"Who? Don't tell me it's Li Qin from the Ministry of Commerce? I knew it! You were praising her in front of me before. There had to be something going on, heh heh heh... cough, cough, cough..."
Gao Shanhe was laughing when his face suddenly flushed red and he began coughing violently.
Splurt!
A mouthful of crimson blood sprayed out, staining the pristine bedsheet with shocking splashes of red!
Watching Gao Shanhe cough up blood, Qian Jin's expression grew ever calmer as he walked toward the head of the bed.
His voice had lost almost every trace of emotion.
He leaned close to Gao Shanhe's ear and whispered, "Your wife."
"You!!" Gao Shanhe's eyes bulged with rage, bloodshot veins filling them as blood poured uncontrollably from his mouth.
At that moment, he understood everything.
"Brother..."
He struggled to speak, but could not finish a single sentence. The life within him was draining away at an alarming rate.
Qian Jin nodded expressionlessly. "Brother, don't blame me. This is the only thing I can do for my own child.
"He said he wanted to become chairman, so I can only help him.
"You're a father too. You should understand how I feel.
"Brother, I've wronged you in this life. Don't worry. Once Wen Yuan becomes chairman and everything is settled, I'll kneel and knock my head against the ground to beg your forgiveness in the underworld."
"You... beast!" Gao Shanhe clutched the sleeve of Qian Jin's golden Tang suit in a death grip.
"How dare you betray me? I'm your sworn elder brother!"
Qian Jin pried Gao Shanhe's fingers off his sleeve one by one.
In a cold voice, he spoke a truth that bordered on cruelty.
"Didn't you rise to power by betraying your sworn elder brother back then?"
That casually