Meng Ya lowered her head and blankly stared at the empty cheque in her hand. Fu Renshu's signature was on it. The placeholder of the amount box was empty. She lifted her gaze and met his expressionless and cold eyes. She had never seen him so distant before.

"You are bribing me…?" She whispered under her breath.

"I am only doing what is best for my Boss. We cannot allow you to stay here anymore."

Meng Ya suddenly sprung up on her feet and slapped across his face. It tilted to the other side. His eyes slowly widened as he covered his cheek.

"You-you're telling me to leave this city? You are handing me a blank cheque. That means…" she burst into tears. "Mr. Jiang did something to Lihua. I don't know why but he did something that made her forget everything! And now you want me out of the way because I know her real identity, isn't it!?"

Fu Renshu faced her, his expression grim and solemn. Meng Ya grabbed his collar and shook him hard. "Tell me! What did you do to my friend!? Why doesn't she remember anything? Why is she suddenly Mr. Jiang's wife now? Why are the cops not able to find Song Lihua? They looked everywhere, but they didn't find her! It's as if Song Lihua doesn't even exist anymore! Why did she suddenly disappear!? Tell me, Fu Renshu!"

He stood and took a threatening step towards her. "You don't need to know anything."

Meng Ya was stupefied. "Have you gone nuts, you bastard! I am her best friend! Lihua trusted Mr. Jiang and you so much. And this is what you give her? Betrayal? I don't know how they got married so suddenly, but there is definitely something shady here. I was...I was looking for her like crazy…" Tears plopped out.

"Do you know I was so worried for her! She likes Mr. Jiang so much. But what has he done to her? She is innocent and here you are trapping her in your evil schemes! I won't stand for this. I won't let him hurt Lihua!"

Fu Renshu grabbed her arms and pulled her. "Boss is not hurting her. That is the last thing he will do when he is so crazily in love with her!"

"Lying is also hurting her feelings and faith!" The tip of her nose turned slightly red. "Do you think she will be happy to know this!? Tell me the truth! What did Mr. Jiang do? Why doesn't she remember anything?"

He shook her off and said in an icy tone. "I didn't bring you here for chit-chat. Take the cheque and leave."

"No!"

He gritted his teeth in frustration. "Meng Ya! I am warning you! Don't come between Boss and Madam or you will suffer. Don't test my patience."

"What will you do if I don't listen? Hit me? Go ahead. Beat me if you want!" She tearfully glared at him.

"Beat you? Your fate will be much worse than that. You are challenging the Mafia King after all."

She looked at him in horror. "Mafia King?"

He smiled. "The ruler of the Underworld. The difference is that this isn't any movie. It's real-life and things get ugly here when you go against the Boss. That's why I am giving you a chance to live. It's in your best interests that you leave this matter."

Her heart skipped a beat and she almost staggered.

Lihua is living with such a dangerous man?

Her face paled even more. "B-But he is the CEO of…"

"That is true but that is on the outside. His real identity is Mafia King," Fu Renshu coldly said.

"You...that means you are all real hooligans! And Lihua is living with a man like that!"

He froze. He pinched her jaw and pushed her back on the bed as he towered on top of her. "You...what do you mean by a man like that? Don't you dare insult Boss."

Meng Ya saw the menace in his dark eyes that made her shudder for a moment. But she snapped out and remained firm. "Just like how you cannot bear anybody humiliating Mr. Jiang, I cannot see him lying and betraying Lihua either! She shouldn't be living a life like this. You have no right to steal her identity from her for your own selfish means!"

Fu Renshu punched a fist on the bed in anger. "Don't be so stubborn!"

"Are you any less stubborn here?" She shot back.

He took a deep breath. "I am asking you one last time. Are you taking the cheque or not?"

She scowled at him. "I am not selling my friendship for money!"

He snorted. "This is not some TV drama, so cut that shit out. Your life is set with all the money. You don't even have to do a job anymore."

*SLAP*

"Don't put me in some cheap category like a golddigger! I care for Lihua that a heartless hooligan like you will never understand!"

The harsh slap on his cheek once again made him glare at her. "You! Your hand didn't work this much while studying for the test, but it's working just fine for slapping me huh?"

"Because you are even worse than an exam! You are horrible!"

He angrily laughed and nodded. "Good. Very good. Seems like you have made your choice. You won't let this go and under these circumstances, I have no choice but to lock you up here!"

Her eyes widened. "What!?"

Fu Renshu got up. "Yes. I can't let you mess with Boss's life with Madam. So you will stay here for the rest of your life. IMPRISONED. Got it?"

He stormed out of the room, shutting and locking the door behind him.

Meng Ya ran and banged on the door. "Hey! Open the door!"

She turned the doorknob, but it was locked. "Open the door! This is illegal! You cannot lock me up here!"

Fu Renshu pressed the space in between his brows. He called a maid and ordered. "Don't let her out at any cost no matter how much she shouts."

The maid gulped. "Yes, sir."