This made Wen Qianyi certain that Li Yan must have agreed with great excitement. Come on, if she were a man, she'd agree too.

With the scale of Shinohara Corporation, becoming Shiroyama Gou's son-in-law and inheriting the family business in the future would mean at least thirty years less struggle. Moreover, it's obvious that Shinohara Mirai doesn't mind Matsushima Kui. In that case, marrying one while obtaining both wealth and beauty—what man wouldn't want that?

With things already like this, what more is there to hear or shout about? The guy's about to become the son-in-law and still care about a job at Paradise Group?

Wen Qianyi snorted coldly to herself, left the study, and went straight back to the guest room.

...

Back in the study, Li Yan heard Shiroyama Gou saying, "Marry Mirai, and I'll let you start as a section chief, then groom you step by step until you're made president, maybe even chairman!"

This made him find it very amusing, seems like he has a lot of potential as a golden boy! Zhang Tianyi was very satisfied with this son-in-law, and now Shiroyama Gou is here too. Do I look so fair-skinned that uncles and potential fathers-in-law can't resist my charm?

Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but burst into laughter. Then he felt it wasn't quite appropriate; even if he didn't agree, he couldn't laugh at someone directly—how rude would that be? So he quickly picked up a teacup to hide his laughter.

Unexpectedly, his attitude, in Shiroyama Gou's eyes, was seen as very satisfactory and cheerful laughter, so Shiroyama Gou also laughed and raised his teacup: "Haha... Let's toast with tea instead of wine! Cheers!"

After downing a cup, and both finished laughing, Li Yan seriously replied, "Thank you for your generous offer, but although I like Mirai and think she's a great girl, your proposal, while very tempting, is something I can't accept. I have my own career, which I am very satisfied and enjoying right now. If you're just trying to express gratitude for my help, that's unnecessary, for what I did was voluntary for Mirai, a favor between friends. Or you could consider giving a little opportunity in matters of collaboration with our company, and that would be enough recompense; you shouldn't use Mirai's happiness and future as a bargaining chip."

Shiroyama Gou hadn't even set his teacup back on the table, stunned by Li Yan's words. Is this guy brainless? Sano Takashi is sparing no effort trying to nibble away at my legacy, and now I'm handing it to you with my young and beautiful daughter on top of it, and you refuse? How ungrateful!

He set down his teacup heavily and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Li, let's be clear, a favor is a favor, and I will repay you in other ways. But my proposal is for Mirai, because Mirai likes you. By rejecting it, are you looking down on my moral character, or are you playing with Mirai's feelings?"

Li Yan frowned slightly, wondering if the old guy had lost a few screws after being cooped up for too long? But not wanting to break ties outright, he responded mildly, "Chairman Shiroyama, you haven't remarried till now, clearly cherishing memories of Mirai's mother. May I ask, when you were young, was everything arranged by Mirai's grandfather? If he had asked you to move to Yun Country, would you do it? Would Mirai's mother be willing?"

Hearing mention of his late wife, Shiroyama Gou initially felt a bit angry, as he'd been feeling guilty towards his late wife recently. But after listening to his words and recalling the past, he also fell into deep thought.

"Obviously, Mirai's grandfather didn't dictate your futures but allowed you both to choose everything, which is why there is today. Now, as a father, do you think just because you're wealthier than Mirai's grandfather, you can decide everything for your daughter? Let her make her own decisions slowly! Thank you for the tea!"

Li Yan set down his cup and stood up to take his leave.

"You make a good point; I've been a bit too authoritarian..." Shiroyama Gou sighed, "Alright, regarding your young folks' matters, I won't forcefully intervene. Handle your own progress as you wish!"

...

When Li Yan came out and found Mirai and Kui, asking about Wen Qianyi, they mentioned she went looking for him. This gave him a notion, already understanding somewhat, so he smiled and came to Wen Qianyi's door.

"I'm busy, don't come in!" Hearing Li Yan knocking on the door, Wen Qianyi figured he was there to announce this "happy news" to her, so she immediately refused him entry.

Unfortunately, Li Yan had already opened the door and came in.

"You're so rude! I said don't come in..."

For her complaints, Li Yan ignored them and went straight up to her. "I want to tell you something."

"No time..." Although she turned her head away from him, Wen Qianyi knew that she still had to listen to what he had to say at this point. "Alright, just spit it out!"

"What I want to say is... I didn't agree to Shiroyama Gou's proposal. Now he's quite angry and it might affect our negotiations, so you should be mentally prepared."

"Really?" Wen Qianyi was a bit pleased. "Doesn't matter, we don't have to rely on him!"

"Eh? I don't think I mentioned what his proposal was, so how come you seem to know?" Li Yan deliberately asked.

"I don't know!" Wen Qianyi rolled her eyes at him. "Go out, go out. Since we need to be prepared, I'll start preparing now!"

Though she still seemed impolite, it was obvious that compared to the displeasure she showed when he first arrived, Wen Qianyi was now intentionally putting on a show.

...

In the following days, they accepted Shiroyama Gou's secret arrangement, taking a special car to leave D City and travel to Jiangyue Road. As for the conflict between him and Sano Takashi, Li Yan couldn't be bothered with it. He was merely helping Shinohara Mirai rescue him, and Wen Qianyi's demeanor was more about going with the flow; even during the initial search and rescue, she thought it was trivial. Now, she was certainly not overly concerned.

Shinohara Mirai and Matsushima Kui were somewhat worried, but since they couldn't see the chairman before and lacked a backbone, now that Shiroyama Gou had returned, they naturally believed in his ability to settle everything with his past authority. Hence, everyone set off with ease.

Jiangyue Road is located in the northern part of Beihai Country, occupying one-fifth of the entire country. It is the northernmost island among the four main islands of Beihai Country, the second-largest island, with only half the population of D City, and a very low density. Thus, visitors to Jiangyue Road often feel a broad sense of tranquility, forming a unique contrast to the bustling congestion of other cities in Beihai Country.

The shape of Jiangyue Road is like a king crab without legs. It's renowned globally for its cherry blossoms and the mesmerizing snow scenery, not losing to the lavender flower fields.

For various reasons, the trends of Beihai Country often spread to Yun Country Mainland after evolving through Cloud Island, especially Lan Island. Beihai Country movies rarely screen in Yun Country, and when they do, they don't earn much box office. After entering the twenty-first century, even Beihai Dramas haven't attracted much viewership.

Therefore, for most Yun Country People who haven't been to Beihai Country or don't pay attention to it, the impression of Jiangyue Road might just come from Feng Xiaogang's movie "If You Are the One," which beautifully promoted the location, piquing many people's interest.

Both Li Yan and Wen Qianyi were visiting Jiangyue Road for the first time, but with two Beihai MM as their guides, they weren't worried about not experiencing the most authentic visit. Also, with Shiroyama Gou covering expenses, nobody had to worry about the costs. However, it was very cold here, as it was already snowing. Fortunately, they brought a lot of thick clothes from Shinohara Mirai's home. Wen Qianyi wore Future's clothes, while Li Yan wore her father's. They were too lazy to buy or carry new thick clothes.

Over the few days, appreciating the snow scenery and skiing were the main activities, and everyone had a wonderful time. Indeed, during her visit to Yun Country, Li Yan had also taken them to G City for what was claimed to be a natural hot spring. Now at Jiangyue Road, Shinohara Mirai, of course, took them to enjoy the famous Noboribetsu Hot Spring. But this time, with Wen Qianyi present, they couldn't be as carefree, so they specially chose gender-separated hot spring pools where they could still talk.

Letting go and enjoying everything, everyone was fully engaged. Even Wen Qianyi, who was usually concerned about work, temporarily forgot about it and immersed herself in the joyous trip. For her, this was an experience of living in the moment without thinking about the Future.

Their immersion, however, greatly frustrated someone!

That was Nian Yufei, who was on the same flight. From Wen Qianyi, she learned they were there for work. So initially, she didn't disturb them because she needed to prepare for a performance. After her show, she assumed their work should be winding down, and perhaps they could have dinner or chat in the evening. Unexpectedly, she couldn't reach them. Helplessly, since her schedule was tight in a foreign location, any delay or extension posed significant security issues. She had no choice but to leave D City and returned to Cloud Island.

By the time they returned from Jiangyue Road, Shiroyama Gou had already used decisive methods to complete company restructuring with the help of Inoue Hideichiro and others, settling matters with Sano Takashi. His personal bodyguard Kawada had also been summoned back from abroad.

They were about to become busy. Li Yan and Wen Qianyi, on behalf of Paradise Group, discussed several projects with Shinohara Corporation's people. This was certainly due to the chairman's personal instructions, not being harsh or difficult, resulting in accomplishments far beyond the expectations of Wen Qianyi and Zhang Yurong. They all understood this was Shiroyama Gou's compensatory gratitude for Li Yan saving his life.

A week passed quickly, and it was time for them to leave. Shiroyama Gou also helped Matsushima Kui's family by lending money to deal with their issues. She remained their temporary translator these days.

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