Lu Mingyuan and his wife left dejectedly after failing to gain anything from Lu Siqiao.
Lu Siqiao stared at the Natural Milk Tea shop across the street, feeling that Chen Fangmei and her son's intentions were obvious.
"The other side won't last long. In the coming days, everyone should remind each other not to fall into their trap." After she finished speaking, her gaze fell on Zhang Wan's face behind Zhang Wei, and then quickly looked away.
One evening, after Qiao's shop closed, Fang Jun couldn't wait to approach Zhang Wan.
"Ah Wan, how about we go for a drive?" He leaned against the car, striking a flamboyant pose.
Zhang Wan's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Fang Jun, what are you doing here?"
Fang Jun leaned in and grabbed Zhang Wan's hand: "Wan, let's get back together."
Zhang Wan's face turned pale instantly.
She pulled her hand back with difficulty and sneered, "Young Master Fang, please have some self-respect. I don't know you."
Her face was frosty, and her words kept people at arm's length.
Fang Jun cursed her in his heart, but said with deep affection, "These days, your image has been lingering in my mind, and I can't shake it off. Every smile and frown of yours is imprinted in my heart. I can't forget you. Please give me another chance. I will definitely convince my mother to agree to us being together."
Zhang Wan stared at him blankly.
He used sweet words to win her over, but the ugly face he showed when he abandoned her, and the feeling of being beaten to the point of miscarriage and despair that drove her to death, are still vivid in her mind.
“Fang Jun, it’s all too late. The Zhang Wan you knew was already dead when you abandoned her and caused the death of her child.” Zhang Wan resolutely turned and left.
Her coldness, like a rose with thorns, aroused Fang Jun's desire to conquer her. He stopped her, saying, "Awan, don't be like this. Let me make it up to you, okay? I really love you."
"Really? If you truly love me, then put up a banner at the Natural Products store and apologize to me in person, and I'll forgive you," Zhang Wan said arrogantly.
Fang Jun hadn't expected her to be so delusional. His face darkened, and after a long pause, he finally said, "Awan, that's a place for business, a public place—"
“Aren’t you the heir of the Natural Products Shop? Aren’t you truly sincere about being with me?” Zhang Wan’s expression turned ferocious as she sneered, “If you truly loved me, why would you care about these things? In the end, you’re just saying it for show.”
Fang Jun never expected that she, who was always so docile, would turn into such a fierce and aggressive woman.
“Ah Wan, besides this, I can fulfill your other requests,” he said hurriedly.
Zhang Wan sneered: "Then marry me."
"Huh?" Fang Jun was startled, not expecting her to be so outrageous and increasingly unreasonable.
“Ah Wan—” He felt like he was being pricked by a thorn in his side. If it weren’t for wanting to get the raw materials for Qiao’s house through her, he would have been impatient with her long ago. He said in a low voice, “We can talk again. If it’s appropriate, I will naturally marry you.”
Zhang Wan's lips curled into a mocking sneer: "What if it's not suitable? Will you do what you did last time, make me have an abortion, and throw me away like a used shoe?"
"Ah Wan—" Fang Jun was about to speak up to stop her when...
Zhang Wan coldly refused, saying, "To tell you the truth, I'm just an ordinary waitress. I can't get the core secrets of Qiao House. I advise you to give up and stop bothering me."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jun's expression instantly changed, and he glared at her fiercely: "How did you know?"
"Haha, I was right, wasn't I?" Zhang Wan felt a tightness in her chest and sneered, "Instead of playing these tricks here, you should put your mind to the right thing."
"You bitch, you're playing me!" Fang Jun grabbed her wrist, making a move to hit her.
Zhang Wan struggled to her feet and shouted, "Help! Help! I've been assaulted!"
Her cries for help attracted bystanders, who gathered around and pointed at Fang Jun, cursing, "What kind of man bullies a weak woman like that!"
"If you don't leave, we'll call the police!" someone threatened.
Fang Jun pointed at Zhang Wan and threatened, "Zhang Wan, you just wait and see! You dare to mess with me? I won't let you get away with this!" After saying that, he drove off.
Zhang Wan collapsed to the ground, crying helplessly.
"It's really not worth getting upset over someone like that," Lu Siqiao said as she approached her and handed her a tissue.
Zhang Wan's eyes were red, and she choked up as she said, "It's all because I'm incompetent that I've been humiliated by him time and time again. This kind of scum doesn't deserve love. He's just a selfish bastard!"
She stood up, wiped away her tears, and said, "Jova, thank you for reminding me. Otherwise, I would have fallen for it again."
Lu Siqiao told her to go home quickly, then turned around and went back to the second floor of Qiao's house, only to hear a phone call from Cheng Ze.
No matter how busy I am, I make a phone call every day.
Lu Siqiao also learned about the whereabouts of Chen Luoxia and her daughter from the phone call.
After taking ginseng, Fang Dingding was not only discharged from the hospital but also got into a top high school.
"She's my classmate now," Cheng Ze said with a faint laugh over the phone. "She even asked me about you. Do you two know each other?"
Lu Siqiao's heart was in turmoil, and she asked cautiously, "We're not that close. What kind of person do you think she is?"
“She’s knowledgeable and perceptive, and it’s clear that Chen Luoxia trusts her a lot,” Cheng Ze said after a moment’s thought. “However, I think being too opinionated isn’t necessarily a good thing.” He seemed to hesitate before continuing.
Lu Siqiao smiled wryly and said, "She is Chen Luoxia's pampered daughter, and her horizons are broader than those of us country kids."
“She is indeed smart, on the contrary, a little too smart.” Cheng Ze’s voice turned cold, with a hint of sarcasm. “The Chen family opened a natural milk tea shop and did very well in Beijing because of its low prices, but they were overshadowed by Cai Ming. In order to find out the secret of the jam you gave her, she did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to send an undercover agent to work at Qiao’s house.”
Unexpectedly, all of this happened in the capital as well. Lu Siqiao hurriedly told Chen Fangmei that she had sent Lu Mingyuan and his wife to investigate business secrets.
“Qiaowu’s fruit tea is made from natural and beneficial ingredients. Even though natural shops are cheaper, they can hardly surpass Qiaowu. But they have their own consumer base because of their pricing,” Cheng Ze analyzed. “It would be better for them to just go their separate ways and do nothing, instead of resorting to so many underhanded tactics.”
Lu Siqiao didn't expect that his thoughts were exactly the same as hers.
In my past life, milk tea shops were almost everywhere, each with its own advantages, and all of them stood firm.
It's a wonder Fang Dingding has been given a second chance at life; doesn't he understand this principle yet?
Lu Siqiao had originally thought that one day she would compete with her, but now she felt that she was a short-sighted person.
Influenced by Chen Luoxia, she is greedy and probably not a good person.
"Jova, there's more good news."
Cheng Ze then brought up another matter: "The juicer you gave to Cai Ming has been developed. In addition, those children's products have now been officially launched on the market."
To this end, Cai Ming also established a self-service supermarket, which is now almost ready and will open soon.
"Qiaowa, summer vacation is coming soon. I'll send someone to pick you up and bring you to the capital so we can attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony together."
Cheng Zedao.
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