Fu Wenhai's face turned ashen. Forgetting everything else, he abruptly sat up and looked at Fu Yan Ting. Panic and fear coalesced, making his voice involuntarily stern.
"Yan Ting, what do you mean by this?" he asked.
Fu Yan Ting didn't reply to Fu Wenhai, merely giving him a look of unfathomable depth.
Even that one look, that one smile, sent shivers down Fu Wenhai's spine.
Fu Yan Ting spoke with a calm demeanor, "Uncle Two, I merely discovered some discrepancies in the company's accounts and wanted to recalculate. You don't need to be so nervous."
How could he not be nervous? Fu Wenhai was more than just nervous; his soul felt as if it had flown away.
He thought of the vengeful spirits of those few dead girls he had seen not long ago. Fu Wenhai felt that seeing their spirits wouldn't have been as terrifying as this. If these documents fell into the hands of the police, his very survival would be a pipe dream.
With this thought, Fu Wenhai stood up, intending to snatch the documents.
Fu Yan Ting looked at Fu Wenhai indifferently and asked with a seemingly innocent expression, "What? Uncle Two, do you want this? Just say it if you do. I'll give it to you. Why go through all this trouble?"
Fu Yan Ting's words made Fu Wenhai grit his teeth in anger.
Yet, Fu Yan Ting acted as if he hadn't noticed. After a pause, he added, "Anyway, this is just a copy. The company has a copier, I can have my assistant print as many copies as you want and bring them to you."
Knowing full well that Fu Wenhai didn't mean that, Fu Yan Ting's words were enough to make Fu Wenhai spit blood from rage.
Despite this, Fu Wenhai dared not do anything to Fu Yan Ting.
Shen Hao Lin, standing nearby, held back his laughter. He had never seen Fu Wenhai so flustered. Within the company, although Fu Yan Ting was the ultimate authority, most of the veteran directors had been bought over by Fu Wenhai and acted according to his commands.
The company's annual meeting was a testament to this.
But now, Fu Wenhai was defeated. Seeing Fu Wenhai so enraged, yet unable to do anything to the boss, even the assistant felt a sense of satisfaction.
Shen Hao Lin, feigning ignorance of Fu Wenhai's fury, calmly asked, "Print a thousand copies first. Is that enough? Vice President?"
Fu Wenhai gritted his teeth. Though he dared not lay a hand on Fu Yan Ting, dealing with an assistant was more than enough for him.
Fu Wenhai shot Shen Hao Lin a dismissive glance and said coldly, "Meddling in other people's business."
After speaking, he turned his gaze back to Fu Yan Ting and asked sternly, "Fu Yan Ting, tell me, what must I do for you to give me these things?"
"Impossible. Uncle Two, prepare yourself psychologically."
With these words, Fu Yan Ting turned to leave.
As he reached the door, he heard Fu Wenhai call out to him.
Fu Yan Ting stopped and turned to face Fu Wenhai.
Fu Wenhai said with a sinister expression, "Yan Ting, Uncle Two gave you a chance. You just didn't know how to cherish it. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Fu Yan Ting frowned involuntarily and asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"
Fu Wenhai ignored Fu Yan Ting, merely revealing an evil smile.
Fu Yan Ting knew that Fu Wenhai would not let this matter rest. He had to be extremely careful during this period.
When Fu Wenhai was ruthless, he was capable of disowning his own kin.
Fu Yan Ting did not dare to take risks with Fu Wenhai. In the past, he might have been indifferent, but he was different now. He now had someone he wanted to protect.
Even for Yan Xi, Fu Yan Ting had to ensure his own safety.
Fu Yan Ting turned and left.
The next second, Fu Wenhai, producing a fruit knife from somewhere, lunged at Fu Yan Ting.
At the critical moment, Shen Hao Lin shielded Fu Yan Ting, shouting, "Boss, be careful!"
With that, he shoved Fu Yan Ting aside and took his place behind him.
Fu Wenhai's hand, unable to stop in time, plunged the fruit knife directly into Shen Hao Lin's chest.
White entering, red exiting.
Fu Wenhai was shocked. He never imagined that an employee of Fu Corporation could have such a deep bond with Fu Yan Ting.
To risk his life at such a crucial moment to save Fu Yan Ting.
At this point, Fu Wenhai's expression turned extremely unsightly.
He looked coldly at Fu Yan Ting and Shen Hao Lin. At this moment, only one thought dominated Fu Wenhai's mind: Shen Hao Lin was meddling.
Meanwhile, Shen Hao Lin, his face pale, collapsed onto the ground.
Fu Yan Ting watched as Fu Wenhai's expression grew even uglier.
With matters having escalated to this point, Fu Wenhai no longer saw the need to feign civility with Fu Yan Ting.
Fu Wenhai sneered and said, "Yan Ting, originally, the two of us, uncle and nephew, could have lived in peace and managed Fu Corporation together. But you were too interfering. If you hadn't been so heartless, I wouldn't have been so cruel to you. You can't blame me for all this; you can only blame yourself for pushing things too far and leaving me no other options."
Fu Yan Ting listened quietly as Fu Wenhai lectured him on his lack of filial piety, finding it utterly ridiculous.
Fu Wenhai was the criminal, yet he was now spouting a long discourse, blaming him for pushing things too far.
Fu Wenhai showed no signs of remorse.
If he had shown any remorse, if he hadn't wanted to escalate things to this extent, Fu Yan Ting would not have acted.
If Shen Hao Lin hadn't been present today, if Shen Hao Lin hadn't taken the knife for him, it would have been him lying on the ground.
Thinking of this, Fu Yan Ting's expression darkened further.
Fu Wenhai cast a cold glance at Fu Yan Ting and said indifferently, "Fu Yan Ting, I warned you not to meddle. You didn't listen to me, so who can you blame? I didn't want to do this to you; you forced me to."
"You're mistaken. It wasn't me who forced you to do this. It was your own excessive ambition that led you to push things so far."
The commotion here quickly drew the attention of people in the adjacent rooms, who came to gather around.
Fu Wenhai still clutched the fruit knife in his hand.
The patients in the rooms and their accompanying family members, who had initially come to watch the spectacle, were terrified when they realized a life was at stake and quickly retreated to their rooms.
Soon, a doctor rushed over. Upon seeing Shen Hao Lin lying on the ground, the doctor immediately instructed for Shen Hao Lin to be taken to the emergency room for hemostasis and treatment.
Meanwhile, Fu Yan Ting and Fu Wenhai remained at the doorway of the room, confronting each other.
Fu Wenhai attempted to negotiate with Fu Yan Ting, saying indifferently, "Hand over the documents you have right now, and I can pretend nothing happened and let you off this time."