A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 69: Countermeasure

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The two of them arrived at the same time. When they got out of the car, they smiled at each other and walked into the cafe together.

Their purpose for meeting this time was very clear, so there was no unnecessary small talk. Yuan Shu went straight to the point.

“Mr. Li, although this matter wasn’t done by our family, it more or less has something to do with us. What do you plan to do? Our family will definitely cooperate fully.”

Li Ci picked up the coffee in front of him. The deep-roasted coffee beans smelled quite aromatic.

His appearance was gentle and refined, and the corners of his mouth had a natural upward arc. Even his facial features were very soft and he seemed easy to get along with. However, the pair of gold-framed glasses on his nose bridge gave him a sense of mischief.

At this moment, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. It was unknown if he really smiled or if his lips were originally like that.

He said, “Nothing.”

“Oh really?”

After the coffee slid down her throat, the fruity fragrance filled her mouth. Li Ci explained, “The more you suppress him, the more agitated everyone will be. If you ignore the matter, they won’t care about this matter anymore either. Moreover, a new piece of news will appear soon and suppress this trending topic.”

Yuan Shu imitated Li Ci and sniffed the coffee, but she still didn’t drink the coffee. Instead, she put it down again.

She had forgotten that in this era, the information people obtained was too complicated, and they didn’t have the energy to focus on a single piece of news. As long as something diverted their attention, Chu Mei’s matter would eventually die down.

It seemed that an advanced information network had its pros and cons. Even though it could gather information faster than spies, there was too much information, so the authenticity of the content had to be tested. Yuan Shu was once again taught a lesson.

She made a mental note to give up her previous conceptions when dealing with other things in the future and to use a modern era mentality to think about problems.

She stopped harping on this topic and smiled generously. “Mr. Li, I have something else to discuss with you this time. I want to have a frank talk with you.”

“Oh really?” Li Ci pushed up the edge of his gold-rimmed glasses with his middle finger and looked up at Yuan Shu as he said, “Madam, please go ahead.”

“Mr. Li, you’re a smart person. You must be able to tell that today’s drama was for the purpose of sowing discord. What I want to talk to you about is that I hope that before my husband returns, our families can trust each other and continue to cooperate, just like when my husband was still around.”

Li Ci didn’t immediately agree. Instead, he asked Yuan Shu a few questions.

“Mrs. Shi, do you know what kind of cooperation Shi Xiao and I had?”

“I don’t know.”

“May I ask again, do you know that our cooperation had a method of splitting profits?”

“I don’t know.”

“Alright, then 1’11 change the question. How much do you know about the Shi Corporation?”

“I know very little about it.”

Li Ci was amused by the woman in front of him. He thought that she had done her homework and learned everything from Zhao Mian before coming to look for him, but he didn’t expect her to be so clueless. He had overestimated her.

“Madam Shi, how can I continue working with the Shi family if you don’t know anything?”

Yuan Shu smiled and didn’t show any panic in the face of the other party’s interrogation.

“How you cooperate with the Shi family and how the Shi family operates has nothing to do with me. How the Li family and the Shi family cooperated in the past will be the same in the future. I believe that with Secretary Zhao’s ability, he can completely deal with it without me interfering. Don’t you think that the fewer people who know about the matters between the two families, the better?”

Yuan Shu adjusted her sitting posture and straightened her back.

She continued, “As the current decision maker of the Shi family, what I have to do is to let everything go according to plan instead of causing trouble. I just need to know what decisions I have to make instead of being proficient in everything.”

Yuan Shu had been in charge of the family for many years, so she naturally knew that it was much more effective to employ people than to do everything herself..