Everyone in Riverbend City knows that the Ford family, the richest man in the city, has a strange rule.

The newly married daughter-in-law must chant sutras in the Ford Family Chapel for a night and be safe and sound the next day before she can be accepted by the Ford Family.

It was originally just a formality, but unexpectedly something unexpected happened when Alexander Ford got married.

The bride died tragically in the chapel, her throat was cut more than ten centimeters long, and the tendons of her hands and feet were twisted and broken.

After checking all the surveillance cameras, they showed that no one except the bride entered the room at night.

Alexander Ford later married seven more women, all of whom died tragically in the chapel on their wedding night.

The police investigated endlessly but could not come up with any results, so in the end they could only close the cases as suicides.

Speculations arose in Riverbend City. Rumor had it that the Ford family had bad feng shui and was haunted by ghosts, so no one dared to send their daughter there again.

But on this day, I was wearing a red dress and standing gracefully in front of Eleanor Ford.

"Ford is always handsome and I have had a crush on him for a long time. I am willing to be his ninth wife."

"Don't worry, our ancestors may not like them, but they will definitely like me."

……

My family opened a small bakery in Belle.

Every morning before the roosters crow, my sister would go to the store to help my parents.

She is extremely skilled in kneading dough, chopping stuffing, making dumplings and boiling soy milk, but she never lets me get involved.

"Ayin, you are a good student, just study hard."

"I'm at home, we will definitely support you to become a talented person!"

Eight years ago, I became the top scorer in Riverbend City in the college entrance examination.

My sister, wearing a white gauze dress, shyly got into the luxury wedding car driven by the Ford family.

Everyone envied my sister's good luck. She was just selling cups of soy milk, but she was noticed by Alexander Ford, the heir of the richest man Ford family, and became a wealthy wife.

I was also happy for my sister, but not because of the Ford family's power, but because of the shy look she showed when she held my hand before she got married.

"Ayin, don't worry about me. Alexander is a very gentle person, and the Ford family is also very kind to me."

"Only if I fly higher will you go further. You will always be my sister who I will do everything in my power to protect!"

In my dream that day, I dreamed that my sister gave birth to a lovely baby, who was so cute and round that he pulled my clothes and called me aunt sweetly.

The next morning, I received the unexpected news of my sister's death.

I rushed to the Ford house like crazy and saw them carrying my sister out on a broken stretcher.

My sister's once soft and white hands are now covered in bruises and gray.

The fingertips were covered in blood, and all ten fingernails were forcibly torn open, leaving a bloody mess.

I ignored the dissuasion and pulled the white cloth away.

My sister died in a horrible way. There was a hideous bloody wound more than ten centimeters long on her neck. Her body was twisted in a strange posture, and her eyeballs bulged out like fish.

Her bright red wedding dress was soaked with blood, and even the stretcher was covered with a pool of blood.

I felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

But I heard my father fawning over Alexander Ford.

"It must be Ayin's fault that something like this happened. She was not favored by the Ford family's ancestors."

"Ford is young and promising. He will definitely find a better wife in the future. Don't be sad for such a bitch!"

Although my family was poor, my father had always been very good to my sisters and me and had never said a harsh word to me.

In the past, relatives laughed at him for having two money-losing children, and his father even took a kitchen knife to fight them.

For a moment I couldn't believe that these words actually came out of his mouth.

"I didn't expect to marry a psychopath who committed suicide in the Chapel on our wedding day. What bad luck!"

"Get rid of it quickly, it's annoying to read."

Alexander Ford had a gloomy face, without any sadness or pain at all, and turned to leave.

My sister cherishes life the most and said she would protect me all my life, how could she commit suicide!

With red eyes, I went to ask for an explanation, but my father slapped me in the face.

"I've already told you that your sister is unlucky. She doesn't have the luck to marry into such a good family!"

"Don't embarrass yourself here, come back with me!"

I was beaten so hard that I saw stars, and my father forcibly dragged me away amid the discussions of the crowd on the street.

This incident caused a sensation in Riverbend City and prompted the province to set up a special team to investigate.

What I didn’t expect was that the investigation results were exactly as Alexander Ford said, that my sister committed suicide!

The Ford family has strict security, and the surveillance videos from the day of the incident were well preserved. It can be clearly seen that no one else has entered the Chapel since my sister entered. Even the sound of a mosquito flying by was recorded clearly on the radio, but no screams were heard.

Everything was peaceful outside Chapel's door and window that night until the next morning when Alexander Ford and Eleanor Ford opened the door together and found their sister's body.

The forensic doctor carefully examined all suspicious areas and ruled out homicide.

Everyone accepted the result except me.

After crying and making a fuss for the entire summer, I finally went to Harvard University.

It’s not because I care about my own future, but because this was my sister’s greatest hope before she died.

I gave up the popular finance major and chose the extremely unpopular criminal investigation major.

After completing my undergraduate studies, I chose to pursue a master's and doctoral degree. I studied harder than anyone else, for fear of missing out on any knowledge that might help me solve the mystery of my sister's death.

Eight years later, I returned to Riverbend City.

A lot of things happened in the Ford family over the years. After his sister, Alexander Ford married seven more wives in succession.

These seven ladies came from different backgrounds, had different heights, weights, and personalities.

But every bride committed suicide mysteriously while kneeling in the Ford Family Chapel on their wedding night.

Especially his eighth wife, whom he married only half a year ago, Daisy Miller, who used to be a butcher at Caishikou. She weighed over 200 pounds, was strong enough to kill a grown man with one punch, and was also known for her explosive temper.

Mr. Miller owed 50 million dollars from gambling. At that time, the Ford family was struggling to find a new wife, so they told Daisy Miller that if she could spend a peaceful night, they would give her 200 million dollars in cash and 10 shops in Seabreeze City the next day.

Daisy Miller tried, but she didn't come back alive.

Alexander Ford tried to persuade his family to give up the kneeling in the chapel test, but Eleanor Ford insisted that this was a family tradition and must not be interrupted.

At this point, rumors spread throughout Riverbend City that the Ford family was tainted with something unclean and that the family was going to be extinct, which was why they were preventing the new daughter-in-law from passing the test.

What's more, it is said that the Ford family used the flesh and blood of the eight brides to feed the ghosts and gods, which is how they continued their amazing wealth.

But no matter what, looking across the country now, no family is willing to marry their daughter there.

But on the second day after I returned to Riverbend City, early in the morning, I changed into a bright red classical cheongsam, put on exquisite and beautiful makeup, and appeared in front of Ford's door gracefully.

"Tell your madam that I am willing to be the ninth wife of Alexander Ford."

The news that I had asked to marry Alexander Ford spread quickly throughout the city.

Riverbend City is not small, but rumors spread as fast as a virus.

"I heard that Sophia Chen just came back yesterday and is going to marry Alexander Ford today. I think these two sisters are both gold-digging girls who are greedy for wealth!"

"I feel sorry for Old Shen. He used to praise his daughter to us every day for being so outstanding, but in the end, he fell for money."

"I don't think money matters. The key is that we have to pay attention to the rumors about the Ford family over the years. Now the two daughters of the Shen family might fall into the hands of the Ford family!"

Everyone in Riverbend City thinks I'm a vain, gold-digger.

Especially since I am a female PhD graduate from Peking University or Tsinghua University, the huge contrast makes them even more excited.

In the Ford family manor, the old lady asked someone to take me in.

"Sophia Chen, are you really going to marry my son?"

The old lady looked at me with interest.

“More real than real gold!”

"It is said that Mr. Ford is a gentle and elegant person, friendly and kind to others. The key is that his net worth has exceeded 10 billion some time ago. Why should I not like such a person?"

I looked at the old lady with a smile.

The old lady sneered twice after hearing this.

"I knew you couldn't really like Alexander!"

The disgust in her eyes was palpable.

But I know she has no choice.

"Forget it, I won't beat around the bush with you."

"You haven't forgotten that your sister died in Ford Family Chapel eight years ago, have you?"

"In the eight years since you were away, brides have died tragically in the Chapel every year. What makes you think you can outlive them?"

The old lady stared at me sharply.

I smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, old lady. I am different from those ordinary people. Our ancestors may not like them, but they will definitely like me!"

I stared at the old lady with a haughty look.

The other person looked at me for a long time.

Finally, he nodded and agreed.

"Go back and prepare. Only by surviving tonight can you prove that you are different from others!"

She waved.

I curled the corners of my mouth. It seems that all the truth will be revealed tonight!

When I got home, my parents had been waiting for me for a long time.

"Nonsense! Who made you agree to marry Alexander Ford?!"

My dad was so angry that his face turned red.

My mother was wiping her tears anxiously, and her eyes were full of sadness when she looked at me.

But when I looked at my father, I didn't feel any emotion at all.

"Do you care who I marry?"

I stared into Dad's eyes.

"Nonsense! Why shouldn't I care? Don't you know the rumors about the Ford family over the years? You're courting death if you go there! Are you going to kill me and your mother?"

Dad was eager to scold me to wake me up.

But I just asked him coldly: "If you really cared, you wouldn't have let my sister die unjustly back then!"

Dad shuddered all over and his lips trembled slightly.

"Ayin, don't talk to your dad like that, your dad..."

"Shut up!"

Just as mom was about to speak up for dad, he scolded her harshly.

Then Dad stared at me.

"Okay, since you've made your decision, I won't bother you anymore!"

"From now on, you are no longer my daughter!"

My father kicked me out of the house. Although my mother begged him desperately, my father remained unmoved.

After leaving home, I kowtowed three times and nine times in the direction of my parents.

"Mom and Dad, I am an unfilial daughter."

"If my daughter can find out everything, she will definitely come back to honor you!"

I muttered to myself, then stood up and headed for the alley entrance.

Alexander Ford's wedding procession was even more luxurious than it was eight years ago, with all of them being Rolls-Royces. Who wouldn't be envious when seeing this?

"It's over. The Shen family will be extinct!"

"I have studied for so many years in vain. It seems that this doctorate is of no use at all."