I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 129

As An Chenyu estimated, An Group was thrown into turmoil the very next day, receiving numerous complaints and investment withdrawals. This was a huge blow to the company.

An Chenyu was in hot water because of this matter, and the An family fell into panic. The shareholders of An Group began to protest one after another, accusing An Chenyu of screwing up. During this period, An Chenyu noticed that the company’s shares were fully acquired.

As the An family finally understood the seriousness of this matter, An Chenyu was left with one last option.

Shengyuan Group

The secretary, Mai Qi, walked over as soon as Fu Chengyan left the meeting room. “Mr. An of An Group is here, Mr. Fu.”

Fu Chengyan frowned and cast Zhou Zheng a glance. The latter immediately straightened his back, saying, “Mr. Fu, we’ve successfully acquired almost half of An Group’s current shares and Shengyuan is now the second largest shareholder. It’s absolutely possible to go up against An Chenyu, but…” Zhou Zheng didn’t quite understand Fu Chengyan’s actions. Fu Chengyan would usually suppress his opponents directly without giving them any room to breathe, but he was being especially merciful this time.

Fu Chengyan curled his lips. “You want to ask why I’m letting him survive?”

Zhou Zheng nodded. “It’s unlike you!”

“An Chenyu is quite a talent. Letting An Group fall isn’t what I want.” Fu Chengyan left promptly after saying just these few words.

Zhou Zheng pursed his lips while thinking, you’re already causing them so much suffering to the point of no return—how can they not fall?

But Zhou Zheng dared not say his thoughts out loud in front of Fu Chengyan. He could only follow the man.

An Chenyu had been waiting in the guest lounge for quite a while. Throughout his time in here, he had already received countless phone calls about how An Group’s stocks were falling even more rapidly than yesterday.

Truthfully, coming to Fu Chengyan had always just been a backup plan. But now, this was the only way.

Comparing An Group with Shengyuan was no different from throwing straws against the wind. An Chenyu had no other abilities but he was very knowledgeable about current affairs. Taking this into consideration, he decided to look for Fu Chengyan. It was Anna who had started all this trouble, but An Chenyu had no idea how Shi Nuan was connected to Fu Chengyan. However, the fact that Fu Chengyan responded in such a way indicated that things weren’t as simple as Anna had described.

“Mr. Fu!”

An Chenyu quickly got up as Fu Chengyan opened the door to enter. But Fu Chengyan raised a hand at An Chenyu, telling him to remain seated. He then had Mai Qi pour them some tea. “You wanted to talk to me, Mr. An?”

An Chenyu glanced at Fu Chengyan before turning to Zhou Zheng. Recalling how this man before him was the one who had personally returned Anna to him, he now understood that Anna had certainly angered Fu Chengyan, and his energy dwindled slightly. “Mr. Fu, I came here today to request for your mercy. I don’t know what my sister has done to anger you.”

Fu Chengyan looked up at An Chenyu with a curl of his lips. “Looks like your sister hasn’t told you what happened, Mr. An!” Holding the teacup with his slender hands, he looked much calmer than the cautious An Chenyu.

Fu Chengyan picked up the teacup and took a sip before continuing slowly, “Isn’t your sister very well-acquainted with the eldest daughter of the Shi family?”

An Chenyu suddenly raised his head. “My sister has always had a wide circle and I don’t usually intervene with her friendships, so…” He carefully observed Fu Chengyan’s expression while contemplating how to explain this matter. But seeing Fu Chengyan raise an eyebrow slightly seemed to indicate that the man didn’t quite agree with him. An Chenyu frowned. “I’ve indeed heard my sister mention the eldest daughter of the Shi family, Shi Wei, but it’s always been girls’ stuff so I don’t really interfere with the people she befriends.”

“In that case, you’ve been a little negligent as an elder brother, Mr. An. Some people are worth interacting with closely, but some shouldn’t even be touched. I’m not sure if you get what I mean, Mr. An.”

“Yes, I do!” An Chenyu promptly answered. He was no fool and understood what Fu Chengyan meant.

Shi Wei wasn’t worth becoming close friends with, for this incident surely involved her. Fu Chengyan was willing to meet him and even took the effort to say such things. With that, An Chenyu felt slightly more courageous. “Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Fu.”

“Mr. An, I’ve never been a guy who enjoys meaningless conversations. I dislike it even more when people only pretend to agree with me on the outside,” Fu Chengyan said as he put his teacup down. “I can let An Group and your sister go, but I have one condition!”

“Please name it, Mr. Fu!” Hearing Fu Chengyan’s words, An Chenyu was overjoyed on the inside. Even if An Group were to crumble now, as long as Fu Chengyan let them live, they could one day rise again.

“It’s just a small matter: have your sister break character!”

“Character?” An Chenyu was doubtful. “What character?”

Fu Chengyan curled his lips and turned to Zhou Zheng with a gesture, and the latter immediately walked over. “A character for a good show, of course, Mr. An.”

After Fu Chengyan left, Zhou Zheng handed An Chenyu something to read. “You may not know this, Mr. An, but it’s true that your sister only hired someone to teach the ma—I mean, Ms. Shi Nuan—a lesson. But in the process of it all, someone changed Anna’s instructions and used a venomous snake. Do you know what this means? Had there been any delay in finding Ms. Shi Nuan, that snake would have taken her life. Are you aware of what could have become of your sister?”

An Chenyu’s expression darkened as he took the document from Zhou Zheng. After reading through it briefly, he closed it and said, “Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Zhou!” An Chenyu looked rather shocked, but deep down, he felt beyond resentful.

“As for what Mr. Fu wishes for me to do, please let me know, Mr. Zhou. I’d be glad to accommodate Mr. Fu in any way, as long as it ensures An Group’s survival and my sister’s wellbeing!” An Chenyu said, but he didn’t miss out on Zhou Zheng’s slip of the tongue. “Mr. Zhou, are Ms. Shi Nuan and Mr. Fu together?”

“Mr. An, you will naturally learn new things when it’s time,” Zhou Zheng said with a cold smile. “As for something you shouldn’t know, you should pretend not to know anything even if you do!”

“Yes.” An Chenyu’s expression changed. “I understand!”

An Chenyu breathed a sigh of relief as he walked out of Shengyuan and received a phone call from his father, An Lin. “They’ve stopped buying the shares, and things at An Group have calmed down for now. Come back home for a while, Chenyu!”

“Alright, I’ll head back right away!” Gripping the document in his hand, An Chenyu made a phone call to Anna.

After several days of treatment and rest, Anna was recovering well and felt much more energetic. But a few light scars remained on her body. The doctor said that if she wanted everything gone, she’d have to undergo reconstruction surgery. Such a process couldn’t be done within one or two days; it would take up to two years.

Anna had been feeling depressed for the past few days. She had heard from her parents that Fu Chengyan wanted to destroy An Group. Anna couldn’t figure out how she had angered Fu Chengyan, so she blamed everything on Shi Nuan and held a big grudge against her.

In addition, she had been trying to contact Shi Wei for days, hoping that Shi Wei would help a long-time friend like her. Yet, Shi Wei hardly ever answered her calls. Even if she did, she would say she was busy.

“Come home, Anna!” said An Chenyu the moment his call got through. Sensing that something wasn’t right, Anna’s heart skipped a beat. “Brother, is An Group—”

“No, An Group is safe!” An Chenyu interrupted. “The doctor said you’re fine now, so come back home!”

“But I…” Anna said reluctantly while glancing at the scars on her neck, arm and face. “Brother, it’s all her fault. That b*tch, Shi Nuan, did this to me—”

“Stop it!” An Chenyu cut her off sternly. “Are you still blaming Shi Nuan? I’ve investigated this matter thoroughly. You’re the one who was jealous of her and got someone to hurt her. You’re not a child anymore, Anna. Use your brain.”

“Brother…”

“That’s enough. Come back and we’ll talk!” As An Chenyu hung up, Anna bit her lip and stared at her phone furiously.

Anna arrived home to find her parents and brother waiting. Seeing Anna finally return, her mother rushed up to hold onto her. “My poor little girl! I can’t believe Fu Chengyan—”

“Mom,” An Chenyu interrupted while glancing at his mother impatiently. “Fu Chengyan isn’t to blame for this. It’s Anna’s fault.”

But the older woman refused to listen. Even if Anna had done something wrong, she didn’t want anyone teaching her own daughter a lesson. She was an overprotective mother who didn’t care who Fu Chengyan was.

But after hearing from An Chenyu, An Lin glared at Mrs. An. “That’s enough. You’re being too soft-hearted. Do you think Fu Chengyan would’ve let the An family go this easily, had Chenyu not gone to ask him to fulfil the promise made years ago?” He then turned to Anna, saying, “I don’t usually care what kind of nonsense you get yourself into everyday, but you’re actually brave enough to anger Fu Chengyan? Are you insane?”

“Dad, I… I didn’t.” Anna felt stumped too. She just wanted to teach Shi Nuan a lesson, but who knew things would end up this way?

“Do you know why Fu Chengyan did this to you? The truth is he had no intention of dealing with you, but you went looking for trouble,” An Chenyu said while handing the document he received from Zhou Zheng to Anna. “That girl, Shi Wei, sure is a good friend, huh? Take a look at what kind of people you’ve gotten involved with.”

“I…” Anna was lost for words and suspiciously took the document from An Chenyu. “What’s this?”

“Why don’t you take a look? You said you just wanted to teach Shi Nuan a lesson, but why? What has she ever done to you? This information shows that you’re the ones who always cause her problems, and look who benefits every time. You said you didn’t ask them to use a snake, so why did they? You’re lucky the snake didn’t kill Shi Nuan. If it did, you wouldn’t be sitting here talking to me right now.”