Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

He was certain that Shen Jingshu, bound by blood ties, would not completely abandon the family, and his tone added a touch of brotherly pressure: "After all, you are also a daughter of the Shen family. If the Shen family really collapses, you will lose face. As long as we secure the cooperation with the Mo family this time, the company's current predicament of a broken cash flow and being on the verge of bankruptcy can be easily resolved."

Shen Jingshu chuckled softly, her gaze sweeping coldly over him: "You've certainly got a good plan. Back when Shen Xinyi was targeting me at every turn, and her whole family was pushing me away like a discarded pawn, why didn't anyone remember that I was a daughter of the Shen family? Now that you need to climb the social ladder through the Mo family, and need people and solutions, you finally remember this blood relation?"

Shen Yifan's face darkened: "Why are you still holding onto those trivial personal grudges from the past? Right now, it's a matter of life and death for the entire Shen family. Do you really have to be so petty?"

"Grievances are private matters, interests are public matters, and I keep them very clear." Shen Jingshu stood with her arms crossed, her aura of nobility from a wealthy heiress making him inexplicably short of breath. "First, I won't inquire about the contact person for the Mo Group. Second, I won't even lift a finger to write the proposal. Since President Shen is so confident that this cooperation can turn things around, she might as well do it herself."

"Shen Jingshu!" Shen Yifan's voice suddenly became harsher, his eyes filled with disbelief, "Do you really have to be so ruthless?"

"It's not that I'm heartless, it's that you only acknowledge me as your sister when you need to use me." Her tone was calm, but every word was sharp. "In your past life, you had everything go smoothly and enjoyed endless glory, yet you never shared even a sliver of benefit with me; in this life, the Shen family has fallen into this state, a mess left behind by your father and son's mismanagement and poor decisions. Why should I be the one to bail them out?"

"You're not willing to help the Shen family at all?"

"There are many ways to cooperate with the Mo family, but don't come looking for me." Shen Jingshu stepped aside to avoid his blocking her way and walked towards the teaching building. "Now that I am with the Li family, my position is already separate from the Shen family. From now on, you don't need to come to me for anything related to the Shen family."

Shen Yifan's pupils constricted sharply, his face turned deathly pale, and the words that escaped his lips trembled uncontrollably: "You... how do you remember all this? Could it be that you were also reborn?"

He immediately shook his head in self-doubt, refusing to accept the conjecture, stubbornly muttering to himself, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! In my previous life, you weren't this sharp-tongued at all. You were docile and obedient, always putting the Shen family and me first. You were the one who single-handedly secured the cooperation with the Mo Group from beginning to end. In this life, you should have helped me secure this cooperation as well; it's what you were supposed to do!"

"You know yourself that it was just the previous life." The last trace of indifference on Shen Jingshu's face completely disappeared, and her eyes surged with a long-suppressed coldness and mockery. Every word she spoke exposed the bloody truth of that year. "Since we're talking about the previous life, let's have a good talk about it. In my past life, I exhausted all my connections and ran myself ragged to get in touch with the Mo family. I poured my heart and soul into stabilizing the Shen family for you, pushing you step by step to the position of president, doubling the size of the Shen family, and squeezing it from a second-rate small company into the elite ranks of Beijing's elite families."

"But how did you repay me in the end? Just because Shen Xinyi was unwilling to marry Lu Ze, she ran back to the Shen family crying and playing the victim. Without saying a word, your whole family decided to drug me, to push me onto someone else, and force me to give way to Shen Xinyi's marriage. At that time, did you have even a shred of consideration for me as a daughter of the Shen family, as your own sister?"

Shen Yifan was forced to retreat step by step by this question, his Adam's apple bobbing, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal. After his rebirth, he only thought about using the trajectory of his previous life to turn the tables. He only remembered that Shen Jingshu had worked hard for the Shen family in her previous life, but deliberately selectively forgot all the past when the Shen family had joined forces to wrong and scheme against her.

"In my past life, I was foolish and mistook indifference for kinship, and exploitation for entrustment by my family." Shen Jingshu raised her eyes and looked at him coldly, her tone leaving no room for negotiation. "I have already suffered your ingratitude in my past life. In this life, I will not do anything for the Shen family. As for the cooperation with the Mo family, you can find another way."

Shen Yifan's pupils constricted sharply, as if struck by lightning. He finally realized what had happened: "You really were reborn too! Now all the abnormalities make sense! No wonder you insisted on leaving the Shen family and joining the Li family, refusing to be controlled by your family anymore... When exactly were you reborn?"

"Want to know the time? Why don't you ask your good sister Shen Xinyi? Back then, after she was reborn, she took the initiative to stay in the Shen family and gave up going to the Li family with her mother because she knew all the destinies of her previous life clearly." Shen Jingshu's tone was indifferent, without any concealment.

Shen Yifan suddenly realized, then adopted the air of an elder brother, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone, "Since we've all come back with memories of our past lives, let's be frank. Don't be so selfish and only care about the Li family. You know that in your past life, the Li family ended up bankrupt and destroyed. When that day comes, you'll be homeless, and the only family that will take you in will be the Shen family. Helping the Shen family secure the Mo family's cooperation now is to secure your own future. Otherwise, when the Li family collapses, you'll be left with nowhere to turn."

"Are you so certain that the Li family will repeat the mistakes of the past?" Shen Jingshu's eyes were cold and clear, filled with unwavering confidence. "How could I possibly stand by and watch the Li family decline and go bankrupt?"

Shen Yifan instantly became alert, his expression tense: "What are you planning to do?"

"What do you think? In my past life, I facilitated the cooperation between the Mo family and the Shen family. In this life, I still have the ability to connect this top-tier resource to the Li family. As long as the Mo Group provides strong support, do you think the Li family will repeat the tragedy of the previous life?"

"No way! That was a collaboration that should have belonged to the Shen family! It was my opportunity, why are you handing it over to the Li family?" Shen Yifan was both anxious and angry. "You're just retaliating for what my father and I did to you back then for Xinyi!"

"In your past life, when you conspired to drug me and force me to back down for Shen Xinyi's marriage, did you never imagine you'd face this revenge today?" Shen Jingshu remained noncommittal.

"But in this life, Lu Ze and Xin Yi have already gotten together. They have confirmed their relationship, and she will be the mistress of the Lu family in the future."

Shen Yifan forced himself to remain calm and said, "Even without your help in getting me into the Mo family, I still have the Lu family as a path to take. I don't necessarily need to rely on you. I'm giving you a chance to turn back now out of kindness, so don't be ungrateful."

"Since you have so many options, why bother coming to me?" Shen Jingshu scoffed, directly exposing his lack of confidence. "The Shen family's financial chain is on the verge of collapse. Do you really think you can persuade Lu Ze to inject capital into the Shen family and engage in cross-industry cooperation? You know better than anyone that it simply won't work."

"You, a student, have no idea about the ways of the business world!" Shen Yifan retorted stubbornly.