Chapter One Hundred and Two: How Could This Happen?

How could this be?

"So the reporter's family has been playing the victim all over social media... They must have thought the Fu Group was finished this time, so they deliberately tried to feed on it, right?"

"I never expected the truth to be like this..."

Voices rose in a flurry of argument below. Such a reaction was not beyond Fu Zhichen's expectations. His expression did not change as he calmly presented each piece of evidence he had gathered.

It had only been one afternoon, and everyone was still perfectly clearheaded. Once they saw the proof, they knew at a glance that none of it could possibly have been forged.

This enormous frenzy might well come to an abrupt and hasty end today.

"You actually found the medical records..."

Watching the crowd at the press conference react, Liang Wenru felt a faint sense of unease rise in his chest.

He took out his phone and saw the trending topics about the conference climbing higher and higher. Only then did Liang Wenru realize that Fu Zhichen was truly on the verge of pulling off a comeback from the brink.

Yet all of this had already been within Su Pei's expectations. While listening to the statements at the conference, she opened the contract Liang Wenru had just taken out.

She had thought something was odd the moment he showed it. How could M Group suddenly fix its sights on such a small company as Prosperity? If anything, the only thing that might have drawn their attention was his connection to her.

As expected, after reading more carefully, Su Pei finally found the problem. It was nothing less than a tyrannical contract.

During the contract period, if the second party made any mistake at all, Prosperity's profit shares would be transferred into M Group's name.

But the boundaries of that mistake were horribly vague. With the first party setting the terms however it liked, Liang Wenru could easily be facing enormous compensation claims.

Still, for M Group to target Liang Wenru's little company in the first place, they must have had no other choice.

The moment Mrs. Chen came forward to clear things up, M Group's chairman probably realized that the game was already lost. So he started searching for a suitable escape route for himself.

And Liang Wenru happened to be easy to fool. Now that he had heard what had happened to her and Fu Zhichen, he would naturally be shocked and furious, which made this the perfect moment to strike.

Up to this very moment, Liang Wenru still thought he had stumbled upon a bargain. He never imagined that, in other people's eyes, he was the bargain.

One could only say that evil met its match in evil. Su Pei silently set the document back where it had been and pretended she had seen nothing.

It was all his own choice. He had brought this on himself and deserved every bit of it.

The press conference was still ongoing. Watching Fu Zhichen steadily win this round, Liang Wenru shook his head in disbelief. The sight made him seem both pitiable and ridiculous.

Su Pei no longer had the patience to keep entangling with him. She rose to her feet.

"What you were hoping for will probably never happen. I will stand with Fu Zhichen through every storm. We will be together forever."

"And you should cling to your own fantasies and die in the past. We will not meet again."

Liang Wenru reached out, wanting to grab her, but no matter what, he could not bring himself to do it. He feared Fu Zhichen, just as he had at the auction.

He had always believed himself to be Su Pei's best choice, when in truth he was nothing more than a joke.

Watching Su Pei leave, Liang Wenru finally seemed to lose all color. Only then did he understand, just as she had said:

They truly would not meet again.

"Su Pei... but I'm not willing to accept this!"

He lowered his head and stared at the documents on the table, suddenly remembering that M Group still stood behind him as a towering tree to lean on.

This matter was actually connected to M Group after all. While he was still surprised, his mind at last became a little clearer.

Now that Su Pei and Fu Zhichen were going head-to-head with M Group, could he not turn around and make use of M Group himself to achieve what he wanted?

At the thought of this, a flash of calculation lit Liang Wenru's eyes. He pulled out his phone and called M Group's chairman.

...

On the other side, Su Pei took a taxi to the Fu Group building, arriving just as the press conference there ended.

Everyone else was walking out, while she alone was heading in, her gaze steady and unwavering.

Some people recognized her, but after this press conference, they all understood one thing: Su Pei was absolutely not someone to provoke.

Because to offend her was to offend Fu Zhichen.

Just like this time, no matter what happened, Fu Zhichen would always stand at Su Pei's side. That had already become common knowledge.

Su Pei's path inside was smooth. She also knew it was because of Fu Zhichen that everyone was being especially polite to her, but right now she was thinking of nothing else. She only wanted to see Fu Zhichen as quickly as possible.

"Miss Pei, why are you heading toward the venue?"

Suddenly, a voice came from beside her. Su Pei came back to herself, and seeing the assistant's puzzled expression, she quickly threaded through the crowd and walked over.

"The CEO said he was going to look for you as soon as this side ended. He should already be in the parking garage by now... You weren't also coming to find Mr. Fu, were you?"

Su Pei had not expected him to move so quickly, and for a moment she found it rather amusing. Then she took out her phone and called Fu Zhichen.

The call was answered at once. Su Pei could not help letting the corners of her lips lift. After all the twists and turns, they seemed to have missed each other countless times, and yet in the end they would still come together.

That was fate, impossible to defy.

"Zhichen, I'm upstairs now."

Fu Zhichen did not speak, nor did he hang up. The voice on the other end seemed a little breathless. After a moment, Su Pei heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Sister."

Su Pei turned around and saw Fu Zhichen, she did not know when, had already hurried over. Bathed in the light, he smiled faintly at her, and in that instant everything around them seemed to fade into insignificance.

Su Pei had never imagined there would ever be a moment like this.

"Everything has been settled."

Fu Zhichen stepped toward her with rare care. "From now on, we can be together openly, Sister."

She had once thought that keeping things hidden was also a kind of protection for Fu Zhichen, but she had never expected that he had longed so intensely for the moment they could step into the light.

"Mm. Then you had better treat me well."

Su Pei took a step forward and fell into a warm, solid embrace.

Holding her, Fu Zhichen felt as though he had the whole world in his arms. His voice came a little muffled.

"Sister, I've been waiting for this day for a very long time."

To be able to embrace her in broad daylight, to no longer have to worry about other people's eyes, to be able to... stay with Su Pei forever.

Such simple words, and yet Su Pei suddenly felt her eyes sting red.

Lately, she really had become a little too sentimental.

Su Pei thought to herself.