After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1349 - 1348: Main Story Finale 21

"It's best to have some leverage..." Guo Jiumin stated deliberately, "Therefore, Young Madam Huo, you should give me your answer today."

Leverage?

That sounded rather pleasant.

In reality, though, Guo Jiumin was essentially threatening Xia Chuyi: she had to decide today, and it would be best if she agreed.

Otherwise, if she refused to cooperate, her secret might be revealed.

"Well..." Xia Chuyi deliberately feigned hesitation as she spoke to Guo Jiumin, "Mr. Guo, I still need some time to consider before I give you my answer..."

What about his intimidation tactics?

Xia Chuyi acted as if she hadn't noticed and didn't fall into his trap.

Right after Xia Chuyi finished speaking, before Guo Jiumin could even react, Xia Lan impatiently interjected, "Xia Chuyi, Mr. Guo has already shown you great respect, so don't be so shameless and try to stall for time!"

These words immediately drew the attention of the other two individuals in the room towards Xia Lan.

Xia Chuyi's brow furrowed as she observed Xia Lan's stance, thinking to herself: What a crude attempt to incite discord.

Consequently, Xia Chuyi cast a cold glance at Xia Lan and inquired, "What? Mr. Guo hasn't even spoken, and you already have something to say?"

"Do you believe your own status is higher than Mr. Guo's?" Xia Chuyi deliberately pressed, "So, even though Mr. Guo remains silent, you feel you can speak?"

These remarks struck a nerve, and Xia Lan's expression immediately shifted.

Meanwhile, Xia Chuyi maintained her composed composure while observing Xia Lan.

Just as Xia Lan knew how to sow discord, Xia Chuyi was equally adept.

Upon hearing Xia Chuyi's words, Guo Jiumin indeed displayed a flicker of displeasure, casting a sidelong glance at Xia Lan.

Regardless of whatever ulterior motives Guo Jiumin harbored.

Xia Chuyi understood that, at this particular moment, she held greater value to Guo Jiumin than Xia Lan did.

Therefore, Guo Jiumin would naturally lean towards favoring Xia Chuyi over Xia Lan.

It just so happened that the investment opportunities Xia Lan had pointed out to Guo Jiumin were inadvertently acquired by Xia Chuyi.

And Xia Lan, Xia Chuyi surmised, had indeed faced considerable hardship under Guo Kai.

This explained why Xia Lan was resorting to desperate measures to cling to Guo Jiumin.

Furthermore, after Guo Jiumin began to harbor suspicions about her, Xia Lan had outright exposed Xia Chuyi.

Yes, Xia Chuyi was inwardly certain that it was Xia Lan who had informed Guo Jiumin about her "foresight."

After all, Huo Shiqian had meticulously covered her tracks; aside from a few fortunate coincidences in investments, who would possibly suspect that she could see the future?

Ultimately, Xia Lan's current predicament was nothing more than a desperate gamble made in a moment of crisis.

To safeguard herself, Xia Lan had divulged Xia Chuyi's situation to Guo Jiumin, which in turn led to Guo Jiumin targeting Xia Chuyi.

And in her bid to maintain trust, Xia Lan had deliberately provoked Xia Chuyi, attempting to incite her anger.

Being overly clever, she ended up backfiring on herself.

Xia Chuyi fully grasped that for someone like Guo Jiumin, he would align himself with anyone who could bring him profits.

Witnessing her own attempt at incitement fail while Xia Chuyi's succeeded, Xia Lan bit her lip, her eyes brimming with resentment.

Xia Lan desperately wished she could immediately expose Xia Chuyi's true intentions, telling Guo Jiumin point-blank that Xia Chuyi already knew the outcome and would certainly refuse to cooperate!

Harboring such thoughts, Xia Lan glared at Xia Chuyi with intensified hatred.

And Chuyi? She calmly regarded Xia Lan.

Xia Lan intended to reveal Xia Chuyi's position?

Very well, in that case, Xia Chuyi would honestly inform Guo Jiumin about the origin of her information.