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

Duan Heng paused for a moment.

I suddenly realized that I had fallen into a misconception.

Some women, just because they are beautiful, sexy and eye-catching, cannot be treated as mere decorative objects.

Just when Duan Heng thought Fu Jingting would give no more instructions, Fu Jingting made a phone call himself.

Duan Heng was sharp-eared and quick-witted, and understood the meaning of the words in just a few sentences. The person opposite him was Director Tan, who was in charge of the judicial and administrative agency.

In Xu Qingcheng's case, the standards for assessment are somewhat ambiguous, and can lean either way. The reason she's put herself in this situation is simply because she doesn't want the assessment to be too lenient.

But Ye Chengnian was not as easy to deal with as she thought. The Ye family had always been at the forefront of the judicial field, otherwise they would not have let Ye Tinghong in back then.

For Fu Jingting, this was nothing more than a simple favor.

But for Xu Qingcheng, it meant risking her health to make a plan.

Whatever the reason, Fu Jingting just didn't want to see her disappointed.

……

After waking up, Xu Qingcheng continued to wail, "Changchang, I regret it! There should have been other ways... It hurts so much... It hurts so much, waaaaah..."

Seeing her like this, Song Chang was furious and just scolded her, "Serves you right."

But I also feel sorry for him.

Why did you do this to yourself?

"Yes, why should I do this?" Xu Qingcheng tugged at the corners of her mouth as she leaned against the headboard.

She was afraid of pain, loved beauty but didn't want to have scars; in short, she was incredibly fussy, but she really couldn't think of a better solution.

She couldn't find an investor who would give her personal investment without any reason, nor could she find anyone who believed that Shengshi could overcome the difficulties.

After all, life is reality, and there are practical considerations.

First, is it worth it? Second, is there a sufficient rate of return? Only then do we consider matters of personal relationships and face.

Xu Qingcheng understands this too well; in the end, she will definitely look at the event itself.

There must be a reason behind the fact that several veterans of Shengshi Group led the disturbance. Xu Qingcheng was very vigilant.

Xu Shengchang once told her that people are driven by self-interest, and even the best of partners might abandon you in your most difficult times. It's not that he doesn't understand feelings, but that he believes it's in his best interest to do so. That's human nature; there's no right or wrong.

Xu Qingcheng used many channels to find out that Chen Guanghan and others had been in private contact with Ye Chengnian, who held four percent of Shengshi's shares.

If Ye Chengnian paves the way for this, her six-month-long recovery will be completely over. Even though Ye Chengnian hasn't succeeded yet, the internal turmoil is enough to make her suffer. Every decision will be questioned and challenged.

She would not allow herself to be controlled by others like that.

The forensic identification process has been completed, and she is waiting for the results. She wants to create leverage to negotiate with Ye Chengnian.

"Xu Qingcheng, I've realized you're really ruthless to yourself." Song Chang sighed. "Never mind whether it's for your own good or not, no one can take your pain away from you. Try thinking about happy things to distract yourself."

"That makes sense." Xu Qingcheng nodded, then after a long pause, she looked up dejectedly. "I can't think of anything happy. My life lately has been chaotic and miserable."

"Isn't there anything sweet?"

Sweet?! Suddenly, those bags of candy popped into my head.

Xu Qingcheng chuckled, "There really is."

She told Song Chang how the incident began: "When the convenience store clerk delivered those bags of candy, I was dumbfounded. I really wondered if this guy had something wrong with his head."

"Hahaha, this is absolutely amazing." Song Chang laughed, clutching his stomach. "I really can't believe that Fu Jingting was behind this. I'm going to tell my brother about it later; he'll be absolutely stunned."

"Don't tell anyone." Xu Qingcheng glared at her. "If Song Xingzhi finds out, this matter will definitely reach his ears."

That day, when I delivered the candy, I asked the delivery guy to tell me to keep making things up. That delivery guy was really funny; he even asked if I was a screenwriter?! It made me so angry I almost had a brain hemorrhage.

Recalling that scene, Xu Qingcheng's complaints flowed like a torrent, unstoppable. Now, seeing Song Chang winking at her as if she didn't believe him, and earnestly reiterating, "Really, don't doubt me, not a single word I said is false! I, Xu Qingcheng, have seen countless people, and I've never seen anyone like Fu Jingting! So vindictive, so petty, and..."

Seeing the man standing at the ward door's face growing increasingly dark, Song Chang covered her face. "Don't you want to turn around and take a look?"

There was absolutely no coordination. She was practically squeezing her eyes shut, but Xu Qingcheng still hadn't picked up on her danger signal.

Xu Qingcheng turned her face away, but immediately turned it back a second later.

She glared at Song Chang: Why didn't you remind me?

Song Chang: I reminded you, but you're too slow to notice.

Xu Qingcheng: ……

"Ouch, my shoulder, my leg... why does it hurt so much?! I need to lie down for a while..." Xu Qingcheng frowned, her delicate and fragile demeanor was genuine even without acting.

Fu Jingting snorted coldly, "Stop acting. I heard everything I should and shouldn't have heard. But you're right, I am a person who holds grudges."

He had this sly look on his face that said, "You'd better watch out."

Xu Qingcheng resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "I'm already like this, what more do you want?"

Fu Jingting looked at her, quite bluntly, "You're nothing compared to her, your injuries are too minor. Your face is fine, not even cut. Your leg is still intact, not broken. Your heart, liver, spleen, and stomach are all still there, they weren't ripped off. You only have a broken collarbone, what, trying to play the victim now? You'll need Miss Xu's acting skills to back it up."

His address of "Miss Xu" was incredibly sarcastic.

Xu Qingcheng's whole body started to ache from his stabs. "Is the Fu Group going to collapse? Why are you so free..."

"You're overthinking it. The Fu Group is perfectly healthy, with no cash flow problems, no need to spin off businesses, and no..."

"Fu Jingting!" Xu Qingcheng could no longer bear it and angrily called him by his full name.

The man stopped criticizing her and looked at her calmly. Even though he knew her plan, he still thought she was very unwise.

"You're so annoying!" She pouted, her voice trembling with pain as she aggravated her wound.

They were both pitiful and aggrieved.

Fu Jingting instinctively reached out to support her back, only to be glared at by her.

Observing from a third-person perspective, Song Chang inexplicably felt superfluous. She scratched her head and said, "Qingcheng, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll go buy some."

Fu Jingting glanced at her. "I ordered food from the Silver Bay Hotel. You only need to buy food for yourself."