Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

A gentle breeze blew, and the crisp chirping of birds tried to break the silence of the cemetery, one laborious song after another, tinged with sadness.

The birds sang for a while, and perhaps realizing they couldn't break through, they stopped struggling. Suddenly, everything around them fell silent, as if the air itself had frozen.

A tall, slender man, wearing sunglasses and a black hoodie suit, stood silently in front of the tombstone. His sharp features were filled with coldness, and even through the sunglasses, one could feel the icy aura emanating from him.

Xu Mingkai stood behind, barely daring to breathe. He didn't know why Ji Shao had come to the cemetery so early in the morning, without buying any flowers or offerings. Was this what offerings were supposed to be?

He stood there for about half an hour, and in that short time, Xu Mingkai had already imagined a whole drama unfolding in his mind.

Ji Hancheng's eyes were sinister. He looked at Old Master Tang's tombstone through the lenses of his sunglasses, as if he wanted to stare it through. Then he looked at Aunt Wu's tombstone next to it, and his eyes softened a little.

After standing there for a few more minutes, he turned around, his face cold, and said in a low voice to Old Master Tang, "Retribution should have come."

After a moment of silence, he turned and left without looking back.

Xu Mingkai was filled with questions as he watched his boss's series of inhumane actions. Despite his doubts, his feet were more honest, and he had already followed suit.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, Xu Mingkai unlocked the car, and Ji Hancheng strode into the back seat. Only then did Xu Mingkai open the driver's side door and get in, asking the man in the back seat through the rearview mirror, "Young Master Ji, shall we go back to the company?"

Ji Hancheng gave an irrelevant answer and instructed Xu Mingkai in front of him, "Don't tell her about coming to the cemetery."

She was naturally referring to Tang Junyao. Xu Mingkai nodded, "Okay, shall we go to the company?"

"Um."

Things happened one after another, with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.

Just before closing time, the door to Tang Junyao's clinic was flung open, and Tang Junting rushed in—yes, she flung it open, not pushed it open.

There was another patient in the examination room who was startled by the sudden noise and turned to look at the person at the door.

The consultation was interrupted. Tang Junyao glanced at Tang Junting at the door with displeasure and said first, "Wait a minute, take your turn."

Upon hearing this, the sitting patient scanned Tang Junting over and over with a scrutinizing gaze, as if looking at a lunatic.

Tang Junting wasn't blind; how could she not understand such a direct look? She said to the patient in an annoyed tone, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"

Patient: Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word "beautiful woman"? I'm looking at you because you look like a lunatic.

Then she looked away and glanced at Tang Junyao with sympathy, "Dr. Tang, being a doctor is quite difficult. You are very admirable."

Tang Junyao sensed the sarcasm in his voice, smiled, and handed the medical record back to him. "Pay by scanning this QR code. After you pay, go directly to pick up your medicine. If you still don't understand how to take it, come back to me."

"Okay, Dr. Tang, thank you."

After the patient left, Tang Junting sat down in a chair and got straight to the point, "Dad has been arrested by the police. You need to talk to Master Ji and ask him to get Dad out."

Tang Junyao then looked up at the lunatic sitting opposite her. She was so close that she could clearly see the faint handprints on both cheeks. She remembered that Shen Pei had hit one of her cheeks that day, not both. Either Shen Pei had hit her again after she got back, or Ji Mingyuan had hit her.

But she didn't intend to ask. She had chosen her own path and her own people. She spoke calmly, without a trace of concern in her tone, "What mistake did you make this time?"

Tang Junting disliked her tone and criticized, "What kind of talk is that? You didn't help my mother when she was in jail, and now that your father is your biological father, you still have this indifferent attitude. Tang Junyao, is your heart made of stone?"

Tang Junyao leaned back in her chair, her hands clasped on the table, her eyes devoid of any warmth as she coldly looked at Tang Junting and said, "He never raised me when I was little, he just slept with my mother, and I'm supposed to be grateful to him? Are you out of your mind?"

"To me, he's at most someone who provides the seeds. My biggest concession is to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed, so please don't bother me either."

Tang Junting was indignant. If Tang Xin also went to jail, wouldn't she become a laughing stock in their circle? "Master Ji treats you like a treasure, why won't you help him with just a word? Do you want your mother-in-law and the others to look down on you? Do you think it's an honor for your father to go to jail?"

Tang Junting recalled the scene of Ji Hancheng proposing to her on screen, and she was so jealous that she exploded. How could that bitch be so lucky? Then she looked at herself, and last night she had only gotten her marriage certificate and wanted to consummate her marriage with Ji Mingyuan.

Wearing a sexy nightgown, she repeatedly tried to seduce him, using every trick in the book, but Ji Mingyuan not only didn't fall for it, he also pulled her off the bed and made her sleep in the next room.

Now that she had her marriage certificate, Tang Junting became much bolder and said to Ji Mingyuan without any restraint, "Are you impotent? How can you not react when I'm like this?"

As soon as he said that, he slapped her. Ji Mingyuan didn't let go after the slap, and continued to punch and kick her, making her curl up in pain.

Ji Mingyuan didn't come back all night, and she was all alone in the huge room. They didn't even arrange a nanny for her.

With bruises all over her body, she felt more and more that something was wrong with Ji Mingyuan. She also thought that Shen Pei was strange. How could he have agreed to get the marriage certificate so easily?

Her thoughts drifted away, but Tang Junyao pulled her back. "Ji Hancheng is a human, not a god. Besides, he doesn't do anything illegal. Tang Xin was arrested because he broke the law. Otherwise, do you think the police were chatting with him because they liked him?"

Tang Junyao showed no sympathy whatsoever. Call her cold-blooded or unfilial, but she simply couldn't feel any sympathy for Tang Xin. "Use your brain. Without solid evidence, the police won't fall in love with Tang Xin. Go back and ask your beloved father what exactly he did wrong."

"Your dad won't get out of here even if you stay for a day. Instead of wasting your time here, you should investigate the truth properly. Also, since you're in such a bad situation, let me remind you, don't say that men are no good, or you'll get beaten up."

"Don't look at me like that. I don't owe you anything. The only connection between us is that we came from the same seed planter. That's all. You've gone to great lengths to get Ji Mingyuan, and the life you're living now is the kind of life you've always dreamed of. Don't complain. Nobody owes you anything."

Tang Junting stared at her with wide eyes, as if trying to find something on her face. "So Ji Mingyuan has a problem? You knew from the beginning, didn't you? You deliberately didn't tell me."

Tang Junyao narrowed her eyes and looked at her with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot. "Mrs. Ji, isn't this name very comfortable? Isn't this the title you wanted? If I were to earnestly tell you before you got your marriage certificate, 'Tingting, you must not marry him. He can't give you sexual happiness. You should turn back before it's too late.'"

After changing her voice, Tang Junyao continued, "If you would listen to me if I said that, even a stone slab would stand up and praise you. But given your innate paranoia, you won't believe me. Don't think you should be thanking God that I'm preventing you from marrying into a wealthy family."

"Besides, how would I know if Ji Mingyuan is capable or not? Shouldn't you know best? Tang Junting, there's a difference between reality and fantasy. Stop daydreaming all day. Spend more time reading books and cleansing your mind."

Tang Junting was speechless. Yes, if Tang Junyao had said this to her before they got their marriage certificate, she would definitely have thought she had ulterior motives.

After all, he didn't think this woman would be kind to him.

Tang Junting didn't continue her domineering behavior or pester Tang Junyao today. She left dejectedly, whether because of disappointment or other reasons is unknown.

Tang Junyao didn't want to get involved anymore. Life was getting better day by day, so why bother with irrelevant people? Besides, it was Tang Junting's own choice; no one forced her to marry Ji Mingyuan.

It's her own fault for being so foolish; she was too eager to throw herself into the relationship. How could a family like Ji Mingyuan's easily agree to get a marriage certificate? If she had thought about it for even a few seconds, she wouldn't have fallen into that trap.

Su Xue pushed the door open and came in, then glanced outside. "What's going on? Are Er San causing you trouble again?"

Tang Junyao shook her head, took off her white coat, and said truthfully, "No, it's just that Tang Xin was arrested by the police and they wanted me to save him, but I refused."

Su Xue paused for a moment before asking, "What did you do wrong?"

"Who knows? I don't want to know."

Su Xue knew that Tang Xin was an indelible wound for Yao Yao. Growing up without a father's love, only experiencing hurt, the shadow over her was vast. So she stopped asking and changed the subject, "What day are we going to Blue City?"

Tang Junyao thought for a moment, "How about we go two days earlier? I also want to spend time with my aunt and uncle. Is your schedule okay?"

Su Xue patted her chest confidently and said, "I'm definitely fine with it. I still have my annual leave, and besides, the wedding is still a long way off."

Then Su Xue asked, "Have you asked Young Master Ji if we can have a wedding together? I even dreamt about us getting married together last night."

Oh no, I've been so busy lately, I completely forgot. She tried to cover it up guiltily, "Ahem, I'll ask when I get home tonight."

"Okay, I'll tell Guoguo later that we won't tell Xixi yet, and we'll give her a big surprise."

Tang Junyao made a hand gesture, "OK".