After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

"Thank you for helping me out this morning." That evening, the two sat at the dining table, and Jane Ailing looked at Yu Yunting gratefully as she cut her steak.

She didn't have much experience in this area, and she was too nervous in the morning.

"Business is business, and I'm not just helping you out." Yu Yunting raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "I do have my eye on this product; there's still a huge market gap in this area. I think it definitely has potential."

"Hmm... I'm glad you think that way." Jane Ailing lowered her head and took a sip of soup. "Anyway... thank you very much."

It wasn't just Yu Yunting's support at the shareholders' meeting that helped her; the connections she made through him also greatly assisted with this project. Although she might be able to create something similar without Miller and Su He, the time efficiency and economic costs would likely be significantly reduced.

Staying by his side, she could still have such opportunities. Jane Ailing began to understand why so many people liked to be near him.

Although this man was terrifying, he also surprised her in unexpected ways.

"Now that your project has been successfully approved, your busiest period should be over, right?" Yu Yunting looked at her. "From now on, it's the engineers' job. You just need to keep track of the project's timelines. You don't need to work so hard anymore."

"Yeah, I think so..."

During this period, their lifestyles seemed to have completely reversed. Yu Yunting would go home on time almost every day after get off work, and every time they ate, the other side of the dining table would be empty.

Jane Ailing eats at the company almost every day, and then works overtime until very late before returning home. Often, she goes straight to her room as soon as she gets back, and the two of them might not even see each other.

Was this her daily life before?

He had only lived like this for a little over two months, while she had been living like this for over three years.

Yu Yunting realized that he had indeed been a pretty jerk in the past.

"Consider today your victory celebration. I'll go open a bottle of wine."

Before Jian Ailing could respond, Yu Yunting got up and went downstairs.

"Thank you." She watched as Yu Yunting returned with the red wine and poured her a glass.

"You've said that word many times today," Yu Yunting said casually, pulling out a chair and sitting down next to her.

Seeing him raise his glass, Jane Ailing also picked up her glass and clinked it with his.

Jane Ailing took a small sip. The silky, delicate red wine slid down her throat. Although she didn't like drinking, she could tell it was a good wine.

"Besides drinking, what other way would you like to celebrate?" Yu Yunting put down his glass.

"I... don't have any thoughts."

"This is your victory celebration." His voice sounded a little low and husky after drinking, adding a touch of magnetism.

Even if you say that…

"Let's dance," Yu Yunting suddenly whispered in her ear. "Didn't you always love dancing? I saw it in your childhood photo album last time."

Yu Yunting gave Aunt Lü a few instructions, and soon after, melodious dance music started playing from the speakers in the living room.

Jane Ailing raised the corners of her mouth in surprise, unsure how to react to him.

"Come on." Yu Yunting reached out his hand to her, a hint of expectation in his deep eyes.

She couldn't bear to refuse, so she put her hand on Yu Yunting's hand and followed him into the living room.

Jane placed her hand on his shoulder, looked up at Yu Yunting, and felt a moment of disorientation.

The last time they danced together was at the charity gala at the Mission Hills Hotel. At that time, he was cold, scary, and aloof, with sharp eyes like a beast lurking in the darkness.

At this moment, his amber eyes were gentle and focused, as if he had completely lost his previous appearance.

Jane Eyling had almost never seen him look at her like that before.

My heart was pounding, and I almost went astray with my dance steps, unable to keep up with his rhythm.

Jane Ailing subconsciously lowered her gaze, not wanting to look at him anymore.

Whenever she becomes distracted by him and some hazy feelings arise, another voice in her heart will simultaneously warn her not to fall in love with him again.

After her sincerity was betrayed time and time again by the people she cared about, Jane Ailing felt that she no longer had the ability to love someone wholeheartedly.

Her heart was already riddled with wounds; even though those wounds had healed, scars, some deep and some shallow, remained. She no longer wanted to endure that heart-wrenching, tearing pain.

"You really don't want to look at me at all?" The large hand on her waist tightened, and the slight pain brought Jian Ailing back to her senses instantly.

She looked up and met Yu Yunting's eyes. A hint of resentment and helplessness flickered in his gaze.

The corners of her eyes also seem a bit red.

More than two months had passed, so Yu Yunting could naturally sense it.

It's true that she's busy with work, and it's also true that she wants to avoid him.

"Am I really that repulsive to you?" His tone was still gentle, but his words made her pause in surprise.

Jane was jumping absentmindedly, and when she twisted her ankle, she almost fell over.

Noticing that she was falling, Yu Yunting immediately helped her up, and in the struggle, the two of them retreated to the wall.

Jane grabbed his shirt, barely managing to steady herself.

"Are you alright?"

"It's nothing." She shook her head, but Yu Yunting didn't let go of her shoulder.

Sensing that he was leaning closer, Jane subtly turned her head away, avoiding his kiss.

His lips brushed lightly against her cheek.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't force me?"

Yu Yunting pressed his forehead against hers and gave a very soft, bitter laugh.

Jane lowered her eyes. "I still prefer how things are now."

"Didn't I tell you? I won't do those things that hurt you and the people around you anymore." Yu Yunting raised his hand to stroke her face, but the moment his hand touched her cheek, Jian Ailing silently turned away.

"Yu Yunting, you don't have much credibility with me." She turned her back to Yu Yunting. "I'm tired and want to go upstairs to rest."

Yu Yunting stood still, a slight smile playing on his lips, but there was no hint of amusement in his eyes.

Sure enough, this was all his retribution, what he deserved.

"It's okay, I'll prove it with time."

Jane Ailing paused, standing still without turning around. "We've wasted so many years already, do you really want to keep wasting time like this?"

His breathing quickened, but he still answered decisively, "Yes."

"Whatever you want." She went straight upstairs.

As Yu Yunting had predicted, Chaoyuan established a new R&D team, assigning many engineers and a new project manager to the project. Jian Ailing served as the project manager, responsible for monitoring and supervising progress.

Although she occasionally works overtime with the engineers, her job is much easier than before.

Not being busy meant she could go home earlier, but she didn't want to go home that early.

She hadn't completely let go of the resentment in her heart, and since Yu Yunting insisted on dragging things out with her, she didn't have any other choice.

Oh well, we've already wasted three or four years, what's a few more months?

It was Friday, and Jian Ailing had just finished a meeting when she saw a message from Yu Yunting asking if she wanted to have dinner together.

The message was sent an hour ago, but she had been in a meeting the whole time and hadn't noticed it at all.

However, she didn't feel too guilty, since Yu Yunting often used meetings as an excuse not to reply to her messages in the past.

Jane had just returned to her workstation when the phone rang.

She took out her phone and saw that it was a call from Yu Yunting.

After hesitating for a moment, Jane answered the phone.

"Are you off work?" His voice wasn't as angry or impatient as she had imagined.

"I just finished a meeting, and I'll probably have to work overtime for a while."

"Let's go out for dinner tonight, I'll pick you up."

"No need... I'm not that fast."

"I'm waiting for you."

"..." Jane held her phone, remained silent for a moment, and finally relented, "Okay, I'll be there later."