The shop assistant was surprised that Shi Jing would agree so readily, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Okay, please come with me."

Xiao Xue kept an eye on Shi Jing's actions. Seeing Shi Jing calmly accepting the staff's service in the VIP area, she felt a little unbalanced and wished she could rush in and tear off her pretense.

The man beside her was getting impatient: "Are you going to keep shopping or not? If not, I'm going home."

"We were shopping, darling," Xiao Xue quickly hugged the man's arm, speaking softly and coquettishly.

The man's family was very influential in the capital. She and the man were introduced by someone, and after dating for a month, he planned to buy her a watch as a gift.

While holding the man's arm and looking at her watch together, she couldn't help but steal glances at the mirror.

On the recommendation of the sales clerk, the man took a fancy to a delicate and small watch, priced at 120,000.

The two had only been dating for a month, and he was willing to buy her such an expensive watch. She couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

She immediately suggested trying it on first. Feeling refreshed, she also focused her attention on the man in front of her.

The two were being very affectionate and were about to follow the salesperson to the special area to try on watches when they saw Shi Jing coming out of the fitting area. The salesperson who was serving her was holding a watch box and serving them respectfully.

Xiao Xue's steps forward couldn't help but slow down more and more...

She actually has the money to buy a watch from the "Tiya" boutique. Is this watch a relatively affordable model?

As she pondered this, she stopped and looked in the direction of the mirror.

The man looked impatiently in the direction of her gaze, and then paused, startled.

He was born in Beijing, and although he came from a collateral branch of the family, his perspective from a young age was far beyond what Xiao Xue could compare to. That watch in the boutique was a new product for the season, priced at no less than a million. Could a girl whom Xiao Xue described as unloved by her parents afford it?

He didn't urge Xiao Xue, but he couldn't help but look over himself.

Shi Jing was completely unaware of the two people scrutinizing her. She followed the shop assistant to the counter and took out her card.

"Swipe your card, thank you."

The card swiping process was very smooth. With just a beep, the payment was completed, and the ticket machine printed the ticket.

Just as the shop assistant was about to pack the watch, Shi Jing reached out and said, "Give me the watch, I'll wear it."

She bought the items to wear; she didn't intend to collect them.

Seeing this, the shop assistant carefully took out the watch and helped Shi Jing put it on.

As for the watch box, Shi Jing simply took it and casually tossed it into his shopping bag.

"Is there anything else you want to buy?" Shi Jing asked.

"No, that's all." Qi Shuang and Qi Yan shook their heads in unison. Qi Shuang said, "We've been shopping all afternoon, and we're all hungry."

Each of the three women was carrying several bags, their spoils from the afternoon.

Shi Jing also felt a little hungry, so he said, "Let's go eat first, and then go back."

"Okay, let's go."

After the three finished their meal, they went their separate ways. Shi Jing still lives in a hotel, and because he has stayed there so many times, he is now a familiar VIP at the hotel.

When the front-of-house staff saw Shi Jing returning with large and small bags, they quickly came over to help her.

"Miss Shi, let me help you with that."

Shi Jing didn't stand on ceremony and shared some with the other party.

"Thank you. I bought a lot of things because it's almost Chinese New Year."

As they were walking, they saw a person sitting in the lobby ahead. This person was none other than Shi Jing's cheap father, whom he hadn't contacted for more than half a year.

Upon seeing this person, Shi Jing couldn't help but frown.

Shi Hai sat on the sofa, glancing at the hotel entrance every now and then, looking impatient.

The moment he saw Shi Jing, he stormed over.

"Shi Jing, why aren't you answering your phone!"

Shi Jing was carrying things and didn't want to pay him any attention. However, since they were in the lobby, she didn't want to cause trouble for the hotel.

"Dad, I'll put the things back. Let's talk outside later."

Shi Hai also had concerns, so he nodded and said nothing more.

After putting the things back, Shi Jing went downstairs to find Shi Hai. Shi Hai was still sitting in the lounge waiting. When Shi Jing came down, the two went out and found a coffee shop.

There weren't many people in the coffee shop at this time, and Shi Jing and Shi Hai were sitting in relatively secluded spots.

After sitting down, Shi Jing got straight to the point: "Dad, what did you want to see me about?"

Shi Hai, with a cold face, said in a deep voice, "What's wrong with your phone? I can't get through."

Jing didn't notice at the time. She looked at it and realized that she had accidentally turned the phone to mute.

"I forgot to turn on the sound," Shi Jing replied, then asked again, "What do you want from me?"

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?" Shi Hai said irritably.

Shi Jing didn't bother to respond to these words. The previous meeting had already made things quite clear, so why bother with this pretense now?

Shi Hai was annoyed that she didn't respond, but this wasn't the time to lose his temper. He asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you right now?"

"What?" Shi Jing didn't understand at first.

"I heard you're spending money extravagantly these days. Where did you get the money?" Seeing that she didn't understand, Shi Hai stopped trying to hide it. "Our Shi family has a clean reputation for generations. Don't do anything wrong in a muddle!"

"?" Shi Jing felt nauseous.

So you made this special trip because you were afraid she would misbehave and bring shame to the Shi family?

She has already severed ties with the Shi family, so what she does has nothing to do with them?

Moreover, she spends money extravagantly; where did Hai hear that from?

Her biggest expenses recently were buying an office building in Dingdu and buying a watch at the mall today.

The office building incident didn't involve many people, so it's unlikely to be talked about. If Shi Hai found out, his attitude probably wouldn't be just like this; it could only be about the watch purchase this afternoon.

Shi Jing recalled what Xiao Xue had said that afternoon about Shi Hai stopping her child support payments. At the time, she hadn't thought about it deeply, but now she already knew the truth.

"Did your wife tell you that?"

Shi Hai did not refute, but said, "Never mind who said it, what's going on with you, and where did that money come from?"

“Dad, I thought that since we’ve cut off all ties, you shouldn’t be asking about this.” Shi Jing didn’t answer immediately, but instead gave a cold laugh. “You have a wife and son now, so I, a daughter who can’t carry on the family line, shouldn’t pose any threat to your Shi family’s dominance, right?”

Shi Hai was furious: "What have you learned all these years? How can you be so rude?"

Shi Jing chuckled: "Am I doing this for the first time? After all, I have no one to discipline me, so you can't expect me to say anything nice. Instead of expecting me to be polite and well-mannered, you should teach your youngest son a lesson from the root, so he doesn't turn out like me."

Shi Jing remained unmoved: "As for whether I will bring shame to the Shi family, if you're worried, why not publish a statement in the newspaper severing ties? Anyway, the situation is pretty much the same now, right?"

"you!"

Shi Hai couldn't control Shi Jing, and was somewhat unwilling: "Aren't you afraid that I won't give you anything?!"

"Well, you'd better make your will ready as soon as possible, so I don't get any advantage." Then she added, "Oh, and make it clear to your mistress that I'm not interested in your assets. Stop keeping an eye on me. She may not find it tiring, but I find it disgusting."