Feng Qing didn't tell Sheng Yan when she was about to leave for the United States. She just packed her luggage and prepared to set off.
When she carried her suitcase out of the door, she happened to meet Sheng Yan coming back. Sheng Yan saw Feng Qing pushing her suitcase as soon as he got out of the elevator.
"What are you doing..."
For a moment, Sheng Yan seemed to be back five years ago. Was Feng Qing leaving silently once again?
Feng Qing didn't hide it from him. She explained calmly, "I'm going to the United States."
Sheng Yan caught his breath. When he spoke again, his voice was even trembling. "Not... coming back?"
Well, after all, the only relative she had in China was no longer alive. Lawrence and Cathy were her last family members.
A family should always be reunited.
Feng Qing blinked her eyes without any ripples in them. She shook her head. "I'm going to get a divorce."
"Divorce?" Sheng Yan's selfish thought was that it was a good thing for him that Feng Qing was getting a divorce. "Why do you want to get a divorce out of the blue?"
Right now, her father had just passed away. It was the hardest time for her, and yet she was going to get a divorce.
"Did Lawrence propose it?" Sheng Yan felt angry at the thought. "He is your husband. You've been busy with your father's funeral arrangements for so long, and he didn't even show up. Now he actually proposes a divorce to you?"
Feng Qing forced a smile. "The divorce is a done deal. You don't need to be so indignant."
Feng Qing walked around him and stepped into the elevator. She pressed the button.
Until the elevator door closed, she didn't look at Sheng Yan again.
On the way to the airport, Feng Qing received a call from Qi Zhicheng. Qi Zhicheng knew that she was going to the United States and thought she wanted to go there to relax.
"It's good to take a break. Cathy is so cute. Maybe she can heal your unhappiness."
Feng Qing didn't answer him. Instead, she asked him, "About that previous incident... Was that woman arranged by Sheng Qingran?"
Qi Zhicheng was silent for a short while. "Actually, it's not certain. We can only say that she did have contacts with Chairman Feng and Sheng Qingran, but it's still hard to say whether this was a conspiracy."
Feng Qing had previously asked someone to find out the information about that woman. She did have a beautiful face in the photo, and she did look very much like the photos of Feng Qing's mother that she had seen.
It wasn't a surprise to Feng Qing that her father would like that woman, but if Sheng Qingran also...
"Thank you for your hard work during this period. Thank you."
"To be honest, it was Chairman Feng who took better care of me. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today. It's me who should thank your Feng family."
"Okay, I'll accept your thanks on behalf of my father. We'll talk about other things after I come back from the United States."
After Feng Qing put down her phone, she looked out of the window and sighed. Everything seemed to remain the same. It still looked normal, but she knew clearly in her heart that with her father gone, everything was different from before.
From now on, she really had to rely on herself for all the roads ahead.
The day after Feng Qing landed in the United States, she registered for divorce with Lawrence. At Lawrence's persuasion, she gave up the custody of Cathy. After that, Cathy would live with Lawrence and Joy.
On the eve of Lawrence and Joy's wedding, he and Feng Qing talked almost all night.
He had been persuading Feng Qing that there was still a possibility for her to reconcile with Sheng Yan.
"I'm very grateful that you could do so much for Laura four years ago, but it's been these four years that Cathy and I have delayed you. I've met him a few times in China before. I think he really still loves you."
Feng Qing was unmoved by his persuasion. Lawrence guessed that she might not want to hear such words, so he simply said what she wanted to hear.
"Of course, if you think there's nothing in China for you to miss, you can stay in the United States. You'll still be Cathy's mother, and I'll just have one more sister."
Feng Qing finally smiled, but it wasn't an approval of what Lawrence said. "Although I'm very grateful to you, you'd better live a good life with Joy. I won't come to bother you."
After attending Lawrence and Joy's wedding, Feng Qing set off to return to China.
She had only stayed in the United States for less than two weeks. She quickly returned to China and started working normally.
The speed and dedication with which she threw herself into work surprised Sheng Yan.
"I've noticed that you seem very tired recently. I'm going on a business trip to Jiangcheng in a few days. Come with me. It'll be a chance for you to relax."
Sheng Yan thought his consideration was very thorough, but he didn't expect to be teased by Feng Qing.
She wasn't as listless as he had imagined. She just stopped what she was doing and looked at Sheng Yan with a snort.
"The chairman doesn't need to be so cautious. I did have moments of despair, but I'm not so weak that I can't get out of it. I'm not as fragile as you think."
Sheng Yan was taken aback. He thought that since she still had the mood to retort, it meant she had really recovered well.
"Okay then. No relaxation. It's purely for work."
Feng Qing didn't refuse, but she still couldn't resist adding another barb. "I thought you had really changed your ways. It turns out you're still at the level of a capitalist."
Seeing that her state was good and that she didn't say she wouldn't go, Sheng Yan didn't say anything else and left her office.
When the door of the office closed again, the smile on Feng Qing's face gradually faded. Her expression became very serious, and the emotions in her eyes were obscure.
She suddenly remembered the first question Qi Zhicheng asked her after he knew she was divorced.
He didn't ask her why she got divorced, nor did he ask what she wanted to do in the future. Instead, he asked, "Does Sheng Yan know?"
Feng Qing didn't hide it. She told him truthfully that Sheng Yan already knew. Only then did Qi Zhicheng fall silent.
It seemed that after some thought, he seriously advised Feng Qing, "Don't hurt yourself."
Feng Qing thought his worry was interesting. "It seems that you know what I'm going to do."
This was strange. She was still confused about her own future. Why did Qi Zhicheng act as if she had already written a script?
"If it's within my ability, I'll try my best to help you."
This was the last thing Qi Zhicheng said to her. They hadn't contacted each other since that phone call.
And of course, Feng Qing understood what Qi Zhicheng meant by asking her that.
Because she had deliberately told Sheng Yan. Even if they hadn't met in the elevator that day, she would have found an opportunity to let Sheng Yan know that she was divorced.
It couldn't be said that she had planned it carefully. Anyway, Sheng Yan seemed to like it, didn't he?
Feng Qing didn't care what Sheng Yan was thinking. As long as Sheng Yan was willing to show kindness to her, she was willing to accept it.
And Feng Qing didn't expect that the presence of the Sheng father and son would be higher than she had imagined.
It wasn't the first time that Sheng Sibai had come uninvited. Feng Qing wasn't as surprised as she was the first time. There was no business between her and Sheng Sibai. He was probably asking about Jiaojiao again.
Sure enough, Sheng Sibai didn't even bother to make small talk. He just got straight to the point.
"I haven't been able to contact Jiaojiao for a long time. Feng Qing, I beg you. If you can contact Jiaojiao, will you please help me?"
Feng Qing didn't refuse him like she did before. Instead, she casually took a sip of tea and then smiled and negotiated with him.
"How about this, President Sheng," she raised her eyebrows. There was a pressing smile in her eyes and eyebrows. "You exchange some information with me, and I'll tell you the news about Jiaojiao."
"What do you think?"