Old Madam Fu took out the private property that Lin Nuan didn't accept and placed it on the coffee table. She sounded tired as she said, "Huai 'an, you know your grandmother's condition. She won't last more than a year! For your mother's sake, the Kaide Corporation can't be lost! This is your grandmother's last wish. I can die in peace if I see the Kaide Corporation in your hands. "
Fu Huai 'an remained silent, and Old Madam Fu felt even more uncertain.
"You chose your wife, and as an elder, I don't intend to interfere. I just don't want to announce the marriage. Lin Nuan was planning to do the same, and now …"
Old Madam Fu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly smiled as she looked at Fu Huai 'an.
"To be honest, I like Lin Nuan very much. She's very considerate. She said … she wants to keep the marriage a secret because she doesn't want you to become a topic of gossip like she did in the past. She doesn't want people to mock your wife for having a crazy mother behind her back, saying that your wife might go crazy one day …"
Fu Huai 'an's gaze darkened. He gripped his phone tightly and moved the cigarette away from his lips. He turned to look at Old Madam Fu, who had a lonely smile on her face, and picked up the ashtray to light the cigarette.
Fu Huai 'an didn't expect Lin Nuan to be so concerned about her mother's mental illness.
"As your grandmother, I'm glad that you found a wife like Lin Nuan. At the same time, I'm worried that Lin Nuan will end up like her mother and forget how much she loved you! You're very similar to your mother in that you're terrifyingly stubborn when you fall in love. I'm afraid if something happens to Lin Nuan … "
"Lin Nuan won't!" Fu Huai 'an's voice was as cold as his features.
Old Madam Fu sensed that Fu Huai 'an was suppressing his anger and didn't say anything else.
Old Madam Fu pursed her lips and nodded. "I hope so too …"
She pointed at the file. "Huai 'an, this is all my private property. I'm leaving it to you and Lin Nuan."
"You don't have to do this. I'll get the Kaide Corporation back."
Fu Huai 'an didn't say anything else.
Fu Huai 'an had sacrificed too much for the Kaide Corporation, nurturing it from a dying sapling to its current size and deep roots. How could Fu Huai' an hand it over to others for nothing?
Even if it wasn't for Old Madam Fu, Fu Huai 'an had to get it back for himself. This was a matter of a man's dignity and ambition.
Fu Huai 'an placed the ashtray on the large office desk, one hand in his pocket, his deep voice emitting a bone-piercing coldness. "Don't worry about the Kaide Corporation's matters, just take good care of your health. Toward Lin Nuan, it'd be best if you could like Lin Nuan the way an elder likes his granddaughter-in-law. It's fine if you don't like her. I'll try my best not to let her appear before you! Regardless of whether it's for the sake of the Kaide Corporation or for my own good, you went to look for her in private and interfered in our affairs as husband and wife. This is the last time … "
Old Madam Fu smiled, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes. After hearing Fu Huai 'an's words, she was a little envious of Lin Nuan. At least Lin Nuan's husband was protective of her.
She looked at her hands, which were becoming more and more bone-thin. Even the bright jewelry on them could not hide the traces of time. She could not help but feel sad.
"The day before yesterday, the old man sent Secretary Song to look for me and brought me the divorce agreement. He said … that Fu Tianci's mother was his true love! We no longer have any feelings for each other, and he wanted me to make room for him … "
What was laughable was that Fu Qingquan, who had been with her all his life, suddenly told her … that the marriage of true love that she had believed in all her life turned out to be a joke.
Just as Fu Qingquan was about to enter the grave, he realized that the woman he loved the most in this life wasn't her, the wife who had been by his side for nearly a lifetime.
Old Madam Fu seemed to have led a comfortable life, but her life was actually very tough. She lost her daughter when she was young, and later on, she got breast cancer and had half of her breast removed. She only managed to hang on because of the deep love she had with her husband, but in her later years, her husband gave birth to an illegitimate child!
Her health grew weaker by the day, and even the deep love she thought they had in the past became a joke. It became … that Fu Qingquan's true love hadn't appeared yet.
From the time Fu Tianci appeared until now, the fury and hatred in Old Madam Fu's heart hadn't been smoothed over by time. Instead, it grew with each passing day. It wasn't because she was narrow-minded, but because she kept retreating, while Fu Qingquan kept pushing.
First, Old Madam Fu forgave him for having an illegitimate child.
Then, Old Madam Fu tolerated him for raising the illegitimate child by his side.
Then, Old Madam Fu broke off relations with Fu Qingquan for raising the illegitimate child's mother outside.
Then, she tried to hand the Kaide Corporation over to this illegitimate child.
Now, she wanted this illegitimate child to have a legitimate reason to get Old Madam Fu to give up her position as Mrs. Fu to that illegitimate child's mother.
Fu Qingquan forced Old Madam Fu into a corner step by step.
"Huai 'an, before I die … I want to see if that woman's son will still love Fu Qingquan, that old man with one foot in the grave, after you get the Kaide Corporation and that woman's son has no hope of getting a share of the Kaide Corporation, will she spend the rest of her life with that old man! If you want to achieve this goal as soon as possible, you can't do without the support of the Chu family and their relatives! "
Old Madam Fu gazed at Fu Huai 'an, hatred in her eyes. "Huai' an, you and Lin Nuan won't suffer any loss by not announcing the marriage, but you can fulfill the wish of a dying person like me! I'm not using my status as your grandmother to force you, but at least … please see that Fu Wan's blood and my blood flow in your veins, so you can fulfill my wish … "
In the brightly lit Kaide Corporation's president's office, Fu Huai 'an leaned against the edge of the office desk, one hand in his pocket and the other holding a cigarette. His well-defined silhouette landed on the dark gray carpet, appearing tall and straight.
Fu Huai 'an flicked away the cigarette ash, white smoke rising from the corners of his lips as he said in a low voice, "Without the support of the Chu family and their relatives, I won't be able to get the Kaide Corporation. That's incompetence! Moreover … the Chu family's so-called support isn't so easy to get, even if I marry Chu Xun. Businessmen value profits. They were able to support me in the past because I promised them more generous benefits than Fu Qingquan. But now that Fu Tianci has a marriage alliance with the Mu family in Pengcheng, the Chu family's stance is unclear. While you and Mrs. Chu were discussing our marriage behind my back, Chu Xun's brother-in-law was secretly making several trips to Pengcheng, coincidentally at the same time as Secretary Song's schedule. Do you think this is a coincidence? "
Fu Huai 'an had his guard up against the Chu family. In Fu Huai' an's plan … he didn't include the Chu family.
Old Madam Fu pursed her thin lips into a straight line, and her straight back trembled slightly. She couldn't believe the Chu family would do this …
It turned out that Fu Huai 'an knew everything.
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