Chapter 318 The Storm Is Brewing
The pure black phone felt heavy in my hand.
Jiang Ranxing ultimately did not refuse and got into the car.
Sitting in the back seat, she could clearly sense that Fu Shenyuan was very happy, with smiles radiating from his eyes and brows.
Is it really that fun?
In my memory, he rarely smiled so obviously. He had been happy before, but he always hid it very well and it was not easy for anyone to notice.
Jiang Ranxing didn't care about anything else. She swiped open Fu Shenyuan's phone, saw the name in the contacts, and was stunned on the spot.
She saw her profile picture frame with the two words "Wife" written next to it.
Fu Shenyuan's gaze seemed to follow, and he said quietly, "This nickname has been there before, before we got divorced, and I've never changed it since."
In his heart, it seemed that as long as this nickname remained unchanged, she would always be his wife, and they would be inextricably linked.
"You should have changed a long time ago; it's causing misunderstandings."
Fu Shenyuan's smile froze: "No one will misunderstand."
What do you mean by that?
"No one would dare to misunderstand our relationship."
Jiang Ranxing just smiled faintly, then found Fu Xingyi's profile picture, clicked on it, and made a video call.
Fu Xingyi's round head appeared on the screen: "Dad! Huh? It's Mom!"
Fu Xingyi looked extremely happy: "Mom, why are you using Dad's phone? Are you two together?"
"Yes, I'm with your dad. What is Yiyi doing?"
Fu Xingyi put his phone on the stand, then picked up the roll of paper in front of him and showed it: "I'm doing some exercises, Mom. My tutor gave me these after she came by earlier, saying I need to look at them tomorrow."
Jiang Ranxing took a look; it was a math test paper.
"Okay, then Mom won't bother you anymore. You can continue studying."
"Wait a minute, Mom! Did you call me because something's wrong?"
Jiang Ranxing said, "It's nothing, Mom just wanted to talk to you and see you."
"Let's go out to eat together, Mom. I've missed you so much lately, but you haven't been home. I asked Dad, and he just said you've been busy lately. Mom finally has some free time, so please take me out, okay? I want to eat the cheese pizza at the hotel."
Jiang Ranxing hesitated and remained silent.
Fu Shenyuan chimed in, "Let's take Yiyi out to eat. It's almost lunchtime, and you'll be hungry if we go back now."
"Alright," Jiang Ranxing finally relented.
Fu Shenyuan and Fu Xingyi were both very happy.
Fu Xingyi waved his little arms on the other end of the phone, while Fu Shenyuan instructed the driver to turn around and head to the Fu Group's hotel instead of going to the Jiang family's house.
That evening, the family of three enjoyed a rare harmonious and cozy night at the restaurant.
That night, it was as if nothing bad had happened; everything was as fleeting as smoke. They were the happiest little family in the entire city of A.
Among the city lights, there is also a warm lamp belonging to this family.
However, the fog outside the window grew even thicker; there hadn't been a single day with good weather in City A lately.
After returning in a fit of anger, Fu Hongkai had someone investigate what Fu Shenyuan had said and indeed discovered that a very hidden key witness had been overlooked.
When Fu Hongkai's men tried to look for him, they found that he could not be found anywhere.
One day, his secretary said to him in a panic, "Vice President, something terrible has happened! The person we're looking for has apparently been found by Fu Shenyuan!"
"What!"
"It's true! Vice President, if Fu Shenyuan uses this to blackmail us or takes legal action, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us!"
Fu Hongkai asked, "We can't find this person at all? Not a trace of them?!"
The secretary shook her head: "No, Fu Shenyuan must have sent people to protect him. Our people can't find him at all!"
Fu Hongkai felt as if he had been hit with a stick, chilled from head to toe, even his palms were ice cold.
"Fu Shenyuan is definitely using this as an excuse. You need to think about what to do. The chairman is completely finished. If things continue like this, Fu Shenyuan will get the shares in the will, and he will definitely try to destroy you!"
"You're right. Fu Shenyuan has been quiet lately. So he was planning to fight me to the death?"
Fu Hongkai said, "Remember how Fu Shenyuan handled the project issues. We need to make this as big a fuss as possible."
"This..." The secretary stammered and didn't say anything.
Fu Hongkai noticed and asked, "What's with your reaction? Is there a problem with the project?"
The secretary had no choice but to report the project details truthfully.
“Fu Shenyuan had already privately contacted a new supplier, which is larger than the original one, and prepared the raw materials without our knowledge. Now it is seamlessly connected, and the group’s project has not been affected at all.”
Fu Hongkai was incredulous and stood up in shock from his chair.
"It's all over, everything is over. Everything I did was easily thwarted by that brat Fu Shenyuan. He won..."
"Vice President!" The secretary stepped forward to support Fu Hongkai. "You can't think like that. It's not over yet. You can't give up like this."
Fu Hongkai, who was always a strategist, had never suffered such a blow before and found it hard to accept.
"What else can I do? Fu Shenyuan has won. I have completely lost to him."
The secretary said urgently, "You still have Miss Yuqi and Madam. If you can't hold on any longer, what will happen to them? What will happen to all the people who follow you? We must have a way, right?"
Fu Hongkai looked at his secretary.
A dark and sinister glint flashed behind the secretary's glasses.
"You can't be soft on your enemies anymore. You must take back what belongs to you with your own hands. As long as I'm by your side, I'm willing to do whatever you want!"
The secretary emphasized, "Whatever it may be."
Fu Hongkai calmed down and slowly realized: "You're right, these should all belong to me. Even if I can't have them, Fu Shenyuan shouldn't have them either."
"Give the order: use every means possible to short the company's stock price, anything that works. I want Fu Shenyuan to be nothing more than an empty shell even if he becomes the chairman of the group!"
Dark clouds loomed over the city. In the dim light, tens of thousands of traders climbed one after another on the same rope. Each confirmation button they pressed was like an invisible hand, controlling and manipulating the stock market with its massive capital pool.
For a time, from capitalists to wage earners, everyone was shocked by the rollercoaster-like fluctuations of the Fu Group's stock price.
No one knows exactly what happened, but everyone knows something must have happened.
The Fu Group is the economic lifeline of City A, and its every move affects the fate of the entire city.
The two forces have turned their confrontation into a silent battleground—a red and green candlestick chart.
Countless people wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, but no one could grasp the tricks of the trade. Some made a lot of money by luck, while others lost everything.
The recent fluctuations in the Fu Group's stock price have caught everyone's attention. In the end, even the terminally ill Old Master Fu learned about it and was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
"That unfilial son! Does he want to ruin the Fu family business?!" Old Master Fu looked at the old butler. "Quickly, call Shen Yuan over. I have something to say to him."
The old butler said, "Master, please don't worry about these things anymore. Young Master Sun will definitely be able to stabilize the current situation. Don't worry, and please don't get angry again."
The old butler was so afraid that Old Master Fu might not catch his breath that he left immediately.
"Go! Do as I say."
The old butler eventually couldn't dissuade Old Master Fu and contacted Fu Shenyuan.
At that moment, Fu Shenyuan was in the conference room, looking at the traders and the stock market on both sides of the conference table, ready to make strategic adjustments according to the situation. Every second in this conference room seemed to have solidified, making everyone unable to move easily.
Tan Shen came over and whispered the situation of the old house in his ear.
Fu Shenyuan's hawk-like eyes were fixed on the big screen: "Who leaked the information to Grandpa? Was it one of Second Uncle's people?"
"I'm afraid so. Would you like to go back to the old house and take a look?"
Fu Shenyuan naturally wanted to go, but the things he was busy with simply didn't allow him to be in two places at once.
"Go and tell him that once things stabilize here, I will go to see Grandpa immediately. At the same time, I will tell everyone in the old house to keep their mouths shut. If I find out anyone dares to talk nonsense in front of Grandpa, I will not let them off."
Tan Shen nodded and went to reply as Fu Shenyuan had instructed.
After learning about the situation, Old Master Fu couldn't force him, but he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
"Go and call Ranxing over. I didn't get to say what I wanted to say to her last time, but I have to tell her in person this time."
The old butler hesitated before asking, "Are you really going to tell Mrs. Sun what her relationship with Mr. Sun really was? Didn't you already promise—"
"Now that things have come to this, I have to tell Jiang Yatou that she and Shen Yuan can't delay any longer. I made a mistake, and I have to make up for it. I can't go to my grave with a secret."
Looking at Old Master Fu's sallow complexion, the old butler knew that he really didn't have much time left.
"Okay, I'll contact Mrs. Sun right now. Please take good care of yourself. I'll have the medical team come over."
When the old housekeeper contacted Jiang Ranxing, the medical team had already administered the treatment. While no one was watching, Dr. Li secretly added the last bit of lethal poison to the medicine bottle.
Subsequently, Dr. Li sent a text message to Fu Hongkai's secretary.
The medicine has been administered; please have Mr. Fu come over now.
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