“What do you mean by my suggestion? Didn’t you agree the moment I suggested it? Also, don’t you know fully well why Lu Corporation failed the bidding? The company has too many loans, lacks funds, and negative assets… Humph! There was no way we could have won the bid.”
The moment He Xiaoman recalled the document that Lin Shuwen had shown her earlier, she could not help feeling anxious.
If anything major happened to Lu Corporation now, it might even go bankrupt.
She keenly recalled the company doing well in recent years. What happened suddenly?
Lu Hongwen narrowed his eyes. “Have you checked the company accounts?”
He Xiaoman pressed her forehead and sneered. “I didn’t, but someone else certainly did.”
Lu Hongwen frowned.
“Oh yes. Let me tell you. The only reason the government decided to fast-track Lu Corporation’s vetting was thanks to our foster daughter. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have even had the chance to brag about it.” He Xiaoman smiled.
Lu Hongwen looked at her. “What do you mean?”
“Our foster daughter was the sole reason Secretary Lin took notice of Lu Corporation.” He Xiaoman paused before she said in regret, “If your family wasn’t so patriarchal, I wouldn’t have treated her so badly.”
If she did not ill-treat her, everything would be different now.
As for the Huo family… He Xiaoman contemplated before she finally decided against telling him her suspicions about them.
After all, it was useless to talk about it and Lu Hongwen already had the company to worry about at this moment.
“Are we too patriarchal? Don’t make yourself sound so lofty. Ever since you threw the kid to the countryside, you never asked about her, so you are no better,” scoffed Lu Hongwen.
He Xiaoman stopped talking and sat down on the couch dejectedly.
Lu Hongwen watched her while he thought about the things the crazy woman had just said.
Moments later, he asked her. “Do you mean Lin Shuwen has close ties with Huo Yao? Does that mean our company only had the chance of getting vetted because of Huo Yao?”
He Xiaoman did not feel like answering his questions. After some time, she replied softly. “Why don’t you find out for yourself?”
“But I bet you won’t be able to find anything about their connection. Enough. I am tired. I am heading back to the room.” He Xiaoman picked up her purse before she went upstairs listlessly.
Lu Hongwen frowned harder.
**
After Lin Shuwen left the campus, he received a call from Fang Chen. Fang Chen wanted him to head to his place, and retrieve his medical records to bring them to Fang residence.
Lin Shuwen asked Mrs. Fang quizzically as he handed her the records. “He is already recovering. What do you plan to do with these records?”
Fang Chen had only told Lin Shuwen to give his mother the medical records without explaining the reason, so Lin Shuwen was curious about the situation.
Despite her son’s assurance last night that he was much better, she was still not ready to believe it. Instead of answering Lin Shuwen, she could not help asking him. “Did you gang up with my boy to lie to me about his condition?”
The moment Lin Shuwen heard what she said, he smiled. “You are overthinking it. I would never lie about something so important. Fang Chen is really doing much better.”
Mrs. Fang scrutinized him briefly and stopped probing. She placed Fang Chen’s medical history inside her purse before she took the car keys and prepared to leave.
“Go back to work. I am going out.”
