Fu's father's first wife gave him his eldest son. Not long after, she passed away from depression due to his philandering nature.
The second wife did not have any children. A few years after marrying his father, she suddenly went mad. The fourth wife is now only in her early twenties, about the same age as Fu Hongyu, and a few years younger than his elder brother.
Fu Hongyu's mother was the only woman who had been married to his father and successfully divorced him to become independent. His elder brother helped her in this matter. After his mother left the Fu family, his elder brother also took good care of him.
This is why Fu Hongyu now treats his elder brother's only daughter as his own and takes meticulous care of her.
Fu Hongyu's mother was deceived in her marriage. When she left, she staged a dramatic comeback. Using the charges of Fu's father's infidelity and having illegitimate children and deceiving her into marriage, she forced Fu's father to pay a substantial sum as compensation.
Unfortunately, she died in an accident later.
Of course, whether it was an accident or murder needed Fu Hongyu to slowly uncover.
His mother had made a will in advance stating that if she met with an accident, all her property would go to her son. If her son could not inherit it, it would all be donated.
Thus, Fu Hongyu survived the constant attempts on his life by his many "siblings."
The other was his elder brother, who also left a will stating that Fu Hongyu would manage his assets until Fu Ningyun turned eighteen, with the right to make sound investments and receive remuneration from them.
In short, he was not short of money.
Zhuo Nian was also not short of money now.
But she adhered to the principle of seeing things through, agreeing to help.
Within a few days, the media reported that Jinzhu Jade had been acquired. The jewelry brand, which had stood for over a hundred years, had changed hands. Those who knew the inside story understood that Jinzhu Jade was truly finished.
The stone bought for 260 million yuan was a fake, all money down the drain.
Those who were unaware thought it was all because of that stone. Little did they know that it was the young master of Jinzhu Jade who had personally destroyed his family's century-old brand.
No one cared anyway.
They were all busy trying to get a piece of the pie.
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Lu Chongyan truly wanted to continue his studies. He diligently studied day and night, his resolve fiercer than Zhuo Nian's during her college entrance exams.
Lu's father and mother were initially quite opposed. However, they remembered that he had dropped out after junior high school solely because they were ill and unable to support his tuition, even requiring him to work to earn money.
Now that their son wanted to continue his education, they could not object.
They treated Zhuo Nian better and better. After all, in their hearts, all the money came from Zhuo Nian. Because of her, they could afford treatment at a major hospital, and their son could continue his studies.
It wasn't just dating; few married couples achieved this level of dedication. They were genuinely grateful to her and worried she might abandon their son, so they tried to appease her in every way.
More than a month passed in the blink of an eye.
After Lu's father's surgery, Lu Chongyan officially enrolled in a cram school and began attending classes. Every day, he was either at school or studying at home. Zhuo Nian was neglected quite a bit.
Zhuo Nian was also busy with her own affairs. With a slight lapse in attention, Lu Chongyan was kidnapped.
Under the protection of Zhuo Nian and Fu Hongyu, the malicious woman had no opportunity to act. She moved through various places before finally obtaining Lu Chongyan's blood for compatibility testing.
The original plot had already established that they were a match.
So, she lay low for a long time, finally discerning Lu Chongyan's daily routine of hospital-school-home. On his way from the hospital to school, she captured him.
During this time, Zhuo Nian was busy establishing a security company. She had intended to resolve everything once it was in place, but as soon as the security company was founded, Lu Chongyan met with trouble.
Zhuo Nian was so angry she wanted to beat Fu Hongyu, who had given her the bad idea, to death.
Fu Hongyu was also quite startled: "I've already sent people to warn her. That crazy woman is truly insane!"
Knowing that he was protecting her, yet she dared to act, was simply courting death.
"Warned?" Zhuo Nian's face was contorted with rage. "I said once she made a move, there would be no turning back. You are truly kind!"
Fu Hongyu: "...I've already sent people to investigate. They should find her soon."
Zhuo Nian released him: "No need. Where is her son now?"
"What do you want to do?"
An eye for an eye?
"What the hell do you think I want to do? If he gets hurt, I'll kill you all!"
That woman's son was at a private sanatorium. That private sanatorium could perform all kinds of surgeries.
Zhuo Nian was once again so enraged she wanted to kill someone.
She drove directly to the sanatorium. Fu Hongyu personally led a team to follow, but they couldn't keep up even after arriving at the sanatorium.
Zhuo Nian had already turned the place upside down.
She injured dozens of people guarding outside, broke into the operating room where a kidney transplant surgery was about to be performed on the two, suffocated the surgeon, grabbed the woman's son, and dragged him out.
Everyone around was stunned.
Fu Hongyu arrived a step late, quickly evacuated the people at the sanatorium, and then began to negotiate with her.
"Put the person down first. I will deal with that woman and make sure she pays. If this escalates, people will start targeting you."
Zhuo Nian, holding the ten-year-old boy, her gaze fixed on the woman in the crowd, said sternly, "Come out, or I'll kill him right now!"