Confronting the Poison Lotus Chapter 09

 Lixia sat in her seat, unconsciously twirling the pen between her fingers.

Jiannan Lawyer, is there any way to make good use of him before taking him down?

In fact, she had a detailed revenge plan in her mind.

Fu Xinren, Lan Yu, Lan Xin.

Lan Xin has remained unmarried for many years, there must be something fishy. Lixia originally intended to fabricate something even if there wasn't any. But during this period of observation, she found that Lan Xin was practically Fu Xinren's right-hand woman in the business world.

Women who are dedicated to their work often emit a rare attractiveness to the men around them, especially considering Lan Xin's outgoing personality and love for dressing up, while Fu Xinren remains his usual flirtatious self, ogling any slightly attractive woman he sees.

Lixia guessed that Fu Xinren didn't grow tired of the weak and pitiful Lan Yu perhaps out of guilt.

To deal with the three of them, turning Lan Yu dark would suffice.

Before the end of this semester, temporarily win over Fu Xinren and find a way to break the close relationship between Lan Yu and Lan Xin. If successful, even inciting discord between Fu Xinren and Lan Xin would be possible. After all, the main achievements of the Fu family's department store currently are thanks to Lan Xin's efforts. If their cooperation collapses, the Fu family will face a major crisis.

Fu Silan, Fu Yilan.

Lixia didn't understand Fu Silan's situation yet, so the plan for her was tentative, to be developed as they went along. Fu Yilan would officially take over management of the Fu Blue Department Store after this semester. Before that, Lixia only wanted to do two things: firmly establish her identity as Fu Yilan's "little third daughter" and give her a "good" reputation similar to "Lixia Little Lady".

Without any surprises, Lixia should also return to the Li family's department store before the end of the semester.

After that, everything would be settled in the business world.

Lang Xiao.

He ruined her sister's life. And on the eve of her mother's suicide, it was because of the combined efforts of the Fu and Lang families, digging into the walls and damaging the reputation of the Li family, that they fell into an economic crisis. Lixia suspected that they must have done something to push her mother into a corner, otherwise her strong-willed mother wouldn't have jumped off the building.

What Lixia wanted to give him was destruction as well.

As for other possible factors, the betraying lawyer, pharmacist, media reporters smearing the Li family, malicious business competitors...

There were many, many things Lixia needed to investigate one by one and plan accordingly.

But at the same time, the most important thing was to study hard. In the final semester of her major courses, she needed to pick up past knowledge as much as possible and integrate her sister's experience into her own.

The equity of the Li department store could be reclaimed at any time, but the key was that the operational rights were in the hands of the Fu family. Lixia checked and found that the Fu family took over the Li department store without playing any tricks; it was all unanimously passed by the board of directors.

Their tricks were only in the past, driving Li Yiren to death, causing the Li family to fall into debt crisis, and leaving the board of directors leaderless.

The business world had no emotions, always being cruel.

In the eyes of others, Lixia's current appearance was just a inexperienced, disreputable, and pleasure-seeking rich girl. Even if she got the largest share, she couldn't convince the board of directors to hand over the operational rights to her.

So this semester, she had to study hard, make more friends in the business world, absorb nutritious information, and participate in large-scale events more often. Everything she did was to change herself.

Only by improving herself internally could her external reputation improve.

Lixia took a deep breath, feeling a sense of grandeur and challenge in the long road ahead, but it made her feel even more motivated and determined.

"I heard today's lecture will be given by Hua Shi."

The classmates' conversation brought Lixia back to reality. She looked down and saw that during the time she was lost in thought, she had drawn many nonsensical circles on the blank paper.

In the final semester of their major courses, the school invited a promising figure from the business world every week to give lectures, share practical experiences, and discuss classic cases encountered in actual work.

Because the speakers were usually high-level managers, the actual schedule could be adjusted at the last minute, so students often didn't know who was coming until the class started.

This teaching model was generally welcomed by the students because they often learned things not found in textbooks.

For example, last time they had a small business owner who, although the company was currently small in scale, had extensive experience as a top executive in multinational companies. His negotiation skills and techniques were admirable.

Lixia listened attentively and took detailed notes on five sheets of A4 paper.

Although the lectures were usually successful, they were mostly from small and medium-sized enterprises. Representatives from large companies often turned out to be department executives rather than the ultimate bosses. Nevertheless, it was quite rewarding for the students.

Hearing the classmates' discussion, Lixia wasn't particularly curious. She naturally assumed that the speaker from Hua Shi would be the executive director of the marketing or securities department.

However, the classmates' interest seemed to lie elsewhere.

"Hey, I heard that the prince of Hua Shi is talented and handsome. It would be great if he came to teach us."

"Dream on!"

"It's not impossible to think about it. I heard he used to be quite unruly, but he has changed a lot in recent years. There must have been a woman behind him who made him turn over a new leaf. It must have been a thrilling story, worthy of being made into a TV drama."

"Hey, Su Qiao, do you think it's possible for him to come?"

Su Qiao raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps!"

"But isn't it rumored that he's single? And in the past two years, he's completely cleaned up his act, no rumors or scandals. They say he's a great guy."

"Then it must be that the woman who occupied his mind has left or married someone else these years, truly tragic."

"How tragic indeed." Su Qiao couldn't help but sneer. "Men from families like theirs can only marry daughters from similarly influential families. Didn't you see his twin sister marry into the Yue family? That's what a powerful alliance is like. We petty bourgeois, forget about it."

"Haha, you're quite self-aware, aren't you?"

Su Qiao touched her hair. "Of course, even though I'm not from a noble family, I'm still the daughter my family cherishes. Even if we're nouveau riche, the money we've earned isn't for climbing up the social ladder. Mismatched status brings nothing but trouble. That's not my style."

"Tsk, you're noble, and we're just indulging in daydreams, right?"

Lixia glanced at Su Qiao, finding her remarks amusing. She had met Su's mother before, a low-key person with a wide network,

 who had become wealthy from starting her own business when she was young.

Speaking of which, their family backgrounds were somewhat similar. Both were phoenix men, both had stepmothers.

Su Qiao felt Lixia's gaze and turned her head, giving her a sudden smile. "Lixia, you've been diligent lately, but remember to take care of yourself."

As soon as she said this, other classmates also turned their attention to her, and there was a sudden chatter:

"Yeah, Lixia, don't overwork yourself."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can borrow my notes from before. Just come find me."

"Why bother with her? Her notes are like hieroglyphics. Who can understand them? Don't strain Lixia's eyes."

Lixia couldn't help but smile lightly. She had always been solitary, rarely interacting with classmates. But after the recent incident with the vegetative patient, everyone seemed noticeably caring towards her.

Although she didn't need it, this unfamiliar warmth still felt comforting.

Su Qiao stared blankly for a moment, then sighed lightly. "Lixia is so pitiful. Her mother and sister have been ruined, and now she has to live with her stepmother. If it were me, maybe I wouldn't be able to control myself from poisoning them to death."

Lixia raised her eyebrows, surprised by her strong words. Other classmates nudged her. "What are you saying? That's too harsh."

Su Qiao disdainfully hummed, "I hate mistresses the most in my life!"

This time everyone fell silent. Her father had run off with a mistress and taken away the family's money a few years ago.

But some heard another layer of meaning.

"Mistress, Fu Yilan's mother is a mistress?"

This class was a public course for all grades, and many students from other grades or even graduate schools came to audit. Everyone was reading before class, so it was very quiet.

This question drew everyone's attention.

Coincidentally, Fu Yilan walked into the classroom and heard the conversation, her face immediately turning pale.

"I attended Fu Silan's birthday banquet last week, and she admitted it herself."

"Isn't Fu Silan and Li Qiu born on the same day?"

"Fu Silan was born prematurely by seven months, so maybe her mother was trying to cover it up. Mistresses' methods are quite bold. Moreover, even if Fu Silan is older than Li Qiu, so what? A woman who hasn't married a man and has a child with a married man is still a mistress."

Lixia glanced at Fu Yilan and was surprised to see her remain calm and composed, walking over to sit beside Su Qiao amidst the gazes of nearly a hundred students.

Everyone looked at Su Qiao and the person behind her, filled with embarrassment and horror, creating a silence in the large lecture hall.

Su Qiao didn't notice Fu Yilan behind her. Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, she remained unaware of the situation. 

Accustomed to being arrogant, her tone became even more frivolous: "Have you seen Fu Yilan's mother? At her age, she still behaves like a young girl, acting coy and weak in front of people. It's obvious she's a mistress, but who knows what she's like behind closed doors. However, women who act as mistresses are definitely not simple in private. You can imagine the techniques they use to control their husbands." Su Qiao's face was filled with disdain.

"Oh, and have you seen that dance performance by Fu Yilan on the forum? Acting elegant and refined in public, but so flirtatious in private. It's definitely something her mistress mother taught her. Like mother, like daughter..."

Everyone was stunned when they saw Fu Yilan's actions behind her.

"Ah!" A scream.

The sound of water splashing.

A bottle of water directly poured down from above her head, enveloping Su Qiao in an instant. Her head, face, clothes, and textbooks were all soaked.

The lecture hall was filled with gasps, and you could hear a pin drop. In the end, there was silence, only the sound of water dripping from Su Qiao onto the floor.

A few drops of water splashed onto Lixia, who watched indifferently.

In fact, when Fu Yilan began to act, she could have stepped forward to stop it. But she didn't, because she was genuinely curious. Fu Yilan had always had a good image at school, so Lixia wondered how she would handle this situation.

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