Shen Youjin returned home. After a cup of hot milk, her previously tense body finally relaxed.
She stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the depressing dark clouds outside the window and the torrential rain. Some memories welled up in her mind.
"Shen Youjin, your mother is just as cheap as you. You deserve to be trampled on."
"Your mother was an orphan. How could she build such a big company? God knows how many men she slept with behind the scenes. Her wealth must have come from improper sources!"
"Maybe you're not even my father's daughter. Hehe! But your best friend is quite nice. Let me have some fun with her, and I'll let you go. What do you say?"
"..."
Who says that a person only experiences the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter in their life? Memories are the fifth season, and no one can avoid them.
Although they belong to the past, sometimes they are more heart - wrenching than any other season. This is probably the after - effect of pain.
Fortunately, she was no longer the helpless little girl she used to be. She would return a downpour to Shen Qilin and let him feel the pain of the cut.
She remembered Shen Guoliang's request for her to go abroad. Maybe he had known for a long time that his good son was coming back, and he was also afraid that she would use the power of the five great families to make Shen Qilin disappear completely.
Hehe, what a great father!
She dialed a phone number, and the familiar voice of a paparazzi sounded. This time, his attitude towards her was even better than before.
"Miss Shen, what are your instructions?"
Shen Youjin whispered a few words. The shock on the other end was no less than last time.
She could hear his hesitation. "I heard that you only took the money last time and didn't take the chance for promotion?"
"Yeah! I thought it was better to take the money." The paparazzi laughed. "After all, he's a young master from one of the five great families. I'm afraid I'd die faster in that position."
"Then I'll give you another chance to be a leader stably. Do you want it?" Shen Youjin asked.
The paparazzi suddenly perked up. "Really, Miss Shen?"
"I don't decide the result. You do." Shen Youjin didn't answer him directly. "If you're scared, I can find someone else."
After Shen Youjin finished speaking, the paparazzi thought for a while and then agreed.
After hanging up the phone, she sorted out the evidence she had collected over the years.
The most crucial evidence was in the hands of the Shen family. She had been powerless before, but this time she would force them to hand it over.
After her mother jumped off the building and died, she sorted through her mother's relics. In an unremarkable notebook, she saw a passage written by her mother.
Her mother had left her a recording pen in the box under the bed.
The recording pen was very advanced. It was set so that if it was damaged violently, all the contents inside would be immediately sent to various platforms.
If one day she died, she was supposed to use that recording pen to clear her name.
But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find it. Her mother couldn't have lied to her.
Later, when investigating this matter, she found out that the recording pen had been taken away by Shen Qilin at some point and was now in Shen Guoliang's hands.
She firmly believed that as long as she got the recording pen back, she could clear her mother's name.
This was the hope that had sustained her for so many years, and she was not willing to give it up.
That night, accompanied by the incessant sound of rain, she went to bed early.
Maybe the world would still be a terrible place tomorrow, but on a new day, she could come up with some new ideas.
However, on this night, some people were destined to sleep soundly while others would lie awake.
In the ancestral home of the Fu family, Fu Qingye was sitting on the sofa in the middle of the living room with a gloomy face.
"Qingye, your father and I won't interfere if you reject other blind - date partners, but Ruyi grew up with you. You publicly refused the arranged marriage today. Where can Ruyi put her face?" Bai Wenjing looked at her son in frustration. "Didn't you like to play with her before? You used to be so close when you were kids. What's wrong with you now? Are you really infatuated with that illegitimate daughter?"
Fu Qingye turned a deaf ear. All he could think about was the way Shen Youjin had rejected him. He clutched the beads in his hand, feeling extremely annoyed.
"She's like a tomboy. I've always regarded her as my sister. Who ever marries their own sister?" He raised his eyes. "I won't be with Ruyi. Mom, if you like her, you can marry her yourself."
Bai Wenjing was stunned for a moment and then almost went crazy with anger at this rebellious son.
"Qingye! Listen to what you're saying!" Bai Wenjing's chest heaved, and her lips trembled with anger. "Your father and I have really spoiled you. If you insist on being with Shen Youjin, I'll cut off your credit cards today! Let's see if that woman still pays any attention to you!"
Fu Changshan didn't care about his wife. He just looked at his son calmly, his voice deep and powerful. "Qingye, you really went too far today. Fortunately, Ruyi hasn't come back yet. Otherwise, how sad she would be if she heard what you said?"
"She'll be sad? She has a thick skin." Fu Qingye snorted. "Even if you cut off my cards, I won't go on blind dates. For every blind date you arrange, I'll ruin it. Mom and Dad, you don't want the Fu family to be kicked out of the five great families because of this, do you?"
Fu Changshan looked at his son in disbelief. Would he really go to such lengths for that woman?
The women sent for blind dates with him must be daughters from noble families. Even if they couldn't match the strength of the five great families, they could be helpful in business and their strength wouldn't be too weak.
Fu Qingye had always been very shrewd in business. Even though his personality was domineering, he had never shown it in business.
But now, was he even willing to ignore business?
"Qingye, what on earth attracts you about Shen Youjin? Is she really worth it? You weren't happy when you were with her, were you?"
They didn't really care about Shen Youjin's identity. Her existence had even dispelled their concerns.
After all, their son had always been single and didn't show any interest in women. Fu Changshan had even suspected his son's sexual orientation.
He had originally prepared for his son to be with Shen Youjin, but unexpectedly, the girl didn't want to be with his son. In the end, his son had even imprisoned the girl. It was already lucky that she didn't sue him.
Now that his son still wanted to be with her, he had to re - evaluate Shen Youjin.
"It doesn't matter if I'm not happy. I'll be happy in the future." Fu Qingye's eyes were full of confidence and determination. "I can give her everything she wants. Besides me, who else could be a better choice for her?"
Fu Changshan was slightly stunned. How come he had never noticed before that his son's personality was so annoying?
"She may not want what you give her." He sighed and for the first time spoke to Fu Qingye in such a sincere tone. "Son, if she really liked you, she wouldn't have gone on a hunger strike to force you to break up at that time."
It would have been better if he hadn't said this. As soon as he did, Fu Qingye's face turned even worse.
"That was all a misunderstanding. She'll come back to me obediently one day. Dad, you don't need to say any more! I won't want anyone but Shen Youjin!"
He stood up and was about to leave, regardless of the heavy rain still falling outside.
Bai Wenjing reached out to grab his arm and wanted to say something else to him, but the next second she was frozen in place by his cold look.
"Mom, you'd better take care of yourself instead of wasting your time on me. You're not qualified to talk to me. At least... my relationship with her is aboveboard!"
Bai Wenjing instantly covered her chest and staggered.