My body plummeted downwards, and my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my throat.

A moment later, a strong elastic force tossed me up.

I fell again, feeling my internal organs shaking. My brain was foggy and dizzy, and I didn't know where in my body I was experiencing intense pain. But soon after, I lost all consciousness and sensation.

...

When I regained consciousness, all I saw was a vast expanse of white, and gradually, I smelled the pungent odor of disinfectant.

I turned my neck with difficulty.

A gaunt and haggard face came into view.

It's a man's face.

Her skin was pale and cold, her eye sockets were deep-set, her dark eyes were dull and lifeless, the whites of her eyes were covered with bloodshot veins, and she had heavy dark circles under her eyes.

His thin lips were dry and chapped, and he had stubble growing on them.

A thought in my mind told me that he was Fu Yanshen.

However, why does he look so dejected and depressed?

Has he been defeated by me and now wants me to let him off the hook?

I won't be soft-hearted.

I felt very tired, and then I drifted off to sleep and lost consciousness.

When I woke up again, I saw my dad clearly. He was sitting at the head of my bed with a worried look on his face.

Upon seeing that I was awake, he immediately rang the bell to call the doctor and gave me a simple examination.

I just realized that I had been unconscious for two days and was only now fully awake.

Apart from a dislocated and fractured left arm and a mild concussion, I did not suffer any serious injuries.

Thanks to the effective fire rescue efforts that day, they used a ladder to lift the inflatable cushion, ensuring my safety.

"Sheng Qiaoqiao, I really want to beat you up! You actually jumped like that? What if you fall and hurt yourself? How could you face your mother—"

After the doctors and nurses left, my dad raised his hand as if to hit me, but he stopped before he could finish speaking, tears welling up in his eyes.

He turned his back.

He was genuinely frightened by me.

"Dad... I didn't plan to jump at first, I'm terrified of dying... I only jumped because I felt it was safe and that's how I did it... I'm sorry... Don't be angry..." I said softly, pleading with him as I watched his back.

"Hmph!" Dad was very arrogant and ignored me.

"Where's Mom? Is she even more frightened?" I craned my neck, searching for my mother.

"She took Beichen to the temple to burn incense for you," Dad said calmly as he turned around.

I knew my mother was terrified and went to pray to Buddha to protect me.

"Dad, did my jump successfully bring Fu Yanshen down? What were the board of directors and the stock market's reactions?" I asked, reaching for my phone from the bedside table.

“Fu Yanshen stayed by your side for two nights. Song Sinan came to see you during that time, and he beat someone up,” Dad said in a deep voice.

Hearing my father's words, I clenched my hands tightly in anger.

"Why did he dare to hit Snango? He must have been furious because I beat him to death!" I said indignantly.

"Kill him? It's not that easy. Several senior board members still think highly of him and want you to settle things quietly and explain yourself," Dad said helplessly.

I stared in shock. "I've already written my suicide note and jumped off the building, and those old Dongs still think highly of this abusive and cheating man?"

"Don't they have any bottom line?!"

I sat up straight and said indignantly.

“Qiaoqiao, you’ve been too well protected since you were little. Capital has no bottom line, no right or wrong. Black can be whitewashed, if they want to.” Her father stroked the jade ring on her thumb. “From now on, we’ll have to watch Fu Yanshen’s face. He’s in power now, his influence is overwhelming…”

"Dad, no!"

I lost control of my emotions and shouted loudly in a fit of rage.

Why should I be able to bring him down even after all this?!

I feel a tightness and blockage in my chest, and I have difficulty breathing. I feel very uncomfortable.

"Qiaoqiao, what's wrong?!"

I heard my father's anxious and tense voice, and he called for the doctor again before losing consciousness.

When I woke up again, I was lying in the hospital bed, feeling like I had no will to live.

What other ways can I think of to fight against Fu Yanshen?

I've written a suicide note and even jumped off a building, but I still can't get rid of him. What other options do I have?

No, there's nothing I can do, I can't think of anything.

My dad urged me to eat, but I had no appetite at all.

"Qiaoqiao, I think Fu Yanshen cares about you quite a bit. Is there something between you two—"

"dad!"

I angrily interrupted my father. We've already come to this point, and he still wants to play matchmaker for us.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it anymore," Dad quickly reassured me.

Just then, his phone rang, and he went aside to answer it.

I struggled to lie down and buried my head under the covers.

Just as I was about to burst into tears, my father's shocked voice came indistinctly from the outside room.

"Fu Yanshen resigned?"

"When did this happen? Does he not care about his future?"

Did I hear that right?

I peeked out from under the covers and looked at my dad.

He walked this way, looking hurried.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

“Fu Yanshen suddenly resigned and quit. Now Shengshi is leaderless and the executives are in a state of panic. I have to go and see.”

"Dad said with a serious expression."

I was surprised. "Didn't you say he weathered the crisis? The board members all wanted to keep him..."

“I was shocked too. I don’t know if he was deliberately playing mind games to teach our family a lesson, or if he really wanted to resign,” Dad said, his brow furrowed as he pondered.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the ward.

A few minutes later, I sat on the sofa in the outer room of the ward. Across from me at the coffee table, a man dressed like a business elite took a document out of his black briefcase.

He just introduced himself as Fu Yanshen's lawyer, surnamed Gu.

I met him in my past life.

"Miss Sheng, this is the 'Divorce Agreement' that Mr. Fu asked me to draft. He has decided to separate from you amicably. Please turn to page 2 for the details of your marital property division. If you have any objections, please let me know and I will make the necessary revisions."

Listening to what this lawyer Gu said, I felt like I was dreaming, and I pinched my palm hard with my fingertips.

pain.

I wasn't dreaming. Fu Yanshen really is going to divorce me, and the lawyer in front of me, Lawyer Gu, is the same lawyer who handled our divorce in our past life.

In my past life, he was the one who spoke on behalf of Fu Yanshen, repeatedly urging me to get a divorce. Otherwise, he would represent Fu Yanshen in filing a lawsuit in court.

"This... Fu Yanshen is serious?" Dad asked in shock.

He was shocked that Fu Yanshen, who had warned him just days before not to cause any more trouble, and who refused to divorce him or leave Shengshi, would suddenly do this.

"Chairman Sheng, President Fu never does anything pointless." The lawyer smiled. "Miss Sheng, if there are no objections to the divorce agreement, when would you be available to complete the divorce proceedings with President Fu?"

I didn't even glance at the details of the property distribution before closing the agreement.

"Of course, the sooner the better." To avoid any unforeseen complications.

I suppressed the turmoil of emotions swirling within me and smiled slightly.