Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

"Today I had someone investigate Feng Manman’s financial situation and her interactions with others. Not sure if there’s a conclusion yet." The big brother also understood that to get to the bottom of the entire affair, it was necessary to start by investigating Feng Manman’s situation.

When his people reported back, everyone was disappointed.

Nothing of value was found in the investigation.

Feng Manman’s bank card showed no financial inflow during this period, and her family’s cards didn’t have much money, everything seemed ordinary.

Either her accomplices are as poor as she is, just waiting to split the money after the fact, or the mastermind is too cunning and gave cash directly that was then hidden away.

"Oh, during the conversation, I discovered something interesting, Feng Manman has an Electra Complex. In fact, many women who become mistresses to successful men have this psychological issue."

"What’s that?" The big brother didn’t understand the convoluted professional term.

"Electra Complex is the academic term. If it’s confusing, let me put it in a way everyone understands—it’s a father complex."

Many women choose to be with men older than them. While some of it is about money, another part is the father complex.

"I got a piece of information during the conversation with Feng Manman. Besides having financial needs, she genuinely likes the big brother."

The big brother shivered at what Qian said, "Who wants that kind of affection, it’s disgusting!"

"Why would anyone like older men?"

Yu Minglang couldn’t understand the mindset of such women who ignored the plenty of young people and chose someone as old as her father. The big brother was more than ten years older than Feng Manman. Feng Manman besides being a bit poor, had decent personal conditions and wouldn’t find it difficult to choose a young promising person, so why cling to the big brother?

"The father complex manifests as love for father and disdain for mother. Most children have it, but it rarely becomes pathological. Feng Manman has reached that pathological point. Generally, it can form under various conditions. I’m temporarily unable to judge if it’s due to a male-dominated household causing the father complex or due to a lack of mother’s love and an excess of fatherly love. But regardless of which it is, I’d like to know your stance."

"Asking us?" The sister-in-law looked at Qian. Dressed as a village girl, Qian’s look severely undermined her beauty, yet didn’t restrain her aura. The sister-in-law sensed a hint of hostility in Qian.

"Yes. If the big brother can’t find the person behind Feng Manman, I have two strategies for handling this woman. One is relatively gentle, where I address her father complex, see if I can open her heart and help her let go of her obsession with the big brother, and then consider psychological tactics to make her reveal the mastermind. But the downside of this method is that it may not succeed and personally, I don’t feel like letting her off easy this way."

If they dealt with Feng Manman who nearly disrupted their family in this manner, Qian would be very displeased because it would be too easy on her. Solving her psychological issues feels disgusting and overly benevolent, and treating an enemy kindly only adds to their own disgust within the family.

"What’s the other one?" Yu Minglang didn’t hesitate to dismiss Qian’s first suggestion.

This matter was too disgusting, even Xiaoqiang couldn’t bear it.

The seasoned tacit understanding of the Meiqiang duo—Mei only said there was one other way, and Xiaoqiang already guessed that it meant going for an all-out, ruthless approach.

Numerous experiences taught him that to handle enemies, one must strike effectively. Showing leniency today would only lead to the enemies coming back tomorrow more arrogantly. For people using such garbage tactics, there’s no need for an ounce of tolerance, just crush them.

Qian curled her lips in satisfaction, her gaze exuding undeniable ferocity.

"The other method is simple. Give me two days, and I’ll throw Feng Manman’s world into chaos, make her fall apart. She’ll seek out the mastermind herself to settle accounts, and then we can follow the trail and capture them all!"

"Let’s do that!" The big brother slapped the table in approval.

In the oppressive situation, the phrase ’capture them all’ sounded so delightful, like the last breeze of a scorching summer, filling everyone with an urgent need for a cathartic storm to wash away the stifling heat.

"But there’s a consequence of doing this, which I need to make clear to you." Qian looked in the sister-in-law’s direction and started explaining word by word.

"Once my method is applied, Feng Manman may not be mentally well for quite some time, and a mental breakdown isn’t out of question. The reason I’m telling you beforehand is that I don’t want you to have any psychological burden. Do you agree with my approach?"

Implying that once Qian acts, the opponent could end up crazy or mentally twisted.

Because once Qian strikes, it’s bound to be a devastating blow, especially mentally.

"Can it be treated?" The sister-in-law asked expressionlessly.

"Theoretically, yes, but I won’t be the one to do it."

"Fine, I’ll use my personal allowance to guarantee it. Qian, go ahead and do it. No matter what she becomes, I’ll deal with her."

Xiaoqiang whistled.

"Sister-in-law, you’re cool today! I thought you’d stick to your typical benevolent stance and firmly oppose based on the principle of forgiving enemies."

"Yu Laomao, don’t provoke me with your words! This time, I was careless and trusted the wrong person, causing all this trouble for the family. If I still show mercy at this point, won’t it allow her to endanger my child?"

Now the sister-in-law only regretted her blind trust, how could she have trusted such a woman, how could she have arranged her near her husband? Her husband warned her too, but she brushed it off using age as an excuse and even shared so much of her family affairs with that woman, giving her an opportunity.

"Mending the barn after losing the sheep is not too late. Marriage can have countless modes of interaction, but fundamentally, we only face two simple tasks. First, how to strengthen each other’s affection—you can call this affection familial love or romantic love, even friendship is fine. How to continually heat up the couple’s feelings is a lifelong study. Big brother and sister-in-law, your relationship is very good, this isn’t an issue for you. Your issue lies in the second point."

Qian paused, delivering a conclusive analysis of the big brother’s family crisis, "Second, which is also a crucial reason many marriages fall apart, marriage is a process of solving problems one-on-one over decades. When you two encountered problems, did you really solve them well?"

Solving problems, a simple four-word phrase.

But how many couples are unable to resolve their issues and thus end up dissolving their marriage?