Chapter 131 Zhou Yanci is dying
Ruan Yuzhi looked at Shang Wu with surprise and uncertainty.
"You two broke up? Really?"
Shang Wu pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and stared at the floor, saying weakly, "It's true, but I still firmly believe that Lu Rang did not harm his brother. We were not involved, so we wouldn't know what happened back then."
"I……"
"I'm going upstairs now."
Shang Wu turned around abruptly, leaving Ruan Yuzhi with a heartbroken back view.
Seeing her enter the room and not come out again, Ruan Yuzhi frowned and slowly sat down on the sofa.
She clenched her fingers, then quickly mustered her strength and murmured, "I'm doing this for your own good. It's okay, Awu. You'll understand later. Compared to a mentally ill murderer, all the rich kids in Lincheng are better and more suitable for you."
Inside the room.
Shang Wu closed the door, took out her phone, and told A Ying that she was now single again, asking her to tell the company that no employee was allowed to mention her love life anymore.
Ah Ying always did as she was told, but this time she called directly, which surprised Ah Ying so much that she asked several questions.
"Mr. Shang, are you really sure? Do you really want to break up? Attorney Lu is a very good person, don't you want to reconsider?"
Shang Wu flatly refused: "This is my business. Don't ask any more questions. Just do as I say."
When she hung up, she could still faintly hear Aying's sigh.
Shang Wu's eyes flickered.
Never mind, it'll be quick.
A few days later, once her mother fully believed about her breakup, she asked her mother about her connection with the Yu family and where she had heard about this secret that the Yu family never told outsiders.
...
The next day.
Shang Wu went to the company.
When the employees saw her, they all looked at her with curiosity and worry.
They thought they would see a heartbroken Shang Wu.
But Shang Wu was perfectly fine, with a calm expression, and went straight into the president's private elevator as if nothing had happened.
The moment the elevator doors closed, several voices reached my ears.
"It's heartbreaking to see President Shang trying so hard to be strong."
"Who can argue with that? Breaking up with your boyfriend will definitely be heartbreaking."
Shang Wu stood in the elevator, a slight smile playing on her lips. She took out her phone to send a message to Lu Rang, but then noticed that the WeChat group, which hadn't been used in a long time, had suddenly become lively.
The group name is "Lincheng Money-Spreading Society," an extremely arrogant, ostentatious, and childish name.
It was a group formed by the young masters and ladies of Lincheng back when we were in college.
Later, she and Su Tingting had a falling out, so they stopped chatting here. The group gradually fell out of use and became so deserted that Shang Wu never saw it again, and couldn't even find it on WeChat.
Shang Wu scrolled up and roughly understood why the group chat was so lively.
This is the only group chat where both she and Su Tingting are present.
Somehow, news of her breakup had already reached Su Tingting's ears. The first message in the group chat in years was one that Su Tingting had tagged.
Su Tingting: [@Shangwu, I heard you broke up, what happened? Wasn't your boyfriend supposed to be better than all the rich kids in Lincheng? How could you bear to break up with him?]
[Or did someone dump you? That's so tragic, I feel so sorry for you.]
The group chat exploded instantly because of her two messages.
Below, there were all sorts of comments: gossiping about the reasons for the breakup, politely comforting Shang Wu, and telling Su Tingting not to be foolish at this time.
Overall, Shang Wu didn't see anyone's sincerity.
Everyone was just joining in the fun, secretly watching the spectacle unfold.
Especially the rich kids in Lincheng, they were all making sarcastic remarks one after another.
[Shang Wu, how about considering me...? Never mind, someone like me whose family company is only ranked fourteenth, you definitely wouldn't be interested.]
[Definitely. Only a listed company like Chengzhou Group could satisfy Miss Shang's appetite.]
Looking at these messages, Shang Wu suddenly understood why Lu Rang insisted that she take over the Yu family's business.
These people are afraid of her enough.
Fear can also lead to slander, denigration, or attacks.
Only by fearing but having no choice but to curry favor with these people can you truly subdue them.
Shang Wu put away her phone and got out of the elevator.
She had just walked into the president's office when she heard Shang Yun Shen's voice, which was filled with suppressed anger.
"Call all those sarcastic and sarcastic people here. I want to ask them myself if they don't respect me, Shang Yun Shen, and if they also want to be beaten into infertility!"
"Ah Wu's feelings are none of their business! Write them all down! Right now, their fathers are begging Wenxiang and me to do business with the merchants. These people don't even know who's feeding them!"
Shang Wu felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this.
In her memory, she rarely saw her gentle and refined brother so angry, but now he was losing his temper and flying into a rage because of her.
Shang Wu knocked on the door and went in.
"elder brother."
Upon seeing her arrive, Shang Yun Shen instantly suppressed his previous rage, hung up the phone, and calmed himself down.
What brings you here?
Shang Wu looked around.
The bright office, adorned with calligraphy and paintings and decorated with refreshing plants, has completely transformed into Shang Yunshen's style.
She smiled slightly and said, "Let's see if you're comfortable working here. It seems you're ready for the position of president. From now on, no one needs to call me President Shang anymore."
Shang Yun Shen had no interest in talking to her about this. He coughed lightly and said, "Don't you still have a lot to do at your studio? You should focus on your design work in seclusion these next few days. If there are any bad rumors, I'll help you deal with them."
"No need."
Shang Wu smiled indifferently.
"I know what they're talking about. Anyway, I'm not going to marry any of them in the future, so why should I get angry or upset because of what they say?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Yun Shen frowned slightly, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
After a moment, he asked, "Why don't you look sad at all? Didn't Mom say you and Lu Rang broke up? He stayed at the Yu family's house, and you two can't even see each other. You broke up like this, aren't you sad?"
Shang Wu blinked.
Can't we even see each other?
Her eyes flickered: "Being sad won't change the fact that we broke up. I can't choose a man over my mother, can I?"
Shang Yun Shen felt uneasy listening to this, and patted her head: "Don't worry, I'll take care of those people who are talking nonsense. You can do whatever you want during this time and relax."
"good."
Shang Wu agreed, left the company, and returned to her studio.
As soon as she arrived, she saw a figure standing outside the studio door.
"Miss Shang!"
Yan Yue waved and greeted him, then ran over, beaming, "I've been waiting for you for half an hour! I heard from our law firm's partner that you specifically asked me to be your studio's legal counsel, offering me triple pay. Is that true? Could it really be me?"
God knows how envious he was when he found out Lu Rang was getting ten times his salary.
Shang Wu smiled: "Attorney Yan, you were my brother's client and helped him get out of prison and clear his name. I've long considered you one of my own, so of course I'll ask you to be my legal advisor."
She went inside and handed a document to Yan Yue.
"Take a look, this is all the work content."
Yan Yue took the document, and his eyes widened slowly from the very first sentence.
"Is this... this what my job entails?"
He was a little confused.
Does this content have absolutely nothing to do with legal counsel?
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow: "Do you have any opinions or thoughts?"
Yan Yue scratched his head and asked cautiously, "Can I understand what all this means? I don't look like a legal advisor; I look more like an actor you've hired."
"Yes," Shang Wu asked, "Is it not okay?"
Yan Yue found it strange, but thinking of the triple salary, he swallowed his words.
"Okay, I will definitely cooperate unconditionally."
Shang Wu nodded slightly.
"That's good, go back now."
Yan Yue got up and obediently left.
After everyone left, Shang Wu called Lu Rang.
Lu Rang answered the call, his voice carrying a low laugh: "See you at the restaurant in half an hour. No one will see us; I've booked the whole place."
Shang Wu smiled, got up and walked out, laughing with him, "Sir, you're very generous. Don't you know that I'm someone no one dares to take in in Lincheng? You actually want to treat me to dinner."
"Would Miss Shang do me the honor of joining us? We have your favorite Australian dishes," Lu Rang asked.
Shang Wu pushed open the office door: "I'll have to make the trip, alright."
She hung up the phone with a smile.
Going underground to keep a relationship secret doesn't seem so bad, does it?
Just as Shang Wu was about to press the elevator button, the elevator suddenly opened.
An obese man wearing a baseball cap came out, his head down so his face was obscured.
Shang Wu's smile vanished, and she narrowed her eyes warily: "Who are you?"
The man paused, then took off his hat.
Shang Wu was stunned.
She recognized the other person; he was the Zhou family's butler, an old man who had served Zhou's mother for over a decade, if not utterly loyal to the family.
The Zhou family went bankrupt, Zhou Yanci was imprisoned, and his parents were devastated and never recovered.
The suffering she, her brother, and their parents endured has all come back to haunt the Zhou family.
Why would the Zhou family send someone at a time like this?
Furthermore, the Zhou family has already lost everything; where would they get the money to hire this housekeeper again?
Shang Wu immediately sensed something was wrong and kept retreating.
"How did you get up here? Do you have a key card for this building?"
As she spoke, she quietly reached into her pocket and touched her phone.
The butler stared intently at her, a sinister smile on his face: "You don't know yet, do you? The young master was seriously injured, and his wound got infected while he was in and out of prison. He's almost gone now."
Shang Wu's breath hitched.
Her people haven't brought the news from the prison yet.
Hearing this out of the blue, she was somewhat taken aback and surprised, and she really didn't expect Zhou Yanci to perish in this way.
"Don't you have anything to say?" the butler asked.
Shang Wu composed herself: "What can I say? I never intended to kill him. I just wanted him to fend for himself in prison. He was unlucky enough to have his wound infected and end up like this. What does that have to do with me?"
"Fine, fine, it's none of your business."
The butler suddenly brandished the knife in his hand: "If I kill you now, will it still be none of the Zhou family's business?"
Shang Wu was startled and turned to run.
The housekeeper had already anticipated what she was going to do, and quickly stepped forward to grab Shang Wu's shoulder.
Shang Wu dodged to the side, but he still found an opportunity and stabbed her in the heart!
Shang Wu instinctively raised her hand to block, but the knife cut her arm and pierced her chest, only penetrating a little bit.
Even so, she still felt excruciating pain, so much so that she couldn't stand up and collapsed to the ground, all her strength gone.
Just as the butler was about to make another move, a figure suddenly darted out from behind and kicked the butler away.
The housekeeper bumped into the glass door.
The glass shattered, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
Yan Yue helped Shang Wu up, sweating profusely with anxiety. He hadn't expected to hear these words on Shang Wu's phone call, and knew something bad was going to happen, so he rushed back before even leaving the building.
"Are you alright, Miss Shang? No, you're injured! I'll take you to the hospital!"
Shang Wu clutched her chest, gasping for breath in pain, and glanced coldly at the butler.
"Call the police. Since he's so loyal, let him go to jail and see Zhou Yanci off on his final journey."
As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't hold on any longer and her vision went black; she fainted.
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