“Fang Youning, what are you up to? You’re usually so strong—why are you crying now?”
Fang Mingzhu sneered and lashed out, disgusted that Fang Youning dared to imitate her manipulative tactics. Who would even feel sorry for her?
“Mingzhu, if you went through what I did, wouldn’t you cry too? Deceived by my own parents and sister, having my background fabricated to humiliate me in front of my boyfriend. They’re supposed to be my flesh and blood, yet they’ve used every means to persecute me, even trying to have me hospitalized. If you were me, you’d cry too. I’m only twenty-two—why do I have to suffer all this?”
Fang Youning covered her face, crying even harder, almost choking on her sobs.
But Fang Mingzhu felt no sympathy for her.
Seeing her cry so bitterly, Fang Mingzhu snorted triumphantly. “Fang Youning, it’s just your bad luck—you deserve it. You should accept your fate obediently, go back and apologize to Mom and Dad, and submit to our arrangements. Stop struggling. From the moment the master divined your Suffering Fate, your destiny was sealed. Mom and Dad have eaten more rice than you’ve eaten salt—there’s no way you can resist or escape. And now, even Shen Yunhai won’t believe you. I don’t know what man you’ve hooked up with to help you, but it’s useless. Once I find out who he is, he won’t dare help you anymore.”
“Mingzhu, I can accept my fate,” Fang Youning said, releasing her hands with a sorrowful expression. “But can you promise me one thing?”
“You’re so full of demands. Do you think you’re in any position to bargain with me?”
“Yunhai and I grew up relying on each other. Even though he agreed to break up with me, I still hope he can be happy. Did you take him from me because you truly like him, or just to hurt me? If you genuinely care for him, I wish you both happiness. After all, we’re sisters—it doesn’t matter which of us stays by his side. But if you’re only trying to hurt me, I beg you to let him go. His early life was already pitiful enough—don’t make him suffer anymore.”
“Who would have thought you’re still so devoted to him? Let me tell you the truth—the man you love is just a backup to me. Only a sheltered woman like you would think he’s any good. I, Fang Mingzhu, have seen all kinds of wealthy young men since I was a child. If it weren’t for making him break up with you, I wouldn’t have even glanced his way. Oh, and you didn’t know this, did you? After you left yesterday, I went to comfort him. He held me and said he never expected you to be such a narrow-minded woman, and that I’m pure and kind-hearted.”
“Is that so? You two really are… despicable and wicked, a perfect match.”
Fang Youning suddenly changed her expression, her face cold and scornful as she mocked them.
Fang Mingzhu was startled, unable to understand why Fang Youning had shifted so abruptly.
Soon, Fang Youning raised her phone and told her, “I recorded everything you just said and sent it to Shen Yunhai. He’s listening to it right now. I wonder how he’ll feel after hearing it?”
“Fang Youning, you bitch! How dare you scheme against me?”
Fang Mingzhu was furious and lunged forward to snatch the phone.
But how could a pampered young lady like her overpower Fang Youning, who had been self-reliant since childhood?
Fang Youning grabbed her wrist and flung her aside, sending her tumbling to the ground.
“Fang Youning, you bitch! How dare you lay a hand on me?”
Fang Mingzhu instinctively pressed both hands against the ground, only to be cut by sharp objects on the surface. The pain made her lift her hands to look—both palms were dripping with blood.
Furious, she couldn’t help but curse loudly.
Fang Youning glanced up at the surveillance camera and said, “You should be grateful there’s surveillance here. Otherwise, you’d find out just how willing I am to lay hands on you.”
With that, she picked up her bag and left.
She wasn’t afraid of Fang Mingzhu calling the police. After all, the surveillance footage clearly showed Fang Mingzhu had struck first—she was merely defending herself.
“Youning, what did you mean by sending me those recordings just now?”
Shen Yunhai’s call came through, his tone urgent as he asked.
Fang Youning lowered her voice, speaking gravely, “Yunhai, I meant every word. We’ve relied on each other to get this far, and I genuinely want you to be happy. You heard what was said just now—I didn’t lie to you. The one who deceived you was Fang Mingzhu. She and I really are biological sisters.”
“I’m sorry, Youning. After all these years of our relationship, I actually… didn’t trust you.” Shen Yunhai apologized remorsefully.
Fang Youning curved her lips slightly and hung up the phone.
If Fang Mingzhu made her suffer, she wouldn’t let Fang Mingzhu off easy either.
Shen Yunhai had always been arrogant, and after returning to the He family, he’d become even more inflated.
With Fang Mingzhu deceiving him like this, it probably wouldn’t be easy for her to earn his forgiveness!
When Shen Yunhai called again, she directly blocked his number and boarded the bus heading to the countryside.
The Fang family did hold some influence in Rongcheng, but no matter how powerful they were, they could only threaten people within the city. At worst, she could rent a place in the countryside—surely the Fang family couldn’t stretch their reach that far?
Sure enough, it was easy to rent a rural house once she arrived in the countryside.
The price was much cheaper than in the city, and the landlord couple were very kind, even selling her some food at a low price.
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, she sat on the bed and took out the Marriage Proposal Plan from her bag, examining it carefully.
She had to admit, the boss of a major corporation was indeed the boss of a major corporation. Even a Marriage Proposal Plan could be crafted so exquisitely, fully comparable to a project proposal.
Honestly, after reading it, this Marriage Proposal Plan was advantageous to her. Just the protections for her, the monthly allowance of five hundred thousand after marriage, the two hundred million compensation for lost youth after divorce, and a villa were things ordinary people wouldn’t dare dream of in a lifetime.
But having been self-reliant since childhood, she also knew that everything had two sides.
There was no such thing as a free lunch. With such favorable conditions, he only needed to beckon, and countless girls would flock to him. Why would it be her?
Even her own parents didn’t love her—how could she believe someone else would genuinely care for her?
So, to escape her current predicament, she could only find a way to save herself.
“Are you there? I’ve thought about the matter from last time. I want the full payment.”
Logging into QQ, she found the person who had previously wanted to buy her design drafts.
She had loved drawing since childhood. Although she hadn’t studied interior design, she had attended a few classes for her roommate and grew fond of the field. Through self-study, she had actually made some breakthroughs. She had helped her roommate with assignments a few times, and even her professional teacher praised her talent.
Last month, she participated in an online interior design competition. Though she didn’t make it to the finals, a stranger added her on QQ, wanting to buy her design drafts.
At the time, she hadn’t agreed, but now, urgently in need of money, she had no choice but to reluctantly part with her work.
“Smart move. Send me your bank account number,” the other party replied.
Fang Youning sent it over, and soon, the money arrived.
It was two thousand more than the previously agreed eight thousand.
The other party said, “I really like your design draft. Consider the extra two thousand as a token of friendship. If you have more design drafts in the future, feel free to contact me.”
Fang Youning stared at the ten thousand yuan in her account, feeling a bit dazed. She hadn’t expected to earn so much at once?
This was far more than what she made washing dishes at her part-time job.
With this money, she wouldn’t have to worry about making ends meet for the time being.
Next, she needed to resolve the matter with the Fang family.
He Zhenting could help her once, but if she didn’t accept his conditions, he definitely wouldn’t help her again.
So, if she wanted to escape her current predicament, she still had to find a way.
Through online information, she found out that Fang Dongming’s parents were still alive. In other words, she had real grandparents.
She didn’t know whether the two elderly people were aware of what Fang Dongming had done or whether they knew of her existence.
But this was an opportunity.
Now, she needed to find a way to gather information about the two elderly people and get in touch with them.
However, before she could come up with a good plan to contact them, someone unexpectedly showed up.
“You might not know me. My name is Fang Zhouyang. I’m your brother.”