Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Fu Kexin went back feeling dizzy.

She didn't expect Xu Manman to praise her for being outstanding.

Being praised for her excellence by someone she admires made Fu Kexin feel incredibly happy.

She couldn't help but pat her head.

I really don't understand what she was thinking before, how she could have competed with Xu Manman for a man.

Xu Manman is clearly much better than men!

She was good-looking, with a pretty face and a great figure. She used to be too embarrassed to admit it, but she felt a little jealous.

But now, putting aside the filter of seeing her as a love rival, she simply adores this beautiful girl.

Her uncle had previously suggested that she be friends with Xu Manman, which she had scoffed at the time, but now she felt that her uncle had a discerning eye.

His uncle is amazing.

She could actually foresee the future! Now she just wants to be friends with Xu Manman, really good friends.

Fu Kexin only snapped out of her reverie when Zhang Shuli returned.

Knowing that she must have some scheme in meeting with Hawke, Fu Kexin decided to investigate.

"Aunt Zhang, why are you only coming back now? I was so worried. It's not safe for you to be alone so late."

Zhang Shuli's eyes flickered for a moment before she spoke.

"It's nothing, there are streetlights outside, it's not unsafe."

Fu Kexin chatted for a while but didn't get anything useful out of Zhang Shuli. Seeing that Zhang Shuli didn't want to talk anymore, she shut up.

Lying in bed, Zhang Shuli felt extremely conflicted.

Hawke said that Xu Manman's submitted plan was only half complete, and if the other half could not be found, it would be a breach of contract.

At that point, forget about any merits; they'll have to record several major demerits as well.

She bit her lip, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes. No matter how nice Hawke's words sounded, she knew that Xu Manman would indeed run into trouble if she took the plan.

But China will also face trouble.

Zhang Shuli turned over and thought of what Hawke had said: "Your performance this time was very poor, and there is no hope for promotion. But if you can help me get the business plan, I can give you 50 yuan."

That's 500,000; she'd never seen so much money in her life.

As she was leaving, Hawke placed a gold bar on the table. She didn't want it, but the other person turned and left.

Zhang Shuli still put the gold bars in her bag and carried them all the way back.

Perhaps she could target only Xu Manman without affecting the interests of the country.

She could do without the gold bars, but she wanted Xu Manman to pay the price.

If you were to ask what grudge she held against Xu Manman, it might be that she initially looked down on someone who was frequently mentioned by the person she liked.

The praise she couldn't get from Fu Wenyu, Xu Manman could easily get.

And her boss, who rarely praises people, always raves about Xu Manman.

Normally a very serious person, when it comes to praising Xu Manman, he almost becomes a chatterbox.

Originally, if Xu Manman had joined the investigation team, she should have been under her supervision...

Zhang Shuli just couldn't accept this disparity. She had put in so much effort to get to where she was today, starting as a lowly soldier.

Where is Xu Manman?

What did she give up?

He got into the Discipline Inspection Commission because of Captain Fei, and then, for fame and fortune, he hypocritically established a foundation.

She did all this for fame and fortune. Now everyone is praising her and wants to promote her. Isn't that exactly what she wanted?

Zhang Shuli felt that everyone had been deceived by Xu Manman, and they didn't know Xu Manman's true colors at all.

And she wanted to expose Xu Manman's hypocritical mask.

Early the next morning.

Fu Kexin got up to go out for dinner, only to find Zhang Shuli dressed and lying back in bed.

She looked puzzled. "Aunt Zhang, are we going out to eat?"

Zhang Shuli waved her hand: "I suddenly feel unwell in my stomach. You go ahead! Don't worry about me."

Fu Kexin gave her a suspicious look.

His complexion was rosy, his brows were relaxed, and he had a strong voice; he didn't look unwell at all.

However, she didn't expose him, but instead turned and left.

After Fu Kexin left, Zhang Shuli got up and went out to see Hawke first.

Return the gold bars to the other party.

Hawke was taken aback, somewhat surprised. He thought Zhang Shuli was going to reject him, but he didn't expect her to say that.

"I'll return the gold bars to you. I won't cooperate with you. As for dealing with Xu Manman, that's my own business."

This was the first time Hawke had met such a good person who could help him deal with Xu Manman and sabotage the cooperation without Hawke having to give anything in return.

He really thought Zhang Shuli's thought process was very strange and hard to understand.

Both are crimes, but one is a thankless and arduous crime, while the other at least offers gold bars as a reward. Even a fool would know to choose the second one!

She's worse than an idiot.

But that's fine too, since he's the one who benefits from it, he naturally won't specifically remind Zhang Shuli.

"I'm very curious about your plans."

Zhang Shuli snorted coldly: "That's none of your business."

After saying that, she left and went to Lu Chenzhou's door.

She saw Lu Chenzhou put the project proposal into a file bag yesterday, but he doesn't take the file bag with him when he goes out for breakfast.

She took out a wire, twisted it a few times inside the latch, and the door opened.

This is a skill she's had since she was a child.

When my family was poor, my grandma would lock the good food in the cupboard. When she was a child, she was greedy and started figuring out how to unlock the cupboard in order to get the good food.

Later, I heard from the village boy that he could pick the lock with a wire.

She studied with the other person for a long time and finally learned it.

From then on, she would secretly take food from the cupboard at home and eat it without ever being discovered.

Zhang Shuli never expected that the skill she had painstakingly practiced as a child would come in handy at this moment.

Upon entering the room, Lu Chenzhou's briefcase was placed on the table. She quickly stepped forward, unsure of its contents, but the cover was indeed the same as the one Xu Manman had handed over yesterday.

She casually opened it and flipped through it a couple of times, then her eyes gradually widened.

"No wonder Victor agreed to so many conditions, it turns out..."

At the restaurant, Fu Kexin came to eat and happened to see Xu Manman eating as well. Her eyes lit up and she walked over with her plate.

"Um, Xu Manman, can I sit down? I have something to tell you."

Xu Manman nodded, and Fu Kexin immediately sat down happily.

Fei Huainan glanced at Fu Kexin but didn't say anything; his expression was one of disdain.

Even though Fu Kexin has let go of the past, as long as liking Fei Huainan has no future, and she now thinks Xu Manman is a good person, she still goes to see Fei Huainan.

Of course, he didn't miss the look of disgust on the other person's face.

She turned her face away, feeling that she had been terribly wrong before. Given Fei Huainan's attitude towards her, even without Xu Manman, he would never have liked her.

Where did she get the audacity to think that Xu Manman stole the person she liked?!

Fortunately, she regained consciousness.

Fu Kexin took a deep breath and then recounted Zhang Shuli's performance that morning.

Finally, he asked, "Won't she be a threat to you?"