She wasn't expecting the girl to be so loyal and righteous at such a young age.
She would rather have her own affairs exposed than to hurt Zhan Bei Jue.
Ke Teng couldn't help but curse Zhan Bei Jue's ancestors for the eighteenth thousandth time in his heart.
Zhan Bei Jue, Zhan Bei Jue, how could you be so lucky to encounter two women so devoted to you?
Why could you and I couldn't?
Although Shen Min'er appeared righteous, Ke Teng wouldn't give up easily.
"Miss Shen, you're mistaken. I don't mean to hurt Zhan Bei Jue, nor am I his enemy."
Min'er was even more confused by his words.
"Then what do you mean?"
Ke Teng said, "Once, just like you, I approached her when she was single, warmed her, and gave her my whole heart."
"Just when I thought we could be together forever, she told me she could never forget another person. Do you know who that person is?"
Min'er didn't know. She couldn't possibly guess.
Ke Teng said, "She is Zhan Bei Jue's newlywed wife, Jiang Nan Fang. You've met her."
"What?"
"That's right. They just got their marriage certificate."
"So, when he was with you in Switzerland, buying this house for you, and said he only saw you as a sister, he was lying. He was single at the time."
"Jiang Nan Fang was at most his girlfriend, and they had been divorced for many years."
Min'er felt her brain capacity was insufficient, and she couldn't understand the male-female relationships in the world of the rich.
"If they've been divorced for many years, why are they still so close? Why would they remarry?"
"Because they do have several children together, and the children inherited their excellent genes, they are very smart and beautiful."
"Due to custody issues, the two could not reach a consensus, so they got back together to raise the children jointly. Keeping wealth within the family."
"Ah?"
"Zhan Bei Jue doesn't love anyone, including his wife. He only loves himself, and the power and status of the Zhan family."
"What woman, love, is just fleeting clouds to him."
"But he wouldn't even let you be a part of those fleeting clouds. Don't you feel you've been fooled?"
Min'er's heart wavered.
People are always like this: when someone expresses affection towards you, you need repeated confirmation and dare not accept it easily.
But the malice conveyed is always received immediately, and it lingers.
She began to believe Ke Teng's words, recall the events of that period, and remember her father's words.
Finally, she was surprised to discover.
Her father's conclusion was almost the same as what Ke Teng said.
It's just that she had never listened or been willing to believe it.
She didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.
Her father was gone, and she found out he wasn't entirely useless.
Regret deeply?
There is no true affection in this world, only regret and hardship.
Min'er felt life was increasingly meaningless.
"So you came all this way just to tell me this? That Zhan Bei Jue played with my feelings, and I'm a pig?"
"Of course, it's not that simple. Then I would be too bored."
Ke Teng shrugged.
"I don't know what your first reaction would be when someone bullies you. But I, Ke Teng, certainly won't tolerate it."
"Revenge is my life's creed."
Min'er looked at him, signaling him to continue.
Ke Teng continued.
"I just found that our situations are very similar, so I wanted to talk to you about a collaboration."
"Miss Shen, come with me to Nancheng, get back what belongs to you, and hand over what belongs to me."
"I'll take care of everything tonight for you, guaranteeing it's done without anyone noticing. How about it?"
"Get back what belongs to me, and my things are delivered to me?"
"That's right. Simply put, it's to break up Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang."
"No matter what method you use, as long as you can make them break up, I'll ensure you successfully ascend and take the position of Mrs. Zhan. And, completely escape all of this."
It sounded so tempting.
Someone was actually willing to help her get closer to Zhan Bei Jue and become the Mrs. Zhan she had always dreamed of.
And she would be helped to escape everything here.
"But why should I believe you?"
"You have no right not to believe me."
Ke Teng said with absolute certainty.
"Because your father's death is not solely related to you."
"Don't think about giving up and just dying. Your mother will go down with you."
Min'er's back instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
He wasn't lying. He really knew everything that happened in this house.
He even knew what her mother had done…
Min'er could be compassionate and choose to give up on herself to fulfill Zhan Bei Jue's wishes.
But she couldn't drag her mother down with her.
Her mother's life had been too miserable.
In her youth, she was sent by her maternal grandparents to marry her father, with whom she had no emotional connection.
Less than half a year after giving birth to her, she began to conceive a second child for her father.
As a result, due to her father's drunken violence, she lost her fertility.
From then on, her father constantly flirted with other women.
Having failed to give birth to a son to inherit the family business, her mother had never been able to hold her head up high.
To outsiders, she might have been the glamorous Mrs. Shen, but in reality, at home, she was only slightly better than a nanny.
She had suffered so much, and even in her confused state, she knew how to protect her daughter. Could Min'er let her spend the rest of her life in that place?
Ke Teng had her completely in his grasp.
Everything he had said earlier was just to provide an out; if she truly refused, the real means waiting for her were right here.
Min'er had no right to refuse.
"You keep your word, otherwise, I, who am heartbroken and ready to die at any moment, will choose to drag you down with me."
"Of course, I, Ke Teng, distinguish clearly between love and hate. I never cheat my partners."
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There was a tender to be held in the industry, and Deputy General Manager Gao assigned Jiang Nan Fang to attend.
This was the last task on hand. After completing it, Jiang Nan Fang planned to retire to the mountains and forests with Zhan Bei Jue.
Unexpectedly, she encountered an old colleague, Engineer Zhang, at the tender site.
"You introduced us to Huatai when you were at Grey, and then we all defected. Now you've returned to Grey. Engineer Jiang, Engineer Jiang, the word 'treachery' seems to have been perfectly demonstrated by you."
Although it was a joke, Jiang Nan Fang still felt ashamed.
"I'll treat you all to a meal to apologize another day. Let's not talk about this today."
"I heard you've been promoted to department head. It shows your excellent work ability. Congratulations."
Zhang Gong: "Ah, what department head? I'm just a shield when the real person in charge isn't here, someone to take the blame if something goes wrong. How could they entrust me with important tasks?"
"With you here, we have no chance with this project. I won't waste any brain cells to work on the proposal, I'll just go through the motions."
After saying that, someone called him, and he waved towards the crowd.
Immediately after, Jiang Nan Fang saw a familiar beautiful face running towards them.