Lu Chengwen sat on the sofa, his whole body sunk into it like a deflated ball.
His head tilted to one side, the wineglass in his hand tilted with it. He stared at the carpet without saying a word.
Xia Ying sat opposite him, watching Lu Chengwen with great interest.
"Go on. Aren't you usually so good at talking?"
Lu Chengwen gave Xia Ying a sheepish look and could only smile bitterly.
"Tell me all about your heroic exploits. Tell me how you slept with me, how I fell for you. Oh, right—and your literary talent."
Lu Chengwen scratched at his head. "I... I was just bringing you up to make myself look good..."
"I didn't say anything else, did I?"
Xia Ying said, "I enjoy listening. Keep going."
Lu Chengwen set down his glass. "Things aren't what you think they are. No. Let's set the facts aside for a moment..."
"Hm?"
"Let's just talk about Full of Boredom. Don't you bear any responsibility?"
"Oh my, you spread rumors about me, and somehow I'm responsible? You, Lu Chengwen, are such a major entrepreneur, worth hundreds of billions, and you still do this kind of lowlife crap—then say it's my fault?"
Lu Chengwen bared his teeth in a grin. "I was wrong. I apologize. Didn't we clear it all up in the conference room just now?"
"Fine. Then tell me, what responsibility do we have?"
"The Ouyang Family!" Lu Chengwen put down his glass. "Are you going to deal with the Ouyang Family or not? They abduct people, use Ancient Martial Artists to refine some kind of crystals. You can't just ignore that, can you?"
"Where's your evidence?"
Lu Chengwen's eyes widened. "Ouyang Fen told me himself!"
"The Ouyang Family may be a small family, but..."
"Wait a minute. They're still