Assistant Qi didn't answer. But his silence was the best answer.
For a moment, Feng Qing didn't know whom she could trust anymore. Everyone was keeping things from her. Then what was she?
She closed her eyes, not knowing how to face the current situation. Pinching the bridge of her nose wearily, she said, "I want to be alone. You can leave first."
After the banquet, Sheng Yan didn't return to the company. Feng Qing saw him at her doorstep. He always had a good capacity for alcohol. No matter how much he drank, he would never pass out. When he appeared in front of Feng Qing's door, only his face and neck were red.
Seeing Sheng Yan standing in front of her door, smiling at her, Feng Qing felt quite complicated.
Not long ago, he had told her that he would help her and that she could trust him completely.
But Sheng Yan, can I really trust you?
Feng Qing walked over slowly. The smile on Sheng Yan's face grew wider.
"You don't look well. What's wrong?" Although Sheng Yan was a bit dizzy because of the alcohol, his mind was still clear. Especially when Feng Qing got closer, he could feel her low - keyed mood.
Feng Qing shook her head, still struggling inside. "I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired."
Sheng Yan nodded blankly. Anyway, he just suddenly wanted to see Feng Qing. Just as he was about to say goodbye and go back to his own place, Feng Qing suddenly called him.
"Come in. I'll pour you a glass of honey water." Feng Qing's expression seemed the same as before. Sheng Yan was flattered for a moment.
Maybe it was the alcohol getting to his head, but Sheng Yan didn't think there was anything wrong. He happily followed Feng Qing into the house.
Feng Qing took out the honey from the fridge, scooped some into a glass, stirred it casually, and then pushed the glass in front of Sheng Yan.
There was still a smile on Sheng Yan's face. He was quite satisfied with Feng Qing's sudden concern.
After struggling, Feng Qing decided to ask Sheng Yan directly. When she left the company, she also brought back the documents. Maybe even if Sheng Yan hadn't shown up at her door tonight, she would still knock on his door before tomorrow.
She couldn't stand being deceived like this.
"Sheng Yan, I have something to ask you."
Sheng Yan had just taken a sip of water and was still holding the glass. His look at Feng Qing was a bit blank.
Feng Qing put the folder in front of him, her face tense, unable to say a word.
Sheng Yan slowly opened the folder. His previously relaxed and happy expression instantly turned solemn.
"You've been investigating me?"
He didn't deny it or refute it. His first reaction was actually to question her about investigating him.
He admitted it.
Seeing Sheng Yan's reaction, Feng Qing's heart sank to the bottom. She had actually harbored a fantasy, hoping that this was all false.
She was willing to trust Sheng Yan. As long as Sheng Yan said it was false, maybe she would believe him. Because she couldn't convince herself that she had kept Sheng Yan by her side just to be calculated by him.
Her look was very complicated. Sheng Yan couldn't understand it for a moment. He gave a cold laugh. "What's this expression of yours? You've investigated so clearly. Who are you putting on this act for?"
"I thought you'd finally realized my efforts, but it turns out it's just a feast with hidden motives."
He really shouldn't have had any expectations for her.
Feng Qing punched the table and glared at Sheng Yan with gritted teeth. Her tone was full of anger. "Why did you lie to me?"
"Lie to you?" Sheng Yan laughed. "It seems you've already made up your mind. Then why are you still asking me? Haven't you already defined what I'm like in your eyes?"
It wasn't only Feng Qing who was angry. He was too. But since Feng Qing had already made her choice, there was no need for any more explanations.
He just felt disappointed. After getting along for so long, her trust in him was so meager.
"I trusted you so much. I kept you by my side not for you to hurt me! You asked me to trust you. Is this how you make me trust you?"
Sheng Yan stood up. The glass of honey water that he had regarded as a treasure just now had been pushed away. "I asked you to trust me, but how did you trust me?" He picked up those documents and then slammed them down in front of Feng Qing. "If this is your so - called trust, then I'd rather not have it!"
Sheng Yan turned around and left. Feng Qing looked at the mess on the table, feeling annoyed and confused.
"Sheng Yan!" Looking at his back, she didn't know what to say. Her eyes gradually turned red. "Don't make me hate you."
She was almost begging him. She could compromise on other things, but not on the company. It was her father's hard work. She didn't want to make things worse for her father when he was already in such a difficult situation.
It would be too cruel for her father, especially when the person doing this was Sheng Yan...
Sheng Yan didn't turn back. With his back to Feng Qing, he didn't even want to look at her. He was so angry that he laughed, so his tone sounded like he was smiling when he spoke.
"Hate me? If you're willing to hate me, that's fine. I don't mind."
These were the words Feng Qing had said to him when she left him five years ago. Now he was throwing them back at her word for word.
As soon as Sheng Yan left, Feng Qing slumped tiredly into the chair. He hated her. It turned out he had never forgotten.
But why? Why did he have to punish her in this way? If he still hated her, he could just come at her. Why did he have to target the company?
If the company really changed hands because of this, what would her father do?
Suddenly, Feng Qing woke up. With a glimmer of hope, she rushed to find her phone and called Assistant Qi.
Every second while waiting for him to answer, Feng Qing felt that her heart was about to stop beating the next second.
"Did you tell Dad about Sheng Yan buying the shares?"
Assistant Qi could feel her panic even through the phone. She had said this sentence in less than two seconds. It still took him two seconds to figure out what she was talking about.
He didn't hesitate or hide anything. He told the whole truth. "The chairman already knew before I told you."
The last bit of hope in Feng Qing instantly vanished. Dad already knew...
"Then... what did Dad say?"
"The chairman meant for me to tell you first."
Feng Qing held her head, feeling extremely depressed. Why? Why did she feel that everything was different from what she had imagined?
Her father suspected Sheng Yan and asked Assistant Qi to investigate him. After knowing the result, he didn't react much himself but just wanted her to know first.
So in the end, what she thought was sharing the burden for her father actually meant that her father still had to protect her.
So in fact, she was just a useless person who had to rely on others for everything, right?
"So... in all of your eyes, I'm still a useless person who can't do anything, right?"
"You don't need to belittle yourself like this. The chairman and I have never thought of you like this. You've just started in this field. It's understandable that you're a bit inexperienced. If no one helps you, you'll surely take many detours."
"I can't truly understand how you feel now. But Feng Qing, I hope you understand that deception is also a double - edged sword."