Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

"I will have a lawyer draft the divorce agreement." Xu Qingcheng swatted his hand away. Her words were light and calm, as if abandoning him was the most normal thing in the world.

It's like buying a toy; if you don't like it anymore, just throw it away.

An indescribable rage surged within Fu Jingting. His face turned ashen with anger, and he grabbed her arm. "You think you can just get a divorce like that? You can't do it without my consent!"

"Why don't you agree?" Xu Qingcheng sneered at him. "You never wanted this marriage from the beginning. I was the one who overestimated myself and plotted against you, but I didn't expect you to be even more cunning. Mr. Fu, your acting was so meticulous. I jumped in smugly, thinking I was so clever, but it turns out I was just a stepping stone for you. Perfect! We don't even need to change the wedding date; just change the bride's name, and everyone's happy. Isn't that wonderful!"

As she spoke, she clapped her hands twice.

A smug smile spread across his face.

It rained heavily yesterday, and the sky was all black.

The weather was sunny and clear today, but she still couldn't feel any warmth; instead, she felt a bone-chilling cold.

Xu Qingcheng herself couldn't believe that she would encounter such things again, over and over again.

Human hearts are made of flesh and blood, and cannot be as indestructible as steel. She had been hurt once, and pieced herself back together, carefully protecting it. Finally, she mustered up the courage to hold it out to him, only to watch as he picked it up and then threw it away heavily.

It hurts so much, it hurts so much that I can't even cry anymore.

The pain was so intense that she couldn't think of any way to piece her broken heart back together.

His grip on her wrist tightened uncontrollably, so much so that Xu Qingcheng felt as if her wrist was about to break. "I won't divorce you. Give up on that idea completely, and the wedding will proceed as planned."

"Fu Jingting! How could you be so cruel!" Xu Qingcheng's voice trembled with anger, her head buzzed, and that nauseating feeling surged up again, uncontrollable.

She pushed him away forcefully, bent over, and began to dry heave uncontrollably. Her stomach felt like it was going to come out, and her internal organs were churning violently, making her unable to speak. Her eyes were brimming with tears, which seemed ready to spill over at any moment.

Fu Jingting's face turned ashen, every pore on his body stood on end. Who dared to challenge him like that?!

But she dared, and even though he was so angry, so angry that his chest swelled up, he couldn't bear to see her suffer.

She had a fever all night and it just broke. She hasn't eaten anything this morning. If she gets angry like this again, her body definitely won't be able to take it.

Fu Jingting bent down and stood beside her, reaching out to gently pat her back, but Xu Qingcheng turned away to avoid it.

She doesn't need his pretense, she doesn't need it.

Xu Qingcheng stood up, leaning against the wall. Her eyes were a little red. She was in so much pain, why couldn't she just vomit out her heart and replace it with a heart as hard as stone? Would that make the pain less?

Fu Jingting forcefully pulled her up. "I'll take you to the hospital. No matter what, whether you hate or resent, your body is your own."

"Let go! Whether I live or die is my own business!"

Xu Qingcheng pushed him away forcefully and staggered out.

The embrace she once so longed for, the embrace she thought she had finally found that could shelter her from the wind and rain.

It turns out that it was all a facade built on lies.

The prosperous era has been thrown into the eye of the storm; it is like a sheep surrounded by ferocious beasts. Death means disintegration, never to be whole again.

Everyone seemed to have foreseen the ending.

Negotiations on death compensation have stalled, public sentiment is running high, and the government has stepped in to calm things down, constantly putting pressure on Shengshi Group.

Zhou Qian was punched hard by Fu Jingting, and blood even appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Fu Pingxiu lowered his eyebrows slightly. He knew very well that Zhou Qian had taken the punch for him.

"I've made all the necessary concessions," Fu Jingting said sharply, staring at Fu Pinxiu. "But you haven't done a single thing I wanted."

Zhou Qian wiped his mouth with his hand. "Second Young Master, Fu Hongxin is even more ruthless than I thought. He doesn't hold back when he strikes. If I were to..."

"Zhou Qian," Fu Pingxiu called out, stopping Zhou Qian from saying anything more.

No matter how much you say, it's all nonsense to Jingting.

No matter what they did, they failed to stop Fu Minghui in the end because they were careless.

Fu Jingting had no interest in the Fu family. In fact, he joined the Fu family entirely because of Fu Pinxiu. The once unruly young man had hidden all his thorns and become patient and sharp, polished into a sword.

It was Jingting who took on all the responsibilities during his most depressed time, even including comforting his parents.

The two of them, one in the light and one in the dark, are the best partners.

This dazzled Fu Minghui, making it difficult for him to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to so smoothly consolidate power within the Fu family over the past few years.

There are no changes to this plan.

The only variable is Xu Qingcheng.

According to the original plan, Fu Jingting's funds would not enter Shengshi; they would withdraw cleanly and leave no evidence for Fu Minghui.

This war will end silently, leaving them unscathed, but in contrast, the prosperous era will inevitably crumble.

However, Fu Jingting insisted on his own way. Tang Jinchao's funds entered Shengshi without even setting up a firewall, directly exposing the information to Fu Minghui without even trying to hide it.

This was already Fu Jingting's biggest concession. He brought Shengshi into the picture and allowed it to play its proper role. However, he made it clear that he wanted to protect Shengshi's core assets. Therefore, he allowed Tang Jinchao to invest in Shengshi without any barriers. Even so, the person who would truly become Fu Minghui's target was Fu Jingting.

Having experienced a long period of despair himself, Fu Pingxiu could not bear to see Jing Ting pay such a high price just to preserve a superficial prosperity.

"The Tang family used such clumsy methods behind my back, and you kept it from me?" Fu Jingting's tone was sharp, the veins on his arms hanging at his sides were bulging, and the smile on his face was full of murderous intent.

Zhou Qian glanced at Fu Pingxiu. Some things seem wrong from one perspective, but they are not wrong from the other person's point of view.

"We want to cooperate with the Tang family; we can't afford to break ties." Fu Pingxiu looked at him calmly. Breaking the contract at this time would have serious negative consequences.

The reason I didn't tell him at the time was because I was afraid he would act impulsively.

Fu Jingting twirled the ring on his ring finger, his eyes sharp. "I may not touch the Tang family, but they should spit out everything they've taken. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Tang Kejia sneezed loudly. Wei Xiao glanced at her and asked, "Miss Tang, do you have a cold? Should I prepare some cold medicine for you?"

"It's nothing." Tang Kejia waved her hand. "What's the situation at Shengshi?"

"I'm afraid it'll be difficult to hold on any longer. The pressure from above is immense this time, and I heard they're going to investigate all projects Shengshi has undertaken within the last three years," Wei Xiao said, then paused. "If we switch stocks, the result will definitely be mostly losses. Should we withdraw now?"

"No need to quit, I'm still useful." Tang Kejia raised an eyebrow, thinking of Xu Qingcheng's arrogant and sarcastic eyes that day, her gaze full of ruthlessness.

"I heard that Xu Qingcheng is getting a divorce. It seems that the wedding scheduled for March 6th won't be able to take place," Wei Xiao said with a smile.

Tang Kejia laughed, "Of course."

How could they possibly hold a wedding? The person standing next to Fu Jingting in a wedding dress should be Tang Kejia.