Jiang Tian looked at him with some surprise: "What are you thinking about?"
The words he just spoke had exhausted all of Jiang Chengyu's courage.
When asked to speak again, he hesitated for a long time but couldn't say anything.
It's obvious that this woman likes him, so why does he have to say it?
He wouldn't take the initiative to break the ice.
He hasn't decided yet whether or not he should accept her.
"...It's nothing. Where do you live? I'll take you home first."
"Oh well."
Jiang Tian wasn't persistent in seeking answers; she immediately and readily gave her rented address.
Jiang Chengyu gripped the steering wheel a little tightly.
So you're not going to ask?
He took a deep breath. Since he wasn't the one who took the initiative, he wouldn't care if the woman backed down.
He didn't believe she could keep pretending forever.
It was already late at night when I took her to her rented apartment.
Before Jiang Chengyu could even speak, he saw Jiang Tian's body tense up and her lips pressed tightly together.
"President, could you please stop here for a moment? My mother seems to be downstairs."
Her mother?
Jiang Chengyu immediately stopped the car.
Jiang Tian's mother had been waiting there for a long time.
Seeing Jiang Tian get out of the luxury car, she was a little puzzled, but still managed a smile: "You're back?"
Jiang Tian looked at her expressionlessly: "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Her mother didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked at Jiang Chengyu behind her with a strange gaze and asked, "And who is this?"
Just as Jiang Chengyu was about to introduce himself, Jiang Tian said, "He is my boss. He just happened to be passing by and gave me a ride. He'll be leaving soon."
"...Oh. Let's go back then, we'll talk about it when we get home."
Jiang Tian, however, had no intention of going home and asked her directly, "Are you here to ask for money again?"
"You child, do you have to be so direct in public? If others hear this, it will sound like I'm sucking your blood."
Jiang Tian's mother was a little unhappy.
"So, are you here to ask for money?"
Jiang Tian's mother's name is Zhang Ziyin. She was actually from a well-to-do family and had never suffered any hardship in her childhood.
But no one's life is always smooth sailing; she certainly wasn't that lucky.
She married a rich man when she was young and thought she had a bright future, but she never expected that even rich people could go bankrupt one day.
She had a child at the time and couldn't take care of him on her own, so she chose to remarry.
Her husband at the time seemed honest and kind, but little did she know that he married her just so she could become his nanny.
Her first son is so old, she can't get close to him at all. She also has a daughter to raise, so she always feels like she's struggling to make ends meet at home.
If Zhang Ziyin wants to gain a firm foothold, she should have another child.
But she didn't want to give birth anymore. Childbirth was too painful; she even had a severe hemorrhage. Anyone who has given birth knows how difficult it is.
So all she can rely on is her daughter.
But she herself has no ability to stand on her own in society, and can only rely on her current husband to ask for tuition fees for her daughter, so she has become more and more humble.
For the first few years, her husband seemed to have no problems, but later he revealed some unusual habits.
Honest men get bullied outside, so they bully their wives when they get home.
Jiang Tian and her husband's son from their previous marriage had both gone out to school and work, so she began to suffer domestic violence at home.
Zhang Ziyin didn't tell anyone when she was first injured.
She considered divorce, but her daughter hadn't finished university yet, and she was afraid that she would be bullied by her husband if she divorced him, so she could only endure it.
Later on, seeing her swallow her anger, her husband became even more abusive.
When Jiang Tian got home and saw her wound, she immediately understood everything.
She grabbed Zhang Ziyin, wanting to take her to the police station for a medical examination and to divorce her current husband, but Zhang Ziyin lacked the courage.
She got married at a very young age and never experienced the hardships of making a living in society, nor was she afraid of facing the pointing fingers of others.
She thought that having a husband at home, even if he hit her a couple of times, would at least give her some company, and she admitted that this was a very cowardly mentality.
Jiang Tian tried to persuade her many times, but Zhang Ziyin refused. In the end, she simply told her daughter to leave her alone.
Her husband doesn't hit her every day; he only vents when he's in a bad mood or upset. And he only hits her twice before waking up and then stops touching her.
No one in this world can escape hardship. Zhang Ziyin couldn't bear the hardship of work, so she could only endure this kind of hardship.
Zhang Ziyin has a very clear understanding of herself.
After Jiang Tian couldn't persuade her anymore, she stopped trying. However, she rarely went home anymore. Even though everyone lived in the same city, she rarely returned to that home and preferred to rent a place to live on her own.
Zhang Ziyin only has one biological child, and she still cares about Jiang Tian. Although she can't lie and say that she married that stepfather for her sake, Jiang Tian's tuition fees have always been paid by her stepfather over the years.
We're all family, why are we making things so tense?
However, no matter what she said, Jiang Tian said she wouldn't go back and that was it.
Zhang Ziyin had no choice but to run between the two places.
Later, Jiang Tian entered the Jiang Group through her own abilities, and her stepfather then said that Jiang Tian should hand over at least half of her salary from now on.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Tian presented them with a bill detailing all the money she had spent on the family over the years, and stated that she would triple the amount.
That number is already quite high, but it's still better than handing over half of your salary.
Jiang Tian said they didn't want the money, and she wouldn't give too much, since she was a minor at the time and they had an obligation to support her.
The stepfather was furious, but eventually agreed.
Jiang Tian tightened her belt a few years ago and paid off that debt.
She never visited again.
Zhang Ziyin felt empty inside, so she would go and check on Jiang Tian from time to time.
Later, after hearing that she was competing for the position of special assistant to the president of their group, Zhang Ziyin casually mentioned this to her husband during a meal one day.
Her husband inquired about the assistant's salary and immediately said he would help.
Zhang Ziyin knew that her husband worked as a driver for the Jiang family, but the Jiang family had several drivers, and he wasn't one of the more capable or favored ones. She didn't know much else about him.
Zhang Ziyin was overjoyed to hear that her husband was willing to help, thinking that this might be an opportunity for the family to break the ice.
However, her husband didn't help for nothing and demanded that Jiang Tian contribute 100,000 yuan.
At that time, Jiang Tian seemed to be dating a young man, and Zhang Ziyin vaguely sensed it.
This special assistant position is very important to her, and Jiang Tian has been working hard to get it.
Later on, Jiang Tian nodded in agreement.
After Jiang Tian took out 100,000 yuan, her stepfather said the next day that he had spoken well of her.
Not long after, Jiang Tian was hired.
Originally, the transaction between the two parties was over, but unexpectedly, Jiang Tian's stepfather seemed to have found a way to get rich. He would ask Zhang Ziyin to ask Jiang Tian for money at any time, and if she didn't give it to him, he would threaten to report her for using connections.
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