Chapter 852

Pinebrook. Fu Wenxi sat across from Li Sicheng, her expression tinged with surprise. "I didn’t expect you to reach out to me, President Li." "It’s for my brother," Li Sicheng cut straight to the point. Fu Wenxi had already guessed as much, yet she kept her voice steady. "Li Jingyu and I have nothing between us anymore, so I’d appreciate it if we didn’t delve into personal matters." "You know Jingyu’s capabilities well enough—he’s far from some spoiled, aimless heir. Though he’s never been involved in the company’s operations, if the Schroeder family ever needs support, the entire Li family will stand behind you." Li Sicheng was testing her boundaries. Fu Wenxi smiled faintly. "A relationship tainted by interests loses its purity." Her words were a clear message to Li Sicheng: what she had with Li Jingyu was about emotions, not transactions. With her arranged marriage partner, it was the opposite—business, nothing more. "You seem resistant, but the two aren’t mutually exclusive. If you