Su Jingxuan doesn’t know what Yan Junfeng is thinking right now, but from the reduced hostility and disgust in the other person’s stare, he can feel that his methods are effective.
As long as Yan Junfeng doesn’t dislike him so much, Lu Jinwen will have fewer opportunities.
However, as the protagonist, Lu Jinwen’s halo is powerful. This time, she has not yet heard about the news of the Yan family’s jewelry design competition, and Yan Junfeng took the initiative to tell her and invited her to participate.
After all, in Yan Junfeng’s heart, Lu Jinwen is a ‘talented’ genius, and such talent should not be buried.
Having stayed in the Yan family for some time, Lu Jinwen has also experienced the so-called ‘luxurious’ lifestyle. It may seem fine on the surface, but in her heart, she gradually starts to yearn for this kind of lifestyle. Water flows downward, and people aspire to higher places; this is inevitable.
She is already a senior in college and will graduate soon. This design competition is an excellent platform for a leap. Excited upon hearing Yan Junfeng’s news, she immediately worked hard on her drawings to participate, presenting her design sketches to Yan Junfeng for reference and feedback.
Regarding Lu Jinwen’s request, Yan Junfeng carefully and patiently examines the design drawings she hands over and provides crucial comments and suggestions.
In her previous life, Lu Jinwen did not go far in the competition. Even without Jiang Zichen’s ‘plagiarism’ incident, she couldn’t make it to the finals. Despite her talent, lack of experience and vision were her weaknesses.
But the girl is talented, and this time, he hopes to see Lu Jinwen go further. With his guidance, coupled with Lu Jinwen’s talent, she will undoubtedly have a boundless future.
Yan Junfeng’s thoughts are good, but he hasn’t noticed that Lu Jinwen’s gaze towards him is becoming increasingly passionate.
Tall, handsome, no one would refuse.
Moreover, having lived in the Yan family and experienced the life of the wealthy, Lu Jinwen, like most people, is not so noble. Water flows downward, and people aspire to higher places; most people cannot avoid it.
Su Jingxuan didn’t act foolishly like the original owner, engaging in verbal competition with Lu Jinwen. The original plot told him that this girl was even better at pretending than Uncle Yan. He didn’t want to get entangled with her for now; he wanted to resolve matters concerning the Yan Group first.
He spent his free time at home working on his own design drawings, and the rest of the time, he would go to the Song family.
The matter of participating in the design competition hadn’t been mentioned yet. Before the finals, the preliminary rounds and qualifiers were conducted online without the need to show up. There was no need to reveal it now and risk any unexpected complications.
This approach was much better than directly confronting Lu Jinwen. He didn’t know what Yan Junfeng was thinking, but Yan Junfeng maintained a normal distance when interacting with Lu Jinwen. On the contrary, he was gaining more attention, which was a positive sign for focusing on the company.
Until one night when Su Jingxuan didn’t return home, and Yan Junfeng received the business contract from the Song family, Yan Junfeng’s eyes weren’t filled with joy and excitement, but with deep gloominess.
“Xiaochen, I can handle the company’s matters. Don’t go to the Song family anymore. Song Mochen is not someone easy to provoke.”
He wasn’t a fool. Su Jingxuan’s high-profile actions and closeness to Song Mochen at the banquet were meant to benefit the Yan family. But now, after Su Jingxuan spent a night at the Song family, the Yan family received a contract. This method was too normal in the business world, but he couldn’t feel happy about it. There was an indescribable pain in his chest.
Especially when he heard the boy comforting him, saying, ‘Big Brother Song is good,’ and saw the shy smile on his face, the realization that the boy liked Song Mochen made his heart ache as if a piece had been taken away.
After their last conversation, Su Jingxuan disappeared, and Yan Junfeng couldn’t find anyone to confide in. He could only throw himself into work and focus on the popular ‘Yan Jewelry Design Competition’ on the internet.
Yan Junfeng was in a bad mood, and Song Mochen was also unhappy. Even though Su Jingxuan reassured him that there was no such feeling between him and Yan Junfeng, Yan Junfeng was interesting to the person he cared about.
Although Yan Junfeng, this foolish guy, hadn’t figured it out himself, which man would keep such a time bomb? Especially someone like Song Mochen, who was possessive.
After the banquet, he took the opportunity to put aside his tasks and spend more time with Su Jingxuan, giving off the scent of a treasure-guarding deity, making Su Jingxuan unable to help but smile.
He had known about his lover being dominant and possessive but hadn’t discovered this hidden personality. However, if the black dragon that appeared in the hall last time was his lover, it made sense—his lover liked gold, shiny things, and now, he looked like a guardian of treasures. Dragons seemed to have such characteristics.
To comfort his lover, Su Jingxuan spent more and more nights at the Song family.
Actually, he didn’t have the ability to do anything intimate given his current physical condition. He wanted to, but he was physically weak. Song Mochen was very careful with him, and besides kissing, they slept together innocently.
Su Jingxuan liked his lover’s dominance and care, cherishing and enjoying the tenderness that belonged to him alone.
To complete the mission quickly, he could only set a trap for Yan’s Uncle.
A few times, when Yan’s Uncle was socializing outside, ‘accidentally,’ he was seen having meals with Song Mochen. As a result, Yan Junfeng received more and more contracts from the Song family, becoming more popular in the company. As his power increased, Yan’s Uncle finally couldn’t resist taking action.
Just like in the previous life, Yan’s Uncle chose the same method, bribing someone to make Yan Guoan have a car accident. However, this time, it happened a bit earlier than in the original plot.
The driver and the truck were familiar to Yan Junfeng; it was the same vehicle that Yan’s Uncle had used to hire someone to commit murder in the previous life. Unexpectedly, even with Yan Guoan being cautious and vigilant, he still fell into Yan’s Uncle’s trap.
But unlike the previous life, Yan Guoan didn’t die. When his car collided with a train driven by a drunk driver, a passing truck ‘fortunately’ blocked most of the impact.
Yan Guoan suffered only minor injuries, but he was greatly frightened. With his already fragile health, it would be challenging for him to manage Yan’s business. It was certain that he would step down from the position of chairman.
In the eyes of the Song family, Yan’s situation didn’t matter much. However, outside, Yan’s was a large conglomerate with assets in the billions. Besides Yan’s Uncle, many other shareholders were watching the position of Yan’s chairman.
Internal turmoil began in Yan’s, with a group of ‘tigers’ showing their fangs and fighting fiercely for power.
Yan Junfeng watched the ugly scene without any sympathy. Silently, he deployed actions, realizing that his current strength wasn’t enough to completely deal with these people. If he forcefully fought, Yan’s would end up being destroyed.
Yan’s Uncle, who pushed Yan’s towards a cooperative situation, finally, after completing his preparations, secretly approached Su Jingxuan.
“Xiaochen, Uncle originally didn’t want to tell you, but you’re a good kid, and Uncle can’t bear to see you blindly work for your enemies…”
“What does Uncle mean?”
“Although he’s my big brother, you should take a look at these things…”
Yan’s Uncle pushed two prepared file folders in front of Su Jingxuan.
In front of him, Su Jingxuan opened them. One contained the autopsy report of the original owner’s father, and the other was a thick stack of private detective investigation materials.
All the ‘evidence’ in the investigation materials indicated that the cause of death stated in the autopsy report, alcohol-induced drowning, was manipulated, and the ‘culprit’ was Yan Guoan.
“It’s impossible. Uncle Yan has always been good to me and my mom. How could he be the one who killed my dad!”
After carefully examining the materials, Su Jingxuan shook his head in disbelief, much to Yan’s Uncle’s disappointment.
“Xiaochen, this is reality. You can go back and ask your mom. She and my big brother were once a couple in school. Due to family circumstances, they couldn’t be together. However, my big brother has always been infatuated with your mom. You know how gentle and kind your mom is. How could he let Yang Cailian willingly marry him without dealing with your dad?”
“He’s only good to you to compensate for what he did to your mom. Pity that you’ve taken him as your father for so many years, and you even went to please Song Mochen to help the Yan family…”
“I have an opportunity for you to get revenge. If you’re willing and have figured it out, give me a call.”
Staring at Su Jingxuan clenching his fists, Uncle Yan’s face displayed a sympathetic and compassionate expression. He left a business card on the table and departed.
Jiang Zichen was just a sheltered flower without any social experience, pampered and raised in a greenhouse. Uncle Yan was confident that the boy would indeed call him. The grudge of patricide was something people could not easily let go of throughout history.
Uncle Yan guessed it right. Jiang Zichen, who didn’t understand anything, would indeed fall for it. In the previous life, the original owner was easily manipulated by him because of his lack of social experience. It was just that the words and the timing of his visit were different.
Adding to the fact that the original owner was agitated due to the design competition at that time, he easily fell for it in a fit of anger.
After Uncle Yan left, Su Jingxuan stared at the business card on the table and smiled. He then neatly arranged the scattered ‘evidence’ on the table and called Yan Junfeng, arranging to meet him.
When Yan Junfeng saw those documents, he was utterly stunned. The walls in his heart collapsed instantly, and the last trace of doubt and confusion about the original owner betraying him also unraveled.
No wonder, no wonder… If he didn’t know the truth, not to mention Jiang Zichen, even he might have believed Uncle Yan’s nonsense.
Looking at the bright-eyed and thoughtful youth in front of him, Yan Junfeng felt a lump in his throat.
“I’m sorry, Xiaochen. Yan gege will take care of the rest. Promise me, don’t get involved anymore, don’t interfere with the company’s affairs, and don’t go to the Song family…”
Before the last words were finished, the youth received a call from Song Mochen.
He turned his head and glanced, through the window, he could see a low-key and luxurious off-road vehicle parked at the coffee shop’s entrance. A handsome man held a phone, urging him from inside the car.
The youth then showed an incredibly bright smile on his face, nodded vaguely towards Yan Junfeng, and immediately rushed out, pouncing on the man in the car.
Yan Junfeng looked at this scene and felt his breathing becoming difficult.
