Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 826 - 821: The Three Partners

Xu He saw through Liu Fengsheng's thoughts and knew he didn't want to get into trouble. She wore a mocking smile on her lips, stopped him, and without avoiding Zhou Yunmei, she said directly, "Liu Fengsheng, since you've come to me, we all know what this is about. Let's not try to clean it up; let's talk right here—it doesn't matter."

Liu Fengsheng, caught by Xu He's words, stopped in his tracks, but his eyes remained fixed on Zhou Yunmei, wanting to understand what the situation was.

Although he hadn't had direct dealings with Zhou Yunmei, they were acquainted. He couldn't figure out why Xu He was involving Zhou Yunmei here.

Xu He saw the look in his eyes but didn't explain the entanglement between her and Zhou Yunmei, merely saying, "This person doesn't matter. Even though she's Fang Pingying's mother-in-law, she's also Fang Pingying's nemesis. She's in this situation today because of Fang Pingying, so I believe she won't side with Fang Pingying."

After a slight pause, Xu He let Liu Fengsheng into the house and pointed at Zhou Yunmei with a relaxed face, saying, "Besides, she's already bound like this by me and won't escape my grasp."

"That works." Liu Fengsheng thought Xu He's words made sense and decided not to dwell on it. He directly mentioned Fang Pingying, "I came here today to tell you that I agree to what you've proposed. You decide how it goes. Fang Pingying isn't someone easy to deal with, and now she has power and resources—she likely won't be easily fooled."

In fact, although Xu He had always wanted revenge on Fang Pingying, she hadn't had a specific plan before, as Fang Pingying's shrewdness and current standing made it difficult to fool her.

However, meeting Zhou Yunmei today, Xu He immediately thought of a good way to lure Fang Pingying. She smiled slightly and looked at Liu Fengsheng, saying, "I was worried about this before, but now I have a way."

Then she pointed slightly at Zhou Yunmei, "We don't need to invite Fang Pingying personally. Let her go instead."

Earlier, Zhou Yunmei noticed a man suddenly came in and was a bit confused.

She didn't know if she'd met Liu Fengsheng before, just felt he looked familiar but couldn't recall where. However, she understood clearly he was Xu He's accomplice.

As she listened to their conversation, she was pondering how it seemed they were plotting against Fang Pingying, wondering what their true intentions were.

She was a bit worried whether they were conspiring to harm Fang Pingying's life or something else. Although she really despised Fang Pingying, she was still a bit scared when it came to taking a life.

Seeing Xu He pointing at her, she became flustered and stammered, "Invite what, do what, what do you want me to do?"

Xu He didn't directly answer her but gave her a sly smile, "Zhou Yunmei, let's make a deal."

"What deal?"

Xu He thought for a moment and replied, "You help us with one thing, and after you do it, our past grudges will be written off. No matter how I fall apart later, I won't trouble you anymore. Plus, not only will I return the money to you, I'll give you extra. How about that?"

Mentioning money, Zhou Yunmei's mind stirred. She knew earning those two thousand yuan wasn't easy and felt heartbroken when Xu He took it. Hearing there might be more, she almost immediately asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Xu He spoke easily, "Don't worry, it won't be a big deal. A very simple task. I have some scores to settle with Fang Pingying, but with my current status, I can't settle them openly. I need someone to bring Fang Pingying here to settle things."

"What about him?" Zhou Yunmei pointed at Liu Fengsheng, meaning why not have him bring Fang Pingying over.

"You don't recognize him?" Xu He noticed Zhou Yunmei seemed not to know Liu Fengsheng and curiously asked, "He used to live upstairs from Fang Pingying and even fought with Luo Zhiyong over her. Plus, he's Luo Zhiyong's relative; he's the nephew of Luo Zhiyong's biological mother."

"I remember now; no wonder he looks familiar." Zhou Yunmei wasn't slow and quickly figured out the connection. She asked Liu Fengsheng, "You're from the Liu family, aren't you?"

"That's right." Liu Fengsheng nodded, aware of the relationship and not surprised Zhou Yunmei knew his identity.

Upon hearing he's from the Liu family, Zhou Yunmei remembered Mrs. Liu's inconsistency and showed anger on her face. But soon, she understood why Liu Fengsheng might want to settle scores with Fang Pingying and said knowingly,

"No wonder there's conflict with Fang Pingying. Your mother always tried to cozy up to Fang Pingying but got played by her. Heard your family faces disaster because Fang Pingying refused to help, right?"

"That's indeed the case." Liu Fengsheng had just come from home and was well aware of his mother's troubles with Fang Pingying.

It was partly because Fang Pingying refused to help that Liu Fengsheng found her terribly heartless, solidifying his decision to partner with Xu He.

Seeing Zhou Yunmei understood the whole story, Xu He said, "So we both can't go find Fang Pingying; you must handle this."

Having understood everything, Zhou Yunmei asked no further questions but inwardly weighed whether she should carry out the task.

Initially, Zhou Yunmei was hesitant and quite worried something major might happen. She cautiously asked Xu He, "What exactly do you want from her? You're not planning to kill her, right?"

"How could that be? We don't have such deep-seated hatred to go to that extent, just want to vent some anger." Xu He's words reassured Zhou Yunmei. Seeing her still hesitant, Xu He flashed her eyes and added, "Zhou Yunmei, as far as I know, you have as much hatred towards Fang Pingying as we do. Surely, you've harbored a grudge against her but felt powerless to get revenge. Don't you want to take this chance to release your resentment?"

"Well..." It was undeniable that Xu He was indeed cunning. Her words fully struck Zhou Yunmei's sore point.

The grudge between Zhou Yunmei and Fang Pingying could almost be described as irreconcilable. In her eyes, without Fang Pingying, her life would have been as happy as before.

For instance, despite living in the countryside, Luo Zhiyong diligently sent money home every month. As his salary increased, so did the living expenses, which were entirely under Zhou Yunmei's control. Everyone in the family listened to her, and things were done as she said, bringing her immense joy.