A true winner in life cannot rely on a single relationship to get by; she must be a well-rounded individual.

Seeing his wife's grievance, Shen Dingkun didn't say anything harsh. Instead, he patiently advised her, "If some people make you feel uncomfortable, you can reject them. But there are also some people who have interests with me and need to please me. You also have to accept this pleasing."

"If you want to gradually make your way in the industry, you will naturally need to rely on these people. You always assume that they look down on you from the shadows, but have you ever thought that if you can use their hearts and minds, then sitting on the sidelines and watching the tigers fight, making these people work for you and vying to please you, it wouldn't be such a difficult problem."

Zhao Mingyao was very unhappy after hearing this.

She said to her husband, "Do you want me to become that kind of person? You love me because of my innocence and how I am different from other women. If I become that kind of person, we can't be together. I hope you can respect my choice."

Shen Dingkun thought for a moment and surprisingly nodded in agreement: "You're right, I was overthinking it. Then just live at your own pace."

Zhao Mingyao then snorted coldly, let her husband go, and stopped dwelling on their previous conversation.

As for Jiang Tian, ​​whom they mentioned, she was naturally completely ignored.

Jiang Tian was ignored by the couple, but not by Su Hanze.

After getting off the plane and finishing some work-related matters, he called Jiang Tian.

Has Zhao Mingyao called you?

Jiang Tian gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, I have."

What did you say?

Jiang Tian has a pretty good memory.

She recounted the entire conversation between the two, including Shen Dingkun's mockery, to Su Hanze verbatim.

Su Hanze gripped his phone tightly, his face instantly turning cold: "Jiang Tian, ​​are you stupid? You just pretend you didn't hear people mocking you?"

Jiang Tian's reply was relatively calm: "I'm not stupid, but I agree with Shen Dingkun's assessment of me. He was just saying it casually, so you don't need to take it too seriously."

Su Hanze was so angry that he spoke faster: "You can be depraved and that has nothing to do with me, but don't forget that your identity to the outside world is my wife. If he says you are a maid, then he is also mocking me as a servant."

“If you don’t speak up for yourself, you’re deliberately embarrassing the Su family. I’m keeping you in the Su family so that you can make use of your surplus value, not so that you can be ordered around and treated like a fool. If you insist on giving others the impression that you are a little lamb that can be bullied at will, then you won’t last long in the Su family.”

"I will not consider a woman who can be bullied at will as my wife. I don't want to be disgraced forever. Do you understand what I mean?"

His questioning was met with silence on the other end.

"Do you understand?"

After several seconds, Jiang Tian slowly spoke: "I hope you can give me a specific order. A few years ago, you told me that my purpose was twofold: first, to shield you from the pressure brought by your family; and second, to put Zhao Mingyao at ease. Later, Zhao Mingyao treated me as a good friend, and you specifically instructed me not to disobey any of her orders, but to please her as much as possible, to make her happy."

"I did tell you to please Zhao Mingyao, but I didn't tell you to please Shen Dingkun!"

“I didn’t try to please him, but I don’t know what I can do to satisfy you. If I contradict Shen Dingkun to his face, will he cause you trouble? Will it upset Zhao Mingyao? I can’t tell.”

"But I know that if I break ties with him, Zhao Mingyao definitely won't be happy to see that happen. You said that in all matters, Zhao Mingyao should be the first person to be considered, so I considered her and didn't dare to confront Shen Dingkun directly, for fear that she would be in a difficult position. What did I do wrong?"

Jiang Tian's tone was calm and serious, but his question left Su Hanze speechless.

"Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up now."

Jiang Tian asked a question over there.

Su Hanze took a deep breath and calmed himself down again: "What you said is all right, and your considerations are very reasonable. But five years have passed, and people change. I now bear the responsibility of a family, and it's impossible for me to still be considering matters of the heart when it comes to important things."

“I won’t announce our divorce anytime soon, so you’ll still represent me. You can be accommodating to Zhao Mingyao in private, but in public, even if it means a complete falling out with her, I demand that you prioritize the reputation of the Su family.”

"OK."

Su Hanze seemed to choke on something.

Jiang Tian was indeed very obedient, but she also seemed to know how to stir up his anger.

"You also need to maintain a good relationship with Wei Su. I need this project, your sister needs medical expenses, and your daughter needs tuition fees. We are interdependent, and no one can afford to fail."

When he mentioned her sister, Jiang Tian's tone clearly wavered.

"...I will, don't worry."

Sensing the undisguised sadness in her voice, Su Hanzhe suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Compared to the calm and composed Jiang Tian, ​​the Jiang Tian who was moved by his words was clearly more in line with his expectations.

The couple's conversation may have seemingly come to an end, but life goes on.

After Zhao Mingyao and Shen Dingkun had a small argument, she contacted Jiang Tian again and asked her to bring Su Nian'an to her home for the weekend.

"My two little ones have been taken to their grandparents' house, and I'm so bored at home. Shen Dingkun is home too, and we don't have any entertainment lately, so we thought we'd invite some guests over. You were the first person I thought of. Do you want to come?"

Zhao Mingyao verbally asked if Jiang Tian wanted it or not, but since she had already called, it meant she was asking Jiang Tian to agree.

Jiang Tian agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, I will go, but An'an, it depends on her specific arrangements."

"Let her come. I really like your daughter. If not, I'll talk to her myself."

Jiang Tian patiently explained to her, "As the child grows up, we must respect her. She is a very orderly child, and I don't want adult matters to disrupt her development of order."

"……All right."

Zhao Mingyao sounded a little unhappy, but she still agreed to invite Jiang Tian again: "Your daughter can't come, but you have to come. We haven't seen each other for a while."

"good."

On that day, Jiang Tian went to the appointment by herself.

As luck would have it, she had just arrived at the Shen family home when Shen Dingkun's Maybach opened its door one after the other.

Jiang Tian came down and greeted Shen Dingkun: "Mr. Shen."

Shen Dingkun glanced at her casually, as if he didn't even want to say a word.

But just as he was about to leave, his gaze froze on a certain part of Jiang Tian's body.

His expression suddenly darkened.