Negotiations, they say, require a calm demeanor to avoid missing any tactical advantages.
Fu Dehan managed to maintain his composure, while Zhang Fuchun, despite her apparent failure, still controlled the situation.
"If you ask me, it's just this little bit of money. Let's just finish it, and from now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other. I won't see the children either!" Fu Dehan seized the opportunity.
He knew he had to gauge the right moment to present his terms and lure Zhang Fuchun into compliance.
As expected, Zhang Fuchun compromised.
Eighty thousand, let alone a million, was a trivial amount to her; it was not worth mentioning.
But the children were different; they were like a thunderclap in the sky, ready to explode at any moment.
With this in mind, she casually replied, "Okay! But..."
Her father was a businessman, and she had been influenced by him since childhood, always believing in keeping a contingency plan. To control Fu Dehan, she had to keep the money firmly in her own hands.
Fu Dehan remained silent, his eyes fixed on Zhang Fuchun, anticipating the condition she was about to state.
"But, I'll give you the money only after we get married! As soon as we get married, I'll give you the money immediately!"
For Fu Dehan, marriage was a matter of minutes.
"Okay! I agree."
Fu Dehan no longer haggled; in his mind, marriage was as easy as playing a game.
All of this was observed by Number Eleven. How could she let them have a happy ending so easily?
She gently blew a breath, and a terrifying thought entered Zhang Fuchun's mind.
"If you want to eliminate future trouble, the only way is to kill the children!"
This was a one-time solution, but would Fu Dehan agree? They were his own son and daughter.
"Then when do we get married?" Zhang Fuchun asked, her mind elsewhere.
"When there are no children, we'll get married!" Zhang Fuchun replied carelessly, without seemingly thinking it through.
"No children? What do you mean?" Fu Dehan was utterly confused by Zhang Fuchun's words. The children were already born, how could there be no children?
"Isn't what I said clear? I said: when there are no children, we'll get married!"
"This..."
Fu Dehan was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.
He truly had no way to deal with this situation.
Although he saw the children infrequently due to his work, and their relationship wasn't particularly close, his first instinct wasn't to get rid of them.
"What 'this'? If we can get rid of those two children, or sell them, then we won't have to worry about it anymore. Later, I'll have children with you, as many as you want!"
In his panic, Fu Dehan involuntarily fell into Zhang Fuchun's rhythm.
Zhang Fuchun was a few years younger than Li Feilin and came from a better family. She could afford to have three or five children.
The difference between two and five was significant.
"This... I need to think about it!" Fu Dehan did not immediately agree.
His hesitation gave Zhang Fuchun hope, while Soul Eleven saw Fu Dehan's depravity.
Liu Sandao had only detected the presence of Soul Eleven but was unaware of the conversation between Zhang Fuchun and Fu Dehan, thus not understanding their specific implementation plan.
What is irredeemable ruin? It is a trivial matter that causes them to bear a stigma that can never be removed.
Soul Eleven smiled happily. Her plan was proceeding exceptionally smoothly, thanks to the wolf-hearted treachery of this pair of scoundrels.
When Liu Sandao met Bai Suxiang, he told her that there was a soul spirit in Feitian Huafu.
"What should we do? Why didn't you kill it?" Bai Suxiang asked.
Although they say all beings are equal and heaven is merciful; knowing that a soul spirit is an evil entity, specifically created to do evil, why not kill it from the beginning? That way, everyone wouldn't have to live in fear.
"Killing it is naturally easy. But if we kill it, will they send another soul spirit, even more evil than this one? Or will they change their strategy and send several soul spirits to cause trouble?" Liu Sandao explained patiently.
"This? But..." Bai Suxiang didn't know what to say.
"For now, we can only wait for the opportune moment when Fu Qing transcends the tribulation. Once the time is right, she can be killed; after that critical juncture, Fu Qing will be out of danger, and no other evil spirits will be targeting her." Liu Sandao finished, and then he instructed Bai Suxiang to keep a close eye on Fu Qing these days and to stay as far away from Feitian Huafu as possible.
Back at Feitian Huafu, Fu Dehan was again filled with anxiety.
Li Feilin called again about the money, and Zhang Fuchun, like a cunning old fox, wouldn't let go until she saw the results.
This put him in a very passive position regarding getting the money.
If he couldn't get the money, Li Feilin would hand over the child to him to raise, and Zhang Fuchun adamantly refused to raise the child; to get the money, he had to get married, and the prerequisite for marriage was to get rid of the children.
Both issues converged on one point: the children.
As long as there were no children, all problems would be easily solved.
This caused Fu Dehan's thoughts to inevitably shift towards the children.
His vision was limited. Although he was adept at dealing with women, he was far more ordinary when it came to handling other matters. Otherwise, he wouldn't be nearly forty and still have achieved nothing.
"Yes, it's no good. Let's sell the two children! That would also be considered finding them homes." Fu Dehan's inner struggle was intense.
With this intention, he focused his attention on the two children.
On the other hand, to gain Zhang Fuchun's trust, he shared his plan with her, even including a backup plan. That was, if they couldn't find buyers, they would deal with the children directly.
Zhang Fuchun was very pleased with these plans and even treated Fu Dehan to an extra meal. To better implement the plan, Zhang Fuchun, for the first time, agreed to let Fu Dehan bring the children to Feitian Huafu. However, she stipulated that he must notify her in advance whenever they were coming, so she could avoid the children.
Those who knew understood she was avoiding the children; those who didn't might have thought Zhang Fuchun was avoiding a plague god!
They were falling step by step into the path designed by Soul Eleven.
"Hello! What's wrong? I'm in the hospital!" Li Feilin said upon receiving Fu Dehan's call.
Bai Suxiang and Liu Sandao were also there; they were visiting Li Feilin's mother that day. Her mother's condition had stabilized slightly, and they were now waiting for money to perform surgery.
"Okay, I'll come over to pick them up this afternoon!" Li Feilin said, hanging up the phone.
"Who is it, and why are they coming this afternoon?" Li Feilin's mother asked gently.
Lying down, she probably didn't have much strength. Her voice was not loud.
"It's Fu Dehan. He said he's coming to pick up the children to play this afternoon!"
"What? Someone who has never cared for the children before, could he have some malicious intentions and plan to sell them?"