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

Zeng Ruijie did go home in the afternoon, but not to rest.

After returning to the empty and cold house, he huddled alone in a corner, smoking one cigarette after another.

My hands were shaking and my lips were numb from drawing so many.

The scene from that afternoon kept assaulting his senses, and even though he kept smoking, he still couldn't calm down.

What I saw before me was a blood-red expanse.

The screeching sound of brakes filled my ears.

Past memories intertwined with the present, raging like a monstrous dragon in his mind, eroding his nerves and crushing his will.

In the dimly lit room, this tall man, standing at 1.85 meters, now huddled in a corner like a lonely and helpless child, looking utterly vulnerable.

This desolate and lonely scene continued until the last rays of dusk faded and night fell.

……

Fu Cheng, who was talking to someone in his office, received a phone call.

"Old Fu, come out for a drink."

He glanced at Fang Mingyu, who was sitting upright across from him, replied with a single sentence, and then ended the call.

Today's meeting was arranged by him.

That was the phone call before the weekend class reunion.

He only said one thing at the time: "I will tell you personally on Monday afternoon what you want to verify."

In the afternoon, Fang Mingyu arrived as promised.

However, the two had originally agreed to meet at four o'clock in the afternoon.

But Fang Mingyu waited in the office for more than two hours before he finally saw Fu Cheng in person.

Fu Cheng only said two sentences to him.

first sentence.

"Lu Shiyi is my wife."

Fang Mingyu was so shocked that he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Although he had already guessed most of it, hearing Fu Cheng admit it himself only made him more surprised, even more so.

He couldn't understand how two people from parallel paths could possibly intersect and even become husband and wife.

Fu Cheng ignored his reaction and continued with the second sentence.

That is, the sentence he had just said before receiving the call.

“I warned you before, if you dare to have any crooked thoughts, I will make sure that Fangxin Technology can’t survive in Nanshi.”

Fang Mingyu clenched his fists slightly, but he didn't dare to be so defiant in his words.

“Mr. Fu, I don’t understand what you mean. In front of you, I have never dared to have any ulterior motives, I…”

“I will judge for myself whether it is true or not,” Fu Cheng interrupted the other party’s explanation.

If he had gone directly to Lu Shiyi to inform her or to verify, Fu Cheng would have admired his courage.

But he was cowardly and unwilling to accept defeat. He dared not act openly and could only resort to underhanded tricks behind people's backs.

If Fu Cheng wasn't mistaken, Fang Mingyu had originally planned to attend the class reunion over the weekend.

In the name of Xia Yingying, a classmate and friend.

This subtly confirmed his relationship with Lu Shiyi, while also allowing him to seemingly unintentionally expose Fu Cheng's true identity in front of Lu Shiyi.

Fang Mingyu was a smart man. After he accidentally rear-ended Fu Cheng's Buick, he guessed that if Fu Cheng and Lu Shiyi were really husband and wife, then Lu Shiyi would definitely not know Fu Cheng's true identity.

Fang Mingyu understands Lu Shiyi. The reason why he has liked Lu Shiyi since his student days is that what attracts him the most is her pure and innocent heart, as well as her independent and self-reliant nature.

During her university years, she preferred to work various part-time jobs to earn her living expenses rather than accept even the smallest gift from him.

Every day, I'm constantly on the go between campus and off campus, working as a tutor, handing out flyers, a restaurant server, a library assistant, running errands on campus, and a temporary emcee...

She did everything she could.

Lu's father was in poor health and could not do heavy work. Therefore, after she went to university, she never asked her family for a penny. In addition to her own living expenses, she even took the initiative to support her younger sister Lu Shuyao's school expenses and occasionally subsidized the family.

With her intelligence and good looks, she can take any shortcut she wants.

But she remained unmoved by any external temptations, following only her heart.

Therefore, for such a strong-willed girl, Fu Cheng's wealth and status could not attract her, but Fu Cheng's deception would hurt her.

Fang Mingyu looked up and stared directly at Fu Cheng, who was sitting diagonally on the sofa opposite him.

"I just don't want you to hurt her."

Fu Cheng stared at him with a cold smile, his unfathomable black eyes seeming to devour him.

If he refutes this, he will find himself in a situation where he has to prove himself.

If you don't refute it, you're implicitly accepting the harm.

Fu Cheng sat up straight, frowning slightly. "I'm a very petty person, and I can't stand anyone having designs on my wife. What do you suggest we do?"

The chilling tone made Fang Mingyu feel very uneasy.

"Starting today, the Fu Group is severing all cooperation with Fangxin Technology, effective immediately. For any subsequent matters, please contact my assistant directly."

After speaking, Fu Cheng stood up and straightened the hem of his suit jacket.

"I have other matters to attend to, Mr. Fang. Take care, I won't see you off."

"President Fu, please let me explain..." Fang Mingyu quickly stood up as well.

But Fu Cheng completely ignored him.

"President Fu, as a leading enterprise in Nanshi, how could Fu's Group arbitrarily sever business ties with its partners because of personal grievances? Don't you think it would be a laughing stock if word got out?"

Fang Mingyu steeled himself and tried to salvage the cooperation with the Fu Group.

Fu Cheng stopped and turned his head. "Is Mr. Fang teaching me how to do things?"

"I just feel that what you did was unbecoming of someone who would lead the Fu Group."

“Demeanor?” Fu Cheng sneered. “I’m doing what I want, and that’s my style.”

“But…” Fang Mingyu’s cheeks flushed red.

"If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them. Mr. Fang, do you think I would cooperate with a company with whom I have personal grudges? In Nanshi, there are countless companies that can replace your Fangxin Technology at any time. Do you think I'm so cunning that I would insist on cooperating with you?"

"Mr. Fu, I think we..."

Fu Cheng raised his hand to interrupt, "Just a friendly reminder, if President Fang has any further inappropriate thoughts in the future, then today's termination of cooperation will only be my first step..."

Fang Mingyu stood there, stunned, for a long time without moving.

He understood that Fangxin Technology's cooperation with the Fu Group was completely over.

He had fought hard and devoted so much effort to obtain this opportunity, but it ended in this way.

"Does Mr. Fang want me to personally see you out?"

"No, no need."

……

A few minutes after Fang Mingyu left, He Ze wheeled himself into Fu Cheng's office.

Because of his leg in a cast, although he has been discharged from the hospital, it will probably take him another month or so to get out of the wheelchair.

"Old Fu, did Zeng Ruijie call you to invite you out for drinks too?"

Fu Cheng hummed in agreement, "I was just about to head over."

He originally had a social engagement that evening, but he canceled it at the last minute.

Zeng Ruijie is an even bigger workaholic than him. He called him out for drinks right after he got off work. Something must have gone wrong.

Moreover, he could tell from the phone call earlier that the kid's tone was a bit off.

Feeling very down...