Chapter 21: Don't You Want Him to Die?

[Host, host, this person is the one who previously incited the female lead to unplug the male lead’s oxygen tube. His name is Wang Xu, and he is the "darling" who called you while standing right in front of the male lead.]

"Ugh, don't disgust me like that."

Shen Jin'an had guessed the man was ill-intentioned, but she hadn't expected him to be the mastermind who had been in contact with the original host.

No, wait—was he really that impatient? Was he afraid others wouldn't know he was suspicious?

The smile on Wang Xu’s face froze instantly, his expression cracking. "Mrs. Gu, you shouldn't..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Gu Lili, who was standing nearby with a curious expression and a tuft of hair sticking up on his head.

"What is a 'black fan'? Is it a dark-colored powder?"

"Not exactly, Lili. You can think of my 'black fans' as people who don't like me. Of course, I don't know him, and I haven't done anything bad to him; he just inexplicably dislikes me unilaterally."

Upon hearing this, Gu Lili frowned, his eyes filled with hostility as he looked at Wang Xu. "This uncle is a bad person."

Shen Jin'an nodded solemnly. "Theoretically, yes. But I’m a magnanimous person, so I won't hold it against him."

Gu Lili glanced at the "black fan uncle" again. Clearly, even though his stepmother said she wouldn't hold it against him, he definitely was.

Steward Wang: "..."
The expert team: "..."
They all had the feeling that the person in question didn't mean it that way at all.

Shen Jin'an acted as if she didn't notice the strange expressions around her and summarized with a serious tone, "No wonder you came up to greet me; after all, black fans are still fans, right? I understand. But I don't have time for an autograph right now; you can make an appointment with Steward Wang."

She took the little one's hand and grabbed some potato chips. "Let’s go back to the room and continue watching TV. Patrick Star is about to lose his brain soon."

Only Wang Xu remained, his face turning from blue to white, stuck in place—neither advancing nor retreating. Amidst the infectious laughter of SpongeBob SquarePants echoing through the living room, he looked exceptionally awkward.

Steward Wang suppressed the twitching of his mouth and gestured to the medical team. "Experts, please this way. Sir is waiting in the study."

Shen Jin'an and Gu Lili watched SpongeBob for a while in the room, but her mind could no longer be as relaxed and engaged as before.

Since Wang Xu had managed to infiltrate Gu Yichao's medical team, wouldn't it be child's play for him to do something to him later?

Had that car accident damaged Gu Yichao's brain too?!

Shen Jin'an couldn't help but grumble internally.

He clearly knew that many people were waiting in the shadows for him to die so they could carve up the Gu Corporation. How could he fail to conduct a proper background check for something as important as hiring an expert team!

Today was the first consultation the team was conducting for Gu Yichao. Given the impulsive and arrogant nature Wang Xu had just displayed, who knew—he might act on impulse and try to finish Gu Yichao off today.

When she first transmigrated, she wasn't familiar with Gu Yichao or Gu Lili. At most, she had felt a twinge of regret that such an invincible, wealthy, and handsome man was going to "log off" so young.

But now, if anything happened to Gu Yichao, Lili would surely be devastated.

Besides, he transferred a huge sum of money to her every now and then.

She really couldn't just stand by and watch something happen to Gu Yichao now.

At the thought of this, Shen Jin'an couldn't sit still.

"Lili, I suddenly remembered I have something to take care of. I'll go ask the nanny to keep you company while you watch SpongeBob, okay?"

"Are you going to go argue with the black fan uncle?"

Shen Jin'an was stunned. "Why would you think that?"

"Usually at this time, you're either sleeping or watching TV. Today, as soon as he came, you suddenly have things to do."

*Well, well,* she thought, the child had already learned the profound method of controlling variables at such a young age, and he was actually quite close to the truth.

Seeing that his stepmother didn't reply immediately, Lili was certain of his guess. Unable to reach her shoulders, he reached out with his chubby little hand and patted Shen Jin'an’s arm, giving her a serious reminder like a little adult.

"Take care of yourself. If you can't beat him, you can call for Papa Lili, Grandpa Steward, Auntie Nanny, and Brother Driver to help. There is strength in numbers!"

She hurried downstairs and ran into a nanny carrying tea and snacks meant to be brought up.

"Give them to me."

Shen Jin'an took the tray without a word, finding a reasonable excuse to enter the room.

"Oh, Madam! How could I let you do that! I can take care of these things, you don't need to—"

"It's fine," Shen Jin'an interrupted, her face showing just the right amount of worry. "I'm genuinely concerned about Yichao's health. I want to go up and see how he's doing myself, and bring everyone something to drink while I'm at it. You go keep Lili company and watch some TV."

She walked quickly upstairs with the tray, her heart thumping in her chest.

The moment she pushed open the heavy wooden door of the study, the sight inside made her pupils shrink!

Wang Xu was standing right next to Gu Yichao’s wheelchair, holding a small syringe in his hand, pointed directly at the skin of Gu Yichao’s exposed arm. He was just about to plunge it in.

Shen Jin'an was shocked. Although she maintained her composure on the surface to keep up appearances, her feet moved with lightning speed, and she managed to grab Wang Xu’s wrist just a second before the needle touched his skin.

Wang Xu glanced at Shen Jin'an expressionlessly. "Mrs. Gu, what is the meaning of this?"

"I just wanted to ask what's inside. It's rare for my husband to be willing to undergo such formal treatment, and I'm a bit nervous."

Another doctor nearby explained, "Please don't worry. There is no medication in here; we just wanted to draw some blood from Mr. Gu."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jin'an blinked in disbelief. She looked at the syringe again and realized it was indeed empty.

She was wrong. From now on, whenever she encountered something important, she would never be too lazy to wear her glasses again.

That night, for the first time in days, Shen Jin'an received a call from the contact saved as "Darling" in her phone.

"Darling, why did you stop that injection today? Are you afraid I was poisoning him?"

Shen Jin'an leaned lazily against the headboard, having no intention of hiding her motives.

"Yeah."

There was a moment of silence on the other end, clearly not expecting her to admit it so readily. "Why? Don't you want him to die?"

Shen Jin'an patiently feigned grievance. "Gu Yichao is cautious and clever. Do you think he wouldn't be on guard against you? I was worried you would act impulsively and accidentally fall into one of his traps."

"Am I that stupid in your eyes?"

Shen Jin'an sighed, not understanding how the conversation had suddenly jumped to this. This guy really had a unique train of thought.

"That's called being overly concerned."

Shen Jin'an managed to hold off Wang Xu’s suspicions after a long, conscience-defying performance.

If she weren't afraid that falling out with him would prevent her from getting his subsequent plans out of him, she wouldn't have bothered spending so much time arguing with him.

After thinking it over, she decided she wouldn't continue to make things difficult for herself; she was going to tell Gu Yichao about Wang Xu's identity directly.