Back to the Present

"So I came back, and hated it. Everyone thought they had an idea of who I was, and it was just so tiring to correct them, so I left again for further studies," Jingwei said, leaning back on his comfortable sofa. He closed his eyes and sighed. 

"More importantly, Wu Shang Jing is back from the dead, and out to get revenge on me for ruining him and his entire family. Did you know that in those six months, my family swallowed up all his family's assets? Absorbed their company and their subsidiaries, took over their properties and holdings? That's how we got even richer so quickly. We literally took over their market share." 

"No wonder he's upset," Xue Ning guessed. "He'll think that you and your family orchestrated his family's downfall on purpose, just so you guys could dominate. If I were him, I'd be pissed too."

"You would?" Jingwei asked cautiously, opening one eye to gaze at Xue Ning. "Does it mean… you think I was stupid and did the wrong thing?"