Feeling irritable and restless, Lin Yiyi arranged for her family doctor to prescribe traditional Chinese medicine to calm her nerves and help her sleep. After taking the medicine, she soon fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter breathed a sigh of relief. As she closed her eyes and prepared to lie down and rest, she heard Lin Yiyi murmuring faintly in her sleep.

"Joe...you don't understand me..."

Her hand holding the blanket froze instantly; she was thinking of that person!

Mommy's ex-husband!

She was instantly wide awake, turned her head to look out the window and began to drift off into thought.

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter has always known about her background. In recent years, as Lin Yiyi's health has gradually deteriorated, Aunt Cheng has repeatedly advised her to think more about her future and to make plans for her inheritance as soon as possible.

She always thought the time to make a choice was far off, but it turns out it wasn't far at all.

Mommy will never forget Mr. Joe.

Mr. Qiao refused to accept her, and recently he suddenly made a bold move, insisting on recognizing a completely unrelated person as his daughter.

She was absolutely certain that the final outcome would be that the strange woman, through Mr. Qiao's connection, would distract her mother's attention, perhaps...

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter frowned, her fingernails unconsciously scratching the plastic casing, making a piercing sound.

It's time for her to make plans for herself!

Upon disembarking from the plane, the general manager of the Beijing branch personally led a team to greet us with exceptional hospitality.

Lin Yiyi thought of the person who was in the same city as her but whom she couldn't see, and she lost her appetite completely.

She deferred the social engagements to her adopted daughter, saying, "Go ahead and get familiar with the business. You'll be the one taking over these assets in the future!"

Lin Yiyi is qualified to say this. Her marriage to her current husband is a complete business arrangement, and they are like strangers. Her current husband has had many illegitimate children outside of marriage, and he also has several children from his previous marriages. However, the two of them have already settled their property division.

A large portion of the funds invested in mainland industries at that time came from Lin Yiyi's dowry, so it was allocated to her.

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter was first taken aback, then her surprise turned to joy, and she asked again and again, "Mommy, is this true?"

With Aunt Cheng's encouragement, she had tried bravely before, but each time she was met with opposition from Lin Yiyi.

Lin Yiyi always said she was too young, which led to Aunt Cheng secretly criticizing her, saying that her mother was too guarded.

She seemed to understand but not quite, and didn't think much of it, since her mother only had her as her daughter. However, as time went by, she would involuntarily think of this matter when she had conflicts with her mother, and the cracks appeared silently in places no one noticed.

Mommy surprised me with a huge surprise today, and I'm so happy!

Lin Yi nodded to her: "You go with them. I'm a little tired. I'll go back to my lodgings to rest first!"

After saying that, Lin Yiyi rubbed her temples and got into the car.

After watching Lin Yiyi leave, Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter, beaming with delight, began a conversation with the head of the Beijing branch, during which both parties were extremely satisfied.

After dinner, Lin Yiyi's personal driver drove from his residence to the hotel where Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter was entertaining guests to pick her up.

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter sat in the car, happy because of the breakthrough she had achieved today.

The driver suddenly spoke up: "Miss, I heard that Mr. Qiao lives nearby. I wonder if there's any chance to meet Mr. Qiao's newly adopted daughter and see if she's really a con artist who only wants money!"

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter suddenly felt a surge of anger, and she tried to grasp something in her mind.

Was Mommy's behavior today just an attempt to make amends?

"Pull over!"

Lin Yiyi's adopted daughter found a phone booth and dialed Aunt Cheng's number without stopping.