Chapter 60 Marrying Chen Mian, Making Shang Wu Her Lover
Shang Wu glanced at the agreement, her gaze icy.
Seeing that she remained unmoved, Chenmian smiled.
"Are you afraid, lack the courage to face the relationship between you and Zhou Yanci, or do you have some concerns?"
"What do I have to be afraid of?"
Shang Wu glanced at him mockingly, reached out and picked up the agreement. After flipping through the paper documents inside, a voice recorder fell out as well.
Shang Wu first opened the agreement.
The agreement contains the content signed between Zhou Yanci and Chen Mian.
In the agreement, Zhou Yanci promised that no matter what happened, he would make Chenmian the wife of the Zhou family.
If he violates this rule, he will compensate the entire Chengzhou Group, which is currently in a state of slumber.
Shang Wu paused, put down the agreement, picked up the voice recorder again, and turned it on.
Inside is what Zhou Yanci said when he was drunk in a bar and his speech was slurred.
"Ziqian, Ziqian, do you know? People in this world are never satisfied! I love Chenmian, but she can't help me with work, unlike Shangwu."
He laughed: "Shang Wu has earned me more money in the past three years than Chengzhou has earned in the past ten years. Do you know what that means? The entire Chengzhou is enough with Shang Wu! I want to secure my position as heir, and with her, that's enough!"
Hearing this, Shang Wu still didn't look up.
Chenmian crossed her arms, adopting an arrogant and superior posture.
Gu Ziqian's smile in the recording sounded somewhat helpless.
"Sigh, isn't this normal? There are very few things in this world that are perfect. If you like Chen Mian, then you should take responsibility for her and marry her."
"As for Shang Wu, didn't you already say that you would break up with her soon? To you, she is just a tool to make money for the company, without any feelings for her."
Zhou Yanci remained silent in the recording.
After a full ten seconds, he chuckled softly.
He sighed, "If only I could have both women. If I were to marry Chenmian, do you think of a way to make Shangwu devoted to me as well?"
Shang Wu slowly pursed her lips, her eyes filled with surging hatred.
“She regards me as the savior of her whole family. Even if I don’t marry her, she should repay me for the rest of her life and do anything for me because of this kindness.”
"If I keep her as a lover, she would definitely be willing."
Gu Ziqian gasped, seemingly shocked by his greedy desire to enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives.
He smiled wryly and said, "Then you have to ask Shang Wu if she's willing. I think your idea is quite good, but she's proud and used to be a noble lady. She wants a formal title with you, and she can't possibly be a mistress in secret like you say."
Besides, you've shown her you love her a lot for the past three years. Now you're asking her to be your lover in a clandestine relationship? Do you think she'll be happy about that?
After hearing his words, Zhou Yanci seemed unconvinced and snorted coldly.
"Whether she's willing or not isn't up to you to decide. No matter how proud she is, she'll willingly bow her head for me. Just wait and see!"
Recording has ended.
The room returned to complete silence.
Shang Wu placed the recorder face down on the table, meeting Chen Mian's smug, amused expression as she watched the show unfold.
She raised an eyebrow slightly: "Is this your reason for not caring at all yesterday, even though you knew Zhou Yanci was with me?"
"He just wants to take you in as a mistress, how can you be so smug?" Chenmian curled her lips.
Shang Wu remained silent.
Chenmian rested her chin on her hand, revealing a sweet smile: "If I can become Mrs. Zhou and gain all his love, even if he can't stand the loneliness and wants to take another woman by his side, what can't I do to be magnanimous?"
"To him, you're just someone he can do without. Do you really think that he's cherished you for the past three years because he can't live without you?"
At this point, Chenmian revealed a look of mockery mixed with pity.
Shang Wu watched quietly as she became smug and took becoming Mrs. Zhou as her life's goal.
What era are we living in? People still dream of marrying into a wealthy family and living a life of ease.
Nowadays, the threshold for becoming a wife of a wealthy family is no longer just about looks, as it used to be.
"Shang Wu, you used to be a pampered young lady who never saw the wickedness of people's hearts or the true nature of humanity in this world. In Zhou Yanci's eyes, you were so good at making money, but weren't you just a tool and never won his heart?"
Shang Wu's eyes were cold.
Have you never witnessed the wickedness of human nature?
When a business first runs into trouble, everyone kicks it while it's down, and everyone treats them as a menace to be avoided.
Those elites whom their fathers had once funded and who later rose to power and wealth, as well as the brothers whom their fathers were willing to sacrifice their own interests to support.
And their long-term partners, their father's and brother's close friends, and even the relatives of the merchants, all of them were treated like ants overnight and trampled underfoot.
She went from being a pampered heiress to being shunned by everyone, and she had long since learned what people's hearts were like.
Even when the whole world abandoned them and no one cared about them anymore, Shang Wu didn't break down too much.
Even though she had been surrounded by more kindness than malice since childhood, and had long been in the world of fame and fortune, she knew that everyone was a creature that sought profit and avoided harm.
Given the huge trouble these businesses were involved in and the uncertainty of their future, it's understandable that they would hastily flee.
What she found most unacceptable was that Zhou Yanci had deliberately caused their family to be destroyed, yet he could still keep her by his side with a clear conscience, watching a victim being kept in the dark, treating him, the enemy of her entire family, as her benefactor, and working herself to the bone to earn money.
Feeling great? Happy?
From the moment she learned the truth, Shang Wu's once vibrant and beating heart fell completely silent and cold.
Only the blood of people like Zhou Yanci can warm the heart.
She wanted nothing more than to kill Zhou Yanci, so how could she possibly let his attitude break her defenses in the slightest?
Shang Wu pulled herself out of her thoughts, gently pressed her fingertips against the agreement in front of her, and then pushed it towards Chen Mian.
“Last time you held back the production certificate, I warned you not to make any more rash moves. You really don’t learn your lesson.”
Chenmian's smile faltered slightly as she leaned back in her chair, gently stroking her belly.
She said casually, "I'm not afraid of any of your methods now. The child in my belly is my get-out-of-jail-free card. Even if I commit murder or arson, Zhou Yanci will forgive me."
Shang Wu narrowed her eyes and said meaningfully, "Is that so?"
Chenmian snorted: "Even if Zhou Yanci dislikes me for some reason, he will still welcome me home as Mrs. Zhou because of this child. You are the stumbling block, and that's the one he can't wait to kick away!"
She looked at Shang Wu as if she were looking at a pathetic worm so lowly that she could be crushed to death with a mere flick of her toe.
Shang Wu said casually, "Alright, did you come here just to deliver documents to me?"
Take a nap.
This time it was her turn to be a little confused.
"Isn't the content of this agreement and the recording enough to prove that you'll never be able to turn your life around?"
Shang Wu stood up.
"Get out of here after you've said that."
Chenmian stared at her with an incredulous look, as if she were looking at a madwoman.
"How can you be so calm? Shang Wu, what are you pretending for! You'll never be the Shang family's little princess in this life, you're just dreaming of becoming the Zhou family's wife! Who are you trying to fool with this nonchalant act!"
Shang Wu said coldly, "Are you leaving or not? If you're not leaving, I'll call Zhou Yanci and have her come pick you up."
"you……"
Feeling humiliated, Chenmian swallowed hard. As she turned to leave, she saw a stack of design drafts on her desk.
She paused slightly before walking toward the design draft.
Shang Wu snatched the design draft back before she could pick it up.
She demanded, "What are you doing?"
With a half-smile, Chenmian looked at her and asked, "Is this the design draft you didn't finish? I didn't expect Miss Shang to still be so hands-on with her work. Are you planning to make a comeback and prove your abilities with impressive sales figures?"
She sighed, "It's a pity that no matter how much money you make, you can't sway Zhou Yanci. In this world, only I can be the Mrs. Zhou, understand?"
Shang Wu lost patience and took out her phone, pretending to make a call.
Chenmian swallowed hard.
"Wait, I'll leave, okay?!"
She turned around and muttered something under her breath.
"You'll see what happens to you, just you wait!"
Shang Wu narrowed her eyes, watching her figure disappear outside the office door.
The next second, A-Ying came in.
As soon as she saw the person leave, she clenched her fists indignantly.
"I heard everything she said! Did President Zhou really betray you and get together with her? Is the child she's carrying really President Zhou's?"
Seeing her shocked expression, as if struck by lightning, Shang Wu said helplessly, "You weren't there, so why do you look like you've been deeply hurt?"
"But I'm injured too." Aying clutched her chest, unable to accept it. "President Zhou clearly loves you to the core, he would never let you suffer any injustice, how could he..."
"Okay, stop saying things like that! You know the specifics of my situation with him, so focus on your work and do your job well."
Shang Wu abruptly interrupted her, then turned around and calmly began tidying up the design drafts.
Aying looked at her, hesitant to speak: "Are you waiting for President Zhou to break up with you? Judging from Miss Chen's words, he will leave you sooner or later."
Shang Wu glanced at her: "Why should I wait for him to leave me? Can't I leave him first?"
These two people have been taking turns trying to disgust her lately.
It would be too lenient to let Zhou Yanci get away with forcing himself on her; the company would set him up.
Since Chenmian is so eager to make Zhou Yanci hate her, then she will do as Chenmian wishes and deal with Zhou Yanci.
Shang Wu took out her phone and sent a message to Lu Rang, asking him to come to her office.
After hearing Shang Wu's words, A Ying blinked and showed an expression of disbelief.
In terms of wealth, status, and family background, Shang Wu seemed destined to be the one dumped.
Her thinking was not treacherous, but based on realistic judgment, and she did not mean to look down on Shang Wu.
At that moment, Aying only felt that Shang Wu was heartbroken and did not want others to see her pain and despair, which was why she acted so calmly.
Ah Ying didn't dare say anything and left in a hurry.
When she went outside, she saw Lu Rang walking towards her.
Aying quickly went over and gestured to Lu Rang.
"Please don't go there, Miss Shang is in a very bad mood right now."
Lu Rang paused slightly: "Why?"
"I can't really say for sure, but anyway, she and President Zhou have run into problems. She even said she doesn't want President Zhou anymore. Tell me, isn't that just nonsense?" Aying sighed.
Lu Rang's eyes darkened.
"Then go and find out when she plans to dump Zhou Yanci."
Aying was taken aback: "Huh?"
Lu Rang brushed past her, leaving her with a single sentence.
"Someone is waiting to take over."
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