Marriage of convenience blossoms into love; the husband turns out to be a billionaire CEO.

Ji Lingfeng twitched the corners of his mouth, unsure of what to say.

This woman actually thought that everything he did was just to save face in front of his grandfather.

She seemed not only unconcerned that he had no house and no job, but even played the role of an understanding and kind woman.

Is it because of good character, or because of deep scheming?

Ji Lingfeng was confused again.

Ye Cheng had no idea what the man was thinking. She strolled to the balcony and stretched in the lazy afternoon sun.

"Living here sometimes feels like a dream. Even though it's rented, I'm very content."

Ji Lingfeng glanced at her out of the corner of his eye but didn't say anything.

Ye Cheng blinked and said half-jokingly:

"I hope your friend gets married a little later, so we can stay longer at the friend's price. If your friend knew, he'd definitely scold me, haha!"

Ji Lingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but then he swallowed the words back.

Ye Cheng leaned against the balcony and continued:

“My family favors boys over girls, and the rented apartment is really small. As far back as I can remember, I’ve been sleeping on the sofa at home. When my classmates found out, they all called me Sofa Girl!”

At this point, Ye Cheng covered her mouth and giggled.

"Until one year my dad had an accident at the factory, the family used his accident compensation to buy a second-hand house in the suburbs of the western district. After sleeping on a sofa for more than ten years, we suddenly had our own bed. Isn't that both joyful and sad?"

Ye Cheng spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if she were telling someone else's story.

Ji Lingfeng unknowingly stood next to her on the balcony.

In the sunlight, his clear gaze softened slightly.

He stood quietly, continuing to listen to the woman's story.

It wasn't because I was interested in her, it was purely out of curiosity.

The wife that his grandfather relentlessly forced him to marry certainly made him more and more curious.

Ye Cheng continued:

"Now that the house has become my younger brother's wedding room, I, the daughter who can't get married, have to vacate a room."

Actually, when I was in college, I set myself a small goal: to save money to buy a small apartment in Wanxi Apartment in Xicheng District.

Unfortunately, over the years, wages have never been able to keep up with housing prices.

At this point, she sniffed, then smiled and looked up at Ji Lingfeng.

"So let's keep working hard, save up for the down payment, and strive to buy our own house as soon as possible."

The woman's clear, slightly moist eyes sparkled in the sunlight, and her face was radiant with a bright smile, with two small dimples appearing and disappearing at the corners of her mouth.

Ji Lingfeng looked down at her, his pupils unconsciously narrowing.

For a fleeting moment, he suddenly realized that the woman in front of him was somewhat attractive to him.

However, he is Ji Lingfeng!

With his icy composure, he steadied himself, quickly looked away, a barely perceptible hint of disarray flashing across his eyes.

He wouldn't fall for a woman so easily.

Ji Lingfeng pressed his temples, walked to the table, picked up the velvet gift box on the table, and handed it to Ye Cheng without a word.

In any case, the task assigned by the old man must be completed.

Ye Cheng looked down at the velvet gift box in Ji Lingfeng's hand and asked in surprise:

"What is this? Is it for me?"

Ji Lingfeng nodded, his face cold and expressionless.

He was naturally unwilling. If it weren't for his grandfather's belief that she was the unshakeable granddaughter-in-law of the Ji family, he would never have handed over the family heirloom symbolizing the mistress of the Ji family to this woman he had only known for three days.

"A gift for you."

The man's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.

Ye Cheng accepted the gift box and said happily, "Thank you, is this a gift from you?"

Ji Lingfeng nodded subconsciously at first, then shook his head vigorously the next second.

"No, it's not me!"

After denying it, he coughed lightly and shifted his gaze elsewhere, somewhat displeased: "Grandpa asked me to send it."

He hadn't intended to give her a gift; he didn't want her to misunderstand.

"Grandpa is so good to me."

Ye Cheng accepted it with a smile.

Upon opening the gift box, I found a pink gemstone necklace that sparkled beautifully in the sunlight.

"ah!"

Ye Cheng exclaimed, "I rarely wear jewelry and don't know much about it, but this is really beautiful. It must be expensive!"

Ji Lingfeng responded casually, "It's not expensive."

Ye Cheng held the necklace up to the mirror and said with an undeniable air:

"This necklace must cost seven or eight hundred! If Grandpa knew you were laid off, he definitely wouldn't let you buy such an expensive gift."

Ji Lingfeng: "..."

Ye Cheng continued gesturing while muttering, "I see on Taobao, even the more refined ones cost several hundred yuan. Tsk tsk, a bit pricey!"

Ji Lingfeng rubbed his forehead, speechless.

Sister, what's wrong with your eyes?

It's worth 800 million, not 800!

Ye Cheng happily put the necklace away and placed the box on the shelf next to the dressing table.

"I'm going to soak some shiitake mushrooms to make chicken soup for dinner."

Ye Cheng said as she walked out.

Ji Lingfeng stared blankly from the side.

This is the "Eternal Glory Star," worth 800 million, and there's only one of its kind in the world. Right now, it's lying on a simple shelf.

Although it wasn't very expensive for the Ji family, it was enough to buy at least a few luxury homes in Shenzhen.

More importantly, it is also a family heirloom of the Ji family, which needs to be passed down from generation to generation!

Ji Lingfeng finally couldn't help but call out to the woman, pointing to the shelf and asking, "You... put it there?"

Ye Cheng stopped and blinked, puzzled. "Um, what's wrong?"

She suddenly slapped her forehead, remembering that the security guard had mentioned the recent surge in thieves in the neighborhood when she first moved in.

If you're not careful, this necklace worth several hundred yuan could easily be stolen by a thief.

Besides, it was a gift from my grandfather, so it was very meaningful and we really couldn't be careless about it.

Ye Cheng then put the necklace into her suitcase with a combination lock.

After putting it away, she walked to the door and then remembered something, paused, and turned back to look at Ji Lingfeng.

"By the way, if I may ask, is your car... yours or...?"

"The car is mine."

Ji Lingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression somewhat unnatural.

"Oh."

Ye Cheng nodded thoughtfully, opened the door, and went out.

Upon entering the study, Ji Lingfeng rubbed his temples, intending to call Jin Dayu and instruct him to purchase a safe and deliver it to Jingtai Garden.

The security in this neighborhood is really not reassuring.

But I quickly dismissed the idea.

Locking a necklace that a woman values ​​at 800 yuan in a safe is making a mountain out of a molehill.

Ji Lingfeng sat down at his desk again and opened his laptop to look at company documents.

After watching for a while, he inexplicably typed "Wanxi Apartment" into the search bar.

On the pop-up page, I browsed the introduction, location and price information of Wanxi Apartments.

After reading a few lines, Ji Lingfeng's heart tightened.

He muttered to himself, "Why did I search for Wanxi Apartment?"

He's usually very dedicated and focused when he works, but today he seemed a bit out of sorts.

Ji Lingfeng quickly closed the page, pinched his brow, and felt inexplicably irritated.