I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 207

“Zhenyan!” Fu Zhengyun cut off Song Zhenyan and shook his head. “How can you speak to Yuqing in that manner? He saved Jiaqi’s life back then. We should repay his favor.”

Fu Yuqing hurriedly nodded. “Old Master Fu, thank you for understanding.”

Song Zhenyan snorted coldly and glanced at Fu Yuqing in disgust. She did the same thing to Fu Zhengyun and Fu Sheng, too. “Fu Heng is the one who owes you a favor. Fu Jiayi isn’t even part of Fu Clan, so why does my son have to repay this favor? If I’m not mistaken, Fu Jiaqi is now Li Jingdong’s wife. You should go to him for help!”

Fu Yuqing’s expression darkened. “Mrs. Fu, that’s not it.”

“You don’t have the right to talk back to me. We don’t call the shots here. If you’re upset, go find Yan. I wonder how Yan will repay your so-called favor!”

“Yuqing,” Fu Zhengyun sighed, “My daughter-in-law might be harsh, but she’s telling the truth. I’m not in charge of the company now, so you have to ask Yan about that. Of course, the only thing I can promise is what my daughter-in-law offered just now. What do you think?”

Both of them were in perfect harmony, playing good cop, bad cop. Even if Fu Yuqing was thick-skinned, he couldn’t bring himself to stay. In the end, the man left in disappointment with nowhere to vent his anger.

After Fu Yuqing left, Song Zhenyan gave a cold snort. “Father, that’s a good trick.”

“Thank you for playing along,” Fu Zhengyun sighed and turned to the butler. “Send these gifts back. We don’t need them!”

“Yes, sir.”

The butler immediately ordered the servants to send the gifts back. Exhausted, Fu Zhengyun retired to his room. Fu Sheng and Song Zhenyan were the only ones left in the vast living room.

Song Zhenyan hated Fu Sheng, so she stood up to leave. Fu Sheng stared at Song Zhenyan’s retreating back. He was about to say something but stopped himself and shook his head.

Zhou Zheng told Fu Chengyan and Shi Nuan about Fu Yuqing’s trip to the Fu clan mansion later on.

“I heard that Fu Yuqing was furious back then. Mr. Fu, your mother was ruthless!” Zhou Zheng’s praises bordered on sarcasm. Fu Chengyan’s lips curved up in a smirk. There was a hint of irony in his eyes.

The man closed the file he was holding. “Let’s go ahead with this. Tell Li Heng that I hope the first phase of the project will be put on the agenda as soon as possible.”

“What about the tender?” Zhou Zheng was curious. “We haven’t started on that, right?”

“Early next month.”

“The end of the year?” Zhou Zheng was surprised. “Can we make it in time? Shengyuan’s annual meeting and dinner will be held next month. We will be terribly busy!”

“So what? Are you the one in charge of that?” Fu Chengyan’s slender fingers tapped his desk. There was a hint of threat and warning in his frosty expression. Zhou Zheng straightened his back at once. “No, boss!”

He thinned his lips and swallowed. “Mr. Fu, recently Song Jingyu has been trying to get close to Mai Qi and the others. By the way, Mai Qi told me to give you this. This is the tenth time in three months.”

Zhou Zheng handed a box to Fu Chengyan. Inside the box was a gift Song Jingyu had given Mai Qi.

For the past three months, Song Jingyu had learned from experience and started working to steal Fu Chengyan’s most trusted employees.

Mai Qi was the first person she tried to win over, which was why she started bringing Mai Qi on shopping trips whenever she could.

Song Jingyu was from the Song family, so her wealthy status allowed her to spend generously. She didn’t hesitate to buy branded items for Mai Qi.

Because Mai Qi was Fu Chengyan’s secretary, she dared not accept the gifts, especially the expensive ones. The first time Song Jingyu invited Mai Qi out, Mai Qi immediately reported it to Fu Chengyan.

Fu Chengyan opened the box to reveal a platinum necklace. The necklace itself wasn’t valuable, but because it was from a luxury brand, it might cost up to tens of thousands. Mai Qi was unsure and gave everything expensive to Zhou Zheng, who would then pass it to Fu Chengyan.

“Give it back to Mai Qi.” Fu Chengyan tossed the gift back. “Tell Mai Qi to keep being friends with her. She should know what to say and what not to say.”

“Yes.” Zhou Zheng kept the necklace. “Mr. Fu, Shi Wei has just finished shooting her first drama. She should be back in a few days.”

Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes. “Oh? What about the next one?”

“She has none for now. The end of the year is approaching, so most dramas are either in the process of shooting or got delayed to next year. I didn’t arrange any new dramas for Shi Wei,” Zhou Zheng replied, though he had an inkling of his boss’ true intentions. “Mr. Fu, do you want Shi Wei to remain there?”