"Mu Feng, what are you doing?"
Su Zhengqiang tightly grabbed Mu Feng's wrist, his voice trembling violently, and his face filled with terror.
Mu Feng smiled and said, "You're already this scared before we've even begun?"
"Now I'll let you experience something more thrilling."
As his voice fell, he grabbed Su Zhengqiang by the collar and lifted him into the air, moving him away.
"No, don't do anything reckless. If you let go, I'm finished."
"This is no joke. If something happens to me, Nianxue will never forgive you."
"Are you insane? Hurry and pull me back."
A faint smile appeared on Mu Feng's face. He slowly squatted down. "Use both your hands to grip the edge of the rooftop. I'm about to let go. If you can climb up by holding onto the rooftop's edge, consider yourself lucky. Otherwise, the only trace you leave will be that of a suicide by jumping."
"After you die, it will at most bring a few days of negative news to the Su Group, but it won't have any overall impact."
"No one cares about your life. The news about the Su Group will overshadow your death."
"This is an era where everything is easily forgotten. You're already dead, and no one cares how you died. I can easily tell everyone you died of shame."
With that, Mu Feng slowly released his fingers one by one.
Su Zhengqiang's face turned pale and then greenish. His hands dared not hold onto Mu Feng's arms anymore, and he could only tightly grasp the base of the rooftop's railing.
At this moment, he truly regretted it.
Trembling with fear, he stammered, "Pull me up, I don't want the money anymore, I'll leave right now."
"Please, don't kill me, I don't want to die!"
"I truly know I was wrong. I shouldn't have come to cause you trouble. I'm an unqualified father. Give me another chance, and I promise I'll leave immediately after climbing up and never cause trouble again."
Mu Feng smiled and said, "You've said the same thing for the second time."
"I gave you a chance last time, but you disappointed me immensely. Do you think I'll give you another chance this time?"
"You might as well die. Once you're dead, everything will be over, and it won't bring any trouble to the company, nor will it pain Nianxue."
He released his last two fingers.
Su Zhengqiang immediately felt immense pressure on his arms.
He was not a person of great physical strength to begin with. Although he was tightly gripping the base of the railing, all the pressure was concentrated on a few fingers, and he immediately felt his fingers ache.
He glanced down at the ground. A chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head.
The danger of death enveloped him, causing him to lose control of his bodily functions.
His pupils contracted to the size of pinpricks. Filled with terror, he desperately pleaded, "Mu Feng, please save me, I truly know I was wrong, I'll never dare again."
"If I ever make the same mistake again, you can just throw me off from here, and no one will suspect you."
"No matter what, he is Nianxue's biological father. Please give me another chance."
"I promise I'll never dare again. Please, just pull me up, and I'll kowtow to you if you want."
"I truly don't want to die!"
By the end, his voice was choked with sobs.
One of his arms could no longer hold on, and his fingers slipped from the edge of the rooftop, scraping raw skin.
Mu Feng, however, pulled out a cigarette and lit it with a snap of his lighter. His gaze was as calm as still water, as if he saw nothing, and a faint smile still played on his lips.
"I don't believe a single word you say."
"I've given you a chance. If you can climb up yourself, you can continue to live. If you can't, then you can only blame yourself for being foolish."
"In this world, all opportunities are earned by oneself."
"I still haven't seen the repentance in your heart."
Hearing this, Su Zhengqiang felt his heart sink to the bottom. His fingertips were bleeding from the friction, but he clung to the edge of the rooftop with all his might.
He wanted to climb up, but he simply couldn't.
His fingertips dug in forcefully, and tears streamed down his face as he cried, "Please help me, I really don't want to die, give me one last chance."
"Please, I'll listen to you from now on. Even if you want me to be a dog, I'm willing. I only want to live!"
"I truly just want to live!"
Tears and snot streamed down his face, his fingers were raw with blood, and his mind was on the verge of collapse.
At this moment, he could clearly feel the strength in his arms rapidly draining away.
Mu Feng said indifferently, "Words spoken are like water spilled; I can't help you. Climbing up is seizing your own opportunity. If you can't, you'll fall into the abyss."
"You beast, even if I die, I'll drag you down to hell with me."
"Even if I become a ghost, I will never let you go!"
Seeing that his pleas were hopeless, Su Zhengqiang roared hysterically.
"Even if I die, I will make people see your true face."
"Help! Murder! Mu Feng is trying to kill me, save me!"
He roared with all his might, hoping to attract the attention of people below. He was really close to giving up.
A cold arc touched Mu Feng's lips. He turned and walked away. As his foot brushed against a wire, he seemed to accidentally nudge it.
That thick electrical wire was brought close to Su Zhengqiang's hand.
Su Zhengqiang was already on the verge of despair. Only a tiny bit of his fingertips was still gripping the edge.
Seeing the thick wire, he quickly reached out and grabbed it tightly.
This was his last straw.
He wrapped the wire tightly around his arm and, relying on the pulling force, slowly climbed onto the rooftop.
He lay on the edge of the rooftop, panting, the terror in his eyes lingering.
There was anger in his gaze, but more so, there was fear.
"Mu Feng, you really want to kill me!"
He sat up and saw Mu Feng leaning against the rooftop entrance. After his hysterical roar, he lunged forward.
But he tripped over the wire after only a few steps.
His face slammed onto the ground, leaving bloody gashes.
Mu Feng's expression was calm. "It seems you think I've given you too many chances. Then I'll just throw you off this time."
"There's no need to give you another chance, because you'll just make the same mistake."
Su Zhengqiang's heart suddenly tightened. The mingling of anger and fear affected his rationality.
Now, he remembered that Mu Feng likely didn't care about his life at all and truly intended to kill him. And he had just handed Mu Feng the perfect excuse.