Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 308 You’re Confused

Chapter 308: Chapter 308 You’re Confused

Cheng Xiangheng closed the door, walked over to the sofa with a frown, bent down and tilted his head to look at Cheng Siluo’s face and body, his breathing heavy and his expression extremely unpleasant.

He asked, "He didn’t hit you, did he?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Siluo hastily pulled her sleeve and covered her wrist with her hand, "No, no."

This was clearly not "no," it was obviously "yes."

"Give me your hand," Cheng Xiangheng went to pull up her sleeve, "let dad take a look."

Cheng Siluo shook her head, hiding her arm, "It’s nothing dad, don’t look."

Cheng Xiangheng said angrily, "Let me see."

He lifted Cheng Siluo’s wrist, pushed up her sleeve, and saw a circle of red fingerprints on her slender wrist.

Cheng Xiangheng fumed, "It’s this red, and you’re still covering for him. This scoundrel even hit his own sister, he’s becoming more and more outrageous."

Cheng Siluo said, "Dad, he didn’t mean it, don’t be angry, it was just a misunderstanding."

Cheng Xiangheng, furious, his chest heaving violently, said, "You’re even pleading for him? Can a misunderstanding lead to hitting? You’re too gentle, too kind, that’s why you get bullied by him."

Suddenly, Cheng Xiangheng walked to the door and shouted towards the opposite office:

"Deng Yan, come here for a moment."

Zheng Rongxi had already talked to Deng Yan and had him change clothes, so Cheng Siluo was certain he wouldn’t say anything reckless.

Deng Yan walked into the office, eyes down, showing a poker face, expressionless.

Cheng Xiangheng asked, "What’s exactly going on? You’re involved, you tell us."

Deng Yan glanced slightly at Cheng Siluo, despite her current tear-streaked appearance, he could see the satisfaction and anticipation for the drama unfolding in her eyes.

"...The whole thing is not Mr. Cheng’s fault."

Cheng Siluo was surprised for a few seconds, looking at Deng Yan in astonishment, and stood up anxiously to question, "Deng Yan, what do you mean? It’s not his fault, so it’s mine?"

Deng Yan remained calm, continuing as if reporting a daily schedule, "It was Manager Cheng who misunderstood Mr. Cheng."

"!" Cheng Siluo felt a pang in her chest, instantly feeling suffocated, "Deng Yan, did you take any benefits from Mr. Cheng? If he made you an offer, just say it, I can double it." After a sob, she continued, "One must have a conscience, my father discovered you, without his support back then, could you have your current life? Why can’t you tell the truth? Or did he promise you something? Like a future where..."

Cheng Siluo deliberately steered the conversation towards topics that would make her father even more wary.

There had long been rumors in the company that Old Cheng was not as capable of bringing more benefits and growth to the group as Mr. Cheng, and that it was time for him to retire and give the position to the younger people.

Some even said that Old Cheng was simply jealous of Mr. Cheng’s talents, so he deliberately suppressed him.

Rumors have always been able to kill with malice, and once someone falls into such a trap, it’s hard to escape.

Every word Cheng Siluo said was carefully designed. Her father was suspicious, especially when it came to company matters, and as long as a seed of doubt was planted in his heart and inadvertently magnified, the rift between father and son could easily be widened, creating irreconcilable conflicts.

Deng Yan sensed he was being gradually dragged into the trap by Cheng Siluo, "Mr. Cheng, I’ve followed you for many years, you know best what kind of person I am."

Cheng Siluo pressed on, bringing up old matters.

"Secretary Deng, let me ask you one thing: when your mother had surgery, did Cheng Qiaobei donate blood to her?"

"!" Deng Yan’s heart tightened, realizing Cheng Siluo had come prepared; hiding something would only backfire.

He admitted frankly, "Mr. Cheng indeed donated blood to my mother."

Cheng Xiangheng’s gaze shifted over, his silent stare was as questioning as words.

Deng Yan was well aware that after today, he might find it hard to have a future at the company.

Since there was no way forward, he had to leave a path open for Cheng Qiaobei.

"Mr. Cheng, you might not believe me, but please let me explain clearly. It was an emergency situation. My mother went into surgery late at night, the blood bank car couldn’t make it in time, Mr. Cheng happened to be there, and had the same blood type as my mother, so he donated blood temporarily."

The explanation didn’t have the expected effect, Deng Yan understood this would only make things worse, but he had to clarify things.

Cheng Xiangheng’s focus was on another issue.

"Why was he there when your mother was hospitalized?"

"..." Very well, every pit Cheng Siluo dug, none were avoided.

Deng Yan also noticed the wariness and suspicion in Cheng Xiangheng’s eyes.

"Mr. Cheng, it was indeed an unexpected situation that day..."

Cheng Xiangheng asked coldly, "Why did you stop talking, why was he there?"

Deng Yan’s gaze fell to the floor, he had to slow the pace of the conversation, speaking too much would lead to mistakes, he couldn’t fall into Cheng Siluo’s trap anymore.

"Mr. Cheng, I was out of town on a business trip with you at the time, couldn’t come back immediately, my mother was hospitalized, I had no choice but to ask him for help."

"Very well, he’s very good at winning people over, even my own people weren’t spared." Cheng Xiangheng asked sinisterly, "What did he promise you? A better position when he takes my place, being his secretary? Better conditions? Deng Yan, haven’t you forgotten who gave you the opportunity to reach your current position?"

Deng Yan took a deep breath and said, "No, it was you. My mother came from our hometown, I had no other friends here, I could only ask for his help to look after her a little."

Cheng Xiangheng remained unmoved, what Deng Yan said now not only failed to prove that there was no interest tied between the two, but only proved they had contact early on and were quite close.

Cheng Xiangheng said with an eerie voice, "Since you were on a business trip with me, why didn’t you tell me? Am I the kind of person who doesn’t care about the feelings of others?"

Deng Yan was just about to explain when Cheng Xiangheng interrupted him, "Deng Yan, I knew about your past interactions, but I trusted you, so I didn’t interfere. But you’ve let me down too much."

"Mr. Cheng, I can leave the company today, but the person who truly wants the best for the company, and can make the company’s future more prosperous, should not be doubted." Deng Yan said calmly.

His desperate move did not earn Cheng Xiangheng’s trust.

"This matter, we’ll discuss later. Let’s first resolve today’s issue," Cheng Xiangheng raised Cheng Siluo’s hand and asked Deng Yan, "Was Siluo’s wrist injured by him?"

Deng Yan paused for a moment, "...Yes. But at the time it was Manager Cheng who made the first move, Mr. Cheng was stopping her and accidentally caused it, it wasn’t intentional."

Cheng Siluo hurriedly defended, "Dad, we were just arguing a bit too heatedly at the time, and had some physical contact, but I believe Qiaobei didn’t do it on purpose."

Deng Yan looked at Cheng Siluo, the latter feigning calmness, but her eyes were full of threat.

Don’t say more!

Cheng Xiangheng’s eyes dangerously glanced, "You two are foolish, one hiding for him, the other pleading for him, but what is he doing now? Doesn’t the involved person know to come out and explain?"

Deng Yan said, "Mr. Cheng should be in the office."

Cheng Xiangheng sneered, "You’re quite concerned about him. Did you forget whose secretary you are?"

"I haven’t forgotten, nor do I dare to forget," Deng Yan’s hand hanging by his side clenched.

The current situation was beyond one that could be explained clearly.

Suddenly, the office door opened, Zheng Rongxi marched in with momentum, saw Deng Yan, and headed straight toward him, loudly questioning:

"Deng Yan, today’s incident was caused by you, are you going to push all the responsibility onto Manager Cheng now? Protecting the one you want to protect?"

Facing the questioning of all three, the situation had reached an irreversible point, and he had already been labeled unfaithful.