Su Mu had Yin Wenbo meticulously investigate the Shen Corporation’s current situation. The Shen Corporation truly did not have much liquid capital left—almost every last penny had been poured into that single plot of land.
If news broke that the land had major complications, the banks would certainly refuse to extend any further loans to the Shen Corporation.
As long as their capital chain snapped, she could wipe out the Shen Corporation once and for all.
Even if the Shen Corporation had a hidden ace up its sleeve, she could still turn it against them…
A cold, ruthless gleam flickered in Su Mu’s eyes. The business world was truly a battlefield—every step was a trap, and every corner hid a killing intent.
It killed without leaving a trace of blood, yet stabbed straight to the core!
“Vice President, I forwarded the documents to the President. The President does not agree with your course of action. The Shen Corporation must be hiding a backup plan, or else they wouldn’t make such a grand, high-profile move.”
Right now, the Shen Corporation was riding a wave of momentum. Even if that plot of land turned out to have problems, they would undoubtedly have a contingency plan in place.
“I understand. I’ll handle this matter myself.”
After Yin Wenbo left her office, Su Mu placed an encrypted phone call to her father, Father Su. The conversation lasted for two full hours.
Yin Wenbo had no idea how Su Mu managed to persuade the Chairman, but now, even the President’s objections were useless. After all, the majority of the Su Corporation’s shares were still firmly in the Chairman’s hands.
“Assistant Yin, you are to handle all the documents I issue with full authority. Make sure everything is carried out flawlessly—not a single mistake can be made.”
After cautioning Yin Wenbo, Su Mu flipped through the intelligence reports sent over by Father Su.
She hadn’t expected that even while traveling abroad, Father Su kept a vigilant eye on the company’s dynamics at all times.
In the file sent by Father Su was information about Shen Yeyi’s frequent, secret contacts with high-ranking government officials in A City—a matter very few people were aware of.
According to Father Su’s dossier, the interactions between both parties seemed to be progressing quite favorably.
Recalling how decisively Shen Yeyi had exposed the Zhao family’s crimes without missing a beat, Su Mu felt a faint sense that something was wrong somewhere.
Su Mu tapped her middle finger lightly against the desk, a sudden thought striking her. Picking up her phone, she dialed Cheng Yun’s number…
“President, that guy Shen Yeyi is definitely setting a trap, just waiting for the Vice President to jump into it! But the Vice President…”
Yet Su Mu was stubbornly bent on diving straight in. Yin Wenbo was so anxious his stomach was burning up.
“Since the Chairman has already agreed, then let her do as she pleases.”
Su Chen’s voice came through, cold and indifferent—so icy that even Yin Wenbo sensed something was off.
The Vice President and the President had only been separated for a few days; how had the affection between them vanished so completely?
However, Yin Wenbo ultimate didn’t dare meddle in their private affairs, so he refrained from bringing it up.
“President, the Su Corporation is the Chairman’s life’s work! If something really goes wrong…”
“Enough. Don’t worry about the Su Corporation’s affairs. If something truly goes wrong when the time comes, I will consider injecting capital.”
Hearing Su Chen say this, Yin Wenbo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Chairman was, after all, the President’s adoptive father. The President shouldn’t be so heartless as to let it burn.
The next day, Su Mu went directly to the Jun family’s ancestral estate. Although the Jun family operated overseas, their roots were firmly in the domestic soil; otherwise, they wouldn’t have thought to return and expand here.
Aside from Master Jun’s primary wife and her direct line, no other wives or children resided in the ancestral estate.
Except during the annual Spring Festival, unless Master Jun personally spoke up, none of them had the right to step foot inside.
It was still a month and a half away from Spring Festival, making the ancestral estate strangely serene and peaceful.
Her car drove through the front gate, passing artificial rockeries, flowing streams, and fountains along the way. Even in the dead of winter, the scenery remained exquisite, exuding a deep, formidable family heritage.
After driving a bit further, she arrived at the main house. Carrying her gifts, Su Mu walked into the front hall, only to discover that Jun Hao’s family was all present—a total of five people.
The two weightiest figures of the Jun family hadn’t returned to the country; Jun Hao’s parents were still overseas and hadn’t come back. Thus, inside the front hall—aside from Jun Hao and his wife—were his son and daughter. His daughter was roughly the same age as Su Mu, currently staring at her with an expression full of curiosity.
Apart from them, there was also Jun Hao’s younger sister, currently in her thirties, though she maintained herself so impeccably that she looked no different from a woman in her twenties.
The central heating in the living room was set comfortably warm. The woman wore an elegant, rain-over-sky blue cheongsam; her noble, refined demeanor was tuned to perfection without appearing aged, giving anyone who looked at her an instant sense of comfort.
She had married someone of equal social standing, yet even now, she had no children of her own.
“Mumu is here!”
Cheng Yun stepped forward enthusiastically, giving Su Mu a light, warm hug before drawing her over to the rest of the group.
“Su Mu, come—this is my sister-in-law, Jun Ru. You can just call her Auntie Jun.”
“Auntie Jun.”
Su Mu called out obediently, a polite smile gracing the corners of her lips.
“So you’re Mumu! I’ve long heard Yun mention you—you’re truly wonderful.”
Jun Ru raised her hand, slipping a jade bracelet off her own wrist and sliding it right onto Su Mu’s wrist. Su Mu looked down at the emerald-green bracelet now encircling her hand, blinking in surprise as she failed to react for a second.
Isn’t this the classic gesture used when meeting a prospective daughter-in-law? Why was it being used on her?
“This girl is shy.”
As soon as Cheng Yun teased her, Su Mu snapped out of her daze. Touching the jade bracelet on her wrist, she graciously accepted it.
“Thank you, Auntie Jun. This bracelet is gorgeous, I really love it.”
“As long as you like it, that’s all that matters.”
Jun Ru covered her mouth and chuckled softly—this girl had a delightfully straightforward temperament as well.
“Come, this is my daughter, Jun Pan. She’s a few months younger than you. Panpan, this is Su Mu—going by age, you ought to call her Sister.”
“Hello, Sister Su!”
Jun Pan was dressed in a soft pink set of long-sleeved clothes and trousers, featuring a cute, fluffy rabbit on the front.
As the sole direct great-granddaughter of the Jun family, Jun Pan naturally enjoyed boundless love and pampering from everyone around her.
Even though she was already twenty-two years old, her youthful, romantic heart hadn’t diminished in the slightest, carrying a lovely, charming innocence. Yet while she possessed a maiden’s heart, Jun Pan wasn’t actually an ignorant girl who knew nothing of the world—after all, she was born into a wealthy, powerful dynasty.
Thinking up to this point, Su Mu suddenly froze.
Her current body…
Seemed to be only twenty-two years old as well…
“Hello, Sister Jun.”
After introducing everyone, the group chatted about various matters for a while before Cheng Yun let out a sigh, holding her son, Jun Xuan, in her arms as she brought up the topic of poisoning.
Right now, aside from the six of them in this living room, there was not a single outsider present—not even a maid or servant in sight.
“Mumu, although we didn’t know what Luohua leaves were, we did manage to find this item.”
As Cheng Yun spoke, Jun Hao placed a canister of tea leaves onto the tea table.
“Give it a sniff and try it. I didn’t notice anything before, but I had someone take this specific canister of tea leaves to a research institute, and only then did we discover something was off.”
Investigations were currently underway to determine what exact substance had been added inside; as soon as the results came out…
A fierce, ruthless gleam flickered in Jun Hao’s eyes.
Su Mu pinched a small amount and sniffed it lightly, yet the rich fragrance of the tea leaves masked almost all other scents.
“I can’t smell it out.”
Immediately, Su Mu poured out a portion of the tea leaves, examining them meticulously on the tea table, until she finally spotted a subtle anomaly.
Among these tea leaves, a few specific leaves differed slightly from the rest—the distinction was microscopic.
Su Mu steeped the distinct leaves separately and pulled them back out; the slight difference was now significantly amplified.
“It really is Luohua leaf.”
Although it varied slightly from the Luohua leaves she had encountered in other worlds, in all other aspects, it was identical to Luohua leaf.
“Luohua leaf has almost no distinct scent of its own, and its potency weakens after roasting. When processed together with tea leaves, it absorbs the tea’s natural aroma, and its outer appearance becomes indistinguishable from real tea leaves—making it exceptionally difficult to spot.”
After all, very few people who drank tea would inspect and count every single leaf one by one.
Yet for someone to use such a method on Jun Hao, they were almost certainly a member of the internal family.