Chapter 242: You come here at night demanding someone?

Hua Ling’s eyes gleamed with excitement!

She hadn’t expected to see Fu Jing Rong here at all—especially not in person!

There had been so many reports about Fu Jing Rong’s condition after the accident one year ago. Every outlet said the same thing—he was unwell, unconscious, unlikely to recover. Yet here he was! Standing at her doorstep!!

Her heart pounded wildly as a rush of giddy energy surged through her chest. Fu Jing Rong had woken up! And not only that—he had come to see her!!!

What could he possibly want?!

So many possibilities flickered through her head like flashes of lightning. Was he here to thank her? To cast her in a new project? To propose a secret collaboration?

The excitement was overwhelming!!!

She looked at him again and called out, almost breathless, "Fu Jing Rong, you’re here! Are you feeling better?!"

He looked paler than before, thinner too. The kind of thinness that came from a long time away from the world. And yet... it added to his charm.

Fu Jing Rong had always been handsome—breathtaking, even. But this version of him?

With that sharp jawline, piercing gaze, and ghost-pale complexion?

He looked like a vampire prince that had just risen from his coffin after a hundred years!

Absolutely stunning!!!

Across the room, Hua Ming Rong felt shivers run down his spine.

He hadn’t expected Fu Jing Rong to appear so suddenly—much less on his doorstep. And this? This was not good news!

Things had been going well for him lately. Exceptionally well. Especially after Fu Jing Rong’s accident.

The world knew Fu Jing Rong as a superstar. The greatest actor of the generation. The kind of man who brought scripts to life and turned low-budget films into blockbusters.

But businessmen... they knew him as something else entirely.

They knew him as the devil.

Fu Jing Rong wasn’t just a celebrity—he was the head of the Fu family. A cold, ruthless tactician. A tycoon in disguise. Since his coma, the Fu family’s influence had started to wane.

And now that he was back?

Chaos was on the horizon!!!

Hua Ming Rong stared, wide-eyed, stammering, "M-Mr. Fu... what—what do we owe this pleasure?"

But Fu Jing Rong didn’t speak.

He just stood there, silent, unmoving... watching.

Behind him, Hua Ming Rong could sense them—dozens of men, all dressed in black. And their gazes?

Burning. Ice-cold. Deadly.

Men from the Blue Gang, no doubt.

They were staring straight at him as if ready to pounce. As if they were already sentencing him in their minds.

Hua Ming Rong’s thoughts raced in panic. Had he done something recently to offend this man? Had he unknowingly stepped on his toes??

Nothing came to mind—but his instincts screamed: danger.

Before Fu Jing Rong could answer, Hua Ling rushed forward, eyes sparkling like stars.

She stood right in front of him, smiling widely, cheeks red.

Up close, she could feel the heat radiating off his body.

It made her heart flutter!!!

This man... this man who had always been beyond her reach—was now here. In her home. In front of her.

She had liked him from the beginning.

But he was too famous, too perfect, too far away.

And now? Now he was right here!!! Just inches away!!!

If someone captured this moment on camera, it would explode online!!!

She smiled sweetly. "Director Ming has a new script. Are you going to take it?"

She tilted her head coyly, brushing imaginary dust from her sleeve. "It doesn’t have a male lead yet..."

But before she could even finish her sentence...

Fu Jing Rong’s voice cut through the air like a blade of ice.

Low. Cold. Dangerous.

"Where is she?"

Hua Ling shivered!!!

Hua Ming Rong, who was beside her, also felt the chill emanating from the man standing in front of them. That man—Fu Jing Rong—was not just cold. He was dangerous.

Hua Ling hadn’t even registered what he had said at first, but she could feel it.

The danger.

It lingered thick in the air, right there in the space between them. The invisible current of something terrifying.

"W–Who...?" she asked fearfully.

Fu Jing Rong looked at her, unblinking.

He didn’t repeat himself.

But one of the men behind him stepped forward immediately, voice sharp and laced with contempt.

"You know who the person we want is!! Where is she?! Stop wasting our time with useless questions!!"

Hua Ling felt her whole body go numb.

Her lips trembled. Her breath hitched.

She hadn’t expected anyone to show up looking for that woman so soon.

Her eyes gleamed with hatred, but her mouth said something else entirely.

"Mr. Fu... this must be some kind of joke," she said, forcing a smile. "I don’t know who you’re looking for, but you came to the wrong place. We don’t have anyone you want here."

Fu Jing Rong’s gaze darkened.

Colder than ever.

A freezing storm behind those eyes.

Hua Ling, on the other hand, was panicking inside. This wasn’t supposed to happen!!

She had thought...

She had thought that Fu Jing Rong had come to offer her a lead role. Maybe even tell her that he’d agreed to star in that new script she’d just received!

She had dreamed—dreamed—of acting beside him.

Of finally being the one standing next to him on every poster... walking red carpets with him... claiming the throne as the next screen goddess with him by her side!!

But now?

Now he was asking for Hua Jing?!!

Fu Jing Rong enunciated each word clearly. Slowly. Coldly.

"Hua Jing. Where. Did. You. Take. Her?"

The room froze.

All the members of the Hua family turned to look at Hua Ling in disbelief!!!

There was a sharp gasp. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Shock filled their faces.

Then all heads turned back toward Fu Jing Rong.

Chen Li, who had been watching from the side, suddenly stormed toward him, voice rising in anger.

"Mr. Fu! No matter what, this is not how you should behave!!! Barging into our house late at night and demanding someone we don’t even have? What has Hua Jing got to do with us?! She’s in the hospital receiving treatment after falling into a coma!! How could Hua Ling possibly have her?!"