Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO

Xu Ke cleared his throat. "Ahem. The truth, I'll tell you the truth."

"The main reason I looked was that she seemed familiar. I saw her holding an umbrella for you last time when I brought over the hangover soup."

"Then, I just checked to see if she had a cultivation base. I realized she was an ordinary person, and then I stopped looking."

Hearing Xu Ke's explanation, Wong Qifu didn't pursue the matter further. "Fine, I'll let you off this time."

"But if you keep staring at other women like that, you'd better watch yourself…"

Xu Ke nodded. "I understand, I understand."

"I'll only look at you. In fact, why don't we go to your room later so I can take a *really* good look…"

SLAP!

Wong Qifu smacked him on the shoulder. "Enough! What's there to look at? You should be focusing on the script."

Xu Ke nodded. "Right, right, right, I'm looking at the script. It's been five minutes already."

Such a squabble had already wasted five minutes. Even someone like Wong Qifu is terrifying when she gets jealous!

"Who told you to have such wandering eyes?"

Wong Qifu sat down decisively next to Xu Ke.

"I was just observing for a moment longer," Xu Ke said. "It's an occupational hazard of being a doctor. I didn't expect you to get jealous…"

Wong Qifu, who had just calmed down, fell silent and stared at him again.

Xu Ke hastily announced with great solemnity, "My occupational hazard is hereby cured!"

Only then did Wong Qifu relent, adding, "Did you know? Xiao Ning was the one who released the news of our engagement for me."

"Strictly speaking, she was the third person to find out about our relationship."

Is that so? Xu Ke considered it. It seems so. There's no need to even mention Wong Qifu's personal aide, Lin Qinghua, or Wang Wu, who picked me up to join the Wang Family Corporation. They were obviously the first to know. So, that really does make Zhan Yunning the third person!

Wong Qifu leaned gently against the backrest. "If you dare to get any ideas about her, I'll hold my own press conference to condemn you."

Xu Ke nodded hastily. "Understood, my dear fiancée!"

"Focus on your script. Stop with the clever remarks."

"Okay."

Watching Xu Ke, the corners of Wong Qifu's mouth curled up slightly.

「Twenty minutes later.」

Xu Ke and Wong Qifu walked out of the room, their expressions composed once again.

When Lin Qinghua and Wang Wu saw Wong Qifu emerge, they immediately approached her.

"Director Wang, everyone has arrived."

Zhan Yunning had, of course, been waiting outside the door for a while.

However, when she saw Xu Ke, her eyes were still filled with dislike and disgust, though she concealed it well.

"I know."

Wong Qifu nodded.

The group quickly walked to the elevator and went downstairs.

Although Wang Tianlu had nominally called the directors over for what looked like a board meeting, he had ulterior motives. In truth, to make the nature of the meeting ambiguous and make it easier for him to bypass the company's bylaws, Wang Tianlu had designated today's gathering as a meeting for the core members of the Wang Family Corporation.

Under such circumstances, Wong Qifu would naturally bring her own people.

「Conference Room.」

The conference room was already full. Since it wasn't an official board meeting, some managerial personnel who held power within the Wang Family Clan, despite not holding senior positions in the Wang Family Corporation, were also present.

Xiao Deng, the man Wang Wu had called earlier to have Pan Qi sent over to help Xu Ke with his computer, was also in attendance.

However, since these people were not directors, they had no seats at the conference table and were relegated to the back.

But no one dared to sit; they all stood behind the directors.

"I see everyone's here."

Wang Tianlu was still wearing the same suit from yesterday, though the watch on his wrist had been swapped for one from an unknown brand.

"Yes, President Lu!"

"President Lu, you've worked so hard, rushing over to handle the corporation's affairs."

"That Xu Ke is a real bastard who only causes trouble for our corporation. Countless employees under me can't stand him."

"Yes! That's right! It would be for the best if we could get Xu Ke to scram from the Wang Family Corporation today."

Some immediately began to grovel.

Wang Tianlu chuckled. "It's no trouble. It's what I should do."

The directors who supported Wong Qifu watched coldly from the sidelines, their lips curled in disdain.

No matter what schemes Wang Tianlu cooked up, the position of Helmsman would always belong to Wong Qifu.

Just as the seat at the head of the table remained empty, even as the meeting was about to start. As long as Wong Qifu didn't leave her position, Wang Tianlu could never take it.

However, this group of directors didn't refute the condemnations aimed at Xu Ke. After all, while they staunchly supported Wong Qifu, they had never promised to support Xu Ke.

Meanwhile, Wong Liqing and Wang Yu were seated in the positions with the next highest precedence after Wong Qifu's, directly opposite Wang Tianlu.

Right now, neither of them looked pleased.

They had never imagined that before the meeting even began, Wong Qifu would make it so clear she intended to completely abandon them.

This was entirely beyond their expectations.

Just as the crowd was noisily exchanging greetings, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Everyone's attention immediately snapped toward it.

Wong Qifu and Xu Ke were standing in the doorway.

"Hello, Director Wang."

The directors who supported Wong Qifu immediately nodded in greeting, though their gazes toward Xu Ke were somewhat peculiar.

"Director Wang, long time no see," Wang Tianlu said cheerfully.

"Long time no see, Uncle Lu."

Wong Qifu's gaze flickered.

"This must be Xu Ke," Wang Tianlu said, turning his eyes toward him. "A man of remarkable bearing. Impressive, very impressive!"

"Hello, Uncle Lu."

Xu Ke nodded.

Wang Tianlu chuckled. "To think someone as young as you could carve out such a career for himself. Truly impressive! At your age, all I could think about was how to win over women."

As soon as the words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the room grew subtle.

The directors who supported Wang Tianlu had mocking sneers on their faces.

Wang Tianlu seems to be complimenting Xu Ke, but we all know the truth. Xu Ke himself knows better than anyone whether he has a 'career' to speak of… Praising him for carving out a career, then immediately saying that at the same age, he himself was only thinking about women… isn't that just a veiled way of saying Xu Ke's greatest 'career achievement' is pleasing Wong Qifu? He's insulting him indirectly!

Seeing Wang Tianlu's passive-aggressive remark, Xu Ke smiled. "Uncle Lu, you flatter me. But I've made too many enemies lately, so I'm currently learning how to escape without being caught. I'm sure I'll have mastered it by the time I reach your age."

The expressions on everyone's faces instantly turned awkward. Is Xu Ke trying to rub salt in Wang Tianlu's old wounds?

The faces of Wang Tianlu's supporters stiffened, and those who backed Wong Qifu didn't look much better.

They already disliked Xu Ke, and seeing his sharp tongue only intensified their disapproval.

It's one thing for the powerful to be arrogant and flashy, but shouldn't the weak know their place and just take the scolding? He dares to talk back to Wang Tianlu? Does he think he's being clever and that no one understands his barb? Everyone here is incredibly shrewd! Besides, didn't all of us here grow strong by enduring the ridicule and contempt of those more powerful? Weakness itself is the original sin. If you're this weak and you don't even know how to endure in silence and bide your time, how could you ever become strong? It's no wonder he's made so many enemies…

Wang Tianlu's expression, however, remained unchanged. He simply smiled casually. "Then by all means, learn well. Just make sure you always leave yourself a path for retreat."

Seeing Wang Tianlu's sarcasm, Wong Qifu shot him a look and said coolly, "Uncle Lu, we can catch up later."

"Let's start the meeting now and not waste everyone's time."

Wang Tianlu nodded. "Alright!"

Xu Ke, Wong Qifu, and their three aides promptly filed in, heading toward the head of the table.

As they did, the gazes of the crowd gradually grew more derisive.

When they reached their destination, Xu Ke's expression immediately darkened.

There was only one seat at the head of the conference table—Wong Qifu's.

There was no place for him