Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 553 - 554: Hurry and Take Action

Chapter 553: Chapter 554: Hurry and Take Action

But the result was beyond his expectations, he lost that sure-win competition in the most humiliating way, and he knew without looking that the news of his drinking and hospitalization had spread throughout the entire A-city.

Ji Liangchuan was originally annoyed by this, but after thinking it through, he wasn’t angry anymore; in fact, he was ready to make a big deal out of this incident.

He glanced at his phone, feeling slightly anxious, his hand tapping the table impatiently, faint beads of sweat already forming on his forehead.

Finally, his phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and immediately answered the call, "How is it?"

A deep male voice responded, "I’ve found out, the He Family is already drafting a statement, what should we do?"

"Act quickly," Ji Liangchuan’s voice trembled as he spoke, his hand unconsciously tightening, making the sound of friction between his bones, "Also, spread the news we bought as fast as possible, the louder, the better."

Before hanging up the phone he added, "We must achieve our goal, at any cost."

"Understood," came the firm response from the deep male voice.

Yet Ji Liangchuan’s heart was not entirely soothed by this voice, even as he clutched his chest, he could still clearly hear the drum-like beating of his own heart.

A few minutes later, he received a text on his phone. After reading it, he burst into laughter, but the laugh pulled at his wound, the immense pain abruptly halting his laughter.

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Huangpu Family’s villa.

Although Fu Han didn’t come here for dinner in the evenings, when Madam Huangpu invited Fu Han, she had also invited Nan Qing and Wang Yixuan.

Therefore, after Fu Han left, the face-saving Madam Huangpu still semi-forced Nan Qing and the others to come to the Huangpu Family villa for dinner.

Nan Qing had not visited the Huangpu Family for some days, and counting back, since her first formal confession failed, she intentionally reduced her visits to the Huangpu Family.

Now, months later, returning to the Huangpu Family, she felt a strong sense of alienation. This feeling made her act like a real guest here, but previously she knew this place better than her own home.

Aside from the unfamiliar feeling caused by her long absence, she still felt that the Huangpu Family had changed a lot.

The old Huangpu Family could be described with splendor and magnificent. The Huangpu couple were famously vain, everything in their home was the finest, and any decorative item was a rare collectible.

But today Nan Qing felt the villa had become empty. Many of the precious paintings and porcelain she had seen before were gone.

She knew this was because the Huangpu Group was now facing huge difficulties, it was uncertain whether they could survive; after learning of Mr. Huangpu’s troubles, she had contacted her parents multiple times, insisting they help Su Cheng, even threatening that if they didn’t help, she would never return.

A few days ago, she received a call from her father, saying they had given appropriate help to the Huangpu Family, but helping them to completely get through the crisis might still not be possible.

Nan Qing was dissatisfied at that moment, but her father berated her harshly, saying she was thoughtless in her actions.

Saving people in an emergency is one thing, but considering the Nangong Group’s capabilities, they were not completely assured of being able to help the Huangpu Group. Let alone if Su Cheng lacked the ability, if they depleted all of the Nangong Family’s wealth and resources, in the end, both groups might collapse, leaving Su Cheng without a fallback.

After hearing her father say this, Nan Qing understood her father was not unwilling to help Su Cheng, so she felt relieved and stopped pressuring him about it.

However, today, when she saw the still luxuriously decorated, yet hollow villa that seemed like the furniture had not been fully moved in yet, she felt an unusual sadness.

Especially when she saw Madam Huangpu’s evidently saddened but feigned indifference, it pricked Nan Qing’s heart like needles, one after another.

Never before had she felt such an urgent desire to escape from the Huangpu Group.

Fortunately, the winter afternoon passed quickly, and the scent of food wafted early from the kitchen, meals made by Liu Ma, which Nan Qing had grown up eating.

Dinner started quickly, but the atmosphere was somewhat somber. Su Cheng didn’t talk much during the afternoon, and after coming home, he went straight to the study room upstairs. He only came down for dinner, now completely lacking the host’s awareness, not only not taking care of the guests but also holding his bowl quietly, head down, eating, exuding a disposition of keeping people at a distance.

Madam Huangpu hinted at Su Cheng several times, but he ignored them all.

Unable to bear the overly grim dinner, Madam Huangpu turned on the TV hoping to lighten the mood, only to find entertainment news again.

With the morning’s incident, Madam Huangpu said while reaching for the remote, "Let’s find a movie to watch together, there’s nothing interesting in these gossips."

Before she could finish, the image on the screen changed to a person they knew well, but this time there was an additional person on the screen—Ji Liangchuan.

The host’s voice, thick with curiosity, said, "The love and hate entanglement between the heir of the He Group and the daughter of the Xia Group is fascinating, involving Fu Han, the He Group heir’s ex-fiancée and childhood sweetheart, and now, the flirtatious young master Ji Liangchuan, who harbors unrequited love for Fu Han. It is reported that last night, He Xing and Ji Liangchuan fought over Fu Han out of jealousy. Ji Liangchuan even ended up drinking until he had a gastric bleed and was hospitalized. We reached out to Young Master Ji today, and he stated that in this life, he will only love Fu Han, and will never give up no matter what happens."

Nan Qing’s brows furrowed in embarrassment, wishing she could dig a villa-sized hole right there. She tried to grab the remote while forcing a dry laugh, "Is it because it’s close to the end of the year, and these journalists have nothing better to talk about, so they’re making up stories?"

She had already taken the remote from Madam Huangpu’s hand, but the image on the TV changed again to show Xia Ning being driven to Lanwan Mountain.

"Journalists have learned that Grandfather He seems to be quite fond of Xia Ning. This afternoon, Grandfather He personally called Xia Ning to invite her to have dinner at the He Family. With what’s happening, we wonder where He Xing’s heart lies—is it with his childhood sweetheart Fu Han, or Xia Ning, who once saved his life? As of the broadcast of this news, there has been no response from Young Master He Xing’s side."

Nan Qing waited a little longer, and seeing that there was no further news, she finally turned off the TV with a snap.

The room was quiet for a moment. Nan Qing’s first reaction was to look back at Su Cheng, worried about Fu Han, just as she was worried about Su Cheng. After all, Fu Han and Su Cheng were in comparable positions, both her good friends.

She and Su Cheng had known each other since birth, and their understanding of each other was no less than their own, but at this moment, Nan Qing had to admit that she could not understand Su Cheng’s expression.