Chapter 22: Chapter 22: He’s Got a Screw Loose

He Tingchen entered, and Fang Anning immediately greeted him with a smile, saying attentively, "Sir, you’re back."

The man looked at her puzzled, suspecting ulterior motives, for unsolicited warmth could imply scheming or thievery.

"I’ll take your coat for you." Fang Anning took his jacket off him with the same attentiveness.

"Spill it, what’s the matter?" the man asked.

Fang Anning smiled and said, "Here’s the thing, you see, I’m back to school. I get off school quite early, so I was thinking, I don’t board at school, but I also can’t come back home so early. So, I want to stay at school in the evenings for self-study."

The man frowned, his gaze upon her grew heavy.

Fang Anning pouted and explained, "I don’t want to either, but, you see, I’ve been out of school for two years. I somewhat don’t understand what the teacher says and can’t catch up. So, I need to spend a lot of time to re-engage with learning to keep up with the pace of the class."

"Can’t you do that at home?"

"The atmosphere isn’t right at home, and also, I have to consult a lot of materials. The school library looks like the perfect place for study."

"If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me." the man said.

Fang Anning was surprised and quickly said, "But I’m studying financial management."

After hearing this, the man scoffed, his eyes swept over her coolly and said, "You think I don’t understand that?"

Fang Anning suddenly remembered, he was the President of He Group; he should know about it.

But it’s not easy to bring that up.

Not all bosses have high degrees.

"Take your books and go to the study." the man said.

Fang Anning frowned but obediently took her textbooks and followed the man to the study.

The man took a seat and had Fang Anning stand beside him.

"Tell me, what don’t you understand?"

Fang Anning, half-doubting, asked a minor question first.

Also to avoid the situation where if He Tingchen completely didn’t know and was stumped, he would become angrily embarrassed and choke her to death.

"What are the four major systems in financial theory?"

"Fang Anning, are you here to joke around? If you don’t even know that, what are you studying for?" He Tingchen angrily slapped the book down on the table.

Fang Anning shuddered, hurriedly explained, "Of course I know, I just wanted to test you."

The man snorted in disdain, considering it superfluous.

He took out a sheet of paper, a pen, and swiftly started writing on the paper.

Quickly, he listed out several important points in finance.

Fang Anning watched, dumbfounded.

This was the first time she had seen him write.

His handwriting was really nice.

It was strong and powerful; it was clear he had practiced on purpose.

Moreover, the important points he wrote down were all key points for their semester.

He not only understood finance, but he even knew what she was studying this semester?

Fang Anning immediately admired him to the point of awe, and hurriedly said, "I had no idea, you’re such a hidden expert, amazing."

He Tingchen’s lips slightly curled upwards, but soon settled back to calm, saying, "In the future, if there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me. There’s no need to stay in the library. If you want to study, I’ll have someone clear out a room for you tomorrow to be your study."

"Why are you being so nice to me now?"

Fang Anning was deeply touched; he was even specially preparing a study room for her. No one had ever been so nice to her.

In curiosity and astonishment, she asked the man.

The man looked up at her, his eyes cool, "You think, I’m being nice to you?"

"Am I wrong?" Fang Anning retorted.

Anyway, she felt that, compared to before, he was much gentler. To her, he had also become much nicer.

He Tingchen suddenly stood up and said coldly, "Clean up the greenhouse tonight. If you don’t finish cleaning, you are not allowed to rest."

After saying that, he left Fang Anning standing there, dumbfounded, and walked out.

Fang Anning: "..."

She slapped her own foolish mouth hard. Why did she even say that he was good to her?

See, now he’s angry out of embarrassment. It really is her own fault for meddling in affairs without good reason.

"Madam, what did you do to offend the master again?"

Mrs. Chen quietly helped Fang Anning clean and complained while asking.

Fang Anning asked curiously, "Mrs. Chen, how long have you been with the He family?"

Mrs. Chen replied with a proud smile, "Over thirty years. I’ve been working for the He family since before the master was born."

"Since that is the case, do you know if He Tingchen has any... problems?" Fang Anning asked.

"Problems? What kind of problems?" Mrs. Chen was confused.

Fang Anning pointed to her own head.

Mrs. Chen immediately understood, quickly made a shushing gesture, looked around, and whispered, "Madam, you can’t just say things like that. If the old master hears it, it’s a matter of life and death."

"Understood."

Fang Anning stretched out her hand and made an OK gesture.

Mrs. Chen was so nervous and scared, it seemed she had guessed right.

He Tingchen was mentally ill.

**

Zhou Musen was hospitalized.

The kick from Lu Tianyu broke one of Zhou Musen’s ribs.

No wonder it hurt so much; they only found out after taking X-rays at the hospital.

Everyone else got scared and ran off.

Only Zhou Muyan and Chen Mengmeng were left in the hospital, staying with Zhou Musen.

"Cousin, what should we do?" Chen Mengmeng asked.

Zhou Muyan thought about it and said, "Call my parents. My brother is hospitalized; we can’t hide it from them."

"We also need to call the police, to get the person who injured my cousin arrested," Chen Mengmeng said angrily.

Zhou Muyan immediately scolded her, "Don’t call the police, and don’t mention this again. Not even who injured my brother can be told to my parents."

"Why not?" Chen Mengmeng did not understand.

Zhou Muyan thought of Lu Tianyu, and her heart couldn’t help but race.

Zhou Tianyu had neat and tidy short hair but it didn’t detract from his handsomeness in the slightest.

He was tall and handsome but carried a formidable air of a ruffian.

He was like a thorn in her heart, making her blush and heart race whenever she saw him.

"That person, at first glance, is a thug not to be trifled with. If we really provoke him, we’ll have endless trouble. So, it’s better not to create trouble for ourselves," Zhou Muyan made up an excuse.

However, Chen Mengmeng was not content, "Fang Anning, that wretched girl, almost disfigured me two years ago. And now, she colluded with ruffians to injure my cousin. Are we supposed to just endure it without any recourse?"

"Of course, we can’t just keep enduring, it’s just that she’s clearly married into the He family. Supposedly, she should have been dealt with quietly and disappeared, so why is she still alive? This is really puzzling. I will have someone investigate what is going on with the He family," Zhou Muyan said.

"How is Sen’er? How is Sen’er?"

Chen Fengjiao and Zhou Zhaoguo rushed over.

Before entering the room, Chen Fengjiao was already crying and asking.

Zhou Muyan and Chen Mengmeng exchanged a glance, quickly went to greet their parents, and explained the reason for their brother’s injuries.

She selectively omitted Lu Tianyu and only mentioned that Fang Anning ordered someone to beat up her brother.

After narrating the incident, she asked, "Dad, Mom, why is Fang Anning still alive? Didn’t the previous four wives all die? Why is she still living well?"

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