We agreed it was just a hug, why did you actually do it?

"Tang Shaowu, what do you mean by that?"

Tang Shaowu fiddled with the recorder in his hand and said with a smile, "It means exactly what it says. You kept saying you wanted to get justice for your childhood sweetheart, but you made a scene at my company and didn't hesitate to hurt people for him."

Have you ever considered that her current predicament is self-inflicted? When she actively sought out Jin Fei, she should have known that for every woman who tries to sleep with Jin Fei, there are many more who have been defeated by him. If you want to use yourself as a commodity, you have to be prepared to lose money; after all, investment always carries risk.

Tang Shaowu looked at Su Weile, whose fists were clenched with anger, and said, "Perhaps Jin Jiajia has a much broader perspective than you. She was prepared for this a long time ago. It's just that you were too foolish and insisted on standing up for others."

Su Weile bit down hard on the meat in her mouth. "Tang Shaowu, stop slandering me. Do you think that just because there's one Jin Fei, the whole world is Jin Fei? What makes you so presumptuous? You—"

Tang Shaowu pressed the recorder button in his hand, and the voice that Su Weile had heard since childhood came through.

"Director Wu, you told me at the hotel last time that you would give me a chance."

A slightly aged man's voice appeared, "The role in this drama isn't suitable for your girl-next-door image. I won't forget my promise to you; as soon as a suitable role comes along, I'll save it for you."

"But I don't want to wait."

The rustling sounds that followed made it sound like a man standing up and approaching, his tone becoming ambiguous and lewd: "Oh dear~~~ I don't want to wait~~ then... what should I do~"

Before the recording had finished playing, Su Weile rushed over, snatched the recorder, and slammed it to the ground.

"Tang Shaowu, how could you be so despicable?"

Tang Shaowu looked at Su Weile's reddened eyes and said fiercely, "Me, despicable? What does this have to do with me? Am I despicable, or are you unwilling to accept reality?"

Su Weile looked into Tang Shaowu's eyes; they were deep and captivating, yet also so cold and dangerous. Su Weile suddenly understood.

"Tang Shaowu, you knew all along, you knew exactly what was going on? You still lied to me and said you'd help me, and then you went to all this trouble to pull this stunt on me. You've made me realize I'm a fool. You're really terrifying."

Su Weile was truly angry, and even more heartbroken, not only because of Jin Jiajia, but also because of Tang Shaowu. He actually cared a lot about Tang Shaowu as a friend. But he never expected that Tang Shaowu had just been playing him for a fool.

"Tang Shaowu, why? Is it because I accidentally hit you? Or is it because of what I said to you before?"

Tang Shaowu looked at the furious Su Weile and said coldly, "And what is it about you? What's the reason for your anger and sadness? Is it because the image of the perfect girl in your heart has been shattered? Or is it because you were foolishly deceived?"

Su Weile kicked the bed leg hard. "Tang Shaowu, go to hell! I should have punched you to death back then!"

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Su Weile returned to her G-Wagon and sat there for a full twenty minutes, still not calmed down. And as she waited, not only did her anger not subside, but a heavy wave of sadness washed over her again.

By the time Su Weile finally started the car, his eyes were already a little red. He said fiercely, "To hell with Tang Shaowu, I'm not playing with you anymore. To hell with Jinhai City. I'm going back tomorrow and never coming back."

When Su Weile arrived at her uncle's house, only her uncle was home. Cheng Ling had taken her son out shopping.

Uncle was overjoyed to see Su Weile arrive so quickly. He had been waiting downstairs ever since he received Su Weile's call to come over. He waited until Su Weile's car came into view.

Seeing her uncle standing in the sunlight, craning his neck in anticipation, Su Weile felt another pang of sadness.

Since Cheng Ling wasn't home, Su Weile felt much more at ease talking to her uncle. "Uncle, I'm planning to go back to Yanshan in a couple of days. Would you like to come back with me?"

There was a look of longing in Su Hui's eyes, but then he sighed and said, "Let's wait a while. Your brother still doesn't have a job. If I leave now, your aunt will be unhappy again."

Su Weile didn't try to persuade her further, only saying that she would go back and stay longer when she had time. Anyway, there was plenty of room at home.

Looking at Su Weile, who seemed rather unenthusiastic today, Su Hui asked, "Lele, what's wrong? You don't seem very happy."

Su Weile looked at the teacup in front of her and said sullenly, "Yeah, I had a fight with a friend."

"girlfriend?"

"No, he's a guy, just a friend."

Su Hui smiled and said, "Seeing you like this, I thought you were angry with your girlfriend. We're both boys, what's so difficult about that? If you want to be friends, you should fight it out and make it work. If you're on different paths, then go your separate ways and never cross paths again."

He patted Su Weile on the shoulder and said, "My nephew is such a fine young man, how could he possibly lack friends?"

Su Weile frowned and said, "Uncle, I've noticed that the people in Jinhai are like this. They're either incredibly hypocritical or incredibly cunning. They're so awful. Can anyone from Jinhai make true friends?"

Su Hui laughed heartily, "I really want to see who it is? Who has such great abilities to make our Lele so angry? Our Lele has always been a sunny, cheerful, and happy man."

Su Weile gave a wry smile and said, "Uncle, I feel like a fool today."

Su Hui patted Su Weile's head. "You can't talk about yourself like that. You're not stupid, you're genuine. Lele, your kindness and sincerity are very precious qualities. But maybe because you're too young, this kind of personality can sometimes get you hurt."

"As you get older and experience more, you'll gradually learn to be more discerning, becoming worldly-wise without being cynical."

"As for your statement that the people in Jinhai are bad, I don't think that's a comprehensive view. How can you judge a person's character based on their region? However, it's true that people in big cities face greater pressure and are more indifferent to human relationships. After all, the temptation of money is great, and many people come to big cities to pursue success and fame. Once there's profit, human warmth disappears. Driven by profit, the greed of human nature is fully exposed. But not everyone is like that."

While chatting with her uncle, Su Weile couldn't stop thinking about Tang Shaowu. She suddenly remembered that her uncle had worked hard in Jinhai for many years and might know something about Tang Shaowu's family. After all, judging from Tang Shaowu's appearance—having a driver and bodyguards—he must come from a well-known family. The woman who caused a scene at the hospital last time had also mentioned the Tang Group.

"Uncle, do you know about the Tang Group in Jinhai?"