Father Du snorted.
"Find out? How do you plan to find out? Do you want to make a big fuss in the whole town and disgrace the Du family completely?"
Meng Ruozhao took a deep breath. She didn't want to have this useless argument with him.
She just wanted to figure out the truth, and to do that, she needed to know the details.
"So this thing was sent anonymously? Then how did the blackmailer contact you?"
Hearing this, Father Du was quite unhappy and didn't answer directly.
"What are you suspecting? Do you think I took out this report out of nowhere just to amuse you?"
"I can pay this one - million for you. What's most important for you now is to think about how to marry into the Yan family before things get out of control."
At this time, he was still dreaming of hiding the past and getting Meng Ruozhao married to Yan Qiubai.
One lie would only be covered up by countless other lies.
If she really did that, in the future, she would be firmly controlled by Du Feng with this "handle".
Even Du Xixi could threaten her at any time.
How could she let herself fall into such a situation?
However, it wasn't the time to refute. She needed to figure out the details of the report.
So she sighed and said helplessly,
"An anonymous parcel sent to you, there are only two possibilities."
"One is that someone wants to use you to deal with me. The other is that someone wants to use this report to deal with the Du family."
"The one - million might just be the start. What if he asks for more in the future?
"When you can't satisfy him, will he ask for more from the Yan family?"
Father Du frowned, and a flash of panic crossed his eyes, but he still insisted stubbornly,
"Humph, it's not as serious as you said. Maybe someone just wants to extort some money and leave. There won't be so many follow - up problems."
Seeing Father Du's unrepentant look, Meng Ruozhao felt a bit anxious.
But she didn't have the capital to negotiate with him at the moment, so she could only continue to persuade him with a good attitude.
"Dad, don't underestimate this kind of threat. If the person behind this really has a bigger conspiracy, then the one - million is just a bait."
"Once we give in and pay the money, it's like admitting the authenticity of the report's content, and more troubles will come to us later."
"Moreover, the Yan family isn't stupid. What if Yan Qiubai still finds out about this? Do you think he'll still be willing to marry me?
"Even if we get married reluctantly, how can I have a good life in the Yan family?
"By then, the reputation of the Du family will also be damaged, and it might even affect the company's business."
Meng Ruozhao tried to make Father Du understand the seriousness of the matter from all aspects.
Father Du's face gradually became solemn. He didn't say a word for a while, as if thinking about what Meng Ruozhao had said.
After a long time, he looked at her again and asked,
"Then in your opinion, what should we do? We can't just sit here waiting for death. What if he really sends the report to Young Master Yan?"
Seeing that Father Du finally listened to some of her words, Meng Ruozhao felt a bit relieved.
"First, we need to find a way to find the sender. Although it was an anonymous parcel, there must be some clues left behind."
"We can hire a professional investigation company to start from the origin of the express delivery and see if we can find any clues."
"Second, we also need to conduct an in - depth investigation into the content of this report to see if it's really true."
"If it's forged, then it's even more important to find the mastermind behind it."
Meng Ruozhao calmly stated her thoughts.
Whether she had an abortion or not couldn't be determined by a report of unknown authenticity.
"During this process, we must never easily agree to give the money to the other party. Once we pay, we'll fall into the other party's trap completely."
Listening to Meng Ruozhao's analysis, Father Du nodded slightly, seemingly approving of her plan.
In fact, there was a storm in his heart, and he was very worried.
After all, on one hand, if this matter wasn't handled well, the consequences would be unimaginable.
On the other hand, and more importantly, he knew nothing about Meng Ruozhao's past.
The so - called past of Meng Ruozhao now was all fabricated by him.
Because Meng Ruozhao had gone missing two years after her mother's death.
Over the years, Du Feng didn't even know whether she was dead or alive, let alone what kind of life she had lived.
At that time, he went to France to look for her only because an old friend of his ex - wife Meng Yu, who was also Meng Ruozhao's biological mother, had seen her there.
The old friend said that she looked very much like Meng Yu when she was young, and her age also matched.
But when she tried to get closer to confirm, she found that she couldn't approach her at all.
There was strict protection around her, but no one knew where that power came from.
All they knew was that her name was indeed Meng Ruozhao, she was studying in school, her life circle was very clean, and she lived in a three - story villa in the rich area.
After much thought, this old friend still told Du Feng this information.
She hoped that he could find a way to confirm whether this person was Meng Yu's daughter.
Over the years, Du Feng had only taken Du Xixi with him to all kinds of occasions. People who didn't know would think that Du Xixi was his biological daughter.
But this old friend was Meng Yu's best friend before her death and knew the specific situation.
After Meng Ruozhao went missing, she had no contact with Du Feng.
She must have hesitated for a long time before coming to tell him this.
Du Feng always had to maintain an elegant and kind - hearted persona in public. He couldn't let out the news that he had ignored his own daughter's disappearance.
Moreover, the old friend said that the villa where this suspected person lived was worth five hundred million.
Du Feng's business hadn't been going well in recent years, so he had the idea of going to France.
But he stayed in France for many days and still couldn't find an opportunity to get close to her.
He only saw her from a distance and was sure that she really looked like Meng Yu.
And she really lived in the villa. She seemed to be well - raised, living a very wealthy life, and there were bodyguards and drivers when she went out.
So he managed to bribe a classmate in the school through some connections.
Then he asked that person to pull out a few strands of her hair when she wasn't paying attention.
He did a paternity test in a hurry and planned to directly recognize her as his daughter.
Unexpectedly, by the time the report came out, Meng Ruozhao had an accident in a car crash and lost her memory.
He originally thought that it was really God's help. He could just take Meng Ruozhao back to China and cultivate some feelings with her.
When she recovered her memory or the person who had raised her in France came to look for her, with the feelings as a bargaining chip, he was sure to get some benefits from her.
Unexpectedly, half a year had passed, and there was no sign of her regaining her memory.
More importantly, no one from France came to look for her.
Even, he had someone inquire about it, and they all said that they hadn't heard of any rich man in France looking for a missing relative.
He wasn't willing to give up and also had someone inquire about the situation of that villa.
Surprisingly, he found that the villa was under the name of a man, and this man was the butler in this villa.
It could be said that the whole thing was very strange.
When he wanted to inquire more, there was obviously some power preventing him from investigating further.
He was afraid of being retaliated against, so he stopped the investigation.
Anyway, since no one came to look for her and Meng Ruozhao was now favored by Young Master Yan.
It could be considered a benefit to the Du family. He didn't mind continuing to act as a kind - hearted father.