Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Ji Hancheng was not in a good mood after Tang Junyao left.

He only started to feel sleepy around 3 a.m., and drifted off to sleep while holding her. He woke up at 7 a.m., so he only got about 4 hours of sleep.

He struggled to his feet, intending to take her to the hospital, but she didn't appreciate it at all. Thinking about this reminded him of the sweater from last night.

She was in a rush to get to work that morning, and Aunt Ji had prepared a new set of clothes for her the night before; otherwise, she would have definitely found her clothes lying on the floor.

This woman is constantly drawing a line between herself and herself.

His eyes were icy cold as he straightened his already impeccably tailored suit and prepared to leave the Ji residence.

Grandpa Ji noticed his grandson's displeasure and secretly rejoiced: "Why are you standing there like a statue, just having breakfast with me?"

He reluctantly followed Mr. Ji into the restaurant.

Grandpa Ji picked up his bowl, took a sip of the nutritious soup, then picked up a steamed bun and ate it slowly, without any intention of saying anything to Ji Hancheng.

Ji Hancheng, on the other hand, found the food tasteless. He drank a bowl of soup and then stopped eating, feeling too angry to continue.

Grandpa Ji was in a good mood after waking up early. He ate slowly and with great relish. After finishing his meal, he crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, and looked at Ji Hancheng: "Tell me, what are your thoughts now? Your marriage with the girl is about to expire, in less than two months, right?"

Ji Hancheng pursed his lips, his eyes gleaming, and remained silent.

Seeing his grandson's silent expression, ignoring his feelings, he continued, "Grandpa has also figured it out. Since your agreement is about to expire and neither of you has developed any feelings for each other, as your mother said, a marriage without feelings is the grave of love, cold and lifeless. So when your contract expires and you want to get a divorce, I won't stop you. After all, feelings can't be forced, and a forced marriage won't be sweet."

Ji Hancheng: Why didn't you listen when I told you back then that forced relationships are never sweet?

Seeing his grandson remain silent, Grandpa Ji felt even happier. "Before he passed away, Grandpa Tang entrusted me with nothing more than protecting Yaya for the rest of my life. I made that promise to him, and I will definitely keep it. Moreover, our whole family must keep this promise, even if I die. So I have thought about it carefully. After your divorce, Yaya will be all alone. I can't let Grandpa Tang down. I plan to hold a family reunion banquet two months after your divorce, so that Yaya can be registered in our family as my granddaughter."

These words successfully stirred the silent Ji Hancheng, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake. He suddenly looked up, carefully observing Grandpa Ji's expression, "Grandpa, are you serious?"

Grandpa Ji, with a serious expression, said, "What do you think? I've already planned a family reunion banquet. Do you think I'm joking?"

He interrupted his grandson, who was about to say something, and said, "Don't think I'm trying to provoke you. I'm telling you, I discussed this matter with Butler Ji the day after Old Master Tang left."

Ji Hancheng objected: "Grandpa, do you think it's appropriate for her to be your granddaughter?"

Grandpa Ji said in a serious tone, "What's inappropriate about it? You two are secretly married, and no one knows you're husband and wife. If she were my granddaughter after the divorce, I would choose a son-in-law for her who would be just as good as you. Don't think that just because you don't like her, no one else will either. Maybe after the divorce, she'd have enough suitors to circle the capital. With my granddaughter's qualities, what kind of high-quality man can't she find?"

Ji Hancheng had never been so passive before. He was speechless and couldn't find a single reason to refute the argument.

The housekeeper, Ji, who was serving from the side, added firewood and hurriedly said, "Yes, young master, after Old Master Tang left that night, the master went to pay his respects. At that time, there was only the young mistress and two servants. The scene was very lonely. Seeing the young mistress all alone, the master felt very sorry for her. So that night, the master made this decision. He had long planned to recognize the young mistress as his granddaughter."

Speaking of that night, he recalled that his grandfather had called him, and he had said something like that, but he had refused quite decisively. He didn't even go to the funeral the next day. His grandfather asked him to pick up Tang Junyao and take her back to the Imperial Garden, and he sent Xu Mingkai to do so.

He initially believed that this woman was a scheming woman.

I hate it no matter how I look at it, I can't stand it no matter how I look at it.

Grandpa Ji sighed and said, "Yes, this girl has been well-educated by Old Tang. She is kind, not greedy, and has a sound moral compass. For example, yesterday I asked her to play chess with me. Most girls would come up to me and try to get closer to me and flatter me, but she wouldn't let me take back my moves and even lectured me, hahaha."

This made Butler Ji laugh. "Master, how many times did you cheat yesterday? You were deliberately testing the young mistress!"

Old Master Ji patted the butler beside him, "You cunning one. I was testing whether the girl would turn a blind eye to flattering me and whether she had any principles, but that girl is stubborn and called me out on it directly, not giving me any face at all."

The old man said it with a smile.

Ji Hancheng was extremely annoyed by their back-and-forth conversation. He picked up his phone from the table, stood up abruptly, and said, "Grandpa, I'm going to the company."

This time, Grandpa Ji did not stop him, but shook his head helplessly.

Watching her grandson's retreating figure, she sighed again: "This child is outstanding in everything, but he lacks emotional intelligence. He's clueless and always thinks he can control everything. He doesn't allow himself to be influenced by others. His personality is too domineering. Where will we find a girl like this if we miss out on her?"

Butler Ji agreed, "Master, you have a keen eye for talent. Take it slow, the young master will come to his senses. Weren't you just helping him? I think the young master has a bit of a crush on the young mistress."

After the young mistress left, the young master's face turned very ugly, and he looked gloomy.

Grandpa Ji grinned from ear to ear, "You old sly fox, nothing escapes your eyes."

At the entrance of the Imperial Capital Hospital.

The two, who seemed to have a tacit understanding, met at the gate, but Tang Junyao got out of the car from the Ji residence, while Su Xue got out of the car from the Su family.

The two glanced at each other's cars, and Tang Junyao knew what Su Xue was about to say. "Stop, I'll confess myself, you don't need to imagine it."

"That's more like it. Have you had breakfast yet? There are still 21 minutes left." Su Xue raised her arm and glanced at her white watch.

"I ate. I ate in the car. Grandpa Ji prepared it. Don't look at me with such suspicion. It's just what you think."

As Su Xue followed her, she noticed her best friend was heading to the office. She grabbed her and pulled her towards the cafeteria, saying, "Have breakfast with me."

"Did you fire your nanny?" She comes to the hospital to eat every day, or you have to have her take care of you.

"Oh dear, I've been eating the same dishes our housekeeper cooks since I was a kid, I'm so tired of them. Wouldn't it be nice to change things up once in a while?"

"You're just being dramatic."

"Okay, okay, I did it." Su Xue ordered the hospital cafeteria's signature breakfast, then pulled Tang Junyao to sit down, gesturing with her chin as she ate to signal her to start talking.

"Last night, Grandpa Ji asked me to stay at the old house, and I felt bad refusing. Plus, Ji Hancheng helped me out that night, so I agreed. Then this morning, the Ji family's driver brought me here. That's all."

Su Xue, still somewhat unsatisfied with the amount of information, said, "That's it? Big sister, are you kidding me? You two were sharing rooms at the Ji residence last night?"

She didn't believe that staying overnight at the Ji family's house would mean sleeping in separate rooms; if that were the case, where would Young Master Ji's face be?

Tang Junyao gestured for a stop, "No, we do share a bed, but only literally. You don't need to imagine the rest."

"Are you kidding me? Are you two really okay? A handsome guy and a beautiful girl, sleeping in the same bed and chatting with the ceiling at night, are you sure you're both healthy? Why don't you get checked this afternoon to see if you have any hidden illnesses?"

Tang Junyao threw the tissues beside her at her, glared at her, and said, "You're the one who's sick. I told you before, he's not interested in me. In fact, he said it himself the day before yesterday." She spoke the last three words slowly and deliberately, as if afraid that Su Xue wouldn't hear her.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this young master Ji blind or does he prefer men? Such a beautiful woman is lying next to him and he doesn't flirt at all. I now have reason to suspect that he is gay."

Tang Junyao gave her a thumbs up, "You're right, please eat quickly, we're going to be late."