t at the window that was already fitted with security screens. Through the glass, she looked up at the sky. Hearing the man's voice, she replied without turning her head, in a calm and gentle tone."I...When Jian Tong was stunned, Shen Xiuqin reached out and rubbed her head: "Okay, I'll order takeout."

Until the takeout arrived, Jian Tong was still a bit dazed... She carefully glanced at Shen Xiujin standing by the window—this was her first time seeing this person, and she also understood compromise.

At mealtime, Shen Xiujin forced Jian Tong to eat half a bowl.

"Why don't you drink the soup Isn't it good"

Since the beginning, I haven't seen her drink a single sip of soup.

He simply scooped her a bowlful and placed it in front of her.

But seeing this woman hesitate and not drink immediately.

Pushed to her limit, she reluctantly picked up the small bowl and, with a spoon in hand, took small sips.

But…

Shen Xiujin's gaze flickered between her and the bowl in her hand. After a moment, he understood. He snatched the bowl from her hand, then the spoon, and picked out the floating green onions from the soup with a few swift movements. The bowl of soup was silently returned to Jian Tong's hand.

He just stared at her silently. Jian Tong's heart skipped a beat, and she buried her head in her bowl, drinking the soup greedily as if she wanted to stuff her whole head into it, spoon unnecessary.

"If you don't like it, speak up." the man said in a low voice.

Holding her bowl, Jian Tong trembled slightly. If there hadn't been no soup left in the bowl, she would have spilled it all over herself. She finally lifted her head and glanced at the person across from her... I don't like you, can you let me go

So, if you don't like something, you should speak up. But does speaking up actually make a difference

He then buried his head, a silent chuckle escaping him... He felt a bitter irony in the moment, between him and her.

Back then, she was completely infatuated with him, addicted to love. While he found her annoying and burdensome. Even after the incident with Xia Wei Ming happened, he could still sit with her, calmly eating their midday meal. He could even, after doing that thing to her, pick out the scallions from her bowl, as if nothing had ever happened between them, no life-and-death struggle, no entanglement of love and hate.

If you hate her, why bother doing all these thoughtful things Those actions seemed like he loved himself so much, but if he truly loved her, why was his heart so cruel, throwing her into that dark place... After three years, the past feelings had gradually faded beneath fear and resentment towards him.

Their best ending would be to meet as strangers, never crossing paths again until death. At least, that's how Jian Tong saw it.

The rest of the afternoon was spent with him at his desk and her on the sofa reading.

If one didn't know their past, it would have a certain peaceful air about it.

As work ended, the office door was knocked upon one after another, and a stylishly dressed group of men and women walked in.

"There's a party tonight, you're coming with me." He didn't give her a chance to refuse, stating firmly, "You better not decline. I don't have much patience, remember the 'Only Love Fund'"

Jian Tong's pupils shrank. The "Wei Ai Fund" was a gift from her grandfather, but after she went to prison, it became the property of other members of the Jian family. Her grandfather had stipulated that she could not make serious mistakes before her marriage, or the fund would automatically be transferred to other members of the Jian family.

All these years, Jian Tong knew deep down why the Jian family had caved so quickly after what happened back then.

Her relatives... they're not giving up! They want the big cake in her hands!

"Jian Tong, don't you want to see what the 'Love Only Fund' has become now" That was a foundation built by this woman with her own hands. It can be said that one "Love Only Fund" is worth half of the Jian family!

Back then, when Old Master Jian was alive, he particularly favored his granddaughter, Jian Tong. In terms of favoritism, even Jian Mo Bai, his grandson, had to take second place to Jian Tong...

No one knows why Old Master Jian favors his granddaughter, Jian Tong, so much. When Jian Tong was sixteen, he used most of his funds to establish the Weilai Foundation. On Jian Tong's eighteenth birthday, he personally signed a property transfer deed, and from then on, the head of the vast "Weilai Foundation" became this eighteen-year-old girl.

It was also because of Grandpa Jian that he brought Jian Tong by his side from a young age, personally cultivating her, even Jian Mo Bai didn't have this privilege... This is how the famous Shanghai socialite, Miss Jian, came to be so confident and flamboyant back then.

Though a wealthy family might spoil their daughters with the best food, clothing, and comforts before they come of age, once they reach marriageable age, how many of these affluent heiresses aren't destined for business marriages

Like Jian Tong, few people had the opportunity to be taught directly by their family head from a young age. It's even rarer that the patriarch of the family, Old Master Jian, would bring them along to everything. During the time when Old Master Jian was still managing the company, he took Jian Tong with him to every meeting imaginable. He even brought Jian Tong with him when he met with a foreign princess, unlike any other occasion where he wouldn't bring anyone else.

These things were the talk of the town back then, especially when Old Master Jian brought his thirteen-year-old granddaughter to meet that famous princess in person.

You say it's fine to carry it around normally, but even at such an important occasion, you brought it... In the upper class circle, there has never been anything like pure friendship. Privately, the girls are envious red-eyed, yet they still wear a smile of blessing on their faces.

Later, Old Master Jian announced the establishment of the "Only Love Fund" and declared that it was for his granddaughter, Jian Tong, to practice with.

This immediately caused another uproar in the entire wealthy circle... That fund, anyone with a little effort could find out, this wasn't just window dressing, it was real money!

People are even more eager to watch Jian Tong's jokes, to see what this girl who is only in her teens can do, hosting such a large foundation like Love First.

Even among peers, those young masters and misses, they would gush with praise on the surface, showering compliments, but behind closed doors, they couldn't wait to see Jian Tong make a fool of herself. There were quite a few of them.

Because of Old Master Jian's cultivation of Jian Tong, not only did the daughters of wealthy families not have it, even the young masters didn't have such treatment.

After establishing the Love Foundation, Old Master Jian simply let go and entrusted it to his granddaughter, Jian Tong. Jian Tong did not disappoint her grandfather's expectations. When she was still a minor, she initially faced hardships but managed to keep the foundation running. Later on, things went smoothly for her and the foundation flourished.

All of a sudden, all those elders who had been whispering behind Jian Lao Ye's back, calling him senile and foolish, were slapped in the face. The elders had nowhere to vent their anger, so they took it out on their own younger generations. At that time, every son, daughter, and heir of the wealthy families in City S had heard this:

"Look at Jian Tong, and then look at yourselves. Our family is no worse than the Jian family. Why doesn't anyone in our family have a granddaughter as capable and accomplished"

Shen Xiujin understood, this was also one of the reasons why those people had pushed him down three years ago.on in one's mind.Therefore, there are flaws in Su Meng's words.Shen Xiuqin said nothing, just as he couldn't find any suspicious evidence from Su Meng's words.And she had no need to, for this utterly...