Rose Manor: Tycoon's Relentless Chase-Chapter 382 - 357: Are You Still Blaming Me?

Fu Jichen heard her words clearly, and his expression changed in an instant. Although the change was subtle, Shen Jianian still caught it, and her heart sank heavily, her eyes looking at him were complex and indescribable.

"Was it you?" Just three short words, Shen Jianian used up all her strength to say them.

After speaking, Shen Jianian tightly pursed her lips, not wanting to lose her composure, yet she still couldn’t stop her lips from trembling.

"Who told you these things?" Fu Jichen grabbed her wrist, exerting a bit of force, stepping forward to lead her away from the noisy center, into a slightly quieter corner.

Here, the symphony’s ensemble could still be heard, so cheerful, making her current expression appear even more sorrowful.

Shen Jianian tried her best to hold back, but ultimately couldn’t control it, her eyes filled with moisture, her heart sank into the abyss and continued to fall, seemingly never reaching the ground.

Fu Jichen did not deny it.

His response to this matter was to ask her, who told her.

Fu Jichen was very good to her, really very, very good, but why was it him?

Why did even the person she trusted the most, the one she would never suspect, deceive and conceal the truth from her like she was a fool? Why could he still fall in love with her and marry her after doing such things?

Could this be a new conspiracy?

What more did Fu Jichen want to get from her? She already had nothing left...

Breaking free from his hand, Shen Jianian staggered back, her eyes filled with despair and loss, they were already legal spouses, how was she supposed to face herself later on?

"Jianian." Fu Jichen stepped forward, grabbing her hand again to prevent her from escaping him, realizing her misunderstanding, he first explained, "I was not the one who did it."

Shen Jianian did not dispel all her doubts for this reason, tears in her eyes finally could not be held anymore and started to fall: "It was the Fu Family, wasn’t it?"

She wasn’t foolish, she couldn’t entirely believe Yin Shuyao’s words, she said it was Fu Jichen, maybe it wasn’t true. Yin Shuyao wanted to alienate her from Fu Jichen, if she fell for it, Yin Shuyao’s purpose would be achieved. But Yin Shuyao spoke with such conviction, it couldn’t be entirely false either.

Seeing the gleaming teardrops slide down her cheeks, Fu Jichen’s heart felt like it was going to break. He had silently vowed never to let her shed tears in sadness again, yet he failed to do so, letting her be so upset on such a joyous day.

Softly wiping away the tears on her cheek with the pad of his thumb, Fu Jichen’s heart ached with pain, also feeling a bit helpless: "Don’t cry, okay? Whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you everything."

Shen Jianian spoke each word with difficulty: "Just tell me, was it the Fu Family?"

"The matter isn’t that easy to explain—" Fu Jichen sighed, deciding no longer to delay, and explained it in a way she could understand, "At that time, I was sent by the old master to Yicheng to manage a subsidiary, my second uncle and third uncle, along with my aunt, were engaged in intense internal strife, all wanting to impress the old master and take that position..."

As the saying goes, when gods fight, it’s the little devils who suffer, and the Shen Family was the innocent party caught in the crossfire.

They each competed to expand the Junshan Group’s territory, not wanting to expend more energy, yet wanting to achieve their goals in the shortest time, they set their eyes on what was ready-made — the Lingyue Group of the Shen Family had several sectors worth taking, some even better than Jun Mountain’s.

The idea was first conceived by Fu Jianfang, but her every move didn’t escape the attention of two others, Fu Qizhen and Fu Huaxian. Both wanted a share, and Fu Jianfang reluctantly agreed. Fu Zhengjun was upright and wouldn’t stoop to their level, rarely paid attention to their actions, so he knew nothing about this matter.

They knew the old master’s bottom line, daring not to act blatantly like those dastardly characters, secretly roping in the Pei Family as a cover.

Pei Fengnan was also a person who sought reputation, with such enormous benefits in front of him, any brotherly ties, any life-and-death relationships, were left behind in the clouds. His mind was full of thoughts about annexing the Shen Family, for the Pei Family to climb higher.

Halfway through the conspiracy, a few Fu family members carelessly leaked the news, allowing a senior executive within the Junshan Group to learn about it. This senior executive was a confidant of the old master, and immediately reported what he knew to the old master.

The old master valued the Fu family’s reputation above everything and naturally would not allow such things to happen, lest it be exposed later, bringing disgrace to the family.

In fair competition, the Junshan Group was already an unshakable entity, there was simply no need to risk using dirty tactics to bring down the Shen Family, becoming contemptible villains.