After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 51

Fu Yunhan put away his phone, his face twisted in rage.

Wen Jiao had taken people to pick up that person, and it was only a matter of time before that bitch betrayed him!

“A bunch of good-for-nothings!” Fu Yunhan cursed through gritted teeth. “You can’t even keep an eye on a few people, what good are you!”

He punched the coffee table, and the glass top shattered, scattering glass fragments all over the floor.

“Yunhan!” Mother Fu exclaimed, rushing over to grab her son’s hand, afraid he might get hurt. Fu Yunhan tried to shake her off, but after moving his hand slightly, he managed to restrain himself.

Father Fu, standing nearby, said coldly, “How do you plan to handle this next?”

Father Fu was also quite anxious.

This incident, once exposed, would break the relationship between the two families. He absolutely did not want such a scenario before they were completely sure they could swallow the Xia Group!

Mother Fu didn’t take it seriously, still remembering how Xia Shishi had brought Wen Jiao to their house that day and given her the cold shoulder.

“With those two girls around, the relationship won’t get any better anyway!”

“At least the Xia Group is still managed by her parents…” Father Fu fell silent.

“You said it yourself, the people in power at the Xia Group are her parents, not her!” Mother Fu scoffed. She had only shown Xia Shishi some respect for the sake of Father Xia and Mother Xia.

And Xia Shishi had actually trampled on her respect!

Mother Fu: “We’ve already handed the company over to Yunhan. This is at most a conflict among the younger generation. Besides… can she produce any evidence?”

Mother Fu patted Fu Yunhan’s back affectionately, saying with a resentful voice, “The worst-case scenario is that we go over and apologize first, saying we didn’t expect Qi Xue to be that kind of person, and we hired her only out of consideration for Xia Shishi! Even if she says something unfavorable about Yunhan, we can just deny it.”

Mother Fu spoke confidently, but her heart lacked sufficient assurance.

The execution of this matter was indeed poor.

They should have taken Qi Xue’s parents away earlier, leaving Xia Shishi no opportunity at all.

This momentary oversight was seized upon by Wen Jiao.

Presumably, Wen Jiao thought of finding Qi Xue’s family from the very beginning, which is why her actions were so swift.

Father Fu sighed, “That’s all we can do. Butler, prepare the gifts. We’ll go visit them right away. Yunhan shouldn’t show his face in this matter. You’ve already explained yourself at the police station. Appearing again would look like a guilty conscience. Focus on your work for now.”

Fu Yunhan clenched his hands and closed his eyes.

His parents’ conversation poured into his ears, causing him extreme irritation.

He had been too self-assured and too reckless in this matter. If he had calmed down and planned properly, he wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.

But thinking about these things now was pointless.

He should find someone to see Qi Xue.

He needed to remind Qi Xue that even though Wen Jiao could take her people away now, could she protect them for a lifetime?

He, on the other hand, had plenty of time to slowly wear her down.

He could stop Qi Xue from pointing him out in front of the cameras, minimizing the impact on the Fu Group. On the side of Xia Shishi’s parents, with his own parents stepping in, they probably wouldn’t pursue the matter further.

But the problem was Xia Shishi! Xia Shishi would never trust him again.

Thinking of that silly girl who used to follow him, only filled with admiration, now walking with Wen Jiao, Fu Yunhan felt an inexplicable surge of anger.

Since he failed to utilize the opportunity this time, it would be harder to make a move in the future.

Even if they didn’t say it openly, they must be on guard.

Fortunately, he still had a secret pawn hidden within the Xia Group—Fu Yunhan opened his eyes. Now, no matter what, he had to take down the Xia Group first!

On the police station side, Xia Shishi put away her expression, her eyes turning cold: “I want you to explain in front of the cameras.”

Qi Xue had no objection. This was what she owed Xia Shishi; it was what she should do.

However, Qi Xue reminded her, “I don’t have any evidence.”

“Do you have the transfer records?” Xia Shishi asked.

“Yes,” Qi Xue nodded. “But both transfers were made by Zhou Xiaojiang to me, and she didn’t use her own card.” Otherwise, they would have traced Zhou Xiaojiang the first time.

The meeting location was also described verbally by Qi Xue. Even though they met in a shopping mall, Zhou Xiaojiang only came after applying makeup and dressing up.

So, even if they checked the surveillance footage, the other party could mislead them.

Moreover, all of this was directed at Zhou Xiaojiang. For Fu Yunhan, Qi Xue had absolutely nothing to show.

A threat? There was no recording, and the other party hadn’t taken any action.

She had only worked at Fu Yunhan’s home for a period of time, and Fu Yunhan had already distanced himself from this point when he came to the police station before.

It could be said that even if Xia Shishi asked Qi Xue to step forward and clear her name, the effect would be very limited.

“This is enough,” Xia Shishi hadn’t intended to let the male and female leads reach the grand finale prematurely, but she couldn’t tolerate this and do nothing.

“You have the transfer records, which can prove that you received money from someone else to slander me. The first thing I need is to prove my innocence. As for not being able to provide effective evidence, that still needs to be stated.”

They couldn’t just let them off like this.

They had also fabricated things out of thin air to slander Xia Shishi, and this matter was indeed something they had done.

Xia Shishi believed that paper cannot wrap fire.

What they had done would completely collapse one day. This incident would be one of the bricks in that collapsing house. As long as it could hit them, Xia Shishi would be satisfied. As for when, she would just wait.

She and Wen Jiao had plenty of time.

To prevent trouble for Qi Xue’s family, they were taken outside by the police.

Currently, only Xia Shishi, Wen Jiao, and Qi Xue were in the room.

Wen Jiao had only been listening silently. Seeing that Xia Shishi had more or less made up her mind, she spoke to Qi Xue, “Have you really thought this through?”

This seemed to be the first time Qi Xue heard Wen Jiao speak to her.

Remembering how she had previously slandered Wen Jiao in front of Xia Shishi, saying many unpleasant things, Qi Xue felt extremely embarrassed. She didn’t dare to look at Wen Jiao and nodded stiffly.

“I haven’t completely figured it out, but I promised you I would come forward and explain. I will bear the consequences, and this time I won’t go back on my word.” Qi Xue felt incredibly conflicted, and she could only confirm this one thing.

“Fu Yunhan will find people to talk to you. You can guess what they will say.” Wen Jiao reminded her plainly.

Qi Xue looked towards the door. Of course, she could guess. She had heard those words several times.

Each time, she saw Fu Yunhan’s dark and vicious eyes.

Qi Xue then looked at Wen Jiao. She was always calm, her eyes like a pool of still water, merely stating the facts in a calm and detached manner.

Her tone was mostly flat, but her words were remarkably powerful.

Qi Xue looked at Xia Shishi again and found her looking at Wen Jiao with a proud expression.

Wen Jiao was not the crippled invalid, the fanatic, or the person with psychological problems she had described.

Meanwhile, she was detained in the police station, a wicked person who betrayed someone who had cared for her for years just for money, completely ruined.

Only Xia Shishi had been radiant since childhood.

Qi Xue buried her head in shame, “I don’t know, but I don’t want to be led around anymore.”

She hugged her head and began to cry softly.

“I really envy Shishi. You have family who loves you, and a wife who loves you. I tried so hard, but I couldn’t grasp anything.” Qi Xue voiced her inner thoughts.

Trying to please her family had been a habit for many years.

She wasn’t sure what choice she would make when Fu Yunhan sent people to threaten her.

She could only remind herself over and over again in her heart not to make the same mistake, but there was a high possibility she would err again.

Qi Xue lacked confidence when she agreed, and Wen Jiao probably noticed it.

“What’s the point of working hard for the wrong people?” Xia Shishi’s mocking voice rang out.

“Qi Xue, I didn’t know your family situation was like this. I feel sympathy for you, but I won’t forgive you. I hope you can also see things clearly from now on, like me.”

The price Xia Shishi paid was much greater than Qi Xue’s.

She had been reborn to finally grasp Wen Jiao.

Qi Xue had betrayed her and ignored her warnings repeatedly. Xia Shishi would hold her accountable for her mistakes and would definitely not soften her heart.

But after she had paid the price, they would no longer have any involvement with each other.

Xia Shishi looked down at Wen Jiao.

This was a woman who loved her wholeheartedly. The weight of this, Xia Shishi felt she could never repay in this lifetime.

Not only this life, but she also planned to owe Wen Jiao something more, to repay it in the next life.

Wen Jiao was looked at by Xia Shishi and raised her head. Meeting Xia Shishi’s gaze, she smiled, and Xia Shishi also smiled, much more brightly than Wen Jiao.

Qi Xue gripped her fingers, “I know I can’t change their minds.”

She was breathing heavily, likely thinking about what might happen next.

“I’ll record the video to explain for you now!”

That was the best outcome. Xia Shishi immediately obtained permission from the police and then recorded a video using Qi Xue’s account.

The background was inside the police station, making the video very convincing.

The main content was that she knew she was wrong, and she explained the reason for this series of actions, including the transfer records and her apology to Xia Shishi. The video lasted three minutes, and Xia Shishi pressed a button to send it out.

The next step was to buy marketing accounts to boost the video’s popularity, and the matter would be considered completely over.

The rest was up to Qi Xue to slowly figure out for herself.

“I really didn’t expect such a thing to happen.”

At the Xia residence, Father Fu and Mother Fu came with gifts to apologize, repeating the same statement Fu Yunhan had made at the police station.

“When Shishi suddenly fired Qi Xue, I thought they had a conflict, so I agreed to let her work at home out of consideration for Qi Xue working for Shishi for so many years. Who would have thought she would be such a person!” Mother Fu said, sounding very angry.

“I’ve already fired her! But we can’t let this kind of thing ruin the relationship between our two families, don’t you think?”

Only Mother Xia was at home right now.

She had received a call from her husband early on and learned about these matters, but she hadn’t expected the Fu family’s apology to come before the issue was resolved.

To be honest, at first, she hadn’t thought of a business dispute, thinking it was just a conflict her daughter had caused outside.

She naturally hated the person who slandered her daughter.

But as the incident escalated, Mother Xia also saw something different.

Someone was taking the opportunity to stir up trouble and attempted to involve the company. To this extent, it couldn’t have been caused by her daughter; someone wanted to target the Xia Group!

Mother Xia had considered many people. The Xia Group operated on reputation, and naturally, it had offended many competitors, but after more than two decades, no competitor had ever succeeded, and gradually, most had given up.

She naturally thought of the people around her. The Fu family was indeed under suspicion, but she quickly dismissed it.

The two families had known each other for so many years; there was no reason…

But why were they so anxious to come and explain?

Suspicion grew in Mother Xia’s heart, and she didn’t respond immediately.

Until a voice came from outside the door: “Oh dear, I really didn’t expect this!”

It was Xia Shishi, pushing Wen Jiao back.

Seeing her daughter, Mother Xia immediately showed a happy smile, breaking the previous silence: “Why are you only coming back now? You didn’t tell me you went out to play yesterday.”

Father Fu and Mother Fu’s expressions froze slightly when they heard they had gone out to play last night.

If only they had really gone out to play!

Xia Shishi smiled and looked over: “My wife has been bored at home for so long, so of course, I had to take her out for a spin! We ate at a nice restaurant and visited another city.”

Wen Jiao put away her coldness and smiled faintly.

“So willful,” Mother Xia gently blamed her daughter. “Jiao Jiao’s illness has just gotten better; how can you take her out in the wind?”

“What wind is there in the middle of summer…” Xia Shishi mumbled a couple of words.

She let go of the wheelchair armrest and walked over to the sofa to sit down: “Aunt and Uncle, why have you come? Did you know about the things online? I didn’t expect it either.”

Xia Shishi’s demeanor looked particularly relaxed, as if nothing had happened.

Yet, she mentioned the things online.

The couple exchanged glances. Mother Fu suppressed her anger and said to Xia Shishi, “I already explained everything to your mother. This kind of thing is something no one wants to happen.”

Xia Shishi looked at them with a cheerful smile: “Yes, no one wants it to happen.”