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

"Foundation?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't understand.

"Playing the victim," Lou Xue rolled her eyes. "Trying to gain public sympathy."

Xu Qingcheng smiled and said, "If you make a mistake, you should admit it. What's the use of pretending to be pitiful? Besides, I don't know how to be gentle with women."

Jiang Xin noticed the two women chatting and laughing in hushed tones, and their smugness was evident in their smiles and conversation.

Jiang Xin was so angry that she trembled, her fingers hanging at her sides clenching tightly into her palms.

During the briefing, Keith's public relations manager and Jiang Xin attended together. They were very sincere and admitted that they had not done a good job in reviewing the design works, which had caused a negative impact. They expressed their willingness to negotiate with X in good faith for any losses caused to X. Keith will definitely improve its internal control in the future to prevent similar situations from happening again.

Jiang Xin also apologized in public, her eyes filled with tears and looking pitiful. "I was momentarily bewitched. I saw it once and it was imprinted in my mind. Although I didn't mean it, I was still influenced when designing the work. I made the most mistake that a designer should never make. Here, I would like to sincerely apologize to Ms. Xu Qingcheng. I'm sorry."

Jiang Xin was almost in tears when she said this. She was already pretty and delicate, and when she cried like this, even the media couldn't bear to criticize her and let her go after only a few questions.

Lou Xue nudged Xu Qingcheng's arm, looking at her with an expression that said, "See? I was right."

The media turned their cameras directly to Xu Qingcheng, "Ms. Xu, this matter has been settled in a way. Keith's response was quite swift, and it didn't cause you any huge losses. Keith and Ms. Jiang also showed a good attitude in admitting their mistakes. Why don't you make a statement as well?"

"Make a statement?" Xu Qingcheng's gaze fell on the reporter. She sneered, "How would I know it hasn't caused huge losses if you're not me? This product was disqualified from continuing to compete in Gu's Premium Products due to the plagiarism incident, and I have to replace it with a new design. And X Unknown's customer service phone has been ringing off the hook these past few days. Many customers are asking us if similar problems will occur with the designs of other products, causing immeasurable damage to X Unknown's customer reputation."

"I believe that the fact that Case was able to make such a swift corrective response is something that a responsible company must and should do. As for Ms. Jiang, she didn't hold back in criticizing me at the press conference. People's memory spans are pitifully short."

Xu Qingcheng looked at Jiang Xin. She didn't necessarily want to be aggressive, but Jiang Xin's words, though seemingly sincere, still carried a hint of scheming and wishful thinking. "Ms. Jiang, let me give you a piece of advice: think before you act. As a designer, what kind of bottom line can't be crossed? It's not impossible for designers who plagiarize others' work to disappear from the design industry! Also, since you're apologizing to me today, at least let me feel your sincere apology, not just a show."

Jiang Xin's face was slapped hard by her words, and her originally tearful face turned red and white.

Xu Qingcheng was also annoyed. Was Jiang Xin admitting her mistake? She was just making excuses for herself; in the end, she didn't think she was wrong.

After the meeting, legal representatives from both sides communicated. Xu Qingcheng went to wash her hands and when she returned, she encountered Jiang Xin.

She blocked Xu Qingcheng's path, "Xu Qingcheng, are you feeling smug? You're shameless enough to talk so righteously. If Fu Jingting hadn't threatened to withhold the second round of financing from Kaisi, do you think things would have turned out this way?!"

"If we're talking about being shameless, can I compare to you? You can do whatever you want with just your legs spread wide. You're having a great time being a mistress, aren't you!" Jiang Xin rolled her eyes and sneered, feeling suffocated. Because of this, her uncle had scolded her mercilessly, and her works would not be credited for a while.

Seeing Xu Qingcheng ignited his passion, and he hurled all sorts of filthy words at her.

"Besides Fu Jingting, how many other men is she stringing along? Miss Xu really has it all with just her face! A whore who's been used by men and still thinks she's so great..."

With a snap!

He slapped Jiang Xin across the face, interrupting her.

Xu Qingcheng's face was cold, her eyes blazing with anger. "Watch your mouth. Did I steal your husband?"

"You actually hit me?" Jiang Xin looked at Xu Qingcheng in shock and disbelief.

"Wen Fei was driven to insanity entirely because of you. She and Fu Jingting were doing well. If you hadn't interfered, Wen Fei wouldn't be in this situation, locked up in a mental hospital. And you even hit her, I..."

Jiang Xin suddenly pulled her raised hand back down and burst into tears, "I've already apologized, you can't hit me no matter how angry you are!"

Xu Qingcheng raised an eyebrow and looked back. Sure enough...

There's still a bunch of media people who haven't left. Come on over, this is all an act for others to see!

"Didn't you already apologize?"

"It's not easy for this young girl either."

"Forgive others when you can."

Lou Xue came out looking for Xu Qingcheng and saw a group of people gathered around whispering. She quickly went to Xu Qingcheng's side and said, "Miss Xu, what's wrong? The legal department is waiting for your final decision."

Xu Qingcheng sneered, shaking her wrist. "Miss Jiang, I'm petty and vindictive. If you had apologized properly, this matter would have ended there. But unless you suffer some loss, you might not learn your lesson."

"What, what do you mean?" Jiang Xin was stunned.

Xu Qingcheng ignored her and went straight back to the negotiation room. The negotiations, which had been peaceful and ready to end in a handshake, suddenly took a turn for the worse. Xu Qingcheng changed her mind and wanted to estimate the losses based on the unknown international brand value of X, while also considering her personal emotional distress. If you agree, then we'll sign the agreement, and Keith will make the payment. If you disagree, then we'll see each other in court.

With an unyielding stance leaving no room for negotiation, President Jiang blocked Xu Qingcheng's path. "Miss Xu, may I ask what the reason is?"

"Go ask Jiang Xin."

Jiang Kai, who was in charge of the public relations negotiations, was Jiang Xin's cousin. Upon hearing Xu Qingcheng's words, he pulled Jiang Xin into the conference room.

The door was closed, and Jiang Kai went up and slapped Jiang Xin hard across the face twice. Five finger marks were clearly visible on her fair face, perfectly symmetrical.

"Are you fucking brain-dead?! You dare to yell at her? Jiang Xin, who do you think you are to yell at her?!" Jiang Kai roared, pointing at Jiang Xin's forehead. "The conditions she's offering now mean we'll have to pay at least tens of millions! Are you willing to pay that? You couldn't earn that much even if you sold yourself!"

At this point, Jiang Kai suddenly turned serious and stared at her, reaching out to pinch Jiang Xin's chin and looking her over from side to side.

Jiang Xin was frightened by Jiang Kai's gaze. She let go of his hand and burst into tears, "Cousin, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

Jiang Kai withdrew his hand. "If you really know you're wrong, then watch your words and actions. The Jiang family doesn't support useless people. Your boyfriend is good-for-nothing; you should break up with him sooner rather than later. If someone suitable comes along, I'll have your uncle find you one."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Jiang Xin, don't say I didn't warn you, Xu Qingcheng is not someone you can mess with."

Jiang Xin nodded repeatedly.

On Xu Qingcheng's side, Lou Xue had already started praising her, "Miss Xu, you were so cool and stylish just now."

"Stop praising me." Xu Qingcheng took a breath and rubbed her temples. "I was impulsive just now."

When she was stopped by the media as she left, Xu Qingcheng took the microphone and said, "X will donate all the money recovered in this plagiarism case to an orphanage to help those children have a bright and beautiful life."

In short, it silenced all gossip; the gossip about women slapping each other is insignificant compared to the greater love.

……

When Fu Jingting returned, Xu Yuan was playing in the game area. Hearing the door open, she excitedly ran over and called out, "Dad!"

The man scooped the little one up and kissed him. "Where's Mommy?"

"Call up."

The little guy made an adorable gesture as if he were making a phone call.

Fu Jingting carried her inside and saw a woman standing by the living room's floor-to-ceiling window, making a phone call.

"Dad, are you sleeping with Yuan Yuan and Mom tonight?" Little Xu Yuan asked him.

Fu Jingting chuckled and pinched her little nose. "You've made a big wish. You'll have to learn to sleep by yourself from now on."

"No, I want to be with Mommy and Daddy." The little girl wriggled in her father's arms, pouting.

Fu Jingting smiled and put Xu Yuan down so she could go play by herself first.

He walked towards Xu Qingcheng and hugged her from behind. The woman struggled a little but couldn't break free, so she let him have his way.

But this man was unruly; he embraced her, placed his hand on her lower abdomen, and tilted his head to lick her ear.

Xu Qingcheng felt her knees go weak and her cheeks flush.

"Brother Yin, I'm sorry I made this decision without telling you first," Xu Qingcheng explained to Xie Yin about what happened during the day.

"I saw the message. You handled it very well," Xie Yin replied. "I'll be back next week. You've worked hard these past few days."

Xu Qingcheng hung up the phone and nudged him with her elbow, saying, "What are you doing? Let go."

There was still a hint of annoyance in her voice.

Thinking about what Jiang Xin had said during the day, she couldn't help but feel angry at him. It was all his fault that she had to bear this unwarranted accusation.

"I won't let go. I just want to hug you. I've been thinking about it all day." His lips touched the back of her ear, tickling Xu Qingcheng so much that she just wanted to run away, her body trembling and going limp.

"Don't touch there..." His voice was like it was coated with chocolate, smooth and silky, which instantly soothed her anger.

Fu Jingting smiled and hugged her, taking her hand in his. "Does your hand hurt?"

"Do you want to try?" Xu Qingcheng glanced over, her alluring eyes flashing, as if she had someone choking her.

Fu Jingting chuckled, grabbed her hand, and slapped it against his face. "Try it."

Xu Qingcheng couldn't pull her hand back, so she had no choice but to let go of all her strength and softly press her palm against his face.

The man grinned ingratiatingly, "What, you're reluctant to part with it?"

"Who wouldn't want to part with it?!" Her cheeks flushed, Xu Qingcheng glared at him and forcefully pulled her hand back.

"What did she say that made you so angry?"

"They said I seduced you, that I broke you up with Wen Fei, that I was a homewrecker." Xu Qingcheng pouted, suddenly feeling wronged, and her eyes welled up with tears.

When Fu Jingting saw her on the verge of tears, he was taken aback. "How did you get involved with Wen Fei again? I have absolutely nothing to do with her. Where did this 'other woman' come from?"

"You also said that you asked me to be your lover back then."

Once a woman starts bringing up old grievances, she can never stop. Fu Jingting had no way to explain himself, but he knew he was the one who did it.

During dinner, Xu Qingcheng was still being stubborn and didn't pay much attention to him. She fed Xu Yuan and completely ignored the man opposite her.

Xu Yuan looked around, then back, holding a small cartoon spoon scooping rice. She looked at her father and asked, "Dad, did you make Mom angry again?"

"again?"

Fu Jingting touched his nose and nodded. "Probably. Ask your mother how to stop being angry."

He reached out and peeled the rice off Xu Yuan's nose.

Xu Yuan actually went and asked, "How can I stop Mom from being angry?"

The little one asked in a serious yet curious voice, "Is Daddy being naughty? Can Yuanyuan hit him for you?"

Xu Yuan climbed down from the chair and deliberately patted Fu Jingting, raising her hand high and then gently lowering it.

Fu Jingting actually cooperated by pretending to be in pain.

"Mom, I hit him. Dad won't dare to disobey me again."

Xu Qingcheng covered her face, wanting to laugh but deliberately trying to keep a straight face.

She reached out and pulled Xu Yuan, saying, "Sit down and eat properly."

After dinner, she cleared the dishes and went into the kitchen. Fu Jingting was about to follow her in, but the little guy stopped him first. "Daddy, did it hurt when you hit me, Yuanyuan? Let me blow on it for you."

She tilted her little face up to look at him, her face bearing a striking resemblance to Xu Qingcheng's, and asked him sweetly if it hurt.

His heart is so soft-hearted.

Fu Jingting squatted down, touched Xu Yuan's forehead, and smiled at her. "Daddy's not in pain. Be good, go play, I'll go help Mommy clean up the kitchen."

"it is good."

Xu Yuan answered crisply, then added, "Don't make Mom angry."

The man suddenly laughed, got up and went into the kitchen, "My daughter still loves me the most."

Xu Qingcheng glanced at him and said, "Well, they say a daughter is her father's lover from a past life. A lover, of course, will cherish you."

Her tone was a little resentful, a little coy and a little affected; she was clearly throwing a tantrum at him, but Fu Jingting felt very at ease.

Life is filled with mundane chores like rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, which can be tedious to the point of being tiresome. Yet, it is precisely these things that bring realness and a sense of security.

He reached out and took the dishes from Xu Qingcheng's hands to wash them, smiling as he looked at her, "You're jealous of your daughter too?"

"Who's jealous!" Xu Qingcheng glared at him as if she had been flung into a rage, but her face turned red against her will.

She wasn't jealous at all.

deny.

Fu Jingting finished washing the dishes, dried his hands, and reached out to pull the person who was about to run out, trapping them between the counter and himself. "Are you really angry?"

"Do you think I'm bored? Who wants to be angry with you? If you want to live with your mistress, take her there yourself."

"That won't do. I prefer a big lover to a little lover." He looked at her with a smile in his eyes, then leaned in and kissed her lips.

"I don't want anyone to be your lover."

"How about becoming Mrs. Fu?" he asked softly, his forehead pressed against hers. "Marry me and be my wife."

The title of Mrs. Fu is so tempting, it's only tempting because she's his wife, how could he seduce her like this?

There's absolutely no aesthetic appeal in the kitchen.

"Who wants to marry you, who wants to be your wife? Do you see all those women fluttering around outside?"

She turned her head away, saying words of refusal, but her eyes darted around like lightning, and her cheeks felt hot.

After the man wrapped his arm around her waist, he pressed his ear to her ear and said, "Serving you is enough for me. Do I have the energy to look at other women?"

His words made Xu Qingcheng's face turn bright red. She bent her leg and kicked him. This man said anything and everything.

Fu Jingting truly loved seeing her blush and blush like this. He lowered his voice and said, "When you're like this, I can't help but want to take advantage of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, his lips met hers in a delicate and lingering kiss that aroused her intensely.

The passive kisses lingered on her, and she finally couldn't hold back and responded. Her slender arms wrapped around his neck, following his breath, and her alluring body trembled as she twisted in his arms.

In the midst of their passion, a little one pounced on the man's lap, saying, "Yuanyuan wants a kiss too."

Fu Jingting released her and looked down at the little one.

Xu Qingcheng buried her face in Fu Jingting's arms and murmured, "Don't kiss me in front of the child again!" She pinched the flesh on his waist.

Fu Jingting pinched her cheek, "Xu Yuan doesn't understand yet."

"That won't work either."

The man's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he turned his head and asked her, "Then wait until she falls asleep."

Xu Qingcheng shoved his face away, blushing, and ran off, yelling, "You scoundrel!"

……

"Tell Jiang Zhenming that FUC doesn't have a positive outlook on their project, and FUC will not be investing in the new round of financing," Fu Jingting instructed Duan Heng as he called him in.

"Has it already been submitted?"

"Find someone to take over, then step aside." The man said without the slightest hesitation.

Duan Heng understood; this meant drawing a line between himself and the Jiang family.

Jiang Xin really underestimated Xu Qingcheng. She thought she was just a mistress, a cheap woman who seduced men with her body, but she actually drove the Jiang family to this point. The new project could not start for a long time because it had not been able to raise funds.

Jiang Zhenming was furious. In order to show his sincerity to Fu Jingting, he accepted all of X's demands and handed them over to X without any difference.

At the same time, Jiang Xin was expelled from the Jiang family's business, and it was stated that she would no longer be allowed to participate in the design industry, and that she should wait to get married in peace.

Jiang Xin came out of the hotel, her face pale with anger. The man her family had introduced her to had divorced his ex-wife because of his infidelity. When they met, he actually asked her not to interfere in his private life after marriage, and that it was none of her business how many women he kept.

Jiang Xin was furious. She had a boyfriend, but her family was forcing her to break up with him and get married. To put it bluntly, it was all to raise money for the Jiang family. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were selling her off.

As Xu Qingcheng and Song Chang walked upstairs, Song Chang glanced at Xu Qingcheng and said, "That woman, she plagiarized your work, didn't she? She's been staring at you the whole time."

Xu Qingcheng glanced over at her, then looked away, "Ignore her."

The two entered the hotel directly from the other side.

Jiang Xin gripped the bag strap tightly with her fingers.

Xu Qingcheng didn't take Jiang Xin seriously; she was extremely busy lately, preparing to submit new entries for the competition.

Moreover, being pregnant makes me sleepy and I always feel like there's not enough time.

The plagiarism incident was resolved satisfactorily. As soon as the compensation arrived, X, through its foundation, donated the money to several local orphanages.

Online, there's been overwhelming praise for both X (Unknown) and Xu Qingcheng. However, a discordant voice has emerged amidst this praise.