The black Bentley drove into the Jing Family’s old mansion. Jing Luozhou rarely took a ride in his brother’s front passenger seat, and he was humming a song as he got out of the car. The main reason is it’s Jing Jihan’s first time returning to the old mansion since the accident last time, and it all started with Jing Luozhou saying that the old man has not been well lately, working out all sorts of ways to cooperate with the old man to put on a show and called his busy older brother back, who almost has no time for rest. With Jihan really back, the old man would, of course, praise his clever and capable grandson well. Jing Jihan is indeed busy, but the reason he hasn’t returned to the old mansion is because the old man once mentioned over the phone, asking when he’s bringing his wife back. That misunderstanding caused by Jing Luozhou’s reckless actions at the time had now almost become the old man’s heartache, nagging about it constantly. As expected, as soon as they stepped into the main hall, they were greeted by a rush of eager eyes. Jing Luozhou stood aside with his arms crossed, saying, "Grandpa, my brother’s back. Can you please remove the limit on those cards of mine?" Jing Jihan knew from the start that this kid was scheming against him, and he hadn’t planned on exposing it. Unexpectedly, Jing Luozhou became more daring, directly negotiating in his presence, even using him as the bargaining chip. Facing Jing Jihan’s frosty gaze, Jing Luozhou quickly turned his head aside, pretending not to see it, leaned over to the old man and started kneading his shoulders and legs, earnestly pleading to stop controlling the balance on his cards. However, the old man completely ignored Jing Luozhou’s sycophantic behavior. He just kept staring at Jing Jihan standing by the door, having no intention of nonsense, and asked straightforwardly— "Why didn’t you tell the family?" Read full story at 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥 "When are you bringing her home for the old man to see?" "Did you bring her today? Let her come in and sit!" "From what I’ve heard from Little Zhouzhou, she’s a very pretty girl? Fair-skinned, straightforward, the kind you like with just one glance?" As he diligently massaged the old man’s shoulder, Little Zhouzhou quickly chimed in, "Grandpa, my future sister-in-law is an especially good girl! You’ll definitely be pleased!" "Oh, as long as she’s a good girl, that’s fine. I’m not like back in the day, harshly forcing you into a marriage alliance, and you’re indeed not someone I can compel. See, how relaxed I am now!" "So, since you have a girlfriend, why aren’t you quickly bringing her home?" "Which family’s girl is it? What’s her surname and name? Didn’t really bring her home, huh?" "Planning to get married when? When will you let me hold a great-grandchild, either a boy or a girl, I’m not picky, I like both! Hurry up and have a few more, while I can still move, I’ll help you with the kids!" Here, we omit Mr. Jing’s thousand-plus sentences of child-rearing advice, and tens of thousands of "When do you plan to have kids?". Jing Jihan casually cast a glance at Jing Luozhou who was massaging the old man’s back. It was so lightly expressed, you couldn’t see any emotion, but it sent a chill down Luozhou’s spine, feeling like he’s living on borrowed time, so he quickly dashed off making an excuse about a stomach ache needing a toilet break, leaving Jihan facing Mr. Jing’s ten thousand questions alone. Shi Su at the "Yao Platform Trace" crew was indeed near completing filming. To fill in scenes and shoot some large night segments, she’d spent two days and one night on the set, only napping for two or three hours in the nanny car before continuing with filming, finally returning to rest the following night. The nanny car stopped outside the entrance of her old neighborhood, and Shi Su, waking up in the car, realized she’d forgotten to tell the driver where she’s living currently due to being busy. But she didn’t rush back to Kaixing Mansion; instead, she directly asked the driver to take her to Jun’s studio. Arriving at the studio, Jun had just taken a few calls and saw Shi Su directly coming over after finishing her shoot. She hastily pulled her into the small meeting room inside. "You’ll wrap up filming next week, right? Can you make time in the next few days to shoot a promotional video?" Jun asked, seeing Shi Su looking exhausted as she made her a cup of coffee. Shi Su took the coffee and said, "Yeah, it’s currently the final stage for patching and filling omissions, adding crucial scenes. Time might be tight, but if the filming team’s schedule from Tilans can’t be changed, I could still request two days’ leave from the crew." "Alright, I’ll negotiate with the crew. We are almost done filming after all, trying not to delay either the shoot or the endorsement." Shi Su nodded, sipping her coffee, then looked at Jun again, "How did you negotiate with Tilans? They’ve demonized my background outside, claiming I’m a descendant of Qing Dynasty princess Aisin Gioro, red background or speculating all sorts of possibilities onto me. In their mouths, I’ve almost become Thanos about to take over the entertainment world." Before continuing, Shi Su pointed at herself, "See, the entertainment world’s Thanos is sitting in front of you. Aren’t you going to confess now?" Jun laughed dismissively, "Drink your coffee, you’ve just spent the whole night. Go back and get some rest soon, your health is important." Shi Su chatted jokingly with Jun in the studio for a while, but nothing came out from their chat except that the invitation from Tilans for her endorsement was already set in stone, not only with great sincerity but also rewarding benefits, and there was no second choice, only Shi Su. After returning to Kaixing Mansion, Shi Su took a shower, leaving her hair un-dried while checking on her phone for any connection between Tilans and Yu Jing Group. She didn’t find much. The two companies weren’t directly related, but Yu Jing Group had participated in Tilans’ B round of financing many years ago, saving this budding brand from its initial lack of reputation, and had recently become Tilans’ largest financing source. Shi Su strongly jabbed her finger at the screen, sending a string of messages to Jing Jihan. Just as Jing Jihan got into his car, he saw the new messages. Shi Su: [Mr. Jing, next time you want to help me vent, just give me a chance to show myself and strike back will do, you don’t have to make such a big deal. Such a high-profile endorsement like Tilans is too grand, handing such a big pie entirely to me, are you really confident?] She quickly followed up with: [Of course, I’m very aware of my current standing, afraid to hold you back. I’m just making an immature suggestion, but I’m truly grateful for your support!] Finished messaging, Shi Su grabbed her hair that hadn’t dried yet. The feeling of being backed by a boss was really great, as if life’s on cheat mode, but she couldn’t just take it for granted, otherwise if she didn’t do well, she’d be losing face for Jing Jihan, and that’d be disastrous! On the other side, Jing Jihan replied: [Tilans doesn’t need a traffic celebrity, I trust in your ability.] Shi Su: [Big favors come with big burdens! Hero, I salute you! (salute)] A moment later, he sent: [Then meet me Sunday at 4 PM at the company.]