Chapter 122 is about me having a man outside.

"Sigh~ Eh~ Sigh..."

After putting their things away, on the way from the hotel to the banquet hall, Xun Ji transformed into a melancholic boy, sighing with world-weariness from time to time, as if he had phlegm stuck in his throat.

It was nothing more than an attempt to attract Ling Yue's attention.

Ling Yue was annoyed to death.

"If you want to sigh, go bother You Mingzhi. I'm a patient, how can you have the nerve to pester me?"

"Your illness has been over for more than three months, right?" Xun Ji muttered.

Ling Yue didn't want to pay him any mind, "A-Lan, what do you think of that lawn? Let's go take some photos."

Ling Yue knew that even if she bombarded Xun Ji now, he wouldn't generate any resentment value.

So why waste her breath retorting to him?

Yes, she was just that realistic.

She couldn't even be bothered to retort to targets that couldn't create resentment value.

"No way... you're really leaving..." Xun Ji watched Ling Yue's determined departing back, feeling a bit hurt.

Not far from the lawn was a flower pavilion. The wisteria in May was in full bloom, hanging from top to bottom on the walls of the pavilion, forming a wall of wisteria.

The sunlight was excellent today; flowers, blue sky, and white clouds were a perfect match.

Ling Yue stopped in front of the flower wall and struck a pose. Just as she was about to tell Zang Lanyi to help her snap a few quick shots, she heard a voice coming from behind the wall:

"Yes, I have a man outside."

Ling Yue was shocked!

With just one opening sentence, she successfully kept the gossiping person there.

She even moved closer, wanting to hear more clearly.

"So what? Did you return to the country early to break off our engagement?"

Hearing this voice, Ling Yue's body was shocked again!

If she hadn't heard wrong, this was Kan Jiashu's voice.

So the current situation was... Kan Jiashu's fiancée had another man outside.

Wow.

A rich family drama, a real rich family drama!

Ling Yue thought to herself that eavesdropping on others was bad, but her damn legs just wouldn't move.

The woman said very calmly: "The engagement remains unchanged."

"Yu Shuo! What do you take me for?" Kan Jiashu gritted out every word, his tone full of suppressed emotion.

"A tool to help me obtain the company's shares." The woman's answer was incredibly blunt.

The other side was quiet for several seconds.

"You also know the situation in my family. My dad would rather hand the company over to an illegitimate child than to me. He relied on my mom to get ahead back then, and deep down he always felt that my Yu family made him suffer endless grievances. Now that he's developed well, my Yu family has gradually declined. Since he can't take revenge on my maternal grandparents, he takes it out on me, making me taste the feelings he had back then, and even excluding me from the position of heir.

I entered into this marriage alliance with you because, among so many candidates, you were the most reliable; at least you wouldn't covet the shares in my hands.

I admit, I was the one who approached you initially, but didn't we reach an agreement? The marriage alliance is only to consolidate family cooperation; privately, we can each play our own games.

I've never interfered with you, have I? Why are you being so angry now? Even though we are marriage partners, I must remain chaste for you? I didn't know your possessiveness was this strong before."

The woman was even a little impatient.

Kan Jiashu was so angry he laughed out loud.

He asked in a hoarse voice: "Who is that man?"

"Kan Jiashu." The woman paused, "You haven't actually fallen in love with me, have you?"

Kan Jiashu gritted his teeth and retorted: "Is that not allowed?"

The woman chuckled: "Suit yourself. Anyway, you liking me has nothing to do with me.

But I don't want to break off the engagement. In the short term, it will be very difficult for me to find another suitable marriage partner.

If you really can't stand it, I will appear in front of you less often, or we can get married early, you help me get the shares, let me gain a firm foothold in the company, and then we can live separately."

Kan Jiashu: "Then what do I gain?"

Yu Shuo: "Doesn't Uncle Kan want to invest in my family's new brand? We can make it happen right after we get married. Once the contract is signed, it won't matter whether our emotional relationship is good or not. The cooperation won't be interrupted for at least ten years, and your family's goal will have been achieved.

Also, regarding the Northwest Smart City construction project, my uncle has already got a foot in the door. If all goes as expected, once we get married, Uncle Kan and my uncle will join forces, and they will have more capital to participate in that project.

Furthermore, regarding me as a person: I have ambition and drive in my career, and I will definitely not hold you back in the future; I might even become an asset to you. In terms of daily life, I won't overly restrict you and will give you absolute freedom.

All in all, isn't this kind of mutual benefit good? Love? How much is that worth?"

"You don't love that man either?" Kan Jiashu was fixated on the emotional issue, which seemed somewhat childish compared to Yu Shuo's clarity.

Yu Shuo said word by word: "Just playing around to relieve boredom, I won't get pregnant. You know I hate illegitimate children the most. I will only have children with my husband.

I advise you not to have any either, otherwise things will get very ugly. I am not like my mother. If I find out you have offspring outside, I wouldn't mind sending your family of three to be reunited in the afterlife."

"So why did you come back early this time?" Hearing Kan Jiashu's softened tone, it seemed he had already been persuaded.

It was as if the woman threatened to kill him, and he didn't even care.

Yu Shuo said: "That woman gave birth to another son. My dad was so happy that he actually agreed to let that woman bring a bunch of random people into the company.

If I don't come back to handle it, I'm afraid the shares will depreciate."

"I understand." Kan Jiashu had already calmed down.

Yu Shuo said: "Is there anything else you want to ask? Ask it all at once."

"...Hide that man well." Kan Jiashu's tone was stiff.

Yu Shuo said casually: "Give it another week. I'm about to lose interest in him."

Kan Jiashu's face was as dark as ink.

"So why, am I even less attractive than him?"

She would rather have a three-minute passion than look at him?

Yu Shuo raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Your attraction to me is naturally the greatest, after all, you can help me obtain my dad's company shares.

We are going to be tied together anyway, why rush for a moment?

I suggest you also date more, so you won't regret it after marriage."

"..." Kan Jiashu smiled self-deprecatingly.

What exactly was he expecting?

There was no sound from the other side of the wall for a long time.

Fearing discovery, Ling Yue carefully moved her steps, trying to find cover.

"Move over." Ling Yue poked Xun Ji's back.

Yes, this guy had also followed. Just now, seeing Ling Yue clinging to the wall to eavesdrop, he had also quietly crept over to listen. He must have been shocked by the content of the conversation, as he hadn't reacted for a long while.

Seeing him not moving, Ling Yue wanted to pass him to leave first. Who would have expected that as soon as she showed her face, she saw Kan Jiashu standing at the corner with a dark face, staring straight at Xun Ji at that moment.

Eavesdropping on gossip and getting caught red-handed by the parties involved.

Heaven knows how awkward it was.

When Kan Jiashu first saw Ling Yue walk out, his cold gaze shifted from Xun Ji's face to Ling Yue's face.

Ling Yue pulled out a pure and innocent smile, rubbed her chin, then looked at the guilty-looking Xun Ji, and immediately had an idea, pointing at him and saying: "It was Xun Ji who dragged me over to eavesdrop."

Xun Ji looked up abruptly, staring at Ling Yue in disbelief.

Ling Yue clicked her tongue, "Look at you, why are you so gossipy!"

"Me?" Xun Ji couldn't care about the guilt of eavesdropping and was just about to strongly refute it when he was interrupted by a female voice, "Alright, little brother and sister, you must keep what sister said here today a secret, okay? Be good!"

Ling Yue was attracted by the woman's voice.

Yu Shuo, a classic cold and aloof beauty, her makeup was very light, yet she gave people a strong sense of aggression.

Especially the last word "good", which sounded soft, but was actually full of threats.

If they didn't listen, how would sister punish them?

It felt like she might poison their throats with a cup of poisoned wine. After all, she had just said that if she found out Kan Jiashu had offspring outside, she would kill them directly; at worst, they would die together.

Xun Ji's face turned pale, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "Sister Shuo, we didn't hear anything just now, we didn't hear anything."

"Very good." Yu Shuo's gaze passed over Xun Ji and landed on Ling Yue.

Carrying a strong sense of oppression.

Ling Yue wasn't afraid of her, but after all, it was she who eavesdropped first, so she felt a little guilty, "I heard it, but I won't tell."

Yu Shuo was satisfied.

She glanced at Kan Jiashu one last time, as if saying, "Your friends, you solve it yourself."

Then she stepped on her high heels, head held high, and walked away.

The atmosphere in the flower pavilion dropped to freezing point.

In Kan Jiashu's eyes, the three people in front of him were like this:

Xun Ji had an expression of sympathy for seeing his brother being cuckolded.

Ling Yue had an expression of excitement from eavesdropping on gossip.

The female bodyguard beside Ling Yue was bowing her head, but her eyes were clearly darting around.

"I still have things to do, I'll leave first, you two brothers have a good chat." Ling Yue slipped away quickly.

Xun Ji was anxious and angry, "Ling Yue, you!"

Leaving him alone, how was he supposed to face his good brother who had suffered a heartbreak?

Xun Ji coughed lightly and stepped forward, having organized his words for a long time, "Ac-actually, brother, I have also had the experience of being dumped."

Kan Jiashu coldly slapped away the hand that was trying to comfort him, "Didn't you hear what she said? Her liking for that man isn't worth much, and I am the harbor where she will eventually stay.

Not liking me, yet choosing me—this kind of relationship is even more unbreakable than liking."

"..." Xun Ji was stunned.

Could those words be interpreted that way?

Why hadn't he noticed before that his good brother had a masochistic tendency?

"Suit yourself." It was just as well he didn't need comfort; Xun Ji hurried off to chase after Ling Yue.