Murong Cheng released her from his embrace, his eyes lingering on the flushed woman in his arms with a smile. "Come home for dinner tomorrow."
"Home again?" Jiang Shiyu buried her face in the pillow, her voice muffled and sounding reluctant.
"Rong Xue and Murong Feng are getting engaged... If you don't want to go, I won't force you."
"What?"
Jiang Shiyu looked up abruptly.
Murong Cheng's expression darkened slightly, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes. "You still have him in your heart, don't you?"
"No..."
Before Jiang Shiyu could finish, Murong Cheng stood up, his voice low and husky. "I'm tired. I'm going to sleep. You should rest early too."
Jiang Shiyu watched the man's retreating back as he went upstairs, letting out a sigh.
How had she never noticed how jealous this man was before?
Jiang Shiyu exhaled. Since it was an engagement banquet, she had to go.
Murong Feng and Rong Xue disgusted her so much, she had to make them feel disgusted too.
The next day, Jiang Shiyu woke up early and made breakfast for Murong Cheng.
Simple toasted bread, hot milk, and fried eggs.
Murong Cheng glanced at the meal, his expression inscrutable, and sat down calmly.
"Your coffee," Jiang Shiyu pushed the coffee towards Murong Cheng.
"Mommy, did you and Daddy fight?"
Che Che, chewing on his toast, his large, dark grape-like eyes darting between their faces.
"We didn't fight. Che Che, don't think nonsense."
"Then why does Daddy look so unhappy? Did Mommy do something to upset Daddy?"
A child's innocent words, but coming from Che Che, they were clearly intentional.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Shiyu pinched Che Che's little nose.
"Wuwu, Mommy made Daddy angry and is taking it out on me."
Che Che covered his nose, looking wronged.
Jiang Shiyu looked at Murong Cheng, tugging at her sleeve. "Last night, you misunderstood..."
Before she could finish, the man put down his coffee cup, pushed back his chair, and stood up. "I'm leaving. The driver will take you to the company later."
The chair scraped against the wooden floor, emitting a harsh noise.
Jiang Shiyu's words were stuck in her throat, unable to come out or go back in.
She watched helplessly as the man closed the door and left.
"Mommy, any misunderstandings need to be clarified. It's not good to hurt Daddy's heart!"
Che Che took Jiang Shiyu's hand, his voice soft and sweet.
Jiang Shiyu sat down, propped her chin on her hand, and poked the fried egg on her plate with her chopsticks.
The entire fried egg was divided into two halves.
She and Murong Cheng...
They were strangers to begin with.
If it weren't for that night, they wouldn't have gotten married...
Ling Sheng Group.
At the morning meeting, the man sitting in the chief position had a dark and gloomy expression.
His assistant, An Yan, served him with trepidation, even placing documents with extreme caution.
She was afraid that if she wasn't careful, she would be caught in the crossfire.
Murong Cheng, while having morning temper, wasn't usually this dejected.
Clearly, someone had upset him.
An Yan placed the coffee she had just prepared in front of the man.
"I want iced coffee, not room temperature. Change it!"
Murong Cheng slammed the documents onto the table.
In an instant, the vast conference room fell silent.
The atmosphere plummeted to freezing point.
The senior executives present dared not even breathe a word.
An Yan quickly changed the coffee to an iced one.
As she brought it to Murong Cheng, she noticed him constantly looking at his phone.
He picked it up to check his WeChat moments, then put it down.
It seemed he was waiting for someone's message.
But that person never sent one.
After a few repetitions, the way he put down his phone seemed to grow heavier.
An Yan held her breath.
Most likely, he had argued with his wife!
Jiang Shiyu was listless, her work lacking any spirit.
She got up and went to the pantry.
She planned to make herself a cup of coffee to perk up.
"Hello, is this the young madam?"
Jiang Shiyu turned at the sound of her voice and saw a young woman in a tight, hip-hugging skirt, with a good figure and a beautiful face.
Good heavens, could this be one of her love rivals?
"I'm not..."
"Hello, I'm An Yan, the President's special assistant. Mr. Murong hasn't been in a good mood all morning. He seems to be waiting for a WeChat message from you. Would you like to give him a call?" What?
Jiang Shiyu's beautiful eyes widened slightly. "What?"
Murong Cheng was waiting for her message? But he was so cold this morning.
Jiang Shiyu bit her lip. "Never mind, I'm afraid he'll find me annoying."
"How could he? Mr. Murong would be delighted to see your message."
An Yan encouraged her.
Jiang Shiyu pondered for a moment. "I understand. I'll contact him later. Thank you."
As she walked out of the pantry, she didn't notice the woman around the corner.
Fang Yuan clenched the handle of her mug.
They had argued?
As she turned to leave, a woman stood behind her.
Jiang Yurou's eyes curved into a smile as she looked at Fang Yuan. "How is it? Did they argue? Do you want to consider cooperating with me?"
Fang Yuan recalled what she had just heard, her delicate brows furrowed. "Was it you?"
"I'm not causing trouble, I'm just making Jiang Shiyu know her place." Jiang Yurou paced in front of Fang Yuan. "As long as you cooperate with me, I guarantee you can get into Murong Cheng's bed..."
Fang Yuan narrowed her alluring phoenix eyes, stared at Jiang Yurou for a few seconds, then curled her lips and chuckled.
"I wouldn't deign to cooperate with you. I advise you to save your energy. I don't need to resort to such vulgar means to gain a man's love."
"Wait, are you just going to stand by and watch the man you love be all over Jiang Shiyu every day?"
Jiang Yurou extended her arm, blocking Fang Yuan.
"If you cooperate with me, Jiang Shiyu and Murong Cheng will divorce sooner or later. I have all of Jiang Shiyu's scandals in my hands, but I lack power and influence. You have them. As long as you're willing to cooperate with me, why not?"
Fang Yuan pursed her lips, remaining silent, but she didn't leave.
Jiang Yurou pressed her advantage, leaning closer to Fang Yuan's ear, lowering her voice.
"You and Murong Cheng are a perfect match. Jiang Shiyu is just a Cinderella, not worthy of Murong Cheng. Are you willing to watch them be together?"
"What do you want?" Fang Yuan's brow furrowed.
She didn't believe Jiang Yurou was being so kind to her!
"Jiang Shiyu is my enemy too. I don't want anything, just that once you become the young madam of the Murong family, you can support the Gu family..."
Dacheng had been acquired by Ling Sheng.
The Murong family was the CEO of Ling Sheng. Jiang Shiyu had been bullied by the Gu family for five years, so she certainly wouldn't let them off easily.
Only by cooperating with Fang Yuan could they achieve a win-win situation.
"Heh, it seems you have your own agenda. We'll talk about it later!"
Fang Yuan sneered and walked past Jiang Yurou.
This time, Jiang Yurou did not chase after her.
After hearing so much from her, Fang Yuan was clearly tempted.
This meant there was an opportunity to cooperate with Fang Yuan.
The Fang family was a renowned real estate developer in Haicheng.