Over the years, she had no shortage of suitors at Louis School, and flowers and gifts were constantly being sent to her apartment, but she was never interested in any of them, whether they were elaborate handmade gifts or expensive designer jewelry and bags.

At this moment, she seemed to finally understand that it wasn't that she was aloof or indifferent to vanity, but that someone else already lived in her heart.

When she was young, she thought that being nice to someone meant wanting to be friends with them.

Throughout her time with Nie Yu, she always regarded their relationship as a pure friendship.

It may be pure friendship when we're young, but what about when we're adults?

As an adult, each heartbeat clearly told her that she was in love.

Now, the boy has become a mature and steady man, and she is no longer the little girl who thought that by staying far away from him, she could avoid becoming a burden to him.

"Miss, Madam has sent you many more local specialties from the capital, all of which you like. Madam also said that she, Master Ting, and the young masters will come to visit you after your summer vacation begins!"

Since Li Qingling came to study in Country C, Li Zhanting bought the apartment closest to Louis School. Gu Momo also personally selected a group of subordinates who usually serve as servants in Li Qingling's home, but in reality, they are all top-notch experts to protect their daughter's safety.

The speaker was none other than Aunt Lan, a senior agent of the Liuli Pavilion.

Li Qingling snapped out of her reverie and watched as Aunt Lan carried in bags of things. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head. "Aunt Lan, how long has it been since you've been back to the capital?"

Aunt Lan put down the gifts in her hands, lowered her eyes to think for a moment, and then replied, "The last time I went back was probably three years ago when Miss was on winter vacation. In the past few years, it has been Master Ting and his wife who have brought the young masters here. Miss Wanrou and Young Master Zhanfeng also come for a small gathering whenever they pass through on their travels. It really has been many years since I have been back."

"Then let's go back."

"Huh? What?" Aunt Lan was stunned. Before she could react, Li Qingling pulled her into the dressing room to pack her things. "Miss, shouldn't we inform Master Ting and Madam?"

As Li Qingling picked out clothes, she smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a surprise!"

......

A week later, the Nie Group in the capital held a grand handover ceremony. Previously, several of the old shareholders of the Nie family had stubbornly believed that Nie Yu was still too young to be competent as the executive chairman of the Nie Group. Therefore, during this period, Nie Yu had been serving as the acting chairman of the Nie Group.

Nie Yu has always been a man of great patience and forbearance. Even though these shareholders who had once sided with Nie Zhenyuan made things difficult for him time and time again, he never considered using his personal power to deal with them.

For him, only by truly winning them over could he secure his position as the head of the Nie family.

He proved to be right. Since he became acting chairman, the Nie Group's projects and revenue have continued to increase, and its industrial reach has become more extensive. Its branches are located in countries all over the world, and its international trade, entertainment, real estate, technology, and materials companies are all ranked among the world's top 500.

Financial news reports have indicated that the Nie Group is poised to become one of the four leading companies in the capital, with the Rong, Li, and Fu families being the other three.

Once people have gained more benefits, they won't care who sits in that position.

Therefore, the major shareholders of the Nie Group finally relented and handed over full management of the Nie Group to Nie Yu.

At the handover ceremony for the executive chairman, Nie Yu was dressed in a black suit. His features were deep and handsome, with a strong and upright jawline like a knife. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and behind his silver-rimmed glasses were a pair of ebony black pupils that were neither cold nor indifferent, ascetic and aloof.

Upon his appearance, he immediately captured everyone's attention, and almost everyone present, both men and women, praised him highly.

The men praised her achievements, and the women praised her appearance; the entire handover ceremony was almost like a fan meeting.

“This Nie Yu has the same style as Master Ting and Master Feng back then. When the patriarch of the Li family disappeared, he took on the responsibility of the survival of the entire Li family when he was only twenty years old. We have all witnessed his courage and ability.”

"Yes, if Master Ting were ten years younger, then the clash between these two giants would be quite a sight to behold."

"I wonder if my daughter has a chance with such a handsome and capable man like Nie Yu? I heard he doesn't have a girlfriend yet!"

"Ahhh, Nie Yu is so handsome! If I were ten years younger, I would definitely pursue him!"

Gu Momo sat in the first row and couldn't help but find the discussions behind her somewhat amusing.

If it weren't for the recent business dealings between the Nie Group and the SK Group, she would never have attended this handover ceremony.

However, she naturally had her own selfish motives. Nie Yu had been on her daughter's mind for so many years, and she really wanted to see what kind of person this man had become.

To her surprise, half a minute later, a man suddenly sat down in the empty seat next to her. When she looked closely, she realized it was her husband, Li Zhanting.

Li Zhanting was clearly bewildered as well. "Wife? What are you doing here?"

Shouldn't I be asking you that?

A day earlier, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting, as the heads of their respective groups, received invitations from the Nie Group to attend the handover ceremony of Nie Yu becoming the executive chairman of the Nie Group in order to better promote cooperation in the future.

Both of them received invitations at the same time, and at the same time made it clear that they had not forgiven Nie Yu and would not attend even for the sake of their daughter.

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