Chapter 256: Not killing the chicken to warn the monkey, just testing if the blade is sharp

Lady Qi has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; although she speaks harshly, she still feels responsible for managing things when necessary.

Shi Youxuan received an invitation from Lady Qi, inviting her to go shopping together.

Originally, she did not want to go, but having been pestered by her daughter for days, she had no other choice; it was a good opportunity to go out and clear her mind, so she agreed.

After the two met, they had barely walked two steps when Lady Qi started complaining of being tired and wanting to rest, yet she refused to find just any place to sit.

Instead, she insisted on dragging her to a coffee shop two streets away to have coffee and take a break.

Lady Qi is not someone good at hiding her emotions; from the moment they met, Shi Youxuan felt something was off, as her gaze was evasive and she kept trying to curry favor.

She stopped in her tracks, refusing to walk any further, and said straight to the point: "Whatever you have to say, say it here; there is no need to go to such a formal place."

Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Lady Qi told the truth: "It is my cousin who wants to see you, but he was afraid you wouldn't agree to meet him, so he asked me to lie about shopping to get you out here. Please don't be angry."

Shi Youxuan was angry.

She pulled a long face: "No. In the future, don't bring just anyone—good or bad—to me. Alisha was already driven out because of your cousin; what else does he want? Is there no end to this?"

That Alisha was a man in disguise was something only Shi Youxuan and Zhu Yiwen knew; although she liked Lady Qi's straightforward personality, she would not tell her about such matters.

Their relationship had not reached that level.

"It's not about that... Let me ask you, is Xuanran Silk yours?"

Shi Youxuan understood now; so it was about this.

"Let's go, I will go with you to see your cousin."

When they arrived at the coffee shop, Jiao Enyu was already waiting anxiously, looking left and right.

Seeing his cousin bring Lady Zhu over, he was as happy as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, grabbing Shi Youxuan's hand and begging incessantly: "Lady Zhu, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. I already apologized on television for what happened last time; can't you just let us off?"

They were still out in public, and there were quite a few people in the coffee shop; what was the meaning of him boldly grabbing her hand like this?

If word got out, it wouldn't sound good, and what would happen to Shi Youxuan's reputation!

"Let go, let's talk properly."

"Lady Zhu, you promise me you'll let the Jiao Family go, and then I'll let go!" Jiao Enyu was actually acting like a rogue.

Lady Qi was furious; her cousin was acting so shamelessly now, and it was causing her to lose face.

She stepped forward and stomped hard—her slender high heel landed on her cousin's big toe; Jiao Enyu felt the pain and reflexively let go, and Shi Youxuan turned and left.

"Hey, Lady Zhu, don't go..." He was anxious, regretting having done that just now.

He had done it on purpose just now, not only to disgust Shi Youxuan but also to let her know that the Jiao Family was not someone she could deal with as she pleased; they would fight back and were not easy to bully.

But he hadn't expected his cousin to suddenly jump in, and before he could disgust her enough, he let her run away.

The boss's office.

Sheng Hanyu and Wang Yong sat in front of the monitors, taking in everything that had just happened.

Wang Yong was so angry he wanted to have someone cripple him immediately: "This brat is tired of living, daring to touch anyone's woman... No, at the very least, I have to chop off two of his claws."

Wang Yong was a man of his word and immediately went to order someone to do it.

Sheng Hanyu felt that chopping off hands was too cruel, so he instructed: "Don't let the brothers get blood on their hands. He used his right hand to grab her just now, so just sever the tendons in his right hand."

"That works too, we'll do as you say, Brother."

Shi Youxuan walked out of the main entrance, her face livid with anger.

Does he think I'm a sick cat just because the tiger isn't showing its power?

She prepared to give the Jiao Family a taste of her power; that silk company indeed wasn't started by her, but that didn't mean she didn't have other ways to make the Jiao Family go bankrupt!

Lady Qi chased after her and didn't apologize, only leaving behind one sentence: "I was blind in my eyes and my heart before; from now on, I won't care about his affairs anymore. Whatever you do to him won't be excessive; I won't interfere."

After saying this, Lady Qi left in a huff; she was even angrier than Shi Youxuan.

Seeing her like this, half of Shi Youxuan's own anger dissipated, and she said righteously: "You were the one who arranged the meeting, and now you want to just walk away? No, you have to treat me to a meal, and I haven't even had my coffee yet."

"I'll treat, I'll treat, I'll treat!"

Lady Qi agreed repeatedly, and the two found another restaurant to eat and chat.

Shi Youxuan didn't want to lose this friend, and secondly, she needed to clarify that matter.

During the meal, she told Lady Qi that although Xuanran Silk was named after her and her daughter, it had nothing to do with the Zhu Family.

She would not see anyone from the Jiao Family again, and asked Lady Qi to pass that on.

Lady Qi had seen everything that happened just now with her own eyes, so naturally, there was no reason for her to disagree.

After the meal, neither of them had the heart to continue shopping, so they prepared to part ways and go home.

At this moment, Lady Qi received a phone call; after listening, her expression was one of great shock, and she hurriedly said goodbye to Shi Youxuan and left!

It was only the next day, after reading the news in the paper, that Shi Youxuan learned about Jiao Enyu's tendons being severed.

Not long after the news came out, Zhu Yiwen returned.

After returning, he didn't speak, only gave Shi Youxuan a look, and she understood and followed him into the Study; after closing the door, Zhu Yiwen asked: "This matter..."

"That person did it."

He nodded: "Xuanran Silk is also his; he is killing the chicken to warn the monkey."

Shi Youxuan shook her head: "No, you don't understand that person. He would never use the 'killing the chicken to warn the monkey' tactic; killing the chicken is just testing the blade, nothing more."

Shi Youxuan truly understood Sheng Hanyu; that was exactly what he thought.

And the "blade test" was very successful!

The Jiao Family was about to collapse and had already issued news of transferring the company in the papers.

Jiao Enyu was the only son of the Jiao Family; this time his tendons were severed, and if something happened again, the old couple wouldn't be able to bear it.

They would rather lose the business than lose their son.

Zhu Yiwen still had a faint smile, but his eyes were much more solemn than usual.

Sheng Hanyu had beaten the Jiao Family into a state of having no power to parry in such a short time, even forcing them to withdraw from the L Country silk market, which made him have to re-evaluate this person's strength.

This person is stronger than she imagined.

Shi Youxuan sat on the sofa, staring blankly at a newspaper, when Zhu Yiwen suddenly said, "Madam, are you interested in silk?"

"What are you trying to do?"

Zhu Yiwen wanted Shi Youxuan to take over the Jiao Family silk company and stand on equal footing with Sheng Hanyu.

She stared at Zhu Yiwen as if she didn't recognize him: "Are you sick? I can't even avoid him fast enough; if I take over the silk company, will I still be able to avoid him?"

"If you can't avoid him, then don't. Sheng Hanyu can be ruthless toward the Jiao Family, but could he be ruthless toward you? You just need to hold a nominal position at the company; you won't have to do anything else, I will do it."

Thus, Shi Youxuan understood; she understood what Zhu Yiwen wanted to do.

He wanted to use her to fight against Sheng Hanyu; with her in front, Sheng Hanyu would be afraid to act rashly, so he would be guaranteed to win!

She suddenly felt very uncomfortable inside.

Although it is the nature of a businessman to value profit, this was too cold and callous.

Although the two were only a married couple in name, they were also partners and could even be considered friends who had shared life and death.

After all, they had lived under the same roof for five years, yet now, for the sake of making money, he pushed her out without the slightest hesitation, purely for profit, without considering her feelings in the slightest.

"I want to leave L Country," she said suddenly.