Chapter 687: Very wrong

This remark from A-Li made Shen Ci sit up straight, looking at her with serious eyes.

This year, she had indeed done a lot for A-Li behind the scenes, but she had overlooked one point, which was that she hadn't observed A-Li's growth.

At this very moment, she suddenly realized that A-Li had actually grown a lot, and her

"Being able to think to this level shows that you have grown up." Shen Ci reached out and touched her sister's face, her eyes filled with tenderness.

A-Li pursed her lips and lowered her head with a smile: "It's also because everyone has truly put in so much effort and work for me—Sister Xiaoyun, Brother A-Pan, Sister Kuan, as well as every department and team in the company, and of course, most importantly, you, Sister."

"I just feel that while realizing one's own value is certainly important, I also want to simultaneously ensure that the efforts of others bring about a corresponding return of value."

"Besides, Sister Kuan is very strict in controlling everything regarding me, so I feel that as long as the work has passed her approval, I am willing to cooperate. I trust her very much."

Speaking of this, A-Li looked at her sister: "I also want to bring returns to you, Sister, so that the investment you've made in me can yield many, many returns."

"You know that what Sister cares about is not this; Sister is supporting your ideals."

"Of course I know." A-Li nodded: "But I care, and I also want to do this for you, Sister. This is what I want to do."

Shen Ci felt warm inside as she listened, and looking at her sister, she said softly: "Of course you can do anything you want to do, but you only need to promise Sister one condition: that is, you must absolutely never wrong yourself, otherwise everything Sister has done will lose its meaning."

A-Li nodded with a smile, then her expression shifted, and she looked at her sister with a mysterious, slightly excited air as she asked: "Sister, do you know what the biggest change in me is right now?"

"What is it?"

"It's confidence!" A-Li's eyes shone brightly as she said excitedly: "Ever since I found out about your identity, my confidence has grown stronger and stronger. It seems I no longer get stage fright in any situation. And the people around me all seem to have suddenly become good people; everywhere I go, I see smiling faces."

"Do you think I'm acting like a fox borrowing the tiger's might?"

Shen Ci laughed as she heard this: "Of course not, because Sister and you are one. But Sister is very happy that you can have such a change. Sister hopes that you will never wrong yourself at any time, nor should you endure others bullying you, so you should go ahead and hold your head high, because Sister is always behind you."

A-Li nodded vigorously and reached out to give her sister a tight hug: "Sister, it's so good to have you."

Shen Ci also gently patted her sister's back: "The future will only get better and better."

This heartwarming scene between the sisters was just seen by Shen Jingjing, who had walked out of the kitchen. She couldn't help but soften her gaze, then smiled knowingly.

After waiting a moment, she couldn't help but speak up to remind them: "Dinner is about to be served, go wash your hands quickly."

As her voice fell, the doorbell rang immediately after; it was Jiang Yuanliang who had arrived.

"A-Ci, it must be your Uncle Jiang, go open the door quickly."

Shen Ci stood up, threw on a coat, and went to the main entrance.

Jiang Yuanliang stood outside the door carrying an exquisite gift box. Seeing him alone, Shen Ci couldn't help but be surprised: "Uncle Jiang, you didn't drive?"

"No, I took a taxi here," Jiang Yuanliang said.

After bringing him into the house, Jiang Yuanliang handed the gift box in his hand to Shen Ci: "I brought you two bottles of good wine. I drank two bottles of your good wine when I came over a couple of days ago, so I'm making it up to you."

Shen Ci was between laughter and tears: "There was no need for that, Uncle Jiang. I even told my mom that it was worth it for you to drink that wine; I didn't expect you to still be thinking about it."

"Then let's just open it tonight. I'll have a couple of drinks with Uncle Jiang."

Jiang Yuanliang nodded with a smile: "That works too."

Shen Jingjing showed off her culinary skills again today, making dishes that Jiang Yuanliang hadn't eaten before. Watching him, he couldn't help but marvel: "Jingjing, just how many more hidden talents do you have that you haven't shown yet?"

"That's hard to say, you can just come over often from now on," Shen Jingjing said.

Shen Ci picked up her wine glass and took the initiative to toast: "Uncle Jiang, let me toast you first."

Seeing this, Jiang Yuanliang looked at Shen Ci with a meaningful gaze: "I see you have something you need my help with, don't you?"

This one sentence caused both Shen Jingjing and Shen Li to look up.

Shen Ci was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh: "There really is nothing that can be hidden from Uncle Jiang."

"You little girl suddenly took the initiative to invite me to your home; I knew things weren't simple." As Jiang Yuanliang said this, he clinked his glass with Shen Ci's, and without waiting for her to state the specific matter, he downed the wine in his glass first.

Shen Ci's eyes lit up when she saw this; this action by Uncle Jiang meant that no matter what favor she asked for, he would agree.

He had already finished his drink!

She immediately beamed with joy and drank her wine as well. Only then did Jiang Yuanliang ask: "Tell me, what is it?"

Shen Ci stopped teasing and directly told Uncle Jiang about the situation with "Cloud Palace" and her idea to acquire it.

"The shareholders of 'Cloud Palace'..." Jiang Yuanliang thought for a moment and shook his head: "I've met them a few times, but I'm really not familiar with them."

Basically, whenever he was eating at "Cloud Palace," someone from their side would always take the initiative to come over to greet him and offer a toast.

But such things happened to Jiang Yuanliang all the time, so he had never taken it to heart.

And from Shen Ci's perspective, it was that these bosses of Cloud Palace weren't qualified enough to be acquainted with Uncle Jiang; there was clearly a class barrier.

"However, you don't need to worry; I have a way to handle this matter." Jiang Yuanliang changed the subject, giving Shen Ci a reassuring answer: "Just wait for my call in the next two days."

Hearing this, Shen Ci let out a long sigh of relief. She knew that asking Uncle Jiang for help was definitely the right choice; he would certainly be able to get it done.

Shen Jingjing, who had been listening from the side for a while, also understood; her daughter was about to make a big move again.

She couldn't help but ask Jiang Yuanliang with concern: "Yuanliang, with a 'Cloud Palace' this big, will there be any risks if A-Ci acquires it alone?"

"Jingjing, you don't need to worry. Since I'm going to help, I will get to the bottom of this matter. If there are no problems, I will then let A-Ci meet with the other party."

Jiang Yuanliang's guarantee was ultimately reassuring. Shen Jingjing picked up her wine glass: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"Don't be so polite with me."

The two clinked glasses and drank together, but Jiang Yuanliang paused before drinking, first gazing at Shen Jingjing with soft light in his eyes as she finished her drink, then he curled his lips into a smile and followed by drinking the wine in his own glass.

This small detail fell entirely into Shen Ci's eyes. She looked at her mother, then at Uncle Jiang, and in an instant, she seemed to understand something.

She couldn't be sure about her mother yet, but Uncle Jiang...

Something is very off!