Chapter 248: The Shameless Duo

"What? He’s not here? Where did he go?"

Ruan Hongfei looked furious.

’No wonder I haven’t been able to corner him these past few days.’

’Turns out he’d already taken off. He’s not even in Beijing!’

Lan Qingman sneered. "How could you not know something this big? He went with Qin Wenhao’s mother to see him. To see if that Qin Wenhao is dead yet—"

She practically spat out those last few words through gritted teeth.

’If you were to ask who she hated most, it would be two people—that wretched pair, Qin Wenhao and Fu Mingxue.’

’If it weren’t for them, would she have divorced Qin Wenze?’

’What a disastrous pair. Ever since that damn Qin Wenhao brought Fu Mingxue home, she hadn’t had a single good day.’

Ever since the day Fu Mingxue had walked through their door, the Qin family had started treating her, their eldest son’s wife, with nothing but contempt, finding fault in everything she did.

They couldn’t stand the sight of her.

"What? You’re saying Qin Wenshu went to Qin Wenhao’s military base?" Ruan Hongfei was completely floored by Lan Qingman’s news, utterly shocked.

"That’s right. What, are you that out of the loop?" Lan Qingman was filled with contempt.

Still, she hoped that this Ruan Hongfei would get entangled with Qin Wenshu.

Right now, she couldn’t stand to see the Qin family happy.

Ruan Hongfei felt her world collapsing.

She and Zhao Sisi had already dropped all pretenses and gotten into several physical fights.

’No matter what, she had to have Qin Wenshu.’

’She’d already bought the drug, ready to force his hand and make the situation irreversible. But now, her opportunity had run off.’

’If Qin Wenshu went to the base, he would definitely find out about what she’d been up to.’

’After this, it would be difficult to even see him.’

Suppressing the knot of anxiety in her chest, she looked at Lan Qingman.

"You said you’d help me last time. As long as you help me, money is no object."

A calculating glint appeared in Lan Qingman’s eyes. "How much are you offering?"

"If I can successfully marry into the Qin family, I’ll... I’ll give you two hundred."

Lan Qingman scoffed when she heard it was only two hundred. "Who do you think you’re kidding? I want a thousand."

Ruan Hongfei’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"What? A thousand? That’s highway robbery! Three hundred, tops. Besides, you’re divorced from Qin Wenhao’s brother. You have no connection to the Qin family anymore. It’s questionable if you can even pull it off."

Lately, the one thing Lan Qingman couldn’t stand to hear was any mention of her divorce from Qin Wenze.

It made it sound like she’d been dumped by him.

Her face immediately darkened, and she sneered.

"So what if I’m divorced? It doesn’t stop me from getting things done for you!"

"And don’t you forget—my son and daughter are still with the Qin family. How can you say I have no connection to them?"

"Besides, do you have any other way to get close to Qin Wenshu?"

Ruan Hongfei’s expression faltered.

’She really didn’t have any other way.’

’She couldn’t get into the Qin Family Mansion at all.’

’She and Zhao Sisi had had a huge falling out. If she went to the Qin Family Mansion, Zhao Sisi would know immediately.’

’But a thousand was just too much.’

’Where would she get that kind of money?’

’And even if she had it, she wouldn’t want to part with it.’

"...Five hundred is my limit. I don’t have any more than that. If you don’t agree, then forget it."

She feigned turning to leave.

Seeing this, Lan Qingman immediately reached out to stop her.

"Five hundred it is, but you have to give me a hundred up front. Then, when Qin Wenshu gets back, I can figure something out for you. Otherwise, if you decide to stiff me on the payment, won’t I have wasted all my effort for nothing?"

Ruan Hongfei’s face darkened.

’She despised this insatiably greedy woman.’

’Demanding money before she’s even lifted a finger.’

She was so angry she nearly ground her teeth to dust. "...Fine."