Chapter 2

Zeng Yicheng was glamorous, labeled a successful entrepreneur, but he didn’t know what lay behind his success.

I, the good girl since childhood, broke ties with my family for him. My father, tough on the outside but soft-hearted on the inside, couldn’t bear to see me suffer and helped him out a lot in secret.

He was always proud and arrogant, and I accommodated him at every turn. Perhaps because of this, he felt he could control everything, even getting back together with his first love behind my back.

Looking back, my parents were actually right. Some people can share hardships but cannot share prosperity.

In this gamble, I still lost.

Thinking of this, I made a call home. Listening to my mother trying to hold back her sobs, my heart ached bitterly.

“Come back, Xiaoxiao. Mom and Dad can provide for you for the rest of your life.”

What exactly had I been doing these past few years? How could I have broken the hearts of my family who loved me so deeply?

I couldn’t even imagine how heartbroken they would be when they heard the news of my death, white-haired parents burying their black-haired child.

I promised my father that I was determined to help him share the workload at the company.

I returned to my circle, a circle Zeng Yicheng could probably never reach in his lifetime.

As the only daughter of the Ling Group, I was born a privileged daughter of heaven.

When my phone rang again, it was already evening. I glanced at it—Zeng Yicheng must have coaxed Ning Kexin by now, right? So now he finally has time to deal with my affairs.

I smiled, blocked his contact, and then began reviewing the bidding proposals sent over by my assistant.

My only saving grace was that I never gave up my career for Zeng Yicheng. Years of work experience allowed me to handle problems with ease.

I was still the Ling Xiaoxiao who could make her parents proud.

After a few days of intensive preparation, I attended the bidding conference as the representative of the Ling Group. This time, I was the client.

I knew Zeng Yicheng would be there too, but I could face him with a heart as still as water.

Yet, he lost his composure in public. He stared at me in disbelief, unable to hide the shock on his face.

Zeng Yicheng had a pair of deep, affectionate eyes. When he looked at me, my reflection would fill them completely—that used to be my greatest infatuation.

But when mixed with other emotions, it turned out he was no different from anyone else.

“The bidding conference officially begins,” I announced with a smile, not giving him another glance.

The results would be announced in a few days. During this time, my father planned to hold a banquet for me to announce my appointment as the General Manager of the Ling Group.

I gladly agreed. This was the life that truly belonged to me.

But what I didn’t expect was that the event organizer had also invited Zeng Yicheng.