Suddenly, the house was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Fu Qichuan's obsidian eyes stared at me without blinking, filled with inextricable emotions.
The indifferent attitude he had in the past seemed to be gone.
The atmosphere became stagnant and depressing.
After an unknown amount of time, he slowly stood up, folded the blanket carefully, grabbed the coat on the sofa, rested it on his elbow, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for disturbing you last night. I'm leaving now."
I scratched my fingers unconsciously and asked again, "Divorce certificate..."
"Let's talk about it later."
Fu Qichuan avoided my gaze, his long eyelashes slightly drawn back to conceal his emotions. "You heard Qin Zegang's call, too. I have to rush back to the company for a meeting."
After he finished speaking, he didn't give me time to respond before he strode away with his long legs.
It seemed as if he was afraid that I would say something to refuse.
I lowered my eyes to look at the floor, vaguely heard the sound of the elevator arriving outside, and curled my lips bitterly.
The phone suddenly rang, bringing me back to my senses.
Jiang Lai was in a good mood. "Ruan Ruan, do you remember that office we saw the day before yesterday that we were so satisfied with? They just contacted me and said that the salesperson is coming to Jiangcheng and we can talk in person tomorrow."
"I remember."
I replied as I threw clothes into the washing machine, "Do you have an appointment? I'm always available."
"We have an appointment. I'll pick you up on the way there later."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, I changed my clothes and put on some light makeup. As soon as I went downstairs, Jiang Lai's Audi drove into the basement.
When we arrived at the office building, where every inch of space is valuable, the agent was waiting in the lobby on the first floor. "Ms. Ruan, Ms. Jiang, the sales representative will be here soon. Let's wait until she arrives and then go to the office together."
Jiang Lai and I have no objection.
Ye Ke did come quickly, but when I saw that the other person was Shen Xingyu's mother, I was stunned.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or what.
But it always feels bad
Mother Shen was dressed elegantly, carrying a rare Hermès leather bag. She wasn't surprised to see me, but her attitude was distant and cold. "You want to rent the 16th floor?"
"right."
I spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.
As soon as they arrived at the office, the agent introduced her enthusiastically, but Shen's mother interrupted indifferently: "Don't bother introducing her. I should know her better than you."
It was just a simple sentence, without any harsh words, but it felt like a slap in the face to me.
It's so uncomfortable.
Jiang Lai just thought she looked down on people at first, but now he also felt something subtle, and gave me a look, asking what was going on.
I shook my head. Mother Shen stopped at the door of a conference room, looked at me sharply, and said, "Shall we talk alone?"
Obviously, we are not just talking about renting an office.
If it is a blessing, there will be no disaster; if it is a disaster, there will be no escape.
I agreed and went into the meeting room with her.
As soon as the glass door closed, Shen's mother got angry on the spot, "Miss Ruan is really a two-faced person who says one thing and does another."
I frowned, "What?"
Her face, which showed almost no trace of age, was filled with disgust. "You said you wanted a divorce, and now this heartbreaking drama is unfolding right before our eyes. Fu Qichuan just said no to a 20-30 billion yuan partnership for you. What a clever maneuver."
Hearing this, I was stunned for a moment.
Fu Qichuan gave up such a big cooperation for me.
"Ms. Ruan, honestly, you should know your own limits."
Mother Shen pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at me with her chin raised, showing the aura of a rich person to the fullest.
"The Fu family's current predicament will naturally be resolved once the news of their cooperation with the Shen family comes out. But you are only hindering Fu Qichuan."
"Yes, he is indeed one of the best men. He has good looks, talent, and character. Not to mention Jiangcheng, there are few people in the whole country who can compare to him. It's normal for you to hold on to him and not let go."
"However, Fan Xi should always think about whether he is worthy of it. How can you, who doesn't even have a family background, secure the position of Mrs. Fu?"
She seemed to be saying something innocuous, but every word pierced my heart like a needle.
I squeezed my palms and spoke in a calm tone: "Mrs. Shen, I respect your age, but if you can't tell right from wrong and confuse black and white for the sake of your daughter, don't blame me for being rude."
This is the first time I've seen someone force the original wife to give up her position so righteously.
It's as if having no parents and no decent family background means you deserve to be trampled under her feet like this.
Mother Shen sneered as if she had heard some joke, “I’d like to see how you can be rude to me?”
"Whether or not Fu Qichuan and I divorce, when or if we want to divorce, it's all my freedom."
As her expression gradually turned ugly, I asked coldly, "Is it your turn, the Shen family, to bully me every day?"
It really doesn't make any sense at all.
Breaking up a marriage and letting the mistress take over, it's like she's justified!
Mother Shen frowned tightly, and said with a forced smile: "You change your face so quickly. You were a little rabbit a few days ago, and now you are so aggressive? Come on, if you have anything else to say, say it together!"
"There's nothing more to say."
I shrugged and said in a cold voice, "It's just rare to see someone allow their daughter to be a mistress, and then the mother and daughter together threaten the original wife. I've learned a lesson from the Shen family's tradition."
"Bang!"
Mother Shen suddenly slammed the table and stood up, glaring at me angrily, "No wonder Xingyu told me that you are an orphan and have no upbringing at all!"
I suppressed the anger in my chest and said with a half-smile, "It's better than someone like Shen Xingyu who is crooked from top to bottom!"
After that, I didn't want to say anything more to her and left immediately.
"stop."
Mother Shen gritted her teeth and said, "In my Jingcheng, there is an office building with a location that is not inferior to this one. If you want to open a company, just choose any floor, free of charge."
"What are the conditions?"
I laughed.
There is no free lunch in the world. Everyone understands this truth.
She stood up, bag in hand, and said, "You are not allowed to return to Jiangcheng! Otherwise, no one will dare to rent an office building to you, and your company will naturally not be able to operate!"
Coercion and inducement were used together.
This probably proves what Fu Jinan said yesterday: in front of power, ordinary people are just like ants.
I have no doubt that the Shen family has the ability to easily block all my future paths.
But I was unwilling to admit defeat, "Never come back? Madam Shen, don't forget, I haven't got the divorce certificate yet."
"You don't need to worry about this. Just disappear and I'll take care of the divorce papers."
She pulled out a check from her bag and tossed it lightly on the table. "Take this check as my support for your business!"
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