"You think I'm making things difficult for you?" Fu Siye raised his eyes, interrupting Mu Yinyin's words. A half-smile played on his lips, yet there was a hint of coldness.
Mu Yinyin's lips turned cold. She looked at the man and stated frankly, "Mr. Fu, behaving like this makes it hard not to be misunderstood. Moreover, I've already canceled my other appointments to meet with you. Isn't that enough to show my sincerity?"
She laid it all out, word by word.
Her emotions were also evident on her face.
Fu Siye's lips curved into a more pronounced sneer. "If you're unhappy, we can also terminate our cooperation."
He was clearly smiling, and the words themselves were ordinary. Yet, they sent a chill and a sharp edge through Mu Yinyin.
This man truly showed no consideration for their past connection!
Mu Yinyin smiled, continuing to control her emotions. "I'm not unhappy. Since you wish for me to improve, Mr. Fu, I will naturally do as you wish. Tell me, what is the maximum grace period you can offer?"
For the sake of cooperation, she could back down.
However, in Fu Siye's eyes, Mu Yinyin's ability to suppress her emotions for the sake of cooperation indicated just how much she valued it.
She was now the CEO of Fanxing, and she desperately wanted Fanxing to develop better.
Therefore, using Fu Shi's influence as a stepping stone, and simultaneously contacting Mu Shi through her subordinates, everything could be justified.
With this thought, Fu Siye's mind involuntarily conjured the image of Nan Shiqing, pale-faced and conscious after her rescue.
The doctor had said that if Nan Shiqing had been sent any later, she would have lost her life.
"You will come with me to the hospital to apologize to Shiqing, and simultaneously hold a press conference stating that this was your instruction..."
"Fu Siye, how could you say such a thing?"
Before Fu Siye could finish his sentence, Mu Yinyin coldly and angrily interrupted.
Her dark eyes fixed on Fu Siye, filled with coldness and profound disappointment.
At that moment, she understood Fu Siye's intentions.
She was to apologize to Nan Shiqing and hold a press conference to take all the blame, thus clearing Nan Shiqing's name.
This was the price for continuing the cooperation?
Fu Siye, however, appeared unfazed. He spoke calmly and coldly, "Why can't I speak the truth?"
"The truth?" Mu Yinyin was once again amused by his audacity.
She even coldly retorted, "What do you call the truth? The conversation Luo Gang had with Ms. He Xia has been released through surveillance footage, and the audio has been recorded. Fu Siye, you can protect Nan Shiqing, I don't care who you like, but I hope you are speaking the truth with your eyes open, not uttering falsehoods."
In the office, Mu Yinyin had initially just wanted to discuss cooperation with Fu Siye, her emotions largely restrained. But what about Fu Siye?
His words were becoming increasingly outrageous.
She was a person!
She could not tolerate Fu Siye's accusatory and condemning tone and gaze.
"Mu Yinyin, do you want to delve deeper into this?"
Fu Siye narrowed his eyes, his tone stern and sharp.
He had assumed Mu Yinyin would stop at nothing for this cooperation, even enduring an apology. He hadn't expected her to retort. Was this her supposed restraint? Hmph—
Mu Yinyin immediately let out a cold, mocking laugh. "I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I be afraid of further investigation? Fu Siye, you believe Nan Shiqing's one-sided story and pin all the blame on me. How do you know everything was my doing?"
"You should know that it was they, mother and daughter, who held the press conference, not me, Mu Yinyin. Nan Shiqing says it was all me, and you believe her. Whatever I say, you deem wrong. Otherwise, let's go to the police station together and let them investigate?"
Honestly, she hadn't intended to say so much to Fu Siye, but she was truly furious.
To use an apology as leverage for cooperation.
What a joke!
No matter how important this cooperation was to her, if it meant bowing and apologizing to Nan Shiqing, and taking all the blame, she would rather forgo the cooperation!
"Mu Yinyin, are you saying the joke isn't big enough yet?" Fu Siye hurled the words at her, his expression laced with a dark, cold fury.
He added, "Don't think I won't touch you just because Grandma likes you."
This time, it was fortunate that Nan Shiqing was rescued.
But what about next time?
Would the next incident result in Nan Shiqing's death?
Mu Yinyin, however, burst into laughter as if she had heard the greatest joke. "Fu Siye, is that how you see me in your eyes?"
Clearly, He Xia was the one causing trouble, yet Nan Shiqing's tears had somehow turned it into her making a spectacle?
Mu Shi, the Mu family, were already controlled by He Xia and Nan Shiqing. If Nan Shiqing were her blood sister, and thus entitled to a share of the family fortune, she might not have had much to say. But Nan Shiqing had no relation to her whatsoever?
Why should all of this fall into the hands of them, mother and daughter?
"Isn't it? You hired internet trolls, used videos to incite public condemnation against them, making everyone believe she was plagiarizing and forcing them to apologize. A typical public statement usually has someone supporting them..."
The more he spoke, every word was a defense of Nan Shiqing.
But she didn't want to hear him continue.
She raised her hand, coldly interrupting him. "If you think I hired internet trolls, then go to the police. Let the cyber police investigate the IP addresses, alright?"
"You keep talking about Nan Shiqing's situation. Why don't you directly acknowledge Nan Shiqing's relationship with you? With your protection, Mr. Fu, surely those who lack judgment wouldn't be so clueless, would they?"
"Mr. Fu, if the plan needs revision, I will revise it and send it to you immediately. If you wish to continue the cooperation, let's discuss it in three days. If not, then this is the end of it. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Mu Yinyin was genuinely emotional. After speaking, she turned and left, paying no mind to Fu Siye still being in her office.
Fu Siye did not follow, but his voice carried a coldness and impatience, even a tone of condemnation—
"Mu Yinyin, are you still so righteous even after making a mistake?"
"I don't want this matter to escalate further, which is why I haven't reported it to the police. I also hope you'll learn your lesson. If there's a next time, I won't..."
However, before he could finish, Mu Yinyin, who had stopped in her tracks, interrupted him again. "Don't, please don't. You can proceed as you see fit right now. But Fu Siye, I must remind you of one thing: Fanxing's latest product has been plagiarized. Regarding the patent, I will inevitably sue Mu Shi according to the law. If you come to me to plead on behalf of Nan Shiqing at that time..."
Mu Yinyin did not finish her sentence, letting out a cold laugh.
Fu Siye understood Mu Yinyin's implication: if she were proven innocent, she would show no mercy when pursuing Nan Shiqing's responsibility!