On the rooftop.

"Chen Zheng, I've warned you countless times. You're just an ignorant young man, exactly like your father was," Ma Wenyuan said, slowly shaking his head and sighing deeply. "You always have this inexplicable confidence, and it will be your downfall."

"Back then, I told him he had to give up on your mother. There was no need to pester her relentlessly. Their family would never have allowed them to stay together! But he wouldn't believe me, no matter what. And what was the result?" As he finished, Ma Wenyuan's face was filled with mockery.

"You have no right to criticize my father!" Chen Zheng gritted his teeth. "You have one chance. Tell me what happened back then, or I will make you regret ever being born!"

"You've already lost. You don't have that right," Ma Wenyuan huffed. "The best choice for you now—the best possible outcome—is to die right here in front of me. Otherwise, your future will be even more miserable!"

The moment he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps echoed around them. Several middle-aged men in black suits quickly surrounded Chen Zheng, aiming dark pistols at him.

"You can't possibly think these men are enough to deal with me, can you?" Chen Zheng's expression remained calm. "Besides, who told you I've lost?"

At that, a knowing smile appeared on his face.

"The stock market has already closed for the day. You can't possibly think you have a way to restore the stock's price, do you?" Ma Wenyuan chuckled.

That's absolutely impossible! Not even a god could save him now!

"Nothing is absolute," Chen Zheng burst out laughing. "In this world, anything can happen!"

"Is that so?" Ma Wenyuan said, looking at him with mockery. "You really are just like your father. Why can't either of you understand that a man can never defy fate? Everyone must pay the most painful price for their arrogance!"

"You're wrong," Chen Zheng said. "And you're terribly wrong. I don't believe in fate, and I certainly don't believe in heaven. Even if my opponent were Heaven itself, I'd tear a hole right through it!"

As he spoke, Chen Zheng's expression radiated immense confidence.

Ma Wenyuan was suddenly perplexed. The market had already closed for trading. He couldn't understand why his opponent was still so confident.

Jingsheng Group had already lost billions, its very foundations shaken. He was just about to strike the final blow and completely annihilate Feng Jingsheng and his daughter. This outcome was already set in stone!

But just then, Ma Wenyuan's cell phone began to ring insistently. He frowned. For some reason, he had a very bad feeling.

As soon as he answered, an anxious voice burst from the other end. "Chairman, we have big trouble! The Securities Regulatory Commission just announced that all our previous trades were deemed irregular and have been voided! The stock's price is being maintained at its previous high! Crucially, we hadn't withdrawn the money before they completely froze our accounts. We can't trade at all now!"

The trader on the line was sobbing as he explained. They had been certain of their victory, but now they could only watch as the entire situation collapsed before their very eyes.

"What did you say?" Ma Wenyuan's eyes bulged, his face a mask of disbelief.

He had just hung up when another call came through immediately. "Chairman, agents from the Securities Regulatory Commission just showed up at our headquarters! They said we're suspected of illegal trading and have taken away the entire management staff. Not a single person was left behind! What do we do now?"

"Impossible... absolutely impossible..." Bombarded by this news, Ma Wenyuan completely lost control of his emotions. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

He slowly turned to look at Chen Zheng, his breathing growing ragged. "I don't believe it... I refuse to believe you have that kind of terrifying power! Stop playing games with me, or I'll kill you!"

His voice was laced with unprecedented fear and indignation.

"Ma Wenyuan, don't assume what you see is the whole truth. Many things are far more incredible than you can imagine," Chen Zheng sneered, his expression full of scorn. "You underestimated me, and you grossly overestimated yourself."

"You'd better take this chance to tell me about my parents. If you do, I might consider letting you die a quick death. Otherwise, you'll find out what the consequences are."

"You..." Ma Wenyuan's expression was ghastly. After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but scoff. "Everyone here works for me. If you insist on pushing this today, I don't mind a fight to the death!"

"Is that so?" Chen Zheng's lips curled into a slight smile.

The words had barely left his lips when a faint sound stirred the air. In the span of just two breaths, all of Ma Wenyuan's men collapsed to the ground, spewing blood from their mouths.

"Now, how do you feel about your chances?" Chen Zheng asked, giving him a meaningful look.

Ma Wenyuan's face was a mask of terror as he glared at Chen Zheng, gritting his teeth. A moment later, his expression filled with bitterness. He sighed deeply. "It seems... I truly did underestimate you."

"But don't blame me for not warning you: it's better for you to remain ignorant. Even if you learned the truth, there would be nothing you could do!"

"That's not for you to worry about. I just want to know the truth," Chen Zheng replied, shaking his head slowly.

Seeing his insistence, Ma Wenyuan nodded and slowly closed his eyes. After a moment, he opened them again and spoke in a low voice, "Since you're so desperate to know, I'll tell you the truth about what happened back then."

"Back then, your father and I were students in the capital. We even lived in the same dormitory and were very close."

"But I was incredibly jealous of him. He came from an excellent family, he was handsome, and he was highly capable. Countless girls flocked to him, while I was always just his sidekick. I could never have what he had. It was during that time that your mother was deeply attracted to him, completely unable to pull herself away."

"It wasn't until much later that we learned your mother's true identity: she was the designated heir, the eldest of her generation, in a powerful family from the north. From the moment she was born, she was already betrothed to someone else..."

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