[But why did Yan Jinyue's aunt seem so short of money?]
Ji Hanxing let out a soft sigh. Life was hard, and this little star sighed.
Yan Jinyue's eyes shifted slightly. Although he had removed Li Ximing from his position, leaving him unemployed, calling Yan Mingshan and Li Ximing poor or penniless would hardly be accurate.
Back then, Yan Mingshan had been blind enough to fall for Li Ximing, a man from a poor background who had nothing to his name and married his way up. Although everyone in the Yan Family had vehemently opposed the match, Yan Mingshan had married him without hesitation.
Old Master Yan and Old Madam Yan truly could not bear to let their daughter suffer, either. To give her a better life, they had prepared a substantial dowry for Yan Mingshan.
Jewelry aside, they had even given her plenty of properties and storefronts. Yan Mingshan had previously held shares in the Yan Group, too, receiving annual dividends and living very comfortably.
If Li Ximing had not been so ambitious and wanted to enter the Yan Group, Yan Mingshan would not have used her shares to strike a deal with Old Master Yan.
In the end, Yan Mingshan had returned her shares to Old Master Yan, and Li Ximing had joined the Yan Group. But Yan Mingshan still possessed considerable assets, and Li Ximing himself had skimmed plenty off the Yan Group over the years.
As Yan Jinyue thought about this, he led Ji Hanxing by the hand to a spot where they could sit.
Yan Mingshan kept staring at Ji Hanxing. He was fairly good-looking, but who knew where this minor internet celebrity had come from before latching onto her nephew?
This male seducer certainly had some tricks. His pillow talk was so effective that