Chapter 1 Cancellation of Cooperation (Revised)

At night, the lights in the Xu family's villa in Yulinhuafu were bright.

The headlights on the top of the first floor illuminated the entire hall as brightly as day, illuminating the people who were toasting and chatting below.

"Mr. Xu, congratulations on winning another big project recently."

"Haha, this is all thanks to my Jinxi. This kid has been running around for this project!"

In the garden, the sound of two middle-aged men talking came from far away, seeming a little abrupt in the quiet garden.

On the second-floor balcony, where no one noticed, a girl in a champagne-colored dress stood quietly by the fence, holding a glass of red wine that she had taken a sip of. The moonlight seemed to favor her particularly, and the graceful moonlight shone through the eaves onto half of the girl's body.

The fair face was half hidden in the darkness, and the lower half of the face caressed by the moonlight had red lips slightly curled.

The conversation between the two people downstairs continued. The middle-aged man with a half-bald head on the left smiled falsely, "Who in Beijing doesn't envy your children? Two sons and one daughter, each excellent in their own way."

The middle-aged man in black on the right did not refute and led the half-bald man to the small courtyard behind the garden.

The voices of the two people gradually faded away from the darkness.

The girl on the balcony seemed to be in a good mood as she shook her red wine glass, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, as if mocking someone.

Click

The door behind him was slowly pushed open, and the balcony suddenly became bright.

"Ji Jinhe, what are you doing here?" A voice suddenly sounded, breaking the silence of the night.

Ji Jinhe slowly turned around, his eyes narrowed lazily. Although his gaze towards the person behind him was indifferent, it made Liu Yunyi couldn't help but take a step back.

Liu Yunyi ignored the strange feeling in her heart and took a step forward bravely, speaking with a hint of sarcasm: "You know you are not favored in the Xu family, so you hide here and dare not go out, right?"

"Knowing that you are from a small county town, you have some self-awareness. How can you compare with Jinxi..."

Ji Jinhe just felt like there was a chicken next to his ear, clucking non-stop and making a very loud noise.

She raised her hand, and Liu Yunyi immediately took a step back vigilantly.

With a puff.

Ji Jinhe's lips curled up slightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"Shh!" Ji Jinhe put his index finger against Liu Yunyi's lips, "Don't charge in here like a knight protecting a princess. You don't know if your princess will appreciate it or not."

After saying that, he twirled his hands and walked away, leaving Liu Yunyi standing there in a daze, her body trembling slightly.

After Liu Yunyi came to her senses, she angrily shouted at Ji Jinhe's back, "You're just a country girl who was brought back and is not favored. You don't know anything!"

......

Ji Jinhe casually handed the red wine to the servants around him, took the handkerchief from one of the servants, and wiped his fingers carefully.

Looking down from the corridor on the second floor, this banquet was truly boring. A group of people with ulterior motives were having a distracted conversation wearing false masks.

As he turned around and stepped onto the stairs, Ji Jinhe frowned and looked back.

There was no one in the quiet corridor. On the inner wall, a row of paintings hung quietly, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching people.

One can't feel any artistic atmosphere at all, just a chill down one's spine.

Ji Jinhe stared at the corridor for a while, then turned around and went up the stairs.

After locking the door, Ji Jinhe took out his cell phone from the drawer, slumped into the sofa, clicked on a dialog box with the name Mu Zhao, and slowly uttered a sentence.

[H]: Cancel the cooperation with the Liu family and contact Su Jing.

The Liu family is just one of the many wealthy and insignificant families in Beijing. For Ji Jinhe, it is a sure win no matter which partner he chooses this time.

Ji Jinhe doesn't care how much money he makes, so he would naturally prefer to choose a partner that makes him feel comfortable.

Besides, she never likes to work with stupid people.

Thinking of the weirdness that happened downstairs, Ji Jinhe typed another paragraph.

【H】: Check who came to Xu's house tonight, including the servants and the driver.

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Early the next morning, the Xu family welcomed two guests.

Madam Liu sat on the sofa with Liu Yunyi, a gentle smile on her face: "Madam Xu, I'm so sorry to bother you so early in the morning..."

Mrs. Xu, Ying Wanshu, sat elegantly on the sofa on the other side, drinking morning tea, her every gesture revealing the majesty of a mistress of an aristocratic family.

While the two ladies were talking, Xu Jinxi, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, took Liu Yunyi's arm and came to the greenhouse in the backyard.

Amidst the delicate fragrance of flowers, Liu Yunyi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xu Jinxi and said, "Jinxi...are Ji Jinhe and Young Master Gu close?"

"This... I'm not very clear about it. They are engaged now, so they should have a good relationship." Xu Jinxi's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said with pretended sadness.

"Impossible!" Liu Yunyi said anxiously, "You and Master Gu have been friends since childhood. It's you he truly loves. If she hadn't suddenly returned..."

"Yun Yi! Okay, stop talking. Now that things have come to this... I owe her everything." Xu Jinxi seemed very sad and raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes.

"Jinxi, don't you understand Young Master Gu's feelings? Go and explain it to him..." Liu Yunyi anxiously grabbed Xu Jinxi's hands, "Otherwise, with Ji Jinhe's seductive appearance, she'll seduce you sooner or later... seduce you..."

The rest of the words seemed to be too much for Liu Yunyi to say, or rather she was afraid to say them, for fear of upsetting Xu Jinxi.

Liu Yunyi hesitated for a moment, then feigned gritted teeth as she spoke, "Yesterday I just lectured Ji Jinhe a few words, and she resorted to trickery to cancel a collaboration that my family had been preparing for a long time!"

"What!" Xu Jinxi covered her mouth with her hands in surprise. This time she was truly surprised from the bottom of her heart.

"Really! Jinxi, please help me talk to Mr. Gu. I know you have the best relationship with Mr. Gu!" Liu Yunyi looked anxious. Her father asked her to put the blame on Ji Jinhe. The Xu family would not investigate whether Ji Jinhe did it or not.

"Okay... I'll go talk to Brother Gu. If it's really because of such a small matter, then my sister is too inconsiderate." Xu Jinxi concealed the emotions in her eyes and said in a low voice.

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In the corridor separated by a wall, Ji Jinhe leaned against the wall with his arms folded, listening quietly to the whole drama.

She curled the corners of her lips. She didn't even know how she lost the cooperation, but she still wanted to make false accusations. The Liu family was even more stupid than she thought.

Not long after, Ji Jinhe, who was walking downstairs and passing by the living room as he was about to go out, was stopped by Ying Wanshu.

Ji Jinhe turned around and saw four people sitting on the sofa staring at her in unison.

Ji Jinhe: ...

Did the Xu family plant four sunflowers?

"I heard that you used some means to cancel a cooperation with the Liu family." Ying Wanshu asked, staring into Ji Jinhe's eyes.