After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 393 Not the Only Option

"So, when someone dies, he just thinks it's because his toy broke?"

Ye Jin'er could understand Yu Canling's gaze.

There was a deep sense of disappointment in it—disappointment in Fu Shaojing, in herself, in their two families, and perhaps in all the wealthy families in the world.

At this moment, Ye Jin'er couldn't help but recall Ye Yifan's often-quoted saying, "With great power comes great responsibility."

No wonder that among the three giants back then, Ye Yifan never cooperated with the other two, and even kicked one of them out of the country...

Ye Jin'er had learned some about Fu Shaojing's personality from Fu Shaochen's description, but hearing it from Yu Canling reinforced his impression.

That is, this person is the type who completely abuses his privileges and disregards human life.

"Yes, he thinks I'm being unreasonable, saying it's ridiculous that I'm arguing with him over a small toy."

Yu Canling smiled with a hint of sadness and disgust, "Being born with privileges is not a reason to trample on others at will."

"Before this, I thought he was just promiscuous and forced himself to tolerate it. Everyone... including the world, was telling me, what's wrong with a man being unfaithful? As long as he comes home, that's all that matters."

"But what I can't stand is what I can't stand. Shen Qing's matter has gone beyond the scope of a messy relationship. Afterwards, he even released information saying that Shen Qing had overdosed on drugs... This distortion of the facts made me even more unbearable."

"But I didn't have any evidence, and I didn't have the power to refute him back then. I...I'm sorry, Shen Qing."

"The only thing I could do at the time was to propose breaking off the engagement, and he agreed in the heat of the moment. He thought I wouldn't find a better man if I left him and would come back to beg him, which is why it went so smoothly."

"Of course I won't turn back."

"But for some reason, he didn't seem to have time to bother me, so he only did some superficial attempts to win me back at first. My family naturally had hope, thinking that he had given up because his pride had been hurt, and they even advised me to take the initiative to apologize."

“That’s impossible. I kept my stance until he disappeared in a shipwreck more than three years ago, and only then did I finally find peace.”

"The reason I chose to be frank with you is because of Lu Wangqian's attitude today. He will inevitably bring up the old issues again. So it's better to take the initiative."

Yu Canling nodded, ending the conversation about the past.

“I understand,” Ye Jin’er said.

The core conflict between Yu Canling and Fu Shaojing is not about whether they can form a family or whether they have feelings for each other, but rather that she fundamentally cannot agree with his beliefs.

The problem is that she is a person with flesh and blood and independent thinking, not the "perfect wife" label that Fu Shaojing needs.

“That Fu Sizhou…”

"His pursuit of me has brought back my troubles. I finally managed to get rid of this, so why should I fall back into it just because a man is pursuing me? Why should my plans be affected by a man's one-sided behavior? I need to stop all of this."

Actually, there's no need to say anything more now.

With Ye Jin'er's intelligence, she figured it out in an instant.

Fu Sizhou's pursuit of Yu Canling was probably not out of affection, but rather out of... accepting everything from Fu Shaojing, including his former fiancée.

The winners always want more loot.

Fu Sizhou's attitude towards Fu Shaochen subtly illustrates this point; his attitude is almost like declaring to the void, "Look, I'm even better than you as an older brother."

Now that you mention it, Fu Sizhou... really isn't willing to admit defeat.

As a career-oriented woman who has finally escaped the fate of an arranged marriage and shed the labels attached to her, Yu Canling will certainly not let those labels be put back on her.

It's easy to imagine that Fu Sizhou's pursuit will only drag her back into the mire.

Fu Shaochen can play a much bigger role in this.

Although this may seem like a crude way of saying "I have a boyfriend, so don't bother me anymore," it is actually telling Fu Sizhou that he is not as good as Fu Shaojing, or even as good as the younger Fu Shaochen.

His unwillingness to admit defeat naturally became an easy weakness to exploit.

Moreover, Fu Shaochen's appearance itself means that the Fu family's power is very likely to be reorganized, and even if the Yu family puts pressure on Yu Canling, they have to take this into consideration.

No one else could have achieved such good results in this situation.

Moreover... if Fu Shaojing were still alive, how would he react if he saw his ex-fiancée dating his younger brother?

As expected of Sister Yu, a woman who rebuilt her jewelry empire on her own... Ye Jin'er was filled with awe at the speed of her judgment and planning.

It should be noted that he brought Fu Shao Chen to appear in front of everyone just before dinner.

"In short, I will do my best to cooperate, please rest assured."

As she danced to the last step, Ye Jin'er whispered something in the other person's ear, then spun around to create distance.

He noticed Fu Sizhou staring in their direction, and he didn't mind stirring up some hatred.

As expected, Fu Sizhou arrived quickly after the dance music ended.

Ye Jin'er noticed that Ye Wanyin was also secretly watching him, so he smiled and stepped back.

"Canling, may I invite you to dance another dance..."

Ye Jin'er ran away very quickly, and Fu Sizhou couldn't possibly chase after him, so he directly extended an invitation to Yu Canling.

“Sure.” Yu Canling smiled and extended her hand. “Si Zhou.”

Fu Sizhou: ?

Something's not right. Why is everything going so smoothly today?

And what did Yu Canling call him?

Isn't she always the one to refuse...? Something's definitely wrong! She really was plotting something with that kid surnamed Ye just now!

His eyes betrayed his doubt, but he couldn't very well back down after extending the invitation himself.

So he had no choice but to dance a dance with Yu Canling.

"You today..."

Fu Sizhou wouldn't let his doubts linger for long; he would ask directly when he found an opportunity.

"I'm in a good mood today." Yu Canling smiled. "I've decided to get along well with you."

"Oh." Fu Sizhou feigned a superficial delight. "You've agreed to my pursuit?"

"Don't push your luck. Tell me first, what's going on between you and Lu Mingye?"

Yu Canling responded with a cold laugh.

Although Fu Sizhou had been pursuing Yu Canling ever since Fu Shaojing disappeared, she had always politely declined, so she was not actually familiar with Fu Sizhou.

But recently she changed her mind. If refusing for three years has not worked, then she must try a different approach.

She was quite certain that Fu Sizhou would also be attending the wedding today.

So if you can ask in person, why not ask?

After all, offense is the best defense.

"Besides a cooperative relationship... what other relationship could I have with him?" Fu Sizhou was quite frank, but Yu Canling noticed that he still couldn't help but glance at the people around him.

"You know, relationships that start with lies never end well."

Yu Canling smiled.

"May I assume you're...jealous?"

Fu Sizhou is such a cunning old fox that he would never be able to get the truth out of her with just a few words. Now he is even more evasive.

Moreover... if he hadn't discussed it with Lu Mingye and decided that the other party would contact Ye Sanqing first, he might not be here now.

Yu Canling... was one of his options, but not his only option.