A moment.
Ou Ziqing walked into the room, looking at Leng Xue, a smile on her face as she asked with concern, "Xue'er, how are you feeling today?"
Then, seeing Wen Yan standing beside her, she said enthusiastically, "Miss Wen is here too."
Now, he already owned the shares of five Cold family directors. As long as he obtained the shares in Leng Xue's hands, he would be the president of the Cold Corporation.
He had waited for this day for too long.
Wen Yan's tone was calm, "I came to see Madam Leng."
Leng Xue looked at the man striding towards her, her hands clenched slightly, forcing back the grief in her heart as she spoke, "The same as always. Have you finished handling your family matters?"
Ou Ziqing smiled, sat beside her, and reached out to touch Leng Xue's hand, her voice gentle, "I was worried about your illness, so I hurried to finish and came back."
Leng Xue could hardly imagine that the man who seemed to not compete for anything and spoke sweet words to coax her actually had a vicious heart.
A flicker of grief crossed her eyes, and she said nothing.
Ou Ziqing felt that Leng Xue was a little off, but he remembered the purpose of his return and said, "Xue'er, can you give me your shares? I want to do a project."
"Didn't you say before that you just wanted to be with me? Why do you suddenly want to do a project now?" Leng Xue desperately wanted to tear off Ou Ziqing's hypocritical mask.
Ou Ziqing's expression changed, and a gentle look appeared in his eyes, "Xue'er, I did want to be with you all the time before, but I recently discovered that a man still needs to have a career to provide a reliance for the woman he loves."
Leng Xue sneered upon hearing this, "Ziqing, I think you don't just want a career, you also want the Cold Corporation and my life!"
Ou Ziqing's pupils contracted upon hearing this, "Xue'er, what are you talking about! Don't you understand my feelings for you?"
Had Leng Xue discovered something?
Wen Yan looked at the man's back, Ou Ziqing was too good at hiding; he had been waiting for an opportunity.
If she hadn't discovered Ou Ziqing's scheme earlier, Ou Ziqing might have really tricked Leng Xue into giving him her shares.
Leng Xue gave a bitter smile, "Ziqing, we've known each other for so many years, and it turns out I never understood you. Your ambition is greater than everything, including me."
"Let's get a divorce."
Ou Ziqing's expression changed drastically, and he grabbed Leng Xue's hand, saying, "Xue'er, did someone say something to you? I have always been sincere with you. I just want to use your shares to do a project. If you don't agree, then consider me to have not said anything. I will not divorce."
Leng Xue stared at the man in front of her, "Even now, you still want to lie to me?"
Ou Ziqing pretended to be nonchalant, "Xue'er, I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Do you truly not understand, or are you pretending not to understand, Mr. Ou?" Wen Yan found this kind of man utterly disgusting.
Ou Ziqing was stunned for a moment. When he turned to look at Wen Yan, the gentle gaze he had moments ago turned cold, "What do you mean, Miss Wen?"
Wen Yan exposed his true colors, "Mr. Ou used Madam Leng's love for you to poison her daily in her cup, causing her health to deteriorate."
"After that, he even sowed discord between Leng Xunze and Madam Leng, causing them to drift further apart."
Ou Ziqing's expression turned ugly, "Miss Wen, don't speak nonsense. I love my wife dearly, how could I possibly sow discord between her and Leng Xunze? As for poisoning, that's even more slanderous."
No matter how this woman knew these things, she couldn't be allowed to leave alive.
Leng Xue was seriously ill in bed, and he had plenty of ways to get the shares.
Wen Yan sneered, "Mr. Ou says I'm slandering him. Then I'd like to ask, after Madam Leng stopped taking the medicine you bought, why did you lie to your daughter, saying it was medicine to replenish qi and blood for Madam Leng, when in fact it was to continue poisoning Madam Leng!"
Ou Ziqing's face became even uglier. He immediately retorted, "Miss Wen, I don't seem to have any enmity with you. What is your purpose in slandering me so much in front of my wife?"
Wen Yan felt that Ou Ziqing was truly cunning at this moment. She walked to the bedside table and picked up the black medicine bag, "When the doctor examined Madam Leng's body, he explicitly stated that this bag contains not medicine to replenish qi and blood, but poison. Mr. Ou, do you still say the doctor is talking nonsense?"
Ou Ziqing was instantly speechless. He hadn't expected that everything he had painstakingly built would be ruined by a young girl.
Leng Xue's voice was indifferent, "Ziqing, why did you do this?"
Ou Ziqing's lips curved slightly, and he tore off his disguise, looking at Leng Xue, "Xue'er, you actually ask me why I did this. Don't you understand?"
Leng Xue was confused by his words.
Seeing Leng Xue remain silent, Ou Ziqing gave a self-deprecating laugh, "You are so outstanding, but what about me! In front of that man, no matter how much I did, you never noticed. Do you know how painful my heart was? It was only after that man left your life that I had the opportunity to enter your world. But I knew you didn't love me; you just hated that man. Love is as deep as hate. You were just using me as his shadow."
"But I didn't care. I believed that one day you would see that I loved you. But in the end, you still couldn't forget that man. And because I had no power or influence, I was always looked down upon by others. Do you know how painful I was then? It was from then on that I endured people privately calling me a kept man, I endured Leng Xunze's disgusted gaze, all for the day when everyone would look at me with respect!"
Leng Xue turned her head and looked at Ou Ziqing's almost frantic roar, and said in explanation, "But I never cared about these things."
Ou Ziqing sneered, "You don't care. You've lived in the upper echelons since you were a child, so of course you don't care. But I hate being a substitute."
Wen Yan asked with some confusion, "You want power and influence, but why did you attack Madam Leng?"
Ou Ziqing looked at her, "Because of hate. I hate that she looked down on me, I hate that she always had that man in her heart. Even though we had two children, she still couldn't let go of that man."
"Didn't she love that man? After I got everything, I'll let her reunite with that man!"
Leng Xue's heart ached intensely as she said, "If I had known you thought this way, I wouldn't have married you. I misjudged you."
Ou Ziqing said coldly, "It was you who made me realize the importance of power and influence. Xue'er, before you die, give me your shares, and then I can become the president of the Cold Corporation. At that time, I will crush Leng Xunze severely!"
"Shares? You can forget about getting them!" Leng Xue said through gritted teeth.
Ou Ziqing's gaze turned cold, "Xue'er, then don't blame me. As long as we don't divorce, your shares are mine. I'll let you reunite with that man now."
As he spoke, he took out a dagger from his sleeve.
Seeing this, Wen Yan quickly sent a message to Leng Xunze: Husband, come to the old house quickly!