The dating reality show host just wanted to give up, but the rich girl fell for him.

Jiang Ruoyun rubbed her tailbone, which was still numb from the shock, and struggled to stand up from the fallen leaves scattered on the ground.

A bright, dazzling light cleaved through the night like a sharp sword.

It hit her face with perfect accuracy.

With a loud shout, the flashlight beam shook violently twice, and the blinding light forced Jiang Ruoyun to instinctively raise her arm to shield herself.

Through her fingers, she could see the figure trembling with rage behind the beam of light.

Jiang Jianguo was wearing a dark blue silk nightgown.

She hadn't even had time to put on a coat, and was wearing a pair of casual cotton slippers.

He gripped the large, powerful flashlight tightly in his left hand, and held a gleaming titanium golf club upside down in his right.

At this moment, this billionaire, who can turn the tide of the business world upside down, is...

Standing next to the dark green recycling bins, he was trembling uncontrollably, like a leaf.

His eyes widened as he scanned his beloved daughter back and forth.

The shock and anger in his eyes almost burst forth in a tangible way.

Is this still his pampered daughter who was spoiled since childhood and would frown even if there was a speck of dust on the hem of her skirt?

The expensive black long windproof coat was covered with white wall plaster and rough dirt.

Her once smooth, long hair was blown by the autumn wind into a mess, with half a withered yellow leaf hanging on it.

"You...you..."

Jiang Jianguo pointed at her, one of his fingers trembling violently.

I couldn't piece together a complete sentence even after half a day.

He, who can usually reprimand senior executives for three hours straight at board meetings, is now completely speechless.

"dad……"

Jiang Ruoyun shrank her neck guiltily, her voice so soft it sounded like a guilty mosquito humming.

"You're trying to bypass the Great Firewall in the middle of the night?!"

The old man's blood pressure soared to 280 in that instant.

He glanced at the three-meter-high blue brick wall with a pang of heartache.

Then look at your daughter, her face covered in dust and dirt, looking as if she had just escaped from a refugee camp.

The last thread of reason in my mind snapped with a "crack".

"Did he go see that brat surnamed Lin?!"

Jiang Jianguo suddenly raised his voice.

The golf club in his hand slammed heavily onto the stone ground, making a crisp metallic clang.

"Who does he think he is? How dare he let you climb over the wall to see him?!"

"My precious cabbage, which I've carefully nurtured for over twenty years, has been devoured by some wild boar!"

This impotent and furious roar caused several leaves to fall from the nearby ornamental trees.

Outside, separated by a wall.

Lin Mo, who had already turned around and was about to leave, paused slightly.

The late autumn night wind swept up a few fallen leaves from the ground, brushing past the edge of his thin jacket.

Even through the thick blue bricks, Jiang Jianguo's broken, angry curses could still be clearly heard.

Wandering through the empty, desolate streets.

Lin Mo raised his hand and touched his straight nose.

A rare hint of embarrassment and helplessness flashed in his deep eyes.

Honestly, he didn't provoke this cabbage on his own initiative. It was this cabbage that grew legs and insisted on climbing over the wall and jumping in front of him in the middle of the night.

They can't be driven away no matter what.

However, listening to his father-in-law's extremely angry tone, as if he were about to pull out a knife and fight to the death at any moment...

Lin Mo felt that now was definitely not a good time to step forward and reason with them.

He looked away and calmly put his hands back in his pockets.

With greased feet and steady, silent steps, they quickly disappeared into the vast autumn night.

Switch back to the Jiang family mansion.

The atmosphere in the brightly lit, high-ceilinged living room was terrifyingly oppressive.

The dazzling crystal chandelier emitted a cold, intense light.

The warm orange glow of the fire in the dilapidated temple in Nanluoguxiang formed a stark contrast.

Several servants huddled in a corner, trembling with fear, not daring to utter a sound.

Jiang Jianguo was like an enraged lion whose tail had been stepped on.

He was carrying that golf club and pacing wildly across the expensive handmade carpet.

They walked over here, and then walked back there.

The slippers made a soft rustling sound as they rubbed against the carpet.

Jiang Ruoyun had already taken off her dusty coat.

He held a cup of hot tea that the maid had just handed him in both hands.

He sat obediently on the genuine leather sofa imported from Italy.

But those bright, big eyes still revealed a stubbornness that was like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

"You've really gotten a knack for scaling walls! You've really gotten a lot of skills!"

Jiang Jianguo suddenly stopped and turned to point out the window.

"Tomorrow! I'll have someone contact the construction team first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Raise the wall in this backyard to ten meters! No, twelve meters!"

He was so angry that his face turned ashen, and his chest heaved violently.

"Put barbed wire all over the walls! And electrify them!"

"Let's see if you can sprout wings and fly away!"

Jiang Ruoyun held the hot tea and muttered something under her breath.

"Raising it that high, do you think your house is a prison for hardened criminals...?"

"You dare talk back?!"

Jiang Jianguo's eyes widened, and he swung the cue stick in his hand twice in mid-air.

"And that guy surnamed Lin!"

Mentioning Lin Mo made his back teeth almost grind to dust, producing a crunching sound.

"How dare they leave my daughter freezing in the middle of the night!"

"Going to suffer in those dilapidated alleyways where there isn't even a roof!"

"Isn't he good at fighting? Isn't he good at causing trouble?"

"I'll spend a fortune tomorrow to hire ten top-tier professional bodyguards!"

"Go straight to Nanluoguxiang and break that kid's legs!"

"dad!"

Upon hearing that her father was going to break Lin Mo's legs, Jiang Ruoyun immediately panicked.

She slammed the teacup she was holding onto the coffee table.

It produced a dull thud.

"It has nothing to do with Lin Mo! I insisted on going to see him!"

"He wouldn't even let me in; I had to force my way in!"

"I was the one who wanted to climb over the wall. He was yelling at me just now and forcing me to come back!"

The young lady was so protective of her husband that she abandoned all her usual reserve and principles, taking all the blame on herself in order to save Lin Mo's leg.

These words were more painful to Jiang Jianguo than having his heart ripped out with a rusty, dull knife.

The daughter he cherished like a precious jewel was given away for a poor boy.

Not only did they sneak over the wall in the middle of the night, enduring the cold, but they also paid out of their own pockets!

"You...you unfilial daughter! Are you trying to drive me to my death?!"

Jiang Jianguo clutched his chest, staggered a couple of steps, and almost lost his balance.

Just as the father and daughter were at loggerheads, and the air in the living room seemed about to freeze and explode.

On the spiral staircase leading to the second floor.

A series of light, unhurried footsteps approached, and Song Wan, wearing an elegant shawl, walked down the steps at a leisurely pace.

She wasn't wearing makeup, and her long hair was casually tied back with a jade hairpin.

She possesses a gentle and composed demeanor that comes with the passage of time.

He seemed out of place in this noisy living room.

Yet it possessed a magical power like a stabilizing force, instantly calming the restlessness in the air.

Song Wan walked to the bar and picked up the thermos.

I poured myself a glass of warm water and held it in my hand.

She then turned around, her gaze sweeping indifferently over her furious husband.

"Alright, it's the middle of the night, aren't you tired of waving that stick around?"

Her voice wasn't loud, and her pace was slow, but the inherent sophistication she exuded immediately captivated the entire room.

Jiang Jianguo seemed to have been put on pause.

The golf club, held high, froze in mid-air, and he forcefully suppressed the anger on his face.

"Wife, look at her! She actually did that for that scoundrel..."

"I saw it."

Song Wan elegantly sipped a mouthful of warm water, interrupting his complaint.

She walked to Jiang Ruoyun's side and reached out to touch her daughter's cheeks, which were roughened by the autumn wind.

A flicker of heartache crossed her eyes, but it was quickly masked by calm.

"Didn't Ruoyun return unharmed?"

"I'm not missing any limbs. After I finish this cup of ginger tea, I'll quickly go upstairs for a hot bath and go to sleep."

Song Wan's tone was casual, directly defining the nature of the matter.

Jiang Jianguo, his face full of resentment, threw the cue stick in his hand to the ground.

"So, we're just leaving it at that? I have to raise the wall by tomorrow!"

Song Wan turned her head and looked at her husband's impotent and furious appearance.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Jianguo, you've been in the business world for most of your life."

"How can you not even understand this simple principle?"

She placed the glass of water on the coffee table, making a crisp, soft sound.

"Female university is not a good place to stay."

"If their hearts aren't in this home, what's the point of raising the walls to the sky?"

"If she's really determined to go out, can you chain her to a pillar?"

These words were like a bucket of cold water with ice shards.

This completely extinguished the anger in Jiang Jianguo's heart, and at the same time, it also gave him a deep sense of powerlessness.

Yes, my daughter's heart has already run off with that brat.

You can guard against people, but you can't guard against their hearts.

Jiang Jianguo was so anxious that he spun around in circles, and finally slapped his thigh hard.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He said "good" three times in a row, tilted his head back, pointed to the ceiling and swore that since he couldn't control his daughter, he would solve the problem at its source!

"Isn't he going to build a house in Nanluoguxiang? I don't care about building a house!"

Jiang Jianguo's eyes gleamed with the shrewdness and ruthlessness typical of business tycoons.

"But he wants to open a restaurant in Beijing? Dream on!"

He snorted coldly, his tone revealing absolute confidence of someone in a superior position.

This is the capital city, the territory of the Jiang family, a place where Jiang Jianguo can tremble with a single word.

"I'll have someone contact the business associations and residents around Nanluoguxiang first thing tomorrow morning!"

"I'd like to see who in this area dares to disrespect me, Jiang Jianguo!"

"I'd like to see who dares to eat a single bite at his shop!"

The old father's words were resounding and full of energy.

It's as if I can already see Lin Mo slinking back to his hometown in Jiangnan because he didn't have a single customer.

Night was falling.

Jiang Jianguo launched his seemingly foolproof "blacklisting plan" overnight, and an invisible net was quietly spread throughout Beijing.

however.

Time flew by and it was already the morning of the next day.

In the deepest, most dilapidated alley of Nanluoguxiang.

Unaware of the situation, Lin Mo was wearing a dusty work uniform, holding a yellowed list in his hand, his expression indifferent.

He was methodically directing a massively loaded heavy truck to reverse into a narrow alley.

The ground trembled slightly as the engine roared.

He brought back a whole truckload of natural raw lacquer that emitted a pungent, strange smell directly from the building materials market.

The back half of the truck was piled with several huge logs that required two people to hug.

With rough tree bark and the dampness of the deep mountains.

This is quite a spectacle.

They directly targeted the elderly men from the alleyways who got up early to walk their birds and watch the excitement with teapots in hand.

They were all stunned and stood frozen in place, forgetting to even shake the birdcage in their hands.