chapter 5 she was not doing as well as she had imagined

"Cold Hearted Betrayal"

" How could he be with a woman for three years and not feel a single thing? What kind of heartless person is he? Fu Yanchen remained silent, only swaying the red wine in his hand.

It had been several days, and Pei Nian should have surrendered by now. But surprisingly, she hadn't shown up yet. It seems like he had underestimated her.

At that moment, someone pushed open the door to the private room. It was Xiao Li. He greeted Bo Xicheng first, "Mr. Bo?" before approaching Fu Yanchen and reporting in a low voice, "Mr. Fu, something has happened..."

Fu Yanchen asked flatly, "What happened?" Xiao Li leaned in and whispered something in his ear.

Fu Yanchen immediately stood up, clenching his jaw tightly and picking up his suit jacket. "I need to take care of something. You guys have fun. Put it on my tab." He walked out quickly with Xiao Li trailing behind him.

Bo Xicheng watched his departure curiously, wondering what could have made him so tense.

As they were heading to the police station, Fu Yanchen sat in the back seat, frowning and staring at Xiao Li. "Why did you leave her alone there?"

Xiao Li knew he would ask that and explained with a stiff tone, "Mr. Fu, our people were afraid that Miss Pei would become suspicious if we appeared, so we left her alone."

Fu Yanchen pursed his lips at the explanation but decided not to say anything more.

They arrived at the police station, and Pei Nian was sitting in a cold and dim interrogation room with her arms wrapped around her knees. She had no idea how long she had been there when the door suddenly opened.

She looked up, but the light reflecting from outside blinded her, and all she could make out was a familiar tall figure standing in the doorway. Who could be coming to see her at a time like this?

Translation: Cold-Hearted Betrayal

Chapter One

"True to his heart of stone." How can a man be with a woman for three years and feel nothing? How cold-blooded! Fu Yanchen didn't say anything, just swayed the red wine in his hand.

It had been several days, and Pei Nian should have surrendered by now, but surprisingly, she hadn't shown up yet. It seems like he had underestimated her.

At that moment, someone pushed open the door to the private room. It was Xiao Li. He greeted Bo Xicheng first, "Mr. Bo?" before approaching Fu Yanchen and reporting in a low voice, "Mr. Fu, something has happened..."

"What happened?" Fu Yanchen asked flatly. Xiao Li leaned in and whispered something in his ear.

Fu Yanchen immediately stood up, clenching his jaw tightly and picking up his suit jacket. "I need to take care of something. You guys have fun. Put it on my tab." He walked out quickly with Xiao Li trailing behind him.

Bo Xicheng watched his departure curiously, wondering what could have made him so tense.

As they were heading to the police station, Fu Yanchen sat in the back seat, frowning and staring at Xiao Li. "Why did you leave her alone there?"

Xiao Li knew he would ask that and explained with a stiff tone, "Mr. Fu, our people were afraid that Miss Pei would become suspicious if we appeared, so we left her alone."

Fu Yanchen pursed his lips at the explanation but decided not to say anything more.

The tall figure slowly walked towards her. At such a close distance, Pei Nian finally saw who it was. It was Fu Yanchen, of all people. She sneered, "What brings you here..."

Fu Yanchen slightly leaned forward and looked at her coldly, his lips pursed. "Just came to see you, Pei Nian. How does it feel being locked up here?"

Pei Nian smirked and retorted, "At least it feels much better than being with you."

Fu Yanchen didn't expect her to be so stubborn, his gaze paused for a moment, and then he nodded coldly. "Good for you."

He then looked at his watch and turned to her, saying, "Your father has only six hours left before he is forced out of the hospital, Pei Nian. I hope you can keep up with your tough attitude."

Hearing him mention her father, Pei Nian's eyes turned red, and her fingers dug deep into her flesh as she cursed, "Fu Yanchen, you're worse than an animal!"

Fu Yanchen smirked, gesturing for her to continue, "Keep cursing, I'm listening."

Pei Nian screamed in anger, "Get out of here, Fu Yanchen!"

Fu Yanchen sneered, "Don't worry, I just came to see you. Since you're still so tough, I'll leave now."

He waited to see how long she could keep up her act. But as he walked away, he suddenly heard a thump behind him, as if something had fallen. He turned around and saw Pei Nian lying on the ground. He never expected her to faint.

Fu Yanchen's heart contracted at that moment, and he quickly walked over to hold her. "Pei Nian?"

As he held her, he realized that this woman was freezing cold, and her body was unnaturally light, as if her bones were cracking. Over the past six months, he never bothered to check on her, and he now realized that things were much worse than he thought.

Fu Yanchen frowned as he carried Pei Nian out. Assistant Xiao Li and the police chief both came up to him.

Fu Yanchen spoke to the police chief, "Director Du, I'll take her with me for now. If you need any further investigation, just contact me."

Director Du smiled, "With Mr. Fu's words, that's enough."

Fu Yanchen nodded, "Goodbye."

"Take care."