She really is loyal and righteous, this girl, to be so young.
Preferring her own affairs to be exposed rather than to hurt Zhan Bei Jue.
Ke Teng couldn't help but curse Zhan Bei Jue's ancestors for the eighteenth thousandth time in his heart.
Zhan Bei Jue, Zhan Bei Jue, what virtue or merit do you possess to have encountered two women so devoted to you?
Why can you and I cannot?
Although Shen Min'er presented herself as righteous, Ke Teng would not give up easily.
"Miss Shen, you are mistaken. I have no intention of asking you to hurt Zhan Bei Jue, nor am I his enemy."
Min'er became even more confused by his words.
"Then what exactly do you mean?"
Ke Teng said, "Once, like you, I approached her when she was single, warmed her, and gave her my whole heart."
"Just when I thought we could be together forever, she told me she could never forget another person. Do you know who this person is?"
Min'er didn't know. She couldn't possibly guess.
Ke Teng said, "She is Zhan Bei Jue's newly married wife, Jiang Nan Fang. You have met her."
"What?"
"That's right. They just got their marriage certificate."
"So, when he was with you in Switzerland, and bought you this house, saying he only saw you as a sister, he was lying. He was actually single at the time."
"Jiang Nan Fang was, at best, his girlfriend, and they had been divorced for many years."
Min'er felt her brain capacity was insufficient to understand the relationships between men and women in the world of the rich.
"Since they have been divorced for many years, why are they still on such good terms? Why are they remarrying?"
"Because they do have a few children together, and the children inherited their excellent genes, very smart, very beautiful."
"Due to custody issues, the two could not reach a consensus for a long time, so they decided to get back together and raise the children together. Keeping it in the family, so to speak."
"Ah?"
"Zhan Bei Jue doesn't love anyone, including his wife. He only loves himself, and the power and status of the Zhan family."
"For him, any woman, any love, is just a fleeting moment."
"But he wouldn't even let you be a fleeting moment, and you still don't feel fooled?"
Min'er's heart wavered.
People are always like this: when someone expresses affection for you, you need repeated confirmation and dare not accept it easily.
But the malice conveyed is always received immediately and held onto.
She began to believe Ke Teng's words, recalling the events of that period, recalling her father's words.
Finally, she was surprised to find.
Her father's conclusion was not much different from what Ke Teng said.
It was just that she had never listened, unwilling to believe.
She didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.
Her father was gone, and she discovered he wasn't entirely useless.
Regretful?
There is no true affection in this world, only regret and hardship.
Min'er felt increasingly that life was meaningless.
"So you came all this way just to tell me this? That Zhan Bei Jue played with my feelings, and I'm a pig?"
"Of course, it's not that simple. Then I would be too bored."
Ke Teng shrugged.
"I don't know how you react when others bully you, but I, Ke Mou Ren, will certainly not tolerate it."
"Revenge is my life's creed."
Min'er looked at him, signaling him to continue.
Ke Teng continued.
"I just found out that our situations are very similar, so I wanted to talk to you about a collaboration."
"Miss Shen, come with me to Nancheng, take back what belongs to you, and deliver what belongs to me into my hands."
"I'll handle everything tonight for you, ensuring it's done without anyone knowing. How about it?"
"Take back what belongs to me, and deliver what belongs to you?"
"That's right. Simply put, it's to break Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang apart."
"No matter what method you use, as long as you can make them break up. I guarantee you will successfully ascend and become Mrs. Zhan. And you will be completely free from everything here."
It sounded so tempting.
Someone actually wanted to help her get close to Zhan Bei Jue, to become the Mrs. Zhan she had dreamed of.
And to help her escape everything here.
"But why should I believe you?"
"You have no right not to believe me."
Ke Teng said with a look of certainty.
"Because your father's death is not solely related to you."
"Don't think about giving up and saying 'what the heck, I'll just die.' Your mother will be ruined along with you."
Min'er's back suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
He wasn't lying; he really knew everything that had happened in this house.
He even knew what her mother had done...
Min'er could be compassionate and choose to give up on herself, to fulfill Zhan Bei Jue.
But she couldn't drag her mother down with her.
Her mother's life had been too miserable.
When she was young, her maternal grandparents sent her to marry her father, with whom she had no emotional foundation.
Less than half a year after giving birth to her, she was already being prepared to have a second child for her father.
As a result, due to her father's drunken violence, she was beaten to the point of infertility.
From then on, her father was always philandering outside.
Because she couldn't give his family a son to inherit the family business, her mother had never been able to hold her head high.
To outsiders, she might have been the glorious Mrs. Shen, but in reality, at home, she was only slightly better than a nanny.
She had suffered so much, and even in her dazed state, she knew to protect her daughter. Could Min'er let her spend the rest of her life in such a place?
Ke Teng had her completely in his grasp.
Everything he said before was just to provide a stepping stone; if she refused, the real means waiting for her were here.
Min'er had no right to refuse.
"You keep your word, otherwise, this person who is disheartened and ready to die at any moment will choose to drag you down with me."
"Of course, I, Ke Teng, distinguish clearly between love and hate. I never cheat my partners."
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There was a tender to be held in the industry, and Deputy General Manager Gao sent Jiang Nan Fang to attend.
This was the last task on hand. After completing it, Jiang Nan Fang planned to retire to the mountains and forests with Zhan Bei Jue.
Unexpectedly, at the bidding site, she met an old colleague, Engineer Zhang.
"You led us to Huatai when you were at Gerui, and then we all jumped ship. Now you've returned to Gerui. Engineer Jiang, Engineer Jiang, the words 'betrayal of trust' have been perfectly demonstrated by you."
Although it was said in jest, Jiang Nan Fang still felt ashamed.
"I'll treat you to a meal to apologize another day. Let's not talk about this today."
"I heard you've been promoted to department head. It shows you have excellent work ability. Congratulations."
Zhang Gong: "Hey, what department head? I'm just a stand-in when the real person in charge isn't here, someone to take the blame if something goes wrong. How could they possibly reuse me?"
"With you here, we have no chance for this project. I won't waste any brain cells preparing a bid, I'll just go through the motions."
After speaking, someone called him, and he waved to the crowd.
Immediately after, Jiang Nan Fang saw a familiar beautiful face running towards them.