"Yes." Wen Lixuan readily admitted, "Our deal is that simple. Wen Xue is back. As long as you bring the Wen Group back to its peak, I will return her to you."

"What makes you think I don't have the ability to bring her back to me?"

“Jingting, I know you’ve always been a master strategist, as if you can control everything. But you need to know that she is a person, not an inanimate object, and certainly not something you can buy just because you have money and power.”

"Do you know how desperate she was when I found her? She was powerless to resist, so she could only end her own life to avoid being humiliated. The fruit knife was pressed against her wrist. If I had arrived a minute later, she would have committed suicide by cutting her wrist."

Zhan Jingting clenched his fists, his heart feeling as if it were being squeezed tightly by something cold, the pain making it hard for him to breathe!

He knew she must have suffered a lot, but when he heard Wen Lixuan say it with his own ears and imagined that scene, he still couldn't bear it!

Seeing his increasingly out-of-control expression, Wen Lixuan continued, "So she can't live without me. Even if I made her pay with her life today, she would be willing. Do you understand?"

Zhan Jingting closed his eyes in pain.

He knew, and understood, that Wen Lixuan's appearance at that time was a lifeline for Qiao Wanwan.

With her conscience, she would repay Wen Lixuan unconditionally.

He wasn't upset that Wen Lixuan had Qiao Wanwan under his thumb, but rather that he hated himself for not being able to protect her and for making her suffer so much!

"Director Wen."

The girl's clear, melodious voice reached his ears, pulling Zhan Jingting back to reality.

He opened his eyes, turned his head, and saw Qiao Yi walking over.