A hush fell over the office; things had taken a completely unexpected turn.

Why is it their turn to transfer their shares?

It was Uncle Er who made the decision first. He took out his phone and called his lawyer while saying, "This matter should not be delayed any longer. The longer it is delayed, the greater the risk. We must get rid of the shares we have as soon as possible."

If we wait until the stock price falls, the loss will be far more than a small amount of money.

Seeing his actions, the others no longer hesitated, or rather, dared not hesitate. With the die already cast, they all got up to contact their lawyers.

*

Early that morning, at Jiang Yuanliang's apartment.

Shen Jingjing was making breakfast in the kitchen, while Jiang Yuanliang changed the sheets and duvet covers on the bed to clean ones and threw the used ones into the washing machine.

The two of them were doing different things, but a warm atmosphere spread silently and unconsciously.

Shen Jingjing was frying eggs when she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, and Jiang Yuanliang's breath wafted over her. He whispered, "Shall we go check out some hotels today? I had the wedding planning company find a few pretty good ones, but the lawn structures are all different. Go see which one you like?"

Shen Jingjing nodded and patted his large hand clasped around her waist: "The eggs are going to burn!"

Jiang Yuanliang reluctantly let go and turned to help get the plates. Just then, he heard Shen Jingjing say, "Ni Man has also sent over the final drafts of the wedding dresses. She drew several for me to choose from. Can you help me make a decision?"

After placing the eggs on the table, the two sat down. Shen Jingjing wiped her hands, took out her phone, and showed Jiang Yuanliang the wedding dress pictures that Ni Man had sent her: "They are all quite beautiful. Ni Man clearly put in a lot of effort. I feel it would be a bit of a pity to give up either of them."

Jiang Yuanliang joked, "Then let's get married a few more times? I'll let you wear them all!"

Shen Jingjing glared at him and urged, "Be serious and see which one is suitable."

Jiang Yuanliang looked down at his phone and carefully examined each item, zooming in on every detail. He was very attentive.

He's incredibly charming when he's focused. As Shen Jingjing watched him, she made him a sandwich.

"This one is nice." Jiang Yuanliang chose a simple yet elegant pure white wedding dress with a train. Judging from the structure, the fabric should be satin, and the finished product should be very elegant, which would suit Shen Jingjing very well.

Shen Jingjing smiled knowingly: "I like this one too, then I'll send it to Ni Man."

As soon as the message was sent, Jiang Yuanliang's phone rang urgently. He picked it up and saw that it was the old man's landline.

"It's Dad on the phone, I'll take it." Jiang Yuanliang said as he pressed the call button.

It turned out that the person on the other end wasn't the old man, but Uncle Feng.

Upon hearing what was said on the other end of the phone, Jiang Yuanliang's face darkened, and he asked anxiously, "Is it serious?"

Shen Jingjing quickly raised her head and cast an inquiring glance at Jiang Yuanliang.

After a moment, Jiang Yuanliang nodded: "Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Jingjing anxiously asked, "What happened to Dad?"

"He said his high blood pressure flared up early this morning. His blood pressure has always been quite unstable. I'll go back and check on him after we've finished looking at the hotels."

"Where are my older brother and sister-in-law?" Shen Jingjing asked subconsciously, because her older brother and sister-in-law did not work and had a lot of free time. In this situation, they would usually go to the old man's place first.

“They went abroad.” Jiang Yuanliang explained, “My sister-in-law likes to go to Europe and goes there every one or two months. My brother sometimes accompanies her. This time, the two of them went together. They said they wanted to go to the Arctic as well. I estimate this trip will last at least a month.”

Shen Jingjing immediately became anxious upon hearing this: "Then why are we still looking at hotels? Let's go see the old man first."

"Uncle Feng said everything is fine now."

Shen Jingjing said, "He's alright now, but he's still feeling a bit shaken. He definitely needs someone by his side right now. Dad's at this age, he's very sensitive and tends to overthink things."

"It's the same whether we look at the hotel tomorrow or not. Let's go back and see Dad first."

Seeing how much Shen Jingjing cared about the old man, Jiang Yuanliang smiled and said, "If Dad knew how much you cared about him, he would be happy."

No sooner had he said that than another call came in from the company.

"Chairman, Mr. Edison's return to China has been brought forward. He has requested that the signing be moved up to this morning. The legal department has already prepared the contract. What time will you be at the company this morning? I will reply to Mr. Edison."

Jiang Yuanliang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Two hours later."

"Okay Chairman."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yuanliang looked apologetically at Shen Jingjing and said, "The company has a very important contract to sign..."

“Then you go.” Shen Jingjing replied without hesitation: “The important matter is important. I’ll take care of Dad, don’t worry.”

Jiang Yuanliang nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

Shen Jingjing glared at him with a smile: "Telling me this?"

Shen Jingjing drove herself to "Qingyu Mountain Villa". It suddenly started raining on the way, and the view in the mountains became foggy.

Unfortunately, we had to slow down, and it took almost twice as long as usual to get there.

Uncle Feng came out to greet her with an umbrella, and before he could ask, Shen Jingjing said, "Yuanliang couldn't come because of an emergency at the company, so I came by myself. How is the old man?"

"It's all fine now. They said they didn't want to make you go through all this trouble."

"How can that be? I can't help but feel uneasy."

As they reached the doorway, Shen Jingjing straightened her clothes and changed her shoes, casually asking, "Haven't things been stable lately? Why is your blood pressure suddenly high again?"

The old man received the best treatment and medications available internationally, and his blood pressure only fluctuated occasionally, unless he experienced extreme joy or sorrow.

Most of the time, it's well under control.

As a result, Uncle Feng said in a low, evasive voice, "As usual, the old man got up to have morning tea, and then he was on his phone watching that live stream..."

"Maybe that live stream was a bit too stimulating, and he got hooked on it, which caused his blood pressure to rise."

Shen Jingjing looked at Uncle Feng in shock, her eyes full of confusion: "You went crazy from watching the live stream? What kind of live stream? Extreme sports?"

Uncle Feng shook his head awkwardly, unsure whether it was appropriate to bring up these things in front of the old man and his daughter-in-law.

But the First Madam knew...

"It's just a live stream where a bunch of young girls are dancing. My grandpa watches it often and sometimes he even sends them gifts."

Shen Jingjing: "..."

"The First Madam had already mentioned it to him, but you can't guard against those video apps. You just keep scrolling and you'll come across these kinds of live streams. It's called big data capture. They know what you like to watch and they recommend it to you. The old man said he wouldn't watch it, but when he came across it, he still watched it."

Shen Jingjing: "..."

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