Chapter 697 - I Want You To Promise Me One Thing (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Chen Feifei’s face was pale, and sweat was dripping from her forehead. She had never been in good health. At this moment, one of her hands was supporting the door wall, and the other was covering the position of her heart.

She panted as she looked at the two people in front of her. For a moment, she wished that she could faint. However, her body, which had always been weak, showed no signs of fainting at this moment.

She looked at Chen Yongchang and then at Zhan Haoze. There was accusation and blame in her eyes.

“You, you –”

“Feifei?” Chen Yongchang’s expression changed. But only for a moment. Some things, his daughter would know sooner or later.

“Dad.” She panted. She walked step by step to the two people sitting. “Is what brother Hao said true?”

Even though Chen Yongchang was used to seeing big waves, he still felt a little guilty when he met his daughter’s eyes.

He didn’t say anything. Chen Feifei turned around to ask Zhan Haoze for an answer. “Brother Hao, you won’t lie to me, right? Tell me, is what you said true?”

Her face was full of disbelief, but Zhan Haoze still had the photo on his desk.

Chen Feifei snatched it over and looked at the person in the photo. Needless to say, there was no need to ask any more questions.

It was a very young man who looked like he was still in college. He looked fifty percent similar to Chen Yongchang, but younger and more flamboyant.

Chen Feifei felt her heart hurt so much that she couldn’t bear it. Once again, she thought that she would faint, but she didn’t.

She placed her hands on the desk and stood firm. She stared at Zhan Haoze’s face and stubbornly asked for an answer.

Zhan Haoze’s gaze fell on the photo in her hand. He raised his head to look at Chen Feifei. This person wasn’t Shi Mengwan. She was weak and sensitive. She simply couldn’t bear the truth that was about to be revealed.

“Didn’t you already see the photo?”

Without saying more, Chen Feifei stumbled and almost fell.

She looked at Chen Yongchang again and suddenly threw the photo away, then grabed Chen Yongchang’s shoulder with force.

“Dad, why did you do this? Didn’t you say it? You said that I was your little princess. You said that I was your only daughter. Didn’t you say it? You said that everything in the Chen family from now on is mine. Why? Why?”

She asked for answers in succession.

Chen Yongchang was shaken by her, but he didn’t look at her. Chen Feifei finished shaking him and started to hit Chen Yongchang.

“How can you do this? How can you do this? Didn’t you say that you loved my mother the most? Didn’t you say that you would never marry again after she left? Then who was he? Why would there still be him? Dad, how can you let my mother down like this? How can you let me down? Dad, how can you do this?”

Chen Feifei’s health wasn’t very good. She didn’t have much strength at all. As she hit and cried, she went limp.

This time, she really fainted.

Chen Yongchang’s face finally had some fluctuations. He quickly picked up Chen Feifei, but perhaps it was because he was anxious or something, when he got up, his hand loosened, and he almost dropped Chen Feifei.

Zhan Haoze had been watching coldly from the side, and now, he finally made his move.

He went forward, picked up Chen Feifei, and walked outside.

Chen Yongchang followed behind him, and his voice was sharp and cold. “Zhan Haoze, you’re too ruthless. You called Feifei here, right? You did it on purpose, right?”

Zhan Haoze didn’t answer him, but he didn’t deny it either. Chen Yongchang was very angry. “Okay, okay, okay. You’re ruthless. You played this beautifully.”

“Uncle, don’t be angry.” Zhan Haoze carried Chen Feifei into the elevator and looked at the exasperated Chen Yongchang, who had followed him in. The corners of his lips were slightly cold. “According to your plan, it’s only a matter of time. You had this plan long ago. I was just helping you advance it.”

“You –”

Chen Yongchang was at a loss for words. Of course, he wasn’t thinking of revealing it now.

At the very least, he would have to wait until they got married. At that time, Zhan Haoze wouldn’t ignore Chen Feifei.

“Don’t think that you can get away with it. Let me tell you, Feifei is your responsibility.”

Zhan Haoze didn’t say anything. He carried Chen Feifei down the stairs. The car had already been waiting downstairs, just like before.

Chen Yongchang looked at the group of people and wanted to swallow his words. In the end, he got into the car with a toothache.

… ..

Chen Feifei finally woke up after the resuscitation.

After she woke up, she didn’t want to see Chen Yongchang. She chased Chen Yongchang out, but she let Zhan Haoze stay alone.

The ward was very quiet. Chen Feifei had smelled enough of the disinfectant since she was young. She was also tired of it. However, it was because her body wasn’t healthy enough that she had to come here from time to time.

She had been staring out of the window in a daze for a full ten minutes. She didn’t speak, and Zhan Haoze didn’t speak either.

The plot had already started. The engagement had to be annulled. In fact, this engagement wasn’t approved by him. Since it was a mistake, then of course he had to correct it. He had patience now. Chen Feifei watched the setting sun outside. She finally retracted her gaze and faced Zhan Haoze.

“When did you know?”

Zhan Haoze didn’t expect her to ask this, but he didn’t intend to lie to her. “A long time ago.”

“How long ago was it?”

“When you were eighteen.”

At that time, Chen Yongchang had already begun to let him enter the company and take over some matters. He knew that Chen Yongchang wanted to raise him as a son-in-law, but later, he subtly discovered some differences.

Especially after the Chen Corporation went through that dangerous incident, it was obvious that Chen Yongchang didn’t trust him and that was the cause. Although later on, he turned the tide and reduced the losses, he also successfully let the Chen Corporation make a beautiful comeback.

But the seed of doubt was planted in his heart. If Chen Yongchang really wanted him to treat Chen Feifei well, or to marry Chen Feifei in the future and take care of the Chen family, he shouldn’t have such an attitude.

Although he wanted to settle the Zhan family’s matter, he wasn’t completely unprepared.

After a thorough investigation, he found out the reason from many clues. After finding out, it was much simpler.

Chen Yongchang was indeed a good father and husband on the surface, but deep down, he had some traditional views. He wanted his son to inherit the family business.

His kindness to Chen Feifei was real, but his kindness had conditions. And all of this was seen through by Zhan Haoze.

So early? Chen Feifei’s eyes widened. After understanding the key point, she didn’t care how Zhan Haoze found out. There was only one thought in her mind.

“Brother Hao. You really don’t like me, do you?” If he liked her a little, he wouldn’t treat her like this.

Zhan Haoze was silent. He thought about it and said honestly, “In my heart, you are my sister.”

“Sister? Ha.” Chen Feifei smiled bitterly. Her eyes were full of ridicule. “Yes, I am your sister, so you don’t have to feel sorry for me. You invited me to your company and let me hear such cruel words. Brother Hao, you are really cruel.”

Zhan Haoze didn’t deny it. Chen Feifei took a deep breath and calmed herself down. “Why did you do this? Just to break off the engagement with me?”

“Yes.”

He knew what was bothering Shi Mengwan’s heart. If he wanted Chen Feifei to publicly break off the engagement in front of everyone in Lin City, he had to make Chen Feifei stand up. The situation before him was that Shi Mengwan didn’t believe his words.

But if Chen Feifei stepped forward, Shi Mengwan would believe her.

Chen Feifei’s lips were pursed into a straight line. Her pale face and reddened eyes. Any man would feel pity for her.

“Brother Hao, do you have a woman you like?”

Zhan Haoze pursed his lips slightly and didn’t deny it.

Chen Feifei smiled. She seemed to have grown up in an instant. She suddenly understood many things. “You have someone you like, so you don’t like me. The person you like might have misunderstood our relationship, so you want me to step forward and explain, right?”

She looked at Zhan Haoze’s appearance and knew that her guess was true. Her expression bitter, she smiled bitterly. “To be able to make you care so much, she must be very beautiful, right?”

“Yes.” Zhan Haoze nodded. “In my heart, she is the most beautiful.”

His generous praise made Chen Feifei’s face turn even paler. Her fingertips trembling, she bit her lip.

“What do you want me to do?”

“You’ll announce the news of our annulment. You can make up the reason as you wish. I don’t mind.”

This meant that Chen Feifei could be on the right side. She could make up any reason she wanted —

She looked up at Zhan Haoze. “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll say bad things about you so that the girl you like won’t like you?”

“No.” Zhan Haoze’s voice was very soft. He thought of Shi Mengwan. “No matter what kind of person I am, she will like me.”

Chen Feifei clenched her fists so hard that she could control herself not to cry. The gentle tone that Zhan Haoze used when talking about that woman was something she had never heard before.

“What if I don’t agree?”

“You will agree.” Zhan Haoze looked at her. “Because you are a smart girl.”