Chapter 14 Independent Path
I replied with amusement.
"Suddenly felt working for others wasn't as free as being my own boss. At least no inexplicable demotion."
Five years ago, Li Group went bankrupt, and I agreed to the marriage alliance out of necessity.
Then I worked nonstop to pay debts.
But I never sold off Li Group's factories.
Those old employees stuck with me through the toughest times.
That was the foundation for reviving the family business.
Later, at Zhou Group, I used the company's resources and connections to secretly support Li Group.
Zhou Linchen never knew any of this from start to end.
He always thought my family was bankrupt, and Grandpa and I could only rely on him to survive.
He looked down on my status, so he didn't value our engagement.
He kept secretly changing draw results, refusing to marry me.
This time, securing the Xu Group's big project.
Gave Li Group a great start for listing.
Zhou Linchen finally understood what happened.
"So you resigned not because of the demotion, but to return to your own company. The east city project was also negotiated for your own company."
At that moment, he fully realized.
The project he sent me to negotiate got snatched by me.
Especially since my company's scope overlapped with Zhou Group's.
Now the two became competitors.
I didn't want to entangle with him anymore.
"Zhou Linchen, let's part on good terms."
But Zhou Linchen got agitated.
"No, I don't oppose you being a boss or returning to your company, but I disagree with dissolving the engagement."
I immediately said something to strike him.
"Three days from now, I'm getting married into the Xu family."
Zhou Linchen didn't believe me again.
"Li Xia, don't threaten me anymore. You couldn't marry an old man for a project.
"I know you want to dissolve the engagement because Qingyan returned, but she's really just my sister. The one I like now is you."
I replied with amusement.
"How you siblings fare in the future has nothing to do with me."
Zhou Linchen got so angry he blurted out.
"I'll see if you really marry into the Xu family in three days. Who would leave a young, rich fiancé to marry a nearly sixty-year-old man? Li Xia, I'll wait for you to come crying back begging to reconcile."