After the substitution marriage, I became the CEO's white moonlight

Gu Jinyan picked up the phone, and his uncle's deep voice came from the receiver, "Jinyan, congratulations on winning this big project. I am relieved that the Gu family can be back in your hands."

Gu Jinyan exchanged a few polite pleasantries and was about to hang up the phone when he heard his fifth uncle change the subject, "By the way, regarding the distribution of your father's estate, I have discussed it with several distant relatives of the family and feel that some aspects need to be renegotiated."

Gu Jinyan's heart sank suddenly. His fifth uncle had always coveted the shares left by his father. He was afraid that he had bad intentions when he suddenly mentioned the inheritance. He suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Fifth uncle, the lawyer has already dealt with the inheritance, and the will has been made public. What do you mean by saying this now?"

"You can't say that. Your father passed away suddenly, and many things were not explained clearly. As uncles, we naturally have to help him get things done. Don't you think so, Jin Yan?" Fifth Uncle said in a sarcastic tone, his words full of threats.

Gu Jinyan hung up the phone, his face terribly gloomy. Seeing this, Su Li gently held his hand and asked softly: "What's wrong? Did something happen in the company?"

Gu Jinyan took a deep breath and told Su Li about the call from his fifth uncle. After listening to it, Su Li couldn't help but frowned, "It seems that this peaceful day is about to be broken again."

In order to cope with the upcoming challenges, Gu Jinyan and Su Li decided to go back to the Gu family's ancestral home to look for possible clues. This ancient house carries the rise and fall of several generations of the Gu family, and perhaps also hides unknown secrets.

The two of them were rummaging through the study, looking for documents and records related to the estate. Su Li accidentally touched an oil painting on the bookshelf, and the frame shook slightly, revealing a secret compartment behind it.

"There seems to be something here!" Su Li exclaimed, and Gu Jinyan hurried forward. The two of them worked together to open the secret compartment and took out a long-dusty wooden box from it.

When he opened the wooden box, he found a diary and several yellowed letters inside. On the cover of the diary, the three characters "Gu Zhenhua" were written - that was the name of Gu Jinyan's grandfather...

Gu Jinyan and Su Li flipped through the yellowed diary and letters, and a stale atmosphere of history came over them. In the diary, Gu Zhenhua used vigorous and powerful strokes to record his struggles when he was young and his expectations for the family business. The letters were correspondence between Gu Zhenhua and several old friends, and the words revealed clues of the business cooperation in the past.

"It seems that to solve the mystery of this inheritance, we have to start from my grandfather's generation." Gu Jinyan closed the diary, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

The two took the collected information and found the lawyer who was responsible for handling the Gu family's estate. The lawyer carefully studied the diary and letters, and compared the contents of the previous will. He frowned and said slowly: "Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, based on my many years of experience, there are indeed many possibilities for the interpretation of this will. Some details of the business cooperation at that time, as well as the relationship between Mr. Gu and several old friends, may affect the final distribution of the estate."

"You mean, Uncle Five and the others still have a chance to fight for the inheritance?" Su Li asked worriedly.

The lawyer pushed up his glasses and said cautiously, "Everything is possible. Now we need to investigate further and collect more evidence before we can make a more accurate judgment."

A few days later, the Gu family held a tense meeting. In front of everyone, Uncle Gu sternly accused Gu Jinyan and Su Li of hiding the will and trying to take the inheritance for themselves.

"You sneaked into the ancestral home without telling us and took away the old man's belongings. Do you really think we are fools?" Uncle Gu slammed the table and said angrily, "Don't think I don't know what you are up to. Don't you just want to take all the Gu family's property for yourself?"

Uncle Gu Wu's words were extremely inflammatory. Some family members who did not know the truth began to whisper and cast suspicious eyes on Su Li and Gu Jinyan.

"Fifth Uncle, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!" Su Li stood up calmly and looked directly at the other party. "We went to the ancestral house to look for clues. The information has been handed over to the lawyer. Everything will be done openly and transparently. Please don't make malicious speculations!"

"Humph, you sound better than you say!" Uncle Gu sneered, "Who knows if you are acting, doing it on purpose for us to see?"

Seeing that the two sides were on the verge of a fight and the family meeting was deadlocked, Su Li's phone suddenly vibrated, and a message from a lawyer broke the tense atmosphere.

Su Li opened the message, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She raised her head, looked firmly at Uncle Gu Wu, and said slowly: "Uncle Wu, are you really sure that you want to continue to entangle the issue of inheritance at this time?"

Su Li's words were like a stone that stirred up thousands of waves on the already turbulent lake. Uncle Gu's face changed slightly, his eyes flickered, and he seemed a little guilty, but he soon pretended to be calm and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am upright in my bank, how can there be any financial violations?"

"Uncle Wu, you should take a look at this first." Su Li handed the phone to the lawyer, who turned the phone screen to the crowd, "This is your company's financial statements in recent years that I investigated based on the clues provided by Mr. Gu. There are many suspicious fund transactions in them, and the amount is huge. I'm afraid it's hard to explain it with simple negligence."

As soon as the lawyer finished speaking, the conference room exploded. Family members were talking to each other, looking at Uncle Gu Wu with suspicion and dissatisfaction. Several distant relatives who originally stood on Uncle Gu Wu's side also began to waver, looking at each other, not daring to express their opinions easily.

Gu Jinyan remained silent, his deep eyes swept across everyone's faces, and finally fell on Uncle Gu Wu, with a cold arc at the corner of his mouth. He knew that Su Li's move hit the point, and Uncle Gu Wu's fox tail was finally exposed.

"You...you are slandering me! I will sue you for defamation!" Uncle Gu pointed at Su Li and Gu Jinyan angrily, but he was unable to refute and could only use legal weapons to cover up his guilty conscience.

"Uncle Wu, if you really have a clear conscience, you should cooperate with the investigation instead of making up stories here." Su Li met Uncle Wu's gaze without fear, "I believe the law will give us a fair answer."

Uncle Gu Wu wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by a distant relative standing beside him, "Old Wu, I think we should investigate this matter first. If there is really a problem, you have to give everyone an explanation."

This distant relative was quite prestigious in the family, and his words were undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back. Uncle Gu Wu saw that the situation was not good, and knew that he could not continue to quibble today, so he stood up angrily, pointed at Su Li and Gu Jinyan and said: "Okay, you wait, this matter is not over yet!"

After saying that, he left the meeting room angrily, and several other cronies of Uncle Gu Wu also followed him out in shame.

The family meeting ended in a bad mood, but Su Li and Gu Jinyan both knew that this was just the calm before the storm and the real battle had just begun.

"It seems that we have to find some time to have a good talk about Uncle Wu." Gu Jinyan looked at Uncle Gu Wu's departing back, a cold light flashed in his eyes. Su Li nodded gently, and the two exchanged glances, and everything was said without words.

After Uncle Gu Wu left, the atmosphere in the meeting room remained solemn. The family members looked at each other in bewilderment. This sudden change caught them off guard. Gu Jinyan looked around and said in a deep voice: "Today's incident should be regarded as a lesson. I hope everyone can understand that the interests of the Gu family are above all else, and anyone who attempts to harm the interests of the family will be severely punished."

Although his tone was calm, it carried an unquestionable majesty, which made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts. The family members nodded in agreement, not daring to have any more objections. Gu Jinyan ignored everyone and turned to Su Li and said, "Let's go."

After the two left the meeting room, they went straight to Gu Jinyan's study. Gu Jinyan closed the door, walked to the desk and sat down, rubbing his eyebrows, seeming a little tired. "It seems that Uncle Wu is determined to go against us this time."

"He should have made some moves before Grandpa Gu died, but we didn't notice it." Su Li walked behind him and gently massaged his shoulders. "The most important thing now is to find solid evidence of his financial violations so that we can completely crush his conspiracy."

Gu Jinyan held her hand, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. "You are right. I have asked my lawyer to start investigating. I believe there will be results soon." He paused and said, "This time, thanks to you, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"We are husband and wife, we should advance and retreat together." Su Li smiled slightly, her eyes full of determination, "I won't let anyone hurt you and the Gu family." Gu Jinyan looked at her deeply, and a warm current surged in his heart. He knew that Su Li was no longer the weak girl who was forced to marry in the past, she had grown into a strong woman who could fight side by side with him.

"You're right, we are husband and wife." He pulled her hand to his lips and kissed it gently, his eyes firm and gentle, "We will protect the Gu family together, and we will also protect our love."

Su Li's heartbeat quickened slightly, her cheeks flushed, and she uttered a soft "hmm".

"Knock, knock, knock..." Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the lawyer's voice came from outside the door, "Mr. Gu, Ms. Su, I have some new discoveries about Mr. Gu Wu's financial problems, and I need to report them to you..."