"Has the old lady of the Zuo family lost her mind? Everyone in our circle knows what kind of person Zhou Man is. How did she catch her eye?"
"Who knows? But he's a well-known old fool. Look at the Zuo family, they have a nephew like Ji Jingyao, but they don't get much benefit from it. It's obvious that he is a hopeless case."
"Where do you think Ji Jingyao will go this time? It should be the Wen family, right? Ji Jingyao is quite considerate of the Wen family and has accepted their invitations several times."
"I think he should go to the Zhou family! After all, she is his biological grandmother. It's the first time she wants to adopt a granddaughter, so he should give her face."
The marriage between the Zhou and Zuo families dominated the headlines for several days in the wealthy circles of S City, sparking widespread discussion. Because of this, some families who had received the Zhou family's invitation didn't immediately refuse, but instead decided to wait and see.
What if the Zhou family really gets close to the Ji family?
In this circle, profit is the most important thing. If the Zhou family really rises, even if they despise Zhou Man and Zhou Liheng's character in private, they can still befriend them.
No one dared to ask Ji Jingyao directly, and he was usually unreachable. His stepsister, Ji Rongzhen, became a breakthrough. Not long after the college entrance examination, Ji Rongzhen received the admission notice from S University as she wished. Faced with the inquiries from people around her, she just showed a blank expression, "Brother? I'm not sure, he went out for something, and I don't know when he will be back."
"Zhou Man's birthday party? I probably won't go. I have an unpleasant personality, and I'm worried that my grandmother will get angry again if she sees me. For her health, the only filial thing I can do is to appear less in front of her."
Seeing that Ji Rongzhen didn't know anything, the others hid their disdain in their eyes and stopped trying to get information from her. They figured Ji Rongzhen was just a mascot in the Ji family. What did she know?
Ji Rongzhen wished everyone thought the same. She knew in her heart that her brother would definitely not choose the Zhou family, even if her grandmother asked him. If he were the kind of person who would easily bow to his elders, he wouldn't have suppressed those senior elders for so many years.
As for his brother, he went back to Wenshimen during this period, apparently preparing a birthday present for Shi Miao.
Ji Rongzhen felt very relieved that her brother finally knew to be more proactive.
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Zhou family.
The Zuo family's old lady, Jia Qilan, had been staying at the Zhou residence to prepare Zhou Man's birthday banquet. However, at seventy-one, her energy and memory were not as strong as they had been in her youth, so she was inevitably unable to do anything. Therefore, her two daughters-in-law came to assist. With them, the birthday banquet was organized in an orderly manner.
Zhou Man saw this and breathed a sigh of relief. She no longer had to worry about this year's birthday party being a failure.
As long as Ji Jingyao came to attend her birthday party, she could even surpass Shi Miao. Because she was valued by Grandma Zuo, her father had praised her a lot in the past few days.
This was worth her hard planning.
There's a reason Grandma Zuo treats Zhou Man, a notorious fake daughter, with special regard. Zhou Man enlists Master Shan to weave a dream for Jia Qilan. In this dream, Ji Jingyao falls head over heels in love with her. The skincare products she founded are highly sought after by wealthy families both domestically and internationally. With Ji Jingyao as her backer and the impressive results of her skincare products, she successfully turned the tide and became a winner in life.
In the dream, she also possessed a destiny that would bring prosperity to her husband and family. Her horoscope was particularly compatible with Jia Qilan's, able to dispel the misfortunes that befell her. As for her fiancé Pei Ze's misfortune, it was simply because he couldn't bear the wealth and prosperity her destiny would bring.
Of course, a simple dream wouldn’t convince Jia Qilan immediately.
In reality, Zhou Man used the connections her father had given her and orchestrated a plan. She first had Jia Qilan's car tampered with, then pretended to run into her by chance, chatting her up and trying to keep her. Normally, Jia Qilan would have ignored Zhou Man, given her notorious reputation. But after several days of dreams, suspecting it was a message from her ancestors, Jia Qilan stopped to chat with Zhou Man. Midway through the conversation, the driver who was taking her home to pick up something was wrecked. His brakes failed and he crashed into a fence. He survived, but his head was bruised and bloodied.
This accident scared Jia Qilan to death. When she thought about her dream, she became convinced that Zhou Man could help her turn danger into safety, and began to invite Zhou Man to her home.
At this time, Zhou Man took out some skin care products that were said to be prepared according to ancient recipes and gave them to Jia Qilan and the girls from the Zuo family. After using them, they were amazed and became more attentive to Zhou Man.
This series of combined attacks brought Jia Qilan down, leading her to announce her decision to adopt Zhou Man as her goddaughter. The Zhou family would also partner with the Zuo and Jia families to open a skincare company, poised to dominate the market.
Jia Qilan took out a mahogany box, opened it, and found a pair of ice-type bracelets inside.
"Come, Manman, this is your birthday gift from grandma, put it on first."
Zhou Man had no shortage of jewelry. Zhou Liheng doted on her and bought her jewelry every year. She already had a bracelet in her personal stash that was even better than this one. But this one was a gift from Jia Qilan, so it held a different meaning. Still, she felt a little uncomfortable. Ji Jingyao, she'd heard, owned a jade mine and had even gifted Shi Miao several rough pieces. As his grandmother, Jia Qilan had plenty of gemstones and jade. How could she be dismissed with this?
Despite all her complaints, she still cooperated with a surprised expression, "Are you really going to give this to me?"
Jia Qilan nodded and put the bracelet on her wrist herself, showing a satisfied expression, "You have fair skin, and this looks good on you. It sets off your temperament."
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