Arrested for impersonating a powerful figure's girlfriend, but forced into a formal relationshi

"Sheng Yinian, look at this field. My maternal grandfather used to farm it."

"One summer, Grandpa Zhang's ducks kept running into this field and eating the rice seedlings. My grandfather told them off several times, and Grandpa Zhang agreed verbally, but the ducks still kept coming."

"Then I secretly observed for several days and found that Grandpa Zhang's ducks would line up and go home by themselves every evening, with the biggest one leading the way and a string of them following behind."

"That evening, I lay by the roadside and waited and waited. When the ducks came in a line, I carried the lead duck to my grandmother's woodshed and locked it up."

"The duck didn't quack, it just stared at me with a very confused look in its eyes."

As Yunmiao spoke, she mimicked the duck's expression.

"When the ducks behind reached the intersection, they were stunned to find that the leader was gone."

"A flock of ducks stood at the intersection, quacking loudly. Grandpa Zhang was chasing them away, but the more he chased them, the more chaotic it became, and the ducks ran all over the place."

"Grandpa Zhang chased the ducks home for half an hour but still couldn't get them back. So he stood at the intersection and cursed: 'Which heartless bastard did this?!'"

"I hid in the field and laughed until my stomach hurt."

"Later it got dark, and I was afraid the ducks would starve to death, so I tried to secretly put them back, but my grandma found out."

As Yunmiao spoke, she became lost in memories.

That day, her grandmother took her, and she carried the duck, to Grandpa Zhang's house.

When Grandpa Zhang saw her, his face darkened.

"So it was you who did it! Do you know how long I've been chasing that duck?"

Grandma shielded her behind her.

"Old Zhang, your ducks ate my rice seedlings. My granddaughter was wrong, but she was just trying to comfort her grandfather. If you want to blame someone, blame your ducks first."

"You can't steal my ducks though."

"Did she steal it? She only held it for a little while and didn't even cook it. But your ducks, have you even counted how many seedlings they ate from my fields?"

"This..." Old Zhang stammered for a long time, "I'll put the ducks in a pen tomorrow."

After saying that, he grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Yun Miao's pocket.

When she got home, her grandfather was worried that she had eaten too much candy and would have a toothache.

"This candy is an apology to my rice seedlings, not for you."

She watched longingly as her grandfather put the candy away.

"Did you get to eat candy later?"

Sheng Yinian's voice pulled Yun Miao back from her memories.

"...I secretly ate them all in the middle of the night."

Sheng Yinian stared at her for a moment, then suddenly pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her neck, and chuckled softly.

The resonant vibrations from his chest reached Yunmiao, who, as if infected by the sound, also laughed along.

"Does your tooth hurt?"

"No." Yunmiao lifted her head from his embrace, her almond-shaped eyes curving upwards, her shallow under-eye bags gleaming. "I'm fine."

Sheng Yinian looked down at her, the smile still lingering in his dark eyes.

What else did you do when you were a child?

Yunmiao was afraid he would get tired of hearing it and wouldn't continue.

Hearing his question, my interest was immediately piqued again.

She pulled him along as they continued forward.

"Look at that little river, all the children go swimming in it in the summer."

"I couldn't swim at the time, so I was playing in the water on the shore. Then, I slipped and fell into the water."

"I was terrified and struggled desperately in the water, screaming for help."

"Uncle Liu from the village was fishing on the bank when he saw me fall into the water. He threw down his fishing rod and jumped in to save me."

After he jumped in, he looked at the water, which was only up to his knees, then looked at me and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Yunmiao laughed so hard she almost fell over when she remembered what Uncle Liu looked like back then.

"And another thing, one year when they were building a road in Shili Village, they brought in a lot of sand and piled it up under that big tree..."

Amidst the laughter and conversation, a villa came into view.

"Sheng Yinian, look here! In a few days, the whole place will be covered in yellow azaleas."

"I used to love drawing here. My grandma would often come with me, and my grandpa would come occasionally too."

"And this villa is so beautiful; it must be even more beautiful inside."

Sheng Yinian grasped her small hand that was pointing to the villa, leaned down and asked softly, "Would you like to go inside and take a look?"

Go in?

Yun Miao paused for a moment before realizing that both the azalea grove and the villa belonged to the Sheng family.

"I think... I'll pass."

Her fondest memories are all left outside this villa.

I wonder if the taste will change after I go inside.

"Okay." Sheng Yinian nodded slightly. "Then let's watch from outside."

It was nearly evening when the two started to walk back.

On the way back, Yunmiao picked a lot of wild fruits and carried them back in her clothes.

As soon as I stepped through the gate, I saw a somewhat familiar SUV parked in the yard.

Looking inside, they saw Jiang Lai and Zhang Shulan walking enthusiastically towards them from the courtyard.

"Uncle, Aunt."

After the two approached, Yun Miao greeted them without much expression.

After what happened last night, it's really hard to get her to be nice to me.

She doesn't even want to see them now.

"Miaomiao."

Zhang Shulan smiled warmly and was about to reach out and pat Yunmiao's head.

Sheng Yuqing tugged at Yun Miao and pulled her in front of him.

"Go and let Grandpa have a taste of the fruit."

"Okay." Yun Miao secretly slipped a green fruit into his hand and turned to walk towards the main room.

Sheng Yinian's indifferent gaze followed her departing figure.

Jiang Lai and Zhang Shulan stood aside, watching silently, not daring to utter a sound.

This morning, while the two were checking out at the hotel front desk, Zhang Shulan suddenly received an urgent call from the finance department.

They said there was a problem with the cash flow, and the funds that should have arrived suddenly disappeared.

Zhang Shulan's mind went blank for a moment.

This money is to pay the supplier for the goods.

Without the money in their accounts, the goods can't be shipped out, and the factory will have to shut down in less than two days.

The two rushed back to Qingcheng and tried to use all their connections, but to no avail.

Just as he was frowning in worry, Jiang Lai received a call from his elderly father.

Therefore, it was learned that Sheng Yunian, the head of the Sheng family in Shangjing, was at Shili Village at that moment.

Moreover, he came as his niece's boyfriend.

After hanging up the phone, a little thought revealed why the company had run into trouble.

The two had a big argument about it.

"Zhang Shulan, look what you've done!"

"Now you're blaming me? What did you do last night! Sheng Shichen is such a good catch, if Zhixia hadn't been pregnant, do you think I would have set her up with that girl?"

"Besides, how can you blame me for this? It was your dear sister who said that girl doesn't have a boyfriend."

"Who would have thought that girl would be so lucky, actually managing to snag Sheng Yunian?"

"That's Sheng Yinian, what makes her think she can do that?"

"Alright, alright," Jiang Lai interrupted her rant. "It'll be over soon, so calm down."

"You really think too highly of me. The Sheng family can crush me like an ant. What temper would I have left?"

The two quickly packed their things and drove to Shili Village...

Yun Miao's figure disappeared at the entrance of the main room, and Sheng Yinian slowly withdrew his gaze.

Zhang Shulan secretly nudged Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai quickly stepped forward and respectfully offered him a cigarette.

Sheng Yinian raised his eyes and glanced at him.

He didn't speak, nor did he accept the cigarette.

With just a single, indifferent glance, Jiang Lai felt a chill run down his spine.

He withdrew his hand, which had been frozen in mid-air, and smiled apologetically.

"Mr. Sheng, what brings you here?"

Sheng Yinian casually toyed with the green fruit in his hand.

"Come over here so I can give you my opinion."