"How would I know?" Tang Xu said helplessly.
He racked his brain, but couldn't figure out who wanted him dead.
"In how I deal with people, I never provoke conflict. If you must find someone with whom I have a conflict, it's you."
Tang Xiaomin was the only person Tang Xu had any animosity towards; there was no one else.
If Tang Xiaomin wanted him dead, she wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics like poisoning.
It was like an unknown danger lurking in the darkness; neither of them knew who it was.
Tang Xiaomin recalled the accident at school and connected it to Tang Xu's situation.
The expression on her face gradually turned serious, as she reluctantly thought of a certain person.
Just then, Zhong Li called.
After listening to Zhong Li's report, Tang Xiaomin's previous conjecture was confirmed.
She cast a cold glance at Tang Xu.
"Since you don't want to die, don't get better too quickly."
Tang Xu, being extremely intelligent, understood Tang Xiaomin's words immediately.
She had shown him a way to survive.
Tang Xiaomin was tough on the outside but soft on the inside. The more she acted like this, the more unsettled Tang Xu felt.
What inhumane things had he done to her for Tang Yiyi's sake?
Seeing Tang Xu's ashen face, Zhang Meiyu became worried.
"Tang Xu, how are you? If you feel unwell, you must say so. You absolutely cannot endure it alone."
Tang Xu's nose felt a sting, and he shook his head.
"By the way, I heard from Big Brother that you are now living in her villa."
Speaking of this, Zhang Meiyu sighed.
"Xiaomin couldn't bear to see me living in a rental, so she arranged for me to live in a small villa near Xianfu Group. Tang Yu and Tang Ye have also moved in, and she has handed over the Tang Corporation to Tang Yu to manage."
"We have wronged her too much. Thinking about it, I feel terrible."
Tang Yu patted Zhang Meiyu's shoulder.
"Mom, didn't we agree to look forward? The past is the past. If we make amends to her properly, I believe she will feel it."
Speaking of making amends, Tang Xu felt even worse.
He had been sentenced to six years and could only spend it in a dark, sunless prison.
He had wronged her, and when he wanted to make amends, he found he could do nothing.
Months had passed, and she was still so indifferent to him. She must still hate him.
The way she looked at him was different from how she looked at his older brother and mother.
What else could he do?
Just as Tang Xu was sinking into sadness, Tang Yu reminded him.
"The prison is not safe right now, so you should try to stay in the hospital for as long as possible."
Tang Xu nodded and began his performance.
One minute later, he was sent to the ICU, where, in addition to medical staff, a prosecutor monitored him around the clock.
...
Meanwhile, Tang Xiaomin drove to an old district to meet Zhong Li.
"Miss Tang, this Gao Qiang is suspicious. His family background is ordinary, yet I just saw him buy a 50,000 yuan watch at the mall."
Fifty thousand was not five hundred yuan. A plan could be formed.
Gao Qiang had entered the aristocratic academy through a special talent admission; by all rights, he shouldn't have had money.
Everything about it was abnormal.
"Let's go. We'll talk once we've figured things out."
To Tang Xiaomin's surprise, the next day when she went to school, she received news that Gao Qiang had withdrawn.
The aristocratic academy was where the children of the wealthy studied, and the best connections were to be made here.
Gao Qiang, with his ordinary family background, should have cherished the opportunity to stay.
If he had gotten along well with the wealthy second-generation students around him, he would have had an easier life after graduation with their help.
Yet, he chose to drop out, abandoning such a good opportunity.
In the surveillance room, Ye Lingyun played all the information he had investigated.
The footage showed the artificial rockery for rock climbing. Shortly before her competition with Gao Qiang that day, a person wearing a baseball cap and mask approached furtively. They quickly cut the rope and installed faulty artificial rocks.
Tang Xiaomin's heart filled with anger, and she unconsciously gritted her back teeth.
"All of this was meticulously arranged, with the intention of taking my life."
"I apologize. It was my oversight that day; I didn't have someone check thoroughly beforehand. Fortunately, you are skilled enough, otherwise, I wouldn't know how to face you."
Ye Lingyun felt immense self-reproach for not checking properly during the accident and even more so for not catching her at that moment.
If he had caught her, perhaps she would have been a little warmer towards him.
"I have investigated. Gao Qiang recently received a sum of cash with an unknown source. Combined with the incident of someone cutting the safety rope, it is likely that someone bribed Gao Qiang to lure you into a trap."
"The sports meet is over, and no one will be checking the safety measures, making it even easier to succeed," said Su Dan Fiction Network.
It was evident that the other party was meticulous and vicious.
What kind of hatred and resentment would lead them to target Tang Xiaomin, as well as Tang Xu and Tang Yan?
With several incidents happening in succession, it was hard not to connect them.
Tang Xiaomin suspected Nangong Shanshan. She was pregnant, but still unwilling to stop causing trouble?
"Nangong Bo is to be executed tomorrow. Do you want to go and watch?" Tang Xiaomin said to Ye Lingyun.
Ye Lingyun said helplessly, "My father asked me to go and see, and also to pay respects to Nangong Shanshan. After all, she is now a shareholder of Ye Corporation, and some superficial courtesies are unavoidable."
Speaking of the Nangong family, Tang Xiaomin remembered something.
"By the way, the Nangong family owns a fairly large lending company that brings them considerable profit every year. Nangong Bo is quite shrewd."
"Banks have strict loan approval processes, while lending companies have relatively relaxed criteria. The customer base for loans is very large, so making money is inevitable," Ye Lingyun analyzed.
After returning, Tang Xiaomin was constantly pondering a question.
Yan Jue brought her a glass of juice, but she was too engrossed to reach for it, taking a few sips with the straw.
"What are you thinking about, so intently?"
Her thoughts interrupted, Tang Xiaomin looked up with displeasure.
But as soon as she saw a handsome face looking at her with a doting smile, all her anger vanished.
This was one of the benefits of being good-looking; it possessed an invisible power to transform malice into goodwill.
"Let me ask you a question. If it were you, how would you make a lending company go bankrupt?"
Asking Yan Jue this question was indeed asking the right person.
His heart was not just a little dark; it was utterly black.
A slight, evil smile played on his lips.
"It's simple. Borrow money from the lending company and don't pay it back. The more I borrow, the faster it will collapse. In the end, they won't even be able to afford to hire debt collectors."
Tang Xiaomin slapped her head.
"How did I not think of that?"
She looked at Yan Jue, and at this moment, his image was exceptionally handsome.
"You're simply brilliant. This time, we're bound to get rich."
Not only would it be effortless, but they could also make a large sum of money.