Chapter 525: Bai Nawei, Eager to Kill Her Own Husband

Chapter 525: Bai Nawei, Eager to Kill Her Own Husband

Shang Yunlu had realized something else: Mr. Wu, sitting right across from him was forcing him to make a decision immediately!

The moment he contacted Bai Nawei and took action, there would be no turning back for either of them. They would have to see it through to the end.

Yet he could not refuse Wu Chen.

Whether he considered his own interests or his present predicament, he was in a position where he simply could not refuse.

After all, Wu Chen held damaging leverage against him.

No matter how affable Wu Chen appeared, it did nothing to banish the terror lurking in Shang Yunlu’s chest. And Peng Wei, even An Menglan—every single one of them was either a ruthless figure capable of ruining him or an important figure he could never afford to offend.

They were all in this together.

That made it all the harder for Shang Yunlu to utter a refusal. On the flip side, hopeful visions of the future began to surface in his mind… He genuinely wanted to be with Bai Nawei openly, once and for all! And of course he wanted to become a vice president rather than languish forever as a middle manager in a corporate publicity and distribution department.

For the vast majority of people, the two greatest pursuits in life were love and career.

Now, a brighter future lay right before him.

“Mr. Wu, you…” Shang Yunlu still hesitated, opening his mouth uncertainly. “Even if you destroy the compromising material Hezhong Media holds on those artists, that still might not… What exactly do you intend to do?”

“President Shang, I’m actually not as patient as I look.” Wu Chen kept his faint smile, meeting Shang Yunlu’s eyes. “If you want to know more, shouldn’t you do what I’ve asked first? Then I’ll tell you.”

Deep down, Shang Yunlu simply did not want the woman he loved to plunge into danger alongside him.

That was precisely why he had grown so timid and long-winded.

Wu Chen had no choice but to warn him.

“Yes, yes, of course. You’re right, Mr. Wu.” Shang Yunlu nodded hastily, pressing a hand to his brow before pulling out a handkerchief to wipe away his sweat.

The private teahouse room fell utterly still.

Wu Chen picked up his teacup and sipped in silence.

Shang Yunlu had already pulled out his phone and opened Weixun. He and Bai Nawei rarely contacted each other through regular phone calls; after all, he was her lover, she was his superior’s wife, and Guan Hongrun was utterly lawless and vicious.

A phone number was easy to trace.

A Weixun account was far harder to investigate.

After debating it back and forth, Shang Yunlu sent Bai Nawei two words: You there?

A mere ten-odd seconds later, Bai Nawei replied: ?

Clearly, she knew Shang Yunlu far too well. Between two people as intimately entangled as they were, they would never open a chat with “You there?” unless something had gone wrong.

Or unless the person holding the phone was not Shang Yunlu.

Hence, Bai Nawei would not say anything lightly.

Shang Yunlu typed back: Can you talk? followed by two fist emojis. The emojis were their private code, signifying: It’s really me, and I’m safe.

Bai Nawei replied: Yes. What happened?!!

Shang Yunlu answered: I can talk. Let’s do a voice call.

Bai Nawei placed the voice call at once. Shang Yunlu answered and raised the phone to his ear, his eyes unconsciously darting toward Wu Chen, who was quietly drinking tea across the table.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Nawei asked.

“I need you to do something for me,” Shang Yunlu said.

“What is it?”

“There’s something in President Guan’s safe. I need you to get it out for me.”

“His safe? You… what do you want?”

“An external hard drive.”

The other end went silent. It was not merely that Shang Yunlu had made an abrupt request, but that he was an inherently cautious man; he had never once asked Bai Nawei to take such a risk.

Bai Nawei could sense that something was genuinely amiss.

In fact, through the receiver, his voice had carried a tautness she could feel from the very start, as though someone were bearing down on him with immense pressure.

“Where are you right now? Turn on your video,” Bai Nawei said warily.

“Well…” Shang Yunlu faltered, glancing up at Wu Chen.

“What’s the matter?” Wu Chen asked casually, not bothering to lower his voice.

“Who’s that? Who’s with you? Is someone threatening you?” Bai Nawei demanded the moment she heard another man’s voice in the background. Her tone was sharp and laced with frantic worry.

Her voice had risen so high, and the room was so hushed, that Wu Chen could hear every word clearly even without the speakerphone on.

“She’s… worried about me…” Shang Yunlu offered quickly, fumbling for an explanation.

“Put it on speaker. I’ll speak to her,” Wu Chen said with a faint smile.

Hesitating for a brief second, Shang Yunlu placed the phone on the table and tapped the speaker icon.

“Hello, Ms. Bai,” Wu Chen said evenly, his fingers resting lightly against his teacup.

“Who are you?” Bai Nawei asked guardedly.

“Allow me to introduce myself. Morning Mist. You’ve probably heard of me; my songs have been quite popular lately,” Wu Chen said.

“Morning Mist? You… Huaxing? Are you threatening him? Tell me how much money you want…” Bai Nawei was sharp. Though she had leapt to the wrong conclusion, she was remarkably brisk and direct.

Guan Hongrun was, after all, one of the cofounders of Hezhong Media.

As his wife, Bai Nawei was certainly no naive ingenue. She understood the industry’s inner workings all too well, and she was fully aware of the current friction and standoff between Huaxing and Hezhong.

She had obviously misjudged Wu Chen’s intentions.

“I don’t need your money,” Wu Chen said with an easy smile. “President Shang and I have already reached an understanding. He helps me destroy a certain set of records inside Hezhong, and in return, I guarantee Guan Hongrun will end up in prison, where he’ll die. As for you, Ms. Bai, you should be able to walk away with at least half of Guan Hongrun’s wealth. And as for President Shang… I can guarantee him a vice presidency.”

Just like Shang Yunlu before her, Bai Nawei was utterly floored.

She had thought Shang Yunlu was being blackmailed and forced to ask for her help. From the sound of it now, how was this extortion?! This was a godsend! Damn it all, this was practically the kindness of someone who had given them a second life!

“You can kill Guan Hongrun?” Bai Nawei asked, her voice trembling faintly, her breath turning ragged and heavy. When she spoke the three syllables of Guan Hongrun’s name, it came with the force of someone speaking through clenched teeth.

“Killing him isn’t particularly complicated. However, I need his death to serve a purpose. As long as you two cooperate with me, I will deliver on everything I’ve promised.”

“On what grounds? Why should I believe you’re capable of that?”

“President Shang already believes me.” Wu Chen cast a sideways glance at Shang Yunlu.

“Ahem. Nawei… Mr. Wu can be trusted on this front. It’s just that I didn’t want to drag you into danger. You…” Shang Yunlu began.

Bai Nawei understood it all in an instant. Shang Yunlu had sounded odd not because he was being coerced, but because he was terrified for her safety.

“By the way, Ms. Bai, a word of advice,” Wu Chen added breezily. “You should dispose of the chloride compound you’ve hidden in the drawer of the storage room as soon as possible. It would be a shame if you lost control one day and poisoned Guan Hongrun before I even had the chance to put him in prison…”

The other end went stone cold and silent.

Bai Nawei was scared out of her wits. How could anyone else on earth possibly know about that?!

Shang Yunlu was equally appalled.

“Nawei! Don’t you dare do anything reckless!!” he shouted frantically into the phone.

“I—I wasn’t… It was just that time he beat me, I was so blinded by rage…” Bai Nawei’s voice shook, frantic and laced with panic.

“Let’s stick to business,” Wu Chen interjected smoothly. He had no desire to sit through the two of them argue.

“Right! What do you want me to get? What do I need to do?” Bai Nawei pivoted instantly, sounding even more eager and driven than Shang Yunlu.

She had truly had enough. If murder weren’t against the law, she would have killed Guan Hongrun a thousand times over by now.

“The item is in the safe in his study. I need you to retrieve it for me,” Wu Chen said.

“The safe, the safe… I…” Bai Nawei spoke in a rush, the frantic click of high heels echoing through the receiver. Then, abruptly, the footsteps halted. “I don’t know the combination to the study safe…”

“I do,” Wu Chen replied with a smile.