After one night of indulgence, the abstinent tycoon kissed her every night with his hand on her hip.

Ling Jingyuan paused slightly upon hearing this, somewhat confused by his father's meaning.

Isn't his attitude obvious enough?

Of course I want to marry Jiang Zhi!

"Dad, what do you mean by that?" Ling Jingyuan asked his father in a deep voice.

Ling Shen glanced at his son indifferently. He had to admit that his son combined the best features of both himself and Zhou Yun, making him look like both of them.

It's just that their intelligence and abilities are a bit inferior to mine.

Ling Shen picked up the tea in front of him and slowly took a sip. "What I mean is, when are you going to marry her into the Ling family?"

Once you've decided on someone, you should stick with them and marry them as soon as possible.

Ling Jingyuan felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this; he also wanted to marry her as soon as possible.

Is it because he doesn't want to?

"Dad, I'm still waiting. I'm afraid Jiang Zhi isn't ready yet."

Ling Jingyuan knew that Jiang Zhi harbored a deep-seated fear of marriage.

He respected her, cared for her, and loved her even more.

He wouldn't force her based on his own ideas, even though he desperately wanted to propose to her right now and start a new chapter in their lives together.

But as long as Jiang Zhi is unwilling, he is willing to wait, and even more willing to use himself to make Jiang Zhi believe that he is worthy of trust.

Ling Shen's wise and profound gaze gently fell upon Ling Jingyuan, and he advised, "Once you've made up your mind, stick to it and don't let go."

After he finished speaking, he paused, as if he had thought of something, and then spoke again: "You have a good eye, Jiang Zhi is very outstanding."

"But you must remember to be even better, so good and strong that you can hold up any sky for the woman you love."

Love is not about compromise, but about fulfillment and acceptance.

He loves someone without expecting that person to compromise for him; rather, he is willing to fulfill, accept, and support everything about the one he loves.

Just like back then, he followed Zhou Yun to one international competition after another, wielding his camera and telephoto lens.

She doesn't need to compromise or suffer injustice; she just needs to be herself and be Zhou Yun, the athlete who shines brightly on the field.

Similarly, he hoped that Ling Jingyuan could understand this principle.

The men of the Ling family are capable of providing for any woman they love.

Upon hearing this, a dark light flashed in Ling Jingyuan's dark eyes, and he nodded slightly.

"Dad, I understand, I know what to do."

Seeing that Ling Jingyuan understood, Ling Shen said no more.

The two chatted about the company's affairs for a while before leaving the study.

Jiang Zhi and Ling Jingyuan didn't stay at the old house for long. Jiang Zhi had to go to work the next day, so the two of them sat for a while longer before leaving.

Ms. Zhou watched Ling Jingyuan's car leave, and then Ling Shen led her back to the living room.

"What were you talking about in the study?"

Ms. Zhou looked at Ling Shen with curiosity and couldn't help but ask.

Ling Shen chuckled softly upon hearing this, his deep eyes filled with the wisdom of time, exuding an air of refined elegance.

"Honey, do you want to know?"

The man lowered his eyes, his dark eyes looking at Ms. Zhou with a faint smile.

Over the years, every time Ms. Zhou sees Ling Shen's face and his deep eyes, her heart still flutters as it did back then.

"Um."

I'll tell you tonight.

Ling Shen looked at Ms. Zhou's still clean, bright, and stubborn eyes, but a dark color was hidden deep in his eyes.

That night, in bed, he told her again.

Ms. Zhou paused slightly upon hearing this, feeling that something was amiss.

the other side.

As Ling Jingyuan drove, his mind kept replaying the conversation he had with his father in the study.

His dark eyes glanced briefly at Jiang Zhi in the passenger seat before slowly withdrawing his gaze. He had originally planned to propose to Jiang Zhi during their trip abroad to receive an award.

Now, he was somewhat hesitant.

"Ling Jingyuan, take me home first, I have some things to do back there."

Ling Jingyuan snapped out of his thoughts: "What is it?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi glanced at the work group on her phone and explained softly, "There's a project where the curtain wall team just sent a new set of architectural drawings saying that the curtain wall has been modified. The installation details we provided before will probably need to be adjusted. We need to go to the client's office tomorrow to coordinate."

"I need to go back and hold a video conference to finalize these things."

Ling Jingyuan listened to Jiang Zhi talk about these professional things and nodded slightly.

"Okay, I'll take you back now."

One hour later.

Ling Jingyuan escorted Jiang Zhi to her apartment complex and helped her upstairs, but he didn't go inside.

"Don't bother cooking dinner, I've ordered food for you."

"I'm going back now."

Ling Jingyuan knew that he couldn't help Jiang Zhi much here, and would only bother her.

Jiang Zhi nodded upon hearing this; she was indeed quite busy right now.

"Okay, then drive slowly."

Jiang Zhi smiled faintly at Ling Jingyuan and gently gave him instructions.

Ling Jingyuan glanced at Jiang Zhi, then leaned closer to her lips. "Jiang Zhi, kiss me."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhi looked at Ling Jingyuan's expectant gaze, her heart softened, and after a moment's hesitation, she leaned in and kissed him on the lips. This time, Ling Jingyuan didn't linger with Jiang Zhi; he smiled faintly, glanced at her, and turned to leave.

After seeing Ling Jingyuan off, Jiang Zhi returned to her room, turned on her computer, and started working.

Ling Jingyuan returned to his car, opened his phone, and sent a message in the three-person group chat.

Not long after, at Fu Libai's private club.

Inside the private room.

Fu Libai raised an eyebrow as he watched the two men enter together. If his wife hadn't been dragged out to practice prenatal yoga by his mother and mother-in-law today, he wouldn't have had time to spend with these two brothers.

"What brings you two here today?"

"Don't you need to accompany your sweetheart?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Jingyuan and Zhou Siye glanced at Fu Libai and gave him a slight smirk.

It seems like he has even less free time since his wife got pregnant; he's always too busy to attend gatherings.

"What brings you here today?"

Ling Jingyuan sat lazily on the sofa and glanced at Fu Libai indifferently.

Seeing this, Fu Libai couldn't help but laugh and said, "Didn't you say in the group that there was something important that asked me and Si Ye to come over?"

"My wife was taken away by my mom and mother-in-law to practice prenatal yoga, otherwise I wouldn't have time to see you."

"Speak, what exactly did you call us here for?"

Zhou Siye was also a little puzzled when he heard this. Lin Li had gone to the beauty salon today, so he couldn't bother her and had some free time.

The two of them looked at Ling Jingyuan, waiting for him to speak.

Seeing this, Ling Jingyuan chuckled and looked at the two of them with a swagger.

"My wife's company won an award; isn't that something to celebrate?"

"Gold Award, Asia Design Gold Award!"

"Awesome!"

Ling Jingyuan looked proud, and Fu Libai and Zhou Siye couldn't help but exchange a glance upon hearing this.

They already know that Jiang Zhi Studio's project has won an award.

Didn't he post it in the group?

Winning the Asian Design Gold Award is truly an achievement.

This award is very prestigious, and it is truly rare for Jiang Zhi and her studio's design project to win the gold award.

But this is Jiang Zhi who won the award, not Ling Jingyuan. What is he showing off for?

Fu Libai glanced at Ling Jingyuan with a smile and couldn't help but tease, "Jiang Zhi won an award, what are you doing singing and dancing here!"