After the divorce, I became a rich girl

An Ling's fingertips holding the phone tightened slightly. She was a smart person and instantly understood the deep meaning of Li Jiawei's words.

However, as An Ling herself said, she returned to "Meishang" only because of Li Jiawei. If Li Jiawei had not given her a lot of help in those two years, her mental and physical recovery would not have been possible so quickly.

In fact, before she returned to China, she had received olive branches from top international fashion magazines. The generous positions and salary packages were extremely tempting, but she still refused and accepted Li Jiawei's invitation.

Therefore, for An Ling, the stage for realizing her dreams is never limited to one place. With her accumulated strength and experience, she has the confidence to achieve something no matter where she goes.

Thinking of this, her tone became more determined: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will go wherever you point me from now on."

Li Jiawei hung up the call with An Ling and did not call Wu Ziqi.

This is not because she does not value Wu Ziqi, but quite the opposite. It is precisely because she and Wu Ziqi have been classmates for four years that she knows Wu Ziqi well enough to make such a decision.

The ability Wu Ziqi has demonstrated at work is "maintaining the status quo". He is good at stabilizing the existing situation, but is not suitable for "expanding territory".

Li Jiawei founded a brand new magazine, and everything is unknown. An Ling is ambitious and capable, and is undoubtedly the best leader.

Therefore, in the new company, Wu Ziqi will most likely only be able to serve as An Ling's deputy and assist An Ling in carrying out his work.

In the past two years, Wu Ziqi has become accustomed to the role of "editor-in-chief", so Li Jiawei was unsure whether Wu Ziqi could calmly accept such a role change.

Moreover, everything is still in the fog and the future is full of variables.

She also didn't want to add pressure to Wu Ziqi when the situation was unclear.

When the moment comes for her to completely withdraw from "Meishang", she hopes that Wu Ziqi can freely decide whether to stay or leave based on her own wishes.

A week later, Li Jiawei looked at the word "Mom" on the caller ID, sighed softly, and then answered the call.

On the other end of the phone, Jing Qiu's voice was very cold. Without much words, he said directly: "The money is ready, come over and sign the contract." After saying this, he hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Li Jiawei pulled the corners of her mouth helplessly, revealing a bitter smile.

Since they were so anxious to get "Meishang" back, Li Jiawei did not delay. She immediately called her lawyer. After the lawyer arrived, the two went to the Li family villa together.

When Li Jiawei arrived, except for her father Li Ronghua, only her mother Jing Qiu, elder brother Li Yan and elder sister-in-law Zhong Xinlan were already waiting for her.

Li Jiawei glanced at the three of them and a knowing smile appeared on the corner of her lips. In the face of the balance of interests, human nature and family affection were so fragile that they could not withstand any measure at all.

Li Jiawei sat opposite the three of them, and the lawyers on both sides were proofreading the contract.

She glanced at the familiar yet unfamiliar face opposite her, and an indescribable feeling of fatigue welled up in her heart. From returning to the Li family to the current situation of near "breakup", in just a few years, the blood relationship that once existed has come to such a tense situation, which is really sad.

Li Jiawei exhaled lightly, her face calm. In fact, if she thought about it carefully, she had nothing to complain about after all the things that had happened today.

Over the years, she has gained money, status, and a happy family. These were things she had never dared to dream of before, but now they have all come true. This was all brought to her by the Li family.

In the huge living room, the only sounds were the rustling of files and the lawyers' discussions in hushed voices.

Li Jiawei, Jing Qiu, Li Yan, and Zhong Xinlan were silent throughout the whole process. The air was filled with a depressing and cold atmosphere, as if even breathing became heavy.

Li Jiawei put her arm on the armrest of the sofa, supported her forehead with one hand, and closed her eyes to rest. Now, she truly understood what "out of sight, out of mind" meant.

Until the lawyer leaned over and whispered in her ear: "Mr. Li, the contract has been checked and there is no problem."

Li Jiawei slowly opened her eyes and her gaze fell on the contract spread out on the coffee table. She tapped the paper with her fingertips, then picked up the pen and signed her name without any hesitation.

Just as they were about to sign, their mother Jing Qiu suddenly said, "Jiawei, as long as you admit your mistake now, you don't have to sign this contract, and Meishang is still yours.

I know how important "Meishang" is to you. Your Universal Pictures is now deeply tied to "Meishang". If you withdraw from "Meishang" now, your Universal Pictures will definitely be affected."

Li Jiawei heard her mother Jing Qiu say this, raised her eyes and looked directly into her eyes, with a mocking smile on her lips: "You know how important "Meishang" is to me, but you still force me like this, you just want to control me.

But I am a person with my own opinions. In the future, I will never do whatever you say.

Therefore, as long as "Meishang" is still in my hands, you will have the capital to control me, and there will be many conflicts between us.

And as the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one, so now I am giving up "Meishang". Although there will be some bad feedback, fortunately the two companies are not too closely related, so I can still afford this loss.

Also, I think I have behaved properly and have done nothing wrong, so why should I admit my mistakes?

Besides, rather than being restricted by your control in the future and not even having the right to make my own decisions, it would be better to end it now, take the money I deserve, and leave. This is also a good choice."

After saying this, Li Jiawei conveniently signed her name on the contract.

Then, she put down her pen, pushed one of the contracts in front of Li Yan, and stood up, her eyes calm and resolute, and said the first and last sentence she said to her eldest brother Li Yan after coming to this villa: "Brother, please transfer the money to my account as agreed."

Then, she straightened her back and walked out of the living room with her lawyer without looking back. The sound of her high heels hitting the ground gradually faded away until the black car carrying her disappeared from the sight of the Li family villa.

Watching Li Jiawei leave, Jing Qiu's hands trembled slightly with anger. She turned to look at Li Yan and Zhong Xinlan, her voice full of anger and confusion: "What's her attitude? Is she still blaming me?"

Li Yan quickly stepped forward to support his mother and gently consoled her, "Mom, don't be angry with her. She didn't grow up with you and Dad, and she's not close to me as her eldest brother. I'm afraid she doesn't have much affection for you and Dad, so there's no need to be angry with her."