“Really?” Mrs. Shang confirmed again in disbelief. She wanted to see something in this elusive son’s eyes, but she had no choice. There was a vast sea, and she could not see anything.
The man looked at his mother coldly and chuckled. “What are you worried about? I won’t fall in love with anyone.”
“Even if I fall in love with someone, won’t I fall in love with her?” Ji Yan suddenly felt as if she had been frozen. Her heart was in so much pain that she wanted to escape from this suffocating environment, but she couldn’t move.
What’s wrong with her?
Mrs. Shang finally believed him a little, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I knew it. Besides, you can’t forget it…”
“I’ll go in if there’s nothing else,” Shang Jinshen said impatiently before Mrs. Shang could finish her sentence. He turned around and left.
No one knew where Ji Yan got the strength. She hid in the bathroom, closed the door tightly, leaned against the door, and lost all her strength.
“Mrs. Shang said that I can’t forget who she is?” Ji Yan’s eyes trembled. Suddenly, she remembered that she had accidentally seen the sweet girl in the photo at Shang Jinshen’s place.
Who was that girl? Was she in his heart? She didn’t care much about it before, but now she cared about it very much. She felt a little bitter in her heart. For the first time, she admitted love, and for the first time, she experienced the bitterness brought by love.
“Ji Yan?” His cold and emotionless voice came from outside the door.
Ji Yan sniffed and calmed down. She went to the sink and turned on the tap to wash the towel silently.
Then he walked out of the bathroom with the same expression as before and looked at him in confusion. “What’s wrong? You called me?”
Shang Jinshen glanced at the hot towel in her hand. Ji Yan smiled and said, “Let Old Master Shang clean his hands.”
Only God knew how forced her smile was.
Pretending to be natural, she walked to the bedside and sat down. Ji Yan put a hot towel on Old Master Shang’s swollen hand and wiped it seriously. There was nothing unusual about it.
Old Master Shang could almost say that he was a stranger to Ji Yan, except for his nominal father-in-law. However, she could also take good care of such a stranger without any reluctance.
After looking at her for a long time, Shang Jinshen opened his mouth and said, “There’s a press conference at the company in the afternoon. Come with me.”
“Okay,” she replied calmly.
Shang Jin took a deep look at her, turned around, and went out again. He didn’t see Mrs. Shang. Maybe she was impatient with the smell of the hospital, so she left.
When they left in the afternoon, it was obvious that the reporters had rushed over when they received the news. Ji Yan, who was behind Shang Jinshen, was stunned and looked at the sudden appearance of Mrs. Shang. She looked at the reporters with a sad expression.
“Think about how to perform as a daughter-in-law.”
Ji Yan glanced at Shang Jinshen, who didn’t turn around. “A show?”
Sure enough, as the most famous person in North River City, Ji Yan was surrounded by several sharp-eyed reporters in the next second.
“Young Mrs. Shang, how do you feel about your recent encounters?”
“Do you blame those who hurt you? Do you think they should be brought to justice and get what they deserve?”
“Young Mrs. Shang, I’ve heard that your relationship with your father-in-law and mother-in-law has never been very good. Are you coming to the hospital to take care of the old chairman of the Shang Corp. or for something else?” The reporter’s question was very sharp. In the past, they would never dare to make trouble in front of the president of the Shang Corp.. But now Ji Yan’s news was very hot. For the sake of headlines, they went all out.
Ji Yan’s face kept changing with their questions. She clenched her fists tightly. Although she was calm, she had never dealt with such a scene. Her mouth seemed to be blocked by something and she couldn’t say a word.
Shang Jin frowned. He turned around, held Ji Yan’s shoulder tightly, and said coldly, “Since when did you dare to be so aggressive to my wife in front of me?”
Despite being threatened by Shang Jinshen, many reporters took a step back and their tone was not as sharp as before.
Feeling the warmth of Shang Jinshen, Ji Yan took a deep breath and whispered to everyone, “The patient lying in the hospital is my lover’s father and my family. Think about it. How can you feel if your family members lie in the hospital?”
Her answer was the same as not answering. She blocked the reporter’s mouth with the words “most important family member”. Seeing that the reporter still wanted to ask something, Ji Yan took the lead to say, “Sorry, I’m not in a good mood. I don’t want to answer anyone’s questions.”
There was no anger or fear. She naturally expressed her emotions cool and natural. Then she looked up at Shang Jinshen and said, “Let’s go.”
Shang Jinshen gave her a heavy look and led her away forcefully. With Shang Jinshen around, who would dare to stop her? Luckily, Mrs. Shang had no intention of leaving, so they quickly surrounded her and asked her questions.
Ji Yan’s answer was beyond Shang Jinshen’s expectation. At first, he could feel her nervousness, but in such a warm time, he saw her answering questions rationally and clearly, so that he couldn’t find any fault with her.
The last sentence of refusal was not perfunctory at all, as if she was really in a bad mood and could not answer the questions.
Ignoring Shang Jinshen’s probing and eyes, Ji Yan, who got in the car, looked out of the window. No one knew what she was thinking.
The atmosphere had changed. Even An Ming and Lan Si, who were also in the car, could feel it.
The gentleness of the Young Madam when she came here had turned into a sense of alienation, and no one could get close to her. Unlike the coldness of the young master, this kind of coldness was a kind of state of mind, as if she didn’t care about anything.
Silence. When they arrived at the press conference site, there were a lot of reporters. The cameras kept flashing at Shang Jinshen and Ji Yan.
Shang Jinshen, who kept a low profile and never appeared in front of the public, and the young lady, Ji Yan, who became famous almost overnight, became the focus of everyone’s attention.
Ji Yan didn’t change her clothes. Her clothes and accessories were so simple that she didn’t look like a young lady from a wealthy family at all. Many reporters had already made up the words “cold and sour” in their hearts.
Then he looked at Mr. Shang, who was dressed in a black suit, as cold and arrogant as usual. Standing there, he was full of momentum. The reporters were well-organized and did not dare to rush to the interview like before.
“Mr. Shang, what do you think of the old chairman’s serious illness and Shang Yu An’s illegitimate son?” Obviously, the reporters here were not like those gossip reporters. Their questions were very formal as soon as they opened their mouths.
Shang Jinshen was not in a hurry. He pulled Ji Yan to sit down in the main seat and then said slowly and solemnly, “We will follow the law.” The implication was that he had no opinion. Shang Yu An and Liu Lian had conspired to poison the old chairman of the Shang Corp.. Everything was done in accordance with the law. It was a good statement of a citizen.
It turned out that the president of the Ji Gui firm had such a sly side. His tactful answer made everyone understand that today’s press conference was just a stepping stone for the Ji Gui firm to take a step further.