The next day, the doctor said Jiang Fuyue could be discharged.
Xie Dingyuan: “Is her foot okay now?”
Doctor: “It was never too serious. The swelling has gone down, so she can walk again. But she must be careful not to reinjure it—just take precautions in daily life.”
After confirming everything, Xie Dingyuan went off to handle the discharge paperwork.
Jiang Fuyue stayed in the ward and happened to run into Ling Qingzhou and Yi Hansheng, who came to visit.
“You guys came?”
Ling Qingzhou set down the flowers. “To check on you.”
Yi Hansheng: “How are you feeling?”
Jiang Fuyue: “I can be discharged.”
“Oh? Then Ling’s flowers were for nothing?”
Ling Qingzhou glanced at him. “Childish.”
Yi Hansheng curled his lip.
Although the misunderstanding from years ago had been cleared up, the two had been rivals for so long that their habit of bickering was hard to break—they couldn’t resist exchanging a few jabs now and then.
“There’s movement from the Imperial Capital.”
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow.
After Lou Mingxin was thrown in jail, the Lou family lost its head, and the corporation lost its president.
The Lou family wasn’t too concerning. The main bloodline was either dead or locked up, and the only one left was Lou Mingshen.
And he was an illegitimate child who hadn’t been back to the Lou family in years.
The corporation, however, was in a bit more trouble…
Although the board of directors had been holding Lou Mingxin back for years and had largely stripped her of power, she was still technically president—the face of Lou Corporation.
Her imprisonment inevitably had an effect.
First and foremost, the stock price of Lou Corporation took a nosedive—consecutive limit-down days, retail investors dumping shares, corporate giants watching from the sidelines, and the board of directors completely at a loss.
Investor confidence is never easy to regain.
But maybe it’s not that hard either.
Put bluntly, they needed a shot of adrenaline.
Jiang Fuyue had guessed the board would act soon, so she told Ling Qingzhou and Yi Hansheng to keep an eye on the Imperial Capital.
She didn’t expect news to arrive so fast…
“What’s their move?”
Ling Qingzhou: “The board is pushing for Lou Mingshen to take over as president.”
The name Lou Mingshen made Jiang Fuyue’s temple twitch. Her voice dropped into a low, grim tone: “He agreed?”
Yi Hansheng: “Word is, he’s taking office any day now.”
Jiang Fuyue’s brows furrowed.
Ling Qingzhou: “Lou Mingshen left twenty years ago. No one knows what he’s after this time. Logically speaking, he walked away decisively back then and has since built a vast business empire of his own. Why return to Lou Corporation just to be some board puppet?”
Yi Hansheng: “Who knows what’s going through his head? But honestly, there’s no one else more qualified to take the job. Even if he’s just a figurehead to stabilize the company and calm the market, that’s already something.”
“He’s no figurehead…” Jiang Fuyue chuckled coldly.
He’s a hungry wolf—one that will bite the second you let your guard down and rip out your throat.
Ling Qingzhou nodded. “These past years, Lou Mingshen leveraged investment firms and unicorn holdings to build insane wealth. His methods and power are on a totally different level from the man we remember twenty years ago. If he takes control of Lou Corporation, the board will be sidelined in no time—believe it?”
Yi Hansheng: “Of course. Why wouldn’t I?”
He’s far more dangerous than Lou Mingxin ever was.
The board inviting him back is like raising a tiger in your house. One day, that tiger will eat them alive.
“What are you planning to do?” Yi Hansheng turned to Jiang Fuyue.
Strictly speaking, she was the rightful heir to Lou Corporation.
As for Lou Mingxin and Lou Mingshen, that pair of siblings…
They were thieves. Usurpers.
Jiang Fuyue narrowed her eyes and curled her lips, though there wasn’t a trace of a smile in them: “He wants to take over Lou Corporation? Fine. Let him.”
“We’re just letting it go?”
“Let it go.”
Yi Hansheng and Ling Qingzhou exchanged puzzled looks.
Then Jiang Fuyue added, “Do you guys still remember Fang Ye?”
The atmosphere instantly turned cold.
Yi Hansheng clenched his fists. “Of course we remember!”
Ling Qingzhou ground his teeth. “We’d remember even if he turned to ashes!”
It was Fang Ye who had sowed discord back then, driving a wedge between Yi Hansheng and Ling Qingzhou, turning them into enemies. Both ended up resigning from Lou Corporation.
In the end, Fang Ye got exactly what he wanted—he became general manager and gained Lou Mingxin’s trust.
Even after her imprisonment, he remained in that post, unmoved.
Both men had been played for fools for years. Now that the misunderstanding had cleared up, their first shared goal was revenge.
But Fang Ye was based in the Imperial Capital, and he’d grown more cunning and capable than ever.
So far, neither of them had been able to take him down.
“Want revenge?” Jiang Fuyue’s smile was faint.
Their eyes lit up.
“Then let Lou Mingshen be president. When the time comes, you won’t even have to act—someone else will take care of Fang Ye.”
“You’re saying Lou Mingshen will go after him? Why?” Yi Hansheng scratched his head.
In doing so, his motion was too big, nearly knocking over a glass of water.
Jiang Fuyue and Ling Qingzhou reached out at the same time to steady it, and the man’s large, warm palm landed directly on her fair, soft hand…
Jiang Fuyue froze.
Ling Qingzhou jolted like he’d been electrocuted.
Yi Hansheng also looked stunned.
Just then, the door opened from the outside, and Xie Dingyuan walked in with the discharge papers: “We can le—”
The words cut off.
Yes, as the title suggests: next chapter will feature some serious vinegar (jealousy).
Everyone ready for some tooth-rotting sourness?
