The CEO's Woman

Wang Minghua's face paled after hearing Jiang Yue's words.

A male... She was a he... a man.

Just like him!

He then jolted up his seat and started to pace. His cousin's words echoed inside his head.

She was a he.

She was a he.

He cringed at the thought of him kissing her. Had something really happened that night? Or was it another one of Fu Xiaolan's ploys?

"I... can't believe it," he sighed. "I wonder why she would - or maybe I should start saying he now - I wonder why he would include me in his plans."

"I'm not sure about that either, but maybe she thought that I would only focus my attention on protecting you and the company. That way, I wouldn't have the time to dig through her records. She had assumed that we would think her father was the one responsible for all this." Jiang Yue answered.

"What if it really was her father? Or her mother? I mean..." Wang Minghua tried to reason.

"I don't think it's her father... Mother, maybe, but definitely not her father," Fu Jin said. "My uncle loves his son. He wouldn't sacrifice his son's health just to gain sympathy."

Jiang Yue nodded. "Furthermore, Zhang Liyin and Fu Xiaolan already told us that it was Fu Honglie. They wanted to incriminate him and force Fu Jin to deal with his uncle. However, because Fu Jin refuse to take action, I believe they will engage Plan B."

"However, if they know what is best for them, they won't do anything now... or else they would risk attracting our attention," her cousin said.

Wang Minghua's statement made everyone silent. He was right.

"I think something had provoked the mother and daughter duo into acting recklessly. I believe it was the fact that Father announced Jiang Yue's affiliation with Moon Corp," Fu Jin stated, "The duo must have seen the change in attitude from the people so they had to launch another plan."

"Wrong," Jiang Yue said while shaking her head. "They had already planned to incriminate you from the start. It was not something that they thought of in a mere two hours. They wanted to incriminate you and turn the public opinion against you."

"But what are we going to do about this now? Are we going to inform Fu Jin's parents and grandfather?" Wang Minghua asked while holding his chin. He was still frowning, his thoughts frenzied. He couldn't deny that he liked Fu Xiaolan. And he was somewhat angry at himself for not recognizing her as a man.

However, who could blame him? Fu Xiaolan was good at acting and was more beautiful than most girls in the country.

Moreover, Fu Xiaolan had never displayed any sort of manipulative behavior when they were drinking coffee together, nor at the party. Her gentle and funny demeanor had instantly made Wang Minghua like her. He had even been hoping to maybe become friends with her if she was not involved in her father's deeds.

Now that Wang Minghua thought about it, he realized that what he felt could also be something that a brother would feel towards his sibling. Wang Minghua had grown up alone so it was only reasonable for him to easily experience sibling affection, just like what he felt towards Jiang Yue.

Moreover, Wang Minghua's subconscious must have recognized Fu Xiaolan's true gender. That's why he had never felt any other kind of attraction towards her.

...

Meanwhile, in another manor just two miles away from the Fu Mansion.

"It was you, wasn't it?" Fu Honglie grabbed his wife's arms. "You were the one who wanted to poison the old man but poisoned my son instead!"

"Honglie let go... stop. You're hurting me." Zhang Liyin struggled as she tried to twist herself out of Fu Honglie's arms.

"Tell me the truth! Was it you? TELL ME!"

"YES! It was me!" Zhang Liyin blurted as tears started to stream down her cheeks. "I wanted the old man dead! I wanted his family dead!"

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO INVOLVE YOURSELF!" he bellowed.

"Not involve myself? Have you even listened to yourself? You have embezzled so much money from the company. What do you..."

"PAH!" Fu Honglie interrupted Zhang Liyin's words with a slap.

"STUPID! Because of what you did, Fu Yi's family is now looking at us like we're prey! They will find out about what I did in hours!"

Zhang Liyin clutched her stinging cheeks, her tears spilling down. "I just wanted to help... I..."

"I TOLD YOU NOT TO INVOLVE YOURSELF IN MY BUSINESS! YOU HAD ALREADY FAILED WHEN YOU TRIED TO POISON FU JIN YEARS AGO! WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD SUCCEED NOW?

"YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A STUPID PIECE OF SHIT!" he added.

"Honglie… I just wanted to protect our family. If the old man wa-"

"THAT IS NONE OF YOUR CONCERN! It is MY job to protect this family! You just have to stay at home and follow what I tell you to do! You are nothing but my wife! You are supposed to follow me around and bear my children! That's it! DO YOU HEAR ME?"

Zhang Liyin lowered her head before slowly nodding. Right, she was just his wife. Someone below him.

"I want you and your daughter to stay inside the house. And don't you dare say anything to anyone," Fu Honglie said, his voice stern. "Pray that no harm falls upon my son, or I swear... I will kill you, and your family! I will burn you so badly that no one will even recognize your dead body!" he said before storming out of the room.

He had only one destination and that was the Fu Mansion. What he needed to do now was to make a show and place the blame on Fu Jin.

He could only take advantage of this to gain supporters for his son. He wanted him to become the next patriarch. With his daughter's support, Fu Honglie was certain that his son would soon own Fu Conglomerate.

The thought of his daughter's support instantly brightened up Fu Honglie's face. Fu Xiaolan was smart and obedient enough to follow his arrangements, and to get closer to Wang Minghua.

If she was able to attract Wang Minghua's attention and marry him, then it could only spell victory for their family.

Wang Minghua was the next Wang Patriarch, and the Wang Family was akin to a sleeping giant, silently waiting for the right time to display their full potential for the world to see.

Having Wang Minghua on their side was their ticket to winning the fight against Jiang Yue and Fu Jin.

EDITED BY: HallsOfIvy