She's just a simple-minded, silly girl.

He lightly fiddled with the Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist, a hint of a smile playing at the corners of his eyes, but the muscle spasms that followed made his smile vanish.

Just as I was wondering whether I should go and find the person, my phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and glanced at it casually. When he saw the caller ID, his face turned as cold as winter frost, and the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees, filling the entire room with an aura of danger.

Liu Ying....

He turned around, placed his phone on the table, and gently spun it, watching the phone hang up again and again, only to call back again and again.

When the phone rang for the fifth time, he pressed the answer button and put the call on speakerphone. A woman's gentle and charming voice immediately filled the room: "Brother Huaijin? Where are you? I don't see you at home."

It was a very ordinary question, but to the naturally suspicious man, it sounded like a probe to find out his whereabouts.

He thought so too. Ever since he discovered her betrayal, no matter what she did, Fu Huaijin felt that it was all intentional. He had just put a filter on her before, and he was blinded by his own perspective.

He had intended to treat her as usual and continue his gradual approach... but remembering her betrayal, his voice betrayed his coldness: "What is it?"

Such a cold voice was rarely heard from the other end. After a pause, the person on the other end reacted and said, "It's nothing. I just heard that you got into a fight with Hua Chen last night and were injured. I wanted to see how you were doing."

"How badly are you injured? Have you seen Ah Juan take a look?"

She finally realized that Fu Huaijin had changed towards her, becoming impatient and indifferent.

For the past six months, he has stopped contacting her, stopped caring about her, and stopped asking her about her recent life.

What's frightening is that she still can't find the reason.

It wasn't like this before. Even if he didn't have romantic feelings for her, he would still protect her like a younger sister.

Why has it changed now?

Could it be because her grandmother gave her that jade bracelet before, and she felt that she had other intentions?

But isn't this something that everyone agrees on?

He did not deny it to everyone.

For some reason, she felt a tightness in her chest.

Fu Huaijin's lips curled into a cold smile, a smile that concealed a chilling sharpness. In the past, he might have thought it was concern, but now he feared it was ulterior motives.

He defeated Hua Chen without sustaining any injuries and without losing control, which must have disappointed them. They are now eager to obtain his physical data.

He had already issued a strict order to block the news, but he didn't expect that Liu Ying would receive the news in just one day.

Those traitors were all under his surveillance, and they couldn't transmit any information, but now his information had indeed been leaked, indicating that the internal infiltration was far greater than he had imagined: "I'm fine."

Liu Ying gripped her phone tightly, knowing his physical condition, and didn't fully believe him: "Well, it's good that you're alright."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Grandma asked me to ask when you're free to come back and have a meal with her. She hasn't been feeling well lately and said she wants to see you."

"Let's go have lunch with Grandma tomorrow. You haven't seen her for almost a month, and she keeps talking about you."

When the old lady in his family was mentioned, Fu Huaijin's eyes darkened slightly, but the thought of a venomous snake lurking beside him caused a surge of malevolence to erupt from his body, and the light above his head flickered incessantly: "I understand."

When Liu Ying heard him agree to go back, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and her tone became a little cheerful: "Then I'll tell the old lady that when you go back tomorrow, we'll make some of your favorite dishes."

"No need." Fu Huaijin refused directly. He wanted to go back, but not with her.

"Also, I'll have Zhu Lin take over the project in LY country, and you can go and negotiate the mining and energy project in F country instead."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ying's smile froze on her face, and she even clenched her hand holding the phone tighter.

LY country directly exports weapons, ammunition, and various precision instrument parts. The network of power and interests involved is complex and its importance is self-evident.

Although she wasn't in charge of the project, even getting a tiny bit involved was enough to demonstrate her importance in the Fu family.

Now they want to kick her out and send her abroad to negotiate mining and energy projects in Country F?

Any secretary could handle the mining task, so why choose her?

Liu Ying felt a moment of panic, but the resilience she had honed through years of negotiation allowed her to quickly calm down.

She wanted to try again: "Actually, even if I don't withdraw from the project in LY country, I can still take charge of the mining and energy projects in F country..."

"You just need to comply."

Before she could finish speaking, Fu Huaijin coldly interrupted her.

Liu Ying knew she had crossed the line, so she stopped talking abruptly and dared not utter another word.

She bit her red lips lightly, her eyes welled up with tears, and her hands clenched into fists, her nails digging into her palms. The pain in her flesh kept her calm and she didn't utter a sound of questioning.

He used to be her safe haven. She could enjoy privileges that others could only dream of. She didn't have to do things she didn't like, and she could scold people she didn't like at will. She could even say a few words about his decisions.

She didn't want to lose the project in LY country, and now she's just casually telling her to abide by the rules and cut off her hopes. What was the point of giving her authority before?

With tears welling up in her eyes, Liu Ying forced a smile and said, "Okay, I understand."

She didn't dare to talk to him anymore and made up an excuse to hang up the phone.

She was afraid that he would say something cruel again.

After hanging up the phone, Fu Huaijin tossed it aside, his gaze falling on the computer screen. After thinking for a moment, he sent out a few emails to confirm the details before getting up and walking outside.

He didn't see Su Yuxi on the first floor. He looked up at the door on the second floor, but didn't stop. He turned around, went to the entrance, took a key, and left the villa.

Su Yuxi lay in the bathtub, her fair little hands playing with the bubbles, her little head counting her little treasures.

She originally had 835 million, plus the 100 million given to her by Fu Huaijin, which brought her to 935 million. She also sold over 100 million worth of clothes, and now she's getting another 10 million. In addition, there are all sorts of other things she sold, so her total is roughly estimated to be close to 1.1 billion.

Chu Juan couldn't estimate the price of those medicinal herbs for the time being. They were priceless treasures to him, all top-quality items. If calculated according to the normal market price, he would definitely lose a lot of money. He planned to take a batch of the finest goods to an auction sometime.

Often, this is the case for those who pay the highest price, as the income is higher than the selling price, resulting in a very high return.

She's not in a hurry to use the money; as long as the price is high, she doesn't mind waiting.

Her only requirement was to be sold to a man.

This condition once made Chu Juan think that she had a problem with women.

She did have opinions, but she couldn't say them.

This is her little secret.

After deciding where to put the medicinal herbs, Su Yuxi finally remembered Wan Qianqian, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time.

She's been back for several days now, I need to call her and let her know I'm safe.

She washed the soap off her hands, picked up her phone, and dialed the number, but no one answered after several attempts, not knowing what the woman was doing.