Transmigrated into a wealthy family's stepmother, I raised the villain into a sweet child.

Jin Xi was caught off guard when she saw Jin Chen, and her expression froze for a moment.

However, Jin Chen didn't notice her. He was carrying large and small bags and hurriedly followed the person in front of him.

Jin Xi asked疑惑地问道, "Who is the person Jin Chen is chasing?"

She didn't have this person in the original owner's memories, and for Jin Chen to react this way, he must be no ordinary person.

Zhou Linxu glanced at him and said, "I don't know him either."

He didn't recognize the woman, but something else came to mind.

He said, "I had lunch with a business partner the other day, and they mentioned Jinjia, saying that they had sent someone to marry into a family.

Sending someone away for a marriage alliance?

Jinxi had already deleted the contact information of the Jin family. At first, they tried to contact her a few times, but after they found that Jinxi really didn't want to talk to them, they never saw her again.

If Jin Xi hadn't accidentally seen Jin Chen today, she would have completely forgotten about the Jin family.

She asked疑惑地问道, "If it's an arranged marriage, shouldn't there be news about it? I haven't heard a thing."

If they were to actually get married, given her understanding of the Jin family, she would probably make it public knowledge.

Moreover, Jin Yun makes headlines at the slightest thing, as if she wants the whole world to know.

Upon careful consideration, Jinxi suddenly realized that she hadn't heard from Jinyun in a long time.

It's as if it disappeared.

Even though this family has nothing to do with me, I still have to enjoy the gossip.

Jinxi turned to ask Zhou Linxu, but he was looking at his phone and thought it was a work message, so she waited a while. Soon, her phone rang a few times.

She picked it up and glanced at it. It was a message from Zhou Linxu.

Jinxi asked, "Aren't you right next to me? Why did you send me a message?"

Zhou Linxu placed his phone face down on the table, his hand already reaching over to her back, stroking it gently before saying, "Didn't you want to know about Jin Chen?"

Jinxi blinked: "So you went to find out some gossip for me?"

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement and moved closer to Jin Xi: "If that's how you put it, then it counts."

Jinxi then opened her phone and saw that it was Secretary Wen who had inquired about it.

[Wen Yu: President Zhou, the person the Jin family is arranging a marriage with is Jin Chen, and the marriage partner is Zhao Xiu, the president of the Zhao Group.]

[Wen Yu: That's the woman whose three ex-husbands died.]

[Wen Yu: Jin Feng's mistress has already brought her child into the house, and the Jin family is in quite a mess right now.]

[Wen Yu: Jin Yun is currently under a soft blacklist. Last week, her family sent her abroad, and we haven't found out when she will return.]

[Wen Yu: Jinshi Group has cut several projects in the past month and laid off more than fifty people in an irregular manner. They are still laying off staff.]

[Wen Yu: Mr. Zhou, this is all the information we've gathered so far. Should I ask any more questions?]

They've reached the point where they need to lay off staff just to keep operating. Now that their cash flow has dried up, they probably won't last much longer.

In just a few words, Jinxi felt she had already foreseen the fate of the Jin family.

Jin Xi couldn't help but sigh. She remembered that at the beginning, the Jin family wanted the original owner to marry an old man. Unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, they ended up sending Jin Chen to marry into the family. It could be considered that the Jin family was giving off its last bit of warmth.

Jin Yun has been sent abroad, and it's estimated that she won't be able to come back for at least a year and a half.

Zhou Linxu looked at her expression and asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm just feeling a bit sentimental," Jin Xi said. "I'm not really thinking about anything in particular."

The novel only mentions the original owner briefly, and the Jin family is even less detailed.

I wonder what kind of complex emotions the original owner would have after learning about the Jin family's fate.

Zhou Linxu asked, "If you want to know more, you can send a message to Wen Yu directly."

As Zhou Linxu's secretary, Wen Yu also has her own circle of friends in private, a circle where she can learn things that cannot be said openly.

Jinxi shook her head: "No more."

She picked up Zhou Linxu's phone and sent a message to Wen Yu: "No need, thank you for your trouble."

Wen Yu replied instantly with an "OK" and a rose.

Jinxi couldn't help but feel a little amused.

Sure enough, these three pieces of clothing are used when facing superiors.

She put down her phone and turned to look at Zhou Linxu. Zhou Linxu looked up and gently rubbed her temples with his warm fingertips: "Why do you look so unhappy? Are you feeling sorry for them and want to help them?"

The projects that the company is cutting now are due to a broken cash flow, which has made it impossible for banks to provide loans.

They wanted Jin Chen to marry into the Zhao family so that the Zhao Group could act as a guarantor and allow them to get a loan.

These issues were not major problems for Zhou Linxu.

Jinxi looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Do I look like a good person?"

What exactly gave Zhou Linxu the illusion that he would be soft-hearted towards the Jin family?

Regardless of whether she is familiar with the Jin family or not, the original owner's receipts and diaries are still locked in Jin Xi's bedroom.

Long before she helped the original owner repay the 200,000 yuan in upbringing expenses, the Jin family had completely severed ties with her.

Zhou Linxu chuckled softly: "In my eyes, you are the very best person in the world."

Jin Xi raised her eyebrows: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, President Zhou."

Zhou Linxu pulled her closer, asking, "And how do you see me?"

Jinxi felt the hand on her waist gently caressing her, as if it was waiting for the right moment to strike if she said anything she was not satisfied with.

Jinxi patted his arm: "You seductive fox."

Zhou Linxu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Alright, you've affirmed my appearance, so you've passed."

Jin Xi smiled and said, "Should I thank you first?"

"You're welcome," Zhou Linxu said. "I've always been a rather gentle person."

Jinxi hummed in response, silently adding to the phrase "gentle depending on the situation" after "gentle" in her mind!

After finishing lunch, Jinxi glanced at the time: "It's only 1:30. Where do we go next?"

It seems like there's nowhere else I want to go.

Zhou Linxu thought for a moment and said, "How about we go to the cinema to see a movie?"

Jinxi said, "Don't we have a home theater at home?"

Since watching a movie at home, Jinxi has never watched a movie outside again.

It's still more comfortable at home, and if I want to watch a new movie, I just need to tell Butler Zhao, and I can see it the next day.

Zhou Linxu, however, said, "It's different."

Couples go to the movies to enhance their relationship, and he felt that they needed some new and exciting scenes to spice things up.

So that she won't get tired of me too soon.

Jin Xi had no idea what Zhou Linxu was thinking. If she did, she would just laugh it off. She wasn't the kind of woman who would change her mind easily!

Jinxi picked up her phone: "Okay, let me check what time the tickets are."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement, deftly taking her hand and intertwining their fingers tightly: "See what you want to see."

Then, once they arrived, Jinxi watched what she wanted to watch, and she watched what she wanted to watch, without missing a beat.

Jinxi quickly bought tickets and also a Coke and popcorn combo.

Jinxi said, "The show starts in half an hour, so we'll be there at the perfect time. After the show, we'll go back to pick up Zanzan and my parents and take them to a restaurant for dinner."

The timing was perfect, with even some free time to stroll leisurely.

Zhou Yanqian, who was doing somersaults at the martial arts gym, had no idea that he would have to wait a long time for the two people he was dating to return.

He sat wearily in the corner, staring blankly at the other children. They all seemed to enjoy doing somersaults, one after another, having a great time.

"Awesome, awesome!" Zhengzheng called out to him, "Come on, let's do somersaults together!"

Zhou Yanqian turned his head: "No."

Zhengzheng persisted, "Come on, come on, kids have to do somersaults!"

Zhou Yanqian always felt that this scene had been used to hug him.

But he just lowered his head, silently covered his ears, and pretended not to hear anything.

Zhengzheng then walked over, pattering, and said, "Zanzan, why are you covering your ears? Can you hear me? Hey, hey, feed me!"

Zhou Yanqian reluctantly lowered his hand: "I heard you, but I'm very tired right now and don't want to move."

Zhengzheng said "Oh," and then added, "Then I'll rest with you for a bit."

As he spoke, he plopped down next to Zhou Yanqian.

Zhengzheng asked, "Zanzan, when are your mom and dad coming back?"

Zhou Yanqian fiddled with the little genius for a bit, and Jin Xi sent a message saying that the two of them had gone to see a movie and wouldn't be back until five o'clock.

That's absolutely outrageous! Why didn't you take him to the movies? And not only that, you had to tell everyone to make him jealous!

Zhou Yanqian replied listlessly, "Five o'clock."

"Oh, oh, oh!" Zhengzheng said with a smile, "Zanzan, your mommy is just as good as mine."

Zhou Yanqian snorted: "She's just averagely good."

They ripped him off for his bubble tea and didn't even take him out! What's so good about that?

Zhengzheng looked at him and felt that Zanzan's ability to lie through his teeth had increased considerably.