Could it be that he harbored a desire for revenge because I previously falsely accused him of domestic violence and infidelity online, and my father made it clear that he wanted to kick him out of Shengshi?

If that's the case, wouldn't it be more convenient and faster for him to stay in Shengshi and secretly take revenge on us?

I can't figure him out.

"Why did he have to go to any company? He deliberately jumped ship to Mingde, a company that has been fighting with us for over twenty years, and even took away the heads of various departments. What do you call that? Cutting off the source of the problem! What kind of calamity has befallen the Sheng family? One wave after another just when one is about to subside..."

After saying this angrily, Mom kept patting her chest to control her emotions.

I poured her a glass of water and sat down next to her. "Mom, it's all my fault. I met the wrong person."

I felt deeply guilty.

"Qiaoqiao, Mommy isn't blaming you. You're the eldest princess of the Sheng family. You just misjudged a prince consort." Mommy took the cup, patted my shoulder, and comforted me.

“Neither your father nor I expected Fu Yanshen to be so capable,” she said with a sigh.

"Father, all of Shengshi's senior executives have signed non-compete agreements. How can they just jump ship to a rival company?"

In one corner of the living room was a tea room. Beichen and his father sat facing each other. He gracefully poured tea for his father while asking questions.

“They did sign the contract, but they all paid the penalty for breach of contract. Mingde really went all out to poach Fu Yanshen and several of his trusted executives,” Dad said in a deep voice after taking a sip of tea.

I don't understand business, but judging from my father's tone, Fu Yanshen had already been cultivating his own cronies at Shengshi, so when he resigned, they followed suit.

"Right now, Shengshi is beset by internal and external troubles, and its stock price continues to plummet. Beichen, you are the future heir of Shengshi. Tell me, how should our family deal with this crisis?"

Dad has started testing Beichen again.

Mom put down her water glass, got up, and went over.

"Old Sheng, Beichen just returned to China and hasn't been at the company for almost a year. He needs to understand the situation first before he has the right to speak..."

Mom went to smooth things over for Beichen.

In his past life, Bei Chen, the heir of the Sheng family, was always mediocre. When his parents were bullied by Fu Yanshen, he was abroad and powerless to do anything about it.

I also feel powerless.

But I'm still worried that my parents will be ruined by Fu Yanshen because of me.

I returned to my room, feeling dejected. I sat on the edge of my bed, picked up my phone, dialed the number I knew by heart, then deleted it. I went back and forth several times, but in the end, I didn't dial it.

I want to question him about why he's retaliating against my family, but what if he says it's just business and for profit?

In short, he had absolutely no affection for me or my family.

Ungrateful wretch.

I went to sleep with resentment towards him.

Guess who I am?

My eyes were blindfolded, and a man breathed into my ear, his low voice carrying a chilling laughter that sent shivers down my spine.

"Who are you? Why are you locking me up?"

I asked loudly, but no sound came out.

A tingling sensation spread from my ear down to my neck and shoulders...

"don't want!"

I screamed in my heart, but no sound came out.

"Fu Yanshen, save me..."

"How shameless of you to still be thinking about him? He doesn't want you anymore, he divorced you... You're mine now!"

"don't want!"

I yelled and suddenly opened my eyes. The familiar ceiling came into view, and out of the corner of my eye, the desk lamp emitted a warm yellow light.

As I gradually regained consciousness, I realized that I had just had another nightmare.

I dreamt that in my past life I was locked in a basement by a man and sexually harassed by him... I was helpless and struggling, but I was still hoping that Fu Yanshen would come to save me.

But by then, my family had already been bankrupted by him, and he had long since abandoned me.

I wrapped the blanket tightly around myself with one hand, and even after a long time, I still felt a chill in my chest.

I couldn't help but carefully recall the events surrounding Fu Yanshen after my divorce in my previous life, but I was so shocked that I went crazy. I couldn't remember whether he really married Shi Xia, nor could I recall anything, and I had no idea what he was doing.

I don't even know who imprisoned me.

However, why should I still think about my past life, about Fu Yanshen from my past life?

Regardless of past or present lives, he has nothing to do with me anymore. In this life, I have finally gotten rid of him!

I

I took a tissue, wiped away my tears, and went back to sleep.

When I woke up, I was trending on social media again, this time with Song Sinan as the person I was rumored to be dating.

#Rumors of a Prosperous Marriage Between the Song Families#

#Sheng Qiaoqiao Song Sinan#

Me, Song Sinan, are getting married? How come I didn't know?

The news report only contained photos of me and Song Sinan from our previous collaboration, along with Mu Ye, which was completely fabricated out of thin air.

I just got divorced, and now I'm involved in a scandal with Song Sinan. I feel like I've brought my idol down from his pedestal, so I've decided to issue a clarification statement as soon as possible.

"Qiaoqiao, don't respond to this matter for now."

At breakfast, my mother specially brought me a bowl of bird's nest soup, and she said softly.

"Mom, why?" I frowned.

"Qiaoqiao, Shengshi's stock price is still falling. This news is a lifesaver for us. If the Song and Sheng families get married, our Sheng family will have a strong backer, and the directors and shareholders will have more confidence in us."

"The stock price will definitely surge tomorrow!"

My mother sat down beside me and spoke to me patiently and joyfully.

"I think... this news was released by you." Dad put down the newspaper, looked at Mom, and said calmly.

I looked at her in shock.

"Yes, so what? I never said it was a marriage between Qiaoqiao and Song Sinan. It's all just netizens making wild guesses." Mom stirred the bird's nest soup, her lips curving upwards, her tone wistful.

"Mom, but we're taking advantage of him. We're just friends. How embarrassing would it be if he found out it was our family that spread the rumors? How could I face him after that?" I said angrily.

I've always felt inferior to Song Sinan, and now my family is using him to spread these kinds of rumors. I feel so ashamed.

For someone as perfect as him to have a scandal with someone as controversial as me is like getting splashed with mud.

"Qiaoqiao, as long as we don't say anything, who will know that we spread this rumor? You can clarify it again in a couple of days when the stock price recovers, right?"

My mother spoke to me casually, as if it were no big deal.

But I still felt guilty.

After I went upstairs, I quietly called Song Sinan.

"Brother Sinan, I'm sorry, this rumor might have been orchestrated by Shengshi's PR team." I didn't want to reveal my mother's involvement. "Don't worry, I'll issue a statement to clarify right away."

"Qiaoqiao, you really don't care about the company's survival at all..."

The male god's slightly teasing voice came through, warm and magnetic.

I was stunned for a moment before I understood what he meant. "Brother Sinan, I don't want to drag you down with me."

He has helped me more than enough during this time.

The call fell silent, but I could clearly hear his breathing, short and rapid. After a while, he finally spoke:

"What if... I'm willing?"

The man's voice was magnetic and husky.