Jiang Ling tossed and turned in bed all night, like a pancake on a griddle, unable to sleep.
It wasn't until the deep night receded, the east broke into dawn, and the morning light was faint that Jiang Ling finally made up her mind.
Sister Sa was right; her encounter with Jian Zhou was fate.
While fate might be predetermined, if one doesn't seize the opportunity in time, it's lost forever.
After all, happiness is something one must fight for.
Having made up her mind, Jiang Ling wanted to find an opportunity to ask Jian Zhou out for a good talk.
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Sister Sa guessed correctly; this video, which conclusively proved that Jiang Jianguo and Zhang Lian, as parents, abandoned their own daughter and were heartless, was Jian Zhou's doing.
The day they had their final confrontation, Jian Zhou spent the night drinking heavily. When he woke up, he silently vowed to cut all ties and never concern himself with that heartless woman again.
However, when the overwhelming public opinion surged towards Jiang Ling online, Jian Zhou broke his resolve.
On the very night the public opinion escalated, Jian Zhou mobilized his family's influence and arranged for people to go to Jiang Ling's hometown overnight to find those who knew about the past.
Jian Zhou suppressed the surging longing in his heart, constantly monitoring the online activity.
Seeing that public opinion was entirely on Jiang Ling's side, Jian Zhou felt a moment of secret delight, which was then followed by an inexplicable surge of anger.
Seeing you being morally blackmailed, and I sent people to collect evidence overnight?
As a woman as smart as you, how could you not guess I was behind it?
Not even a gesture, you're too heartless. Even a WeChat message saying 'Thank you' would have sufficed!
Anger and disappointment washed over him, making Jian Zhou even more dejected.
But, anger aside, the necessary actions had to be taken.
Jian Zhou knew full well that An Qiuyan was the mastermind behind this incident.
He had been too busy changing his family's tragic fate from their past life to bother with this woman.
He hadn't expected that after being reborn, An Qiuyan would not only fail to restrain herself but would become even more aggressive.
Hmph, you like digging up people's pasts and disgusting them so much?
Fine, I'll give you a big gift too, and you'd better accept it gracefully.
Jian Zhou was a man of action; he made a phone call and gave instructions.
Not long after, An Qiuyan received the 'surprise' he had meticulously prepared.
The familiar taste, the familiar formula.
It was also on this day that An Qiuyan, with nothing better to do, decided to go to a beauty salon for a facial.
Learning starts from infancy; maintenance should start from youth.
After all, there's a saying: Men at thirty are like a blossoming flower, while women at thirty are like squeezed tofu.
A twenty-year-old man is called "Uncle"; a thirty-year-old man is called "Uncle"; even a fifty-year-old is still "Uncle."
But women: at twenty, they are "Sister"; at thirty, they are "Aunt"; at forty, they are "Big Aunt"; at fifty, they turn into "Granny."
In her past life, she relied on her youth and beauty and didn't pay attention to maintenance. As a result, after reaching her thirties, she aged dreadfully.
Much like the houses built by developers today, they look glamorous at first glance, but within a few years, they become dilapidated, even worse than the surrounding old, small houses that are thirty or forty years old.
If her appearance hadn't deteriorated so badly, why would that damned Shen Mingjue have cheated on her behind her back and finally kicked her out heartlessly?
Having suffered such a painful lesson, An Qiuyan, after being reborn, placed great importance on maintaining her appearance.
After all, men are visual creatures; which man doesn't like beautiful women?
The richer the man, the more they care about looks.
An Qiuyan regarded beauty as her capital for marrying into a wealthy family.