Beijing Marriage Entanglement

Song Qinghui's brows furrowed and his face turned ashen, but due to the disparity in strength between the two families, he dared not show his anger and could only offer a forced smile and explanation.

"There wasn't much feeling involved; it was just a matter of mutual benefit. Since we've already broken up, there's no need to tell Chu tide."

His words sounded like he was saying, "Mind your own business."

But Shen Yu seemed not to understand, leaning back in his chair with his long legs crossed and speaking lazily.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is it a mutually beneficial arrangement? But what I heard sounds a bit different."

Xiao Jinglan and Song Qinghui both looked displeased, but they were completely helpless against Shen Yu.

Xiao Jinglan had no choice but to pretend he hadn't heard and quickly put on an eager, fake smile before asking Shen Yu.

"Ayu, you're Qinghui's younger brother. You can't just sit idly by and do nothing about his affairs. If Qinghui's marriage to the Ruan family goes smoothly, wouldn't it be a great help to your career?"

There are three top wealthy families in Beijing: the Ruan, the Shen, and the Qin. Although the three families have many business dealings and collaborations, they are also vying with and scheming against each other.

Shen Yu’s acquisition in Germany last month was a great success, which made the other two companies feel the pressure.

If the Ruan family were to form a marriage alliance with the Song family at this critical juncture, they would also be indirectly bound to the Shen family, which would undoubtedly be beneficial to Shen Yu.

He didn't care about that benefit.

Shen Yu casually placed his hand on the back of the chair, glanced down at Xiao Jinglan, and spoke without much concern.

"What if I refuse?"

"you……"

Xiao Jinglan frowned and looked at Xiao Jinhe.

Xiao Jinhe was caught in the middle and was in a difficult position. She also knew that if the Ruan family and the Song family were to unite through marriage, the Song family would definitely benefit more, but Shen Yu could also take advantage of the situation to form a powerful alliance with the Ruan family.

So Xiao Jinhe turned to the side and tugged at Shen Yu's arm.

"Ah Yu, it's just a matter of a word. Why don't you introduce him to your brother?"

Shen Yu lowered his eyelashes slightly, revealing a troubled expression, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Mom, it's not that I don't agree, it's just that you don't know Ruan Chuxi's reputation abroad. If I really introduce her to Old Master Sheng, will he agree or not?"

If I agree, it means I'll indirectly ruin Mr. Sheng's reputation and cause him to lose face in his later years.

If I don't agree, they'll feel like they're offending me, and they'll inevitably feel uncomfortable around me in the future.

Xiao Jinhe frowned. "Isn't Miss Ruan quite nice? I remember she's a Stanford graduate and spent some time at a research institute abroad. What's wrong with her reputation?"

Shen Yu looked at Song Qinghui meaningfully.

"I can't say about this, otherwise my aunt will say I deliberately ruined her son's marriage."

After saying that, Shen Yu stood up straight, put his hands in his pockets, and walked away whistling.

"I'm leaving now, Auntie, please make yourselves at home."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yu strode into the elevator, went down to the underground parking garage, randomly chose a car, drove out of the manor, and went up the mountain to find Duan Lingfeng and the others.

Shen Yu learned about Ruan Chuxi's situation by chance last month when they were discussing the merger and acquisition.

She was indeed a Stanford student, but she was incompetent there and basically just coasted through getting a degree.

When she was sent abroad to study by the Ruan family, the Ruan family also sponsored a top student in computer science from Peking University to go abroad as well.

It's like going abroad to study, and bringing along a personal page.

All of Ruan Chuxi's A+ grades in assignments and projects abroad came from the hands of this highly intelligent but impoverished young scholar.

His obedience and compliance suggest that the Ruan family must have promised him many conditions he couldn't refuse before he left.

But something happened between the two of them. While they were in the research group abroad, Shu Tong suddenly turned against them, overturned all of Ruan Chuxi's achievements, and exposed the fact that she had been falsifying information all these years.

This is why Ruan Chuxi chose to return to China at this time, rather than staying at a research institute abroad.

If he were to forcibly introduce such a person to Elder Sheng, it would be tantamount to harming him.

The villas halfway up the mountain were brightly lit, filled with laughter and lively conversation.

Shen Yu was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and black trousers. He held a cigarette between his long, slender fingers, and wisps of smoke rose slowly from it. He had just finished talking to Duan Lingfeng and the others about Song Qinghui.

Yuan Jitong sat on a high stool, his long legs pushing against the ground as he spoke with great interest.

"Brother Yu, I'm not saying this to be mean, but Song Qinghui and his mother are incredibly shameless. How could they even bring themselves to ask?"

Jiang Lin walked over with a wine glass in his hand, resting his elbow on Yuan Jitong's shoulder.

"Pshaw, what's so surprising about that? They're just convinced that Aunt Xiao is soft-hearted and won't stand idly by, trying to use her to get on Brother Yu's nerves. Isn't that what they've been doing all these years?"

Duan Lingfeng smiled, crossed his legs, and turned to look at Shen Yu.

"But doesn't Aunt Xiao know that Lu Xingci is Song Qinghui's ex-girlfriend?"

Shen Yu tapped a cigarette with his index finger, shook off the ash, and took a drag with a smile.

"I don't know, I'm also looking for the right time."

If Lu Xingci had walked ten minutes later, he might have run into them.

"So what do you plan to do about the plagiarism? Are you just going to let them do nothing? That's not like you."

Shen Yu curled his lips into a sinister smile.

"To deliver a fatal blow, you must first elevate the opponent high enough so that the fall will be devastating."

Upon hearing this, Duan Lingfeng immediately became interested, and Jiang Lin and Yuan Jitong also gathered around with curious expressions.

"Looks like you already have a plan. When do you intend to make your move? I can't miss out on such an exciting show."

Shen Yu extinguished his cigarette, picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, and spoke casually.

"Two days later."

Duan Lingfeng frowned and pondered for a moment before exclaiming in surprise as if he had just realized something.

"Damn, Brother Yu, are you planning to deliver a fatal blow to Ruan Chuxi when she's at the height of her fame and Song Qinghui thinks he's succeeded in his scheme?"

Only Duan Lingfeng knows about the plagiarism. Jiang Lin and Yuan Jitong are completely confused and grab Duan Lingfeng to ask what happened.

Duan Lingfeng smiled smugly, gently pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses with his index finger, and explained slowly with a glint of wisdom in his eyes.

"You don't know this, but Song Qinghui stole her sister-in-law's design draft and gave it to Ruan Chuxi to pave the way for her. Recently, she has been marketing her genius girl persona all over the place."

At the awards ceremony two days later, Song Qinghui probably intended to use this opportunity to introduce Ruan Chuxi to Madam Sheng, and then get to know Professor Sheng, hoping to get Ruan Chuxi into Professor Sheng's research group.

If a plagiarism scandal were to break out at the height of her fame, even though Ruan Chuxi wasn't the most favored member of the Ruan family, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face for the Ruan family.

Would the Ruan family still give Song Qinghui a second glance? And at that time, Song Qinghui's plan to rely on the Ruan family would definitely fall through.

He originally dumped his sister-in-law to climb the social ladder, and then abandoned her. In the end, he got nothing. He probably wants to die now, hahaha.

After listening to Duan Lingfeng's analysis, Jiang Lin and Yuan Jitong both opened their eyes wide and showed expressions of admiration and anticipation.

"It has to be my brother Yu. But Song Qinghui brought this on himself. Breaking up is one thing, but he also wanted to use his sister-in-law to get his new lover into a high position. He's so heartless."

"But Brother Yu, won't you offend the Ruan family by doing this? Those people in the Ruan family aren't easy to deal with."