The Jiangnan Wu Clan, a prestigious family.

This evening, Wu Yili, who left the Mortal Group, returned home to a traditional mansion with a distinctly ancient style.

A man in his sixties, sitting in the courtyard tending to the flowers and plants, had skin and complexion that revealed a life of luxury.

"Father."

Wu Yili stood still, respectfully calling out.

This old man, named Wu Changping, was Wu Yili's father, the patriarch of the Jiangnan Wu Clan.

The old man raised his head and glanced at her: "I asked you to come home, why are you just returning now?"

Wu Yili said, "I... had some work issues... Father, what did you want to discuss with me?"

The old man said, "I want to talk to you about Wei Tiansheng. You've agreed to help him, haven't you?"

Wu Yili said, "Yes."

The old man said, "That's good. I heard from your mother that you initially planned to go to the Mortal Group. I looked into it; that richest man in Yun City, Lin Fan, claims he's going to invest 20 billion to build the headquarters building. It's indeed a great project, but even if you go, are you sure you'll be chosen?"

Wu Yili said, "I, I don't know either."

Wu Yili spoke somewhat uncertainly, because she already met Lin Fan today, who strongly invited her to join, but she dared not say this. She hadn't decided whether to tell her father.

The old man said, "That's it. I know my daughter is outstanding. If you can secure this project, I would naturally be proud of you. But it's not easy to get this project, and I've heard that the Mortal Group has already announced their decision to collaborate with Chen Shihong. Do you know this Chen Shihong?"

Wu Yili said, "Yes, although I've never met him, he's a senior in the industry with a big international reputation."

The old man said, "That explains it. Your competitiveness obviously doesn't match up to Chen Shihong. You should let it go, no need to have regrets. I'm not comforting you, just helping you see the reality."

Wu Yili said, "Father, I've agreed to Wei Tiansheng as you've asked. May I ask why?"

The old man said, "Because this concerns our Wu family's interests. Agreeing to help him is mutually beneficial."

Wu Yili said, "Can you tell me exactly what the situation is?"

The old man said, "It's not a secret that can't be told, you just never care about the family business. In recent years, our Wu Corporation has been in trouble. You're not in the company, and your brother is useless, can't help me. I've been trying everything to sustain it, but I can't hold on any longer. Mr. Wei approached me, saying he can provide funding that can save our Wu Corporation. Wouldn't you say this concerns our Wu family's interests? Besides, the other party is the Jiangnan Wei Family, our small Wu Family cannot offend them."

Wu Yili was silent.

It turned out, she was sacrificing for the Wu family's interests.

"I understand, Father." said Wu Yili.

The old man said, "Glad you understand. I called you back to clarify things. You were rebellious when you were young, always argued with me about being too strict. You're not that rebellious young lady anymore, should understand my intentions. Everything I do is for the good of the family. Now that you can listen to me, I'm also comforted."

Wu Yili said, "I'll be leaving now."

The old man said, "It's rare for you to come back; it's already dark. Stay for dinner. Your mom will be back soon; she hasn't seen you in a long time."

Wu Yili shook her head: "No, I still have work to do. Let her know I'll come back to see her next time."

The old man heard her, didn't insist, nodded: "Alright, come back when you have time. By the way, Little Xiao will return to the country soon, you'll need to come back for that. You're over thirty, it's time to resolve your marriage issue."

Wu Yili blushed and said: "Father, I don't want to think about this issue."

The old man said: "Why not? Do you know how the family laughs at you, saying you're an old maid? Little Xiao grew up with you, he's coming back just for you."

Wu Yili softly snorted: "I'm leaving."

Saying this, Wu Yili turned and left.

The old man watched her back and sighed silently.

Wu Yili walked out of the house and returned to her car, then she picked up her phone and called Lin Fan.

"Mr. Lin, it's me." Wu Yili said.

At this time, Lin Fan was already driving and leaving the company, heading home.

"Miss Wu." Lin Fan smiled.

Wu Yili said, "I asked my father clearly. He wanted me to agree to Wei Tiansheng because our Wu Corporation is in difficulties. Wei Tiansheng's promise to provide funding would help Wu Corporation out of trouble."

Lin Fan said, "Yes, I understand."

Wu Yili bit her lip and said, "Mr. Lin, I don't want you to be in a difficult position. I didn't expect this matter to involve our family business. I..."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "No worries, just wait for a good show these next couple of days. I'll remove all the obstacles."

On hearing this, Wu Yili inexplicably felt reassured. She didn't know why Lin Fan, clearly being younger than her by ten years, gave her an unprecedented sense of security.

Thinking of this, Wu Yili blushed again.

After finishing the call with Wu Yili, Lin Fan put the phone down and turned to the passenger seat.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

The passenger seat was occupied by Wei Yue'er, who said, "Anything is fine, what was that call?"

Lin Fan said, "It was Miss Wu."

Wei Yue'er curiously said, "Miss Wu? Wasn't she already turned down? You've already announced you're choosing Chen Shihong."

Lin Fan laughed: "About that, I haven't asked your opinion yet. Who do you think is better, Miss Wu or Chen Shihong?"

Wei Yue'er said, "That depends on their capability. I don't understand architecture, not clear about their competence. From a fame standpoint, Chen Shihong seems more known, but I personally prefer Miss Wu. Talking to her today felt she was very gentle like a lady who stepped out of TV. As for Chen Shihong, we all have seen his character..."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Actually, I also like Miss Wu. I originally planned to choose Miss Wu, but unfortunately, someone beat me to it and took Miss Wu away."

Wei Yue'er was stunned: "Is that so?"

Lin Fan ended up choosing Chen Shihong because Wu Yili had been taken by someone else?

Lin Fan said, "The one who took Miss Wu was our old acquaintance, Jiangnan Wei Family. This Wei Tiansheng, somehow got the news, knew I was going to meet Miss Wu, and intercepted her ahead of me."

Wei Yue'er was already stunned.

Lin Fan glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally, then said, "I publicly announced choosing Chen Shihong to confuse Wei Tiansheng, because I haven't given up on striving for Miss Wu. Are you listening, Yue'er?"

Wei Yue'er snapped back: "Hmm, I see. I'm feeling a bit unwell; don't want dinner now. Can you send me home?"

Lin Fan concernedly asked, "Are you okay?"

Wei Yue'er said, "I'm fine, maybe ate too much lunch, my stomach isn't comfortable."

"Alright, I'll take you home." Lin Fan didn't ask further and drove Wei Yue'er home.

Wei Yue'er got out of the car and returned to her rented apartment.

She took out her phone, hesitated, she wasn't unwell but wanted to call Wei Tiansheng and ask him why he intercepted Wu Yili.