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

F?!

Fu Jingting's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he stared intently at the woman standing on the platform.

She kept her eyes downcast, not looking at him, her teeth lightly biting her lip; that little expression made his heart flutter.

So, is that what he thought?

"Come on, let me put it together." As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Feibai quickly had the staff bring over the jewelry to put it together.

Fu Jingting stood still, his heart surging with joy, but he forced himself to remain expressionless.

"How do you spell this? Where are the letters?" Gu Feibai gestured for a long time but still couldn't figure out where Xu Qingcheng had hidden the letter F on this extremely intricately crafted piece of jewelry.

Fu Jingting looked over and took the jewelry from Duan Feibai's hand. He held the two earrings between his fingers and examined them. The uniquely designed earrings were adorned with colorful diamonds. He rotated them and placed the two earrings on either side of the pendant. The colorful diamonds on the jewelry then subtly outlined the shape of an "f".

Jiang Xin's morphing designs are all on the edges, and the presentation of the F somewhat detracts from the original aesthetic, yet it remains clearly visible.

His heart pounded wildly, the throbbing in his chest almost drowning out all the surrounding sounds. Fu Jingting suddenly looked up, his dark eyes surging with indescribable emotions, an urgent need to pour out his heart.

"Huh, it really is." Gu Feibai examined it carefully and couldn't help but click his tongue. "It's hidden too well; it's not easy to find."

Gu Feibai gave Fu Jingting a thumbs up, "I spent ages trying to figure out the secret."

"I've seen this shape before," Fu Jingting said calmly, pointing to his broken peace amulet.

Gu Feibai hummed in response, seemingly confused.

Lou Xue also exclaimed "Ah!" Lou Xue had been following up on the later stages of Xu Qingcheng's design, and she had no idea that Xu Qingcheng had hidden such a landmark.

People around were whispering, but the whispers were clearly different from before; everyone's doubts were undoubtedly directed at Case.

Someone asked, "Ms. Jiang, didn't you know that your own work contained a hidden letter 'F'?"

Jiang Xin's face flushed red and then turned pale. She hadn't expected there to be such a hidden detail in this collection. They hadn't noticed this at all when they disassembled the entire jewelry set and redesigned it, and she was slapped in the face by Xu Qingcheng.

"That doesn't prove anything," Jiang Xin stubbornly denied. "You can definitely pull it off by brute force. Plagiarizing other people's work, studying it, and giving it a story—that's not difficult for us designers. Miss Xu, your tricks are truly masterful. With that kind of skill, why not just create your own original designs!"

Xu Qingcheng knew that even at this point, Jiang Xin would not admit it. Whether or not it was plagiarism was difficult to confirm legally, and this alone was far from enough for her to prove herself.

She needs concrete and compelling evidence.

Jiang Xin deliberately pushed her in front of the media, hoping to undermine Xu Qingcheng's prestige. Qingcheng couldn't stand her arrogant behavior of crying "stop thief" like a thief, so she had no choice but to reveal this secret feature.

She didn't want to waste her breath arguing, so she turned to leave, but someone asked, "What does this 'F' stand for?"

The man's voice was tense and hoarse, and his eyes, fixed on her, were as black as a turbulent sea in the dead of night.

Her ears turned bright red as if she had been pricked with a needle. Xu Qingcheng glared at him angrily, then looked away without offering any explanation.

Those deepest longings in her heart, over time, stubbornly take root and sprout, impossible to completely uproot, and always appear in her life in different forms at some unexpected moment.

It's a hidden letter in the jewelry design, his image in the sketch, or the way she stares blankly at Xu Yuan. These seemingly insignificant moments always leave her feeling annoyed and frustrated when she comes to her senses.

If he doesn't love her, then she shouldn't love him either.

I've told myself this countless times, but I still don't understand how to improve.

At this moment, in front of everyone, in front of him, she exposed what she most wanted to hide, as if shattering all her pretenses and stripping her naked and leaving her here.

Frustration, shame, and a mix of other emotions welled up inside her. Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips and turned her face away, refusing to look at him.

But the man's eyes were frighteningly bright.

"You can't say it, can you?" Jiang Xin scoffed.

"Ms. Jiang, it's shameless of you to plagiarize other people's work and then smear them. I followed Ms. Xu's design from beginning to end and put in so much effort. You think you can just copy and modify it and call it original? This letter doesn't need to have any special meaning. Many of Ms. Xu's works have the shadow of F." Lou Xue couldn't stand it anymore. She rushed to the staff member who was projecting the projector, grabbed the mouse from the staff member, and projected the works that Xu Qingcheng had designed when she was abroad that she had saved on her phone.

Xu Qingcheng wanted to stop her, but it was too late.

Some of those works were designed when she was pregnant with Xu Yuan, and others were designed after she gave birth. But at that time, she thought he was dead, that he was no longer there.

In her work, Zhang Zhang makes no attempt to conceal her longing and love for him, never hiding anything.

There's even a clavicle chain made by interlocking two stylized versions of the letters FU together.

Gu Feibai clicked his tongue twice, "Xu Qingcheng is really fond of F. I must say, this design is quite unique."

He then turned to the professional beside him, "Right?"

Chen Lu rolled her eyes so hard they almost flew to the sky. She glanced at Gu Feibai sideways, giving him a disdainful look that said, "What do you know?"

Women might be more able to empathize with these hidden thoughts, but if they didn't know that Fu Jingting was her ex-husband, it would be hard to say.

However, the person involved must have known that Chen Lu saw Fu Jingting staring at Xu Qingcheng with a look that clearly showed he wanted to tear her apart and devour her.

Gu Feibai followed Chen Lu's gaze and saw Fu Jingting. The moment he saw Fu Jingting, Xiaobai suddenly cursed.

FU. Fu? !

Holy crap, that's a critical hit of 10,000 points! What the hell is this dog food?!

Chen Lu laughed and raised her voice in support of Xu Qingcheng, "This kind of preference for design is not something that happened overnight. I have reviewed the design drafts that Miss Xu posted on the Guyou Zhenpin platform. The whole set of jewelry has a contact point that can be properly spliced ​​together. Miss Jiang's transformation has omitted the most creative part."

Everyone has their own judgment; the artwork itself will speak for itself in determining who plagiarized. Gu You Zhenpin will continue to monitor the progress of this case and assist the jewelry association in issuing its appraisal results. Of course, we also support the two designers in pursuing their rights through legal means. However, before a final conclusion is reached, we hope everyone will refrain from indiscriminate criticism and await the outcome.

Chen Lu suggested, and Gu Feibai seconded, that they should let the matter pass peacefully for now.

A new product launch event by Keith was a great success, but it ended in a ridiculous scandal involving plagiarism. Before everyone had even left, Jiang Xin was berated by Keith's senior management.

Jiang Xin was utterly humiliated. Her eyes were red as she glared fiercely at Xu Qingcheng's retreating figure.

This doesn't mean it's over. X still needs to produce enough evidence. Xu Qingcheng wanted to go back and discuss things with Lou Xue first, but Fu Jingting grabbed her wrist. "I'll take you."

"Need not."

She reacted as if she had been stabbed, forcefully shaking off his hand and turning away.

He wasn't annoyed. He took a step forward, grabbed Xu Qingcheng, pulled her to his side, and forcefully led her away.

The man's arm was possessively wrapped around Xu Qingcheng's waist. Their posture wasn't overly intimate, yet it still felt quite affectionate.

Lou Xue recognized Mr. Fu; he was the one who ordered custom gifts from X Unknown last time. When Ms. Xu fainted, they took her to the hospital, so they seem to be very familiar friends.

"Let me go." Xu Qingcheng struggled.

Fu Jingting half-embraced her and led her out, not giving her a chance to escape. He raised an eyebrow and asked her, "Miss Xu, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"

"Explanation? What explanation do I need to give you?!" She had a cold face and didn't give him a friendly look. If it weren't for the many people around, she would have definitely broken free.

When Dazhao saw people coming, he quickly helped Lou Xue into the passenger seat.

Fu Jingting shoved Xu Qingcheng into the car, and he got in from the other side. The man pulled her hand, but Xu Qingcheng slapped it away, her palm hitting the back of his hand with a surprisingly loud slap.

Xu Qingcheng took a breath; she hadn't used much force.

Lou Xue couldn't help but turn around when she heard the voice, and saw that the man was not only not angry, but also smiling and extending his hand to Miss Xu.

The man leaned slightly towards her, his lips brushing against her ear, "Is hitting a sign of affection or scolding a sign of love?"

He lowered his voice so Lou Xue couldn't hear him clearly, but seeing Miss Xu's face suddenly turn bright red and then angrily hit him again, she knew that what she was saying was probably not something serious.

This man was tall and handsome, which was already very attractive. But at this moment, he seemed to be in a very good mood, and his eyes were full of charm. Every smile and frown of his was like a hook, stealing the souls of countless infatuated women.

But then he grabbed Miss Xu's hand and kissed it.

When Miss Xu pulled her hand away, she pinched his arm hard.

Is this... this... this... is this what they call flirting?!

Is Miss Xu in a relationship?!

"Aaaaaaah! She's unmarried and doesn't have a boyfriend! Please, stop torturing us with this lovey-dovey stuff!" Lou Xue screamed inwardly.

Wait, FU?

傅？

Lou Xue suddenly exclaimed, "Ah!"

"What's wrong?" Xu Qingcheng heard the voice and quickly looked up at him with concern.

"Uh..." Lou Xue turned around, her eyes practically sparkling with hearts, and looked at the handsome man and beautiful woman in the back row. "FU, Fu? Is that Mr. Fu's surname?"

Her sudden question stunned Xu Qingcheng, and her face flushed.

To be exposed like this, especially in front of Fu Jingting.

Miss Xu was really losing face. "No, what nonsense are you talking about? Think carefully about how to find materials that are beneficial to us."

Xu Qingcheng retorted.

Lou Xue stuck out her tongue and obediently sat back down, but couldn't help slapping her face with both hands. Oh my god, incorporating the initials of the person she liked into the design was just too sweet, the sugar content was 100% off the charts!

Although being plagiarized is annoying, this kind of subtle, secretive love is so heartwarming.

Xu Qingcheng sat up straight, turned her head and saw him looking at her with a half-smile, the smile in his eyes was incredibly sly.

She turned her head to look out the car window, not looking at him, only hoping to hurry up and reach X unknown.

Her long hair covered her profile, and her small, red ears peeked out from between the strands.

Fu Jingting reached out to tidy her hair, and the moment his fingers touched her burning ear, the woman recoiled in surprise.

Fu Jingting chuckled briefly, knowing she was shy, so he didn't tease her in public.

He withdrew his hand and asked, "How did the design drafts get leaked? How many people had access to them? Did you make your own assessment?"

When it came to serious matters, the atmosphere became a bit tense.

"The only people I contact within the company are me and Lin Ting; I basically don't have contact with anyone else. Then there are the third-party processing and manufacturing companies." That's all Lou Xue could think of.

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips. "It can't be from inside the company, so we suspect it's from a partner. We found a new partner this time because of the process issues, but we don't know how they are doing."

Xu Qingcheng remembered that she had seen Jiang Xin there before.

This kind of thing is inherently difficult to prove, especially when it involves breach of contract liability, making it even harder to find out the situation from the manufacturing factory.

Judging from her expression, Fu Jingting knew she was suspicious. "Which manufacturer are you cooperating with?"

"Xuhui," Lou Xue quickly said, "We all signed confidentiality agreements, so they shouldn't leak anything. That's basic business ethics. If something like this happens, they won't be able to survive in this industry anymore, and who would dare to cooperate with them?"

"That's hard to say." Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips, gently rubbing her brow with her fingers. "Anything is possible when driven by profit."

Fu Jingting didn't say anything, he just sent the person to X unknown.

The man grabbed her wrist. "I'll pick you up later."

"No need. I'll go back myself."

"Where's Xu Yuan? Aren't you going to pick her up?" Fu Jingting looked at her. He had taken Xu Yuan to Zhong Wanxiu's place when he left home that morning.

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Once everyone had entered the office building, Fu Jingting allowed Da Zhao to drive away.

Duan Heng called, saying, "We've already spoken to all the media outlets. They won't maliciously follow up with reports; we'll try to keep the buzz down."

Fu Jingting hummed in agreement, then said, "Check what the relationship is between Xu Hui and Ke Si."

With everything arranged here, Fu Jingting checked the time and went directly to Yu Shinan's place.

He ordered several dishes and asked the kitchen to prepare semi-finished products for him to take away.

Yu Shinan was lying on the sofa in his office, completely drunk from a lunch banquet. He was still a little dizzy at this hour.

Fu Jingting was strolling around his office, looking all smiles.

Yu Shinan took a sip of mineral water, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Tsk tsk tsk, still haven't won over your ex-wife? Preparing to warm her stomach?"

Fu Jingting turned to look at him, giving him a sidelong glance, "None of your business. Even if I'm just trying to warm her stomach, someone else will. Do you have one?"

my day.

Look at how smug he is!

Yu Shinan threw half a bottle of mineral water at him, saying, "I can't stand people like you. You're so shallow. You only like pretty people, right? You tricked her into bed, and even used thirty-six stratagems to get married. She's not blind. Do you think she'd remarry you after divorcing you? Save your breath."

Fu Jingting caught the mineral water bottle, then tossed it back. "I'm not shallow, I know how to judge a book by its cover and face. What exactly do you see in Lin Yuanqing? Is it her ugliness or her scheming nature?"

Yu Shinan's face darkened. "She's not as bad as you think."

Fu Jingting didn't bother with him. The kitchen staff brought over the packaged semi-finished products, and the Second Young Master Fu carried the ingredients and left in a carefree manner.

I ran into Fu Sichen as I was getting off the elevator.

"Second Brother?" Fu Sichen looked at the food box in his hand, puzzled. "What are you doing with that?"

He doesn't need to lift a finger when the housekeeper cooks for him.

Fu Jingting wasn't going to explain to her. His gaze swept over her, and his brows furrowed. "What kind of outfit are you wearing?"

"What's wrong? I'm going to a cosplay event and I'm too lazy to change." Fu Sichen looked down at herself. Nothing was wrong. Her outfit was normal and not exaggerated. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone out like this.

Fu Sichen's hair is exceptionally long, almost reaching her waist, with purple highlights at the bottom.

She wore a bow hair clip, a black dress with lace detailing at the chest, a short skirt, and black over-the-knee stockings, revealing a glimpse of her fair, smooth legs, making her look like an adorable night elf.

It wasn't exactly revealing, but Fu Jingting still frowned. "The skirt is too short."

Fu Sichen, "..."

"Isn't this how everyone dresses? I used to dress like this too."

"You're an adult now, be careful."

Fu Sichen stuck out his tongue, turned around, and rushed into the elevator, "Wait, wait, wait..."