The atmosphere in the Fu family's old residence was somewhat heavy. Fu Xingzhou rushed over and went to the front hall to see his father.

"I'm going to call off the engagement, whether you allow it or not."

As soon as Fu Xingzhou entered, he made his stance clear.

He has already arranged for reporters to be contacted, and the press conference will not be canceled.

Fu Yan's gaze was heavy as he looked at his disobedient son.

"Xingzhou, I can agree to annul the engagement."

"But it can't be tomorrow."

Fu Xingzhou frowned, feeling that his father was just stalling for time.

“Dad, when I brought up the matter of breaking off the engagement last time, you used the fact that the project had not been completely severed as a reason, which I understood and conceded.”

"And now? I've already had the business dealings between the Fu family and the Bai family mostly taken care of."

Do you have any other reasons?

Fu Yan glared at him, somewhat disappointed in him.

"You're absolutely ridiculous!"

“Our two families have been friends for generations. How can we so easily sever these business ties?”

Fu Xingzhou stood up abruptly, his emotions becoming somewhat agitated.

"So, according to you, I'm destined to be tied to the Bai family for the rest of my life?"

Fu Yan snorted coldly, "What are you getting so worked up about? For a woman, you've forgotten who you are?"

"You risked your life for Li Susu regarding the suburban project, do you think I didn't know?"

Fu Xingzhou's face was somber; he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing.

"I love Li Susu, and I will protect the person I love without any regrets."

Fu Yan slammed his hand on the table. "You seem to have no regrets, but have you ever thought about what would happen to the Fu family if something happened to you?"

"Don't you ever think before you act? You're completely out of your mind!"

Fu Xingzhou scoffed lightly, "You called me back just to teach me a lesson?"

"Should I kneel in the ancestral hall for another night?"

The atmosphere between the father and son grew increasingly tense, the air thick with tension.

This time, Fu Xingzhou has no intention of backing down.

"No matter what you say, I will not cancel the press conference tomorrow to announce the annulment of the engagement."

Fu Yan took a breath, his chest heaving, before he could calm himself down.

"Xingzhou, you can annul the engagement, but not now."

"You don't know the inside story about Project K, do you?"

Fu Xingzhou frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

"Isn't Project K a collaboration between you and Chairman Bai? It's just a regular business deal, what's the inside story?"

Fu Yan glanced at him and snorted.

"Do you really think that every business deal the Fu family makes is completely clean?"

"Those dirty deeds, even if someone helps to handle them and they are hidden in the shadows, does not mean that they do not exist."

Fu Xingzhou's brow twitched; he had guessed correctly.

No wonder Fu Yan has been trying so hard to protect this marriage; he was afraid that the Bai family would cause trouble, which would then affect the Fu family and lead to a corporate crisis.

"That was something you did yourself. I've kept things clean ever since I took over the Fu family business."

Fu Xingzhou had the confidence to say such things because he was different from the older generation who were unscrupulous; he was upright and honest in his dealings.

Fu Yan sneered, "Clean? That's only because I laid the foundation for this family business."

"Otherwise, how clean can you possibly be?"

"I need some more time to deal with Project K, at most three months."