Jiang Jingyu was a straightforward person, and subconsciously she felt that Song Anran, a daughter of a prominent family, had traveled all the way from Jiangzhou to live with the Shen family, so she must be trying to get close to her son, Shen Jinmo.

After hearing Jiang Jingyu's inexplicable words, Song Anran smiled and said, "Aunt Jiang, what are you thinking about so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Jiang Jingyu knew that Shen Jinmo wouldn't be returning to the old house tonight, so she simply pulled Song Anran to sit down on the sofa in the living room on the second floor.

He held Song Anran's fair hands in his own, "Anran, actually, Auntie really likes you. I hope you can be my daughter-in-law. As long as you can get pregnant with Mo'er's child, I will immediately let him marry you."

Song Anran slowly withdrew her hand from Jiang Jingyu's, a look of disgust on her face.

In the past, being Shen Jinmo's woman and becoming the young mistress of the Shen family was her dream.

But now, she doesn't seem to have such a deep obsession anymore.

“Auntie, it’s no use making him marry me. The key is that he doesn’t like me. Marriage is a big deal, and it’s me marrying him, not you. Besides, he won’t let any woman other than Lu Zhiwei get pregnant with his child. You should just give up on that idea.”

Jiang Jingyu stood up agitatedly, her face filled with anger: "No matter how stubborn he is, he is still my son. I am not dead yet, so he has to listen to me."

Seeing her assertive demeanor, Song Anran's dark eyes flickered, and she felt a desire to test her: "If I were willing to have his child, do you have a way to do it?"

“You are a young and beautiful woman, and he is a vigorous adult man. The matter of sex between a man and a woman should naturally fall into place. There’s no need for all this trouble.”

Jiang Jingyu already had a plan in mind.

"I won't do anything that would make me lose face. As a dignified young lady of the Song family, I also have my pride and self-respect."

Song Anran crossed her arms and arrogantly turned her head away.

"You silly girl, you're so stubborn. What can I say to you? If you want to keep a man, you have to use extraordinary measures in extraordinary times. Tomorrow night I'll have him come back to the old house for dinner. You go shopping and buy a few sexy nightgowns. I'll have him drink more alcohol. Then, when night falls, you just sneak into his room, and everything will be fine, right?"

Song Anran stared at Jiang Jingyu with a complex and unfathomable gaze.

It is said that Shen Jinmo's father was very resistant to the marriage between wealthy families back then. Although the two families had made a marriage agreement, the wedding was delayed. Later, Jiang Jingyu couldn't hold back any longer and organized a dinner party. She had someone get Shen's father drunk and succeeded in getting pregnant with Shen Jinmo that night.

A few months later, the two families held a grand wedding.

Decades later, she still wants to use this terrible trick on her own son.

Song Anran scoffed at this.

"Auntie, I'm still young and don't want to have children. Childbirth is very painful, and I'm a precious young lady, I can't endure that suffering."

So I can't do this. Besides, even if I succeeded, there's no guarantee I'd win the bid. Shen Jinmo isn't someone to be trifled with; he won't fall for a mistake twice. It might even backfire and anger him, getting me kicked out of the Shen family. Wouldn't that be a huge loss for me?

Song Anran got up and saw Jiang Jingyu downstairs, saying, "You should wash up and go to bed early."

Jiang Jingyu was taken downstairs, but she still hadn't given up and kept thinking of a foolproof plan.

——

On the third day, Lu Zhiwei received a call from Ruan Jizhou asking her to go to the recording studio to record.

Lu Zhiwei changed into a simple and comfortable dress early in the morning and tied her long hair into a casual ponytail. Her features were bright and striking, and this unadorned outfit made her look youthful and vibrant, just like a recent college graduate.

Following the location given by Ruan Jizhou, Lu Zhiwei turned on the car's navigation system and drove there.

Arrive at your destination.

The words "Qi's Entertainment" are prominently displayed on the building standing in the commercial center.

Lu Zhiwei parked her car in the street parking lot and arrived at the entrance of the building.

Ruan Jizhou came out of the lobby on the first floor of the building to greet her and naturally took her handbag from her hand.

Why did you choose Qishi Entertainment for recording?

“My studio doesn’t have such a top-notch recording studio. Qi’s Entertainment’s recording equipment is the best in Yunzhou and even the whole country. It has to be the best to match your singing voice. So I borrowed it from them for a bit.” Ruan Jizhou led her inside.

The two took the elevator to the 15th floor. There were ten recording studios on the entire floor, five large and five small. The one prepared for Lu Zhiwei was naturally the largest and most luxurious one.

Led by staff, the two walked through the corridor and entered Recording Studio No. 1.

Song Anran, who was recording a new song in Studio Two, spotted someone walking down the corridor.

She said a week ago that she wanted to use recording studio number 1 to record, but when she came today, Qi Mingli suddenly told her to go to recording studio number 2 to record. Anyway, her new song wasn't in a hurry, and he said that there were important guests who needed to use studio number 1, so he asked her to understand.

She didn't think much of it at the time and just agreed.

But unexpectedly, it was Ruan Jizhou and Lu Zhiwei who needed it.

I heard that the theme song singer for "Yunxi Ji" is Lu Zhiwei, who is relatively unknown in the singing world.

Ruan Jizhou is usually a professional, but this time he was really blinded by love and gave Lu Zhiwei such a big favor.

Song Anran lost interest in recording any further and told the sound engineer that she would stop recording for a while and take a break.

She then opened the door to the recording studio and went outside.

At that moment, two more people walked down the corridor, wearing suits of different colors and of similar height.

Shen Jinmo's aloof and arrogant temperament was particularly outstanding, and Song Anran's gaze fell on him first.

"Shen Jinmo, what brings you to the recording studio? Did you come to visit me on set and listen to me record my new song?" Song Anran asked knowingly.

Shen Jinmo glanced at her, then looked away with cold eyes: "No."

As always, he spoke without holding back any sentimentality.

Qi Mingli looked helplessly at Song Anran: "He's always talked like this since he was a child, Miss Song, please don't mind him."

Song Anran shook her head: "I'm used to it, and I like Mr. Shen's unruly and untamed nature."

Qi Mingli: "..."

Unmoved by Song Anran's daily teasing, Shen Jinmo walked straight towards Recording Studio No. 1.

Through the glass window of the recording studio, you can see Lu Zhiwei wearing headphones, standing in front of the microphone, her pink lips slightly parted, as if she is already practicing.

Watching her sing, Shen Jinmo couldn't help but recall how she nestled in his arms like a nightingale, humming songs from time to time.

She, too, once needed a man to lean on, just like a little woman.

But now she has grown into a towering tree and no longer needs a man to shelter her from the sun.

Qi Mingli saw how fascinated he was.

He patted Shen Jinmo on the shoulder and said, "I'm going back to work now."

Song Anran stood behind Shen Jinmo, looking at his gaze that was so intensely fixed on Lu Zhiwei, before turning her gaze away.

She quietly took out her phone and snapped a picture of Shen Jinmo's back, also capturing Lu Zhiwei, who was recording inside the studio, and Ruan Jizhou, who was watching outside, in the photo.