After a blind date, a wealthy heir asked me to marry him.

Fu Cheng glanced at his phone, then at the listless man sitting in the chair with his head down.

"I'll make a call."

"Okay, go ahead and do it."

After He Ze finished speaking, he continued to lower his head, but suddenly felt a chill shooting straight at him from the other side.

"You need to leave."

"I?"

Fortunately, He Ze reacted in less than three seconds.

He's definitely going to call his sister-in-law.

Sigh, he used to never have to avoid Lao Fu's phone calls.

He Ze stood up and casually asked, "What about that business trip I mentioned earlier?"

"Come find me again in half an hour."

He Ze: "..."

He planned to stand at the door for a while and go in after Lao Fu finished fighting.

Half an hour, this...

A man who values ​​every second so much could actually spend half an hour on the phone; the power of love is truly amazing.

With his ox-like nature, he decided to take advantage of the half hour to go back to the office and work for a while.

After He Ze left, Fu Cheng called Lu Shiyi back.

To his surprise, his wife's "Are you busy?" question did indeed indicate that she was busy, but it wasn't about him.

In the second sentence of their conversation, Lu Shiyi got straight to the point and talked about He Ze.

Half an hour later, He Ze knocked on the door right on time.

Fortunately, the call had ended.

"Old Fu, about my business trip?"

"Let's talk about something else first."

"Shall we talk about something else? But right now, all I care about is whether my business trip abroad will go through."

Fu Cheng ignored his words and said, "There's something I'd like to hear your opinion on."

"what's up?"

Although He Ze was anxious, he couldn't neglect his boss's affairs, especially since he needed his help now.

"About my concealing my identity."

Upon hearing this, He Ze immediately straightened up from his lazy sitting posture and sat upright on the floor. "Are you planning to confess to your sister-in-law?"

Fu Cheng didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "What do you think?"

He Ze thought for a moment, "Well..."

He glanced up at his boss.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Alright, then I'll be blunt. You chose to hide your identity because you were worried that your sister-in-law was after your identity and money and had ulterior motives. Now that you're struggling with your identity and are being honest, it means you've confirmed your sister-in-law's character. She doesn't want any of that from you, and she's even willing to take advantage of you in no way. So here's the problem: your honesty might be a 'wonderful surprise' for others, but for your sister-in-law, it's just plain deception, and the kind that's extremely damaging to her self-esteem."

"Moreover, it's not just you who deceived her; her respected Old Master Fu, and your entire Fu family, are all deceiving her, treating her like a fool..."

As He Ze was speaking, he saw his friend's cold and handsome face gradually turn pale.

That's the question he asked himself; I'm just stating the facts.

He Ze scratched his head and thought for a moment.

"Of course, as I told you before, if your sister-in-law's love for you is deep enough, there might be a chance to turn the situation around."

In all the years they had known each other, he had never seen Lao Fu look like this before, his expression a mixture of melancholy and fear.

After saying this, He Ze immediately shut up and remained silent.

The large office fell silent for a moment.

After a long time.

Fu Cheng spoke up, "I understand."

He was aware of what He Ze was saying, but when he actually heard those words, their impact was far greater than he had imagined.

The matter of concealing his identity had always been like a sharp awl piercing his heart, especially recently, the piercing had been getting deeper and deeper. If he didn't pull it out, it would hurt; if he suddenly pulled it out, it would leave a bloody hole that would slowly erode his "life".

He was greedy when it came to her; once he had her, he never wanted to lose her again.

He had to be extremely cautious in the face of all these possible consequences.

He Ze, who saw through his boss's thoughts, said, "Therefore, you must reveal your identity, but you must do it step by step."

"How exactly should we proceed gradually?" Fu Cheng asked sincerely.

"Make amends little by little, test the waters step by step..."

He didn't need He Zemin to explain the rest; he already understood the meaning.

To make up for the shortcomings he had incurred as a husband since their secret marriage—no confession, no proposal, no wedding dress, no ring, no wedding, not even the most basic romance or surprise—he had never given her any of these.

She had none of these things that a woman entering marriage expects.

As for testing her, it was about probing her possible reaction to his identity, background, and financial resources.

Seeing that Fu Cheng's expression had finally softened, He Ze dared to continue his request.

"Old Fu, you've finished discussing your matter, what about my business trip?"

Fu Cheng: "The overseas project is progressing steadily, so there's no need for a business trip, especially for someone of your level."

He Ze: "...That's why I came here specifically to ask you for leniency."

"No need."

However, this is not the same as that, which is also unnecessary.

Just as He Ze was about to feign tears and plead for more help, he heard Fu Cheng say from the other side:

"Let me finish speaking before you decide whether or not you want to go on the business trip."

He then recounted his wife's words over the phone to He Ze.

He Ze, sitting in the chair, grinned from ear to ear. "So this was your sister-in-law's suggestion?"

Especially after hearing that Tang Yiran had already agreed and was just waiting for his opinion.

He Ze blurted out, "I have no objection."

This was a godsend for him; it would be hypocritical for him to say he needed to think about it again.

Fu Cheng was not surprised by his answer.

He then instructed, "There's just one thing: under no circumstances should you bully or harm Tang Yiran in the slightest, or we'll break off our friendship."

Although he had no doubts about his friend's character, there were some things he had to say in advance, otherwise he would be the one to suffer.

Lu Shiyi said on the phone, "Tang Tang is my best friend. If He Ze dares to bully her, I'll give you the cold shoulder for at least a month."

Fu Cheng knew that his wife used to speak her mind immediately when she was angry, and she would settle scores on the spot, never resorting to the silent treatment. But now...

Just because he praised He Ze to his wife more than once, he inexplicably became a guarantor.

He Ze: "Don't you trust my character?"

He could naturally tell that Old Fu's words were what the president's wife meant.

After all, Lu Shiyi and Tang Yiran are best friends.

"What I need is not belief, but assurance."

"Old Fu, why do you make me sound like a scumbag? Don't worry, I do have some feelings for Tang Yiran, but I won't impose any of my will on her. My sister-in-law made the proposal first, and then I agreed. The subsequent cooperation will be based on her wishes, and I'm just playing along."

"That's good. You can discuss the rest yourselves."

Then, Fu Cheng raised his eyes and glanced at He Ze in the chair, his fingertips tapping the table lightly in a rhythmic manner.

"I'm planning to give my wife a romantic surprise."

He Ze looked up abruptly: "You're quite savvy. You just gave me some pointers, and you're already taking action."

He asked, "And then?"

"I don't know much about her preferences. Tang Yiran is her best friend, but it's not convenient for me to contact her directly."

He Ze: "..."

He's already taking advantage of us before we've even started working together.

"When?"

"Next week," Fu Cheng replied.

These next few days, Lu Shuyao, the wife's younger sister, should be dealing with the divorce, so the wife probably isn't in the mood for it.

……