"My son-in-law is here. Quick, sit down!" Father Jiang hurriedly poured a glass of water for Gu Siheng.
Pei Shangze looked at his hand hanging in mid-air. The man who used to affectionately call him son-in-law while he ignored him was now flattering another man as his son-in-law. A bitter taste welled up in his heart.
Jiang Shang took a sip of the tea and glanced at Pei Shangze. Father Jiang, who was good at reading people's expressions, immediately understood and ordered someone to escort Pei Shangze out of the office.
"Shangshang, did you come to see me with Siheng for something?"
Jiang Shang was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush. "Jiang Jiaojiao and her mother said that you hoped I could help Jiang Jiaojiao marry into the Gu family. Is it true?"
Hearing this, a look of surprise and confusion flashed across Father Jiang's face. Jiang Shang immediately realized that it must be the idea of the Jiang mother and daughter.
But Father Jiang's next words exceeded Jiang Shang's expectations.
"Although this request might be a bit difficult for you, Shangshang, if it can be done, our family will have another great happy event."
Father Jiang briefly thought about the benefits of this matter and suddenly felt that it was highly feasible.
If his two precious daughters both married into the Gu family, from then on, he would be able to walk with arrogance in the circle of the wealthy. Who would dare to offend him?
Gu Siheng listened silently. He saw the light in Jiang Shang's eyes dim significantly, and she even lowered her head and let out a bitter smile.
His eyebrows involuntarily furrowed along with hers.
Jiang Shang pinched her fingers. The last bit of hope she had for the Jiang family was completely shattered.
Her eyes turned cold, and her heart grew colder and harder.
"Dad, Jiang Jiaojiao and her mother did work hard to plan my engagement banquet. But I can't bring this up to the head of the Gu family. I'm definitely not going to help her."
Jiang Shang refused without mercy. Just as Father Jiang was about to get angry, she handed him a project proposal for a villa construction in the city center.
"This is a token of the Gu family's and my gratitude. In the future, the Gu family will have many more cooperation projects with the Jiang family."
Father Jiang's eyes immediately lit up. Gu Siheng seized the opportunity and presented a box of spiritual jade, not mentioning that he was the one who bought it.
"This box of spiritual jade is also for you, father-in-law. Shangshang spent several days consecrating it just for you."
Father Jiang stroked the contract paper as if he could smell the scent of money.
He thought it over carefully. Both daughters were equally dear to him. Which one married into the Gu family didn't really matter.
Jiang Shang's marriage to the Gu family was already a certainty, and she was so favored by the head of the Gu family. In contrast, whether Jiang Jiaojiao could marry into the Gu family was still uncertain, so it wasn't that important.
Father Jiang smiled brightly and held Gu Siheng's hand. "I'm looking forward to our future cooperation, son-in-law."
Seeing Father Jiang being swayed, Jiang Shang stared at the contract in his hand. She calculated the profits the Jiang family would gain from this project and couldn't help but sneer.
If nothing unexpected happened, this would be the first and last cooperation project between the Gu family and the Jiang family.
After confirming the process of the engagement banquet with Father Jiang, he insisted that Jiang Shang stay in the company for a while longer. It happened to be almost time for Jiang Shang's live broadcast, so she decided to stay.
When she walked out of Father Jiang's office, she saw that showy figure still there. Jiang Shang fell silent immediately.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
Pei Shangze followed her around like a puppy, trying to get close to her.
"Shangshang, I said that my time today belongs to you."
Jiang Shang ignored him and went straight to an empty office. Then she started the live broadcast.
The traffic in the live broadcast room was as high as ever. From the moment the live broadcast started, Pei Shangze and Gu Siheng, two 1.8-meter-tall men, stood beside her like two guardians.
Jiang Shang stretched her neck to look for a glass of water. Before Gu Siheng could react, Pei Shangze had already brought a glass of water over.
Jiang Shang was looking for talisman papers everywhere. In the blink of an eye, Pei Shangze had scurried over with them.
Jiang Shang was calculating the order volume while operating on the backend and interacting with her fans.
"Guys, the freshly made cinnabar bracelets and consecrated jade bracelets from last week are ready to be snapped up. Hurry up and grab them!"
Pei Shangze was even more excited than her. "Three, two, one, go live!"
"..."
Gu Siheng was standing beside them with a cup of coffee in his hand. Seeing this guy steal his thunder, his face darkened.
Jiang Shang finally couldn't stand it anymore and asked him, "What on earth do you want?"
Pei Shangze hugged his showy roses and blinked innocently. "What's wrong, Shangshang? Don't you like it?"
As he said this, he took two steps forward and came into the camera's view.
When the fans in the live broadcast room saw his figure, they immediately went crazy like boiling water.
[Holy moly! Isn't this the playboy Pei Shangze? Why is he acting as Shangshang's little assistant?]
[I remember Gu Siheng was also there just now. So is this... a scene of two young masters from wealthy families vying for a wife??]
[Jiang Shang is going to get engaged next week, right? Why is she still entangled with her ex-boyfriend at this time?]
[Wow, she's blatantly dating two guys at the same time.]
As soon as Pei Shangze appeared, the comments in the bullet chat area turned dirty.
Fame brings trouble. The anti-fans started to attack without considering the reasons. Seeing that the public opinion was going in the wrong direction, Jiang Shang's anger towards Pei Shangze finally burst out. She simply turned off the live broadcast.
"Pei Shangze, if you have something to say, just say it. What on earth do you want?"
Being shouted at by her, the pent-up anger in Pei Shangze's heart grew stronger. He endured it and said his real purpose.
"Shangshang, what's your decision about the matter of expanding the shares in my company?"
Realizing that he came for this, Jiang Shang's anger flared up even more.
"Pei Shangze, if I remember correctly, I founded this company with you. As an original shareholder, I invested the most money but got the least shares. Do you think I'll do such a losing deal a second time?"
Jiang Shang didn't know until she checked. She realized that the original owner was truly worthy of being called the most lovesick person in Yuncheng. Pei Shangze showed his calculating true colors as soon as they started dating, but the original owner was so eager for love that she firmly believed he was the one.
Being exposed like this, Pei Shangze felt a bit embarrassed. "Shangshang, your words sound a bit harsh, don't they?"
Jiang Shang simply refused and blocked all his follow-up words. "I won't invest. You don't need to waste your breath anymore."
All his efforts were in vain, and he was severely humiliated. Pei Shangze completely lost his temper.
"Jiang Shang, what about our five-year relationship?"
"Are you so eager to marry Gu Siheng? I never realized before that you were so desperate to get married. Do you think Gu Siheng will definitely be a good husband? Do you even know a third of his background?"
Unable to win her back, Pei Shangze started to slander Gu Siheng.
Looking at his angry face, Jiang Shang slowly shook her head. Her bright eyes were filled with determination.
"Pei Shangze, among the thousands of kinds of love in this world, there's no such thing as a second chance for love."
Jiang Shang believed in the cycle of life and death, but she didn't believe that love could start over.
If love could start over, what would the dead original owner be?
She couldn't and didn't want to start over on behalf of the original owner.
Gu Siheng came back with a cup of tea and happened to hear these words when he reached the office door.