Early in the morning, Jing Jihan hadn’t yet stepped out of the bedroom when he heard the conversation between the mother and daughter outside. "So, which tastes better, the steak Mommy cooked or the steak Uncle Ji Han cooked?" Shi Su’s voice was much lower. Mianmian earnestly took a bite of the steak, then smacked her lips and innocently praised, "They’re both delicious!" "No, you have to compare and find out which one’s better. Is it Mommy’s steak that’s tastier?" Shi Su leaned close to Mianmian and asked softly. Mianmian looked at Mommy with a face full of dilemma. Shi Su stared intently at her little daughter who was about to betray her. No way was she going to let her recent neck injury give that man’s cooking a win over Mianmian’s taste buds, she’d lose face! Looking at Mommy’s expectant eyes, Mianmian swallowed her steak and said awkwardly, "Mommy’s steak and Uncle Ji Han’s steak taste different." Shi Su suddenly turned cold-faced, expressionless: "So his is tastier?" "Umm... Mommy’s steak is delicious, but Uncle’s is tasty too. Mommy said Mianmian mustn’t tell lies..." Mianmian blinked her big eyes: "They’re truly both tasty!" Shi Su threateningly waved the spatula in front of Mianmian: "Doesn’t matter, today you have to tell me which one is first and second!" Mianmian buried her head in her meal, feeling the pressure mount. Jing Jihan came out of the bedroom, glanced at the spatula in her hand: "What time is it, early morning and you’re scaring the child so she can’t even eat properly." "Shut up, don’t disrupt our mother-daughter heart-to-heart!" Shi Su rolled her eyes at him, speaking with conviction. Of course, as Shi Mianmian’s real mother, how could she truly scare her little precious, she just didn’t want Mianmian turning completely traitorous. Jing Jihan had nothing to add, feeling pity as he exchanged a glance with the innocent-looking Shi Mianmian. Seeing him so leisurely and unbothered, while she and Mianmian’s mother-daughter relationship was nearing a split because of him, Shi Su slapped the spatula in her palm, eyes fixed on him. Sensing Shi Su’s displeasure, Jing Jihan rubbed his brow. Mianmian quickly finished her breakfast, stood up and said loudly, "Mommy, I’m full!" Shi Su hadn’t even reacted when Jing Jihan already expertly picked up the small backpack placed by the door: "Come here." Shi Mianmian grinned and glanced at the stunned Shi Su, then happily trotted over to Jing Jihan, donned her little backpack, waved towards Shi Su, "Mommy, bye-bye," and obediently let Jing Jihan take her soft little hand out the door, ready to go downstairs to catch the school bus. The door closed from outside, Shi Su still stood by the dining table holding the spatula, not coming to her senses for a while. Mianmian, such blatant betrayal, well done! If Mom ever makes you steak again, call me a pig! "Uncle Ji Han, bye-bye!" Mianmian waved when boarding the school bus, dressed in a cute uniform skirt. Jing Jihan stood straight and tall outside the residential gates, seemingly isolated from the world. The school bus had already left, but he didn’t move away, his cold, black eyes looked at the Passat parked opposite without any ripple. The Passat reacted quickly, driving directly over upon noticing him, stopping in front of him. The car door opened, Lu Zhao stepped out as if nothing had happened, reporting to Jing Jihan, "Jing Yuanbin has already seized the chance to gain participation rights for two additional board seats. At the board meeting three days later, he will definitely bring several old directors to support him. They were the ones who fought alongside Mr. Jing back in the day. Though they hold no real power now, their words combined with playing some emotional cards will make things difficult on the old man’s side. Your current uncertain status is a topic that cannot be avoided at the meeting." Lu Zhao took a step forward: "Mr. Jing, the land Kang Ming plans to transfer to Weihe is currently stalled due to Jing Yuanbin’s interference. That piece of land was originally snatched because of Jing Yuanbin back then, and with the situation changed, Mr. Zhao of Kang Ming has reduced the price by five percent, making it the right time to reclaim it and return it to its rightful owner." Jing Jihan still looked at him faintly. "This is a schedule that was temporarily shelved following your accident, would you like to review it?" Lu Zhao took out a tablet from the car and handed it over: "Additionally, a portion of Jiang Jing Ru Hua’s shares has been temporarily transferred to the second brother by the old man, but the old man is still waiting for your return. Any final changes are pending your decision." Jing Jihan scanned the contents on the tablet, said nothing, and gave Lu Zhao a cold look. Chapters first released on nοvelfire.net Finally, Lu Zhao said, "I’m sorry, Mr. Jing. I didn’t intend to investigate your whereabouts, but the number you use to contact me shows a location in this city. I didn’t track its GPS positioning, but... upon checking the account location of that number, it’s here nearby. Considering you narrowly escaped an assassination attempt a month ago, maybe I’m being paranoid, but I’m really worried, which is why I’ve often wandered around here these past days, originally wanting to check if your current living environment posed any danger. But after two days, I’ve found this is indeed just an ordinary residential area..." Lu Zhao consciously ignored the glimpse of the little girl Mr. Jing sent out earlier, not mentioning a single word. Jing Jihan suddenly asked, "No other anomalies?" With Lu Zhao’s way of doing things, if he didn’t see anything beyond his control after a day’s observation, he definitely wouldn’t come a second time. "There are." Lu Zhao cautiously said, "Two people switch cars daily, quietly tracking Miss Shi Su. Yesterday morning, they placed a micro surveillance camera at a hidden spot at the residential gates. If I’m not mistaken, they’re trying to investigate Miss Shi Su’s living conditions. I’ve already removed the micro surveillance device, and the recording from it has been wiped. To avoid alarming them, I’ve placed another micro surveillance device at the original spot, the system full of garbled data. When they check it, they’ll just think the camera malfunctioned." Lu Zhao handed over the removed micro surveillance device. Jing Jihan took it, looking at the item in his hand: "Did you find out their identities?" "Found them, the two who’ve been tracking Miss Shi Su, one is Shi Yunyin’s bodyguard, and the other is the bodyguard’s cousin." Jing Jihan’s expression remained calm, wearing casual sportswear Shi Su bought, with one hand in his pants pocket. A glimpse of the old residential complex copper keys was visible inside, yet, similar to the towering modern structures of Yu Jing Group, it made him seem entirely cold. "A relatively famous female celebrity; people in that circle are skilled at tracking and using sneaky tactics like those of paparazzi. Miss Shi Su residing in a residential area with low privacy, could find it hard to defend against such behavior and should consider leaving early."