Chapter 867

Bai Heming's expression darkened as he watched Madeleine and Li Jingyu emerge from the hotel. Once they had left, he made a phone call. "Plans have changed," he said, his brow furrowed. "I had my sister get close to Li Jingyu, but I didn’t expect Li Xinman to suddenly interfere. If it were just Lin Qingqiu, she might have already agreed." "Don’t rush," came the amused voice of a woman on the other end. "Take it slow. We can’t let the Li family catch wind of anything. With Third Master Han’s downfall, too many businesses are implicated—this is our chance. Fu Wenxi is locked up for three years, and as her husband, you need to use that time to take control of Fu Corporation..." She urged Bai Heming to act quickly, to weaken Fu Corporation from within and seize it while Fu Wenxi was imprisoned. "I never expected Fu Wenxi would actually marry me just to protect Fu Corporation," Bai Heming sneered. "That woman is capable. She’s gambling big," the woman chuckled. "I’ll keep working on securin