Everyone looked toward the source of the sound.

"What? You don't recognize me after a few days, Xiaoming?"

Su Shiming seemed to have little expression, and called out "cousin" in a lukewarm manner.

"Sigh, you were cuter when you were little. You would see me from afar and run towards me. It really hurts."

Su Shiming can be said to have been raised by Grandpa Jing Jingyang. His daughter and son-in-law are both diplomats, and they are often traveling around the world. They have no time to take care of the child, so they have to leave the child to be raised in the Jing family's old house.

Actually, when they were young, Su Shiming had a very good relationship with Jing Yan and Jing Yucheng, but later...

"Would you like something to drink, bro?"

Su Shiming didn't want to talk too much about the past with him, so he changed the subject.

"I'm driving myself today, so I'll have a glass of lemonade."

After hearing this, Ling Yue mentally ranted and raved.

This pervert, what are you doing at the bar if you're not drinking?

Did you come here specifically to catch up with Su Shiming?

"Sister-in-law, do you have some time now? Shall we catch up?"

Oh, so you came all this way to catch up with her? What old times do they have to reminisce about? You're talking as if they're some kind of close friend.

"Alright, since you've graced us with your presence, you should at least make time, right?"

"Please, brother?"

Jing Yan smiled and casually found a two-person booth to sit down.

Ling Yue followed closely behind, carrying the lemonade that Su Shiming had prepared.

"What do you want to reminisce about, brother?"

Jing Yan leisurely picked up the glass of lemonade and took a sip. "Hmm, even the lemonade here tastes this good."

Ling Yue: ……

"Actually, there's nothing much going on. I just wanted to check if your Ghostly Human World has gone out of business yet."

The two people next to them in the booth overheard their conversation and almost choked on their drinks.

This person is truly brave.

How dare you be so arrogant in front of the boss's wife?

"I'm so sorry, but as you can see, you can still drink lemonade here, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, so your sister-in-law's abilities are truly not to be underestimated. I heard you can even bring the dead back to life!"

Ling Yue's expression was somewhat solemn.

The only people who knew about reviving Wang Yuanyuan's son were the employees of Ghostly Human World and Zhen Yangzi.

Is Jingyan really having an affair with Xuanqing Temple?

"Brother, who are you listening to? My greatest achievement in the past twenty years is this little shop. If word gets out, people will definitely advise you to see a psychiatrist."

Jing Yan suddenly burst into laughter, "Is that so?"

This startled Ling Yue.

Then Jingyan picked up the glass of lemonade and drank it all in one gulp. "Sister-in-law, I wish you a prosperous business."

"I'll visit again another day."

After saying that, he took out a hundred-yuan bill from his wallet and put it under the cup.

Ling Yue was somewhat bewildered by his antics, and watching his departing figure, she felt a little dazed.

He casually picked up the hundred-yuan bill and the empty cup, and walked to the bar opposite where Su Shiming was.

"Red Hair, what kind of trick is Jing Yan using?"

"He's tried to persuade me to shut down Ghostly Human World at least three times. Is he out of his mind?"

You are relatives, you should know each other very well.

"Ignore him, he's a complete idiot."

Ling Yue clearly sensed the stench of gossip.

"He just told me about reviving Wang Yuanyuan's son. Not many people know about this. Does he have some connection with your Xuanqing Temple?"

"What do you mean, 'our Xuanqing Temple'? Are you ever going to stop? I heard you say you've severed ties with Xuanqing Temple, so why are you saying you're 'our Xuanqing Temple' again?"

"Pah, slip of the tongue."

"You don't even know this?"

What should she know?

"Sigh, I have to talk to your husband about this. What's going on between you two? Why didn't you tell me about what's happening at home?"

"Since no one's around now, I'll have a proper chat with you. What would you like to drink?"

"A glass of lemonade?" Ling Yue mimicked Jing Yan's tone, then burst into laughter.

Su Shiming rolled his eyes. "You're such a grown man, yet you're still so childish."

Su Shiming casually made her a glass of Adonis, which had a lower alcohol content and was garnished with a lemon slice.

He pushed the wine glass in front of Ling Yue and began to speak slowly and deliberately.

"You must know that your husband's parents have passed away, right?"

Ling Yue was stunned. It seemed that no one had ever mentioned this to her before...

Su Shiming knew the answer from her expression. "You didn't know it was a front-page headline news story back then?"

"That's true, you were still playing in the mud back then, what would you know?"

After saying that, he dodged Ling Yue's sharp rap on the head.

"The car accident was caused by the driver being fatigued, and the couple died on the spot. This incident later became a source of anxiety for the Jing family, and my maternal grandfather forbade anyone to mention it again."

"The news of the death of the head of the Jing family at that time caused the stock market to plummet for several days. As a last resort, the old man came out of retirement again to stabilize the situation."

"The chairmanship fell into the hands of Jingyan's father, my maternal uncle."

As Ling Yue listened, she sipped the drink Su Shiming had mixed. When she heard this, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Isn't Jing Yucheng the one in charge of the Jing family now?"

She had heard her parents tell her about this.

"Well, I have to mention my cousin Niu Boyi! It seems he used some means, along with the old man's tacit approval, and finally managed to snatch it back from my uncle."

"Tsk tsk tsk, the waters of the wealthy are truly deep!"

Ling Yue felt a pang of sympathy for Jing Yucheng. How could he, as the person involved, have accomplished something so seemingly effortless, given just a few casual words from others? The hardships and obstacles he must have faced were unimaginable…

It turns out that he lost his parents at a very young age...

His journey must have been incredibly difficult...

"Hey, what are you doing? You're talking to someone, why are you spacing out? That's so disrespectful..."

Before Su Shiming could finish speaking, he noticed that Ling Yue was crying.

So he hurriedly and frantically searched for tissues and handed them to her.

"Are you alright? I don't think I said anything particularly touching, did I? Why are you crying?"

Ling Yue took the napkin with some embarrassment, wiped her tears, and got up to leave.

"Red Hair, thank you for telling me all this. I'll have Ningxia transfer the money for the drinks to my account."

She really wanted to see Jing Yucheng right now and give him a big hug!

Upon leaving the Ghost World, Ling Yue found that there were no taxis available, so she opened a ride-hailing app and called a car.

There were very few pedestrians on the street at this time, probably due to the cold weather.

This winter is exceptionally cold. After calling a car, Ling Yue quickly put her phone back into her bag and warmed her hands in her coat pockets.

A black sedan pulled up in front of Ling Yue shortly after. So fast?

It was too cold, so Ling Yue quickly opened the back door and got in.

The tension eased considerably. Ling Yue confirmed the location of the Jing family's old residence with the driver, then took out her phone to send a message to Jing Yucheng.

The driver in the driver's seat did not say a word from beginning to end.

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