After what had happened earlier, Lan Jinyao didn’t utter another word throughout the day. On the one hand, she was angry with Fu Bainian; she felt that he shouldn’t have compromised so easily. And, on the other hand, she was angry with herself; she shouldn’t have spoken to Fu Bainian in that manner since Fu Bainian must’ve made that decision with their best interests in mind. Albeit, he’d decided to let Jiang Cheng off the hook this time.

After Jiang Baitao had left, Fu ...