Marrying the Short-Lived, Maniacal Eldest Miss for Good Fortune 87

Chapter 87

Strong learning ability was He Shuanghua’s greatest strength.

She had stepped on thorns, carefully feeling the pain that Li Sinian had bestowed upon her, until she had understood all these sharp methods.

And then, she had fed them back to her.

“I love you.”

She loved her to the bone. In the past, she had no money and could endure those humiliations, exchanging her weak tears for real money.

But now, she was no longer short of money.

Li Sinian had to cultivate her own forces to get to the top. He Shuanghua could easily get in touch with her secretaries and subordinates.

Fang Yi was right. Don’t ask, plunder.

This was the survival rule of an adult.

She was so humble and small. The high and mighty big shots could crush her with a flick of their fingers.

She was so humble and small. The high and mighty big shots would not even notice that she was slowly eroding their foundation.

Li Sinian had confronted Li Duqiu with this thin report, demanding that this iron lady, who had once changed the world, formally acknowledge He Shuanghua’s identity.

Li Sinian had promised to marry her, share her property, and give her endless money to squander.

Li Duqiu had also said, “How much money do you want to have an abortion and leave my granddaughter?”

But I’m no longer short of money.

I want, I want respect, I want—power.

Before contacting Fang Yi, He Shuanghua had just come from Li Duqiu’s place.

A thought that had been circling in her mind for a long time gradually surfaced. She heard herself say to the white-haired old lady in front of her, in an unusually cold and greedy voice:

“I’m going to Yanjing.”

Li Duqiu had also smiled. “You are a smart person. Li Sinian is no match for you.”

“I can grant you your wish and help you achieve fame and success. But you have to make Li Sinian completely give up. I don’t care what method you use. You are never to set foot in Z City again.”

The old lady’s words were slow and clear, wrapped in the sandy pressure of the years.

She was wearing a warm-colored cashmere shirt and had a kind smile. Her rough, large hand, wearing a dark green jade, gently patted He Shuanghua’s soft stomach twice and said gently, “Don’t disappoint me.”

This lady, who had been a powerful figure in Z City, was finally old. She let out a long sigh, and her cloudy eyes were particularly dark in the room.

She had her back to the light and slowly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

At that moment, He Shuanghua was suddenly very curious about what kind of style Li Duqiu had had when she had gone to Yanjing alone and had obtained the support of the Li family.

But, that was all in the past.

He Shuanghua took off her sunglasses, slowly put them away in the glasses case, and it made a soft click.

Fang Yi was silent and had not yet answered.

Since she had been in a relationship with Lin Shuxing, she had really changed a lot. From a cheap shirt to a soft and slim-fitting custom-made coat, the light blue, semi-transparent glasses not only modified her cold features, but also seemed to cover up a part of her sharpness.

People always change.

With a bond, there will be a restraint.

He Shuanghua was not in a hurry. She casually threw the glasses case into the back seat and said with great understanding, “I understand your concerns. After all, you are a person with a family now. If you are unwilling, you can leave now.”

“You are my most trusted friend. I have no intention of forcing you. You are not a necessary part of the plan, but… if you are here, I will be more at ease.”

“That’s not the problem,” Fang Yi pressed her nose in frustration, and paused slightly when she touched the cold frame. “Is there no other way? I’m worried that something will happen… mainly to you.”

Her gaze fell on He Shuanghua’s stomach.

In the past, in the post-apocalyptic world, pregnant women would be centrally protected and given priority to all resources. But even so, the mortality rate was still not low.

Pregnant women are a vulnerable group. They use their flesh and blood to nurture a new life, but life and death are always like a shadow.

Although Fang Yi had always firmly believed that man proposes, God disposes, the world line was always converging. This time, it also involved one of the original protagonists, Li Sinian.

In the information provided by the system, it did not say what had happened to He Shuanghua in the end. She was just a few light and breezy words, easily wiped away.

Fang Yi’s sixth sense had always been very accurate. This feeling had helped her to escape death countless times. And at this moment, she felt a great danger and a variable in He Shuanghua’s calm narration.

She didn’t know if it was because she was too anxious or what, but she could even smell a faint smell of blood.

He Shuanghua did not want to give birth to the child. Fang Yi was very happy. This was probably the only good news today.

But she wanted to put herself in danger. No one could guarantee that everything would go smoothly.

“It’s fine. Don’t worry. No matter what Li Sinian chooses, I won’t lose.”

“This car is a modified bulletproof car. The dean is also my person. The Li family’s medical level is second to none in the country—”

Fang Yi’s lowered gasp interrupted He Shuanghua’s eloquent talk. “You’re bleeding?!”

A trickle of fresh blood snaked down the woman’s slender calf. Fang Yi’s breath hitched. She immediately and nervously took out her phone to make a call. “I’ll drive. The Li family’s doctors are not trustworthy. Let’s go and find my friend. We can ensure your safety there.”

No matter how reckless the Li family was, they could not extend their hands to the military hospital.

Before Fang Yi could dial, He Shuanghua raised her hand and held her wrist, and smiled slightly. “Don’t make such a big fuss. We bleed every month.”

“…?”

Fang Yi’s eyes lit up, and she finally broke through the fog. “You’re not pregnant!”

The woman was noncommittal and just raised an eyebrow at Fang Yi. “I said, the dean is my person.”

“You drive. Your driving skills are better than mine, and the driver’s seat is also safer,” He Shuanghua paused and let go of her hand. “Do you want to tell your fiancée first?”

Fang Yi’s just-brightened eyes immediately looked away, and she frowned in hesitation.

Reason told her that she should report to Lin Shuxing first, but she was also afraid that she would be angry.

No, she will definitely be angry.

Their time together was not much now, and she could not stay at the Lin family’s house at night. What if little Star got angry and ignored her?

Fang Yi twisted her fingers and finally sent a message to Lin Shuxing, who was out shopping with her friends.

[Fang Yi: I’m accompanying a friend to the hospital for a check-up. I’ll go and visit Auntie tomorrow. We’re driving an S600 Pullman Guard.]

She was not lying. She had reported it.

This car had a very high safety factor. It seemed that there was also one in the Lin family’s parking lot. Although Fang Yi had never paid attention to it before because of its high price, she had vaguely heard that the head of state of some country also drove this thing.

He Shuanghua casually wiped her calf with a napkin to prevent the blood from dripping outside, and gracefully moved to the passenger seat, reminding her gently, “Let’s go. It’s about time.”

“Alright.” Fang Yi turned off her phone screen and stuffed it into her pocket.

In the last second before the screen went dark, a message popped up from the other side.

[AAA My. Fiancée: Hmph, do you like this model? I’ll buy it for you ^^]

Fang Yi did not look at her phone again. She held the steering wheel, feeling this powerful behemoth slowly waking up under her control.

After learning that He Shuanghua was not pregnant, her mood relaxed a lot. At least, she did not have that breathless tension.

After driving for a while and gradually getting familiar with the car, she felt that if she had had this car in her past life, she could have directly crushed the entire restricted area.

The kind of crushing in the physical sense.

Although she had also thought so the first time she had driven a Cullinan.

He Shuanghua had already planned the route. They would go through the old city, and the destination was Li Sinian’s private hospital. She knew the area distribution along this road like the back of her hand.

The wheels slowly turned. Fang Yi glanced out of the corner of her eye and easily found two black cars that were following them in the rearview mirror.

“Shall we shake them off?” The shape of this car was too obvious. It was expected that they would be followed.

He Shuanghua said faintly, “They are Li Sinian’s people. Don’t worry about them. Let them follow.”

If a few people are not left to report, how can Li Sinian get the news as soon as possible?

As expected, after passing the second traffic light, the woman’s call came in.

The phone vibrated and vibrated. He Shuanghua held it in her hand and deliberately did not answer. Instead, she opened the online live broadcast that she had been following for a long time.

The press conference for the ISEC project.

The host was talking eloquently. Below the stage, countless entrepreneurs and reporters were gathered, waiting together to unveil this epoch-making scene.

But in the center of the main seat, there was a very disharmonious vacancy.

The main character of this big show, Li Sinian, was standing backstage, her face pale, and she was calling a number that was not being answered over and over again.

She, they, everyone had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Unlike the process in the plan, Li Sinian had added a small segment.

That was that she would announce in public that He Shuanghua was her wife, the future other master of the Li family, and that they had already conceived the fruit of their love through this technology.

In this way, He Shuanghua’s safety would be directly linked to this huge investment project. Even Li Duqiu could not easily touch her.

She had finalized every detail over and over again to ensure that the plan was foolproof.

But before the press conference, He Shuanghua had gone to see Li Duqiu, and now she was heading to a private hospital. What was she going to do?

A huge unease enveloped Li Sinian. The thought that her beloved woman might be on her way to have an abortion at this moment made her throat burn with pain.

Li Duqiu had never liked He Shuanghua. What had she done to her?!

Although she had repeatedly instructed He Shuanghua before she had left in the morning, that after the press conference, everything would be settled, and she would protect her.

Why did He Shuanghua go to see her grandma? Why didn’t she answer the phone? Why did she go to the hospital? Why… did she still not believe her?

Last night, they had been lying in the nursery so warmly together. She had carefully knelt on He Shuanghua’s stomach, had massaged her legs, and had talked about the future with great enthusiasm.

Time passed by, second by second. The host was talking until his mouth was dry, and he was constantly playing tai chi with the media. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he prayed that this great Buddha, Li Sinian, would hurry up and give her speech.

But this spirited president was just standing there like a hard coffin, mechanically repeating the action of dialing the phone. Her whole presence was terrifyingly low, and no one dared to go up and remind her.

The moment the call was connected, Li Sinian’s hanging hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and her voice was hoarse. “Baby, what are you doing? Don’t be impulsive. Didn’t we already agree? Don’t be afraid. I’ve already arranged everything.”

“You turn around and go home now. Wait for me at home.”

She was still so matter-of-fact, her tone like a command.

He Shuanghua asked softly, “Li Sinian, do you love me?”

“I’ve said it a thousand times. I love you, I love you! What on earth are you trying to do?”

“No matter what my grandma said to you, don’t believe it. She just wants to break us up. You’ve never been anyone’s substitute. Really. I know I was a jerk before, but can you give me another chance?”

Hearing the woman’s suppressed and painful sobs, Li Sinian’s eyes also turned red, and her tone softened. She pleaded, “Please, don’t do anything stupid. If there’s any problem, we’ll talk about it when I get back, okay?”

“Even, even… think about our child. She’s so innocent. Don’t you want to hear her call you ‘Mom’?”

“We will have a happy family. We will—”

“Li Sinian,” He Shuanghua interrupted her. “Do you still remember that at the winter party, you told me to take off all my clothes and get out of your house? Your friends were all laughing, and someone even took out a camera to take a picture.”

“I’m sorry. I, I was angry at that time. I just wanted to scare you into giving in. How could I really let you… let you do that?”

“You also made me drink champagne and suddenly hugged me and jumped into the swimming pool. You knew I was afraid of water. Was that also to scare me? At that time, I really thought I was going to die…” He Shuanghua laughed self-deprecatingly.

The woman was silent for a moment, her breathing becoming very heavy, and only the sound of her constant apologies was left.

He Shuanghua pressed her eyes with a tissue and said softly, “Kneel down. I want you to kneel down to me at the press conference.”

“…What?”

Li Sinian had been the center of attention since she was a child, and had been pursued by everyone. She cared most about her face.

And at the press conference for this major technology, she had originally been in high spirits and should have been at the forefront of the entire era, being reported by the media all over the world.

Before she could speak, He Shuanghua had already continued to demand, “I want you to kneel down, just like you knelt at my feet, and announce our marriage. Then turn on the speakerphone and connect it to the broadcast on site.”

Li Sinian forced a smile from her stiff expression. He Shuanghua still loves her. Of course, she should… she just doesn’t have a sense of security. Yes, it must be like this. How could she bear to not have their child?

But this would be a day that would be recorded in history. How could she appear in such a humiliating image?

This was a live broadcast!

He Shuanghua did not give her a chance to think. Her desperate tone was as if she were teetering on the edge of a cliff. “Li Sinian, I’ll ask you one last time. Do you love me?”

Although she knew that this was also a part of the plan, He Shuanghua’s performance was too profound. Fang Yi, who was driving on the side, couldn’t help but look at her with concern.

If Li Sinian’s answer was no and a refusal, He Shuanghua would cancel the car accident that was about to happen, because that would have been meaningless.

She would choose the path that Li Duqiu had arranged, maximize her interests, and obediently “have an abortion under Li Duqiu’s threat,” and then go to Yanjing to develop.

The woman’s long hair was scattered on her neck, and she was tense. Suddenly, she drooped like a swan, covered her lips, and coughed softly. All her heartbreaking sobs could only slip out from between her fingers in grievance.

The solidified time was torn apart bit by bit at this moment, and all the memories of the past few years came rushing in.

Li Sinian clenched her palm, her thoughts completely shattered by the woman’s painful words.

“I love you! Alright, alright. I’ll listen to you,” Li Sinian’s face was pale, and she dragged her heavy steps to quickly give the order.

The phone’s communication channel was connected to the on-site broadcast.

Her close-fitting shirt was already soaked. She walked to the center of the stage so pathetically.

Under everyone’s surprised gaze, this proud and arrogant president knelt down with a thud, raised her face to the brilliant lights, and the outline she drew was as affectionate as ever. She said in a hoarse voice, “He Shuanghua, I love you. Marry me.”

“Li Sinian, I love you too.”

The woman’s gentle and lingering voice quickly spread to every corner and was uploaded to the cloud through the most realistic live broadcast.

Countless optical fibers formed a dense, invisible net in the sky above the city. The vast territory was just a hunting ground.

There was no such item in the rehearsal?! The old employee left by Li Duqiu realized that something was wrong and immediately stood up, wanting to cut off the live broadcast, but was blocked by Li Sinian’s people.

More men in black poured into the venue. Everyone sensed this thick smell of gunpowder, looked at each other, and hesitated.

The transfer of new and old power was destined not to be too smooth.

Once one has tasted the taste of controlling the overall situation, no one can easily let go.

“I’m sorry. Li Duqiu told me to leave you, but I really can’t. How can I bear to hurt you?”

In the dead silence of the hall, the woman choked and sobbed.

“Don’t forget me, Li Sinian. The baby and I both love you very much.”

“Thank you to all the researchers for their efforts. Thank you, ISEC. At least, it allowed me to have our child. I—”

Thud!

The woman’s voice stopped abruptly. The million-dollar sound system let out a piercing impact sound, shaking the entire auditorium.

The guests covered their aching ears, and the sound of the camera shutters was a continuous stream, intertwined with the recording of all the micro-expressions of the president who was kneeling in the light.

A beautiful dream was shattered.

Bewilderment, disbelief, pain, and finally… despair.

She got up like a madwoman, her eyes red, and pushed away everyone who tried to stop her, and stumbled out.

The entire venue was terrifyingly quiet, futilely echoing the blind tone after the call was hung up over and over again.

Beep, beep, beep—

More than ten kilometers away from the press conference.

A small truck suddenly accelerated from a corner and crashed heavily into the speeding black business car.

He Shuanghua tried to wipe her tears with the back of her trembling hand, a smile on her lips. It was a pity that her tears and sobs were already out of control, and her light laughter became very strange.

Under Fang Yi’s micro-operation, the small truck had only hit the back of the car. Although it had sounded very terrifying after being amplified by the sound system, after layers of buffer protection, the two of them were completely unharmed.

He Shuanghua raised her head, coughed a few times, and through the car window, she saw the blue sky, cloudless, and the old residential building on the side was covered with brilliant plants.

Tears rolled down her cheeks, and the woman smiled faintly.

I won, I finally won.

She had won everything, had won Li Sinian—her worthless dignity, and all her power.

She had destroyed her self-esteem and had tamed her in the name of love, just as she had once tried to do to her.

Li Duqiu loved Li Sinian so much, but now, Li Sinian would become a vicious dog at her feet, and would break with her own closest relative.

She knew her too well.

Li Duqiu’s suffocating love was controlling Li Sinian at all times. Li Sinian had long been resentful and was powerless to resist.

Li Sinian’s so-called secret love, the white moonlight, was the adopted daughter of the Li family’s head. After the white moonlight had gone abroad, Li Sinian had also been looking for a chance to get closer to the main family.

A new round of competition had already begun, and all the forces would be reshuffled in the near future.

Li Sinian and Li Xianqing had chosen each other.

She, they, were all waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity to turn the tide and control the overall situation.

“I won.”

He Shuanghua narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice.

The ambulance from the private hospital that Li Sinian trusted was on its way.

Her sweet, damn lover would soon receive the news: after all-out rescue, He Shuanghua had survived the car accident. It was the child who had saved her life. She could no longer get pregnant.

You see, you were once so close to happiness. It was you, your grandma, who had personally destroyed everything.

The roar of the engine suddenly sounded, and a huge thrust interrupted He Shuanghua’s thoughts.

She opened her eyes and saw a silver bullet flying towards the glass.

In a breath, a second, a third… the same trajectory, precisely aimed at the same position.

“Be careful!”

Fang Yi slammed on the accelerator. This injured behemoth rushed forward at the first moment. The thickened glass cracked, and it brushed past the bullet before it completely shattered.

A special bullet scraped across the car body, and the piercing screeching sound made one’s teeth ache.

But in front of her, she was instantly blinded by the huge, glaring high beams, and the whole world was just a dizzying white.

The wind howled, and an overloaded dump truck was coming straight at them.

Boom—!