Chapter 41: Doesn't Want This Man Close to His Sister
He Yan observed the young man beside her. He had extraordinary looks. Her heart was going at a hundred miles an hour.
At this current moment, He Yan's mind was running through what she should say at this moment.
Jian Yujie was quite uncomfortable with the fact that the man was continuously looking at his sister with predatory eyes.
Especially because the man was a notorious playboy. Jian Yujie instinctively did not want this man to get too close to his sister.
Jian Yiling held her teacup with both hands. She drank the tea carefully. From the moment Zhai Yunsheng sat down, Jian Yiling was only thinking about a single thing. And that thing was, she had wasted her food that day.
At that time, she had heard his stomach rumble. Thus, she had thought that person needed food.
However, that person was Zhai Yunsheng. He definitely had no shortage of food.
Zhai Yunsheng's gaze didn't stay on Jian Yiling for too long. Once Grandpa Jian began to talk to him, he looked elsewhere.
As Grandpa Jian and Zhai Yunsheng were talking about business matters, no one else interrupted them.
Even Yu Xi sat there quietly and sipped his tea. When it came to business matters, he was far less experienced than Master Sheng and Grandpa Jian.
Zhai Yunsheng and Grandpa Jian continued to discuss their thoughts on certain matters. They appeared to have unique insights into many different topics.
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This cause Grandpa Jian to be pleasantly surprised.
Everyone had said that Zhai Yunsheng was a playboy. However, from his actions and manner of speech, it appeared that the rumors were not true.
It appeared that no one from the Zhai family was simple.
"Recently, the internet service industry has been performing well. If you get the opportunity, consider investing in a few." Zhai Yunsheng suggested.
Hearing this, Jian Yiling raised her head slightly. Her eyes paused on Zhai Yunsheng for a while.
As Jian Yiling had read the initial novel, she knew that Zhai Yunsheng's prediction was correct.
In the next two to three years, the internet service industry would undergo tremendous growth.
The male lead, Qin Chuan, would become a key player in the process of this growth.
Jian Yiling was surprised that the villain of the original novel would have such an acute insight and understanding of the market.
There was not much description in the original novel regarding to what had happened to Qin Chuan before he became a key player in the industry. As a result, Jian Yiling lacked understanding of the Zhai Yunsheng who was in front of her right now. She only knew that in the future, Zhai Yunsheng would be a major obstacle for Qin Chuan.
Jian Yujie saw Jian Yiling looking at Zhai Yunsheng. His face became slightly pale.
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Jian Yujie knew that some young girls were easily attracted to bad and wicked boys. However, he would definitely not allow his sister to be one of those girls!
When his sister started dating, her boyfriend must be mature and reliable. That person must not be a playboy!
Furthermore, Yiling is still young. Why would she be dating?
Maybe in three years... No, maybe in five years, she would consider getting a boyfriend!
Grandpa Jian nodded slightly. He replied, "Yes, the internet service industry is indeed an industry with a very promising future. However, the Jian family typically focuses on commercial enterprise. We can dabble into the internet service industry, however, it won't be our main focus."
"Oh? I heard that young master Yuncheng is doing quite well abroad. Doesn't he have an internet service company?"
As Zhai Yunsheng spoke these words, Yu Xi looked at him in confusion. Hadn't Master Sheng only recently arrived at Hengyuan City? How did he know that Jian Yuncheng had a company overseas? And how did he know whether or not that company was performing well or not?
"That's Yuncheng's own path. He relied on his own ability and not the family. As his elder, if he needs any help, I will support him to my best ability. If he can develop his business in that area, I'm also willing to get the entire family to support him."
When Grandpa Jian spoke about Jian Yuncheng, his tone could not conceal his pride.
Chapter 42: Invited to a Party
Jian Yuncheng was indeed the most gifted in terms of business and economics of the younger generation.
Grandpa Jian felt that Yuncheng was similar to how he was back in the days.
Seeing this happen in front of her made He Yan feel incredibly uncomfortable. Her heart was in a spectacular mess.
Apparently, Grandpa Jian never meant any of the things he said usually. He always said that it was more important for the children to do what they enjoy. However, in the end, he still favored Jian Yuncheng the most?
After Grandpa Jian and Master Sheng talked for some time, Yu Xi spoke, "Grandpa Jian, we're hosting a party at our house this Saturday. It's a welcoming party for Master Sheng. I want to invite Yujie and Yiling to come and attend. Is that okay with you?"
The Yu Residence was right next door. Saturday was also a day for rest and there were no classes either. How would it possibly be inconvenient?
Grandpa Jian turned towards his two grandchildren and said, "Go attend if you want to. Studying every single day is not good for you. It is good to take a break and relax occasionally."
Grandma Jian agreed to this. "Yiling, go join them. Have a good time."
Grandma Jian knew that Jian Yiling was having a hard time recently. It would be good for her to have the chance to relax and have fun with her peers.
Even though Zhai Yunsheng appeared to be evil, it was fine.
This was because the Yu family was a long time friend of the Jian family. They were trustworthy and Yu Xi was a reliable child. As long as he was there, Grandma Jian could rest assured.
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Jian Yujie didn't want to go. When he was thinking about what excuse to use, his mother answered for him.
"What a coincidence. Yujie doesn't have anything going on this Saturday. He can go over and accompany Yiling."
The words that were just about to leave Jian Yujie's mouth had to be swallowed back. He couldn't avoid going anymore.
Jian Yujie's expression appeared to look wounded. He couldn't do anything against his mother's dictatorship.
Grandma Jian sighed in her heart. On the weekends, Jian Yujie's day was typically packed. He Yan made sure that any free time that he had would be occupied by his classes. However, today she said that he was free. And she also said that Yujie would be accompanying Yiling.
Jian Yiling noticed that Jian Yujie's eyes appeared to look injured.
After pausing for a moment, Jian Yiling changed her mind. She initially didn't want to go. "I can go."
Her voice was tender and soft. However, her tone was firm and steady.
Sure enough, as soon as Jian Yiling agreed to go, Jian Yujie's mood became much better. His eyes brightened up once again.
If he could attend the party with Yiling, maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.
When the others didn't notice, Zhai Yunsheng raised the corners of his lips.
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At the New Jian Residence.
Jian Yunnao was sitting at the dinner table. It was his first time eating with his family after he returned home.
To make Jian Yunnao feel better, the Jian family had asked Mo Shiyun to dine with them at the table.
Mo Shiyun was temporarily living at the Jian Residence with Aunt Mo. Usually, she wasn't meant to be eating with the masters. However, because of Jian Yunnao's situation, she was currently sitting in Jian Yiling's spot.
"Master, Madam, I don't think this is right? I... I should just go eat dinner with my mother." Mo Shiyun was a little embarrassed to eat with them.
"It's fine. Sit down. Today, you're here as Yunnao's friend, not as Aunt Mo's daughter. Don't be too cautious."
Mo Shiyun sat down carefully when Jian Shuxing spoke. He was the head of the house and hearing his words made her feel reassured.
Jian Shuxing didn't have much of an appetite today. He kept remembering fragments of when his daughter was packing her luggage.
He wondered if Yiling had finished dinner. Furthermore, as it was flu season, he wondered whether she brought enough warm clothes. And whether or not her studies were going smoothly.
As he thought about his daughter's small frame, Jian Shuzhen couldn't help but feel a bit of pain in his heart.
Chapter 43: Appointment at the Research Institution
Wen Nuan didn't even speak during the dinner. Although she was thinking about her daughter, she didn't want to make it too obvious. As a result, she had to be careful and hide her feelings.
When they had come back to tell Yiling about the arrangements, she had deliberately avoided coming back. She was afraid her decision would be swayed once she saw Yiling.
Her heart tightened when she thought about her daughter staying at the Old Residence for a while.
Everyone ate dinner in silence.
Mo Shiyun didn't dare to make any noise throughout dinner.
After finishing dinner, Mo Shiyun returned to her own room to do her homework. Aunt Mo hurried over to remind her about certain matters.
"Shiyun, it will be Yuncheng's birthday in a few days. You must remember to prepare a birthday gift for him."
"Mother, I'm not familiar with Yuncheng. I think it will be strange for me to prepare a gift for his birthday. It will appear to be a bit over-attentive and I don't think it's appropriate."
"Mother doesn't want you to be over-attentive. I only want you to take this opportunity to thank the Jian family for taking care of us during this period of time. You've lived here for a while and we've never had the chance to thank Master and Madam yet."
Mo Shiyun thought about the matter for a moment. She realized that what her mother was saying was quite reasonable.
"But, what gift can I get him?" Mo Shiyun asked. She felt slightly inadequate.
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All the clothes that were worn by Yuncheng were of the finest quality. Any single article of clothing would cost around a month of their living expenses. Sometimes, the cost could even go up to a year of their expenses.
"The act of gifting is about the thought. It doesn't matter whether the gift is expensive or not. Yuncheng is not someone who would care about the price of a gift," Aunt Mo persuaded. "Why don't you make a scarf from scratch or perhaps, you could do some embroidery on a woolen scarf."
Aunt Mo used to work as an embroiderer. Mo Shiyun learned a bit of the skill from her mother. Although she was not professional at this, her work was still quite neat.
"Okay, I understand. Once I finish doing my homework, I'll go make it." Mo Shiyun accepted her mother's idea.
She was currently in her last year of high school. Her studies were becoming burdensome and it was likely that she might not be able to squeeze out that much time to prepare his gift.
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The next day was Friday. As usual, Jian Yiling went to attend school.
During the break, Jian Yiling took out her phone to reply to her messages.
There was a notification on the screen. The notification originated from the person who had contacted her previously.
[Dr. F.S, we've seen the research report that you've posted on SCI. Your research is incredibly useful and relevant to what we are doing right now. We sincerely invite you to our research institution for a chat. Would you be free on the weekend?]
The review period of research papers often took a long time. However, the auditing period of reports that were short term was relatively faster. It only took a week for the report to be published.
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The other party had been closely following Dr. F.S's movements. As a result, they had noticed this immediately.
After reading the research report, the other party wanted to meet Dr. F.S. as soon as possible.
Jian Yiling replied: [I'm busy on the weekends.]
On Saturday, she had to attend the party that the Yu family hosted. On Sunday, she had to attend the classes that her brother organized for her.
[Dr. F.S, we are incredibly sincere here. We have a competitive salary and we are open to any conditions that you may have. I hope you can think about this again.]
[Next Monday afternoon. Give me an address.]
Jian Yiling agreed to visit the research institution. Although she didn't have time on Monday afternoon, she could pretend that she felt sick. She could slip out of school during the time that she was meant to be in the infirmary.
The other party quickly sent Jian Yiling a QR code along with an address.
[This is the address of our research institution. The QR code is used to open the gate of the research institute. You can enter by scanning it.]
Jian Yiling saved the code to her phone.
Chapter 44: The Post has been Deleted
Hu Jiaojiao took the initiative to speak to Jian Yiling. "Jian Yiling, I've noticed that Qiu Yizhen takes a detour when she has to walk by you. You're so smart! Although Qiu Yizhen would be in a worse situation if you posted the video, she would constantly cause you trouble. However, since you didn't post it, she isn't messing with you at all!"
After a few days of observing everything, this was the conclusion that Hu Jiaojiao came to.
Qiu Yizhen no longer caused Jian Yiling any trouble. Furthermore, all the videos that were online regarding Qiu Yizhen were also deleted by her father. He used his money to deal with this matter privately.
Jian Yiling nodded her head silently.
After they got along for a few days, Hu Jiaojiao was no longer that afraid of Jian Yiling anymore. She began to get used to Jian Yiling's silence.
Hu Jiaojiao continued to talk to Jian Yiling, "Oh, also, have you gone onto our school forum? All the posts regarding you in these two days have been deleted by someone!"
The posts have been deleted?
Jian Yiling navigated to the page of the school forum on her phone. Sure enough, all the posts that were previously popular had been deleted.
"Did you get someone to delete them?" Hu Jiaojiao asked.
Jian Yiling shook her head.
Jian Yiling never thought about deleting the posts. Almost everyone in the school had seen those posts. Deleting them couldn't change that fact.
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"Are you not interested in who deleted them?" Hu Jiaojiao asked again.
Jian Yiling once again shook her head.
Hu Jiaojiao stroked the bottom of her chin. "According to my many years of watching Detective Conan, I think that this matter is not simple! It might be... It might be done by someone who is secretly in love with you!"
At this moment, a member of the student committee came over. Her name was Liu Wen.
Liu Wen was wearing a pair of glasses that had very thick lenses. Her expression was very serious and she was the top student of Class 8.
Liu Wen knocked on the desk of Jian Yiling. She reminded them that, "Next Tuesday will be the second monthly exam this semester. Please attempt to pass the exam. Don't drag our class back anymore."
Most of the students in Shenghua High School could be divided into two types. The ones who had good grades and the ones that had bad grades but had a strong family background.
Hu Jiaojiao and Jian Yiling belonged to the later.
They were the lowest-ranking students in Class 8.
This was one of the reasons why they were assigned to be sitting at the same desk.
Liu Wen turned around and spoke to Hu Jiaojiao individually. "If you don't get good marks in the exam, you can only be someone who collects rent for the rest of your life."
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Hu Jiaojiao's family owned an entire building in the Hengyuan city. They also owned several shops and factories. Every year, just by collecting this rent, they could earn a lot of income. This income could be someone else's entire life savings.
Because of her bad grades, Hu Jiaojiao was on the verge of returning home and spending the rest of her life collecting rent.
After hearing this, Hu Jiaojiao sighed in despair before lying onto the desk. She wailed for a bit before saying, "Please don't mention it. Whenever you mention it, I become even more stressed."
Liu Wen continued to speak, "Then set yourself a small goal first. Don't fail any subjects."
Hu Jiaojiao continued to cry, "Sister, you say this is a small goal. However, it's incredibly difficult for me! You might as well ask me to earn a small amount of a hundred million dollars!"
"I can borrow you my notes. Do you want them?"
Liu Wen could only help them with so much.
Hu Jiaojiao immediately interwove her fingers and sincerely thanked Liu Wen. "Yes, yes of course! You're the best! I love you!"
After obtaining Liu Wen's notebook, Hu Jiaojiao hurried to the photocopying room.
As Shenghua High School was a private school, the teaching facilities were quite good. There were printers for the students to use that were free of charge.
Hu Jiaojiao printed two copies of the notes. One was for her and the other was for Jian Yiling.
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Jian Yiling looked at the notes that appeared in her hands before she looked at Hu Jiaojiao again.
Hu Jiaojiao made a cheering gesture for Jian Yiling, "Jian Yiling, let's pass the exam this time! We need to have a goal! Maybe we will actually achieve it! Don't you think so?"
"Okay," Jian Yiling replied.
Chapter 45: Master Sheng's Gift (1)
On Saturday morning, Yu Xi came to the Old Jian Residence to pick Jian Yiling up.
Grandma Jian repeatedly told him that, "Yu Xi, I'm letting you take care of Yiling for now. She's my darling. You better look after her. Sometimes the parties that you youngsters hold are too wild."
"Grandma Jian, don't worry. That's a party that other people host. The one I'm hosting for Master Sheng can't be like that. I promise that it's going to be milder than an evening ball! It'll just be an opportunity for people to get together and play a few games. I promise that there won't be any trouble, nor will there be any alcohol."
Zhai Yunsheng didn't drink alcohol. This was a fact that everyone knew.
Yu Xi brought Jian Yiling over to the Yu Residence next door.
Similar to the Old Jian Residence, the Yu Residence was also European styled.
The courtyard was also in that style. There was a large number of roses that were planted there. Alos, Baby roses covered a wall within the garden.
At this moment, the Yu Residence was still relatively quiet.
When they passed the main lobby, there was not a single guest there. Other than the housekeeper and the servants of the Yu Residence, Jian Yiling didn't see anyone else.
Yu Xi smiled and explained, "Yiling, don't be scared. The party hasn't started yet. That's why no one else is here yet. I brought you over early because of some matters."
As Yu Xi spoke, he touched his nose lightly. This was a difficult job. It felt as though he was a bad person who was kidnapping a young girl.
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Jian Yiling didn't feel like she was being kidnapped. From a logical and rational perspective, Yu Xi would not do such a thing.
Yu Xi took Jian Yiling to the lounge area of the recreation room.
Zhai Yunsheng was sitting on the leather sofa in the lounge area.
He took a look at Jian Yiling. She was wrapped up in a fluffy sweater. Her face was small and pale.
It felt as though Yu Xi had brought back a pet.
Zhai Yunsheng pointed at a few things that were on top of the coffee table. "Girl, this is what I'm giving you in return for the meal from before."
"You don't owe me anything," Jian Yiling replied.
Her expression was indifferent and her eyes looked clear.
She had given the meal on her own accord. He didn't owe her anything.
"But I'm giving you this. I don't ever take back what I give out."
Zhai Yunsheng's attitude was incredibly unyielding.
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Yu Xi quickly picked up the things on the table and shoved it into Jian Yiling's hands. "Yiling, take a look at what Master Sheng is giving you."
Jian Yiling lowered her head and looked at the things in her hands.
There were two books. The cover of the first book read, "Tracking register of access to Heyunshan Resort Surveillance."
Jian Yiling's face appeared to be quite surprised.
Heyunshan was where the accident between Jian Yiling and Jian Yunnao had happened.
That weekend, the Jian family had taken Jian Yunnao and Jian Yiling to the resort. The accident happened on the stairs of the resort.
And Zhai Yunsheng actually gave her a copy of who accessed the surveillance of the resort?
Yu Xi was afraid that Jian Yiling didn't understand the meaning behind such action so he explained, "Heyunshan Resort has installed surveillance cameras in several public areas. This of course includes the stairway. The surveillance video can be viewed by outsiders. However, if you view the surveillance videos, you must write down your name. It's been a protocol within the hotel."
Yu Xi continued, "If you look at who has accessed the surveillance, you will be find something unexpected."
Jian Yiling opened the registration and searched for the records of who had inquired on the day of the incident.
There were no inquiries on that day. However, there was one on the second day. On the registration, there was the name of someone familiar.
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It was He Yan.