"Your biological mother is connected to the former royal family!"
Mu Wan, flustered and exasperated, blurted out this earth-shattering sentence. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Lin Sen's normally indifferent face—so similar to his boss's—cracking, and she desperately suppressed a smile.
Panicking now, aren't you?
As long as this news got out, Su Ning would never have another day of peace. Those people from the former dynasty would be relentless—after all, her money was likely inherited from her biological mother's side.
Her public reputation would plummet.
New-faction authority figures like Mayor Chen would be on guard against her as a remnant of the former dynasty. Who told her to be so excessively wealthy? Oh, right, she understood now.
She understood why Su Ning was releasing grain at such low prices.
To buy people's hearts!
Could it be that she wanted to restore the monarchy?
Mu Wan thought to herself that even if that wasn't the case, once her background was exposed, people would naturally jump to this conclusion. If Su Ning were smart, she would satisfy her demands.
But was just a little bit of shares not enough?
While she was considering what price to add.
She didn't notice that Su Ning was no longer expressionless. With a blank and dazed look in her eyes, Su Ning asked her system, "Could it be that you actually arranged a background identity for me in the Republic of China era?"
"How is that possible?"
The system was also surprised and quickly explained:
"You forgot, you transmigrated in your own body. How could you have parents in the Republic of China? Besides, arranging a reasonable background identity for a host is a violation of the rules... because this is supposed to be a test."
Su Ning... Great, only now did she find out. This trash system, so there was actually such a rule!
She fiercely made a mental note of this offense.
Beside her, Lin Sen noticed the change in her expression but misunderstood it.
He cast an indifferent glance at the smug Mu Wan.
Making her shut up forever wouldn't be difficult; finding the source and eliminating future troubles was the real headache.
"Well, how about it?"
"Miss Su's secret about her background is surely worthy of shares in the fertilizer plant, right? I only want three percent of the shares, which is very, very little. That should be considered sincere."
"However, aside from the shares, I also want Miss Su to agree to one request."
Mu Wan took a deep breath, her stomach churning. She lowered her head and stroked her belly with full maternal instinct, smiling... Mother and child are connected by heart; you must know what kind of great status your mother is trying to fight for you, right?
"Tell me, what request?"
The answer was soon revealed—
"There is a custom in my hometown. Acknowledging a godparent with deep blessings and noble status allows the child to share in their good fortune."
"My child is about to be born."
"In terms of noble status, no one I know can compare to Miss Su. Therefore, I hope my child can acknowledge you as their godmother, blessing them to grow up carefree."
It would be far more than just carefree.
With the status of being Su Ning's godson, her child would inevitably enjoy immense wealth and status, be sought after by others, and she would be able to hold her head high!
The corners of Mu Wan's mouth curled up, and she looked at Su Ning with a gaze that said she was bound to win.
The reception room was dead silent, save for the continuous humming of the air conditioner.
"Miss..."
On this side, Lin Sen couldn't hold back from speaking up. Just then, Su Ning let out a long sigh and touched her forehead. "Having listened to nonsense for so long, I thought it would get better later. I didn't expect that after the nonsense would come crazy talk. What a waste of time."
"What did you say?"
Mu Wan was completely stunned, once again thinking she had misheard. She said anxiously, "Think this through clearly. If your background gets out, it will bring you a lot of trouble. Although there isn't much evidence, you have already exposed many flaws..."
Like the biological mother she never mentioned.
Like the abnormally massive inheritance, and the inexplicable death of Eunuch Su, and even her unreasonable refusal to suppress the last emperor.
Connecting it all together, the truth was ready to be revealed.
How could Su Ning not be afraid!
"Someone, see our guest out."
After Su Ning spoke, she heard the reward notification sound just as she hoped. Glancing at it, there were countless zeroes again—it seemed this "female lead" had quite high hopes... Sorry about that.
Agreeing to the conditions was impossible.
Or rather, the reason she patiently listened to that so-called secret about her background and didn't immediately kick her out, aside from wanting to get more rewards, was just to see what kind of conditions Mu Wan would propose.
And then, she wanted shares, and even wanted her to take on a godson?
Quite a big appetite.
As for the rumor spreading, let it spread... She was just worrying that her golden reputation from selling grain at low prices was too hard to break, and her reputation simply couldn't be tarnished. Now, everything was perfect.
Mu Wan was about to say something else. Beside them, Lin Sen also pressed the call bell, summoning the bodyguards outside to directly "invite" her out, when she suddenly bent over, clutching her stomach and wailing:
"It hurts, my baby..."
Drip, drop, a puddle of water formed where she stood. Her water had broken!
"She's going into labor."
Su Ning quickly reacted, ordering someone to call a car to take her to the hospital, not forgetting to have someone notify the Guan family. After thinking about it, she followed along too—
Who knew, maybe she could earn another wave of rewards?
...
The Guan family received the news.
They practically scrambled and crawled to the hospital. Every prominent member of the family came, not because they cared about the child in Mu Wan's belly, but purely out of fear.
Good heavens.
The one who came to deliver the message was actually Assistant Lin, and his expression was very unpleasant. Second Uncle Guan used all his flattering skills but couldn't coax out any key information.
Only one thing was certain—
Mu Wan had offended Miss Su, and thoroughly so.
Talk about an unexpected disaster.
This was exactly an unexpected disaster. The Guan family felt so bitter they could wring out juice. On the way there, Second Uncle Guan wiped his cold sweat and vented his anger, "First it was Ji Xing, and now his girlfriend. Are they not going to rest until they've ruined this family?"
"Maybe it's not what we think."
Master Guan defended in a low voice:
"Perhaps Miss Su was just being kind. Seeing that Wan'er was about to give birth, she sent her to the hospital and notified us to come..."
"What did you say?"
Second Uncle Guan rolled his eyes to the heavens, swallowing back the words 'How could Miss Su possibly be a good person'—there were many people and many mouths, and plenty who were jealous of him. He had to be careful and cautious.
Su Ning, kind?
That was simply the biggest joke in the world. Hmph, he wasn't one of those guys who only saw the surface. He was considered a capable subordinate under Miss Su, had seen a lot, and would absolutely not be deceived!
However, even though he didn't say it out loud.
The other members of the Guan family understood in seconds.
"Where did Ji Xing go? Why didn't he come along?" Old Madam Guan frowned, naturally changing the subject, and suddenly the others became anxious too.
Damn it, he didn't come.
Were they supposed to bear the brunt of Miss Su's anger?
Second Uncle Guan gritted his teeth in anger, rushing the family to the hospital as fast as possible, only to see outside the operating room that his plagued nephew was impressively present, facing Miss Su, who was heavily surrounded by bodyguards.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, a voice reached his ears:
"...You vicious woman, what exactly did you do to Wan'er? She is timid and gentle, never causing trouble. How on earth did she offend you? If you have the guts, come directly at me."
Second Uncle Guan was dumbfounded.
The soles of his shoes felt like they were glued to the floor, unable to move. From his angle, he could only see Su Ning's profile... the corners of her mouth curving slightly.
Gulp.
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
It was over. He wasn't afraid of Miss Su looking cold; he was afraid of her being like this—not only not looking cold, but actually smiling.
Actually, Su Ning wasn't that angry.
The male lead's reaction was exactly as expected... Love is such a magnificent thing; it gives people the courage to defy everything, even someone they know they cannot afford to provoke, like Su Ning.
Inside the operating room.
Inside the operating room.
This pair of lovers was frantically providing her with rewards, though they were practically courting death... She thought, since she needed to tarnish her reputation anyway, how should she teach him a lesson?
At this moment, Guan Jixing saw the members of the Guan family, and a look of excitement appeared on his face: "You came at just the right time. The doctor said Wan'er went into premature labor because she suffered a tremendous shock. You absolutely must not believe any nonsense about her being a good person..."
He did not get to finish his sentence.
Because.
In a split second, a figure flashed by like the wind. Second Uncle Guan leaped into the air from several steps away, bringing his hand down with accelerating force to viciously slap his idiotic nephew across the face.
