Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 415 - 349: At Least... I Was Once Your Uncle
"Sister Mianmian, I didn’t mean to hide it from you, I just... felt there was no need to mention it."
"I’ve decided not to return to Liao Lie; I just want to live together with you all."
"It’s alright, we will definitely respect your wishes. But now that things have developed to this point, I want... to ask for your help."
"I plan to turn the situation to our advantage."
Yun Xiu frowned slightly and quickly looked at her, waiting for her to speak: "What’s your plan to turn the situation around?"
Ruan Mian leaned in and whispered something in his ear.
Then she asked him, "Do you have confidence?"
Without hesitation, Yun Xiu nodded: "Rest assured, I’ll handle this matter."
"Even though the past is behind me, Father still feels guilty towards me and has deep feelings. If I plead with him, it should be no problem."
"Moreover, my brother and his exchanges with Qin Fu revolve around your firearms; for them, as long as they get the weapons, whether Qin Fu is involved or not makes no difference."
"And my eldest brother also told me that Qin Fu wants to recruit you under his command."
Ruan Mian chuckled and teased, "Qin Fu has some grand ideas."
Recruiting her might be because he admires her skills in refining firearms.
If that’s the case, she has even more things she can leverage.
Having come up with this plan, the two then acted separately.
In the evening, Ruan Mian thought in detail about how to approach Qin Fu and gather more information about his plans.
After discussing it with Cui Zhu, Cui Zhu seemed concerned: "Miss, I’m not comfortable with you going alone."
Ruan Mian patted her shoulder: "Are you still worried about me? It’s alright, I’m just going to gather some information. You wait here for me to come back. If you get bored, you can stroll around the market and gather as much information about Qin Fu as possible."
Cui Zhu knew she couldn’t persuade Ruan Mian, so after some hesitation, she reluctantly agreed to follow her lead.
Yet, because of the matter with Liu Shu, Cui Zhu felt a deep sense of guilt towards Ruan Mian; and thinking of Liu Shu, that hypocrite, she feared he might do something unscrupulous.
With this in mind, after repeated consideration, Cui Zhu ultimately decided to secretly follow the young lady.
Ruan Mian found out that Qin Fu was hosting a banquet tonight again at Yinhua Building, so she took advantage of the night to slip in, knocked out a dancing girl, and disguised herself in the girl’s clothes to blend in.
With heavy makeup, few could recognize the true face of the Dancing Girl.
With long sleeves and tunics, amidst the dazzling lights and vibrant music, it was even more difficult to notice that she was a replaced Dancing Girl.
After the performance, she followed other dancing girls to serve the guests.
Liu Shu was unsurprisingly present. Like before, his face was flushed from drinking, and today he also had two girls in his arms, looking quite pleased.
Qin Fu, for his part, was already half in the grave, yet he too found pretty girls irresistible. Regardless of whether others were willing, he forcefully pulled a girl to his side and gave her a hard kiss on the face.
They were only talking about trivial matters, indicating that Qin Fu was quite cautious and never discussed important matters in such settings.
Ruan Mian felt like it was a wasted trip.
But now that she was here, it wouldn’t be right not to teach them a lesson.
Initially, she thought of simply giving them some laxatives for fun, but all food and drink were closely monitored, making it too challenging to execute.
She had to come up with another plan.
Meanwhile, dressed as a maid, Cui Zhu carried a jug of wine and was suddenly pointed at by an official beside her to pour for Liu Shu.
Cui Zhu was startled, quickly lowered her head, and her movements were a bit hesitant.
This moment of hesitation unexpectedly annoyed the official, who angrily shattered the jug she was holding.
Frightened, Cui Zhu immediately knelt down, prostrating and begging for mercy, not wanting anyone to see her face,
especially Liu Shu.
But it was Liu Shu who reached out to help her up.
Though she hadn’t looked up, the familiar hands, Cui Zhu would recognize even if she turned to ash.
Her heart leaped to her throat.
Liu Shu, while smiling and heartaching for her, began to speak threatening words: "Does the beautiful lady disdain me? Unwilling to stand up?"
Cui Zhu clenched her fists tightly, her body involuntarily trembling.
Observing this, Liu Shu couldn’t help but laugh: "Don’t be afraid, beauty, I won’t eat you, come on, stand up quickly."
"You ungrateful wretch, Lord Liu shows you kindness, and you deny him the courtesy?"
"Someone, take her away and give her a good lesson!"
Others couldn’t stand it, and Cui Zhu figured that being punished was better than being discovered by Liu Shu.
