Chapter 983

The Li Residence. Li Jingyu and Fu Wenxi sat on the sofa, their expressions grave. Fu Wenxi glanced at him, hesitating as if she had something to say but couldn’t bring herself to voice it. "You were right..." Li Jingyu let out a self-deprecating chuckle. "So refusing to register our marriage was the smart move—at least it’ll protect Fu Corporation and your current businesses from getting dragged into this mess." He truly admired Fu Wenxi. She was always so composed, so strategic. Beckett had once said that Fu Wenxi’s capabilities were on par with her own. Back then, when Zhou Meiqi had leveraged the Han family’s resources to establish herself in Pinebrook, it was largely thanks to Fu Wenxi’s unwavering support as her best friend and Beckett’s backing. Li Jingyu really did admire his wife— Well, she wasn’t officially his wife yet. And now, he wasn’t even sure if he’d ever get the chance to make it official. He could admit it—he wasn’t particularly capable. He really couldn’t compare to