Chapter 287 - "I am warning you. Put my mom on the phone in the next 3 seconds or else..." (1)

Fang JunRong continued to wandered around the venue in the afternoon. Then she heard some news – Su QinMei had departed abruptly in the afternoon and she did not look happy when she left. The saffron and the "chicken treasure" that she had brought with her today were no ordinary item and many would like to buy them from her. As such, many looked for her in the afternoon. Su QinMei had turned them all done. In addition, she seemed to have rushed out of the venue as though she was being chased by ghosts.

Any one with half a brain could tell that she was very ambitious when she arrived. As such, many started to speculate why she departed so abruptly.

Was she worried that she would confront her again? She didn't seem the fragile type. Fang JunRong thought Su QinMei's skin would be so thick by now that she was practically bullet proof.

Fang JunRong found out the real reason of Su QinMei's department shortly afterward and directly from President Jia no less.

When President Jia approached them in the afternoon, he hrumphed at Chu Zuo as though he looked down on him.

"Just say what you have in mind and stop with those stupid gestures."

Jia Hongyuan shook his head back and forth and said, "Lao Chu, you need to work on your people-reading skill. You help people out because of your past relationships with them but that doesn't mean that what you do for them are appreciated." Pausing a little, he said to Fang JunRong, "Xiao Fang, I am not talking about you. Unlike her, you are a good child."

Fang JunRong, who was already 42, felt very speechless when being called a child. Nevertheless, considering that Jia Hongyuan was much older than her, she was, doubtless, a child in his eyes. Looking at President Jia and President Chu, she felt that the way these two got along with each other was quite interesting. They were like old kids. An outsider could easily mistake their bantering as them being hostile toward each other.

"Hmm, the girl from the Su family came to me this afternoon and specifically badmouthed the two of you in front of me to butter me up. What kind of a person did she think I am? We might not be close with each other but that was no reason for her to badmouth you."

Jia Hongyuan went on and on and told them everything, including that part that he scolded her so much that it almost brought her to tears.

"That was why she left in such a hurry. She must have felt shameful in front of the others. And you, you need to read people better in the future and stop raising white-eyed wolves." Someone who possessed his own set of principles and also good at reading people like him should, doubtless, be the next president of the Chamber of Commerce of Medicinal Herbs. Lao Chu should just accept the role as his right-hand man.

Chu Zuo was a little distressed from that. Frowning, he said, "She was a very good child when she was young. What had happened to her?"

Finally, he added, "Was it the fengshui at the Zhang family?" That was the typical way of seeing things. If a child had turned bad, naturally, they were influenced by someone else.

Fang JunRong frowned slightly. Su QinMei had taken the Su QinYing's identity. Anything malicious acts of hers would count toward Su QinYing and ruined the reputation of Jiang WenYu's birth mother. She needed to find a way to reveal her true identity. She wondered whether Su QinMei was so fearlessly because it was not her own reputation on the line.

First of all, neither the Zhang family nor the Su family would voluntarily expose the truth. Once it was exposed, there would be damages done to both families' reputations. Su QinMei's brother was obviously on Su QinMei's side. She wouldn't buy that that the real brother could not tell his two sisters apart. And Old Mr. Su, the only one who would be on Su QinYing's side, had already deceased.

There was another method though. She just needed to come up with a plan that would force Su QinMei to admit to it herself. She needed some time to think this through. Su QinMei would not admit to this under ordinary circumstances. She should start from collecting the two's handwriting.

Handwriting, too, could be used as a form of evidences.

Fang JunRong chitchatted with the others while thinking about this.

Chapter 288 - "I am warning you. Put my mom on the phone in the next 3 seconds or else..." (2)

It was already nightfall by the time Su QinMei got home after her plane ride. After an entire afternoon, she felt even worse than she did before instead of better.

"Mom, you are home so early?"

Zhang Bi was very surprised when he saw her. The event organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Medicinal Herbs would be held for two days. His mother should be home tomorrow night at the earliest.

That being brought up, Su QinMei's eyes reddened instantly. "Bi, you must work hard and stomp all over that little b*stard!"

There was a hint of killer's intent in her voice.

Zhang Bi was taken aback a little. He figured something must have upset her today and that it very likely had to do with Zhang WenYu.

He smiled lightly and said, "I know. I will."

Zhang WenYu's talent was limited to only the academics. It was a mess when it came to anything else. Zhang WenYu had no idea that how many spies he had planted around him and had recorded all the experiments that he had been conducting recently. Zhang WenYu was a perfectionist and would go over many iterations of his thesis. Zhang Bi had more than enough time beat him into publishing the article during this period of time.

A smile crawled up into his eyes. Let that be a lesson for Zhang WenYu.

That made Su QinMei felt a little better. "Mom is counting on you."

She wanted the world to see that she was better than Su QinYing and that her son was better than Su QinYing's son as well.

***

Fang JunRong had gained a lot from the event organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Medicinal Herbs. Not only did it open her eyes greatly, she also networked with quite a few individuals and signed a few suitable contracts.

She had been running around frantically the first half of the year – launching new products, opening up new shops. She could finally slow down now and get some much needed rest.

Hmm. When Xi Yun and Zhong Yi's schools were out, she could go traveling with them. It didn't even have to be overseas. There were still many places domestically that she had yet to visit. Work-life balance was very important. There was no need for to her to let work take over her life. She should enjoy herself sometimes.

Fang JunRong had been so busy lately that she had forgotten all about the incident of Jiang YaGe selling counterfeits. She finally heard back from the police by end of May. Jiang YaGe's sentencing had been determined. In addition to the 340,000 yuan fine, she had also been sentenced to one-and-a-half year in jail. She wouldn't be out until the end of next year.

She shook her head. Jiang YaGe had brought that onto herself. With this on her record, it would greatly impact Jiang YaGe's future negatively. She could cross becoming a government worker off the list or being an employee of any large company for that matter.

Jiang YaGe had been on break from the university but she was still a current student. With a student of theirs committing a crime like that, the school acted very quickly and immediately announced that Jiang YaGe had been expelled. With that announcement, Jiang YaGe, who had been dormant for a long time become the center of attention once again and jotted the memories of the melon-eaters.

[Oh mi. That was shocking. I haven't heard about Jiang YaGe for so long that I thought she had changed her ways. So, in reality, she had gone to jail during the silence? I was so shock that I had even dropped my melon.]

[I did some research. She was arrested for selling fake Cherry Blossom Pills to foreigners passing them off as Beautify Pills.]

[That's revolting. She had brought shame for our country. Just 1.5 year? She needs to stay in jail for a few more years.]

[Why did she do that? If she wanted to make money so badly, she could also become an internet influencer. As someone who had once been her fan, I feel very conflicted when I heard this news. I would be too ashamed to even publicly say that I was once a fan of hers.]

[What about Li ShiZe then? Did the two of them break up? When did that happen? I thought they were so in love that they could die for each other.]

[It didn't seem like Li ShiZe was involved from the police report. They had probably broken up a long time ago. I wonder if Li ShiZe would go mend the fences with Boss Fang. He was, after all, her real son. Boss Fang would most likely forgive him if he apologizes sincerely. As such, he would still be the next heir of Meifang Corporation. Ah, such is being born in a good family.]

Chapter 289 - "I am warning you. Put my mom on the phone in the next 3 seconds or else..." (3)

The netizen's discussion started turning toward Li ShiZe toward the end. Many started wagering whether Li ShiZe would make up with Fang JunRong and who would be the final heir for the behemoth Meifeng Corporation. Melon eaters were always attracted to stories that had to do with prominent families, especially when it came to who would be hair. They were short of fetching their stool and nibbling on melon seeds*.

Li ShiZe, who had been called out, also found out about the news on Jiang YaGe.

He stared intensely at Jiang YaGe's ID photo on the computer screen. She was frowning slightly in the picture, giving her a hint of blue in her otherwise fragile feel.

He would no longer be fooled by that pure face now. He had finally realized how blind he was after what Jiang YaGe had done to him. He couldn't believe he had abandoned his own family for a woman like her. He looked down at his own fingers. After he had been using the White Jade Cream that he stood in line for for over a month, the injury on his hand had finally recovered and he would no longer need to worry about becoming handicapped.

His mother, on the other hand, had become a major shareholder of Gaoyuan Corporation and would appear in front of the media representing them from time to time and she would be the center of attention. Looking at how she was radiating in the videos, he could barely recall how she used to be.

He had matured a lot in the last few months. He had even sold the house that he had bought after he had first moved out and had some cash in hand. He really wanted to start over again from scratch and show everyone that he had the ability to do it. Nevertheless, being dragged down by Jiang YaGe, many companies were avoiding him and refused to work with him. They would even accept investments coming from him as though he was some sort of bad luck that nobody wanted to be associated with. He was angry yet there was nothing that he could do about it. He noticed that once he was rid of the Young Mr. Li label, nobody gave a d*mn about him.

In the end, he picked the stock market and invested most of his money into it. He had a lot of faith in his ability in the stock market. Nevertheless, he has had a string of bad luck. The stock market fluctuated wildly and what was rising up the roof the day before could drop so much that people could go bankrupt. He lost all the money that he had invested in the beginning plus whatever he had earned recently.

He was able to stop loss before it was too late but he was still pained by the loss. Perhaps the stock market wasn't for him. During the time when he was most distressed, he saw the news of Jiang YaGe going to jail and the comments from the netizens.

Hope had spawned inside of him once again.

He was already aware of the errors of his ways and had split up with Jiang YaGe. He was well aware how he had hurt his own family for that evil woman. If only they would give him a chance, he would prove his sincerity to them.

Would his mother be willing to forgive him?

For sure she would, right? She had doted on himself and his sister so. She had even put her career on hold for the two of them. How was he such a fool in the past, thinking that his father was the better one of the two. Perhaps his mother was already there waiting for him to return after he had professed of his own wrongdoings. This time, he would not betray her over a girlfriend again!

He would manage the company well and Meifang Corporation would grow lots under his management. For some reasons, he was confident that this company should go to him.

He felt a passion burning inside of him and he picked up his phone and dialed his mother's number. Sure enough, his was still on her ban list.

Li ShiZe bought a new number and placed another call. This time, his call went through. Surprisingly, it was a man's voice who answered the phone.

"Hello. You have reached Meifang Corporation."

Li ShiZe was taken aback a little but he recovered quickly. "I want to speak to my mother. I am Li ShiZe, her only son."

"Is that so?" The voice disappeared for ten or so seconds before returning. "I'm sorry, Boss said that she does not have a son. The entire country is aware that she only has two daughters. You must be with some scammer group. Why didn't you at least do some research before you make your move?"

"Pretending to be her son isn't going to work. Here's a suggestion though. You can always go overseas and have a sex-change operation. Do you need help scheduling for the surgery?"

Li ShiZe was so angry that he was shaking. Where did his mother find this assistant from? How dare he insulted him like this! When he returned to his mother, the first thing he was going to do was to fire this assistant who dared to mock him!

He said in a deep voice, "I am warning you. Put my mother, I am referring to your boss, on the phone within three seconds, or else­­..."

He noticed that the person on the other side had already hung up the phone before he had finished with his threat.

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Notes:

* Melon seeds – staples when watching drama. Much like popcorn to movies.