I had made an extraordinary contribution to the family business, only to be targeted by a rival and left gravely injured and unconscious. My older brother spent a fortune sending me to the finest recovery center. He said the family feud was still unresolved and asked me to let him handle the company's affairs for the time being. I readily agreed.
But the moment I turned around, I saw a lavish celebration banquet hosted by the Qin family on the recovery center's television. My brother, who was supposed to be managing the business, stood beneath the spotlights in a suit I had once had custom-made. Holding the ledger of achievements that I had poured my heart and soul into, he got down on one knee before my fiancée, Su Qing.
“Qing'er, everything I've done for the Qin family is proof of how much I love you. Will you marry me?”
Su Qing's cheeks flushed as she held out her hand amid the cheers of the crowd.
Staring at the face on the screen, identical to my own, I felt ice-cold all over.
