Su Wan was taken aback. “What is it? If you want to have a meal, you can always ask me,” she said, thinking of casually discussing business as well. After all, she was working hard to help Xiao Suqing’s company.

He clasped his hands, his calm and handsome face looking at Su Wan. “Based on my net worth, do you think I could support you?”

Su Wan: ?

She thought back to her offhand comment during the interview and then connected it to Wen Chen Yue inheriting the family business the very next day, leaving her stunned.

Could it be?

Him?

The media captured photos of Wen Chen Yue and Su Wan dining together, and the images quickly went viral.

The two had just starred together as an on-screen couple in an intimate role, and with Wen Chen Yue now taking over the family business, everyone was speculating that he was set on winning over the beauty.

When Li Yang saw the news and the photos of them together, his brow tightened.

Though he’d officially cut ties with Su Wan long ago, he found himself checking news about her again and again. Seeing her dining with Wen Chen Yue, a twinge of jealousy gnawed at the emptiness inside him.

It was almost unbearable. He wanted to pull Su Wan back and forbid her from doing this.

“How dare she?”

Just after the divorce, she was out with another man? Li Yang’s head spun with anger.

Su Qin had come to find Li Yang, but she noticed he was looking at news about Su Wan and nearly bit through her teeth in frustration.

“Li Yang, didn’t we agree to have dinner together today? Why are you still working in the office?”

“I’m busy with work,” he replied.

Su Qin had been working tirelessly, running between two different sets to build a reputation as a hardworking actress. She was trying to avoid using too many body doubles, but with the filming locations in separate provinces, the constant travel was beginning to show on her face.

Seeing her exhaustion, which makeup couldn’t quite cover, and recalling Su Wan’s radiant and youthful look, Li Yang felt a sudden aversion. He frowned in distaste. “If you’re that busy, maybe we should postpone for a while.”

Su Qin was unwilling to let it go. “But…”

“Enough. I have things to do. I’ll have the driver take you home.”

Frustrated, Su Qin stomped her foot but eventually left, seething.

She’d managed to free up time from her hectic schedule, only for Li Yang to dismiss it so easily.

As she sat in the back seat of the luxury car, scrolling through gossip about Su Wan, her mind drifted to the man across from her, who had a gentle smile, a composed and confident air. Who would have thought he was the son of the richest man?

She remembered acting with Wen Chen Yue before but had dismissed any interest due to his perceived lack of family connections and his aloof attitude. Now, after fuming over Li Yang, she couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret.

She’d missed out on a man more powerful and attractive than Li Yang. Why hadn’t she seized the opportunity then, instead clinging to Li Yang, which only led to her current predicament, where her reputation was left in shambles?

She deeply regretted it.

But how could someone like Wen Chen Yue ever be interested in Su Wan?

Deep down, Su Qin looked down on Su Wan. She could already picture Su Wan’s future, stuck in an unsatisfying, mediocre marriage.

With this thought, Su Qin felt relieved.

…

Su Wan needed to attend a business banquet, and she arrived alongside Su Xiaoqing. Their simultaneous entrance drew the attention of the crowd, who couldn’t hide their admiration.

Since her divorce, Su Xiaoqing had attracted many suitors, a situation that Su Wan found immensely satisfying.

When she spotted Su Ming with his arm around a petite woman, Su Wan couldn’t help but smirk.

She hadn’t expected it; after all this time, Su Ming had found someone.

The woman was well-maintained, slender, and appeared delicate, even bearing a slight resemblance to Su Qin. It seemed that this type had always suited Su Ming’s preference.