Qin Yuchuan's face was extremely ugly.

As a father, how could Qin Guangsheng not know how strong his son's pride was? Even when he learned that Qin Yuchuan had brought the pregnant Song Ningxue back to the country, he never said a harsh word.

She simply took care of everything quietly.

In Qin Yuchuan's view, this abrupt change in attitude was entirely due to Li Jingchen.

Because he is Li Jingchen, and behind him is the Li family and the Li Group, in Qin Guangsheng's eyes, the one who made the mistake became Qin Yuchuan.

"Dad, I'm so disappointed in you."

Qin Guangsheng's expression changed slightly, though he appeared normal. However, his hands, hidden in his sleeves, were trembling uncontrollably.

"Just you wait and see. Give me five years, and I'll make sure that not only the Li family, but also the four great families submit to me and obey my every whim."

After coldly uttering these words, Qin Yuchuan turned and went upstairs.

As for the business card of the president of the Li Group, he had already crumpled it up and thrown it out the window.

Qin Guangsheng swayed.

Cen Wan instinctively reached out to support him, and couldn't help but scold him: "Look at you, where is your behavior as a father? You're siding with outsiders, and you still have the nerve to say that in front of your son."

"I simply can't reason with you!"

...

Time flies.

Since her divorce from Qin Yuchuan, everything seems to have started to get back on track.

With Song Nuan and Fang Yu working day and night, the layoffs and recruitment were completed within half a month. The cost of reducing staff was invested in the new production line, and the first batch of Maple Leaf project was also approved by Qiu Rong.

"After a busy month, I've finally heard some good news."

Song Nuan slumped on the sofa, looking exhausted, but the light in her eyes shone even brighter.

Fang Yu said, "There's also good news."

"What?"

"The Qin family's businesses have been transferred and have all moved overseas."

"So fast?" Song Nuan had heard rumors before, but she didn't expect Qin Yuchuan to be serious, since transferring industries is a long process.

The fact that it was resolved in such a short time proves that Qin Yuchuan sacrificed a lot.

She asked with a smile, "Where's Song Ningxue? Didn't she go with them?"

“I went with her.” Fang Yu said with a gossipy look. “I heard from my former colleagues in the project department that she lost several projects and has been demoted to a regular employee.”

Song Nuan wasn't surprised.

She knew better than anyone that Song Ningxue was just a pretty face with no real talent.

But to be honest, calling her a pretty face is an understatement.

Just then, my phone vibrated.

Song Nuan picked it up and looked at it, raising an eyebrow with amusement. It really was a case of speaking of the devil, and he appeared.

My finger slid towards the answer button. "What's up?"

"Song Nuan, I really underestimated you." Song Ningxue's voice rang out through gritted teeth, "You actually forced Brother Chuan to go abroad, even at the cost of giving up domestic businesses."

She swung her legs leisurely. "So?"

"Don't think you can be so smug for long. Even if you beat me, so what?"

"It's nothing. In every aspect, I've always been better than you since I was a child. I'm used to this feeling of victory. You're the only one who's always been the loser."

Song Ningxue's face turned pale.

She sneered, "Yes, you can beat me, but can you beat Ouyang Chengyi? Can you beat Li Jingchen's fiancée?"

fiancée?

Song Nuan instinctively sat up straight, her back tensing.

“Ouyang Chengyi is a true heiress. Behind her are the unbreakable interests of the four major families. Even if Li Jingchen can stand by your side on small matters, what about big matters?”

"You've known Li Jingchen for so long, but in every single thing he's done for you, has any of it truly involved the interests of the Li family and the Ouyang family?"

She seemed to be getting excited as she spoke, laughing as she went, and her laughter sounded quite manic.

"And you probably don't know this, but Li Jingchen has a fiancée. Do you think the person who can marry him is a simple person?"

"I gave all the evidence of your ambiguous relationship with Li Jingchen to Ouyang Chengyi. She will give it to Li Jingchen's fiancée on my behalf. Song Nuan, you dare to seduce someone else's fiancé, just wait and see what happens!"

After finishing her sentence with a huff, Song Ningxue hung up the phone.

Song Nuan was still holding her phone, somewhat dazed.

Li Jingchen...has a fiancée?

She had never heard him mention it. Was it because he didn't know he was engaged? But how could he not know?

Seeing that she had finished her call, Fang Yu reminded her, "You'll be leaving with Maple Leaf's volunteer team the day after tomorrow. I've prepared everything and left it at the company. Let me know if you need anything."

"good."

That evening, Li Jingchen came to the Song family again to pick her up for dinner.

"Mr. Lu, you're here quite early today."

The Song family employees greeted Li Jingchen with smiles. For the past two weeks, he had been coming to the company every day to pick up Song Nuan for dinner. If Song Nuan was too busy, he would bring her takeout.

They also frequently provide meals for the entire company, raising the standard of food.

Although they haven't publicly announced their relationship, everyone has assumed that he's dating Song Nuan.

Even at the very least, he was pursuing Song Nuan.

However, apart from Song Nuan and Fang Yu, no one knew his true identity and still regarded him as Lu Ziyang.

"Where is your General Manager Song?"

"She just went to the advertising department, probably to discuss project promotion. You can go to the office and wait for her."

Li Jingchen nodded slightly and walked towards his office.

Song Nuan returned shortly after.

"Nuan Nuan." A slight smile played on his lips. "You can go home now. Let's have dinner at home tonight."

The home he referred to was the Huayuan residential complex.

Song Nuan looked up at him and smiled, "I'm going on a business trip in a couple of days, so I won't be going today. I'm going home to have dinner with Yi Ran and the others."

The man frowned slightly. "Not today."

"Why?"

“You said you wanted to eat hot pot yesterday, so I specially bought the ingredients and prepared them all. You’re going on a business trip the day after tomorrow, so you’re spending today with me and tomorrow with them. It’s fair.”

Song Nuan hesitated.

Li Jingchen immediately reached out, grabbing her coat with one hand and pulling her wrist away with the other.

Song Nuan couldn't refuse again.

He was sullen the whole way, his face full of worries.

After glancing at her a few times through the rearview mirror, Li Jingchen asked, "Is work not going well?"

"No."

"Then why aren't you happy?"

She choked, a strange emotion welling up inside her, a bittersweet feeling that suddenly made her want to cry.

Song Nuan turned her head to look out the window, "I'm not unhappy."

While driving, Li Jingchen could only look ahead. "Don't lie to me, you can't fool me."

Song Nuan: "..."

She was inexplicably a little angry. What made him so sure he understood her? Understood her every expression, every emotion? Who did he think he was?

Song Nuan simply closed her eyes and stopped talking to him.

Li Jingchen glanced at her, his eyes deep, but he didn't say anything.

The journey was quiet.

Song Nuan was even angrier. Didn't he say he understood her? Couldn't he tell she was angry? Didn't he know what to say to ease the tension?

With their own thoughts, the two let the eerie atmosphere spread throughout the car, filling every corner.