex that was built while the old master of the Shi Family was alive. Although it couldn’t compare to the current villa district of the Shi Family in terms of environment, the security system was very sophisticated, which could ease Mother Shi’s worries about safety.
Additionally, Shi Lan asked Huo Zhao to help contact reliable bodyguards.
Two in total, whose capabilities may not be as comprehensive as Huo Zhao’s, but whose prowess in combat was also very remarkable, more than enough to protect Mother Shi.
After finishing these tasks, Shi Lan considered her foundational mission accomplished.
After that, she went to Mingliu to see how Han Hao managed it and how capable he really was.
"These past few days, there has been a deranged woman guarding the back door of Mingliu, her face carved up, bloody and gory, unrecognizable. I’ve asked the neighbors nearby, and they all say they’ve never seen her before," Han Hao reported his work to Shi Lan. Then he remembered the incident at the back door and mentioned it.
"Is she still there?" Shi Lan asked.
"She was there just now, by the back kitchen," Han Hao said.
"Let’s go take a look."
Han Hao led the way, and Shi Lan went to the location of Mingliu’s back kitchen. Not far from the flowerbed, a sneaky figure was curled up under the wutong tree.
After taking a careful look, Shi Lan asked Han Hao with a frown, "You really didn’t recognize her?"
Han Hao shook his head.
"Miss Yan, the younger one," said Shi Lan, nodding her chin at the figure.
Han Hao was startled.
"You handle it," Shi Lan told him.