"What did you say?" Feng Qing thought she had misheard. "You mean my mom and Sheng Qingran..."
Feng Qing didn't go on. She really didn't know how to continue.
The news that Sheng Qingran was her mom's former lover was just too explosive!
Qi Zhicheng still didn't deny it. "At first, I was also shocked, but it should be the truth. I know you might not listen to anything I say now, so I've sent the materials to your email. You can take your time to read them and judge for yourself whether it's true."
After hanging up the phone, Feng Qing didn't open her email. She was a bit too scared.
She didn't want to know how Sheng Qingran and her mom had fallen in love in the past. She only knew that if she were to find out about the past, it would hurt her dad.
Her dad was her only family member. She couldn't break his heart.
If Sheng Qingran really harbored resentment towards her dad because of her mom, then the purpose behind everything he did was quite clear. The only thing she couldn't figure out was whether it was Sheng Qingran's idea for Sheng Yan to buy the shares of Fengxing and become a new director of the company. Or perhaps, from the very beginning, Sheng Yan's coming to Fengxing was all part of Sheng Qingran's scheme, and his goal had always been to bring down her dad.
And she, in her foolishness, had even provided the Sheng family with such convenience.
Whenever Feng Qing saw Sheng Yan again, her feelings were extremely complicated. Sometimes, not knowing what expression to make, she would simply choose to avoid him.
If it was a meeting that couldn't be avoided, she would flee the meeting room the moment it ended, never leaving any time for them to be alone.
As time went by, Sheng Yan also noticed this. He really couldn't figure out what had caused Feng Qing to treat him like this. He really hadn't done anything recently!
Sheng Yan was completely at a loss. He could only use his authority to get Feng Qing to come and talk to him.
"What on earth is wrong with you?"
Feng Qing frowned, looking a bit confused. "I don't understand."
Sheng Yan sighed. What else did he have to do? "I just want to know why you're avoiding me."
Feng Qing smiled and didn't admit that she was avoiding Sheng Yan. "Do you have some misunderstanding about me? I'm here to work. What's wrong with us only communicating about work?"
"But we..." She was really good at distancing herself. She even said she was just here to work. When would he be able to learn her cold - heartedness?
Feng Qing cut him off before he could finish. "Even if we take a step back, I'm a married woman. It's only right for me to keep a distance from the opposite sex."
Sheng Yan laughed. He tapped his fingertips on his temple and looked at Feng Qing as if he had seen through everything.
"Speaking of marriage, I'm a bit curious. I've met your husband a few times, and I can't tell whether he loves you or not. Every time I saw you two, there was no physical contact at all. Do you think this is what a normal married couple should be like?"
Feng Qing's expression was flawless. She didn't show any sign of hiding and looked straight into Sheng Yan's eyes. "Every couple has their own way of getting along. Besides, you've never been married. How do you know what our relationship is really like?"
Sheng Yan's hand on the armrest of the chair tightened gradually. He was really crazy to think he could hear the truth from Feng Qing's mouth.
He couldn't see Feng Qing's true feelings at all. Even when Feng Qing was with Lawrence, he couldn't see any sign of love from her.
But Feng Qing was right about one thing. She was already married.
Sheng Yan watched Feng Qing leave the office, still feeling his chest tight. She was married. Why did he always forget this fact?
It was as if as long as he forgot this truth, he would still have expectations when he saw Feng Qing. Just like in the past five years, he had always thought that if he could see Feng Qing again, maybe they could get back together.
But now it seemed that they really were drifting further and further apart.
Suddenly, he remembered what Feng Shengyang had said to him that day when he went to see him.
Feng Shengyang didn't blame him for buying the shares of Fengxing and becoming the new chairman. His only hope was that Sheng Yan wouldn't hurt Feng Qing.
—— "I know you may still resent her for leaving back then, but perhaps you should blame me for this. If I hadn't asked her to leave immediately, she might not have been so decisive with you."
—— "She just doesn't know how to handle the emotions of parting. In your eyes, it might seem that she's too heartless. But I hope you can promise me that you two aren't suitable for each other. It would be better for everyone if you let go."
Sheng Yan hadn't told anyone about Feng Shengyang's advice for him to let go. At that time, he thought Feng Shengyang knew that Feng Qing was married and was trying to make him give up. Later, he found out that even if Feng Qing were single, Feng Shengyang still didn't want them to be together.
Just like his father, they both didn't want him to be with Feng Qing. But Feng Shengyang was trying to protect Feng Qing, while his father seemed to dislike the Feng father and daughter.
It seemed that no one thought he and Feng Qing were a good match, but love wasn't always rational.
If he could stop loving Feng Qing, he wouldn't have suffered so much over the years.
Feng Qing finally let out a sigh of relief after fleeing Sheng Yan's office.
Was her acting with Lawrence really that bad? Even Sheng Yan, who had only met them a few times, thought they didn't seem like a normal married couple.
Thankfully, Lawrence had taken Cathy back to the United States. Even if Sheng Yan was suspicious, as long as the two of them weren't together, there wouldn't be any more chances for Sheng Yan to suspect them.
But then Feng Qing thought, so what if Sheng Yan thought there was a problem with their marriage?
Feng Qing patted her own head, feeling that she had become stupid.
"It must be because there have been too many things going on recently that I'm all muddled. I was even bluffed by Sheng Yan with just a few words. Feng Qing, how could you be regressing?"
Feng Qing rubbed her face to calm herself down. Then she saw a text message from Lawrence.
Lawrence: [Recently, I always feel that Cathy and I are being watched in our daily lives. Although I don't know who the person is, I always think it might be related to Sheng Yan. You may need to have a good talk with him.]
Feng Qing didn't have much intention of refuting Lawrence's speculation. After all, their lives had been so normal before. After returning to China once, suddenly someone became interested in their lives.
She was more inclined to believe that it was someone from China, especially someone who knew her, who had done this. But who this person was still needed further investigation.
For some reason, she increasingly felt that Sheng Yan had no reason to do such things.
She had distrusted Sheng Yan so many times before, and each time she had hurt his heart. Maybe this time, it really wasn't him.