Jiang Mengxin looked at Su Wanran very seriously and carefully, and then chuckled.
Su Wanran was confused. Why were you laughing at such a tense moment?
Jiang Mengxin shrugged and said, "Actually, I told you long ago that I don't like Lu Ming at all. I was only with him because of my grandfather's dying wish. So, if my good friend likes him, I don't mind giving him up."
This sounded as if Lu Ming was an object that could be given away casually.
However...
Jiang Mengxin changed her tone and said, "Saying is saying, laughing is laughing. Lu Ming is a person, not an object, nor my slave. It's not that I can give him to you if I want to. This matter still needs Lu Ming's personal consent. If he doesn't want to be with you, then I can't do anything about it. Emotions can't be forced."
As she spoke, she took out her phone and dialed Lu Ming.
Seeing this, Su Wanran was completely stunned. What was going on?
After a few rings, the call was connected.
Lu Ming's voice came from the other end: "Hello, Mengxin, what's up?"
Jiang Mengxin said casually, "I want to discuss something with you. Wanran just told me she likes you. And I also think you two are quite suitable. Why don't you break up with me, annul the engagement, and marry Wanran? Wanran has a good background, a good education, and good looks. Most importantly, she has a great figure. She's more than enough for you. What do you think? Consider it?"
While saying this, Jiang Mengxin could maintain her composure at first, but the further she spoke, the faster her heart beat.
For some reason, Jiang Mengxin felt a pang of sadness.
This shouldn't be.
She didn't like Lu Ming, and she had wanted to separate from this scoundrel many times. But now that the opportunity was here, why did she still feel a bit... reluctant.
Su Wanran was equally nervous.
Up to this point, Su Wanran's feelings for Lu Ming had always been one-sided. She had no idea how Lu Ming felt about her.
Lu Ming on the other end of the line fell into a long silence.
Jiang Mengxin and Su Wanran were so nervous and awkward that they dared not breathe. The office was eerily quiet.
Every second felt like a year!
Finally, Jiang Mengxin couldn't stand it anymore. Her relaxed and casual attitude disappeared completely. She anxiously and loudly questioned, "Lu Ming, are you mute? Answer me! Wanran likes you now, so tell me, do you want to break up with me and marry her?"
This time, Lu Ming didn't keep her waiting.
Lu Ming replied directly: "Mengxin, you are my fiancée."
Hearing this, Jiang Mengxin immediately turned her back to Su Wanran, fearing that Su Wanran would see the tears in her eyes.
She held back her tears and said, "Lu Ming, you need to think clearly. If you miss this village, you won't find this shop! Wanran is such an excellent girl, you won't find another like her even with a lantern. If you give her up, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
Lu Ming chuckled, "I don't regret it."
"Beep, beep, beep..."
On the other end of the line, Lu Ming hung up the phone directly without saying anything more.
Meanwhile.
Jiang Mengxin's heart was like a flower blooming in spring, filled with happiness and radiating brilliance.
She wiped her eyes.
She turned to Su Wanran and said, "You heard it all. It's not that I'm unwilling to let go, it's that Lu Ming is unwilling to leave me. He's just a sycophant, always sticking to me. I can't help it, my charm is just that great."
Su Wanran smiled and said, "I guessed this would be the outcome. But it's okay, I won't be discouraged. As long as you are in Fog City, I will have hope. Mengxin, you have to be careful in the coming days. I'm going to snatch Lu Ming away!"
Jiang Mengxin was also speechless. It was the first time she had seen such a woman.
Boldly snatching someone else's fiancé!
Jiang Mengxin was not to be outdone, "Alright, I'll wait and see how you'll snatch him."
Su Wanran smiled, and deliberately puffed out her chest, saying, "Mengxin, don't forget, in terms of figure, I'm better than you."
Jiang Mengxin rolled her eyes, "Does having large breasts mean you have a good figure? Then wouldn't all the cows in the dairy farm have excellent figures?"
Neither of them conceded to the other.
A battle for Lu Ming officially began!
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Lu Ming hung up the phone, chuckled, and shook his head, not knowing how to describe his current mood.
He had actually seen through Su Wanran's intentions, but he hadn't expected her to be so bold as to confess her feelings to Jiang Mengxin directly. Tsk tsk, he had to say, Su Wanran was indeed a simple girl with no ulterior motives.
The more this was the case, the more Lu Ming could not hurt her.
As he was thinking, Shen Ziyin next to him timidly said, "Brother Lu, are you done with your call? Is it my turn to speak?"
Lu Ming nodded and said, "Go ahead. Why were you so eager to call me over? Did you get any news?"
Shen Ziyin was one of the many gigolos kept by the Fan family – Fan Xiaoyun. He had been controlled by Lu Ming before and was placed by Fan Xiaoyun's side as a spy. He hadn't expected to get news so quickly.
Indeed, grasping the 'bedside person' was the most effective.
Shen Ziyin didn't speak directly, but first asked, "Um... if the information I provide this time is effective, can you give me the antidote?"
Lu Ming had poisoned Shen Ziyin and agreed to give him an antidote every week.
Shen Ziyin was anxious and wanted to exchange the news for the antidote earlier.
Lu Ming chuckled, "You tell me first, and I'll judge. If the information you provide is indeed useful, I will give you the antidote."
"Thank you, thank you!" Shen Ziyin leaned closer to Lu Ming and whispered, "Last night, Fan Xiaoyun chose me to serve her. After we finished, someone under her reported news, and I overheard it. It was mainly about business dealings, nothing out of the ordinary, except for one strange thing... Fan Xiaoyun asked her subordinates to go to the Yangtze River to buy Copper Fish from fishermen! And I heard very clearly, Fan Xiaoyun said, 'The children are very weak recently and need Copper Fish to replenish their strength.'"
This was interesting.
Everyone knew that Fan Xiaoyun was naturally infertile and hated children the most.
So, the question was, who were the 'children' she was referring to?
It couldn't be the gigolos like Shen Ziyin, could it?
Usually, Shen Ziyin and the others replenished their strength with goji berries, red dates, and ginseng. They never needed Copper Fish, and had never even heard of it.
Shen Ziyin said, "Brother Lu, how was my news?"
Lu Ming leaned back on the sofa, thinking.
Copper Fish were not like the edible fish on the market; they were a very special type of fish.
The skin of Copper Fish was very tough, and the meat was extremely bitter and difficult to chew. They were almost devoid of nutrients, making them completely unsuitable for cooking.
Under normal circumstances, no one would want to eat them.
However, Copper Fish were not entirely useless. At least they had one great use: to replenish blood!
Copper Fish were very active daily, and their gallbladders were excellent medicinal ingredients for nourishing Yin and replenishing blood. Generally, women could use the gallbladder of Copper Fish to replenish blood during their menstrual cycle.
The effect was very good.
However, Copper Fish were very rare and lived in the turbulent areas of the Yangtze River, making them extremely difficult to catch, thus their price was very high.
A single Copper Fish would cost at least two thousand yuan.
Therefore, not many women could afford Copper Fish gallbladders, let alone use them to replenish blood every month.
Lu Ming muttered to himself, "Normally, for blood replenishment, brown sugar water, red dates, etc., would suffice. There's no need for Copper Fish gallbladders. This thing strongly replenishes blood and is suitable for patients with severe deficiency of Qi and blood. Fan Xiaoyun can still have intercourse with gigolos, so she definitely wouldn't be anemic, otherwise she would die on the bed. She must be using it for someone else. And she even said 'children,' could these children be..."
Lu Ming thought of two names: Chen Xian and Xia Rongrong.
These two five-year-old girls were confirmed to have been tricked away by Fan Xiaoyun.
Perhaps, more than just two children were tricked away by Fan Xiaoyun, and even more!
Lu Ming was puzzled.
What exactly was Fan Xiaoyun planning? After tricking the children away, what did she do to them? Now she was buying Copper Fish gallbladders to replenish their blood, indicating that the children must be severely deficient in Qi and blood.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
If something went wrong, by the time Lu Ming found Chen Xian, she might have already become a 'human husk.'
Lu Ming looked at Shen Ziyin and asked, "Do you know where Fan Xiaoyun's subordinates buy Copper Fish?"
Shen Ziyin chuckled and nodded affirmatively, "Others might not know, but I do! Brother Lu, can I borrow your phone? I'll set up the map navigation for you."
Lu Ming handed him the phone.
Shen Ziyin opened the map and confirmed the location, "It's here! Some fishermen here owe money to the Fan family and have to catch Copper Fish for them every month."
Lu Ming glanced at the location and kept it in mind.
"You did a good job this time."
As he spoke, Lu Ming took out a small bottle from his pocket, containing three small black pills.
Lu Ming said, "I'm giving you three antidotes at once. After taking them, you won't suffer from poisoning for at least a month."
Shen Ziyin was extremely excited. Without a word, he opened the bottle and swallowed all three pills. He wiped his mouth and said, "Brother Lu, don't worry, I will do my best to serve you. Please also make the remaining 7 antidotes as soon as possible. Please don't let me die from poisoning."
Lu Ming smiled.
This person was indeed interesting, so afraid of death. However, it was precisely because Shen Ziyin was afraid of death that he was easy to control.
He patted Shen Ziyin on the shoulder, "Don't worry, as long as you work for me, I won't let you die."
With that said.
Lu Ming got up and left.
Shen Ziyin bowed deeply behind him and said loudly, "Goodbye, Brother Lu!!!"
Exiting the KTV.
Dragon King drove the car over and stopped in front of Lu Ming.
Open the door, get in the car.
Lu Ming gave the address to Dragon King and said, "Hurry up and get there. This is a very important clue. Perhaps we can find out why Fan Xiaoyun is kidnapping young girls because of this."
Dragon King nodded, stepped on the accelerator, and sped away.
They drove like lightning.
Heading towards the riverbank.