He Yun finished speaking and left the living room with large strides.
Yan Xi dared not look at Fu Yan Ting’s eyes, nor ask how Fu Yan Ting had found her.
To Yan Xi, it felt like they hadn't seen each other for a long time, yet they had parted not long ago.
Perhaps this was the dependence Yan Xi had developed for Fu Yan Ting.
Due to excessive dependence, Yan Xi couldn't help but miss Fu Yan Ting.
Fu Yan Ting didn't ask, and Yan Xi didn't explain. The two maintained a tacit silence.
After an unknown period, Fu Yan Ting spoke faintly, "Xi Xi, I'm sorry."
Hearing the apology, Yan Xi's body stiffened. What she really wanted to hear wasn't an apology.
"Xi Xi, I know what I'm saying might be a bit much, but selfishly, I don't want you to return to the He family."
Yan Xi gave a bitter smile.
Yes, Fu Yan Ting and Xia Shi Xue still had a close relationship.
Fu Yan Ting was worried that if Yan Xi returned to the He family, she would hurt Xia Shi Xue.
Therefore, in Fu Yan Ting's heart, anyone was more important than Yan Xi.
Fu Yan Ting, to prevent Yan Xi from returning to the He family and hurting Xia Shi Xue, actually apologized to her first, saying sorry.
Yan Xi suddenly felt like laughing, but no laughter came out.
"Xi Xi, will you give up the He family for me?" Fu Yan Ting's gaze was scorching as he stared at Yan Xi. In fact, Fu Yan Ting knew He Yun's feelings for Yan Xi, even though He Yun hid them carefully.
But Fu Yan Ting was a man, and he understood a man's primal desires.
Even though Yan Xi was the biological daughter of He Yun's second uncle, He Yun's feelings for Yan Xi did exist.
Although he knew it was impossible between Yan Xi and He Yun, Fu Yan Ting still didn't want Yan Xi to return to the He family.
When Yan Xi heard Fu Yan Ting say this, she sneered, "Who are you to me that I should give up my ancestral recognition for you? Fu Yan Ting, don't forget what you said to me in the office that day."
Fu Yan Ting knew that he had misunderstood Yan Xi that day. He was already trying his best to apologize to Yan Xi. What more did he need to do for Yan Xi to forgive him?
Fu Yan Ting and Yan Xi remained in this stalemate. He Yun finished a cigarette and returned from outside.
Seeing their grim expressions, He Yun felt a bit uneasy.
He wanted to ask Yan Xi, but he didn't dare to speak to her.
He was afraid Yan Xi's answer would break him.
So He Yun remained silent.
Yan Xi suddenly spoke, "He Yun, do you still mean what you said about letting me return to the He family?"
He Yun was stunned, thinking he had misheard.
His eyes went to Fu Yan Ting again, and seeing Fu Yan Ting's even more grim expression.
He Yun glanced at Yan Xi again, wanting to know if Yan Xi was being serious or not.
Yan Xi spoke again, "He Yun, I want to return to the He family. Please make arrangements for me. Also, Fu Yan Ting and I have no relationship anymore. From now on, I don't want to see this person."
After speaking, Yan Xi got up and left the living room.
He Yun looked at Fu Yan Ting. Although He Yun had temporarily won, he felt no joy of victory.
He Yun knew very well that Yan Xi loved Fu Yan Ting.
No matter how things ended between them, it was undeniable that Yan Xi still couldn't forget Fu Yan Ting.
Sensing He Yun's gaze, Fu Yan Ting stood up and said coldly, "I'm leaving."
With that, he left without looking back.
He Yun was left bewildered.
After Fu Yan Ting left, Yan Xi returned to the living room. Seeing her, He Yun had a hesitant expression.
Yan Xi, however, spoke before He Yun could, "He Yun, can you pretend I didn't say what I just said?"
"Xi Xi, you said so many things. Which one are you referring to?"
"I said I wanted to return to the He family, but I was just trying to provoke Fu Yan Ting. He didn't want me to return, so I deliberately went against him. But I don't like the He family's fortune, nor do I want to return to the He family."
Hearing Yan Xi say this, He Yun understood Yan Xi's decision.
He Yun's lips parted slightly as if he wanted to persuade her, but he swallowed the words back.
He had ultimately lost.
Yan Xi still loved Fu Yan Ting, and for him, she was unwilling to return even to the He family.
But He Yun had no right to say anything other than agreeing.
He Yun gave a bitter smile.
Even when love was unattainable, He Yun had never felt such a sense of loss.
When He Yun heard Yan Xi say she wanted to return to the He family, who knew how happy he was in his heart.
He Yun had even started thinking about throwing a grand party.
He wanted everyone in Yan Cheng to know that Yan Xi was their He family's lost princess.
Even if he couldn't be by Yan Xi's side as a lover, perhaps as her brother, wouldn't that be a good thing?
He Yun was already eager to protect Yan Xi.
But now, Yan Xi had said such things to him.
Fu Yan Ting had originally intended to bring Yan Xi back to deal with the board members.
Therefore, Fu Yan Ting had his bodyguards detain them and hadn't acted against them yet.
He wanted to hand over all those who had harmed Yan Xi, schemed against her, used her, and sowed discord between him and Yan Xi, to Yan Xi for her to handle.
But now, Yan Xi was rejecting Fu Yan Ting with her actions.
Fu Yan Ting knew that there was no turning back for him and Yan Xi.
He arrived at the base and saw the board members and the lawyers from Fu Corporation. His eyes shot out cold light.
Seeing Fu Yan Ting, these people were all terrified.
They were intimidated by his gaze.
They had originally intended to oust Fu Yan Ting so they could control Fu Corporation. He Qi seemed much easier to deal with than Fu Yan Ting.
These directors wanted to drag Fu Yan Ting down first, then push He Qi out, so that Fu Corporation would be theirs.
But they never expected to fail and suffer losses.
Not only did they fail to expel Fu Yan Ting, but Fu Yan Ting had exploited a loophole, not only repossessing all their shares but also detaining them all.
Although they had never witnessed Fu Yan Ting's cruel methods, they had heard about them.
So, seeing Fu Yan Ting at this moment, their hearts trembled.
They didn't know how Fu Yan Ting would deal with them.
But they wanted to play the emotional card.
After all, they were all veteran members of Fu Corporation, having built the empire together with Fu Yan Ting's grandfather.
They wanted Fu Yan Ting to remember his grandfather's relationship with them and forgive them this time, letting them go. They promised not to compete or fight, and to leave Yan Cheng with their entire families, never to return to this land again.