Before Wang Shun was discharged from the hospital, the Li family collapsed.

Without any warning, almost overnight, all members of the Li family were taken away for investigation.

Li's mother took Li Zhimao abroad overnight, but they were stopped at customs and there was no news of them afterwards.

Wang Shun didn't react much after hearing this. It was not the first day that he knew that Xie Heng was a ruthless person.

Perhaps he should be thankful that he knew Zhou Yanning had no romantic feelings for him and would never choose a family like his, so he never dared to have any improper thoughts about her and just watched her from afar.

Otherwise, Xie Heng's methods would definitely be used on him.

Later, Xie Heng graduated from university and returned to City A. This young head of the Xie family was intelligent, decisive, and had rich business experience. He quickly made everyone recognize his value and became a hot new star in City A's upper class.

In the same year, Zhou Yanning started going on blind dates.

The wives of each family vied with each other to recommend their sons. Mrs. Zhou welcomed and sent off guests every day and became the most popular person in the wives' circle for a time.

However, soon after, Zhou Yanning confirmed her relationship with Xie Heng before she had even met several blind date candidates.

Zhou Yanning’s original words, as circulated in the circle, were: “He’s good-looking.”

Indeed, when it comes to appearance, Xie Heng is impeccable. Standing next to Zhou Yanning, who wouldn't say they are a perfect match? Moreover, his abilities are obvious to all. Which son of the wealthy families in City A can compare to him?

For a time, all the young men in City A suffered heartbreak, but they had to submit to their powerful opponents. During that period, the number of luxury cars racing along the Lanjiang River increased significantly. The drunken rich second-generations clung to the railings and howled, which became a famous landscape for a time.

Wang Shun once asked Xie Heng, "You and my sister Yan Ning... have you been together for a long time? Or did you have a relationship before?"

As the only eyewitness to the Edinburgh incident and the victim who had been warned by Xie Heng overtly and covertly to stay away from Zhou Yanning over the years, he scoffed at the outside world's claims that the two fell in love at a blind date.

Who knew Xie Heng would say, "No."

Zhou Yanning had an unusually rational outlook from a young age. She knew from a young age that she would be engaged in an arranged marriage, and she accepted it well. She studied calligraphy, painting, dancing, and even playing musical instruments. While other young girls would complain or cry about the workload, Zhou Yanning, always maintaining a calm demeanor unbecoming of her age, practiced wordlessly.

Chen Anran never worried much about her daughter. Zhou Yanning seemed to have a very clear plan for her life since she was a child. She would even take the initiative to tell Chen Anran, "My physical fitness is too poor. Mom, please help me hire a coach."

"I'm not used to this dance teacher's teaching style. Let's add two classes on Saturday. If it really doesn't work for me, I'll change to another one as soon as possible."

She would even remind Chen Anran: "The mother of one of my classmates passed away. Mom, please don't come to school to see me recently."

Wives often ask Chen Anran how she raises her daughter. While secretly proud of herself, Chen Anran honestly says, "Yan Ning has always been sensible since she was young. I really haven't put much thought into it."

In the eyes of others, this is as Versailles as it can be.

During the winter vacation when Zhou Yanning was sixteen, she was invited to visit her cousin in Edinburgh. At that time, she had just learned archery and did not want to fall behind in her studies, so she often went to an archery hall in the city to practice. It was there that she met Xie Heng.

She is beautiful and attracts attention wherever she goes. She often stays in the archery hall for a whole day, raising her arms, lowering her shoulders, and exerting strength. She looks focused and aims at the center of the bull's eye over and over again. People who pay attention to her gradually stop paying attention to her appearance, but instead, it is the tenacity in her that makes people unable to take their eyes off her.

Xie Heng came in one evening. There was a string of shell wind chimes at the door of the archery hall, which would make a sound when the door was opened. Along with the crisp sound of the wind chimes, the bearded boss's heroic voice rang out: "Xie, you're here!"

The two were obviously old friends and hadn't seen each other for a long time. The boss put his arm around Xie Heng's shoulder and reminisced with him enthusiastically.

He suddenly pointed at Zhou Yanning's back not far away and said to Xie Heng, "Did you see that girl?"

As if afraid Zhou Yanning might hear, he quickly switched to Italian: "A beautiful oriental girl, but her beauty pales in comparison to her fun."

Xie Heng glanced casually in Zhou Yanning's direction and asked, "What do you mean?"

The boss got excited. "Hey! Guess how long this little beauty practices here every day? Even professional athletes aren't as dedicated as her! I heard she just started archery, and it hasn't been long, but every shot she makes is already within the eight ring."

"What terrifying perseverance and learning ability! I often think of you when I look at her. You are both equally terrifying people."

Xie Heng looked at Zhou Yanning. She had just put an arrow on the bow, pulled the bow, and let go. The arrow flew out steadily and hit the bull's eye.

She lowered her bow and turned to look at them. Her beautiful face was fully exposed in her neatly tied high ponytail. Her eyes were clear and sharp. She said to them in fluent Italian, "It's not gentlemanly to stand behind someone and try to judge them in a language they can't understand."

After saying that, she started walking towards the door.

Xie Heng walked over quickly. "I'm sorry, my friend just wanted to express his admiration for you." He followed Zhou Yanning two or three steps to her left and back. Seeing that she didn't respond, he added, "I apologize, ma'am."

Zhou Yanning stopped in front of the door, turned around and stared at him for a few seconds. She was truly the boldest girl he had ever met. Even in the open United States, it was rare for people of the opposite sex to look at each other so blatantly when they met for the first time. She even stared straight into his eyes, but she was very calm, as if it was supposed to be so.

She raised her hand and plucked the wind chime between them, and her sparkling eyes turned to look at him again: "Okay, then you can treat me to a meal."

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