"This child never tells me anything. I found out he secretly bought a diamond ring, and I don't know if he proposed to Mengyao successfully?" Hong Jiaxi's mother said with a gentle smile, hoping Jiaxi would get his wish.
Wu Xiufang had been worried that those old matters would be brought up, and had no mind to care about Mengyao and Jiaxi's affairs. She didn't expect their reconciliation to progress so quickly.
To her, Mengyao's marriage was not a big deal. Mengyao could marry Jiaxi whenever she wanted.
She also smiled and said, "It seems we are going to be in-laws. This is a good thing. When that girl Mengyao returns from her business trip, I will ask her. If they have already secretly decided, we parents will formally arrange a meal to plan their wedding."
Hong Jiaxi's mother was finally relieved to see Wu Xiufang agree to their marriage. The Hong family was naturally eager to form a marriage alliance with the Huangfu family.
"Okay, okay, you don't need to worry about the wedding. For Jiaxi, his father and I will definitely make this wedding grand..."
"Mengyao is our most beloved youngest daughter. The dowry we give her when she marries will be unmatched in Lancheng. Jiaxi must treat her well and never let her down."
"He won't, he won't. Jiaxi has had Mengyao in his heart since he was a child and never looked at other girls. I am his mother, and I know him best. No one in this world loves Mengyao more than him."
Wu Xiufang was also relieved about this and continued to drink tea, saying, "You should drink too. We've been talking so much that our tea has gone cold."
At this moment, her phone rang. Seeing it was Old Shi, her hand trembled slightly.
Wu Xiufang had asked Old Shi to find an intermediary to act as a cover, using the excuse of discussing business cooperation with Qin Tianyi to lure him out.
Was Old Shi calling to report success or failure?
"Whose call is it? Are you alright?" Hong Jiaxi's mother asked with concern, seeing her expression was off.
Wu Xiufang put down her teacup, stood up, and said, "It's nothing, it's Mrs. Zhang, perhaps she wants me not to sue her."
Jiaxi's mother said "oh" and knew about Mrs. Zhang's embezzlement of charity donations.
Wu Xiufang left the private room and went to a secluded spot in the corridor to answer the phone.
"Are you available?" Old Shi asked after she took a while to answer.
"Yes, go ahead."
"Everything is arranged. We'll meet at the club the day after tomorrow. Should I find some people? If negotiations fail, we can just..."
"No need. If he already knew something, why didn't he make it public? I want to see what his intentions are first. I heard he is very devoted to his wife. You just need to find people to keep an eye on his wife and children," Wu Xiufang said with a cold smile.
"Understood." Old Shi hung up.
Wu Xiufang put away her phone, thinking that Qin Tianyi had to be eliminated sooner or later.
Regardless of how he found out about her past, the soaring group now threatened the Huangfu Group and had the potential to surpass it and become Lancheng's number one group in the future.
This was not only a worry for Huangfu Sisong but also something she did not want to see.
After Shaohua left, Wu Xiufang learned from her painful experience and had made up her mind.
As long as Daisy's child was of Huangfu blood, she would do her best to raise the child well and let the child inherit everything of the Huangfu family in the future. She would be the one truly controlling the Huangfu Group behind that child.
At that time, not only the wealthy wives of Lancheng would obey her, but the entire business community of Lancheng would also bow to her!
In the beginning, she just wanted to impersonate a daughter of the Wu family and live a life of ease and comfort. But human nature is like this; once you get an inch, you want a mile, and you can never be satisfied.
She had come this far step by step. Old Shi was right; she couldn't be disheartened by Shaohua's death and forget the thrilling journey she had taken.
She wanted to keep moving forward until no one could take anything from her or shake her in the slightest!
...
Hong Jiaxi returned home early without informing anyone, dragging his suitcase.
The Hong family was not home, and only a servant greeted him, saying, "Young master, you're back from your business trip. Would you like breakfast?"
Hong Jiaxi nodded and asked, "Where is my mother?"
"Madam went to a charity event this morning," the servant replied, then said, "I'll prepare breakfast for you now."
He put his suitcase aside. He knew without asking that his father and grandfather wouldn't be home at this hour, and usually, only his mother was home.
However, it was better that his mother was not home because she had a charity event. Otherwise, his mother would ask endless questions.
After breakfast, Hong Jiaxi returned to his room. After taking a shower, he collapsed on the bed without even drying his hair, his eyes closed, filled with Lili's pitiful appearance.
He imagined how good it would be if Mengyao could also become so obedient.
But Mengyao came from a better family and had her own personality. It was too difficult to conquer her completely.
Even if he couldn't conquer her, he would hold her tightly and destroy her, reclaiming his lost dignity.
...
In Qin Tianyi's office, Xiao Anjing said worriedly, "This person's background is problematic; he's not in legitimate business. I think you shouldn't go to talk to him about the loan platform App project yourself. We should reject this project outright."
"Don't worry, this Mr. Wang isn't looking to discuss a project with me. He's likely acting on someone's behalf to arrange a meeting," Tianyi judged.
An Jing understood and said, "The person who wants to meet you is Wu Xiufang?"
Tianyi sat at his desk and nodded expressionlessly.
"Then I'll find some people to protect you. What if she wants to silence you..."
Tianyi waved his hand to interrupt him, saying, "No need. You find some people to secretly protect Susu and the children starting tomorrow. This woman is ruthless, and she probably won't do anything to me openly, but she might use my family to threaten me. I don't want to push things too far. As long as I can rescue Daisy, but we still need to be cautious."
"Okay, I'll get on it. You take care of yourself," An Jing reminded him.
Tianyi thought of something and said, "By the way, don't tell Susu about my meeting with Wu Xiufang. I'll tell her myself once I've settled everything."
"Don't worry, I know."
"Also, continue to help me find information about Huangfu Group's former pharmaceutical factory. Why didn't Huangfu Sisong continue to operate it after it was revived, and instead sold it? Can you also find the original formulas for some of that factory's best-selling drugs?"
"Yes, I've been investigating this. If we can find leverage against Huangfu Sisong, we won't be bullied by their Huangfu Group anymore." An Jing also wanted to find evidence of Huangfu Sisong's unscrupulous methods of acquiring wealth and harming lives.
Tianyi nodded with relief, and An Jing left his office.
Tianyi continued to draw a relationship map of his interactions with Wu Xiufang on a blank sheet of paper.
Through this loan shark named Wang who showed up, he discovered that behind Wang, there was someone named Shi Changying who controlled most of the loan platforms in Lancheng.