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"Thank you."
Fang JunRong picked up her wine glass and toasted her friend.
"No problem. I must say I am very impressed." Fang JunRong said she would divorce, and she did, just like that. There was no muddling of things or dragging things out. He JianBing found that impressive. She wouldn't have been able to do that herself. She and her husband's families benefited from their union, so even if there were no more feelings, she couldn't just up and leave like that.
She might not be able to do it herself. But she was willing to help her friend and provide her with the support she needed, not to mention the fact that Fang JunRong had given her a heads-up previously, and she was able to dodge the bullet of being set up by Wang Xiao. She was always willing to repay her the favor.
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Fang JunRong was in a good mood after her successful divorce. Those she had planted in Ayron corporation had resigned after transitioning off their work and transferred to Meifang, her skin-care product company. Naturally, she would treat her people well; thus, everybody received a 10% raise.
Looking at the assets under her name, Fang JunRong felt she had never been that wealthy.
All the real estate properties they had purchased over the years, including the large mansion they were currently staying in, had gone to Fang JunRong. Li WangJin and Jiang YaGe should be moving out. She wasn't sure whether Li WangJin had forgotten or if it was intentional, but it had been two days since the divorce, and they were showing no signs of moving out.
As for Li ShiZe, he didn't have that kind of self-awareness at all. After all, in his mind, even though his parents had divorced, they were still his parents. It only made sense that he would continue to stay where he was.
Fang JunRong couldn't be bothered to evict them. It wasn't worth it for her to hurt her bearings for these individuals. Besides, she wasn't all that attached to the house anyway. In her previous life, she was sent to the mental institution from this house while Li ShiZe and Jiang YaGe continued to live their happy lives in that grandeur mansion.
Even though those days were gone, thinking about it felt like a fishbone getting stuck in her throat. All the servants at the house sided with Li WangJin, especially after the arrival of Jiang YaGe. They had quickly grown fond of Jiang YaGe. Fang JunRong wasn't stupid enough to still keep this batch of employees after her divorce. Naturally, they would all go with Li WangJin.
She spoke to Zhong Yi and moved her, Zhong Yi's, and her daughter's belongings to a new house. The new house wasn't as big as their mansion, but it was still two stories. That was more than sufficient for them and their new servants. She quickly hired a chauffeur, chefs, hourly domestic help, and bodyguards, and she was content. These people were on her payroll and naturally would be loyal to her.
She hired a total of five bodyguards. Being reborn, she was very cautious with her life.
Fang JunRong did not acknowledge Jiang YaGe as her daughter, but Zhong Yi was hand-picked by her, and she acknowledged her. Zhong Yi worried Fang JunRong would be in a foul mood initially, so she took some time off to keep her company at home. Nonetheless, even a blind person could tell that Fang JunRong had been cheerful since the divorce. She seemed like she wanted to whistle every day. That made Zhong Yi feel better.
Zhong Yi no longer looks at Jiang YaGe through filters. After finding out about the affair between Jiang YaGe's aunt and Li WangJin, she couldn't believe that Jiang YaGe was innocent in all this. She had gone from friends to strangers with Jiang YaGe.
By now, Li XinYun, who had been traveling, had returned. After all, her birthday was getting close. She received the news of her parents' divorce immediately after her return, and she was stunned.
Even though she preferred her mother to her father and she had a rough time with her father as of late, that didn't mean she wanted to see her parents divorced.
Fang JunRong's heart ached as she stroked her daughter on her face. She had no intention of covering up for Li WangJin and told Li XinYun everything. She did not, however, show her the video. There was no need for her to see that.
Li XinYun bit her lip, and there was anger amidst her shock. "How could Dad do that? How could he betray you? Why didn't you tell me then?"
After finding out about her father's behavior, she couldn't bring herself to say that her parents should not have gotten a divorce. She was at the age of thinking about romance fondly; there was no way she would find cheating acceptable!
"You were having fun overseas, and I didn't want to spoil your mood," said Fang JunRong. Plus, she didn't want Li WangJin to drag this out using XinYun as an excuse. She specifically had those around XinYun take her out at the time. Preferably, she would have so many things to do that she wouldn't even think about what was happening at home.
"What about big brother? What did he say about all this?"
Fang JunRong had no intention of making Li ShiZe appear better than he was in her daughter's mind. She told Li XinYun everything. Besides, she didn't want Li XinYun to have any expectations of her brother.
Li XinYun was about to go mad from anger. Li ShiZe was two years her senior and had always been more outstanding and more mature than her. She had always looked up to her brother deep down inside. She hadn't expected her brother to take Jiang YaGe's side. Anyone with eyes could see Jiang YaGe couldn't be completely innocent in this.
She bit her bottom lip and said, "Let me go talk to him!"
Then she dashed out like a bullet, her luggage still sitting in the living room.
Fang JunRong had the chauffeur and a bodyguard follow her. She wouldn't let anything happen to her daughter.
Li XinYun returned after three hours. Her eyes looked puffier than before. She had cried.
Seeing Fang JunRong, Li XinYun pouted and said in a wronged voice, "I don't want to have anything to do with them anymore."
Fang JunRong's heart ached, but she also knew that it was necessary to shatter that image that XinYun had for them. They would otherwise use her love for them to take advantage of her.
"You won't need to. You have me and Zhong Yi."
Li XinYun sniffled and said, "I don't want to see them at my birthday banquet."
"Okay, I will tell them not to come." Fang JunRong was very agreeable.
She spent time with her daughter before she left her room so XinYun could sleep.
She then stopped by Zhong Yi's room, "Why don't you spend more time with XinYun in the next few days? She has always liked you." Plus, they were close in age and had more in common.
Zhong Yi nodded. "I will."
She was appreciative of her adoptive mother. If it wasn't for her, she would still be working at White Crane and put up with the risks of being groped. And, as she no longer needed to worry about medical fees, her grandmother's situation had stabilized.
In her eyes, her adoptive mother was a benefactor to her.
Fang JunRong was now free to ask the chauffeur for the details after Li XinYun had gone to talk to the others. According to the chauffeur, XinYun ran into Li ShiZe and Jiang YaGe when she arrived. Their body language was pretty intimate. After Fang JunRong was gone, they no longer had anything else to worry about and acted like lovers.
XinYun was infuriated and scolded Jiang YaGe until she was tearful, only to be yelled at by Li ShiZe. She then went to look for Li WangJin at his company only to learn that Li WangJin was helping Jiang YaGe out by making her Li ShiZe's assistant.
Naturally, Li XinYun got into a fight with her father. Li WangJin dared not yell at Fang JunRong, but not so much in front of his daughter. So Li XinYun was yelled at again.
Fang JunRong's look darkened. Her daughter, whom she had treasured, was not treasured by that father and son duo. They were dreadful to her. Whatever she'd do to them now would be justified. She must get even with them for her daughter.
She gave the order to slip some information about Jiang YaGe to Wang Xiao and also hired an agent to start the process of putting the mansion on the market.
She didn't want to live there anymore, but that didn't mean she would let the others continue to stay there. Her best option was to sell it.
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Jiang YaGe had been studying hard at home these last few days. She was to be Li ShiZe's assistant during the remaining summer vacation. She worried she would be looked down upon if she wasn't familiar with the work.
YaGe didn't want others to think she only got the position because she pulled strings, so she did some preparation work ahead of time. She should at least know how to work with data and print them out. Li ShiZe, too, stayed home to help bring her up to speed.
Jiang YaGe's occasional looks of admiration stroked his ego very much.
Their relationship has developed leaps and bounds ever since Li ShiZe had stood up for her in front of his mother. Li ShiZe was perfect in Jiang YaGe's eyes; his look was one in a million, and he was competent and successful. And most importantly, he was willing to stand up and defend her when necessary, not the kind of mommy's boy she had always heard about from her friends.
To show her appreciation for Li ShiZe, Jiang YaGe decided to show him her best side – cooking a good dinner for her adoptive father and Li ShiZe.
Even though Li WangJin was still very upset about the piece of land over at Beihu District, when Jiang YaGe called him with her voice filled with anticipation, he had no heart to turn her down. Not only did he go home early, he brought with him a few bottles of expensive red wine.
Jiang YaGe tried to make
Li ShiZe was used to professional chef's cuisine. As talented as Jiang YaGe might be, she still didn't measure up to an expert. Li ShiZe, nonetheless, praised how masterful she was. His praising words put stars in her eyes.
Li WangJin, on the other hand, noticed that the cooking style was that of the executive chef of White Crane. He had it a few times and recognized it as such. The smile on his face lessened.
His voice was calm. "I don't like this dish very much. Don't make it too often in the future." He didn't like all the ties that she had with the club.
Jiang YaGe paused for a second and had a hurtful look.
Usually, Jiang YaGe only has this look when she is around others. Back then, Li WangJin always felt that she had been wronged and would stand up for her. Now that she was using it on him, it made him unhappy. Hasn't he been nice enough to her?
Jiang YaGe only did that reflexively. When she noticed the look on Li WangJin, she immediately tried to patch things up. "I guess this is not your type of food. I will change. It's my fault. I should have consulted with you beforehand."
Her voice was soft, and she had prostrated herself to a low position. Li WangJin's displeasure instantly dispelled like there was a breeze, and the atmosphere returned to warm and pleasant.
Unfortunately, a warm scene like that is doomed to be disturbed. The security informed Li WangJin through the intercom that the buyers were there to look at the house.
Li WangJin was baffled, "What buyers?"
As baffled as he was, he had always been conscious of his reputation to the public, so he let them in nonetheless. He was surprised when he saw the people who walked in. The visitors were Boss Zhao, from the timber business, and his wife, Madame Zhao. They had met before. Deep inside, Li WangJin looked down upon nouveau riche like Boss Zhao.
Putting on a perfect smile, he asked, "What brought you here to look at the house, Boss Zhao? Are you thinking about purchasing something similar?"
By now, he had completely forgotten that this mansion technically belonged to Fang JunRong, and none were entitled to remain here anymore.
Boss Zhao looked around and looked pleased. "No, I am here to look at this mansion. I plan to buy it."
Li WangJin frowned, and his voice chilled a little. "I am sorry. We are happy with this mansion and have no intention to sell it."
Boss Zhao smiled at him. There was a certain profoundness in his smile. "But from what I have heard, this mansion now belongs to your ex-wife, Boss Fang. I heard that the two of you had divorced. I didn't think you'd still be staying here." He paused for a second and carried on. "I caught wind in our circle that Boss Fang intends to sell this house. Is it Boss Li's intention to buy it from her? I heard it was a bit on the pricey end, but if that's your intention, then it'd be wrong to fight you over it."
Of course, Li WangJin couldn't possibly buy this. He had pretty much handed over all his liquid capital to Fang JunRong. He had at most 10 million yuan fluid right now. He had no choice but to say, "We will be moving shortly."
Having the fact that the house belonged to Fang JunRong pointed out to him was incredibly embarrassing, especially when Boss Zhao gave him the "you're-leeching-off-your-ex-wife" look.
Boss Zhao's wife toured the place and rejoined him. She asked, "How long would it take you to move out? Is one day enough?"
Fang JunRong had told them that the sooner they moved in, the bigger the discount she'd give them. As rich as they may be, a mansion like this cost hundreds of millions of yuan. Any savings would be significant.
Li WangJin was so angry that his face turned a green hue. They couldn't wait to kick him out, as though he was nothing but trash. That hurt his ego deeply.
"Not even that. We will move right now," Li WangJin decided coldly.