A Conspiracy for Wealth and Murder

Although Ma Xiumei was a woman, she possessed boldness, cunning, and was remarkably generous and open-handed. While she certainly had some unsavory stains on her record, this didn't affect Su Rui's opinion of her.

In one of his past lives, Su Rui had even intervened to help Ma Xiumei's company several times, allowing it to reach the pinnacle in the provincial capital and drastically changing its status.

This was because, in the endless cycles of reincarnation, Su Rui was like a puppet master behind the scenes, altering the fates of different individuals. It was one of the few ways he found enjoyment in passing the time.

However, not everyone could catch Su Rui's eye.

Those individuals he favored and whose fates he changed all had different shining qualities about them.

Some were cunning, some were generous, some were ruthless, and some were righteous and loyal.

Ma Xiumei had significant problems.

But these weren't related to her business dealings; they stemmed from her personal psychology and family experiences.

Ma Xiumei started from a small tailor shop. After decades of hard work and struggle, coupled with some opportunities, she transformed that initial small storefront into the luxury brand it was today.

She was indeed very successful in business.

However, this success was accompanied by failures in her emotional life.

Her first marriage ended due to her husband's infidelity.

After that, she never sought a second chance at love because she knew very well that with her appearance, it would be difficult to find a man who truly cared for her. Most who tried to get close to her were solely after her money.

As her career grew, the emptiness in her emotional life intensified.

She began spending money, keeping some young gigolos, but each relationship ended quickly.

Relationships maintained by money were not stable.

Until she met Gao Le.

When they first started interacting, Ma Xiumei also intended to keep Gao Le for a while. However, after they began living together, she discovered that Gao Le was completely different from the previous gigolos. He was thoughtful, considerate, and even the emotions he unintentionally revealed seemed extremely genuine.

He took meticulous care of her life.

She wavered, believing that she had truly been blessed by heaven and found true love.

So, she bought Gao Le a house and a car, and even transferred several of her properties to him. She was never stingy with expenses; anything Gao Le asked for, she never refused.

She even gave Gao Le her supplementary gold card.

Just a month ago, Gao Le proposed to her at a carefully planned banquet, and she accepted.

Successful in both business and love.

Her life was complete...

But!

According to Su Rui's investigation in that lifetime, the truth was not at all what Ma Xiumei saw!

Gao Le had never genuinely cared for Ma Xiumei.

Gao Le had a son.

During the time he was with Ma Xiumei, he also had a mistress outside.

His proposal to Ma Xiumei was a setup!

A few million yuan was no longer enough for Gao Le; what he wanted was Ma Xiumei's billions in assets.

Ma Xiumei had no children.

After marriage, Gao Le would become Ma Xiumei's primary heir.

So, he and his mistress, who was a bar singer, devised a scheme.

Gao Le's mistress was named Han Mei. Because she worked in a bar, she often came into contact with people involved in the darker side of society.

From these people, they could purchase prohibited items.

For example, marijuana, or medical Clostridium samples. Mixed into women's cigarettes and food, they would slowly erode the human body. There would be no abnormal reactions in the short term, making them difficult to detect.

But as time passed, the marijuana oil would damage the central nervous system, leading to mental disorder and dissociative identity disorder; while the medical bacteria would cause tissue liquefaction and liver function decline, ultimately resulting in death from liver necrosis.

This process would take nearly three to five years; and once it manifested, there was no possibility of treatment.

Even the hospital wouldn't be able to find the cause of the illness.

Furthermore, Su Rui knew that Han Mei had also planned to cause a car accident to kill her just one year after Gao Le and Ma Xiumei got married, so that Gao Le could smoothly inherit the estate.

However, Gao Le refused.

The reason was simple: this method was likely to arouse police suspicion, and one year was not enough time for Gao Le to smoothly gain control of the companies under Ma Xiumei.

Gao Le needed time to clear his name, so he chose the more secure first method.

In one lifetime, Su Rui had kidnapped Gao Le and Han Mei and interrogated them, extracting all the details of the plan and the people involved.

He was very clear about Ma Xiumei's current predicament.

"Gao Le's mistress is named Han Mei, a bar singer, and she currently lives in Clearwater Garden; there are three apartments there, all bought by Gao Le. Two are under Han Mei's name, and one is under Gao Le's name." This was the first sentence Su Rui said into Ma Xiumei's ear.

He could clearly sense that Ma Xiumei's breathing had become heavy.

Ma Xiumei knew that Gao Le had bought property in Clearwater Garden, but she didn't know it was the love nest Gao Le used to keep his mistress.

"Gao Le's original name is Gao Jianjun. He's from Gao Family Village in Zhenjiang County. It's true he was married, and true he has a son, but his son lives with his ex-wife and has no contact with him anymore..."

"His appearance by your side was just a premeditated plan. You're worth hundreds of millions, divorced for many years, and everyone in Tongzhou City knows you like younger men. Gao Le deliberately approached you, acting differently from other men to gain your favor."

"Gao Le wants to use marriage to take a share of your assets and company, ultimately draining you dry."

Su Rui said a lot in one go.

"I had a prenuptial asset assessment done. Even if we get married and then divorce, he won't get a single cent from me," Ma Xiumei said softly, her face expressionless, showing no change in emotion.

"But what if you die?" Su Rui asked with a smile in his eyes, his words chilling.

In a marriage, if one party dies, the spouse is the primary heir.

"They wouldn't dare use such methods! If something happened to me, he'd be the first suspect!" Ma Xiumei's tone wasn't agitated, she simply expressed her opinion slowly.

"Methods like accidental car crashes, of course, they wouldn't dare use... But, what if it's something that takes effect slowly?" Su Rui asked with a smile.

"You must have noticed, right? Your smoking addiction has been getting worse lately, and you've had a poor appetite and frequent fatigue."

Actually, if Su Rui had just said this on his own, it wouldn't have had much effect. The most important thing was that it was connected to Ma Xiumei's own situation, and she quickly realized something was wrong.