Fu Siye furrowed his brow, seeing the gravity in her eyes, his dark pupils filled with surprise and confusion.
What did this woman intend to do?
His death would have suited her perfectly.
Why would she come to help him in such a feigned manner?
Thinking this, Fu Siye's expression grew colder, his thoughts entirely masked by the sinister glint in his eyes. He angrily pulled his hand away.
Mu Yinyin's hand was suddenly empty, and she frowned speechlessly, "What are you doing?"
"Mu Yinyin, you don't need to be hypocritical here..." Before Fu Siye could finish, he felt his vision blur even more, and he coughed, his fingers pressed to his nose.
Mu Yinyin felt a headache coming on, angered by his attitude.
If he was so ungrateful, Fu Siye should have just succumbed to the poison and died here! No one would even care if he rotted away.
"Fu Siye, today is Grandma's birthday."
Mu Yinyin took a deep breath and said calmly, "So I don't want you to die here and ruin Grandma's birthday. Do you understand?"
Fu Siye was left speechless by her retort, his gaze on the woman deepening.
The poison struck suddenly, and Mu Yinyin was unprepared. She could only brace herself and help Fu Siye back to the guest room.
She took out the silver needles she carried with her.
Her long fingers gently manipulated them, intending to prick acupoints to alleviate Fu Siye's pain from the poison and prevent its spread.
"Hiss..."
Fu Siye's consciousness was already becoming hazy, allowing Mu Yinyin to handle him.
Mu Yinyin had rarely seen Fu Siye in such a state.
Her fingertips, which were about to exert more force, relaxed.
After all, the poison in Fu Siye's body was related to her.
Mu Yinyin reached out her fingertip and touched Fu Siye's brow, smoothing out the wrinkles.
Outside the door, shortly after they entered, Liang Min followed with others.
She had noticed that Fu Siye's condition seemed off earlier. Just as she found Fu Siye, and was about to knock, Liang Min faintly heard muffled groans from inside.
Liang Min narrowed her eyes and leaned closer to listen intently.
Mu Yinyin's voice rang out in a timely manner, "Fu Siye, don't move around..."
Suddenly, as if discovering something astonishing, Liang Min straightened her back and quickly retreated a few steps.
See no evil, hear no evil.
No wonder Mu Yinyin had followed Fu Siye after he left.
Was this an attempt to mend their broken relationship?
Liang Min's face immediately lit up with a smile.
She had to hurry back and pick a suitable day for their remarriage, not delaying these two children.
As she reached the stairs, Liang Min encountered Old Master Fu. The old man looked puzzled, "Why did you and Fu Siye disappear the moment I turned my head? Why are you here..."
However, before Old Master Fu could finish, Liang Min was already pushing him down the stairs.
"Hurry, don't disturb them."
Old Master Fu was completely bewildered, "Disturb who?"
"Why so many questions?"
Meanwhile, Nan Shiqing, who had been sent back, was not in a pleasant mood.
She swept everything on the coffee table to the floor, startling He Xia, who had just walked in.
"What's wrong? Didn't you go to Old Mrs. Fu's birthday banquet?"
Nan Shiqing remembered the humiliating scene from earlier. Her gaze fell on the gift box beside her, and without a word, she reached out to take out the jade carving and smash it.
Seeing this, He Xia quickly reached out to stop her, "Are you crazy? You got this jade carving for so much money, what are you doing?"
"This thing is fake! If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have lost so much face."
Nan Shiqing screamed loudly. The item in her hand flew out and instantly shattered on the ground, even cracking the floor tile beneath it.
He Xia looked surprised. Seeing Nan Shiqing's tear-streaked face, she comforted her while asking what had happened today.
Upon learning the cause and effect, her expression also turned grim.
Nan Shiqing bit her lip so hard she could taste blood, "It must be Mu Yinyin! It must be that bitch who plotted against me!"
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that she and Nan Shiqing sent the same ornament?
And the private collector she had called earlier was now unreachable.
Resentment filled Nan Shiqing's eyes.
She would not let Mu Yinyin go.
On the other side, Mu Yinyin, who had just returned to the company, sneezed violently.
Jiang Ling immediately handed her a cup of hot water, asking with concern, "Did you catch a cold?"
Mu Yinyin smiled and shook her head, taking the hot water and sipping it.
While looking at the architectural reference drawings in her hand, she joked, "Maybe I'm being cursed. Nan Shiqing's expression at the banquet almost made me eat her. She's probably cursing me right now."
"Pfft."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Xiaoqi glanced at Li Chuan and couldn't help but laugh. Seeing Boss Jiang and Mu Yinyin look over, he quickly stopped himself and pretended to look at documents.
"What exactly is going on?" Jiang Ling knew her too well; he knew there was no good news when she wore that expression.
Mu Yinyin was also a little confused.
Logically, Nan Shiqing and He Xia were not brainless people. How could they make such a mistake at Grandma's birthday banquet?
Becoming a laughingstock for everyone present and fleeing in disgrace?
"No, Boss Jiang, I've been so good, earning so much money for the company." Gu Xiaoqi shook his head and denied it.
Jiang Ling snorted helplessly and looked at Li Chuan, "Li Chuan, you followed along with Xiaoqi's nonsense, refusing to go on the business trip."
"Don't blame Li Chuan! It was all my idea." Gu Xiaoqi raised his head proudly.
He looked at Mu Yinyin and gave her a mysterious smile, "How is it, Yinyin, do you like the gift we gave you? That bad woman Nan Shiqing must have lost so much face this time!"
"It was really you?" Mu Yinyin raised her eyebrows.
"I saw Nan Shiqing and Fu Siye being all lovey-dovey at the airport that day, and they mentioned helping with some banquet, so I got angry."
"So I found someone to pretend to be a private collector and sold them fake items. They were overjoyed and even made quite a bit of money."
Gu Xiaoqi said this like a child showing off.
Li Chuan watched him silently from behind, a hint of indulgence in his calm eyes.
Jiang Ling didn't say anything more, but spoke with some concern, "Yinyin, I heard that Nan Shiqing bullied you quite a bit in Country E. Do you want me to..."
"No need, I have my own plans for this matter."
Mu Yinyin waved her hand dismissively, her heart warming immensely as she looked at her companions.
Gu Xiaoqi pulled out a large stack of hundred-yuan bills he had scammed from his bag and excitedly displayed them in front of everyone.
"Come on, everyone, stop staying cooped up in the office. I'm treating today, let's go eat something good! Li Chuan, what do you think?"
Li Chuan's expression was calm, and he responded with a single, faint word, "Mm."
After hearing Mu Yinyin's words, Jiang Ling thought seriously for a moment and nodded.
"Alright then, let's release the news about Yinyin's cooperation with Lu Group before we get off work."