Perceiving the gaze from the other side, Jing Jihan turned his eyes and casually glanced in the direction of Yi City, his gaze calm and detached, with his habitual aloofness. Yi City, however, had already approached, and after reaching a polite distance in front of Jing Jihan, he extended his hand, saying, "Mr. Jing, pleased to meet you." Jing Jihan looked at him indifferently, did not respond, and his deep, cold eyes were clearly unfamiliar, and... not inclined to engage. Yi City introduced himself, "Four Seas Entertainment, Yi City." For some reason, although these two top figures of Jiang City had never interacted—one made waves in the entertainment circle, the other dominated the legitimate world of high society—it would make sense for Jing Jihan not to recognize Yi City. Yet Yi City instinctively felt that in the blink of an eye, the indifferent gaze of Jing Jihan grew even colder upon hearing his self-introduction, a sharp aloofness charging like a drawn sword, cold eyes invisibly resting on his face, cool yet unfathomable. Seeing Jing Jihan did not intend to reciprocate the handshake, Yi City moderately retracted his hand, not seeming too embarrassed, and smiled faintly, "We shouldn’t have met before." Jing Jihan indeed had no intention to reciprocate the handshake, "Indeed, we have not." The cold and unapproachable demeanor of the Mr. Jing before him was perfectly in line with his reputation. Yi City was not surprised, he smiled, "There hasn’t been much opportunity for cooperation, it’s rare to see Mr. Jing, so I came over to greet you, I hope it’s not too abrupt." Jing Jihan put down the English magazine in his hand, his voice serene and indifferent, "It was abrupt." Yi City concealed the surprise in his eyes, seemingly questioning himself as to how he might have offended this person before him. Orıginal content can be found at 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥 "Yi City, come quickly and help me see if this one is better than the white one I tried on just now?" Shi Yunyin’s voice suddenly came from behind. Jing Jihan was standing in the lounge area next to a giant potted green plant. From Shi Yunyin’s angle, she couldn’t see who was in front of Yi City, but from afar, it seemed to be a man, so she didn’t rush over, only holding a sample drawing and calling Yi City to come over. Yi City didn’t say much more, politely nodded to Jing Jihan, and turned away. When Shi Su changed clothes and came out, there was no one else in the store anymore. Jing Jihan looked over at her. Shi Su was already quite beautiful usually, a sort of natural, straightforward beauty that didn’t require ornamentation. This time, she had only changed into a casual outfit, not formal wear, and hadn’t done any special makeup. Yet, she simply put on a set of clothes slightly suitable for formal occasions, and a certain excellent aura innate to her instantly appeared more complete and natural. "Not bad." The word-sparing Jing Jihan gave Shi Su two words of assessment, making the store manager beside them smile as if receiving a massive year-end bonus. Shi Su chuckled, "It is nice, and the price is nice too." Jing Jihan seemed not to hear her remark and glanced at the time, "Let’s go." "Mr. Jing, Miss Shi, take care, hope to see you next time," the store manager quickly followed. Shi Su followed out the door filled with questions, got back into the car, after which Jing Jihan gestured with his eyes for her to fasten her seatbelt, she quickly fastened it then turned to look at him, "Can you tell me where we’re going now?" Jing Jihan started the car out of the parking space, slowly saying, "The Jing Family’s old residence." Shi Su: "...Your home?!" "To be accurate, it’s the Jing Family." What does that mean? That it’s the Jing Family, but he doesn’t often stay there? But isn’t he part of the Jing Family? "What’s the difference?" Shi Su asked, speechless. "Of course there’s a difference, my own place is very quiet, though recently downstairs, there’s a silly neighbor, it doesn’t disturb normal rest." Jing Jihan drove, his gaze fixed forward, his handsome face calm and focused, "The Jing Family’s old residence is different, especially today, it’s Mr. Jing’s birthday. Many relatives and colleagues will visit, the place is bustling, not peaceful at all." Shi Su didn’t comprehend the first part of his words, but instinctively felt as if something was speeding through her mind, some recognition she couldn’t quite grasp. Suddenly hearing the keyword "Mr. Jing’s birthday," she was dumbfounded. Shi Su opened her mouth, took a long time to squeeze out a sentence, "Your grandfather’s birthday? Why are you taking me to the Jing Family?!" Jing Jihan replied leisurely, "Perhaps your acting has conquered me; this clichéd ploy of pretending to be a girlfriend can only be entrusted to you to help out." Shi Su was astonished, "Are you crazy, or am I crazy?" Jing Jihan: "You wanted to repay me; I’m giving you a chance to repay." "But not in this way, okay? You also know this way is very clichéd? How do I act? How do I perform this?!" Were it not that they were still in the car and the central lock had been activated, Shi Su would be capable of demonstrating an emergency exit by jumping out of the car. Jing Jihan controlled the steering wheel, drove past a junction ahead, casually responding with a sentence, "Who asked me to play as her husband in front of Jing Luozhou back then?" Shi Su: "...That’s not the same!" Jing Jihan unhurriedly, "Nothing different, both facing someone with the surname Jing." Shi Su was shocked by Jing Jihan’s argumentative approach, unbelieving this man could be so calm when forcefully illogical. She stammered for a long time before recalling what she wanted to say, "Well, uh, one is grandfather, the other is grandson, vastly different!" A slight humor surfaced in Jing Jihan’s eyes, "Mr. Jing isn’t that serious, be normal in response." "Stop the car for a moment... I suddenly feel like using the restroom?" "Ah, stomach ache..." "Jing Jihan! I command you as your lifesaver to stop the car!" "Boss, my acting isn’t as good as you imagine... facing the camera and facing real people is different..." "Stop the car, let’s get out and cool off before chatting..." The Bentley passed through Jiang City’s center, Shi Su’s mouth nonstop, but the car didn’t stop, and continued heading south. Finally, she leaned back on the seat, gave up struggling, despairing and feeble, "So how should I cooperate?" Jing Jihan glanced sideways at her, "Improvise, do what you see fit." A few days ago, after Mr. Jing peppered Jing Jihan with a hundred thousand inquiries about a granddaughter-in-law, he left him with two sentences. "You should remember that this weekend, the old man will celebrate my birthday!" "Though it’s not a milestone birthday, there will be guests from all directions, and I’ve already boasted about your having a girlfriend. Whether to bring her along is up to you." Shi Su leaned her head on the car door, and her hand scratched the car door for a long time, wishing to scrape a hole to escape the vehicle. But the Bentley’s sealing and internal protection were too good, scratched for a long time, leaving no trace.