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

The fish belly was still tinged with white, and the sky was hazy with a layer of smog, but the Xu family's living room was already as bright as day.

Xu Zhong was sweating profusely and paced around the living room, while Lu Man, in a fit of anger, threw everything on the coffee table to the ground, leaving the living room in a mess, with all the items scattered haphazardly in every corner.

Lu Man's temper startled Xu Zhong, but he quickly recovered and advised, "Manman, why don't you go find Master Ji? There are news about you all over the internet now, which is very bad for your future. You can't let the reputation you've built up abroad over the years be ruined."

How could she not know the seriousness of this matter? She absolutely could not be affected, or all her efforts over the years would be wasted.

Her opportunities to go abroad to dance were also arranged by Grandpa Lu, and she won so many awards that she couldn't count them on her hands. Of course, the reason is obvious.

With Xu Zhong's abilities, he could never obtain it in his entire life.

At that time, she was fortunate to be favored by Old Master Lu, and she even secretly studied some psychology about the elderly in order to keep Old Master Lu firmly in her grasp. She was very good at pleasing him. When the old man was alive, she cried and begged him, saying that she had fallen in love with Ji Hancheng, but that he was aloof and did not allow anyone to get close to him. She hoped that the old man could help her make a match.

Unable to resist Lu Man's persistent pleading and coaxing, Old Master Lu finally gave in and swallowed his pride to seek out Ji Hancheng.

I remember that day, Grandpa Lu invited Ji Hancheng to his home for dinner, but Lu Jinnan was also there.

During the meal, Grandpa Lu was particularly enthusiastic, but also a little embarrassed, and said, "Xiao Cheng must be around 20 years old this year."

Lacking emotional intelligence, Ji Hancheng didn't think in that direction, while Lu Jinnan, who had started dating exceptionally early, just smiled and said, "Grandpa, are you preparing to introduce Cheng-ge to someone? Want to be a matchmaker?"

Grandpa Lu glared at his grandson. "I'm just saying that Xiao Cheng is not young anymore and can try dating. Look at how many girlfriends you've had. Don't think I don't know."

Lu Jinnan joked, "Isn't this about dating a few more so we can choose the best granddaughter-in-law for you?"

Grandpa Lu didn't bother to say anything to him, and fixed his gaze on Ji Hancheng's face. The young Ji Hancheng was also not a man of many words, but when he noticed the old man's intense gaze, even the slow-witted Ji Hancheng understood.

He replied politely, "Grandpa Lu, I have no intention of dating."

Lu Jinnan ate while laughing, as expected.

Lu Man, who was sitting to the side, nervously curled her fingers and then gripped her trouser leg tightly, gesturing to Grandpa Lu to persuade him.

The old man shook his head, feeling that this girl really liked Ji Hancheng. He said helplessly and bluntly, "Xiaocheng, you eat first, then play a few games of chess with Grandpa Lu. Xiaonan, after you finish eating, buy Grandpa some things."

Lu Jinnan was extremely unwilling. With so many drivers and servants at home, why did they have to send him out? Even a fool could tell it was just to get rid of him.

But fearing punishment from his family, Lu Jinnan, unwilling to comply, eventually gave in.

When he returned, he saw Lu Man staring at Ji Hancheng with a lovestruck expression, while Old Master Lu looked on with a smug smile.

After leaving the Lu family home, Lu Jinnan learned that his grandfather had asked Ji Hancheng to give Lu Man a try, and that they could break up at any time if they felt it wasn't right.

Lu Jinnan, who had dated several girlfriends, didn't think so. He believed that once a woman like Lu Man got involved, it would be very difficult to get rid of her.

As Lu Jinnan had predicted, Ji Hancheng had brought up breaking up several times after only a week, but Lu Man disagreed each time. She even went to Lu's grandfather to cry, and the situation dragged on for more than a year.

Until that year, Ji Hancheng decided to join the army, and no amount of persuasion from his family could change his mind.

Lu Man's girlfriends and Xu Zhongcai advised her to leave Ji Hancheng, saying that by the time she returned from military service, the company would have already been taken over by Ji Mingyuan's family, and she wouldn't have any future.

Lu Man listened attentively.

However, things are unpredictable. No one could have imagined that Ji Mingyuan was such a hopeless case, and even if the two old men had the intention, Ji Mingyuan might not have the ability to achieve it.

Recalling everything that had happened, Lu Man couldn't help but feel resentment towards her father, Xu Zhong.

He was the one who advised him the most, saying that Ji Hancheng had no chance, that going to the army would mean his life would be like this, that he wouldn't amount to much, and that even if he came back, he wouldn't be able to become the head of the Ji family.

Thinking of all this, Lu Man glared at Xu Zhong with a vicious look on her face, her expression contorted with malice, "It's all because of you. If you hadn't advised me to break up with you back then, would things have turned out like this?"

Xu Zhong, however, did not entirely agree. He felt that Master Ji was young at that time and not mature enough to let Old Master Lu arrange things for him. Once he matured, he would have proposed breaking up himself. Besides, Master Ji had proposed breaking up before. Lu Man cried many times when she came home. It was Lu Man who dragged her feet and refused to agree. Master Ji didn't pay much attention to her and was very indifferent, so he just gave her the cold shoulder.

Perhaps it was because he didn't want to embarrass Old Master Lu, Xu Zhong didn't say some things, afraid of hurting his daughter's self-esteem.

He tried to persuade her gently, "Manman, none of us know what has happened. You can't guarantee that Mr. Ji won't bring up breaking up after all these years. Even with the old man around, Mr. Ji might give Mr. Lu face once, but he might not give him face a second time."

Lu Man, however, remained unmoved by reason and stormed off from the Xu family home in a huff, clutching her bag and stomping in her high heels.

Now everyone in the capital probably knows that she is not the Lu family's biological granddaughter. Who on earth is so reckless as to expose her secrets?

She pondered for a while, and thinking that Tang Junting was still hanging there with her, she couldn't help but think of someone and decided to go to the Ji family first.

I drove to the Ji family's residence.

The Ji family's building stands tall and imposing in the most luxurious area of ​​the capital, its height giving the initial impression of soaring into the clouds.

Lu Man wore exquisite makeup, a limited-edition suit, high heels, and carried a bag on her wrist. Her milk tea-colored curly hair was draped over her back as she stood in front of the Ji Group building, a smile playing on her lips.

This was her first time visiting the Ji family business. In fact, it could be said that this was her first time visiting the Ji family business since Master Ji took control of it. She was inevitably a little surprised. The Ji family business hadn't had such a tall building before. In the past three years, Master Ji had truly brought the Ji family business to a new level, just as rumored.

Lu Man walked in arrogantly, went to the front desk, knocked on the counter, and looked at the staff with disdain, "Take me to see your president."

The receptionist was speechless. Another infatuated girl had come to harass the CEO so early in the morning. Maintaining her professional demeanor, she smiled and said, "Miss, may I ask your last name? I'll check your appointment time for you."

Upon hearing about the appointment, Lu Man's expression worsened. "Do you think I need an appointment? Tell Xu Mingkai to come down."

The receptionist realized that this woman might know the president, but she just didn't like this attitude. "I'm sorry, without an appointment, I can't let you in. If you know our President Xu, please call him yourself. Only if President Xu requests that we take you upstairs can we do so."

Lu Man was already fuming from the start of the morning, and now she was even angrier to be looked down upon by a receptionist. "What's your name?"

The receptionist straightened her back, showing no fear whatsoever. "Hello, my name is Yan Feifei."

Lu Man said, word by word, "Fine, I'll remember you. You just wait." After saying that, she made a phone call to Xu Mingkai.

Xu Mingkai was chatting with several secretaries in the secretariat when he saw the incoming call and hesitated whether to answer it.

After much deliberation, I made a shushing gesture and entered the CEO's office. The man was processing documents, but he still exuded a cold aura, making him difficult to approach and get close to.

Xu Mingkai cleared his throat and said, "Miss Lu called me. Should I answer it?" In his heart, he was thinking that if she answered, she would be even further away from the young mistress.

The man didn't stop what he was doing at all, thinking it was normal. After all, with the cooperation with the Xu family terminated, it was only a matter of time before Lu Man came knocking on his door. Didn't she call a few days ago? He just hung up on her.

When the ringing got too annoying, I blocked it!

So it's normal for them to come to the company.

He said coldly, "Hang up."

Xu Mingkai hung up the phone, then came back in. He hung up the phone again, then came back in again. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was in debt and had been bombed.

Ji Hancheng frowned as he listened to his phone ringing. "She's downstairs? Tell her to go to the conference room."

Xu Mingkai had just overheard several secretaries discussing the fact that Lu Man was not the granddaughter of the Lu family. Now he wanted to report it truthfully, "Young Master Ji, Miss Lu was trending on social media for an hour this morning. The content was that someone revealed that she was not the granddaughter of the Lu family, and there were also ambiguous photos of her with the project leader."

Xu Mingkai was also eager to know who that person was. Finally, someone had put this arrogant and domineering fake heiress to her own devices, and he felt very relieved.

Hearing the voice, Ji Hancheng narrowed his eyes. "Someone's there?"

"Yes, and Miss Tang, Tang Junting, is also trending on social media. Her information is that she is dating many rich second-generation men at the same time and is seen entering and leaving hotels."

After a long pause, Ji Hancheng laughed. These two had both offended the same person.

But how did she leak the information? Did she contact the media herself?

Five minutes later, Lu Man walked into the elevator with her head held high and chest puffed out, glancing at the receptionist as she did so.

After Lu Man left, another receptionist said to Yan Feifei, "Why did you offend her? Look, she's been invited upstairs now."

Yan Feifei, fresh out of university, was full of a sense of justice. "So what? I can just quit. Why should I let these kinds of people bully me? Just because I wear designer clothes doesn't make me a big shot. Who do they think they are?"

Another receptionist shook her head helplessly. This kid is still too young and hasn't experienced the harsh realities of life.