The clothes Jian Anning wore were naturally designed by Ling Yinuo. A sapphire blue, form-fitting long dress, with a fabric like satin, accentuated her graceful figure and fair skin. The solid color dress was adorned at the neck with a circle of golden pearls, looking both noble and elegant.

Outside, she wore a white short jacket, somewhat resembling the upper part of a riding outfit. It made her look both spirited and capable, with the combination of white and blue, one providing a sense of professionalism, the other allure. Combined with her waterfall-like black hair and golden high heels — the overall look was noble and strikingly charming.

Her face, which originally appeared somewhat innocent, now, after years of honing, not only did not look unattractive, but rather gave a feeling of being much younger than her actual age. To an outsider’s first glance, she looked merely in her early twenties, nowhere near thirty.

Since it wasn’t a wedding, it didn’t have to be formal. A group of young people gathered, playing and joking around. The attendees were all familiar faces, and Leng Yunting was slightly quieter, possibly due to the "passing" of his fiancée, but everyone else had met many times before. Especially Ling Yinuo, who was the only woman in the group, and enjoyed bantering with the "wives" in the circle.

When Jian Anning was changing clothes, she laughed as she pushed Yu Zexiao, who was trying to sneak in, back out: "Go out, go out, what’s the harm in missing this moment?"

Yu Zexiao protested, "It’s not like we’re getting married, why not let me see the bride? I’ll just stick around here, let’s see how you kick me out!"

Ling Yinuo was just about to say something when there was a knock on the door, interrupting them. But it wasn’t anyone else—it was a servant from the Yu Family. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Miss Jian, your mother is here."

Jian Panying was quite an awkward presence. After that incident four years ago, considering Cheng Tingting’s crimes, it would have been normal for her to face execution a thousand times over. However, Austria is a country without the death penalty. Hence, she was sentenced to life imprisonment, serving her time in jail.

As for Cheng Wanli, he wasn’t involved in the ultimate murder case, but the kidnapping was definite. Originally, he was just an accomplice, and by penalty, a ten or eight-year sentence would have been the maximum. But due to Situ Xuan almost dying because of their scheme, now in his grasp, things weren’t going to be let off so easily.

Thus, Cheng Wanli was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Now, nearing the age of thirty, he will have to spend twenty years behind bars, effectively finishing the rest of his life. He still doesn’t know what Situ Xuan stirred up inside. He simply thought that the length of his imprisonment was due to Cheng Tingting directly confessing to the police about their kidnapping and murder, and overseas black-market connections, leaving him no chance to reduce his sentence. He would curse his sister in the prison daily, red-eyed with anger, wishing she would just die immediately!

As for the Cheng Family, they naturally fell apart. When Situ Xuan withdrew all his funds and unrelentingly attacked them, the Cheng Family’s abilities were nowhere close to compete with the mighty Situ Family Clan.

Defeat came swiftly. The Cheng Family was initially an empty shell, and after getting involved with Situ Xuan, they were set on expanding their territory, investing nearly all their funds. Now that an incident occurred, not to mention the markets in the United States and Huaxia Country, even the local Canadian market quickly fell into financial turmoil.