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Three seconds felt like a century.
"Be careful!"
Jian Yunong dropped this line and hurriedly ran back home, slamming the door shut behind her.
Leaving Huo Jincheng standing there in place.
The moonlight was beautiful tonight.
It wasn't until the sound of the car engine had faded for a long time that Jian Yunong slowly walked from the doorway to the sofa.
Her face was burning hot.
What was she running from just now? She should have confidently told him, "Look, I fulfilled your request. I owe you nothing now!"
This run made it seem like she had some sort of feelings for him.
Jian Yunong took a week off to return to A City with her aunt to handle the matter of her parents' burial together.
This time, no one from the Jian Family dared to say a word against it, but not a single person attended the funeral.
Mist Shenshen couldn't help but complain, "What if we run into that bunch of Jian family members again during Qingming Festival? Isn't that awkward? Why not just have the Jian Family move their ancestral graves?"
Her aunt's style was still fierce.
"Aunt, it's better to avoid trouble than to create it."
Anyway, Jian Yunong did not want to deal with the Jian Family anymore.
That night, Mist Shenshen and Jian Yunong stayed in Nancheng.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Mist Shenshen received an invitation to go out and play Mahjong with her high school classmates. Jian Yunong was not interested in that; she only knew how to play Train Cards, and if she went, she would just be treated like a child by those older siblings, left to play on the computer and eat snacks.
Jian Yunong followed Mist Shenshen out. She went to eat late-night snacks by the street while Mist Shenshen went to play Mahjong.
The late-night snack stall was brightly lit, filled with smoke and fire.
She ordered quite a lot—beef skewers, crispy bones, pig skin, and so on. The late-night snack business was booming, so Jian Yunong stood by the roadside waiting.
Just when she was feeling bored, someone called her name from behind.
Jian Yunong turned around and was surprised to run into Liang Cuihua.
"Wow, you married a rich guy but are still eating at a roadside stall? What kind of luxury is that?"
A City was not big, and rumors spread quickly.
Especially since Liang Cuihua was a woman known for her big mouth.
Back in elementary school, both of them were selected to join the brass band playing the trombone. Their teacher was a young male instructor, and just because he talked to Jian Yunong a few times, Liang Cuihua spread the rumor that the teacher liked her!
What nonsense!
The truth should have been that Jian Yunong was too clumsy and always got scolded by the teacher!
Jian Yunong was too lazy to argue with her. "Do you know why Xiaoming's grandfather could live to be 100 years old?"
"I have no idea."
"Because he doesn't meddle in other people's business."
Liang Cuihua twisted her face in a smile. "What are you pretending for? Who doesn't know you've hooked up with a sugar daddy? Your sugar daddy isn't that great either, so don't get too proud. Do you really think that sugar daddy behind you cares about you? He just wants to get his hands on the Jian Family's land in the west of the city for tourism development. Jian Yunong, people like you who forget their roots are terrifying. You actually teamed up with outsiders to pit against your own family."
If it were true, it would be quite normal!
Huo Jincheng was essentially a businessman; isn't his nature all about calculation?
Jian Yunong forcibly suppressed the discomfort in her heart and told herself that it was really great, and there was absolutely no need to feel indebted to Huo Jincheng.
"Liang Cuihua, I didn't realize you had such a strong sense of justice."
Jian Yunong scoffed, "Give me a break. Worrying too much makes you age faster. Just look at the prosthetic on your nose; it's about to break through the sky!"
Liang Cuihua angrily covered her nose and turned to run away.
*
When Mist Shenshen returned, Jian Yunong was still awake. There were many skewers on the desk in the room, but they had already gone cold.
Mist Shenshen had won quite a bit tonight and tossed a thousand to Jian Yunong as pocket money, just like before.
"Auntie, I'm not a child anymore."
"Forget it!" Mist Shenshen patted her forehead. "Now you have a husband, and you have more money."
But she still didn't take the money back, instead stuffing it directly into Jian Yunong's bag.
"Your husband is your husband, but this is from your aunt. Don't think it's too little. Just carry it with you just in case."
Jian Yunong felt a slight moisture in her heart.
When Mist Shenshen was taking off her clothes, Jian Yunong noticed a vivid scratch mark on her neck.
"Aunt, did you get into a fight with someone?"
The wound was clearly new.
In the morning, when she helped Mist Shenshen put on the collarbone chain, that area was smooth and clean, with nothing there.
"There was a little bitch who couldn't keep her mouth shut, saying you were Yi Nansheng's mistress. So I got into a fight with her. But she got hurt much worse than I did."
Mist Shenshen said it casually.
Jian Yunong was dumbfounded, feeling a mix of helplessness and heartache. "Aunt, their mouths are on their bodies; we can't control that. I don't care about it."
"Yes, I can't control what they say. But they can't say it in front of me. If I hear it, I'll hit her!" Mist Shenshen carefully examined the wound in the mirror. "Knowing that my body is special, they try to use underhanded tactics against me!"
The Fog Family has a unique bloodline, and every daughter of the Fog Family has panda blood.
Among them, Jian Yunong is the most special one.
So from a young age, they were always reminded to protect themselves and avoid injury and bleeding, as it was very likely that they could die from not having a compatible blood type.
Jian Yunong had no choice but to run to the pharmacy next to the hotel to buy some medicine to treat this scratch.
At this time, it was nearly midnight.
Jian Yunong did not expect to run into Yi Nansheng.
He was just getting out of the car.
It seemed he was also staying at this hotel.
The hotel Jian Yunong chose was the best one in Nancheng, so it wasn't surprising that he would choose to stay here.
"I have something to say to you."
Seeing Jian Yunong looking down and pretending not to see him as she tried to leave, Yi Nansheng couldn't help but call out to her.
Jian Yunong quickened her pace and walked to the elevator door. At that moment, all the elevators were stuck on the upper floors. Yi Nansheng had already reached Jian Yunong's side.
He caught sight of the medicine she was holding. "Are you hurt?"
"Not me."
"That's good."
His tone surprisingly sounded like a sigh of relief.
This scene feels so familiar.
In the past, Jian Yunong was bullied, and Yi Nansheng always stood in front of her. He could break his bones, he could suffer injuries, but he would not allow her to get hurt, not even a scratch.
The sweetness of the past is now as ironic as it gets.
Just then, the elevator arrived. Jian Yunong stepped in, and Yi Nansheng followed her inside.
"I've heard about the Jian Family situation. Are you sure you want to let your parents' hard work be destroyed by Huo Jincheng? Do you want to watch their efforts go bankrupt and disappear? Once you get married, are you going to foolishly contribute everything to that man?"
Jian Yunong had truly had enough of these accusations!
She raised her gaze to this familiar yet strange man. "You’ve always known I’m foolish, haven’t you? If I weren’t foolish, would I have stayed with you for so many years?"
Yi Nansheng's eyes were filled with heavy pain. "Nong Nong... don’t be so foolish. That’s your parents' legacy. The Jian Family's troubles this time were my doing."
Jian Yunong was not surprised. "When I was sent to your bed, I knew it might be related to you. A wealthy son-in-law, what kind of trick is that?"
"No. That time was an accident..."
Yi Nansheng closed his eyes in pain.
The rift between them had already reached an irreparable level: they were guessing each other’s worst sides!
He wanted to get close to her; he admitted that he was overjoyed when he saw her appear in his room and even thought about possessing her in a domineering way.
But in the end, he still didn’t take action!
Jian Yunong always ran away whenever she saw him; they couldn't even have a calm conversation.
After the breakup, Yi Nansheng realized that the once delicate woman was actually so tough and stubborn.
Jian Yunong's heart seemed to be locked with the strongest lock in the world, and no matter how hard Yi Nansheng tried, he couldn't pry it open.
"Your mother passed away too suddenly. I know Jian Family won't let you off easily. I don't want your parents' hard work to fall into the hands of those freeloaders. I've been planning to force Jian Family to sell their company and assets at a low price, and then give everything back to you. In the end... it just let Huo Jincheng benefit from it. I never knew he was also eyeing this territory."
Yi Nansheng's voice was slow, as if he were extremely tired. "Nong Nong, no matter how rich Huo Jincheng is, it's still Huo Family's wealth, not yours. If you marry him, you'll always be an outsider in their eyes. Instead of hoping your husband will provide for you, it's better to hold your own resources in your hands and not have to look at Huo Family's face to live your life."
With a ding, the elevator opened.
"Why didn't you take your phone when you went out?" Mist Shenshen was worried and waited at the elevator door.
Seeing her niece and Yi Nansheng in the same elevator, especially with Jian Yunong looking like she was about to cry, Mist Shenshen instinctively judged that this person must have done something to her again.
"President Yi, what a coincidence."
Mist Shenshen looked at Yi Nansheng warily. "I didn't expect to run into you at the hotel booked by Huo Jincheng. Are you also in a room reserved by him?"
With every mention of Huo Jincheng, she assumed a senior's demeanor, clearly reminding him to be mindful of his status!
"No."
The corner of Yi Nansheng's mouth curled in a mocking smile as he looked down at Jian Yunong. "You're also one of the shareholders; if he wants full control, he still needs your approval. As long as you disagree, he won't have it easy."
After saying this, Yi Nansheng pressed the elevator's close button.
The metal door slowly closed.
Mist Shenshen immediately asked, "What did he just say?"
Jian Yunong did not hide anything from Mist Shenshen and recounted everything about the two of them in detail.
"What use is this kid doing all this!" Surprisingly, Mist Shenshen did not explode in anger. "Some things are missed and that's just how it is. There's nothing that can be done about it. But what he said was indeed for your consideration. After all, he put a lot of thought into the Jian Family's business."
"What thought?"
Jian Yunong sensitively caught the inconsistency in Mist Shenshen's words.
For the first time, Jian Yunong saw a hesitant expression on her aunt's face.
It was quite rare!
"Forget it. Your mother has always told me not to tell you! She said Yi Nansheng forbade it! Now that both of you are married, I might as well tell you. Back then, after Yi Nansheng married Le Yi, he gave your mother a large sum of money to help ease the cash flow issues of the Jian Family. It can be said that without that money, the Jian Family's company would have been finished long ago."
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