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Chen Muyu and Fu Siyao exchanged a glance. After discussing the investigation documents earlier, mother and daughter had realized that they could both see Su Wanqiao's inner thoughts.

So, now that they saw Su Wanqiao's thoughts about Fu Yunqi, they could not help falling silent again.

The two of them had met an end beyond redemption because they had failed to guard against being secretly harmed, but Fu Yunqi's tragic end was entirely of his own making.

Who would have thought such an outstanding son could be so love-brained, reducing himself to this state over a woman? How did he have the nerve to inherit the Gu family's shares?

Besides, they had initially been skeptical about the Fu family going bankrupt. But now, they could not help thinking that if no one in the Fu family kept a clear head, even the greatest family fortune could not be preserved.

Chen Muyu looked at Jiang Ruoning beside Fu Yunqi. Jiang Ruoning was her best friend's daughter, and she had been quite fond of her. But after learning that she would actually demand a kidney donation from her second son, only to betray him and repay his kindness with cruelty in the end, every trace of affection vanished in an instant. Her expression darkened as she spoke.

"Miss Jiang, tonight is a family dinner for the Fu family, so if you want to visit, please come another day."

Those words were an outright order to leave.

Jiang Ruoning's face went pale for a moment. She was somewhat surprised by Chen Muyu's attitude toward her. In the past, because of her mother, Mrs. Fu had always treated her quite well. Even on occasions like family dinners, she would invite her to stay for a meal. Yet today, she was actually being so cold toward her. It was truly strange.

Fu Yunqi took a deep breath and instinctively spoke up for Jiang Ruoning, even though the words appearing above Su Wanqiao's head had made him feel that Jiang Ruoning was hiding something from him.

But he had not forgotten why he had brought Jiang Ruoning here today.

"Mom, I brought Ruoning here today because my sister-in-law bullied Ningning at the mall. Just because this woman, Su Wanqiao, wanted the place cleared, she had the bodyguards throw Ruoning out. If word gets out that our Fu family's daughter-in-law is such an unreasonable, willful woman, what will people think of our family? Where would that leave our reputation?"

Under normal circumstances, after Fu Yunqi said this, his mother would surely have scolded Su Wanqiao for being spoiled and willful, then made her apologize to Jiang Ruoning. The Fu family would have disliked Su Wanqiao even more, and their impatience with her might have risen in value.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a line of text suddenly appeared above Su Wanqiao's head.

[In the future, the Fu family will go bankrupt, owe tens of millions, and be unable to afford even a meal. What use will their reputation be then?]

"..."

Another silence fell. Chen Muyu's expression was extremely ugly, and Fu Siyao looked equally gloomy.

Mother and daughter both looked as though they had swallowed ten pounds of explosives.

Noticing this, Fu Yunqi frowned as well. Unease stirred inside him, and he could not understand why Su Wanqiao would think of something so impossible.

The Fu family was doing perfectly well. How could it go bankrupt? Su Wanqiao's thoughts today were truly far too strange.

At last, Chen Muyu could no longer contain her anger. She snapped at Fu Yunqi, "Su Wanqiao is our Fu family's daughter-in-law. Isn't it perfectly normal for her to have a place cleared when she shops? Does an outsider need to come here and tell her what to do?"

"If we have to look over our shoulders and fear criticism over something this trivial, then all these years our Fu family has spent making its way in the world have been for nothing. And as a junior, you're being so disrespectful toward your eldest sister-in-law. Where have all the manners you learned gone? You don't even understand these principles yourself. What qualifies you to stand on the moral high ground and criticize others? Before I lose my temper, get over here and apologize to your sister-in-law."

The moment she said this, Fu Yunqi looked at his mother in disbelief. He had no idea why she was suddenly speaking up for his sister-in-law. This would have been utterly impossible in the past.

It felt as though the sun had risen in the west.

Beside him, Jiang Ruoning was also deeply shocked by Mrs. Fu's attitude. Hadn't she always disliked Su Wanqiao most of all?

What on earth was going on with this attitude?

Su Wanqiao remained fairly calm. She had always felt that Chen Muyu had a knife-sharp tongue but a tofu-soft heart. Although she disliked her, she was not evil-hearted and would not maliciously target her.

Besides, Chen Muyu had shown signs of goodwill after she arrived today, so her attitude now was even less surprising.

"Mom, are you kidding me? You actually want me to apologize to this woman? She was clearly the one who bullied someone first. Why should I apologize? I'd like to ask my eldest brother just how he disciplines his woman."

Fu Yunqi clamored furiously.

No sooner had he finished than Fu Huaiyan's stern voice came from the doorway.

"Fu Yunqi, I was the one who ordered the bodyguards to throw Miss Jiang out of the mall. If you have a problem with that, take it up with me."

"..."

Fu Yunqi's expression changed abruptly. When he saw his eldest brother enter, he could no longer vent his earlier anger. Instead, with an ugly expression, he said, "Brother, why did you treat Ruoning like that? Was it just for this woman?"

Needless to say, he meant Su Wanqiao.

Su Wanqiao covered her face with a hand.

[I can't watch this anymore. He's really too stupid. Hurry up with the plot and fast-forward to cutting out his kidney for the female lead. With a love-brain like Fu Yunqi around, how could the Fu family possibly avoid bankruptcy? Later, Fu Yunqi will use the Fu family's company funds to support Jiang Ruoning. Even if Fu Huaiyan manages to stop the third son from stealing company secrets, he won't be able to stop the second. His own brothers are a regular Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix. Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?]

Fu Huaiyan: "..."

Fu Yichu, who had just walked in: "..."

Chen Muyu and Fu Siyao also drew deep breaths.

Take one step back and get breast hyperplasia; endure for a moment and get ovarian cysts. They really wanted to slap Fu Yunqi awake.

Fu Yichu immediately took exception. He was perfectly clearheaded now and would never be as muddleheaded as his second brother. Why should he be compared to him?

Now he finally saw just how embarrassing someone looked when they were acting stupid. His second brother was merely about to follow his old path, and as his brother, he could not stand by and watch him go astray.

So Fu Yichu strode over in a few quick steps, his face full of "heartbroken anguish," and, with great distress, swiftly slapped his second brother.