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The others agreed with the idea too. Fu Siyao's impression of Gu Minghan had now hit rock bottom, so they absolutely would not let the Gu Family off easy this time.

After working through this incident together, everyone gained a new understanding of communication, and no one seemed uncomfortable with it.

But Chen Muyu immediately dropped another bombshell. Since today was all about coming clean anyway, there were things she had to say, even though she had originally wanted to spare her children the worry.

"There's something else. I recently hired a new doctor. When he examined the heart medication I used to take, he discovered that someone had been poisoning me. It's a slow-acting poison that can cause brain damage. Taken over a long period, it leaves a person mentally impaired. Fortunately, we caught it in time, or the consequences might have been unthinkable."

At those words, everyone's expression changed dramatically.

If they could still stay somewhat calm about the earlier matter, there was no way they could remain composed now.

The ones who could not sit still, like Fu Yichu and Fu Yuze, immediately slammed the table and shot to their feet. Someone had actually poisoned their mother. How could they possibly accept that?

They could stay calm upon learning that someone had harmed them, but poisoning their mother touched their reverse scale. This absolutely could not be tolerated or condoned. They had to find the culprit and punish them severely.

Seeing their intense expressions, Chen Muyu secretly felt pleased. Her children ought to stand united and solve problems together.

Not just this time-she only hoped that they could face and resolve every problem together from now on.

Su Wanqiao, who stood nearby, was shocked again.

[The poisoning was never formally revealed in the plot. The Fu Family never discovered it, so how did it suddenly get exposed? Who knows how far off course things will go now.]

The members of the Fu Family all smiled meaningfully in unison. It seemed the plot could be changed after all. Their eldest sister-in-law's inner voice really was a blessing for them.

After the family dinner.

Su Wanqiao could feel her standing in the Fu Family suddenly rising like a boat on an incoming tide. Everyone's attitude toward her was noticeably different.

This astonished her. It felt as though the sun rose in the west every day. Fu Huaiyan's biggest recent change was also quite shocking.

He had actually started coming home, and he came home every day. Once or twice would have been fine, but as time went on, this provoked intense dissatisfaction in Su Wanqiao.

Su Wanqiao had been living like a widow before. Now that her husband had suddenly come back to life, she found it very hard to adjust.

Once again, as Fu Huaiyan was about to leave for the office in the morning, Su Wanqiao could not help complaining inwardly.

[Honestly, I'm happier when Fu Huaiyan doesn't come home. Now that he's coming home so often, I'm not used to it. I still prefer you the way you were when you stayed away. You have so many mansions out there. Why insist on coming here when you could stay anywhere else?]

[Back when I wanted you to come home, you wouldn't. Now that I don't want you here, you come back every day. Men really are such cheap bastards.]

"..."

Fu Huaiyan nearly died of anger at those words.

Mostly, he felt he owed Su Wanqiao, and he also wanted to get close to her and occasionally listen to her inner voice. But sometimes, the things she said really did infuriate him.

"I'm going to discuss the bidding project in Yannan District today. I'll be home very late tonight."

[Oh, Yannan District? That's not going to work out, is it? Didn't the third brother leak the bid? In the plot, the male and female leads ended up winning this project. But Fu Huaiyan flew into a terrible rage when he came back after losing the bid. I'd better steer clear. That scene really isn't something I dare watch.]

Fu Huaiyan's gaze flickered. With an unreadable look, he deliberately asked her a question.

"Qiaoqiao, do you think I'll win the bid?"

"Uh..."

Faced with this question where the wrong answer could spell death, Su Wanqiao felt very torn. After thinking it over, she said, "I hope you succeed, but if something unexpected happens..."

"Nothing unexpected will happen. I'll definitely succeed."

[Look at you, so confident.]

"..."

Fu Huaiyan lifted his eyes slightly and said with complete confidence, "If I win the bid, I'll give you a hundred million when I come home."

[Oh my god, for realsies? You're going to make me expose myself!]

Su Wanqiao drew a deep breath and suddenly began rubbing her hands together. After all, a generous reward was sure to bring forth brave men.

That was a hundred million!

She would trade a few plot spoilers for Fu Huaiyan's money!

"Fu Huaiyan, although I don't know much about the specifics of this project, I've heard my father mention how fierce the competition is, and I've looked into the circumstances of the other competing companies. I think you need to raise your current bid by several tens of millions to be sure of securing this land. Otherwise, you'll definitely fail. Besides, the Fu Family isn't short of that money. None of your competitors are as strong as you, and they can't bear a higher price, so why not submit a safer bid? This land really does have a huge profit margin. I know you value this project highly, so you need to think even more carefully about the bid. The other companies care more about this project than you imagine, and I've heard they're trying every possible way to obtain the Fu Group's bid. That means you need to be even more careful about whether there's a mole in the company or anyone you don't trust. Better to kill a thousand by mistake than let a single one escape. I'm only telling you all this because I want you to secure this project without the slightest risk. Please believe me."

In any case, she had warned him. She believed Fu Huaiyan was not an arrogant man and would certainly investigate seriously. Although she did not hold out much hope of success either, doing something was better than doing nothing.

Su Wanqiao had never considered changing the plot before, partly because she feared that interfering would make the ending worse. Unfortunately, Fu Huaiyan was offering far too much.

Fu Huaiyan suddenly smiled. In an exceptionally good mood, he agreed.

"All right, I understand."

Su Wanqiao raised an eyebrow and looked at him again.

[I said his bid had been leaked, but he doesn't seem surprised at all. Why is he so calm?]

"..."

Since the entire bidding process had been under his surveillance, no one knew the final bid-not even Fu Yichu.

Fu Huaiyan had given Fu Yichu a fake figure, so it did not matter if he went around telling anyone he pleased. It was the perfect opportunity to use Fu Yichu as bait in a sting operation.