The next day, the sun rose as usual, and rumors were still flying all over the Internet.
Even the little brats from Si looked at me with a bit more curiosity.
Jiang Lai broke into my house last night, returned my bag and cell phone to me, and then started blaming herself again.
She reported the case immediately, but when others heard it was the Shen family, they all made excuses. In short, without solid evidence, there was no way to proceed.
She said that for the first time, she truly felt the benefits of power and the helplessness of ordinary people.
She said that if she had known earlier, she would not have insisted on breaking up with He Ting. Even if she had become my mistress, she would not have been left with no one to turn to when I got into trouble yesterday.
So stupid.
At this moment, she walked into the office with two cups of coffee, put one in front of me, pulled open the chair opposite me and sat down.
His expression was almost the same as last night.
While I was drawing Madam Zhou's private design, I asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Who offended you?"
After hesitating, she blurted out, "The Fu Clan has declared bankruptcy."
The brush in my hand drew a line that shouldn't be there, and I was stunned for a moment.
"Bankruptcy?"
Weren't you engaged to the Shen family yesterday, and you're bankrupt today?
There was no sign at all.
"Well, the funding chain is broken."
Jiang Lai nodded. "I think the Shen family was stunned by the news announced five minutes ago. Someone has already stepped in to buy up shares at a low price. With such a big pie, everyone wants a piece. Fu Qichuan will probably... soon be left with nothing."
I picked up my phone and found the news she mentioned. It had only been a short while and it had already exploded online.
What does the bankruptcy of the Fu family group mean? Jiangcheng is going to change and change its surname.
What about Fu Qichuan?
He was used to standing at the top of the pyramid, and once he fell...
I frowned, feeling that things were not that simple. "Why did they suddenly go bankrupt?"
"It seems to be a research and development project that has swallowed up most of the funds, but no results have been seen so far... and with a series of recent events, many collaborations have been abandoned halfway, and the funding chain has not been restored." Jiang Lai said.
"Still strange."
When it comes to feelings, there is no trust between Fu Qichuan and I.
But I know his work ability, and it would never come to this.
He is used to being cautious and always has several backup plans.
Going bankrupt silently is not his style.
"What's so strange about that? It's not impossible that he got his comeuppance for being such a scumbag."
Jiang Lai propped up his chin and continued to stuff the big melon into my mouth. "Do you know who Fu Qichuan is most likely to sell his shares to?"
"who?"
"RF Group."
Jiang Lai sent me the information he found online. "Someone found out that he and Cen Ye had private contact recently."
She stood up for me and smiled with a gloating smile, "I didn't expect that my ex-husband would end up with a similar fate to ours."
RF Group is a behemoth consortium. Once it eats up the Fu family's cake, it will replace the Fu family in a blink of an eye and become the sky of Jiangcheng.
Unexpectedly, they made such a big move just after entering the domestic market.
Ambitious.
After Jiang Lai left, I looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the towering buildings in the distance that almost reached the sky.
Is this building, which has so many buildings standing tall, actually going to change its name?
The sudden ringing of my cell phone brought me back to my senses.
It was Lu Shiyan calling.
I answered with a smile, "Senior."
"Nanzhi..."
There was a slight tremor in his voice, but it was quickly suppressed. "Are you okay? I heard that it was Zhou Fang who saved you yesterday?"
I admitted truthfully, "Yeah, it's him. I'm fine, but you, why do you sound a little off?"
"Oh, I just suddenly went outside and it was a little too cold."
Lu Shiyan said gently, "The Shen family didn't make things too difficult for you, did they?"
"No!"
I almost denied it immediately.
I know clearly how good he is to me, but I also know his situation.
He will pay the price for any irrational thing he does.
The Shen family is too difficult to deal with, and I don’t want to drag them into this mess.
He was silent for a moment, "That's good."
The voice was as gentle as ever, but seemed to be mixed with some hopeful emotions.
Before I hung up the phone, a mature and rational woman suddenly appeared at the door of my office.
My nerves tensed up, and I nodded to her, listening to Lu Shiyan's voice on the other end of the phone continue to ring, "Nanzhi, one day, I can protect you very well."
Like a vow, like a promise.
If it weren't for the woman in front of me, I would probably be heart-pounding at this moment.
But there is not a single if.
I was silent for a moment, then I said softly, "Senior, I will gradually become stronger, and one day, no one will be able to bully me anymore."
He seemed to have heard the hidden meaning in my words, "Nanzhi..."
The woman outside the door was no longer willing to wait and pushed the door open.
I had to interrupt Lu Shiyan and said as casually as possible, "A client suddenly came. I have to hang up first."
Unable to bear hearing his despairing voice, I hung up the phone first.
Immediately, he looked at Lu Shijing and asked directly, "Miss Lu, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Her eyes were calm, and she said, "Did you answer Xiao Yan's call just now?"
There was no hiding from her.
"What did Madam Lu do to him again?"
I asked straight to the point.
Lu Shijing was very well-mannered and spoke calmly, "It's not my mother, it's my grandmother. My mother doesn't dare to do anything to him now. From the time you had the accident yesterday until the minute before I called you just now, he was locked up in the ancestral hall for a whole day and night."
I frowned fiercely, "It's winter!"
The Lu family's ancestral hall has an extremely simple design, with wooden carved windows that leak air.
No wonder…
No wonder his voice was trembling just now.
"This is the price he has to pay for liking you."
Lu Shijing's rationality was terrifying, as if he was saying to an insignificant person, "If you can't stop his losses in time, he will pay a much heavier price."
During my silence, she spoke calmly, "Ms. Ruan, as a woman, I don't want to say anything unpleasant to you, but you can't enter the Lu family. No matter how much he likes you, it's useless."
"Unless you are willing to be a lover who lives in secret," she said.
I lowered my eyes, smiled, and looked at her. "You like him a lot, right?"
In fact, I felt it the last time I went to Lu's house.
She liked Lu Shiyan, but she liked him so carefully that she didn't dare to show any sign of it.
A rare moment of astonishment appeared on her calm face.
In the end, she didn't deny it, but just smiled bitterly, "Yes, but I am just like you, you can only be her friend, and I can only be his sister."
Lu Shiyan's marriage was destined to be exchanged for benefits.
Can't put it on her, or on me.
"Ms. Ruan, we have no other options. So, let him give up as soon as possible."
Lu Shijing didn't stay long, and didn't even wait for my reply, and left with her bag.
She was certain of the choice I would make.
Whether it's Lu Shiyan, her, or me, we all have no right to choose.
In the evening, Zhou Mo took my ride home from get off work.
Yesterday's snow was swept to the sides of the road, mixed with dirty water, and could no longer be pure white.
"Goodbye, sister!"
As the elevator door opened, Zhou Mo walked out and waved at me.
I smiled and walked towards my door. When I turned my head, I saw the tall figure that had not appeared here for a long time.
The man had his back to me, with a little scarlet fluid flickering between his fingers.
Outside the window in front of him were thousands of lights.
Hearing the noise, he turned around and looked at me. His handsome and deep features showed a long-lost relaxation, mixed with some caution. "Are you back?"
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