"I won’t tell you, haha."
Immediately, Leng Lingxiao, with a smile in his eyes, took Tang Xiaowan to play hide and seek, still pinching his nose pretending to be the mother, while Tang Xiaowan played the child.
This was Tang Xiaowan’s favorite game.
She had never seen her own mother, and had lived with her grandmother since she could remember, so she especially envied other kids who could call for their mothers. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
"Mommy, mommy, come find Tangtang? Tangtang is already hidden, mommy, mommy?"
"Mommy’s coming, haha."
It was from that day on that Jiang Kexin began to view the ten-year-old Tang Xiaowan as a rival in love.
After meeting Madam Leng, she didn’t mention that she had slapped Zhao Renjie four times, instead, she poured out a bellyful of grievances.
"Aunt Leng, you have no idea, after you left, I haven’t seen Brother Ling Xiao at all."
"Didn’t he go inside?"
"The servants said, it seems Brother Ling Xiao is... entangled with a girl."
These words were fabricated by Jiang Kexin herself.
She mistakenly thought that Zhao Renjie wouldn’t let her in because Leng Lingxiao had a girlfriend overseas and that she was currently hiding in that new villa.
"Oh, it must be Xiao Wan."
"Xiao Wan? Is that the orphan that Brother Ling Xiao often visits in Qingcheng?"
"Xiao Wan is not an orphan; she still has her grandmother."
"Aunt Leng, do you think she could be cursed? To be so young and without parents, although, I’ve only seen such stories on TV."
"Xiao Wan has parents, they’re just separated."
After hearing Madam Leng’s words, Jiang Kexin felt even more angry.
She was a rich heiress from Huang City, yet she was treated worse than a wild girl from the streets. Tang Xiaowan was clearly an orphan, but Madam Leng insisted on defending her. Leng Lingxiao was even worse, preferring to play with the street girl rather than meet with her.
That street girl is a child at ten, am I not one anymore? It’s too much, and I’m only fifteen?
Jiang Kexin secretly vowed in her heart that she too would go study abroad in country Y, to make Leng Lingxiao fall in love with her, and then marry into the Leng Family with glory.
Now, ten years have passed in a flash, and Leng Lingxiao still didn’t want to spare Jiang Kexin a glance.
If he doesn’t love you, no matter how you change, he won’t love you!
The doorbell was pressed repeatedly, and the security guard couldn’t bear it anymore and had to open the side door.
"Miss Jiang, you should just go back early; don’t keep waiting here. Maybe President Leng won’t come back today, or perhaps he’s back in Huang City."
Jiang Kexin raised an eyebrow and said, "He’s in there, he hasn’t gone out at all."
"Alright then, suit yourself."
With that, the security guard closed the side door again with a snap.
In fact, just now, for a moment, Jiang Kexin had thought about barging in, but ultimately, she didn’t dare do it. She was afraid of angering Leng Lingxiao.
Right then, her phone rang.
She was so excited, thinking it was Leng Lingxiao, but it turned out to be her father, Jiang Yongheng.
"What? The people from the Tax Bureau went there?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Your brother went to receive them; I had just finished a meeting, some major shareholders are clamoring to withdraw their capital."
"Dad, it’s alright, there won’t be a problem."
Jiang Yongheng sighed deeply, "It’s over, it’s all over. Even if they don’t find anything, the shareholders will..."
"Dad, don’t panic, I heard early this morning that Shen Yiming has returned. We are somewhat acquainted, and I will call him immediately. He will surely be able to persuade Uncle Shen, and... there won’t be a problem."
"No need, after you’ve offended his elder brother, how could he possibly help us."
"No, he will, Shen Yiming is very righteous!"
Jiang Kexin was just about to search her contacts when she saw a black helicopter fly over her head.
A bad premonition arose within her.
"Shen Yiming? It can’t be Shen Yiming, can it?"
She immediately dialed Shen Yiming’s number, but the icy voice on the other end of the phone said, "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unreachable."
"It really is him, it must be him!"
Jiang Kexin was anxious; she knew that it meant Shen Yiming would not help the Jiang Family.
At that moment, she was filled with regret!
Why did she have to compete with her brother just for the sake of rivalry? If it hadn’t been for that, she wouldn’t have fought with the Shen Family over projects, wouldn’t have offended Shen Yiming’s brother, perhaps there wouldn’t be a broken capital chain, and she wouldn’t have come to Chicheng to be humiliated.
Suddenly, Jiang Kexin remembered her father’s words about the Tax Bureau and the shareholders.
She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. After all, crying wouldn’t solve any problems; it was better to go back to Huang City first.
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Meanwhile, Leng Lingxiao and Shen Yiming strolled out onto the fourth-floor terrace.