Father is a villainous Buddhist disciple? He'll just be beaten into the light of the righteous

Shen Jiyuan turned his head and saw Yun Qingqing leading a girl through the crowd.

She introduced them to everyone, "Brother, this is Sister Zhao, do you remember her?"

The girl being pulled by her looked up at Shen Jiyuan, but then hurriedly lowered her eyes the moment their eyes met. "Brother Shen, it's been a long time."

Shen Jiyuan frowned, and it took him a while to remember who this Sister Zhao was.

Zhao Mengli, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family.

The Shen family and the Zhao family are actually longtime friends.

The Shen family prospered with the help of the Zhao family.

In its early days, the Shen family was not as large as it is now. During that war-torn era, his grandfather also held shares in the Zhao family.

However, as time went on, the Zhao family declined, while the Shen family flourished, reaching its peak under Shen Jiyuan's father.

That's how the Shen Group came to be.

The Zhao family's shares were sold to them more than a decade ago, and after the sale, the Zhao family moved abroad.

Later, the Zhao family lost contact with them.

They only knew that the Zhao family was doing fairly well abroad, but they didn't bother to find out the extent of their development.

Shen Jiyuan narrowed his eyes. Come to think of it, this Miss Zhao and he had been betrothed since childhood.

It was all a decision made by the older generation, but the Zhao family later left and never contacted them again, so no one took the marriage seriously.

He had only met Zhao Mengli when he was a child, but so many years had passed that he couldn't possibly remember her.

Moreover, why did the Zhao family suddenly return to China?

"Miss Zhao," Shen Jiyuan greeted her politely, "It's been a long time."

They were being polite here, but Shen Ji's mind was filled with the frenzy of fireworks.

She's here! She's here!

She's walking towards the villainous antagonist, branded with the label of a vicious supporting female character!

Zhao Mengli!

The most vicious female villain in the book doesn't like the male protagonist, but instead likes the main villain, Shen Jiyuan.

But Shen Jiyuan was head over heels in love with the female lead, Yun Qingqing, and she was envious and jealous.

On the surface, she has a close sisterly relationship with Yun Qingqing, but in reality, she is a scheming woman who secretly tries every means to kill her.

In the end, he was sent to prison by Shen Jiyuan and Feng Xiao, and his fate was extremely tragic.

Shen Ji sighed softly.

His sigh drew the attention of those around him.

Zhao Mengli looked at Shen Ji in surprise, "Brother Shen, who is this child...?"

Yun Qingqing took her arm and said, "Oh, Sister Zhao, I forgot to tell you, this is my nephew, Shen Ji."

"What?!" Zhao Mengli looked at Shen Jiyuan in surprise. "You have a son?!"

Shen Jiyuan nodded politely, "Yes."

Zhao Mengli spat, "Damn it, why did that old man make me come back to seduce you? I'm not going to be a mistress!"

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

Shen Ji: "..."

After speaking, she suddenly realized what she had said, her expression changed, and she returned to her previous elegant demeanor, smiling as she said, "Hehehe, I... I'm actually very gentle, I'm just a little surprised by this news."

She blinked and looked at Shen Jiyuan. "Brother Shen, you don't mind, do you?"

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

"Hehehe." Zhao Mengli covered her mouth and laughed elegantly. "Brother Shen, you know, right? We were betrothed when we were kids."

"But since you're already married, our agreement certainly doesn't count. How about you return the token from the Zhao family to me?"

Shen Jiyuan was taken aback. "What token?"

Zhao Mengli explained, "When my grandmother and your grandmother were betrothed as children, they exchanged family heirloom jade bracelets. To be honest, my grandmother's jade bracelet is very important to me."

"This time I came back, although it was my old man who sent me to seduce... oops, let me introduce you to him."

"But I also have my principles."

"I don't play... cough cough, no, I don't like married men. You give me back the jade bracelet, and I'll give it back to you. We'll be even, okay?"

Shen Jiyuan hadn't expected Zhao Mengli to be such a person.

However, he quite liked making friends with such straightforward people. He paused for a moment and said, "I really don't know anything about the jade bracelet. I need to ask my family before I can give you an answer."

Zhao Mengli's eyes lit up, and she smiled and said, "Of course, of course."

She swiftly pulled a gold lock from her pocket. "Here, this is for my nephew. Consider it a small gift."

"Sigh, this was prepared by my husband for our child... cough cough cough, no, I mean..."

Shen Jiyuan smiled and generously accepted the money from Shen Ji, saying, "Miss Zhao, you've gone to so much trouble."

Zhao Mengli smiled and said, "No problem, no problem. Although we haven't seen each other for so many years, we're still childhood sweethearts who grew up together."

"I'll stay in China from now on, just consider it making friends."

"Being able to be friends with President Shen is something many people envy."

Shen Jiyuan patted the somewhat dazed Shen Ji and said, "Are you stupid? Don't you know how to say thank you?"

Shen Ji frowned slightly, then quickly put the gold lock away. "Thank you, Auntie."

Zhao Mengli reached out and pinched his chubby cheeks. "Now that you've taken my things, you're mine. If your aunt needs anything in the future, you'll have to be there for her!"

Shen Ji hummed in agreement, "Don't worry, I can help you with anything except getting into bed."

Zhao Mengli: "..."

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

Yun Qingqing burst into laughter at Shen Ji's amusement.

Feng Xiao shoved a piece of cake, which he had somehow gotten his hands on, into her hand. "Let's find a place to sit down and talk. There are too many people here."

Yun Qingqing chuckled, "Thank you."

Feng Xiao then handed the other two pieces of cake to Shen Ji and Shang Yao.

Shen Ji happily accepted it, "Thank you, Uncle~~"

Shang Yao pursed his lips and took the cake, staring blankly at the strawberries on it.

Lu Zhuonian picked him up from the ground. "Eat slowly, don't get it on yourself."

Shang Yao seemed lost in thought, his gaze slightly lowered, his long eyelashes obscuring the emotions in his eyes.

After the group moved to the sofa in the corner and sat there for a while, Shen Ji's eyelids started to droop.

You can't blame him for that.

A three-year-old's body is like that; he can't control it himself.

Seeing him nodding like a chick pecking at rice, Shen Jiyuan asked, "Sleepy?"

Shen Ji nodded.

"Then let's go back." Shen Jiyuan didn't really want to stay here either.

But after all, it was Yu Wenshuo's first birthday party in so many years, and for him to come for a short while and then leave was a bit disrespectful.

After greeting Yu Wenshuo, he led his men out of the Yu family villa.

Just as he was about to board the train, Lu Zhuonian received a phone call.

Whether he was being chased by a dog or was in a real emergency, he rushed over and shoved Shang Yao into his car. "Old Shen, I have to go on a business trip right away."

"I'm entrusting my eldest nephew to you for now."

"Just give him some food."

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

Before he could react, that bastard Lu Zhuonian jumped into the car and drove off.

It even sprayed his face with exhaust fumes and disappeared without a trace.

Shen Jiyuan's forehead veins throbbed: "Lu Zhuonian!!!"