What did that mean? Wei Shu was utterly confused. But then, after listening to Yan Yincheng recount the whole thing, Wei Shu was so shocked that his voice shot up an octave.
"Did you say she actually dared to yell at you?!"
No, that wasn't the point. The real issue was that the Third Master had pushed away Young Master Xuan and even hurt him!
This was a disaster!
They hadn't even recognized each other as father and son yet, and now this misunderstanding had occurred! This wouldn't do, it simply wouldn't do!
Wei Shu stood up and paced anxiously on the ground. As Assistant to the Third Master Yan, he had to come up with a good way to mend the father - son relationship. What could he do?
It was all that fake daughter from the Yuan family's fault. Why did she have to come back just when the Third Master had pushed the young master away and caught him red - handed? It was already difficult for the Third Master to get close to the two young masters. If that woman became wary of the Third Master in the future, how could the Third Master get in touch with the two young masters and take them back to Fengcheng?
That's right! He had an idea!
Wei Shu's eyes lit up. He leaned in close to Yan Yincheng and told him his plan. His method wasn't exactly brilliant. It was actually inspired by the gossiping nurses he had heard earlier.
But the more Yan Yincheng listened, the more tightly he frowned, and his tone grew colder. "What a lousy idea! You want me to feign weakness to get close to that woman and gain her trust? It's impossible! I won't let her come within three meters of me!"
"But Third Master, this is the best solution for now. You think it's not good for the two young masters if we fight a custody battle in court. We can't really find someone to put her in a sack and dump her on a deserted island..."
But looking at Yan Yincheng's expression, it seemed that his Third Master was actually considering that!
That was illegal!
"Trust me, Third Master. This method will definitely work!" Wei Shu said with conviction. "Women are emotional creatures. Their emotions are their biggest weakness! Think about it. Once she falls head - over - heels in love with you and is willing to let the two young masters get close to you, then you can just kick her to the curb and tell her she's not worthy of being your wife or the mother of your children. Playing her like a puppet. Wouldn't that be great?!"
Just imagining that scene got Wei Shu excited.
Yan Yincheng fell silent. At first, he thought it was a lousy idea, but the phrase "playing her like a puppet" got to him. He thought about it seriously. It seemed that if he endured a bit, he could easily get his two children. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea after all.
"Arrange it when we get back," Yan Yincheng agreed.
Yan Yincheng stayed in the hospital for three days to recuperate. Only when he had fully recovered did he return to the neighborhood where Xu Zixi and her sons lived. However, their plans went awry. When they got there, Xu Zixi and the two boys weren't home.
Four days ago, Xu Zixi had bought several short - term sky - rocketing stocks and funds at the Haicheng Financial Trading Center. She calculated that today was the perfect time to sell. So she took the boys back to the trading center to await the fruits of her investment.
The Haicheng Financial Trading Center received thousands of investors every day. Those who had been around for a long time had developed a sharp eye. They could tell a person's background and wealth at a glance.
When Xu Zixi first showed up at the trading center with her sons, she had already caught people's attention. It was because she and her two children were incredibly good - looking! And from her mannerisms, it was obvious that she was a pampered young lady from a wealthy family. But the clothes she and the children were wearing were all inexpensive items from the mall. It was a real contradiction.
Because of this contradiction, when she showed up at the trading center for the second time, she was immediately recognized.
"Brother Hu, that woman with the kids is here again."
"Quick! Follow her!"
"Why are you guys so interested in that woman?"
"You don't know. When she first came, she also had two kids with her. And she only invested 500,000 yuan at first, buying stocks and funds I've never even heard of. She was clearly a newbie in investing. We even laughed at her, saying she was a country bumpkin who was just wasting her family's money. Guess what happened?"
"What?" The man was impatient. "Stop being so mysterious. Just tell me!"
"Turns out, those stocks and funds she bought have been sky - rocketing these days. It's like someone is forcing them to go up! I bought a little bit yesterday. Hehe, in just one day, one day, I made this much!"
"Wow! Which ones did she buy? I want to buy them too!"
"Don't be in a hurry. She suddenly showed up today. She must have some big plan. Let's observe first!"
The men noticed that Xu Zixi was operating something. They immediately perked up and pretended to casually move closer to her.
They were right. Xu Zixi did have a big plan. She was going to sell all the stocks and funds she held. Since the stocks and funds she had chosen had been rising continuously in the past few days, there were immediately buyers when she put them up for sale. She calculated the money she had earned. It had multiplied twenty - fold!
That meant that in just a few days, she had gone from a poor woman on the verge of bankruptcy to a wealthy woman with tens of millions.
Miss Xu was over the moon.
The eight - digit number in her account perfectly verified that her good - luck charm from her past life, where she always won big in the lottery and her stocks always sky - rocketed, still held true in this life. It seemed that God really did favor her.
However, this amount of money was still far from enough to achieve her goals. So she took 20% of today's earnings for a new round of investment. After the rest of the money was credited to her account, she happily got up and left with her two sons.
Finally, she had money! Miss Xu felt vindicated and started thinking about how to spend it.
First, she had to buy a new phone. It was impossible to get by in this era without a phone. She couldn't even take the boys to the hospital when they were sick.
Right, she also had to buy some new clothes for herself and the boys. The clothes the previous owner had bought for them were all cheap street - stall items. The fabric was rough and hard, often rubbing the boys' skin red. She had endured it for a long time.
She also needed to buy a computer so that she could conduct all her investment transactions online. This would also help her hide her identity.
She should buy some toys for the boys, and maybe some enlightenment storybooks too...
Xu Zixi was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice a figure chasing after her from the trading center.
"Miss, miss, please wait..."
Blocked in her path, Xu Zixi looked up. In front of her stood a young man who was instantly forgettable. He was wearing the latest Armani suit, had a big gold chain around his neck, and multiple beaded bracelets on his wrists. He might as well have had the words "I'm rich" written on his face.
"Hello, miss. I think we're very fated. How about we get to know each other?"