"Jing Yi, look at this guy, he's definitely a scam artist, a con man! You're just too kind-hearted. If it were me, I would have made sure to send him straight to the police station, to jail!"

Lin Wan's pretty face was now filled with rage, her almond-shaped eyes glaring fiercely at Jiang Chen.

Being stared at with such eyes made Jiang Chen very uncomfortable, but he couldn't say much in response.

Explaining was useless; they wouldn't believe him.

He also understood that being truly together with Ye Jingyi wouldn't be an easy process.

The responsibility was great, and the road was long.

"Well then, Jing Yi, since the checkup is done, I'll be going. I believe we'll meet again."

Jiang Chen pressed his lips into a smile, and without delaying any longer, he turned and ran off.

"Jing Yi, see? As soon as his scheme was exposed, he ran off. This is so infuriating!" Lin Wan complained angrily.

"Wan Wan, don't talk about him like that. Regardless, it was my speeding that caused the accident with Jiang Chen, and it's only right that I brought him to the hospital for a checkup," Jing Yi said, defending Jiang Chen while adding, "Moreover, if Jiang Chen hadn't acted in time at the dinner party before, I might have fallen victim to Xu Gang's evil intentions."

Mentioning Xu Gang still sent a shudder of fear through Ye Jingyi.

"Tch! That was just a coincidence. And this treatment was just a fluke; even if he knows some medicine, it's only superficial. He and Xu Gang are birds of a feather. Jing Yi, you mustn't be deceived by him." Lin Wan harbored a deep resentment towards Jiang Chen and kept speaking ill of him.

Ye Jingyi just smiled. In truth, she didn't have a particularly good impression of Jiang Chen; at most, she was thankful. As for being deceived, that was out of the question.

Of course, she didn't say that.

Not long after, the two women shared some heartfelt words with each other, but eventually, they parted ways.

However, after parting, Lin Wan was cautious.

She quickly picked up her phone and made a call to have someone investigate Jiang Chen's background. The information she provided was the identity card details Jiang Chen had left during the checkup.

If she didn't get to the bottom of who Jiang Chen really was, she knew that, given her understanding of Ye Jingyi, Jing Yi was bound to be deceived.

As night fell, Ye Jingyi dragged her weary body back home.

She lived in a large villa in a good location with a pleasant environment. However, she didn't feel any sense of joy in returning home because not only the house but also the entire company and the family depended almost entirely on her.

And now, the company's funds were nearly exhausted, and in this home of hers, she couldn't find a single person to rely on or share her troubles with.

How could she be happy about that?

But after all, this was her home. If she left, where could she go?

With these thoughts, she pushed open the villa's grand door, and the sound of music immediately filled the air.

Ye Jingyi lifted her gaze and saw her mother and sister, in the living room, swaying their hips and lifting their buttocks, gracefully doing aerobics.

Hah, they sure are enjoying themselves.

Ye Jingyi smiled bitterly, closed the door, and walked in.

"Yo, Jing Yi, you're back?" Ye Jingyi's mother, Zhou Ru, noticed her daughter and merely glanced over without stopping her movements, asking loudly, "So, did you solve the company's financial problem?"

Ye Jingyi shook her head: "Not yet."

Zhou Ru didn't seem surprised at all. "I knew it, there are only a few reliable people out there. In the end, we can only depend on our own people."

Ye Yanni, who was swaying her waist next to her, chimed in, "Mom's right. Look, Uncle called this morning pushing you to meet that Jade Young Master. You know, if you just agree to the family's arrangement, would those tens of millions really be an issue?"

Ye Jingyi clenched her teeth, "If you want to go, then you go. I won't meet that playboy no matter what."

Ye Yanni stopped her movements, rolling her eyes, "You think I don't want to? I'm already married. If I were still a single lady, I would have eagerly sought out the Jade Young Master. Besides, what's the problem if a man is a bit flirtatious? The key is to have money. The Sun Family is the most prominent in our Jinhai, and if Uncle hadn't praised your beauty so much, do you think they'd even look at you?"

Zhou Ru also started persuading, "We women control the world by controlling men. What's the point of you working so hard? It's useless. Just marry Jade Young Master quickly, then we can all enjoy the good life too."

"Right, your mom and sister are not wrong."

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out from the inner room, Ye Jingyi's father, Ye Jianxiong, holding a Zisha teapot. He took a sip and continued, "Your mom and I don't have a son, and if you can't marry a good man to let us enjoy life, wouldn't our efforts in raising you be wasted? Look, your sister's marriage isn't helping us at all, so we are counting on you, Jingyi."

"Dad, how is my marriage not good?" Ye Yanni got a bit anxious.

"Good for nothing! That Wang Dongyang can only provide for you to enjoy yourself. Can he take care of us too?" Ye Jianxiong said disdainfully.

"I... well, I guess we'll depend on my younger sister. I'm not as beautiful as she is," Ye Yanni retreated.

Ye Jingyi, listening to herself being discussed like a piece of merchandise by her parents and sister, felt her face flush red with anger. She clenched her teeth and said nothing, turning around to go upstairs.

Once in her room, she threw herself onto the bed and began to cry loudly.

All her struggles, and why was there not a single person to save her?

Meanwhile, under the same moonlight, Jiang Chen lay quietly on his bed, hands behind his head. He thought about everything that had happened with Ye Jingyi today and suddenly smiled,

"Jingyi, I did it, I saved you.

Now, what I need to do is to rebuild our lives together."

...

Soon it was the next day.

With Jiang Chen's information in hand, Lin Wan headed straight to Liying Cosmetics.

At the company, the security guards didn't stop her. Everyone knew Lin Wan was General Manager Ye's close friend, and thus Liying Cosmetics was like Lin Wan's own backyard—she could come and go as she pleased.

Striding purposefully, Lin Wan reached Ye Jingyi's office and, without a word, pushed the door open.

Although Ye Jingyi was still working in her office, dealing with some company matters, she looked rather haggard.

The issue with the funding chain was still unresolved, and it was causing her sleepless nights and uneasy days.

"Wan Wan, what brings you here?" Jingyi was surprised to see Lin Wan.

"Jingyi, look at you. Why do you work so hard? If the company has problems, you can ask the Ye Family for help…" Lin Wan felt a pang of heartache seeing Ye Jingyi's gaunt face.

"Don't mention the Ye Family in front of me."

Ye Jingyi waved her hand. Although she was kind-hearted, she stood firm on the subject of the Ye Family, her tone utterly determined and brooking no argument.

Lin Wan knew some of the reasons and wisely chose not to bring up the Ye Family again. Instead, she started to discuss the main reason for her visit today.

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