From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

"What Fang Heng has been most obsessed with in his life is the Fang family's approval."

I slowly began to speak, and started to analyze things clearly and logically.

"He's always been neglected in the Fang family and doesn't receive his father's favor. What if we take advantage of the situation and make him completely lose the Fang family's approval?"

Su Qing's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly, even more excited than I was: "That's a great idea! That's how we should do it, so he can never recover!"

She paused for a moment, then quickly added, "Let me tell you, Fang Heng is most afraid of his father! A single glance from his father can make him anxious and preoccupied for ages. In the Fang family's old house, he lives the most restrained life, all he wants is to please his father."

After saying that, she looked at me with a puzzled expression: "But it's a good idea. So how exactly do you plan to do it?"

I paused for a moment, then slowly said, "To destroy him, we need to first understand his father's bottom line and figure out what he absolutely cannot tolerate. Then, all we need to do is seize on this as leverage and amplify it to the extreme."

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's do it that way, one fatal blow!" Su Qing quickly chimed in, fully agreeing with my idea.

I followed up by asking, "Then do you know which of Fang Heng's actions his father disliked the most?"

"Let me think about it!"

Su Qing frowned and began to think seriously.

After a long while, she slowly spoke: "I think what disgusts his father the most is that he thinks he's a good-for-nothing who's always causing trouble and disgracing the Fang family."

I nodded thoughtfully. No wonder Fang Heng was so determined to start his own media company and build his career.

He wanted to break his father's preconceived notions about him and gain his family's approval through his own achievements.

Now my thoughts are completely clear.

As long as I take action to destroy his proud media company, and even implicate the Fang family's main business, causing losses to his family's assets.

This would make his father even more disappointed in him.

However, this only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

On the contrary, it would invite his most ruthless retaliation, so I have to find a way to prevent him from having any chance to retaliate against me.

However, I can't think of this idea right now, but I'm not in a hurry. As long as I have an idea in my mind, that's enough.

I immediately said to Su Qing, "Alright, I understand."

Su Qing seemed to realize this as well, and frowned as she asked, "Have you considered how he might retaliate if you really push him to this point?"

I smiled and said, "Since I dared to plan this way, I certainly wouldn't leave any hidden dangers for myself. What I want to do is to completely deprive him of the ability to retaliate against me."

Su Qing nodded thoughtfully and sighed softly, "If you can really do that, then there's absolutely no need for me to continue making that one-year bet with my family."

I looked at her, smiled, and asked in return, "So, do you think I can completely win him over within a year?"

Su Qing said almost without hesitation, "I think you can do it, I believe in you."

I couldn't help but tease her, "When did you become so confident in me? Didn't you look down on me at first?"

Su Qing immediately rolled her eyes at me and said arrogantly, "Don't flatter yourself. I'm not saying I think highly of you. I just think that whether you succeed or fail in the end, it's a win-win situation for me."

My interest was immediately piqued: "Oh? How is it guaranteed to make money?"

She began her analysis with reason and evidence:

"Think about it! If you succeed, Fang Heng will be completely ruined, and no one will bother me anymore. I'll be free of all worries."

"Even if you fail, Fang Heng will definitely go all out to make trouble for you. Then I'll expose all his wanton acts of revenge to his father. Do you think he'll get away with it, given his father's temper?"

I was completely stunned, and it took me several seconds to realize I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I really didn't expect that Su Qing, who usually seems so spoiled and innocent, would actually be so insightful.

This guy is more shrewd than anyone else; he even planned out his backup plan in advance.

I sighed and laughed helplessly: "You're really something, you even managed to figure out this kind of backup plan."

"Of course!" Su Qing immediately raised her chin, her face full of pride. "I've been smart and quick-witted since I was a child, I just haven't been too lazy to show it off."

"Can you be a little more low-key?" I complained, both amused and exasperated.

Su Qing sighed deeply, her tone full of smug pride: "There's nothing I can do, my strength doesn't allow me to be low-key."

I waved my hand helplessly: "Fine, you win. You're pretty good."

She couldn't understand the teasing in my words at all; instead, she became even more proud, her eyes full of smugness.

I've long been used to her like this, and seeing her lively and energetic appearance makes me feel inexplicably relaxed.

My thoughts shifted, and I casually asked, "I've always been curious, since your parents are so focused on the company's profits, why didn't they ever consider matchmaking between your sister and Fang Heng? Wouldn't that have been much more worthwhile than causing you trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing froze for a moment, then burst into laughter, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

"Oh my god! You're really thinking too far! Matching my sister with Fang Heng? Just imagining that scene makes my scalp tingle, it's absolutely outrageous!"

I asked, puzzled, "Logically speaking, it's the same reason your parents arranged for your sister and Fang Heng to marry in order to strengthen the family business. It's a win-win situation for both families."

"Don't be ridiculous." Su Qing waved her hand with a smile. "With my sister's icy personality, let alone Fang Heng, even his parents would be furious if they saw her."

"Didn't they say that Fang's parents admire outstanding people the most? Your sister is top-notch in every aspect, isn't that exactly what they want?"

Su Qing stopped laughing and explained seriously, "You don't understand my sister at all. She's like an iceberg that never melts. I've almost never seen her smile in all my life. She's also very sparing with words, and I hardly ever say a few words to her all year round."

"Has she been this aloof since she was little?" I asked.

If this has been the case since childhood, it's highly likely to be autism!

Su Qing narrowed her eyes and said seriously, "It wasn't this serious when she was younger. Although she rarely smiled, it wasn't like now, where you barely say a few words to her all year round."

"When did her personality start to change so drastically?" I pressed.

Su Qing snapped back to reality and gave me a reproachful look: "What's wrong with you? We were just talking about Fang Heng, how did you suddenly bring up my sister in just a few sentences?"

I gave an awkward smile: "We've finished talking about Fang Heng. We're just killing time anyway, so we're just chatting casually. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."

"There's nothing I don't want to talk about, it's just that I've never been close to her since we were kids."

I was a little surprised: "You're sisters, how come you're not close?"

"Isn't that normal? Our personalities are completely opposite. Don't you understand that we're incompatible?"

I smiled awkwardly, nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.

Su Qing suddenly lowered her voice and took the initiative to continue, "But to be fair, my sister is really outstanding."

"She was always number one in her class since she was a child, and her looks and temperament were outstanding. From elementary school to university, she was always the school's recognized beauty, and she was much more famous than me."

I jokingly remarked, "And what about you? You're no worse than her."

Su Qing twitched the corners of her mouth, a rare self-deprecating smile appearing on her face: "Me? She's the school beauty, I'm just a joke."