Chapter 3 tells Fu Jingchuan to sit in the car, his brain...
Fu Jingchuan sat in the car, his mind uncontrollably flashing back to the contemptuous face of Shen's mother back then: "A bastard, is he worthy of standing next to Shu Tong?" And Fu Yannian's alms-like order: "Return to your ancestors, this is your destiny!"
He knew too well what the word "origin" meant in this circle and how much turmoil it could cause. His children must never repeat his mistakes...
He couldn't let his child be born with original sin like him, being pointed at by others, or even being used as a weapon to attack Shen Shutong.
He must give the child a legitimate identity. A legitimate identity.
The only person who can give this identity is the child's mother - Shen Shutong.
Even if it pushes him back into her wrath and deeper misunderstandings.
He took a deep breath, started the car, and sped towards the Shen Group headquarters building.
…
Shen Shutong had just finished a lengthy cross-border video conference when his assistant knocked on the door and came in with a document in his hand and a strange look on his face.
“Mr. Shen, Mr. Fu Jingchuan is here. He said there is something very important and he must see you immediately.”
Shen Shutong frowned. Fu Jingchuan? What was he doing here? After their last unpleasant encounter at the hotel, they hadn't met in private since.
An inexplicable irritation welled up in her heart. She waved her hand: "No. Let him go."
The assistant looked embarrassed: "Boss Shen, Mr. Fu is very persistent. He said that this is something between you and him that must be resolved."
Shen Shutong sneered. Resolve? What else was there to resolve between them? It was nothing more than a life-and-death struggle over the project. She stood up impatiently: "Let him in." She wanted to see what tricks he was going to play this time.
The office door was pushed open and Fu Jingchuan walked in.
As soon as he entered the door, Shen Shutong keenly noticed that he was in a bad state.
He closed the door behind him, blocking out the noise from the outside world.
There were only two of them left in the office, and the air felt a little stagnant.
"Mr. Fu, what brings you here?" Shen Shutong folded his arms. "Is Jingjing interested in a new Shen Corporation project that requires Mr. Fu to personally challenge you?"
"It's not business." His voice was a little tense.
"Oh?" Shen Shutong raised an eyebrow, waiting for his next words, but alarm bells were ringing in her heart. She instinctively felt that what he was about to say was definitely not what she wanted to hear.
Fu Jingchuan handed a piece of paper to the table in front of Shen Shutong.
Shen Shutong's gaze fell on the paper. It was a hospital examination report. Her eyes quickly scanned it, and when she came across the crucial diagnosis and the clear gestational age data, the sneer on her face froze instantly.
"You are pregnant?!" Shen Shutong felt his mind go blank for a moment.
"We just discovered this during today's examination. The child is innocent. We..."
"What do you mean? What do you want to do?" She interrupted him emotionally. "You abandoned me for money for five years! You dared to go against me as soon as you came back! Now, you run up to me with such a ridiculous piece of paper and tell me you're pregnant? And you want me to take responsibility?"
She thought of something and suddenly laughed again: "Is this your new trick? Fu Jingchuan, I was wondering why you came to the same bar with me? Is pregnancy also part of your plan? Do you think I, Shen Shutong, am easy to fool? Fu Jingchuan, tell me, what are you trying to trick me with this time?! Is the Fu family's money not enough for you to squander, or do you think you can squeeze more benefits out of me by using the child as a bargaining chip? Or, is this a new trick taught to you by your good father, Fu Yannian?!"
"Speak!" She slammed her hand on the table. "Tell me! What do you want?!"
He looked at her furious face and the undisguised suspicion and hatred in her eyes, feeling like a sharp sword stabbing at his heart: "I can't explain what happened back then, but I really wasn't kidding you. I didn't plan the child, and I went to the bar that day because I was worried about you. I..."
"Don't say that! I don't believe it. Since it's not planned, then go ahead and fight. There's still time in eight weeks."
Fu Jingchuan's figure shook slightly, and his face turned pale in an instant.
He guessed that Shen Shutong would suspect that he had other intentions, but he didn't expect that she would directly ask him to abort the child.
The two of them stood in silence in the office for a while.
The familiar feeling of nausea came up again, and Fu Jingchuan took the lead in breaking the deadlock: "I won't abort the child. Sorry to disturb Mr. Shen today."
After saying that, he opened the office door, walked out, and closed it gently.
Shen Shutong stood there, looking at the glaring report on the table. The raging anger in her heart not only did not subside, but burned even more thoroughly because of Fu Jingchuan's final dead look!
Shen Shutong grabbed the pregnancy test report on the table and tore it into pieces!
"Fu Jingchuan! Just wait for me!"
In the next few days, the Shen Group launched a precise business attack on "Jingjing Capital" headed by Fu Jingchuan.
With her keen insight into the industry and the deep roots of the Shen family, Shen Shutong accurately targeted two high-quality projects that Jingjing Capital was determined to acquire, and quickly snatched them up with a slightly higher but reasonable offer; at the same time, she also secretly set up considerable obstacles for another important merger and acquisition case that Jingjing was promoting.
The business community was in an uproar. Everyone smelled an unusual smell of gunpowder and waited for Jingjing Capital's spectacular counterattack.
Yet, Jingjing Capital remained strangely silent. They didn't raise their bid to compete for the project, nor did they publicly express any dissatisfaction. Regarding the acquisition's block, they simply supplemented their materials and provided explanations, avoiding any unconventional pressure tactics.
This attitude of not fighting back when being beaten or retaliating when being scolded really makes people wonder if the scenery has been replaced by someone.
The unusual calmness not only did not make Shen Shutong feel the pleasure of victory, but made her more irritable and suspicious. She absolutely did not believe that Fu Jingchuan would sit still and wait for death. Behind this abnormal concession, there must be a bigger plot hidden.
…
A few days later, a charity dinner was held that brought together celebrities from Jiangcheng.
Shen Shutong attended the event in a gorgeous dress with delicate makeup and eye-catching red lips. As soon as she entered the venue, she naturally became the focus of the whole audience.
Her male companion tonight was Lin Zhe, the young master of the Lin Group, who had been the subject of the most recent "scandal" with her. He was young, handsome, and of comparable family background, and he was unabashedly attentive to her.
Chen Shutong, holding Lin Zhe's arm, walked among the elegantly dressed people, talking and laughing, handling things with ease. Her eyes seemed to casually sweep across the room, finally landing on a figure chatting with someone.
He was still the focus of the crowd, but he looked much more haggard than the last time I saw him. It seemed that pregnancy had taken a toll on him.
Thinking of this, Shen Shutong's mood became complicated and irritable again.
A bright smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she tilted her head slightly: "Azhe, I heard that you just adopted a thoroughbred horse? Next time I go to your stable, you must teach me a few tricks."
Lin Zhe was flattered and nodded immediately: "Of course! Shu Tong, if you want to learn, you can do so anytime!"
Shen Shutong smiled charmingly and talked and laughed in a low voice with him, looking like a couple in love.
Fu Jingchuan paused in his conversation, and his hand holding the wine glass tightened slightly. After talking for a while, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, then turned around and disappeared.
Pregnant and still drinking... Shen Shutong was a little speechless. Before, in the office, I thought he valued the child very much. He really loves to act.
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