His life couldn't have been better, but that was only on the surface. Only the man knew how wounded and battered he was within.
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Two years ago, when Cheng Qingchong had gotten the job at Four Seasons, she had rented a studio apartment in Beijing. At the time, she didn't think she would leave Beijing any time soon, so to bargain for a lower rent, she had signed a two-year contract.
It was stated on the contract that she couldn't leave before the designated two years or rent it to someone else, so for the two years she lived in Shanghai, the place was still rented under Cheng Qingchong's name.
