The Villain's Wife

Mu Huang's face instantly contorted when he heard Mu Lihua's question. "What do you mean? Isn't this just because he is petty?"

"Father… I am not stupid enough to think that this was all because of the orphanage. There must be something else." She said in a serious tone. She did not miss the change in her father's expression the moment she asked the question.

"Zhuo Jingren is just like a whale. Judging by his greedy nature it is obvious that he wanted to swallow scarlet city." Mu Huang said. "Though they did not announce it publicly, there are some speculations that he married Lily Facci from the Facci Group. I am sure many businessmen are aware of this fact. Lily is working on a new mall. It's only natural for Zhuo Jingren to target you to pave a way for his wife." Mu Huang explained. Mu Lihua was not aware of what He Xinlan did and he was planning to keep it that way.

"Lily Facci is different." Mu Lihua said. "She was already powerful before coming here. She does not need Zhuo Jingren to help pave her way." She then stared at her father intently. "I know you are hiding something and I warn you, if… If I discover what is this from someone else… I swear… I will not hesitate to side with Zhuo Jingren."

"Lihua! How could you say such things?"

"Don't worry. We will know soon enough if you are indeed telling the truth." She added. In everyone's eyes, Mu Lihua was the favored daughter, however, only she knew how much effort  she put into creating a good reputation and winning the hearts of the investors. If these people thought that the Scarlet City was handed to her like a dish, they were wrong.

Scarlet City is with her now because she worked hard to convince the investors and have them vote for her to become the new CEO. She practically kicked her father out of the company. Of course, this was all thanks to her capabilities and hard work. However, her father made it look as if he handed the Scarlet City to his daughter in public.

While, Mu Lihua knew that her parents favored her because of her intelligence, she also knew that this was all a façade by her profiteer father. She knew that only her mother loved her wholeheartedly.

"I am telling the truth." Mu Huang insisted before taking a seat opposite to his daughter. "Now, let's talk about your resignation…"

"I will not write a resignation letter." Mu Lihua declared, her voice stern. "I will not let Zhuo Jingren win."

"What are you talking about? He is already winning… don't you see it? This is the only way to save the company."

"No! It is you who is blinded by power. You don't understand any of this. The public loves sorrowful stories! I am innocent and yet the public was quick to  judge me without even clarifying the document that Mu Qingling provided. Don't you understand it? Zhuo Jingren is waiting for me to resign out of embarrassment! He thinks that I will let the pressure destroy me and resign! If I do that, he will win."

"Lihua… are you really going to let your pride drag our company down?"

"Well… If you tell me everything  you know, then I might decide to follow your advice."

"I already told you…"

"And I don't believe you." Mu Lihua rose from her seat. "I will find a way to find out the truth . Go ahead and attend the meeting. You can snatch the position away from me but I swear, once I've cleared my name, I will do my best to get it back from you." She said before taking  her hand bag and rushing out of her office. She needed to know the truth.

…..

After having a sumptuous lunch, Lily forced Zhuo Jingren to go back to his office. How could Lily not know that Zhuo Jingren was trying to accompany her as he is afraid that Mu Lihua might do something crazy to her? Zhuo Jingren thought that a cornered animal would always strike back and he was worried that Mu Lihua would do something that would hurt Lily.

While he did not voice out his concerns, Lily already realized that the moment  he mentioned about the security that he added just to keep her safe. This action instantly filled her heart with warmth. For some reason, the fact that Zhuo Jingren is so worried about her safety is making her giddy. Is this a normal feeling? Lily does not think so. This made her wonder if she was sadist or maybe even a sociopath.

"President, Daohu just told me that Miss Mu Lihua left her office a few minutes ago, they are tailing her now." Yang Mi's voice interrupted Lily's thoughts.

"Alright." She nodded. "It's already September, how is the Qin Industries doing? I have not heard any news from them."

"After Mr. Xuan bought a large portion of their stock, their prices did not continue to drop but it also did not increase. Mr. Xuan Hui is still struggling with his own film company, and he still chose to invest in another struggling company."

"Xuan Hui is too impulsive. Without his mother, he will be useless soon." The calmness in Lily's voice instantly made Yang Mi smile. Her eyes were full of pride as she continued to stare at Lily. "By now, I am expecting that the stocks that Liam Arison invested into Xuan Hui's company was already under the name of one of my subsidiary."

"Yes President." Yang Mi nodded.

"Good. Sooner or later Xuan Hui… just like everyone else, will just stand there as they watch their empire crumble." Lily then looked at her laptop and started working. A small smile was on her lips, her face was calm and serene, as if she did not just talk about someone's future misery.

"By the way… I want you to add something to my schedule next week. September 10, Friday. I will go ahead and see Yang Lina in China. Go coordinate with Go Jichen, Jingren will also be coming with me." She said. Next week, He Xinlan would sure come and see her. By then… she would find out the truth about what happened seven years ago.