Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 17 Future Direction
After washing up, Nanxu went downstairs.

When Lin Jingshu talked about the divorce, she also told Lin Jingheng about Nan Xu and Lu Zhiyan.

Lin Jingheng has always doted on Nanxu since she was a child. He has no daughters, only two sons. He usually treats Nanxu as his own daughter.

Only Mr. and Mrs. Lin Jingheng were at the dining table. Their eldest son didn't usually live at home, and their younger son was studying abroad. Nan Xu came to the table, pulled out a chair, and a servant immediately brought breakfast.

Lin Jingheng put down the newspaper in his hand and asked Nan Xu with affection, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Nan Xu nodded. Even if it wasn't good, she couldn't let her uncle worry. "It's alright." She picked up the milk on the table and took a sip.

"Don't worry too much about your mother. Your uncle and I will take care of everything," said Aunt Chen Hui.

Chen Hui is a partner at the largest law firm in Beijing. With her speaking up, Nan Xu naturally wasn't too worried.

"Thank you, aunt."

"You're being so polite with me, kid," Chen Hui teased Nan Xu.

The butler stepped forward and whispered something in Lin Jingheng's ear.

Nanxu picked up the sandwich and started eating.

Lin Jingheng nodded and said, "I understand. Let him in." He then picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, and got up to leave the restaurant.

Nan Xu glanced out the window and seemed to see Nan Shan's figure.

She rubbed her eyes, but the figure had already disappeared.

Lin Jingheng and Chen Hui exchanged a glance, and Chen Hui understood.

"Ah Xu, Zheng Yu is coming back from France today, landing at 11:00. You come with me to pick him up, and we'll have lunch together." Chen Hui asked Nan Xu for her opinion while clearing away the dishes.

Lu Zhiyan had said he would pick her up today. Nan Xu thought for a moment and then agreed.

I have no choice but to break my promise to Lu Zhiyan.

Garden Living Room

Lin Jingheng looked at Nanshan standing in front of him, his heart filled with impatience. "What are you doing here?"

He disagreed with Lin Jingshu marrying Nanshan back then. But Old Master Lin and Old Madam Lin said that Nanshan seemed like an honest man who would take care of his family, and insisted that Lin Jingshu marry into the Nan family.

Lin Jingshu had many suitors at the time, but in the end she decided on Nanshan.

The Nan family was a small, humble household; without the help of the Lin family, they would never have been able to rise to prominence in the capital.

"I...I've come to discuss divorce matters," Nanshan said hesitantly.

Lin Jingheng sneered, "Discuss? Since when did your Nan family become worthy of sitting on equal footing with our Lin family to discuss matters?"

Lin Jingheng looked down on Nanshan, his eyes filled with disdain.

In previous years, if it weren't for his parents and Jing Shu's sake, he wouldn't have even been willing to meet her.

Nanshan's face was pale.

He knew Lin Jingheng looked down on him, but he didn't expect Lin Jingheng to be so disrespectful.

And their words are so harsh and offensive.

"Yes, our Nan family is indeed not worthy to be on equal footing with the Lin family. But why did you have to make sarcastic remarks, Second Brother?"

"Who's your second brother? Don't try to claim kinship with me. Don't you even know who you are?"

Lin Jingheng is always amiable and pleasant in his interactions with others. Even after so many years in the business world, he rarely argues with anyone, let alone speaks sarcastically.

But Nanshan happens to be someone he can satirize.

After a while, no matter what Nanshan said, Lin Jingheng would always make sarcastic remarks.

Nanshan felt he couldn't talk to Lin Jingheng anymore, so he said directly, "I have nothing to talk to you about. I'll have my lawyer talk to you." With that, he turned and left.

Lin Jingheng glanced at him indifferently and said, "Goodbye."

Nanshan left the Lin family's old house in a fit of rage.

Lin Jingshu has not yet informed the Lin family patriarch and matriarch, who are currently traveling in the UK, about the divorce.

Both the elders should know this, both morally and logically.

Lin Jingheng took out his phone and dialed a number. The call was answered shortly after. "Dad, how have you been lately?" Lin Jingheng asked with a smile, a stark contrast to his earlier sarcastic remarks about Nanshan.

"All is well, all is well," Old Master Lin said with a hearty laugh.

The two elders of the Lin family strolled hand in hand at dusk.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin took the phone from Grandpa Lin's hand, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy. "It's Jingheng? What's up?"

Madam Lin knew her youngest son quite well and didn't bother him unless necessary.

The excuse was that it was to let the two elderly people have fun and not have to worry about anything.

Lin Jingheng briefly told the two elders of the Lin family about Lin Jingshu's desire to divorce.

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They personally selected the people, but they still misjudged them.

Despite their utmost care, they still couldn't bring Lin Jingshu happiness. Perhaps they were wrong from the very beginning.

"I understand. Can you handle this matter?"

"Mom, don't worry, I have this much ability."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hui pushed open the door and entered, carrying a teacup. "Do Mom and Dad know?"

"Hmm." Lin Jingheng put his phone on the table, took the teacup from Chen Hui, and took a sip of tea.

Chen Hui sat down next to Lin Jingheng. "By the way, Zheng Yu is landing at noon. I arranged to go pick him up with A Xu. If you're busy with work, you don't need to go."

Lin Jingheng nodded; he hadn't seen his youngest son for three years.

"Did you tell Jianyuan to come home for dinner tonight?"

Lin Jianyuan is a renowned surgeon in China and the deputy director of the Department of Surgery at Beijing Hospital.

"I told him, he said it depends on the situation."

"Well, it's getting late, I'm going to work." Lin Jingheng got up and left.

Nanxu sent a message to Lu Zhiyan from her room: I don't think I'll be able to go back today.

The reply came quickly: What's wrong?
Nanxu: My brother is back from France, we'll probably have dinner together tonight.

Lu Zhiyan: Then I'll pick you up after dinner.
Lu Zhiyan was very persistent. He and Nan Xu had been inseparable for more than twenty days, and he was a little unaccustomed to being separated suddenly.

Nanxu replied: It depends.

Hearing the knock, Nan Xu put away her phone and opened the door, where Chen Hui stood.

"What's wrong with my aunt?"

"It's nothing. Come to the study, I need to talk to you about something."

Inside the study, Nan Xu sat down next to Chen Hui. "Is there something you need, Aunt?"

"Well, you're twenty-five this year. Have you thought about what kind of job you want to do in the future?"

Nan Xu had never really thought about it. She had been well-fed and clothed since childhood and had never considered the issue of "survival".

"Does Auntie have any good suggestions?" Nan Xu asked carefully.

"That's right, your brother has already returned from abroad. He'll be settling down in China from now on. Starting a company is only a matter of time. You're thoughtful and you'll get along well with him."

"Are you interested in joining?" Lin Zhengyu had mentioned to her before that he wanted to start a company.

However, although Lin Zhengyu has some skills, he is not thorough enough in his work. It would be better to entrust such a large business to someone else.

She would prefer to use it for her own children to practice.

Anyway, they don't lack this little bit of money. Even if it's a losing proposition, they'll just consider it money spent to teach their child a lesson.

Nan Xu thought the idea was indeed good. As for what the company would do in the future and what direction it would take, they could discuss it together.

The matter was settled.

(End of this chapter)