Shang Wu listened, stunned.

She put down her phone and looked at Chen Chunzhi seriously: "I will never have any contact with men again. If you are inviting me to dinner as a friend and business partner, I am honored. But if you have other intentions, I'm sorry, you should return all the dishes. I can't eat them."

After hearing those few words, Chen Chunzhi's eyes dimmed, and he completely lost hope.

He forced a smile: "I see..."

"Yes, that's right."

Shang Wu picked up her bag from the seat next to her: "Thank you for the treat, goodbye."

"Wait, wait, wait!" Chen Chunzhi exclaimed anxiously, standing up to stop her. "Don't rush off. Can't I invite you to dinner as a friend? Don't worry, I won't say things like that again."

He had never seen Shang Wu with this kind of temper before.

Even if you mention it briefly, they won't give you any face and want to leave.

But Chen Chunzhi didn't feel offended, after all, they had just broken up.

However, what happens next is beyond Shang Wu's control.

Chen Chunzhi smiled slightly and persuaded Shang Wu to sit down.

"We'll be working together in the future, you can't just walk away and disrespect me, can you? How are we supposed to discuss work after that?"

Shang Wu barely suppressed her irritation and nodded casually: "Even if I stay for dinner, I only have one hour. I have other things to take care of."

Chen Chunzhi was puzzled: "Is it urgent?"

Shang Wu nodded: "It's very urgent."

"Okay, then I'll urge them to serve the food as soon as possible." Chen Chunzhi was sweating profusely; he had never seen this type of girl before.

Shang Wu felt extremely uncomfortable, ate his meal absentmindedly, and then hurriedly drove away.

When she arrived at the company, Aying was waiting downstairs. Upon seeing her, she immediately hurried to greet her.

"President Shang!"

Shang Wu paused in her tracks: "Where are they? Are they all arranged?"

"Yes, it's all arranged, but Madam Shang insists on seeing you, otherwise she won't leave."

Ah Ying pointed upstairs, indicating that they were still in the reception room.

Shang Wu slowly closed her palm: "I understand."

She composed herself, turned around, and went upstairs.

Aying followed behind, somewhat worried about her.

"Mr. Shang, are you alright? Are you really sure you can go see them? I'm worried you might get into a conflict with them. Should we get some security guards with you?"

Shang Wu glanced at her and said indifferently, "No need, I can deal with them myself."

Aying didn't know what to say, so she could only follow silently behind, still afraid that they would get into a conflict.

Everything Shang Wu has suffered recently, including being forced to separate from Lu Rang, is related to these people.

If they really do something excessive, and don't even realize they've done anything wrong, and still try to argue with Shang Wu, then Shang Wu probably won't be able to calm down.

Thinking about this, Aying couldn't help but feel sorry for Lu Rang and Shang Wu.

Their relationship was fine, yet they were tormented to this extent; it's truly heartbreaking.

She sighed softly and obediently followed Shang Wu inside.

When Shang Wu entered the reception room, he saw Ruan Yuzhi and the others waiting.

Upon seeing her arrive, the expressions of the family of three changed, and they looked very unhappy, as if Shang Wu had done something to wrong them.

Shang Wu ignored them, walked over, and looked down at Ruan Yuzhi.

"Didn't I already have arrangements made for you, telling you to leave immediately and not stay a second longer? Why are you still dawdling here?"

Her tone carried a hint of impatience and disgust.

Ruan Yuzhi's face instantly turned even uglier.

She gritted her teeth and sneered.

“Now Lu Rang doesn’t want you anymore. He went back to the Yu family alone. Even if you’re angry, you should know that your brother was worried about my condition and had no choice but to ask Lu Rang for help!”

"But you, instead of repaying my kindness in raising you, are breaking up with me just because I did something wrong to the Lu family? Do you have any filial piety at all?"

She walked over, glaring coldly at Shang Wu, her eyes filled with disappointment.

"Don't forget, even if I have any grudges with the Yu family, all the material life you've enjoyed over the years, and the design talent you've cultivated, wasn't it all earned with the money your father and I worked so hard to earn?"

Shang Wu felt no remorse whatsoever; on the contrary, she found it laughable.

She curled her lips in a mocking smile: "Even now, you're still saying it's money you worked so hard to earn. If it weren't for Lu Rang's father, how much money would you have accumulated to afford to raise me?"

"To be precise, my achievements today and my outstanding talent in my work are all thanks to the resources provided by Lu Rang's father, not because of you."

Shang Wu remained expressionless, glancing at Shang Yun Shen, who had been sitting silently on the sofa.

"I'd like to ask you something, Shang Yun Shen. Don't you have anything to say to me now? You know why I'm sending you all out of Lincheng, right?"

Shang Yun Shen took a deep breath, looked up at her, and was speechless.

He nodded helplessly: "I was worried about my mother's heart condition. Since you didn't care about her, I had no choice but to take the risk and ask Lu Rang for help. I didn't expect this matter to have such a big impact on Lu Rang..."

"Stop pretending to be innocent."

Shang Wu had already seen through Shang Yun Shen and gave a cold laugh.

"Don't know? You really don't know anything? You clearly know that Lu Rang is bothered by what his parents went through, and that his relationship with me is unstable."

"Now that you've caused Lu Rang's illness to relapse, you still have the nerve to come here to find me? Begging me not to let you leave Lincheng?"

Shang Yun Shen clenched his fists and lowered his head in silence.

Shang Wu no longer considered them as people on the same path.

Further discussion is pointless.

She just felt that the merchants were really lucky.

Before her death, the young lady of the Yu family said, "Don't hurt the merchants." As a result, Lu Zheng and his son could only suffer torment and could not touch a single hair on the merchant's head.

This is practically a get-out-of-jail-free card.

"Ah Ying, go and find the bodyguards downstairs and take them away. If they refuse to cooperate and leave properly, I don't mind using other methods to make them disappear forever."

"You actually did this? This is utterly outrageous! All these years of love and care from me and your brother, have you abandoned all of that for just one man?" Ruan Yuzhi looked at Shang Wu in disbelief.

She softened her tone, walked over, and took Shang Wu's hand.

"We are family, and family is always the closest. Please give us another chance, let's get along well, okay? Let's go back to the merchant's shop, alright?"