Mother Fu looked at Xu Ruowei, full of wariness, and said, "Xu Ruowei, what have you done?"
The more she saw the smile on Xu Ruowei's face, the uglier Mother Fu's expression became. She sensed the gravity of the situation.
Just then, Father Fu received a call. His face turned extremely unpleasant. He looked at Xu Ruowei, pointing at her, but for a long time, he could only stammer "you...you..." without getting a full sentence out. He then collapsed, unconscious. The Fu family was thrown into utter chaos.
Fu Jie stood frozen, watching his father's state. Without a doubt, something terrible had happened, and Xu Ruowei was definitely involved.
When he noticed Xu Ruowei attempting to escape, Fu Jie grabbed her hand and demanded loudly, "Xu Ruowei, tell me, did you do this?"
"Ruowei, hurry and tell me, this isn't your doing. It must be a misunderstanding."
Xu Ruowei laughed, a loud and triumphant sound. She looked at Fu Jie with disdain and said, "Fu Jie, you really are a fool. The facts are laid out before you, yet you refuse to believe them, hoping I'll say it's false."
"If I were to say all of this is false, what would you do?"
"Would you believe my words? Or your parents' words?"
"Or what you saw with your own eyes?"
Fu Jie was stunned. He knew that everything was true.
However, he still found it hard to believe that all of this had truly happened.
Mother Fu immediately went over and pulled Fu Jie, scolding him fiercely, "Fu Jie, are you blind? You've been harmed like this, and you still choose to believe her."
Fu Jie slumped to the ground, staring blankly at Xu Ruowei's retreating back.
After a long silence, he finally spoke, "Mom, don't worry. I will absolutely not let that shrew who harmed us like this get away with it."
Mother Fu, however, was worried about Fu Jie's state. She said, "Son, forget it. That woman is too venomous. She likely has people behind her. Just let it go."
"Although the Fu family has lost so much, at least our lives won't be..."
Fu Jie stood up abruptly, his voice cold, "No, I will not let Xu Ruowei go."
...
Fu Jie relentlessly sought to trouble Xu Ruowei, but each time she managed to escape. In the end, Fu Jie was imprisoned for attempted harm against Xu Ruowei.
The Fu family descended into madness, imprisonment, and illness.
...
One year later.
It was as if those people had forgotten everything. Xu Ruowei's actions seemed to have never happened.
Now, with Chen Fuyi's help, Xu Ruowei had become the object of everyone's admiration.
Chen Fuyi whispered in Xu Ruowei's ear, "Ruowei, we were doing so well abroad. Why did you come back?"
"These people treated you so poorly. In fact, all your suffering was caused by them. Why have you returned?"
"Is it because you still can't let go of Shen Xizhou?" Chen Fuyi said with a hint of jealousy.
Xu Ruowei pushed Chen Fuyi away and looked at him, sneering, "Chen Fuyi, I already told you before. Are you going to ruin everything we agreed upon now?"
"I said I could give you the life you want, and you had to help me win back Shen Xizhou. I've fulfilled my promise to you. Now, what about you?"
"When are you going to fulfill your promise to me?"
"It's been a year. You should have already done what you promised me."
Xu Ruowei's gaze fell upon a hesitant Chen Fuyi, her voice icy, "Chen Fuyi, you can't possibly fail to do it, can you?"
"If you can't do it, then I will take back everything you have now."
Chen Fuyi's expression changed drastically. "You... you... Xu Ruowei, how could you be like this?"
"Didn't you develop feelings for me during this past year?"
Xu Ruowei pushed him away again, her tone cold. "You'd better handle this within the next two days. If you can't, then you need to get out, understand?"
Chen Fuyi stared at Xu Ruowei, shocked and incredulous. He thought that over the past year, his efforts for Xu Ruowei would surely move her.
But in the end?
He never imagined that after he had done so much for her, she would say such things to him.
Chen Fuyi wanted to say more, but ultimately stopped himself.
He knew that if he continued to speak, it would only make Xu Ruowei detest him more. Then, everything he currently possessed would vanish.
Seeing Chen Fuyi's continued silence, Xu Ruowei said icily, "You can leave. I don't need your help anymore."
"I believe that if I call out now, many people will come to my aid."
Chen Fuyi's face turned grim. He knew that Xu Ruowei was telling the truth. With the wealth she now possessed, money could move mountains. What Xu Ruowei lacked the most was not money.
After much thought, Chen Fuyi finally nodded his agreement.
Xu Ruowei frowned slightly at his quick agreement. It was unexpected, and she felt something was off. But after thinking about it, it made sense. She had given Chen Fuyi so many benefits. For the sake of money, he certainly wouldn't refuse to help her.
Since Chen Fuyi was willing to help her, she would continue to let him assist her.
After all, Chen Fuyi had done a lot for her over the past year. She had even grown accustomed to his help and didn't want to change things.
"Yes. I remember you promised me the same thing before, but your actions weren't so swift.
"I've already wasted so much time. So, shouldn't you give me a timeline now? When will this matter be resolved?"
Chen Fuyi hesitated. He was thinking that he would agree for now, and then find an excuse later to get Xu Ruowei to return abroad. Once abroad, Xu Ruowei would surely forget about this matter.
Everything would go back to how it was.
Xu Ruowei seemed to see through Chen Fuyi's thoughts and said disdainfully, "What's wrong? Are you not going to tell me a timeline? If you've truly prepared, then there must be a timeframe."
Chen Fuyi hesitated for a moment, then finally said with a hint of helplessness, "Three days from now, I will resolve this matter. I will make Shen Xizhou treat you the same as before."
Xu Ruowei was even somewhat excited upon hearing this.
Three days. It was the same as before.
Was what Chen Fuyi said true? If it was, should she prepare herself well?