<h4>The Viin’s Wife 243 A Ruthless World</h4>


    "Ah... I actually pity this CEO Mu of the Mu Group," Lily smiled at Zhuo Jingren as she watched him pour red wine into her ss. "How could she have the guts to try and go against you and Zhuo Capital? I think she is a bit dumb, no?"


    "Stop talking about insignificant people," Zhuo Jingren said, his gaze fixed on Qi Xia. He gave him a cold smile before adding, "But I do agree, she is indeed very dumb."


    "That is true. I wonder if her business willst very long after this?" Lily mused, her gazending on the food in front of them. Since Qi Xia arrived, Lily had not looked at the man once. This made Qi Xia even more irritated but he could only grit his teeth in silence.


    "It won’t," Zhuo Jingren answered. "Why don’t we talk about Mr.Qi instead? I wonder why Mr. Wang was not able toe?"


    "He had ast minute emergency," Qi Xia answered, his face devoid of any expression. On the inside, however, Qi Xia began to feel a little ufortable. Zhuo Jingren was calmly looking at him, however, he didn’t miss thetter’s provoking smile when he agreed that Mu Lihua is dumb. He instantly wondered if Zhuo Jingren knows that Mu Lihua is working for him.


    "That is too unfortunate," Zhuo Jingren noted. "I originally came here to talk about making some investments, but I guess this opportunity is not for Mr. Wang after all."


    "It’s okay. Why don’t you invest in mypany instead? I can assure you good profits and some other... advantages," Lily yfully winked at her husband, still ignoring Qi Xia.


    "Oh... that is a very good idea indeed. We should discuss this further, perhapster, over a ss of wine?"


    "Perfect idea. I want your Cheval nc."


    "You’ve seen it?" Zhuo Jingren gave Lily a surprised look.


    "Of course," Lily dazzling smile was especially blinding to Qi Xia. Until now, he still could not understand why Zhuo Jingren joined them. Using an investment as a reason was just too... unbelievable for Qi Xia. However, the thing that he found even more confusing was Lily’s attitude towards Zhuo Jingren.


    She wasughing and talking amiably with the man. The coldness that Lily showedQi Xia before was nowhere to be found. The Lily right now was too dazzling. How could this Lily bepared with the arctic cow that he’d met previously ? Qi Xia’s mind then retrieved the information that he’d just received about Lily.


    There had been some spection that Lily was the one responsible for her ex-fiancé’s fall from grace inthe Arison Family. After all, she is a woman. The fact that her arranged marriage fiancé was already cheating on her would definitely count as an insult to her.


    At first, Qi Xia felt that he knew Lily simply because of the information that he’d received about her. He was able to analyze her MO’s and even her critical mind. In some ways, he found Lily to be a little simr to Mu Lihua. Both women valued their names and reputations, both were cold and calcting, and he was also sure that both would betray anyone to gain an advantage.


    Qi Xia thought that both women were ruthless in their own way. The key difference between the two is that Lily’s calcting nature is just too... sinister. While, he can’t deny that Mu Lihua is indeed a very ruthless individual, he still thought that Lily was hiding a lot of skeletons in her closet. After all, her sess in the West is something that even older businessmen have to acknowledge. Qi Xia was sure that Lily had been exposed to a lot of corruption, lying, maniption and even death to achieve this sess.


    This could only mean that Lily was therefore much scarier than Mu Lihua.


    However, this... watching Lily like this was a little confusing. He remembered how Mu Lihua was always cold, even to her parents and her past lovers. Just like Mu Lihua, Qi Xia expected that Lily would also act the same – if not even colder and more evil. But this was different. Way different from what he had expected.


    Could it be that she was only acting right now just to make Zhuo Jingren feel better? No, Qi Xia shook his head inwardly. The spark in Lily’s eyes was not a lie. The way the couple teased each other was just too... natural. It was as if they had been doing this for years!


    Qi Xia continued to watch, observing the couple’s interactions. Was Zhuo Jingren here to show this side of Lily to him? All this time, Lily never even nced at him, totally ignoring his presence. Qi Xia can’t deny that he really felt ufortable with this action, however, at the same time, he also felt a little more interested in Lily.


    He thought that hepletely understood her, then all of a sudden Lily showed him something that was not written in her background check. This side of Lily was aplete surprise to him!


    "Look at this!" Lily gave Zhuo Jingren a tablet. "Zhuo Capital is dering disappointment in the Mu Group? Devious."


    "The Mu Group has forgotten that it was Zhuo Capital who helped them up when they were down. Such ungrateful people only deserve to go back where they belong," Zhuo Jingren answered as he eyed Qi Xia. "Do you agree with me, Mr. Qi?"


    "Where do you think they belong, President Zhuo?" Qi Xia asked, raising an eyebrow at Zhuo Jingren. From the looks of it, Zhuo Jingren wanted to send the Mu Group’s stock prices down. As someone who had been in the financial industry, he knew that onement from Zhuo Capital could send apany down the drain. If Zhuo Jingren issued a statement about his disappointment, then the Mu Group’s investors would take this as a sign that Zhuo Capital might soon sell all their shares in thepany.


    This would make the investors panic. A move like this would immediately crash the stock price of apany.


    In response to Qi Xia’s question, Zhuo Jingren lips slowly lifted into smirk. He scoffed lightly before taking a sip of wine."In essence, Mr. Qi, I believe that ungrateful people need to be reminded how easily I can make them crash to the ground."


    "Don’t you think that this is too ruthless?" Qi Xia answered. How could Zhuo Jingren destroy apany just because Mu Lihua bought a piece ofnd? Wasn’t that too illogical?


    "This is a ruthless world. People need to adapt to survive," Zhuo Jingren answered with a small smile stered on his handsome face.


    "Ruining apany would not only ruin the owner, President Zhuo. Let me remind you of the countless people who will lose their jobs once Mu Groupes crashing down," Qi Xia said righteously, his eyes shifting from Lily then back to Zhuo Jingren. "You businessmen are always like this, always prioritizing your own egos instead of the needs of the people who work for you."


    "You have a point. But you should tell this to CEO Mu of the Mu Group. It was her choice to cross someone she is incapable of beating. If you want to me anyone, me her for her inability to analyze things properly. Herme strategy will lead to the bankruptcy of her ownpany. Her selfishness will ruin families and possibly kill people. Why me me for reacting this way and not me her for antagonizing me?" Zhuo Jingren’s gaze held Qi Xia’s, leaving thetter unable to look away. His words were a tant reminder that he was not the one who antagonized the Mu Group and that he was simply retaliating.


    But how could Qi Xia miss the warning behind Zhuo Jingren’s tone?