After Prison, She Shocks the World-Chapter 80: Once Fu Bing collapses, Qin Jinhai will cease to exist.

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Once Fu Bing collapses, Qin Jinhai will cease to exist.

Yang Ningzheng and Cheng Shuangqing were both taken aback, not expecting Fu Bing to say such a thing.

On further thought, it was not surprising that she would make this request.

They had both been leading teams for years and knew the challenges of team management and the difficulty in cultivating team members’ loyalty.

Fu Bing said with a light smile, "I once had great confidence in the loyalty of my studio members, but you saw the end result—only Xiaomei stayed. From a team of more than a dozen, having one or two become close friends is already quite an achievement. Don’t expect more than a professional relationship from them; just respect and encourage them, that’s enough."

"Yes."

Fu Bing didn’t say much more. Yang Ningzheng and Cheng Shuangqing had far more impressive management track records than hers; there was no need for her to interfere excessively.

After the meeting, Fu Bing invited Han Hu to a hot spring.

Han Hu’s current name was Rong Jia; she was a distant relative of Rong Shizhi.

She would go by this name for the rest of her life.

Han Hu’s injuries had fully healed, leaving no scars.

Even the knife wounds on her face were unnoticeable unless one looked very closely.

Fu Bing asked, "What are your plans next? If you’re interested in any of my current resources, let me know. We could collaborate."

"I heard Su He is still looking for me and keeping a close eye on you. If I’m too high-profile, it might affect you." Han Hu knew in her heart that Fu Bing was her lifesaver.

After surviving, her priority was not revenge, but repaying this debt of gratitude.

"I suggest you focus on recuperating first; health is the foundation of everything. Li Hua disappeared after divorcing Su He. But someone like her won’t stay down; she’ll wait for the right moment to take revenge on Su He. You can bide your time and operate from the shadows."

"I already have a plan. I had originally planned to return to Jiangcheng after you came back, but I was worried about your situation," Han Hu said with concern. "We weren’t well-acquainted before, so it’s a bit awkward for us to suddenly have a heart-to-heart. But if you want to talk, I’ll keep your secrets."

"It’s not that I don’t want to talk, but I don’t know how to," Fu Bing replied.

Those days in prison were too chaotic, too insane.

Those were days she desperately wanted to forget.

At the same time, that was her only lifeline when she was in despair.

That fragile lifeline had helped her survive the toughest period.

And it turned out, that person was Qin Jinhai!

She...

That embrace in the darkness, the one that felt as if it wanted to meld her into his very bones and blood—that was Qin Jinhai’s.

Fu Bing didn’t know what to do.

She couldn’t love him, yet she couldn’t bring herself to hate him completely!

She couldn’t determine how Qin Jinhai had truly seen her, from the moment they met until now.

A plaything?

Or someone he had once loved?

She desperately wanted to know the answer!

Yet, if Qin Jinhai told her himself, she wouldn’t believe him!

She felt as if a rusty, blunt knife were slowly sawing at her—not enough to kill, but agonizingly uncomfortable.

Seeing Fu Bing silent, Han Hu took the initiative to break the silence.

"You’ve always been a person with strong opinions. I won’t ask about things you don’t want to discuss. I just want you to know that if you ever feel overwhelmed and need an outlet, I’ll be a good listener."

"Thank you."

Jian Yao was dragged by his father to the competition base late at night.

Jian Yao looked utterly baffled. "Why on earth did you drag me here all of a sudden?"

"His condition isn’t right. Go and talk to him," his father said.

Jian Yao knew instantly who "he" referred to.

Jian Yao looked utterly devastated. "Are you even my real father?" he wailed. "I drank so much at that function I nearly died, and the first thing you do when you see me is tell me to go look after your precious apprentice! Dad! Put a hand on your heart—is your conscience even still there?"

"His current state is very similar to how he was three years ago. Hurry and check on him."

Jian Yao was so shocked he sobered up instantly. "Weren’t he and Fu Bing doing fine recently? Why is he like this again?"

"He didn’t tell me."

Jian Yao scurried out.

Qin Jinhai’s room door was locked, but that didn’t stop Jian Yao, who knew how to pick locks.

Apart from legitimate medical skills, which he wasn’t great at, he was quite adept at all sorts of unorthodox tricks.

By the dim light in the room, he made out the figure lying motionless on the bed.

Jian Yao, hitching up his suit trousers, sat down on the edge of the bed.

He reached out and touched Qin Jinhai’s forehead.

It was hot enough to cook a late-night snack on.

"Have you taken your medicine?"

Qin Jinhai didn’t answer, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

"I’ll prepare some medicine for you. You need to get better to have the strength to solve problems."

"I don’t want to solve them anymore."

"Why?"

"Fu Bing would be better off without me."

Jian Yao, who was in the middle of standing up, paused. "Are you saying you don’t want to live anymore, or are you trying to push Fu Bing away to someone else? Given how you two are, no one else will ever enter your hearts in this lifetime. You two had better stay locked together for good."

"My existence is a nightmare for her."

So you do realize that? Jian Yao thought with a grimace.

But he didn’t dare say it aloud, afraid his junior apprentice would immediately jump off the building to prove his point.

"Don’t think like that. You’re the only one who knows anything about Fu Bing’s background and her parents. If you give up, she’ll be a complete orphan." Jian Yao stroked Qin Jinhai’s hair as if petting a cat.

"When Fu Bing attended the Golden Cauldron Awards, you told me she was using it as a final public appearance to search for her relatives. If her family didn’t come forward, she would accept that she was an orphan."

"I believe no one in this world loves her more than you do, or wants to protect her more. She’s such a wonderful girl; would you really stand by and let other men bully her?"

"From her perspective, she has every right to hate you. Some of the things you’ve done were truly despicable. You brought this on yourself, so you have to face the consequences."

"Fu Bing still has many enemies waiting for a chance to take her down. The verdict is out on Zhou Zhizhuo’s case, and Fu Ning was implicated, receiving a three-year sentence, suspended for one year. If Gu Yazheng pulls enough strings, Fu Ning might not spend a single day in jail. With Fu Ning’s vindictive nature, do you think Fu Bing will have any peace?"

"And your father—he blames Fu Bing for your refusal to take over the Qin family business. If you give up now, how do you expect Fu Bing to handle all these people?"

Qin Jinhai’s face was ashen in the darkness.

Jian Yao hadn’t wanted to say such heart-wrenching words either.

But desperate times call for desperate measures.

Otherwise, Qin Jinhai was capable of anything.

He cursed Qin Sheng ten thousand times in his heart.

Qin Sheng had turned his own fine son into this.

If it weren’t for Fu Bing, Qin Jinhai would have become a killing machine long ago.

Devoid of morals, devoid of humanity, devoid of everything.

Just a beautiful shell.

And yet, he was a man of exceptional talent in every aspect.

If he were to lack morals and disregard the law, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Jian Yao patted his hand. "Be good. Eat properly and take your medicine. Fu Bing is still alive and well. You dragged her into this mess, so it’s your responsibility to protect her, even if she hates you. Right?"

Qin Jinhai painfully closed his eyes, suppressing the bitterness welling up inside him.

When he opened his eyes again, the earlier fragility and the vacant look were gone.

However, Jian Yao’s nerves grew even tighter.

Qin Jinhai’s ’humanity’ had been forged by Fu Bing.

If Fu Bing were to break, the Qin Jinhai of today would cease to exist.

Jian Yao couldn’t understand how one person could truly love another to such an extent.

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