Qiao Fengran's mother treated her father as a trophy and always proudly imparted her experience on how to discipline men to her daughter.

Qiao Fengran benefited greatly from the skills her mother taught her.

But she doesn't need to use these skills too much.

Taming men is not easy.

Pleasing men is the simplest, yet it is one of the most basic survival skills.

Women with dignity generally wouldn't use it.

Qiao Fengran was born into a wealthy family, and her social status determined her stance.

She has made it this far smoothly all these years, and Xie Linchuan has suddenly become an obstacle in her path. Anyone would be upset about that.

Qiao Fengran asked Fu Mingche for the most accurate information.

After learning that Fu Mingche had no chance of solving the technical problem without Xie Linchuan, Qiao Fengran made up her mind to fight Xie Linchuan to the death.

After waiting for him for several days, Qiao Fengran finally stopped him.

"Don't run away, let's talk."

Xie Linchuan works on projects very quickly, and the program he's working on for the competition is almost finished.

After leaving the phase of frantic work, he returned to a state of emptiness in his heart.

Jiang Tian has been there for a long time.

He didn't know where she went and never asked her a question.

In fact, the two of them would exchange messages every day, but Xie Linchuan still felt that he was very, very far away from Jiang Tian.

Every day felt like an eternity.

He couldn't figure out what kind of feelings he had for Jiang Tian.

But his truest inner reaction had already pushed him to the brink of rage.

Even though he was irritable, he had not lost his manners.

Yelling at a woman is the behavior of a savage animal; he's not that trash.

He just stared intently at Qiao Fengran: "You want me to help your ex-boyfriend solve his technical problems? On what grounds?"

One question stumped Qiao Fengran.

"...We are friends."

Her pronunciation was somewhat difficult.

Does my friend need help with a technical problem for another friend's boyfriend?

Qiao Fengran paused again, then quickly said, "He will pay you a very generous reward."

“I don’t need the money, and I won’t accept his invitation. Go back and don’t contact me again because of this.”

Qiao Fengran has been rejected so many times that his skin has become thick.

She stood still and said, "I'll say it again, you have to state your conditions."

"You really like your boyfriend?" Xie Linchuan suddenly asked a question.

Qiao Fengran paused for a moment, then nodded: "Of course."

"If your boyfriend had a first love and still couldn't forget her, would you still like him very much?"

Qiao Fengran's face turned pale instantly.

Xie Linchuan inadvertently hit her sore spot.

Before Fu Mingche and she were officially in a relationship, he had dated several girlfriends, each of whom was a goddess-level beauty in other people's eyes.

His first love was an incredibly beautiful woman from a wealthy family. As a heiress, she was surrounded by all sorts of glamorous qualities.

Qiao Fengran is no match for her at all, and she doesn't want to compare herself to her.

Everyone's life moves forward, but Qiao Fengran only looks at the present.

...But those were just words of comfort.

Fu Mingche still keeps in touch with his first love because their companies have a collaboration.

During holidays and festivals, people from both families would visit each other.

Fu Mingche and his ex-girlfriend are now friends, but they meet more often than Qiao Fengran.

Even though Fu Mingche said they had no feelings for each other, Qiao Fengran's sense of crisis was not something that could be resolved in a short time.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Xie Linchuan: "Why are you asking these questions?"

"Just to see how sincere your feelings for your boyfriend are."

Qiao Fengran almost lost control of her expression.

She took a deep breath and steered the conversation back to her goal.

"I'll let you name your terms."

"You're bluffing. It seems that your first love poses a considerable threat to you."

Qiao Fengran's face fell completely.

She didn't understand why this person was so annoying.

"Fu Mingche and I have a very good relationship. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts. So what if he has a girlfriend? Everyone has a first love, but not all first loves end up together. As long as I'm sure he loves me now, that's enough for me. If you're trying to sow discord like this, you're being too naive!"

"Then why are you feeling guilty?"

Qiao Fengran didn't want to say another word to him.

She had originally wanted to continue persuading him to help Fu Mingche, but now she had no desire to do so at all.

Xie Linchuan found the place she cared about.

Fu Mingche said that he couldn't completely break off his relationship with his first love ex-girlfriend because of family issues, but did he ever think about how painful it must be for her as his current girlfriend?

Qiao Fengran, in a sense, also pursued pure love.

She had many excellent suitors, but she still chose Fu Mingche—because she was certain of him.

Fu Mingche's performance has always been quite good, but his lingering entanglement with his ex-boyfriend is what bothers her.

She turned and left.

As she left, Xie Linchuan slowly recalled what she had said.

Indeed, very few first loves end up together.

Human nature is the darkest of things.

Even the best couples can have a day when their relationship breaks down.

Until the end of life, no one knows what will happen during a marriage that lasts for decades.

It's definitely impossible for Jiang Tian to be with her first love.

One is born and one dies, passing away peacefully without illness.

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