Shi Heng finally raised his head, staring at her with dark eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "You know I'm not just worried about this."

Gu Youran knew at a glance that he was jealous and couldn't help laughing.

She deliberately walked slowly around to him and sat directly on his lap.

Reaching out to play with his tie, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Shi Heng grabbed her thrashing wrist and asked, "When did you write The Seventh Night?"

"Three years ago," Gu Youran let him hold her hand, poking his face with her other hand, "I didn't even know you back then."

She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "And the lyrics aren't about a love story at all. It's about a girl's experience of getting back on her feet after failing seven interviews."

Shi Heng's expression softened a little, but he still had a stern face.

Gu Youran took the opportunity to pull her hand away and help him straighten his tie that she had wrinkled.

Deliberately rubbing his chin with her fingertips, "Don't worry, Mr. Shi, you are the only one in my heart now."

She blinked and said playfully, "But if you keep being so mean, I'll write a new song called 'The Jealousy of a Domineering President'. I guarantee it'll be even more popular than 'Seventh Night'."

Shi Heng was finally amused by her and pinched her face, "I want to go with you."

"I couldn't ask for more~"

Gu Youran jumped off his lap with a smile.

"I'll continue reading the script, and you continue working."

Shi Heng looked at her jumping figure, shook his head helplessly, picked up the coffee and took a sip.

Still so sweet, just like her.

But strangely, most of the anger in my heart suddenly disappeared.

"What do you want to eat for lunch?" Shi Heng asked suddenly.

Gu Youran looked up, eyes shining, "Sweet and sour pork ribs! I want the same one you made last time..."

…

Su Manyun walked quickly into the gate of the Shi family's old house with an unconcealable joy on her face.

She pushed open Shi Jue's bedroom door without even knocking.

“Snap—”

She slammed a document on the desk, a smug smile on her red lips.

"Mom! This, this is..." Shi Jue quickly grabbed the document.

When he saw the big words "Appointment Letter of General Manager of New Energy Company" on it, his voice changed with excitement.

This position is not simple. Not only is he in charge of the most profitable sector of the Shi Group, but he also has access to the group's core technology.

Su Manyun leaned against the armrest of the sofa, fiddling with her newly curled hair in a relaxed manner.

"When has your mother ever disappointed you?"

But if you look closely, you can see that her fingers are unconsciously pinching into her palms.

Only she herself knew that her success this time was entirely due to the visiting card that the man gave her last night.

At that time, the man vowed, "As long as you take this to see Shi Heng, he will definitely give in."

Although she was skeptical at the time, it now seems that everything was within the man's expectations.

In fact, before this, the only bargaining chip in Su Manyun's hand was the diary of Mr. Shi that he discovered by chance.

But the problem is that most of the pages of the diary are blank, with only a few pages containing records.

If she had gone to negotiate with Shi Heng this morning with only this incomplete diary.

There was no way Shi Heng would agree to her conditions.

Obviously, the visiting card given by the man was the key to Shi Heng's final compromise.

Thinking of this, Su Manyun couldn't help but become more curious about the man's identity.

Over the years, she has been like a chess piece, following the man's instructions step by step to reach her current position.

It felt like she was playing a big game of chess and she was just a piece on the board.

"Very good!"

Shi Jue's excited voice interrupted Su Manyun's thoughts.

He was seen holding the appointment letter tightly against his chest and pacing back and forth excitedly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

"With this position, I can participate in the group's confidential projects..."

He turned around abruptly, his face full of ambition, "Then let's see who dares to say I'm not timely!"

"Keep your voice down!"

Su Manyun hurriedly closed the window, fearing that there might be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall.

She walked quickly to her son and warned him in a low voice, "Do you think everything will be fine once you get this position?"

"Remember, you must show results within three months, otherwise your father and grandmother..."

This sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured over my head.

Shi Jue lowered his head and stared at his name on the appointment letter.

The scene that emerged in his mind was the last board meeting where Shi Heng received a round of applause when he demonstrated the new intelligent system.

Jealousy and resentment surged in my heart.

He clenched his fists tightly and swore to himself: This time, I must let everyone see clearly who is the true heir of the Shi family.

…

On the other side, the president's office on the top floor of the Emperor Club.

Fu Xingyao was concentrating on reviewing the quarterly financial statements when he was suddenly interrupted by the ringing of the internal phone.

He pressed the answer button and heard the excited voice of the lobby manager on the other end of the line.

"Mr. Fu, Dr. Qi Mo from the Shi Group just called and asked to upgrade the private room. He said... Lenna wants to sing in person for his wife's birthday."

Upon hearing the news, Fu Xingyao's eyes lit up.

Ever since they had a quick meeting on the day Gu Youran woke up, several childhood friends had invited him out many times, but Shi Heng declined them all on the grounds that "Youbao needs to rest."

I didn't expect that we would finally have the chance to meet tonight.

"Change the reserved Jade Hall to the Starry Sky Banquet Hall."

Fu Xingyao immediately made a decision, "Prepare it according to the highest standards, and put all the expenses into my personal account."

After hanging up the phone, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.

Given Shi Heng's personality of doting on his wife, it was beyond his expectation that he would agree to let Gu Youran sing for his friends.

The news spread quickly as if it had wings.

Just twenty minutes later, the lobby manager called again to report.

"Mr. Fu, we've already had over a hundred customers call us and ask about Lenna's performance. Some have even posted previews of the performance on social media platforms."

Fu Xingyao pressed the switch button on the surveillance screen, and the picture immediately showed the crowd gradually gathering in the lobby on the first floor.

There were young fans holding "Lenna" light signs, and there were also customers who looked like business people but kept checking their watches.

Obviously, they all came for Gu Youran's performance.

"Activate Level A security plan."

He decisively ordered, "Double the security personnel, and all guests entering must strictly check their invitations."

After a brief thought, he added, "Prepare a champagne tower for the guests in the waiting area and say it's the Emperor Club thanking everyone for their support."

At this time, Secretary Kobayashi knocked on the door and came in with a tablet computer in his hand.

"Mr. Fu, the intelligent system of the Starry Sky Banquet Hall is ready."

She hesitated for a moment, then reported, "Right now, the topic 'Lenna's airborne landing at the Emperor's Club' has become the number one trending topic. Do we need to address this?"

“No need to remove the trending search.”

Fu Xingyao picked up his phone and sent a message to the contact with the note "Iceberg":

[I have prepared a surprise for my sister-in-law, please come early]

Attached with this message is a 360° panoramic rendering of the Starry Sky Banquet Hall.