Li Junchen always did as he pleased. He announced he would hold a wedding with Song Qinian, and whether Song Qinian agreed or not, he was going all out.
The current Song Qinian had no room to choose. For the sake of the child in her womb, she was forced into a wedding dress and compelled to go through a wedding with Li Junchen, a mere facade, met with little blessing.
Looking at Song Qinian in her pure white wedding gown, Li Junchen's smile was exceptionally gentle and radiant. He took Song Qinian's hand, "I've imagined this scene countless times. In fact, you are even more beautiful than I imagined, and I am more excited than I ever thought. Niannian, we are finally together."
Song Qinian looked at Li Junchen, feeling he had deluded himself to the point of madness. Knowing full well she didn't love him, he could still enthusiastically orchestrate so much.
The baby grew day by day. She absolutely would not let her child have a father like a lunatic. No matter what, she had to find a way to escape.
Meanwhile, across the ocean in Jinghua City, for over a month, Shen Chi'an had received no news of Song Qinian.
That day, he had gone to the northern suburbs and rescued Lin Qiutong from being almost fried. Gao Kunlun, however, had gone to the southern suburbs to find Song Qinian.
However, that day, Gao Kunlun didn't see Song Qinian at all. He checked all the surveillance cameras in the southern suburbs but found no trace of Song Qinian.
Since then, Song Qinian had completely vanished, leaving no trace even for Li Junchen to find.
Thinking that even if Song Qinian didn't care about him, she wouldn't abandon Song Guanliang, he had gone through layers of connections and managed to bail Song Guanliang out.
On the day Song Guanliang was released from prison, Shen Chi'an went to the prison gates. Song Qinian still did not appear.
Even if he wouldn't admit it then, he knew that in Song Qinian's heart, Li Junchen was more important than Song Guanliang.
But Song Qinian hadn't broken up with him or divorced him. She was forever his wife, Shen Chi'an's wife. He would never let her go like this!
Even to the ends of the earth, no matter where she and Li Junchen were hiding, he would find them!!!
Time flew by, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.
During these two years, Shen Chi'an never gave up searching for Song Qinian. He lived each moment as if it were a year, and his resentment towards Song Qinian slowly turned into hatred.
There are no secrets that cannot be leaked in this world. Coupled with deliberate exposure by interested parties, everyone knew that Mr. Shen of Ding Sheng Group had been dumped, and his wife had run off with someone else.
Everyone was laughing at him, but only behind his back. No one dared to mention Song Qinian to Shen Chi'an's face.
Shen Chi'an's business grew larger and larger, with influence spreading across sixteen countries worldwide. In Jinghua City, no company dared to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ding Sheng Group.
As Shen Chi'an's status and power grew, the number of women wanting to climb into his bed increased. After all, who wouldn't want to become the wife of Ding Sheng Group's CEO?
In a luxuriously decorated private room with expensive cuisine, General Manager Yang, who was begging Shen Chi'an for favors, brought several beauties of various types. These beauties were either daughters of wealthy families or aspiring starlets wanting to marry into wealth.
After General Manager Yang gave a subtle nod, one of the pure-looking girls, holding a wine glass, approached Shen Chi'an. "Mr. Shen, I'd like to toast you."
Shen Chi'an glanced indifferently at the woman before him. He figured this General Manager Yang had done his homework. This woman bore a resemblance to Song Qinian, about five or six parts similar. However, Song Qinian's eyes never held such greedy desire.
Heh...
Shen Chi'an let out a self-deprecating laugh. From beginning to end, it seemed he had never truly understood that woman.
Seeing that Shen Chi'an hadn't refused, the other party boldly walked closer to him.
General Manager Yang's heart was in his throat. If the woman he brought could win Shen Chi'an's favor, his future projects would be secured.
"I've long heard that Mr. Shen has a great capacity for drink, and it's true. Let me toast you again!"
As the woman spoke, her immaculately manicured hand reached out to touch Shen Chi'an's shoulder. However, before she could make contact, Shen Chi'an's dark eyes cast a faint glance at her.
It was merely a fleeting glance, yet the woman broke out in a cold sweat. As if under a spell, her hand froze in mid-air.
Shen Chi'an slowly stood up, his cool gaze settling on General Manager Yang. "If you focused more on legitimate business, General Manager Yang, your Yang Group wouldn't be in its current state of half-death."
After saying this, Shen Chi'an left. General Manager Yang stared blankly for a long moment before realizing he had likely been dismissed by Shen Chi'an.
General Manager Yang slumped onto the chair. He had gone to great lengths to find out that Shen Chi'an deeply loved his ex-wife, which led him to find a woman who looked very much like her. How could this happen?
It was over, completely over!
As soon as he left, Gao Kunlun greeted him. "Boss, Miss Lin just asked about you again. She said she's finished filming and wants to invite you to dinner."
Shen Chi'an didn't reply. He got into the car, his meaning clear: Gao Kunlun was to refuse Lin Qiutong.
Gao Kunlun felt miserable. He had used every excuse to help Shen Chi'an reject Lin Qiutong. Now, Lin Qiutong suspected he hadn't even relayed her message to Shen Chi'an.
After receiving Gao Kunlun's message, Lin Qiutong's brow furrowed deeply.
Two years. Since Shen Chi'an had saved her from the brink of disaster, their opportunities to meet had been few and far between.
Lin Qiutong clearly remembered that when she hugged Shen Chi'an and cried inconsolably, Shen Chi'an had calmly said, "From this day forward, I owe nothing to Feichi."
Lin Qiutong didn't understand what Shen Chi'an meant by those words until later. She realized Shen Chi'an had chosen her over Song Qinian.
And after that day, Song Qinian had completely disappeared from their world. Before she could celebrate for too long, Shen Chi'an stopped paying attention to her altogether.
When they met at social gatherings, he would merely nod indifferently when she greeted him, his attitude decidedly cold.
He seemed to have transformed into someone else, no longer the Shen Chi'an she knew.
Especially in the past two years, his decisiveness and ruthlessness had grown, and he had become increasingly cold and unfeeling. Even Gong Yuqi and Yu Sinian rarely saw him.
The outside world didn't know, but she was acutely aware that Shen Chi'an was searching for Song Qinian all over the world.
"Ttong, are you sure you want to take this script?"
Her agent held the script for "Call Me Queen." Although the comic was very popular, adapting it into a drama carried significant risks. Fans would compare the producer and actors, and if the appearance or acting didn't match, the backlash could be immense.
Lin Qiutong was now a highly sought-after leading actress. She could choose better-produced scripts with stronger backing, and there was no need to stoop to adapting comics.
Lin Qiutong saw the original author's name was "Qi Yan" and sneered, "I want this one!"