Shen Qingqing lowered her gaze and looked at Chen Xiang's sincere face. Of course, she didn't believe this mother and daughter would be so kind.
"Aunt Chen, are you sure this money is from your own savings?" Shen Qingqing asked slowly.
Chen Xiang's smile faltered but quickly returned to normal. "Of course!"
However, Shen Qingqing still made no move to take the card.
The atmosphere remained tense for a long time, and a hint of panic appeared in Chen Xiang's eyes.
Could it be that this girl had seen through something?
Shen Qingqing curled her lips and then slowly took the card. "Then thank you, Aunt Chen."
The hearts of the mother and daughter finally settled.
"Then we won't keep Qingqing any longer. Qingqing, you should go back first," Chen Xiang said with a kind smile.
Shen Qingqing didn't stand on ceremony, discreetly pocketed the voice recorder from under the table, and turned to leave.
Not until Shen Qingqing's figure disappeared from view did Shen Yaoyao quietly ask, "Mom... is this really going to work?"
Chen Xiang's smile also faded, replaced by a chilling coldness in her eyes.
"Of course. As long as she, Shen Qingqing, dares to take this money, she will be branded with the infamy of embezzling public funds!"
"Do you think Fu Jingshu would keep someone with sticky fingers around? If she offends Fu Jingshu, she won't be able to survive in this city!"
"As long as we can get her away from Fu Jingshu, it will be easier for us to make our move. We could 'kill' her once five years ago; we can 'kill' her a second time five years later!"
Shen Yaoyao then broke into a smile, tears gone. "That's great! This time, I definitely won't let this slut escape by luck again!"
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Upon returning to Xiangshe Villa, Shen Qingqing did not immediately open the link to withdraw the money. Instead, she handed it over to Colin to handle.
Colin's expression was solemn, his fingers flying across the keyboard in a dazzling display. After a while, a flicker of anger appeared in his eyes. "Damn it!"
"What is it?"
Shen Qingqing, however, was not in the least bit rushed. She lay half-reclined on the tatami mat, her almond-shaped eyes narrowed in a doze.
"This mother and daughter are truly malicious! This link directly accesses the firewall of Royce Group. Once you actually take the money, it will be automatically recognized as embezzling Royce Group's public funds. They're trying to frame you!"
So that's how it was. It wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shen Qingqing yawned, sat up straight, and said, "Since that's the case, let's play along! Withdraw the money."
"Withdraw the money?" Colin thought he had misheard.
"That's right. However, before you withdraw the money, remember to change the IP address."
Shen Qingqing winked slyly.
Colin suddenly understood, a knowing smile appearing on his face. "Yes! I'll withdraw it now!"
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fu Jingshu had just finished handling all his work and wanted to close his eyes to rest.
Just then, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door. Immediately after, Shen Yaoyao pushed the door open, her face still bearing a bright red handprint.
As soon as she saw Fu Jingshu, she burst into tears, saying, "Jingshu! Something has happened!"
Fu Jingshu frowned. "What's so alarming?"
"Earlier, my sister invited Mom and me to Cloud Restaurant and demanded that we embezzle Royce's public funds to return her inheritance. We refused, so she hit me and claimed she would find a way to hack into the company's account to get the money herself!"
Shen Yaoyao choked, revealing the clear palm print on her face. Every word she spoke was filled with genuine emotion.
"What?" Fu Jingshu's expression suddenly turned icy.
Before he could continue his inquiry, his phone rang. Fu Jingshu answered it, and Lin Mo's panicked voice came through.
"It's bad, Master Fu! Our company's public funds account has been hacked! A total of thirty million has been moved!"