A whirlwind marriage leads to doting affection; the husband pampers her every night.

Only after confirming her relationship with the older man did Shen Nian understand what Mo Ze meant when he said, "What others have, we should also aspire to have."

Besides delivering breakfast every morning, they also gave us a surprise almost every day, either flowers or gifts. In just one week, the dormitory was filled with fresh flowers, which smelled wonderful.

There were also various small gifts, not the kind that were very expensive, but each one was very thoughtful, leaving Shen Nian with no excuse to refuse.

Speaking of which, this is Shen Nian's first time in a relationship, and she really feels like a pampered little princess.

The other three in the dorm also enjoyed a life of luxury.

The breakfast portions were generous every day, enough for all four of them to eat together.

On the first night after confirming their relationship, Mo Ze, as Shen Nian's family member, treated the other three to a formal dinner.

They've definitely won him over.

Lin Ling took the lead and stated that she would report all of Shen Nian's actions at school to Mo Ze immediately.

Moze actually agreed, smiling as he replied, "Okay, thank you all for your hard work."

In short, the meal was very pleasant and harmonious.

Later, Lin Ling and the others said, "After all, it's a high-end restaurant where the average cost per person is over a thousand. We're beholden to those who pay for our food, so please don't blame us."

Shen Nian, "Hehehe..."

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This week, Shen Guoqiang spent every day in anxiety. There was no news from JK Group. He tried to contact them several times, but was always turned away; he couldn't even see a single person from their project department. He was notified that the share transfer was successful, but he was extremely anxious. He sold some assets to raise some funds for working capital, but he knew this wasn't a long-term solution. In addition, news kept breaking that Shen's Group had also participated in the development and investment of that piece of land in the west of the city, causing Shen's Group's stock price to continue to fall, and its market value evaporated by half in just one week.

With company matters unresolved, he was naturally in a bad mood, and his attitude towards Lu Jiao and Shen Ximan deteriorated significantly after returning home.

Lu Jiao had been preoccupied all week. That day, she went to find Chen Tao in person, but he wasn't there. She inquired around and learned that he hadn't been seen for over ten days. Lu Jiao immediately felt something was wrong and had a bad feeling.

After rushing back to Jiangcheng, I still couldn't get in touch with Chen Tao.

She even wondered if the person had died somewhere!

If she were dead, that would be the end of it all. But if something happened and she got arrested by the police, she was worried she would be implicated.

Shen Guoqiang and Lu Jiao each went their own way, while Shen Ximan was in a bad mood at home, so she got angry and moved into Chu Yunyi's apartment instead of returning to the villa.

That evening, Chu Yunyi was working overtime at the company.

Shen Ximan arrived in the afternoon without greeting Chu Yunyi. She ordered takeout for herself in the apartment, ate it, and then lay on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

Chu Yunyi returned at 10 p.m. He paused for a few seconds when he saw Shen Ximan at the door.

They had originally agreed not to live together until their wedding ceremony, so he was still a little uncomfortable when he saw Shen Ximan in the apartment.

"Manman, what brings you here?" Chu Yunyi asked, snapping out of his daze.

Shen Ximan got up from the sofa, walked to Chu Yunyi's side, hugged his arm, and said coquettishly, "I don't know what's wrong with my parents these past two days, especially my dad. He's so irritable and can explode at the slightest thing. I came here to hide for a while because I really don't want to go back."

Chu Yunyi didn't say much, only asking, "Have you had dinner?"

"I already ordered takeout and ate it." Shen Ximan pouted, looking aggrieved.

Chu Yunyi had been busy all day and didn't have much energy left to coax Shen Ximan. The turmoil at the Lin Group had a wide-ranging impact. Although their Chu Group wasn't as deeply involved as the Shen Group, it was still affected to some extent. After all, since his engagement to Shen Ximan, the cooperation between the two families had deepened.

Now that the Shen Group is in trouble, it is unlikely that the Chu family can completely withdraw unscathed.

So recently, he has been throwing himself into the company and is extremely exhausted.

He didn't want to say too much to Shen Ximan, because she might not understand anyway.

Chu Yunyi has been thinking about Shen Nianlai a lot lately, recalling the simple and beautiful days when the two of them spent every day together, and he can't quite understand why things have turned out this way.

I heard she got married, to the president of JK Group, and became the president's wife.

Just two days ago, Uncle Shen confidently assured his father that JK Group would definitely step in to save the Shen family, telling them not to worry, and that Mr. Mo of JK Group was his son-in-law.

Ah, son-in-law.

Chu Yunyi forced a smile at Shen Ximan and said, "I'm going to take a shower first." Then he walked into the bedroom without looking back.

Half an hour later, Chu Yunyi came out after taking a shower and did not see Shen Ximan in the living room.

Just as I was about to go to the kitchen to look for someone, I was suddenly hugged from behind.

"Yunyi, I miss you so much..." Shen Ximan's sweet voice came from behind, and Chu Yunyi's body stiffened.

Shen Ximan reached up with both hands to unbutton Chu Yunyi's pajamas, but he grabbed her hands. "Manman, I still have some work to take care of. You should get some rest."

Then he put Shen Ximan's hand down and turned to go to the study.

Shen Ximan watched Chu Yunyi's retreating figure with resentment, stomping her feet in anger.

Even though they were already engaged, Chu Yunyi refused to touch her again.

He said that he hadn't given her a good experience the first time and that he needed to prepare well for their wedding night. Even though she was dressed like this, he still had to go to work.

Shen Ximan glanced down at the see-through gauze nightgown she had specially bought, then angrily turned and went into the bedroom.

After entering the study, Chu Yunyi sat down in a chair and leaned back. Actually, he didn't have much work to do; he just didn't want to have an intimate relationship with Shen Ximan.

He himself didn't know why, but he felt a certain aversion to it.

The first time, I couldn't remember how it happened; now, I really don't want to.

Shen Ximan waited all night but Chu Yunyi didn't return to his room. When she got up the next morning, Chu Yunyi had already gone to the company, leaving her only a note.

Shen Ximan threw the note into the trash can, changed her clothes, grabbed her bag, and stormed off.

Monday morning.

News broke in Jiangcheng that the Lin Group's bankruptcy was trending at the top of the search results.

Major media outlets and websites successively reported the news of the Lin Group's bankruptcy and posted images of Chairman Lin being taken away by the police.

Overnight, a listed company plummeted to rock bottom.

Shen Guoqiang sat in his office. The moment he saw the news, he slumped into his chair, as if all his strength had been drained away. He looked several years older in an instant. His eyes were vacant as he stared ahead, muttering to himself.

"It's over, it's over..."