Jiang Wei, this CEO of Phoenix Trading International, intended on delivering a performance so mindblowing that it would put his younger brothers to shame.
He crossed his arms before his chest and shot Fang Ruoye a disapproving look.
"Jiang Cheng, really?"
Fang Ruoye pressed a hand against her fair cheek and gasped.
"This... Brother Wei, I didn't mean to deceive you in any way."
Luo Yanming burst into angry laughter.
"Don't trust her, Mr. Jiang Wei!" he cried out. "This woman is very vile. I only get to see her true colors after the divorce. Truly, I should never have married someone with such a black heart!"
Jiang Wei closed the distance between him and Fang Ruoye, each footfall resonating with a palpable menace.
Fang Ruoye blinked at Jiang Wei, who towered over her like the God of Wrath in flesh.
But the conversation that took place a while after made Luo Yanming's jaw drop to the ground in shock.
"Jiang Yue, that brat, how dared he take you out without informing me?"
"Brother Wei, it was me who failed to inform you..."
"I am very upfront with him about my plans with you, but he actually sneaked around behind my back? I am truly disappointed."
Luo Yanming staggered to the point of almost toppling to the ground. His three-world view had just been flipped upside down.
He never once thought that the CEO of Phoenix Trading International, the esteemed and respectable businessman whom everyone in the city revered, had this kind of abnormal hobby!
Was this the reason why he remained single until now?
He did not like dating a woman exclusively.
He liked to be a part of a woman's harem, sharing her with other influential men!
Luo Yanming was so shocked that he was no longer able to differentiate between east and west, north and south anymore. Just what had the world turned to? Did women no longer stay at home and devote themselves wholly to their partners? What's with Fang Ruoye and this crazy trend she started? How could she entice one man after another, without bothering to hide these men from each other?
Jiang Wei patted Fang Ruoye's shoulder in a comforting gesture before he turned to Luo Yanming, whose soul was drifting somewhere away from his body.
"Mr. Luo from Luo Tech, is it?" Jiang Wei asked while pulling Fang Ruoye to her feet and draped an arm around her slender waist.
"Y-Yes!"
Cold sweat ran down the crown of Luo Yanming's head. His face turned pale in terror.
Sure enough, Jiang Wei had nothing pleasant to tell him.
"Fang Ruoye is a woman I care deeply for. Who are you to badmouth her in front of me?"
"I... I am sorry."
"I heard that you cheated on her with her best friend. After your mistress got pregnant, you divorced her. Before you start pointing fingers at other people, shouldn't you reflect on your wrongdoing?"
Luo Yanming stood there with his head bowed, his figure greatly humbled. He let Jiang Wei lecture him like a teacher would an elementary school student.
"I was wrong."
"You were the one who abandoned Fang Ruoye in the first place, but now you come here and feel that you reserve the right to condemn her. Do you have a mirror at your home, Mr. Luo? Should I ask my secretary to buy you one?"
"No need, Mr. Jiang."
Luo Yanming's face burned with embarrassment.
Fang Ruoye snuggled close to Jiang Wei, her lips twisted into a wicked grin.
"If you have that much time on your hands, Mr. Luo, should you not work on improving your company management?"
As soon as their conversation shifted onto another lane, Luo Yanming's head snapped up in urgency. He was promptly reminded of the reason he even came here, stalking Jiang Wei like a creep.
"About that, Mr. Jiang..."
"If you handle your company affairs the same way you handle your marriage, Mr. Luo, then I cannot be happier to be rid of you."
"..."
Luo Yanming's lips trembled, but he didn't know what to say. Unconsciously, his gaze drifted toward Fang Ruoye, who was still curling up next to Jiang Wei like a cuddly kitten.
It was all her fault.
Luo Yanming knew it for sure.
Fang Ruoye, this scheming woman, only asked for Luo Xianxian's custody in the divorce papers, but it turned out that she had been planning to destroy his life, slowly but surely.
Luo Yanming had never seen Fang Ruoye in this light. Fang Ruoye was truly a capable woman!
"What are you looking at?"
One harsh snap from Jiang Wei brought Luo Yanming's attention back to him.
"N-Nothing."
Jiang Wei tightened his grip around Fang Ruoye possessively.
"Don't go around laying your eyes on Fang Ruoye. You do not deserve to even kiss the tip of her shoes," Jiang Wei ruthlessly said.
"Now, scram. You are ruining our dinner."
Luo Yanming did not need to be told twice. He left without saying another word. Meanwhile, Jiang Wei asked for a new table and a new plate.
"It disgusts me to sit on the same chair he previously sat on."
Jiang Wei wrinkled his face and tossed a used napkin on the table.
Fang Ruoye smiled.
"Thank you, Brother Wei, really."
"We are family. There is no need to say thank you. Besides, I have been wanting to slap some sense into that idiot's head for some time."
Jiang Wei winked at his younger cousin.
"Now, let us enjoy our dinner, hm?"