On the most romantic maple - leaf street in Kyoto, a girl with short, neat hair propped her chin and quietly stared out of the window.
"General Manager Ling, look! The Crown Prince is on the news again," Xiao Song rushed over excitedly with his phone in hand. "It's been so long, but the Crown Prince is still vying with the eldest young master of the Jiang family for the ownership of our young General Manager Shen, 'Lightning'!"
Ling Qiuqiu shrugged indifferently. "Since he can't win her heart, he can only put some effort into this."
Xiao Song grinned from ear to ear. "True. But then again, General Manager Gu is more steady. He went to donate money to the welfare home yesterday. As a businessman, he was so generous, donating two billion at once."
"Yeah!" Xiao Lin also chimed in. "Not only him, but the young master of the Bai family also donated quite a lot. It's as if the two of them were competing to see who could donate more. Do they have some kind of grudge?"
Ling Qiuqiu smiled. Back then, Gu Zhiyuan had shattered Bai Beichen's illusions. It was no wonder Bai Beichen hated him.
However, even without Gu Zhiyuan, Bai Beichen's true nature would have been exposed sooner or later. He was just throwing a tantrum out of impotence!
After a while, the doorbell rang, and the delivery guy walked in.
Ling Qiuqiu immediately stood up, reached out to take the package, and opened it directly.
Inside was a velvet gift box. When opened, there was a pigeon - blood red gem pendant, and under it was a hand - written card.
"— See you in Yuecheng next Thursday."
It was signed by Shen Youjin. Ling Qiuqiu curled the corner of her mouth and sent her a message: "You're quite conscientious. You still remember my birthday."
Shen Youjin replied instantly, "Of course. I've booked the restaurant. Remember to bring your boyfriend. We haven't met him yet!"
Ling Qiuqiu sent back an "OK" emoji. "Since you and Li Nanchuan had your wedding, your super - topic has become even more popular. It's a pity you don't do live - streaming sales. Haha!"
Looking at this message, Shen Youjin recalled that in the past five years, the super - topic named "Heartbeat Screening Hall" had indeed caused quite a stir. Although she and Li Nanchuan were already married with children, and even the Li family had recognized their relationship, netizens were still shipping her with her four ex - boyfriends!
They hardly interacted, yet netizens could still associate her with them through the dynamics and behaviors of these four ex - boyfriends.
At first, she was afraid Li Nanchuan would mind, but then Li Nanchuan gently hugged her and said, "It's okay. Our Jinli CP has already topped the list."
Shen Youjin didn't expect Li Nanchuan to pay attention to this, and... she even felt a bit of pride from him.
Soon it was Ling Qiuqiu's birthday. Shen Youjin sent the two children to their grandparents' place and flew to Yuecheng with Li Nanchuan.
It was midsummer, the best time to visit Yuecheng. She rented out a hot - spring resort and came early to wait for Ling Qiuqiu.
When Ling Qiuqiu showed up with her boyfriend, Shen Youjin and Li Nanchuan glanced at each other, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.
"Let me introduce. This is my boyfriend, Jiang Yushen, the cousin of Jiang Zeshen."
Jiang Yushen was a handsome man. The moment he saw Shen Youjin, he was stunned by her beauty. No wonder his cousin had been chasing after this woman, even giving up his first love, and was still single. It had been driving their parents crazy.
After a polite greeting, the four of them had dinner together. Then Shen Youjin and Ling Qiuqiu went to the private hot - spring for women, while Li Nanchuan naturally went with Jiang Yushen.
"Don't worry. Yushen just returned to Kyoto last year. He doesn't know much about Jiang Zeshen's affairs. He only heard about them," Ling Qiuqiu said to Shen Youjin as she changed into a hot - spring robe. "What do you think of him?"
Shen Youjin replied honestly, "He seems nice. He looks very steady."
Ling Qiuqiu nodded. "Right! He's nothing like his cousin."
Shen Youjin nodded, but she could hardly remember what Jiang Zeshen looked like.
Everything in the past had become blurry. Even though she still remembered the events, those people seemed to be from a century ago, far away as if not of this life.
Soaking in the hot - spring with Ling Qiuqiu, Shen Youjin chatted about their plans and recent events. The atmosphere was harmonious and warm.
"By the way, how long will you leave Xiaohan and Xiaoling at their grandma's this time?" Ling Qiuqiu suddenly asked. "I forgot to tell you. I took the two kids out to play before, and we ran into Fu Qingye on the way. When he saw the two kids, I thought he was about to break down."
It was hard to imagine the usually arrogant Crown Prince showing such an expression. Just thinking about it gave one goosebumps.
"Three days," Shen Youjin paused for a moment. "Did Fu Qingye give you any trouble later?"
"No," Ling Qiuqiu chuckled. "It seems that after you left, the Crown Prince has become more human. When someone came to Zhuguang to cause trouble, he was the one who solved it. His attitude has changed a lot. It's just..."
It was just that no one knew when he would finally let go. It seemed that he was destined to be alone for the rest of his life.
"Just wait a little longer," Shen Youjin rubbed her wrist. "It's good to have them around. Zhuguang can take on less risk."
"Yeah! With these great masters backing us up, no one dares to make trouble at Zhuguang," Ling Qiuqiu said, closing her eyes in comfort. "By the way, if I marry Yushen, will you come back?"
Shen Youjin didn't hesitate. "Of course."
"That's good," Ling Qiuqiu smiled. "I'll be waiting for you."
Shen Youjin responded. In fact, she had returned in the past five years, but only a few times.
It was just a straight - line journey between the airport and the Li family. She hadn't run into any of the four.
Maybe she had run into them, but she just didn't notice. It didn't matter anyway. She loved Li Nanchuan, and that was beyond doubt.
Even if she went back again, she could face everything calmly.
After all, many things had happened so long ago that one couldn't force them.
One year later, at Ling Qiuqiu's wedding, Shen Youjin showed up at the wedding venue with Li Nanchuan and the two children.
The venue was filled with guests. The young masters of the five major families were all present, showing great respect.
Shen Youjin looked at the two children. Even though she could clearly feel the gazes from all directions, she never looked back.
Fortunately, until the end of the wedding when she was about to leave, only Li Nanchuan stood by her side.
She thought maybe this was the final ending. Slowly, they would all understand that reality didn't always go as one wished. No matter how powerful one was, they couldn't control where a heart would belong.
"Hubby, let's go," Shen Youjin stroked the little heads of the two children and gently looked at Li Nanchuan. "It's time for us to go home."
Li Nanchuan planted a kiss on her forehead. His deep voice made people feel secure.
"Okay, let's go home."
Stepping into the glow of the setting sun, Shen Youjin and Li Nanchuan disappeared from everyone's sight, and the story came to an end.