Chapter 6

Fu Huaiyan's cold voice suddenly rang out. "Who's specifically in charge of that bidding project in Yannan District?"

"Big brother, it's me."

Fu Yichu forced himself to answer, racking his brain for anything he might have done wrong, but no matter how he thought it over, he couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"What's our bid?"

"One billion three hundred and fifty million."

Fu Huaiyan cast a sharp glance at him. "Then tell me why our Fu Group wants to bid for this plot of land."

Fu Yichu's heart pounded like a drum. Hadn't they already evaluated it? The location couldn't have been better. Several companies were competing for it, and if they won the bid, the projected profit was ten billion.

His big brother couldn't possibly be unaware of that, so he didn't know what had gone wrong. But there couldn't be anything wrong with listing the plot's advantages.

"Yannan New City will be replanned next year. Within three to five years, fifteen elementary schools, eight secondary schools, twelve hospitals, fifteen subway and bus stops, and seven shopping malls will be added. At the same time, housing prices in the surrounding area will skyrocket from the current five thousand per square meter to around ten to twenty-five thousand. Based on our professional projections, if we win the bid for this project, a conservative estimate puts the profit it will bring the Fu Group at ten billion."

Just then, another text box suddenly appeared above Su Wanqiao's head.

[Damn, this idiot actually knows how much money this project can make, yet he still sides with outsiders and tells the female lead their bid. I've honestly never seen anyone this stupid. Because this idiot acts as a mole, the male and female leads end up winning with a bid of just one billion three hundred and fifty million five hundred thousand, only five hundred thousand more than the Fu Group... Who are they insulting with that five hundred thousand? Even one of Fu Huaiyan's suits costs more than that. Fu Yichu, that moron, really deserves to die.]

"..."

After that text box appeared.

Fu Huaiyan's fist instantly clenched.

He genuinely wanted to pound Fu Yichu into the ground and see just what was going on inside that idiot's head.

He would simply have to find an opportunity to beat the third brother up after this. His little brother was grown now; if he didn't discipline him, he really would turn the heavens upside down.

But right now, he wanted to know exactly who the female lead was, so he forcibly restrained the hand itching to slap him.

Unaware that he had escaped disaster, Fu Yichu was utterly shocked when he saw the text box. He glanced at Su Wanqiao in disbelief.

What was she talking about? How could I possibly tell anyone else our bid?

Then he couldn't help checking his big brother's expression, thinking how fortunate it was that his big brother couldn't see the words. Otherwise, he would definitely beat him to death.

But Fu Yichu felt colder and colder all over. He didn't know whether he was imagining things, but why did his big brother's gaze seem especially terrifying, as if he wanted to eat him alive?

Yes, it had to be my imagination. My imagination!

Don't scare yourself.

[Before long, the female lead will invite Fu Yichu out for drinks and take the opportunity to get him drunk. Then she'll expose her wrist, injured by her father's domestic abuse, and cry and whimper as she plays the suffering victim. And Fu Yichu, being such a love-brain, will drunkenly slur out the Fu Group's final bid, giving the other side an opening. Saying he'd help count the money after being sold out isn't wrong at all, is it?]

*[If the third brother's brain had even half the capacity of the bottle of gel he uses on his hair, the Fu Group wouldn't end up driven into bankruptcy by these wastrels. But Fu Huaiyan really does die an unjust death in the end. As one of the chief culprits, if Fu Yichu had his brain scooped out,

zombies

would turn their noses up at it.]*

"..."

Both brothers fell completely silent.

No matter how Fu Huaiyan looked at him, he didn't think his intellectually challenged little brother was capable of pulling this off. But if that day really came, there would be nothing he could do.

Since he would have to put righteousness before family anyway, he might as well strike first.

Yichu, your big brother is sorry, but I'll definitely arrange the best hospital for you.

Fu Yichu, meanwhile, trembled all over, actually from anger. His brain was nothing like as bad as Su Wanqiao claimed. How could he tell an outsider something as important as their bid?

And just who was this female lead? Couldn't I just stop drinking? Whether she's the Heavenly King himself or anyone else, from now on, this young master won't touch a drop.

Fu Yichu's indignant expression suddenly froze because he noticed the words, "Fu Huaiyan really does die an unjust death."

What? Big brother would die?

How was that possible?

Nonsense. He'd been perfectly fine all along. He was stronger than an ox. There was no way he could die.

Fu Yichu's heart pounded. Although he thought it was impossible, he still had an ominous feeling. Supposing his big brother really would die, and all the information above Su Wanqiao's head was true.

He wondered whether his big brother had been angered to death after he leaked their bid.

Fu Yichu's expression suddenly changed drastically, because that was very possible.

Hadn't Su Wanqiao said "chief culprit"? It really might be me.

Ah, so that was it? The truth was that I'd angered big brother to death.

If my other brothers and sisters found out, would they ever let me off?

Fu Yichu now wanted to know exactly who the "female lead" mentioned in the text box was.

Fu Huaiyan also intended to discover the female lead's identity through Fu Yichu, because if she would approach the third brother, that meant she was someone he knew.

The thought made him angry again. That disgraceful third brother spent all day neglecting his proper work and getting acquainted with disreputable people.

He felt he ought to throw Fu Yichu into Africa and spare himself all this aggravation.

Because of the Yannan District project, Fu Huaiyan held another meeting. He no longer planned to use their original bid, but he also intended to use Fu Yichu to lure the other party out.

After listening to a lengthy scolding from Fu Huaiyan, Fu Yichu was just about to leave the office when his phone suddenly rang. His first instinct was to hang up.

But when he saw the name on the screen, his expression became exceptionally gentle, and he instinctively moved to answer.

[My intuition tells me that if the third brother is making that face, it's probably the female lead calling.]