"What do you mean by that? I'm a bit confused." During her years beside Ji Jiale, Lin Yuqing had learned nothing else but the essence of forbearance.
In just a few seconds, the expression on Lin Yuqing's face returned to normal. With a beaming smile, she looked at Wu Fang, her eyes filled with a hint of probing.
If Wu Fang really knew nothing, she might have been taken aback by Lin Yuqing's words. But as a matter of fact, Wu Fang was indeed aware of some inside stories. "Actually, the person who was supposed to go on the boat trip was Ji Beichuan back then. But Auntie, you didn't expect that Ji Beichuan suddenly had something urgent and couldn't make it. Uncle Ji had already promised someone to take Ji Beichuan out and couldn't break his promise. In the end, he had no choice but to take Lin Beichuan out to deal with them.
"To avoid leaving any evidence, Uncle Ji didn't even tell you about this. So the people you sent didn't know who they were targeting and simply pushed Lin Beichuan into the sea. What do you think Lin Beichuan will think of you if he finds out about this?"
"You even gave Lin Beichuan the same name as Ji Beichuan. You know what your intentions are, and so do I. You just hoped that one day, after you married into the Ji family, there would only be one son in the family. It's a pity that you still haven't achieved your goal."
"Actually, our goals are the same. You should stand by my side. We both want Lin Beichuan to become the real Ji Beichuan. Am I right?" Straightening up slightly, Wu Fang leaned towards Lin Yuqing and whispered.
With each word Wu Fang spoke, Lin Yuqing's face turned grimmer. In the end, her eyes were filled with killing intent.
Judging from Wu Fang's words, she had long known the relationship between Ji Beichuan and Lin Beichuan. This was a secret of the Ji family and also a fig leaf for Lin Yuqing. How did Wu Fang find out?
"Fangfang, Auntie knows you're a smart girl. It was Auntie who was impulsive just now. Anyway, we have the same goal. Auntie believes you'll understand me, right?" After years of forbearance, Lin Yuqing quickly regained her composure. She tried to reason with Wu Fang and appeal to her emotions in an attempt to cover up her previous actions.
"Of course I believe Auntie. But Auntie, you heard what Uncle Ji said just now. He wants me to come up with ten million within a week, or else he'll ask me to leave the Ji family. Where can I find that much money?" Wu Fang on the sofa completely revealed her true nature. Leaning back on the sofa, she looked up at Lin Yuqing without giving her any face at all.
"What if I can't raise that much money and get kicked out by Uncle Ji? I don't know what I'll do then. What if I accidentally let something slip?" Wu Fang added another sentence. It was already very clear that she wanted Lin Yuqing to help her raise the money.
She didn't have that much money on her. The only way out was to ask Lin Yuqing for help. Moreover, she was confident that the handle she had on Lin Yuqing was enough to make Lin Yuqing help her.
"Isn't ten million a bit too much? I don't have that much money on hand." Looking at Wu Fang, Lin Yuqing didn't expect that Wu Fang would ask for such a huge sum of money. Her face looked rather solemn.
In recent years, although people would call her Mrs. Ji out of respect for the Ji family, in fact, she didn't really have any real power. She couldn't come up with that much money all of a sudden.
"If I can make Lin Beichuan the real Ji Beichuan, then I think this money is well - spent. Am I right, Auntie?" Wu Fang didn't even listen to Lin Yuqing's explanation. She dropped a sentence and then went upstairs, as if this could make up for the humiliation she had suffered from Ji Jiale just now.
What Wu Fang didn't see was that downstairs, Lin Yuqing was looking at her with undisguised killing intent in her eyes.
Halfway up the stairs, Wu Fang suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Yuqing. Lin Yuqing still had a faint smile on her face. There was no trace of that terrifying look just now.
"I almost forgot to mention. I've already promised Shen Nanyi that our whole family will attend Shen Qingshan's seventieth birthday party, including Beichuan. I'll trouble Auntie with this." Holding the handle on Lin Yuqing, Wu Fang spoke quite confidently, not worried at all that Lin Yuqing would reject her.
"This..."
"If Auntie can't help me, I'll feel really embarrassed. If I feel embarrassed, I'll be unhappy. If I'm unhappy..." Wu Fang didn't continue the rest of the sentence, but the meaning was very clear. She was threatening Lin Yuqing.
After saying all this, Wu Fang went upstairs contentedly, planning to take a comfortable bath and have a good rest. She believed that Lin Yuqing would handle everything properly.
Staring at Wu Fang for a while, Lin Yuqing picked up her bag and left the living room.
Wu Fang always thought she had the aura of the leading lady, but she forgot about Lin Yuqing's methods. Threatening Lin Yuqing like this, Lin Yuqing naturally wouldn't sit back and do nothing.
This also laid the groundwork for the future infighting between the two.
On the other hand, Shen Nanyi had been busy with Shen Qingshan's birthday banquet recently.
Shen Nanyi had mobilized all her connections in the circle and invited all the influential figures in the business and political circles.
It could be said that Shen Qingshan's seventieth birthday was a grand event.
Before the cocktail party started, Shen Nanyi and Ji Beichuan were sitting on the sofa in the hotel suite, looking at each other without saying a word.
"Are you really sure? Once you start, there's no turning back." Shen Nanyi was the first to break the silence. She looked at Ji Beichuan and whispered.
"Grandpa said that in the future, he wants me to help you share the responsibilities of the Shen Group. How can I do that if I keep this identity?" Ji Beichuan replied without hesitation.
On the contrary, there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
The situation in the Ji family was already like this. No one in the family liked him, and he didn't like his family members either. It would be better for him to free himself.
"Be careful that people will say you're a gigolo in the future." Shen Nanyi joked, obviously in a great mood.
She didn't think it was a bad thing for Ji Beichuan to leave the Ji family. On the contrary, perhaps the Ji family was a sad place for Ji Beichuan.
"So what? I'll be a gigolo for the rest of my life." Rubbing Shen Nanyi's hair, Ji Beichuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
The two looked at each other and smiled. Many things didn't need to be said too clearly. Those who understood would understand.
There was a knock on the door. Yang Rui led some people in and invited them to go downstairs. It was almost time, and everyone downstairs was waiting.
The two walked out of the suite hand in hand. The show for tonight had just begun, and the most exciting part was yet to come.
For many people, tonight was注定 to be a sleepless night.