Ye Shengge immediately realized that she was referring to Ling Yutong.
âThe only means... You only talk to her?â Ye Shengge asked.
âYes.â Ji Shiting frowned. âI used to hate women. At least those who tried to get close were superficial and vain.â
Ye Shengge tried not to say that he was being sexist.
After all, it was because of Xu Shaoqingâs betrayal that had hurt him when he was young.
Besides, given the manâs family background and talent, girls who approached him would naturally lower themselves. They would either try to please him or seduce him, so it wasnât surprising at all.
However, on second thought, hadnât she been trying to please and seduce him?
Ye Shengge suddenly felt guilty.
âLing Yutong is an exception because sheâs quiet and sensible, and because...â He paused.
âBecause she was with you when your father died?â Ye Shengge said.
âDid my mother tell you that?â Ji Shiting wasnât surprised.
Ye Shengge nodded.
âYes.â Ji Shiting nodded. âThatâs why Iâve always been grateful to her.â
After his father died, he had refused to talk to anyone. If it werenât for that little girl talking to him and trying to talk him out of it, he might have become autistic.
Ye Shengge felt sour as she looked at his calm face. She had thought she would be jealous, but she couldnât help feeling grateful that Ling Yutong had been by his side at that time, so he wouldnât be too lonely.
âGrandpa urged me to get married after I graduated.â Ji Shiting smiled. âLing Yutong was my only choice, so I proposed to her.â
âNot because you like her, but because sheâs your only choice?â Ye Shengge asked.
âI didnât hate her,â the man said calmly.
Indeed, he hadnât loved Ling Yutong much back then, just as she had guessed.
However, Ye Shengge didnât know whether she should be happy or not... There were probably two reasons why that man married his wife. Firstly, it was because his grandpa was urging him, and secondly, that woman wasnât annoying.
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âYou mustâve heard what happened after that, right?â The man curled his lips. âWhen I first took over the company, someone wanted to make trouble and use her as a breakthrough point to dig out the companyâs secrets from her. She came into contact with the other party a couple of times, and I thought she had betrayed me, so I didnât help when the Ling family was in trouble. Instead, I hit her when she was down. She broke up with me, and I agreed. But at that time, even if she didnât say anything, there wouldnât have been any future between us.â
âBut she didnât betray you,â Ye Shengge said.
âShe explained to me today that she only wanted to trick the other party to give me some help.â Ji Shiting paused for a bit. âAnd thatâs the result of my investigation. She never revealed anything to the other party.â
âWho is that?â Ye Shengge couldnât help asking.
âI promised him a reduction in his sentence in prison, so he told me everything.â Ji Shiting sneered. âBesides, he revealed something interesting. He only used Ling Yutong as a breakthrough point because someone gave him that suggestion.â