After Rebirth, I Became the Richest Woman - Chapter 13

The two met in a private room at Muxin Club.

Facing Han Qiuzi, Ye Xinuo was much more direct. As soon as she arrived, she asked what relationship Han Qiuzi had with Qin Moyan.

In her previous life, Ye Xinuo had dealt with Han Qiuzi before. She was a well-bred young lady from a prominent family, with good manners and good character. What was more, Ye Xinuo trusted Yu Qing’s judgment, so she did not guard against her too much.

“Qin Moyan? She helped my father with a few investments in the past, but I haven’t had much contact with her. Today, she helped Ni Anqi invite me to dinner. If I had known Ni Anqi would be there, I wouldn’t have gone.” Han Qiuzi’s tone was somewhat gloomy, clearly full of unhappiness as well.

Ye Xinuo asked curiously, “Do you have a grudge against Ni Anqi? I thought you two didn’t know each other.”

Han Qiuzi let out a breath. “You know that Yu Qing and I went to the same high school and university, right?”

“I didn’t know.” Ye Xinuo shook her head honestly.

“…” Han Qiuzi was silent for a moment. “Then now you know.”

Ye Xinuo joked casually, “Don’t tell me the three of you had some melodramatic love triangle.”

Han Qiuzi nodded heavily. “The three of us really did have a melodramatic love triangle. No, that’s not right. It wasn’t a love triangle. Ni Anqi was clearly just the extra piece of dog-skin plaster stuck on the side!”

Ye Xinuo picked up the fruit platter on the table, her eyes shining as she listened with great interest. She had never heard about Yu Qing’s romantic past before.

“In short, Ah Qing and I loved each other, while Ni Anqi had a one-sided crush on Ah Qing and refused to give up! She followed us from high school to university. She was so annoying.” Han Qiuzi did not launch into a long speech. Instead, she summarized the central idea concisely, leaving Ye Xinuo somewhat disappointed.

Seeing Ye Xinuo’s lack of interest, Han Qiuzi exploded. “Did you ask me out today just to listen to gossip? Have you finished holding your meetings? Have you paid the wages owed to migrant workers? Have you caught the boss and his sister-in-law? How are you so free?”

Ye Xinuo: “…” Sister Yu Qing couldn’t have fallen for a fool, could she?

Han Qiuzi returned to the main topic. “Anyway, Ni Anqi wants to cooperate with me to create an express delivery alliance and establish a complete system for self-service mailing, self-service pickup, same-day delivery within the city, and next-day delivery across regions.”

Ye Xinuo propped her chin on her hand and turned her eyes sideways. “She didn’t mention Yesheng’s shares?”

Han Qiuzi said, “No, she didn’t. But Qin Moyan did show me an interesting video.”

“Oh.” Ye Xinuo was thinking about something else, so her reply was somewhat absent-minded.

“You don’t want to know what interesting video it was?” Han Qiuzi had wanted to keep her in suspense, only for the other party to show no reaction at all.

Ye Xinuo asked perfunctorily, “What video?”

Han Qiuzi rolled her eyes at her. “A video of Tang Shikai biting off a human body banquet model’s nipple.”

Ye Xinuo immediately felt physically nauseated. Her features scrunched together, and she casually picked up the throw pillow beside her and smashed it into Han Qiuzi’s face. “You didn’t have to tell me! Are you trying to make someone else feel disgusted with you?”

Han Qiuzi nodded. “Yes. That scene is still vivid in my mind, fresh as ever.”

Ye Xinuo crossed her arms, her fingertips subconsciously tapping her arm rhythmically. “In that case, it’s possible Qin Moyan deliberately let Anxin know that she had connected you and Ni Anqi, creating the false impression that she and you had known each other for a long time. Perhaps she thought I would oppose it because of that and obstruct you from entering the board. At the same time, she showed you Tang Shikai’s perverted video to ruin your relationship with the Tang family.”

“You kept mentioning Yesheng’s shares just now. What happened?” Han Qiuzi asked.

Ye Xinuo answered truthfully, “Tang Jie proposed that you enter Yesheng’s board of directors. Qin Moyan proposed Ni Anqi. The two sides are currently at a stalemate.”

Han Qiuzi understood and said, “Actually, there’s another layer of insurance. If Han Group wants to take the lead in the express delivery cooperation, it won’t be able to spare that much money to enter Yesheng. Under normal circumstances, I might temporarily set Yesheng aside. After all, my family rose through traditional industries. Expanding into the internet market carries great risks. It would be better to seize leadership of the intelligent express delivery network.”

“It’s just that no matter how thoroughly Qin Moyan calculated, she didn’t expect there to be such an entanglement between you, Ni Anqi, and Yu Qing.” Ye Xinuo frowned again. “But she said she was very close to Ni Anqi. Why wouldn’t she know about this?”

Han Qiuzi curled her lips. “You were pretty smart just now. Why are you stupid now? If she can make you feel that I’m very close to her, why can’t she make you feel that she’s very close to Ni Anqi?”

“That’s right!” Ye Xinuo slapped her forehead. “But why? What benefit does Ni Anqi entering the board give her?”

“It doesn’t give her much benefit, but it benefits Hesen.” Han Qiuzi reminded her, “Everyone knows the Ni family has connections in both legitimate and underworld circles. If Hesen wants to enter the Chinese market, before acquiring Yesheng, would it not pave the road for itself?”

“You’re so annoying! Why did you answer so quickly? Doesn’t that make me look stupid?” Ye Xinuo looked full of grievance. Had her intelligence been eaten by a dog? She had lived five extra years, yet her reactions still were not as fast as someone else’s.

Han Qiuzi shook her head. “It’s not that you couldn’t think of it. It’s that, deep down, you never regarded Qin Moyan as someone who could pose a threat to you.”

“Hm?” Ye Xinuo froze on the spot.

Han Qiuzi said smugly, “Don’t underestimate my ability to read people’s expressions. Logically speaking, Qin Moyan has Hesen backing her, so you should be very guarded against her. But after talking for so long just now, when I mentioned Tang Shikai, your reaction was much stronger than when you heard Qin Moyan’s name.”

Ye Xinuo was suddenly awakened by those words. When had she started forgetting that Qin Moyan was Hesen’s helmswoman? In her previous life, Qin Moyan had helped her, but many things had changed in this life. What right did she have to assume Qin Moyan would still help her? Only now did she realize that all the things she could not figure out before had been stuck at this exact point.

“Don’t worry. I’m determined to get Yesheng’s shares.” Han Qiuzi’s gaze was firm. “Developing the family business is indeed important, but compared with that, there is something I want even more.”

Ye Xinuo gathered her thoughts and said, “Speaking of which, what’s going on between you and Tang Shikai? Although I support you winning Sister Yu Qing back, if before that you really become unclear with someone else, I’ll change my mind.”

Han Qiuzi said angrily, “I’m a once-in-a-century devoted lover, okay? After separating from Ah Qing, I was practically one step away from eating vegetarian meals and chanting Buddhist scriptures. Tang Shikai is just lacking a brain. I agreed to eat with him a few times, and he already thinks I’ll definitely marry him in the future.”

Ye Xinuo reminded her, “Anyway, be careful. Tang Shikai isn’t a good person, and he may not be as stupid as he appears on the surface.”

“Mm.” Han Qiuzi nodded. “I know. Aside from meeting people I trust, I always bring a personal bodyguard whenever I go out.”

A bitter smile appeared at the corners of her lips. “Speaking of which, that bodyguard was originally chosen for Ah Qing.”

Ye Xinuo raised the red wine that had been sitting on the table for a while. “Don’t be so pessimistic. Sister Yu Qing is just stubborn and tsundere. I wish you success in bringing the beauty home soon.”

“Thank you.” Han Qiuzi also raised her glass. “Then I wish you everything goes smoothly and that Yesheng gets back on track soon.”

When Ye Xinuo walked out of Muxin Club, a person wearing a black mask and a baseball cap brushed past her.