The two equally handsome and noble men looked at each other for a moment, and Lei Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Thank you."

He took the flowers, thought for a moment, and then walked up to Chu Xiangyun. The beautiful woman was already sobbing uncontrollably, but Lei Xuan remained unmoved. He simply handed the roses to Chu Xiangyun and said coldly, "You've been looking at this bouquet for a long time; you must really want it. My fiancée doesn't like it, so let's make use of it and take it." He frowned as he looked at Chu Xiangyun's desperate eyes.

Chu Xiangyun truly felt extremely insulted.

What she wanted was something another woman disdained, something that would make her lose face in front of the second young lady of the Sheng family.

But when she looked at the roses so close to her, she trembled as she took them, as if she had snatched Gao Sen back from the hands of the second young lady of the Sheng family.

Gao Sen's handsome face was contorted.

"Well done, making use of waste." Shen Wangshu originally wanted to throw the rose at Gao Sen's face to teach him what it means for a rose to have thorns, but who knew that Lei Xuan, who seemed aloof, would still get jealous.

The dark-haired man sat heavily back down beside her, and she smiled and pinched his ear, praising him, "If you do this again, I'll reward you." She felt the man silently bring his ear closer to hers, as if wanting her to pinch it again. Their intimate behavior, oblivious to everyone else, left Gao Sen in disbelief, then clutching his heart.

"Yao Yao." His heart was torn apart by the woman in front of him who ignored him.

His heart was filled with her image, but she ignored him completely.

Is it because the Lei family is richer than the Gao family?

Gao Sen resolutely refused to admit that Shen Wangshu didn't like him. He closed his eyes, hiding all his pain behind them.

"Stop your theatrics!" Mrs. Sheng was disgusted by Gao Sen. He had just been flirting with the nanny, and now he was flirting with her daughter and even giving her roses! She was so angry that her stomach hurt, and she was about to point at Gao Sen and yell at him when she saw the two children looking at the man opposite them with curiosity.

Looking at Gao Xi's innocent face, Madam Sheng sighed inwardly. She told two maids to take the two children upstairs so they wouldn't witness the sordid and complicated entanglements of their elders. She then made many cake wishes and watched the two children go upstairs before letting out a cold laugh.

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking!” she said, standing up and looking at Gao Sen.

This son-in-law, who once made her proud and whom she adored, seems to be someone whose true colors she can only see now.

He used to put on such a good act, being polite to his wife, doting on his son, respectful and filial to his parents-in-law, and extremely courteous to Sheng Lun and Sheng Yao.

But in the blink of an eye, Gao Sen no longer resembled a human being.

"Yaoyao already has a boyfriend. Even if she didn't, the Sheng family wouldn't marry her off to you." Seeing Gao Sen about to speak, she immediately stopped him and said with a cold laugh, "Don't say things like Yaoyao and Jiajia are very close. You're insulting my two daughters!" She looked at Chu Xiangyun, who was holding roses and burying her snow-white face in them while crying, and immediately knew that this girl was not simple. She sneered and said, "I'll say it again, you can marry whoever you want. Jiajia is dead, and you have nothing to do with the Sheng family anymore!"

How can there be no connection?

Sheng Yao still holds shares in the Gao Group. Those shares are substantial enough to give her a seat on the Gao Group's board of directors.

Gao Sen had no choice but to look at his mother-in-law with a pleading expression.

He genuinely loved Sheng Yao, and moreover, it was for the stability of the Gao Group. If Shen Wangshu married someone else, she would take away the shares of the Gao Group, and then the Gao Group would be interfered with by others, which was something Gao Sen, who was used to controlling the entire Gao Group, could not accept.

He didn't feel bad, nor could he understand where his mother's dislike for him came from. After all, there were countless precedents throughout history of younger sisters remarrying after their elder sisters passed away. This was the best way for two families of equal social standing to maintain their relationship. He couldn't help but say softly, "Mom, please give me a chance."

“Besides, Xiao Xi is currently left unattended. If Yao Yao marries into the family, she can take care of Xiao Xi. We will still be family. What’s wrong with that?” Sheng Lun said, frowning.

Mother Sheng closed her eyes. Since the children weren't around, she didn't need to hold back anymore. She would just give them a good slap in the face!

Sheng Lun's face twisted in pain from the slap, his handsome face instantly swelling and turning red. He covered his face and asked incredulously, "You hit me?!"

"I'm beating you, you little beast!" Mother Sheng was so angry that she trembled all over. She pointed at Shen Wangshu and shrieked, "That's your sister! You, you..." She wanted to cry again.

Sheng Lun, however, said matter-of-factly, "Yao Yao is simple-minded. Rather than marrying someone whose background we don't know," he glanced at Lei Xuan with hostility, then looked away and continued, "why not marry Gao Sen! We know his background, so we can trust him, right? Besides, they have Xiao Xi. Mom, if Yao Yao doesn't marry into that family, who will take care of Xiao Xi? Are we going to let Xiao Xi have a stepmother who doesn't know what's good for her?"

Aren't there enough news reports of stepmothers abusing their ex-wives' children? Besides, he knows several families where the younger sister married her brother-in-law to take care of her nephew. What's wrong with that?

His mother, who had always doted on him, actually hit him.

Sheng Lun was immediately indignant.

"Xiao Xi has us!" Sheng's mother screamed, her voice shattered.

“But he’s Gao Sen’s son, he can’t stay in the Sheng family forever,” Sheng Lun said impatiently.

Mrs. Sheng stared blankly at her son and asked softly, "You can't even tolerate Xiao Xi?"

"He already has a father, so why should he stay here?"

Sheng Lun's coldness towards Gao Xi made Sheng's mother suddenly realize once again that it was absolutely the right thing for her eldest daughter not to leave him her inheritance before she passed away.

Moreover, Sheng Lun was able to argue his point convincingly.

How did she raise her son like this? She treats her son and daughter equally, but her two daughters are fine!

“Speaking of Xiao Xi, Ah Xuan and I have something to say.” Shen Wangshu watched as Sheng’s father helped his swaying mother to sit down, coughed, looked at Gao Sen who was looking at him expectantly, and slowly nodded and said, “My brother is right. It is indeed worrying if Xiao Xi has a stepmother. He is not a member of the Sheng family and will not stay in the Sheng family for life.”

"Yao Yao, you mean..." It seemed that Sheng Yao had compromised, and Gao Sen's eyes immediately flashed with a bright light.

“It seems Mr. Gao will remarry soon, and will have more children to continue your bloodline and life. As for Xiao Xi... Ah Xuan and I will take care of her, so Mr. Gao doesn’t need to worry about her.” Shen Wangshu suddenly smiled.

“No, Gao Xi is my son.” Gao Sen’s expression changed instantly.

"Regarding the project in the city center," Lei Xuan said slowly, taking over from Shen Wangshu, "the choice between exchanging custody of Xiao Xi and the project is up to President Gao."

He raised his chin.