The devil beside her hummed and looked away in shame. He really was an idiot for not making it a habit to buckle up. Yes, he knew it was his fault and he could only blame himself for the severity of the injuries he suffered after the accident.

  "I guess, I'm really lucky." He admitted. "If I died back then, perhaps I wouldn't be able to meet your twins and you in this lifetime."

  Tang Moyu gave him a side glance and frowned.

  "Don't you dare change the subject, Feng Tianyi!" She hissed at him. How could he act so carelessly? "Were you drunk driving when it happened?"

  "I had a bottle or two, but I swear I wasn't that drunk! Anyway, the accident happened after I had an argument with Tianhua. I wasn't really myself back then." Feng Tianyi tried to defend himself. Why was Tang Moyu so upset about his accident anyway? He couldn't understand her right now.

  "Still, driving without buckling on? I didn't think you wanted to die so badly, Feng Tianyi."

  "Alright, alright. It's my fault. I'm not even denying it, so can you please calm down?" The devil conceded, knowing that he would never hear the end of it if he continued to antagonize the empress.

  Tang Moyu harrumphed and slowed her car down at the intersection of the highway. Being raised as a responsible person, she had always been careful while driving, because not only her life would be at stake if she made a mistake, other innocent people's lives might also be at risk.

  Silence ensued between them from then on. It only broke when Feng Tianyi decided that he had enough of it.

  "Gu Yuyao said you are dealing now with Ye Corporation and Tianhua is interested in taking over the deal from you. Is everything alright, Moyu?" He asked.

  "Hmm… are you worried that I wouldn't be able to return the money you invested on time? Don't worry, everything's already sorted now." She paused as she remembered something. "Don't tell me you also know Ye Xiaozu?" She narrowed her eyes on him in suspicion.

  Xu Wenyang and Gu Yuyao knew about him even before he admitted his identity to her. It was only normal for her to be suspicious of him now.

  Feng Tianyi shot his brows up at her assumption.

  "Nope. I've never met him, but I do know his father. He's a piece of work, I tell you. You are fortunate that you are dealing with his son and not that horrible man." He answered.

  "What about him?" Tang Moyu asked curiously. She heard a lot of rumors about Ye Xiaozu's old man before this, but she never had a chance to meet him before her exile.

  Tang Moyu hummed but didn't say anything. She couldn't really comment on someone she'd never met in her life, and rumors weren't reliable most of the time.

  "Ye Xiaoting was hard on his children. People say that he lost his mind after his wife's death, but I doubt that was the real reason. He sent his children abroad, keeping them away from his dying wife, knowing how badly they wanted to stay with her. He also threw his only son, Ye Xiaozu, to their Singapore branch when the board of directors at Ye Corporation started to lose faith in his management.

  "I can't blame them. The old man was just plain crazy. He didn't give a damn about what people think of him, as long as he could get what he wanted."

  "Do you think Ye Xiaozu will also give us the same problem?" Tang Moyu asked. They would be damned if the man took after his old man and gave them problems. She now wondered if she made the right decision allowing Lu Tianxin to solve the problem with Ye Corporation.

  Feng Tianyi shrugged.

  "I don't think so. If there's something I know about Ye Xiaozu, it would be his intense determination to not become like his father." His tone had a hint of bitterness that Tang Moyu could perceive.

  "Just like you?" She tested the waters, trying to see how much the devil was willing to disclose to her. The devil everyone had been talking about was far from the man sitting next to her.

  Feng Tianyi propped his chin on his hand, his frown deepened at the thought.

  "Yes." He admitted. "He reminds me of my father."

  When Tang Moyu didn't say anything in return, he continued.

  "If you think you can't deal with Ye Xiaozu, just tell me. I'll send reinforcements." He offered.

  Tang Moyu hummed and tapped her fingers lightly on the steering wheel.

  "There's no need for that. Tianxin and I can manage. I'm sure we can handle it." She flat out rejected his offer.

  She was certain that if it was just a business problem, she and her cousin would be able to solve it on their own. On the other hand, Feng Tianyi might be thinking of not giving his younger brother a chance to take advantage of the situation, causing massive losses on their side.

  "Okay. Just be careful not to give Ye Xiaozu a reason to end the project with Tang Enterprise and never get involved with the internal conflict within Ye Corporation. You can also ask He Lianchen for help if you need to review the contracts you aren't sure of."?Feng Tianyi offered which Tang Moyu accepted.