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Chapter 131-Part 1

Jiang Nian looked at Xiao Zheng, who was standing at the door with his arms crossed.

Of course, she wouldn’t stay at the Xiao family forever; she had her own plans.

Now that the Xiao Group was entirely in Xiao Zheng’s hands and the situation had stabilized, her shares in the Xiao family were enough to support a life of both indulgence and wealth, which was simply perfect.

However, before that, there were some accounts that needed to be settled.

In her previous life, the original owner’s experience was quite tragic.

Jiang Nian said, “Can’t I just stay at the Xiao family?”

Xiao Zheng’s expression remained unchanged, but his gaze grew increasingly serious.

Jiang Nian smiled and said, “The noodles are ready; hurry up and eat.”

Xiao Zheng took the noodles to the dining room outside.

Jiang Nian sat down in front of him, watching him eat.

She remembered when she first arrived; the Xiao family’s situation was not good, and her own circumstances were even worse.

At that time, her father had tricked her back to the Jiang family under the pretense of being seriously ill.

Little did she know that she would be locked up afterward, not allowed to return to the Xiao family.

Shortly after Xiao Yi’s death, the original owner’s parents came to the Xiao family to take her back.

In the eyes of the Jiang family, Jiang Nian and Xiao Yi were merely a business marriage.

Since Xiao Yi had died and both Xiao Yunshan and Chen Mei had also perished, only a seventy-year-old grandmother and a seventeen-year-old boy remained in the Xiao family.

Under such external and internal pressures, the assets belonging to the Xiao family would surely be devoured.

The Jiang family prioritized their interests.

After much consideration, they ordered her to leave the Xiao family immediately with her inheritance and sever ties with them.

They couldn’t let her marry for nothing, right?

To enforce this, her father even threatened to cut off their father-daughter relationship.

Not only that, but he also introduced Yang Hai from Jinke Electronics to her.

Yang Hai was forty-five years old, widowed with children; his wife had died from breast cancer.

His son and daughter were both twenty years old and still in college, not much younger than Jiang Nian.

Naturally, the original owner was unwilling, but no matter how much she refused or protested, her father did not change his mind.

By the time Jiang Nian arrived in this world, the original owner had already been on a hunger strike for three days.

She was not the original owner; her first action was to relent and eat.

When her father returned from work, she would fulfill his wish of “cutting off their relationship” while carrying a baseball bat all the way out of the Jiang family.

At that time, she needed to hurry back to guard over the wealth of the Xiao family; she didn’t have time to waste at the Jiang family.

Now that she had more time, some accounts could be settled slowly.

Xiao Zheng put down his chopsticks and looked at the woman sitting across from him with her chin resting on her hand.

He asked, “Sister-in-law, have you been happy these past years?”

Jiang Nian was surprised and replied, “I’m quite happy! Why do you ask this?”

Xiao Zheng’s gaze held a hint of pity and guilt as he tightened his fingers; he felt slightly suffocated inside.

He had never been as clever as his older brother.

Growing up, people always said his brother was an unparalleled genius while he only knew how to be silly and cheerful.

Xiao Yi had self-studied university courses during high school and completed his law master’s degree by twenty.

He then entered the company and could silence those old foxes with just his presence.

Unlike him, he lacked his brother’s talent and ability; what came easily to his brother took him a long time to learn—he felt foolish.

He often thought about that accident: if it had been him who died instead of his brother, then the Xiao family wouldn’t have fallen into such dire straits.

His grandmother wouldn’t have spent every day worrying in tears; his sister-in-law wouldn’t have been forced to take on heavy responsibilities in front of them.

He even remembered how Jiang Nian faced deliberate difficulties when she first went to work at the company—people would intentionally get her drunk…

“Sister-in-law,” he continued, “you’ve given so much for our family. Ever since my brother passed away, you’ve been single-handedly taking care of Grandma and me while dealing with those ill-intentioned people around us. Now I can protect you and Grandma; I hope you can think about yourself and not suffer any grievances.”

Jiang Nian thought it was something serious; she smiled and said, “Don’t worry! I definitely won’t suffer any grievances.”

Xiao Zheng squinted and smiled back—not with his usual mature demeanor but rather with a youthful innocence.

After Xiao Zheng finished eating longevity noodles, Jiang Nian returned to her room to rest.

He went to wash the dishes in the kitchen; at that moment, his handsome face no longer wore its previous harmlessness but instead appeared heavy.

After cleaning up, he stared at the rushing water for a moment before abruptly turning off the tap.

He suddenly received a phone call from Yun Shu.

With an expressionless face, he answered coldly: “I told you to contact my assistant for any matters.”

Yun Shu on the other end was startled and hurriedly said: “I’m sorry! I just wanted to thank you…”

“If you want to thank me, remember what I said: keep your distance from Jiang Nian and don’t mention anything about me to her.”

“I didn’t say anything! Really! Miss Jiang only asked how long we’ve been dating; I told her three months—nothing else!”

“Don’t call me again.”

He hung up with a tone still filled with dissatisfaction.

Yun Shu felt flustered as she wiped away cold sweat from her forehead and glanced back at her mother lying on the hospital bed.

She relied solely on her mother for support; two months ago they found out about her mother’s cancer diagnosis, which had drained their family’s savings.

If it weren’t for meeting Xiao Zheng by chance, they might have already been kicked out of the hospital.

Although Xiao Zheng seemed cold-hearted and unapproachable—almost gloomy—she felt grateful towards him.

It was just helping him pretend to be his girlfriend; such a simple thing, she naturally wouldn’t refuse.

In her eyes, Xiao Zheng was a good person—a very good person.

……

The next morning, Xiao Zheng went downstairs and saw Grandma having breakfast while Jiang Nian was absent; he heard she was jogging in the yard.

He appeared indifferent—almost cold.

“Good morning, Grandma.”

“Mm, good morning.”

He grabbed a bun and took a sip of porridge.

Grandma glanced at him several times before seeing him finish breakfast and leave for work.

She then walked around in the yard with her cane until she noticed Xiao Zheng’s black car driving away before returning inside.

Xiao Zheng glanced back quickly before retracting his gaze.

In previous times he could meet Jiang Nian at work, but now that she had left so decisively—even if he said he believed in her—it didn’t keep her there.

He thought about how he should find a way to persuade Jiang Nian to return to work.

Jiang Nian was indeed busy; seeing how well things were going for the Xiao family now made it clear that after being quiet for so long, the Jiang family finally started moving again—they would occasionally call her hoping she’d return home.

The unpleasant events from years ago were long past; after so many years there shouldn’t be any lingering grudges between father and daughter anymore!

This wasn’t just an overnight grudge but rather one spanning lifetimes.

In the previous life, things hadn’t gone well for the original owner; if she hadn’t crossed over here soon after she’d be forced into marrying Yang Hai—which would lead Grandma into hospitalization due to anger upon hearing this news—and because Grandma couldn’t let go of things would try desperately along with Xiao Zheng to save their family’s position within Xiao’s company.

Unfortunately one was too old while another too young facing cunning business veterans… ultimately they failed miserably.

Not long after Grandma also passed away due to worry, leaving only seventeen-year-old Xiao Zheng behind.

Young and incapable as he was, naturally lost control over Xiao’s affairs while relatives fought over guardianship just so they could seize whatever inheritance he had left—pretending concern for him while secretly trying to ruin him instead.

By then when news reached original owner it had already been some time later when she couldn’t understand why her biological father pressured her so much until later learning from Yang Hai that it was all due to a partnership deal which led him into proposing marriage just for that one billion yuan investment.

Upon hearing this news originally owner felt utterly devastated wanting nothing more than escape—but since Yang Hai’s men filled their villa there wasn’t even an opportunity for leisurely strolls without being watched closely—she thought countless plans through pretending acceptance until one day during an outing arranged by Yang Hai under pretense of drinking together managed escape under guise of visiting restroom only for fate not favoring as she ran too hastily got struck dead by passing car right there on spot!

She might never understand why everything happened this way until death claimed her…

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