She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

Su Mian walked in with a frosty expression. Her gaze swept coldly over Fu Xiuheng, and she snorted, "President Fu, are you leaving already? You think you can just walk away after failing to reach an agreement? Not so easy."

Fu Xiuheng was slightly taken aback, but then his face returned to its ambiguous smile. "President Su, are you here to see us off personally? I thought President Su disdained to deal with such trivial matters."

Su Mian walked to the conference table, slowly sat down, and stared sharply at Fu Xiuheng. "The cooperation conditions proposed by President Fu are truly eye-opening. Do you think Shenghai Group is easy to bully, and that you can take whatever you want from them?"

Fu Xiuheng crossed his arms, not backing down either, "President Su, you're exaggerating. I merely proposed a mutually beneficial cooperation plan, but Chairman Li doesn't seem to be able to accept it."

"Advantageous?" Su Mian curled her lips in a mocking smile. "What President Fu considers advantageous is that Sheng Hai Group will hand over its core technology, and then be trampled underfoot by your Fu Group? President Fu, you've certainly got a clever plan."

Fu Xiuheng's expression changed slightly, but he quickly concealed it. "President Su, you've misunderstood. I just wanted the two groups to cooperate better and develop together. After all, the game industry is highly competitive, and it's difficult for one company to stand firm for long."

"Hmph, joint development? Mr. Fu, you should stop with that rhetoric." Su Mian stood up, walked to Fu Xiuheng, and looked him straight in the eye. "I know the ambitions of the Fu Group, and I know your character, Fu Xiuheng. You just want to use this cooperation to suppress the Shenghai Group and then monopolize the market."

Fu Xiuheng was somewhat embarrassed and angry by Su Mian's words. He raised his voice, "President Su, don't make baseless accusations. Fu Group has always done things based on its own abilities. It's not as bad as you say."

Su Mian sneered, "Is that so? Then President Fu might as well think about what happened to all the companies that have cooperated with the Fu Group in the past. I don't want Shenghai Group to become a stepping stone for your Fu Group."

At this moment, the atmosphere in the reception room was extremely tense. Li An watched from the side, secretly cheering for Su Mian.

But a sense of worry couldn't help but arise in my heart.

The Fu family are all mad dogs. Su Mian just blurted out these words so casually. I'm afraid she'll push Fu Xiuheng too far, and who knows what he'll do next.

But Su Mian turned her head and winked at Li An.

Li An read the meaning in Su Mian's eyes almost instantly.

It seems that Lin Qingran sent him here.

Since it was Lin Qingran who made the decision, he didn't need to worry.

He immediately calmed down and sat quietly to the side to watch the show.

Fu Xiuheng took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He knew that the cooperation was not going to be reached today, and there was no point in continuing to argue. So he coldly said something.

"Since Chairman Li and President Su are so adamant, then this cooperation will have to be called off. However, I believe that Sheng Hai Group will regret today's decision in the future."

After saying that, he left the reception room without looking back.

Su Mian watched Fu Xiuheng's departing figure, a resolute glint in her eyes. "Hmph, regret? I'll see who'll be the one regretting it in the end."

After Fu Xiuheng left, Xiao Zhou leaned forward and whispered, "President Su, is it really alright to just send President Fu away like that?"

Su Mian frowned slightly. "Of course nothing's going to happen. Fu Xiuheng won't let this go so easily. We need to be careful. But your boss, Mr. Jiang, said that since the two families are bound to fall out sooner or later, we might as well break off relations now to avoid losing the initiative later. By the way, how's the investigation on Zhao Quanying's side going?"

Xiao Zhou quickly reported, "The investigation is still ongoing, and there are no new developments yet, but we should have news soon."

Su Mian nodded. "Yes, we need to hurry up with this. I have a feeling that Zhao Quanying is involved in something complicated, and she might even pose a threat to Shenghai Group."

Most importantly, we must not pose a threat to Lin Qingran.

It's already been a long and difficult journey for her to get to where she is now.

Xiao Zhou looked worried. "I will do my best."

Unbeknownst to the two, Lin Qingran's phone rang at that moment in the manor.

Lin Qingran, who was painting, was forced to stop. She took out her phone and saw that the caller ID showed an unknown number. A sense of foreboding washed over her. After hesitating for a moment, she answered the phone. A deep voice came from the other end of the line, "Lin Qingran, do you think you can escape? You and those around you will not have a good ending..."

Lin Qingran frowned, her face turned deathly pale, and her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. She forced herself to remain calm and spoke coldly into the phone.

"Who are you? You have the guts to do these things, but not the guts to give your name?"

A sinister laugh came from the other end of the phone, a sound that seemed to come from an endless abyss of darkness, sending chills down one's spine.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that you, Lin Qingran, and your so-called helpers will not escape this calamity. Aren't you investigating Zhao Quanying's matter? Keep investigating and see what kind of abyss you will drag yourselves into in the end."

Lin Qingran took a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calm. "No matter who you are, if you think you can scare me with these words, you've miscalculated. Now that I, Lin Qingran, have come this far, I won't be afraid of your underhanded methods."

"Is that so? We'll see." With that, the other party hung up the phone without any hesitation.

As Lin Qingran watched her phone screen go dark, her unease grew stronger.

Could it be that their actions have already caught Zhao Quanying's attention?

But now even Zhou Lan is avoiding her, so where does Zhao Quanying get the guts?

However, since the other party dared to make such a blatant threatening call, they must have something to rely on.

Lin Qingran took a deep breath and dialed Xiao Zhou's number.

"Let President Su go home first. You come over here. Be careful on the way."

Xiao Zhou rushed over and, seeing that Lin Qingran's expression was off, hurriedly asked her what was wrong.

"President Jiang, why did you call me over in such a hurry? Is something wrong?"

Lin Qingran slowly raised her head and briefly recounted the contents of the phone call.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhou's expression also turned serious.

"They're trying to intimidate us and make us back down."

Xiao Zhou's tone was heavy; they had been exposed.

After a long pause, Xiao Zhou couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"These people are too arrogant, Mr. Jiang, what should we do?"

"What do you think?" Lin Qingran turned her head slightly to look at Xiao Zhou.