While searching through the documents on the computer, Song Qingyou asked him, "You knew I would be angry, so why didn't you say anything and instead argued with me? You're the boss of both SY and Fu's, aren't you? Does it make any difference whether I cooperate with either of these companies?"
Fu Wenzhou had guessed she would ask this, and immediately frowned: "Of course there's a difference, a huge difference!"
Song Qingyou paused her mouse movement, then turned to look at him with a leisurely air: "Tell me, what's the difference?"
Fu Wenzhou said in a serious tone, "At the time, you didn't know that I was the boss behind SY, but you still chose SY in a subjective sense and abandoned me. You didn't even think about asking me for help. What I care about is not who you choose, but that when you encounter trouble and need help, the first person you think of is not me."
Song Qingyou nodded: "I see."
Seeing that she still had this indifferent look, Fu Wenzhou became a little anxious: "Youyou, I hope that I am someone you can rely on in your heart, and this choice has no objective conditions attached. Do you understand?"
Song Qingyou said, "Okay, I understand."
Fu Wenzhou's eyes darkened: "Do you really understand?"
Song Qingyou put down her work, turned around to face him, and said in a gentle tone with a hint of doting affection: "I know, from now on I will think of you first in everything, whether I am happy or unhappy, and I will think of you first when I encounter any difficulties or troubles."
Upon hearing this, Fu Wenzhou's eyes and brows slowly revealed a smile. He bent down and squatted in front of her, taking advantage of the situation to rest his head in her arms and hug Song Qingyou's waist with both hands: "Youyou, you are so good."
Song Qingyou rubbed the man's earlobe: "You've given me all your assets, aren't you afraid I'll pack my bags and leave?"
Fu Wenzhou was startled, and his tone changed completely: "You want to leave? Where are you going? We can get our marriage certificate in four months. You can't run away even if you want to."
Song Qingyou: "...Okay, okay, I won't run away. Can I start working now?"
Fu Wenzhou: "I'll go with you."
Song Qingyou said, "Go make me a cup of milk, and feed Zhouzhou while you're at it."
Fu Wenzhou reluctantly got up, "Mm."
Song Qingyou gazed at the man's tall and imposing back, a slight smile playing on her lips. Only after he had completely disappeared down the corridor did she turn her gaze away and continue working on the documents she hadn't finished during the day.
The phone rang at an inopportune moment. Song Qingyou glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar number. She frowned and didn't answer.
However, the voice kept ringing as if it were a death knell. Song Qingyou frowned and pressed the answer button: "Hello, who is this?"
Strangely, when she hung up, the other party kept calling, but when she answered, the other party stopped talking.
Song Qingyou had a vague feeling that something was wrong. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Xu Qingran?"
The breathing on the other end of the phone suddenly became heavy. Xu Qingran gripped the phone tightly and spoke with difficulty, "Ms. Song, can I beg you to let me and my mother go?"
Song Qingyou raised an eyebrow slightly, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Have you made your choice?"
Xu Qingran gritted her teeth: "I don't want to make either choice. I want to take care of my mother and stay in Beijing. We haven't offended you, so why are you treating us like this?"
Song Qingyou said in a light voice, "There's a place called Jinming Pond in the southern suburbs of the capital. You might want to go and take a look."
"What's the meaning?"
Song Qingyou smiled gently and said, "The white lotus flowers over there will be blooming soon."
Xu Qingran's nerves tensed up instantly. By the time she realized what had happened, the call had already ended. When she tried to call back, the call wouldn't go through; the number had obviously been blocked again.
For the first time, Xu Qingran experienced the feeling of being ice-cold and helpless. Although it was early summer and the sun was blazing overhead, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
She put down her phone, her feet feeling like they were rooted to the ground.
A quarrel broke out not far away, and Xu Qingran slowly turned her head.
They were a very young couple.
"You can't even afford a house, how can I marry you! Do you expect the whole family to squeeze into your grandfather's shabby place? If you want to marry me, you'll have to buy a 200-square-meter apartment in the city center and give me a dowry of 880,000 yuan. If you can do all that, then we can consider getting a marriage certificate."
After a long silence, the man's deep voice slowly rang out: "The marriage was arranged by the elders of both families. I have already transferred the 200,000 yuan dowry you asked for to your account. Why are you suddenly adding more demands?"
"What can 200,000 yuan buy? My ex-boyfriend bought me two bags that cost 200,000 yuan." The woman's eyes were full of disdain. "So handsome but so poor, what a waste of that face. Let me tell you, my grandfather doesn't have the final say. If you want to marry me, you have to pay more! Otherwise, no way!"
After she finished speaking, she arrogantly tossed her big, wavy hair in her high heels and left without a second thought.
This little incident gave Xu Qingran a chill down her spine.
Two hundred thousand yuan, her mother's life-saving money, was merely a handbag belonging to these wealthy people...
She forced a bitter laugh and shuffled forward step by step in the sunlight.
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