A Substitute Bride With Multiple Identities
Chapter 173: Unfounded

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Unfounded

Fu Shuqin’s expression instantly darkened.

"The lover you mentioned I have kept outside, is also an unfounded accusation," Shen Yanhe said indifferently, her tone cool.

She extended her hand, her slender, fair fingers tapping on the photo of Jiang Yifeng, "The man in the photo is my assistant, and Yanhe knows about him."

"I hope that before Mrs. Fu slanders me baselessly, she would investigate thoroughly to avoid making a fool of herself in front of me."

Fu Shuqin scoffed coldly, "I did not expect you to be so articulate."

"Fine, even if you don’t have a lover outside, ask yourself, do you deserve Yanhe? Do you deserve the men of the Fu Family?"

Fu Shuqin examined Shen Yanhe critically, "According to my investigation, your mother is dead, your father has disappeared, your brother is severely ill and hospitalized, and you only have a high school education, having dropped out before finishing college."

"With no background, no education, and no career of your own, staying by Yanhe’s side, you bring him no help whatsoever."

Her words were very straightforward.

Pointing directly at Shen Yanhe’s nose, she accused her of being utterly useless, merely a coattail-clinging clinging plant.

When Fu Shuqin mentioned her deceased mother, the smile on Shen Yanhe’s face faded, a hint of coldness flickered in her eyes, and her hands clenched into fists under the table.

She even had the nerve to bring it up.

How her mother died, how the perpetrator escaped, doesn’t she know?

Indeed.

For someone as high and mighty as Fu Shuqin.

In her eyes, she’s just a lower-class person.

A lower-class person’s life, how could it possibly be worth her remembrance.

She probably already forgot, the "minor" issue about a life her "dear son" had casually settled long ago.

Fu Shuqin’s contemptuous voice continued, "And Yanhe is the Fu Family’s most outstanding younger generation in recent years, with the company flourishing under his management. Even though he had a car accident, with your current status, you are still unworthy of him."

She took out a check and a pen from her bag, wrote a series of digits on it, and tossed it in front of Shen Yanhe as if bestowing alms.

"I’ve always thought of you as a sensible girl, I know you’re unwilling to divorce Yanhe because you’re eyeing the Fu Family’s money, after all, only with the Fu Family’s money can you continue to treat your sickly brother."

"Five million, I’ve raised it to ten million, plus helping you bring a famous overseas doctor to treat your brother. You’re smart, little girl, you should know what to choose, right?"

Shen Yanhe suppressed the hatred bubbling in her heart, looked down at the check on the table, "Ten million?"

Her expression was cold, the corners of her lips curving into a mocking arc, "Ten million? Mrs. Fu, are you treating me like a beggar?"

She reached out, slowly crumpling the check into a ball, and tossed it back in front of Fu Shuqin, smiling, "How about I give you ten million to permanently sever the blood ties between you and Yanhe?"

Shen Yanhe’s unyielding demeanor angered Fu Shuqin, who darkened her face and warned, "Young lady, don’t push your luck; you’re not alone in this."

"I’m still willing to talk to you nicely, I advise you to quit while you’re ahead, otherwise, you will definitely regret it."

Shen Yanhe straightened her back, smiled slightly, her eyes holding a fierce glint, "I also advise Mrs. Fu not to act rashly. This is a society governed by law, watch out for the tears behind bars."

Fu Shuqin’s face remained dark, the atmosphere inside the car gradually turning chilly.

She indeed had the idea to use Shen Yanhe’s brother to control her, but her people had just arrived at the hospital when they were immediately discovered by Fu Yanhe’s men.

She also just learned that Fu Yanhe had people stationed around Shen Yanhe’s brother’s hospital room.

This made it impossible for her to make a move.

The words she had just said were only meant to scare Shen Yanhe, but she didn’t take the bait.

"Does Mrs. Fu have anything else?" Shen Yanhe asked politely with a warm smile, "If not, I’ll be going first."

Fu Shuqin, her face set, said nothing, her irritation growing with every look at Shen Yanhe’s smile.

Assuming Fu Shuqin had nothing to say, Shen Yanhe nodded slightly at her, pushed open the car door, got out, and left.

Fu Shuqin’s gaze hardened as she watched Shen Yanhe’s departing figure.

Shen Yanhe now was just like Fu Yanhe, prickly and difficult to handle.

She had to think of another way to separate the two of them.

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Shen Yanhe got out of the car, breathed in the fresh air, and the smile on her face gradually vanished.

She walked along the street with an expressionless face and reached into her pocket to take out her phone to send a message to Hang Mushan.

[YM]: How is the progress with Fu Xiao?

Hang Mushan replied immediately.

[Hang Mushan]: Our guy has successfully gotten close to Fu Xiao. According to what she said, Fu Xiao treats her well and is currently taking her to various places.

[Hang Mushan]: With her encouragement, Fu Xiao has started gambling, but he’s cautious and low-key. The amount gambled isn’t significant yet; only a few hundred thousand.

Shen Yanhe, her expression unchanged, lightly tapped a few times on the screen.

[YM]: Set a trap for him to drain the Fu Group out.

[Hang Mushan]: OK.

Shen Yanhe exhaled softly and put her phone back in her pocket.

She stood on the sidewalk, her long eyelashes slightly lowered, concealing the tumultuous emotions in her eyes.

The meeting with Fu Shuqin had indeed affected her somewhat.

After all, she was defending the main culprit behind her mother’s death. In front of her, it was difficult for Shen Yanhe to remain calm, let alone when she so righteously demanded Wei divorce Fu Yanhe.

The fact that she had taken a break from university was indeed true.

It was because in her first year of university, Shen Huai’s condition worsened, and he was critically ill several times. Only with the intervention of an elder did they barely manage to save his life.

In order to extend Shen Huai’s life, she took a break from school, went abroad under the old man’s arrangement to find rare medicinal materials not available in their country, and learned medical techniques from the elder’s old friends to develop medicinal concoctions.

That year, she developed the complete C02 medicinal concoction, which barely sustained Shen Huai’s life and enabled his condition to stabilize.

Now, on the surface, she indeed didn’t have a career to show for herself...

Her phone, still in her pocket, suddenly rang, interrupting Shen Yanhe’s thoughts.

She answered the call, her eyes narrowing, "Hello."

Fu Yanhe’s cold, deep voice came through: "Did the old lady go to see you? What did she say to you?"

Fu Yanhe didn’t initially know that Fu Shuqin had sought out Shen Yanhe.

It was only when Qi Fang stepped out for a smoke that he inadvertently saw her getting off Fu Shuqin’s car and then messaged him about it.

Shen Yanhe wasn’t surprised that he knew; after all, the old lady hadn’t strayed far from the hospital, and the hospital had Fu Yanhe’s people, so it was only a matter of time before he found out.

She hummed lowly and honestly said, "She gave me a check for ten million, asking me to divorce you."

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