What should she do...
She bit her thumb and suddenly remembered what her mother had just said, that she had an ace up her sleeve.
That was the favor Fang Jiangyi owed her.
What Lu Sheng saw of Fang Jiangyi was just the surface. She didn't really understand his past or what he had been through.
Whether out of ambition or self - interest, she had to have a calm talk with Lu Sheng. Even if there was no result, she had to declare war on her and compete fairly.
She waited for several days before contacting Lu Sheng, directly saying that she wanted to talk to her about Fang Jiangyi.
But Lu Sheng refused without a second thought. However, she persisted, always saying that it was something related to Fang Jiangyi and that she wanted to settle things with her.
She even let Lu Sheng choose the time and place, and said that if Lu Sheng was worried, she could bring more bodyguards.
Maybe Yan Xia also thought it was time to solve Peng Shiyi, this big trouble. Otherwise, if she kept popping up to cause trouble in the future, it would be even more of a headache.
So she asked Wen Liang to secretly assign two more bodyguards, booked a Western restaurant on the Bund, and went there after work.
The sky was a blend of blue and white, stretching broad and boundless. The Bund was near the sea. When the lights came on one by one, it was like a row of glazed lamps were lit, and even the sky seemed to be dyed in colorful hues.
Recently, Fang Jiangyi had won several major projects in a row. It seemed that after the Xinghaiwan project, everything had gone smoothly for him. Many partners who had wanted to cooperate with him before had taken the initiative to reach out and cooperate with Shengshi.
At the height of the storm, Shengshi, a company that had never been involved in the jewelry industry before, acquired a small jewelry brand - Zeling Jewelry.
When Yan Xia saw this news, she was sitting by the window waiting for Peng Shiyi.
This Western restaurant was extremely romantic. The window was surrounded by pink veils. When the wind blew, the veils fluttered in the sky, paired with the star - like fairy lights, it was both romantic and charming.
When Peng Shiyi arrived, she wore a baseball cap, sunglasses and a mask, covering herself tightly, perhaps due to the recent public opinion.
"Ms. Lu, you've been waiting for a while."
Peng Shiyi gracefully sat down across from her, took off her mask and sunglasses, revealing a small face the size of a palm.
Yan Xia continued to read the news without even raising her head.
"I didn't expect you, Ms. Peng, to take the initiative to invite me to meet. I thought after the incident of you hiring someone to attack me was exposed, you'd never want to see me again. I really underestimated your courage."
After all, according to Lu Qianzhou's personality, it was very likely that she would have someone tear Peng Shiyi to pieces.
Peng Shiyi smiled kindly, her voice clear: "Do you think your methods are so high - end, Ms. Lu? Since we've both done those things, there's no need to act so noble in front of me. We're the same kind of people, and no one is more noble than the other."
Her tone carried a sense of seeing everything clearly.
Yan Xia looked directly at her: "Yes, so today I agreed to meet you to make things clear to you."
Peng Shiyi took a deep breath, building up all her mental defenses over the past few days.
"Lu Sheng, I've been with Fang Jiangyi for six years. No one knows him better than me. I accompanied him through his most difficult times. His mother only recognizes me. If it weren't for me, there wouldn't be the Fang Jiangyi of today."
Yan Xia calmly looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
Peng Shiyi raised her eyebrows: "You don't really know him. All you see is his current glamorous appearance. You don't know what he's been through in the past. There's a wound in his heart that has never healed. Only I know everything about him."
Yan Xia said lightly: "What happened in the past doesn't matter. What matters is the future between him and me. Moreover, the alliance between capital and the plutocratic family will benefit Fang Jiangyi. If you really care about him, you shouldn't keep pestering him. What he needs is not a woman who only causes trouble behind him, but someone who can assist him in achieving his business ambitions."
"Humph." As if hearing a particularly funny joke, Peng Shiyi coldly looked at Yan Xia: "You don't care about his past? Do you know why the Cheng family fell overnight? Do you know why he broke up with Cheng Yanxi? Do you know that his father has just been released from prison and his mother has gone crazy? Do you know how his younger brother died?"
For every question Peng Shiyi asked, Yan Xia became more silent. Because what Peng Shiyi said were all things she wanted to find out.
Seeing that she finally had nothing to say, Peng Shiyi continued.
"You know nothing. You just want to monopolize his kindness. There's no such good thing in the world. You enjoy Jiangyi - gege's kindness to you, but you don't know that he's the one who needs the most care. You don't know how many things have been weighing on his mind for years."
She understood all his pain.
The gentle breeze blew, and Yan Xia remembered Fang Jiangyi fiercely grabbing her hair and saying to her.
"Do you know what it means to pay back in kind? You ruined me and my family. Everyone in your family has to pay the price."
She had only been focused on taking revenge and getting justice for her sister and father.
But she had forgotten to first find out what had happened between Fang Jiangyi and the Cheng family. Every effect must have a cause.
After realizing this, Yan Xia raised her eyes. Peng Shiyi should have the confidence and capital.
"What... happened between him and the Cheng family?"
Peng Shiyi slowly smiled: "I won't tell you. If you have the guts, go and ask him yourself and see if he'll tell you."
Yan Xia's expression was calm.
To her, Peng Shiyi was already a loser. So no matter what she said, Yan Xia just needed to believe that it was something she said to sow discord between her and Fang Jiangyi and confuse her.
It was just that the questions she asked today were all things Yan Xia wanted to know.
"Besides me, he won't tell these things to anyone. Because I'm irreplaceable in his heart. If you don't believe it, go and try." Peng Shiyi's tone was very sarcastic: "Ms. Peng!"
Yan Xia frowned and was about to speak.
Suddenly, someone came striding from behind, directly grabbed Yan Xia's arm, pulled her up and protected her in his arms.
Yan Xia raised her eyes and saw Fang Jiangyi's handsome jawline.
"Jiangyi - gege." Peng Shiyi called out.
Yan Xia was confused. Before she could figure out how Fang Jiangyi knew they were here, she heard Fang Jiangyi ask her.
"Didn't I tell you not to see her again? What did you two talk about?"
Yan Xia said: "It's nothing. Ms. Peng just had something about you she wanted to tell me."
Peng Shiyi was even more nonchalant and didn't even bother to get up.
"Are you afraid I'll bully your little girlfriend?"
Fang Jiangyi glanced at her and walked out with Yan Xia in his arms.
"Don't see her again in the future."
Once he was determined to draw a clear line from Peng Shiyi, he would strictly abide by his decision.
Yan Xia was being pulled out by Fang Jiangyi. When she looked back, Peng Shiyi was still sitting there calmly eating steak and drinking red wine, seemingly completely unaffected.