Chapter 8

“Brother…”

I curled into a ball in the air, my mouth opening as tears streamed down. “Don’t be with her, brother, she killed me, brother…”

My voice dissipated into the air.

No one could hear me but myself.

And Fu Liuchuan certainly couldn’t.

He put on a gentle smile and, without any hesitation, brought Jiang Yao back to the Fu Group.

In less than half a day, the rumor had spread throughout the entire company.

“Assistant Jiang is going to be the boss’s wife.”

“I heard she’s good friends with the CEO’s sister.”

“Speaking of which, why isn’t the CEO’s sister working at our company?”

“Shh-I overheard Assistant Jiang on the phone once. The CEO really hates his sister…”

Because of the fabricated memories from that night, Fu Liuchuan seemed to feel a strong sense of guilt towards Jiang Yao.

He introduced her to his social circle, taking her to banquets and introducing her to many powerful friends.

When faced with curious inquiries, he was direct. “This is my girlfriend, Jiang Yao.”

This public acknowledgment was something I had never received, not in life or in death.

At a dazzling banquet, Fu Liuchuan’s friend, Zhao Yan, who was quite drunk, suddenly asked, “Hey Chuan, I feel like I haven’t seen your sister around in a while?”

Jiang Yao, standing next to Fu Liuchuan, suddenly stiffened.

A moment later, she smiled. “Liuliu and I are good friends. She’s working in another province now, and she has a boyfriend. She’s doing great.”

“She has a boyfriend?!” Zhao Yan exclaimed in surprise. “I thought-”

He stopped mid-sentence, glanced at Fu Liuchuan, and didn’t continue.

Jiang Yao frowned slightly. “You thought what?”

“Nothing.” Zhao Yan smiled, changing the subject. “Miss Jiang and Chuan seem to be very much in love.”

Anyone could see how well Fu Liuchuan treated Jiang Yao.

Jiang Yao, of course, felt it too.

Except for one thing-he always maintained a polite distance from her. They hadn’t even shared a single kiss.

“I was drunk that night and I overstepped,” Fu Liuchuan said as they left the banquet, rejecting Jiang Yao’s attempt at a kiss, but speaking candidly before she could react. “I won’t touch you again until we are married.”

Jiang Yao was stunned for a few seconds before she understood. Her voice trembled with excitement. “You want to marry me?”

“Yes.” Fu Liuchuan took a ring from his pocket and looked at her with deep affection. “Yao Yao, will you marry me?”

Jiang Yao screamed with joy in her mind, celebrating with her System at how smoothly her plan was progressing.

But her face showed a hint of hesitation. “But… if Liuliu finds out about us, will she be upset?”

“Don’t worry about her.”

At the mention of my name, Fu Liuchuan’s expression suddenly turned cold.

After a moment, he said indifferently, “We’re not related by blood anyway. Does she think she has the right to interfere with my marriage?”

“All you need to do is inform her to attend our engagement party. That’s enough.”