Fu Cheng was no longer the man he used to be. He was no longer the young master of the Fu Family, nor the top student at the military academy. A crippled Superpower User had no value to speak of.
If Fu Cheng went to use his connections now, he would just be burning through what little goodwill he had left.
This petty suppression only angered Shen Lu. It wasn't as if she was powerless to resist.
What she and the people from the Commerce Association were after were fundamentally different, but they just didn't know it.
'She doesn't want my help?'
Fu Cheng felt terrible. He knew full well that Shen Lu was in trouble, yet she wouldn't let him help.
"Don't... don't feel burdened. I'm willing," Fu Cheng did his best to convey his true feelings. "We're partners, right?"
