Chapter 236: Six Years Ago... Chu Yue Admitted It

"Rest assured, whether it's the compensation or other aspects, as long as you have any concerns, you can bring them up."

Katherine was poised and graceful, as if she were certain Cheng Wan would agree.

After all, a personal invitation from an international master was a supreme honor.

Cheng Wan raised her glass, "Thank you for your kind intentions, but I have many things to handle at the moment, so I'm afraid I cannot go."

She refused.

In front of so many people, she refused Katherine's invitation.

Katherine smiled, "Wanwan, you are truly heartless."

The intimacy in her words made it seem as if they had a very good relationship.

Cheng Wan walked away holding her glass; Katherine was offering her an olive branch, but she had no intention of collaborating with her.

She took her bodyguard's arm and went to the other side.

Katherine shook her head, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Truly the same personality as her."

If she had agreed to cooperate with her back then, she wouldn't have ended up in that state.

Soon, she put those thoughts away and remained as charming and witty as ever.

Fang Yiwen followed beside her, feeling somewhat bored; he didn't know what his grandfather was thinking, actually agreeing to Katherine's invitation.

He knew full well that Katherine had ill intentions.

"Yiwen." Katherine turned to look at the young man beside her, her gaze shifting, "Do you not want to surpass Cheng Wan's achievements?"

"Surpass... Cheng Wan?" Fang Yiwen did not understand.

Katherine explained patiently, "As far as I know, Master thinks very highly of Cheng Wan, and instead doesn't pay much attention to you, but in fact, you are also very talented in perfumery. Don't you want to surpass Cheng Wan and prove yourself?"

She coaxed him step by step.

After all, she knew how hard Fang Yiwen worked in private, and he had even once said that if he had Cheng Wan's talent, it would be great, so that his grandfather would be willing to teach him all his skills.

Fang Yiwen remained silent.

"In this life, if you don't strive for it, how will you know if you can't do it? You can join my team, and in the future, you will surely be able to make achievements that will make your grandfather look at you with new eyes." Katherine continued to speak.

But Fang Yiwen's expression turned strange.

Finally, when Katherine finished speaking, he said, "Has my grandfather not been good to you? Why do you have such great hostility toward him?"

Katherine frowned, "Master has been very good to me."

"If he's good to you, why are you instigating discord between me and my grandfather?" Fang Yiwen knew his own worth, so he gave Katherine no pleasant look, "I think if my grandfather knew you were this ungrateful, he certainly wouldn't have let me come."

He was going to go home and tell his grandfather about this.

Katherine sighed, "You misunderstood me. I just want you to be successful so that Master has something to be proud of, instead of revolving around an outsider."

Fang Yiwen was noncommittal, "Cheng Wan is an outsider, aren't you?"

He gave Katherine no face and left after dropping that sentence.

Katherine's expression was ugly.

What was going on?

Fang Yiwen was actually not jealous of Cheng Wan, and even spoke up for her.

On the other side, after Cheng Wan had finished a round of drinks, she casually found a spot to rest.

Not far away, someone suddenly said, "Young Master Yu has arrived."

"Young Master Yu is actually attending a gathering like this."

"I heard he was specially invited."

"Who is the female companion beside Young Master Yu?"

"Why haven't I seen her before?"

Amidst the discussion, Cheng Wan looked over nonchalantly, and her whole body froze.

"Lin Qingya?"

Cheng Wan stood up abruptly, staring fixedly at the figure not far away.

That female companion of Young Master Yu was none other than Lin Qingya, who had died three years ago.

Back then, it was Chu Li who helped handle the funeral arrangements.

Could it be that they just looked the same?

Cheng Wan's heart was in complete chaos at this moment.

She trembled uncontrollably, pushed through the crowd, and went over, wanting to confirm properly whether that was Lin Qingya.

But that Young Master Yu took his companion and turned, and they disappeared from sight.

Cheng Wan chased after them.

"Qingya."

She chased to the door; the night wind was cold, and she saw that person get into a car.

"Miss Cheng." The bodyguard chased out, "You..."

"Give me the car keys." Cheng Wan snatched the car keys and drove off in pursuit.

The bodyguard chased for two steps but couldn't catch up, so he hurriedly called Chu Li.

"How could she go out alone?" Chu Li questioned.

"Miss Cheng saw Lin Qingya."

Chu Li gripped his phone tightly. Wasn't Lin Qingya supposed to return the day after tomorrow? How could she appear at the banquet early?

"Arrange for people to intercept Miss Cheng immediately."

He grabbed his car keys and went out, starting the car while calling Cheng Wan.

However, no one answered the phone.

Cheng Wan drove off the elevated highway, and then completely lost the trail of that car.

In the dark night, only the faint light of the streetlamps remained.

Cheng Wan gave a bitter smile; she must have been possessed to actually mistake that person for Lin Qingya.

Qingya had already been dead for three years.

She restarted the car, intending to leave.

Yet in the next second, the window glass shattered.

Then the car door was quickly opened by someone, and she was roughly dragged out of the car and shoved into another vehicle.

When Chu Li caught up, what he saw was the car with its window smashed, empty inside.

"Go find her," he ordered in a cold voice.

Assistant Wu hurriedly passed on the order.

Cheng Wan's eyes were covered, and her only sensation was that they had traveled for a long time, until a salty, fishy smell reached her nose.

The wind became stronger.

Cheng Wan knew she must have been brought to the seaside.

The blindfold was removed, and Cheng Wan narrowed her eyes to look at the woman opposite her.

Chu Yue.

She was sitting in a wheelchair, a fierce, pale smile on her face, "Cheng Wan, you have finally fallen into my hands."

She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Cheng Wan, on the contrary, calmed down, "What do you want?"

Chu Yue rested her head on her hand, staring down at Cheng Wan, "Cheng Wan, spit out all the benefits the Old Master gave you; spit them out clean, and I will consider sparing your life."

Cheng Wan laughed deeply, "So that's what this is about."

She stared at Chu Yue's leg, "So the car accident was fake, right?"

The car accident was indeed fake; Chu Yue had not wanted to leave the Chu family and could only use such a method.

And yet Cheng Wan had actually guessed it; she was indeed clever.

However, so what?

Cheng Wan was destined to die today.

"Cheng Wan, sign all the documents that need signing; don't play any tricks," Chu Yue ordered calmly.

Cheng Wan closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was exceptionally calm.

"I won't sign."

At this moment, submissively signing would be the least advisable course of action.

She needed to stall for time.

Chu Yue sneered and glanced at her bodyguard.

Cheng Wan was thrown onto the ground by the bodyguard.

Chu Yue stood up and stepped on the back of Cheng Wan's hand.

A piercing, bone-deep pain surged through her.

Chu Yue laughed maniacally, "Cheng Wan, you only know how to curry favor with the Old Master; what qualifications do you have to manage the Group? All of this is mine."

Having reached the point of no return, Chu Yue no longer hid anything, "Six years ago, I was able to kill her, and today, I can kill you just the same."

Six years ago... Chu Yue had confessed.