Song Jujing knew this ex of hers well. The man was full of pride, but as he got older, it levelled up.
He didn't want to be the first person to reach out the Fang family as it would hurt his pride hence the reason he wanted to use her.
Clearing his throat, Zhang Renshu threw his face to the side, refusing to answer her.
But obviously, this little action of his had exposed him fully.
"I can't do anything if you don't want to arrange the meeting yourself when you still have the chance to prove your role as a father to Liling's life. I will be returning to Paris in 2 days."
Letting out a light breath, she asked, "Now you have known when I will be going back, I believe there would be no reason for you to feel left out again."
Standing to her feet, she picked up the bad she had placed on the floor next to her feet. "Liling, I'm leaving. You can stay here and chat with him if you want."
Watching as her back disappeared from their view, Zhang Renshu shut his eyes tiredly.
'I can see where I got my temper from. I thought it was from Zhang Renshu, but who knew it would be from Song Jujing!'
Sighing to herself, Zhang Liling got up to leave, but got stopped.
"About your brand, Glint, I know you would need funds now. I am also aware about the list of Investors that has been coming to you, but they is not the main point. What do you say about me personally investing in your brand as a partner?."
Thinking about something, he quickly added, "You don't have to worry about me giving the shares of your brand away. It would be written in the agreement that I can't transfer my shares to anyone, and if anything happens to me, everything will automatically fall back into your hands."
Zhang Renshu was afraid that she would think oddly of his move, such as having thoughts about giving out the shares to any of his other children, or any person he wants.
That was not his intention, hence the reason he had to make it clear.
Watching her father doing his best to make her feel comfortable while trying to convince her to sign some of the rights to Glint over to him, Zhang Liling bit her lips.
Hs ehad already given the rights he was asking for to Fang Bingwen, but even if there was no Fang Bingwen in her life, she would have thought twice before paying attention to what he had to say.
But at the moment, she had to reveal the truth to him.
"Unfortunately, it's not possible. It's too late. I already struck a deal with my fiance. Don't tell mum about it, she doesn't know yet."
Immediately, she picked up her bag and dashed out of the room, leaving him no room to say anything.
But she left him holding unto a revelation, and they was the fact that there was something he knew about which her mother who was the closest family had no idea of.
Zhang Renshu used this news to comfort himself.
A day before Song Jujing embarked on her journey back to Paris, Zhang Liling revealed the news to her and fortunately, no hard feelings came from her.
At first, she acted angry while calling her s betrayer. But on her way to the airport, she and Zhang Liling cozied up in the car.
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With Glint's success making the rounds in the media, there were bound to be a few enemies, but when the news about Glint partnering with Fang Bingwen's exclusive perfume company that belonged solely to him was announced by him and Zhang Liling, they all turned speechless.
Everyone was entitled to their own opinion and they went on to do what they felt like.
There were so many comments on the internet, and also some going on in some homes.
At the moment, Mrs. Tang could not hide her disdain for Zhang Xiaoling.
"I heard your step-sister's makeup company will soon be officially listed in the market with a top investor like Fang Bingwen coming to join forces with her."
Watching her mother-in-law come into the sitting room and sit across from her, Zhang Xiaoling turned her face away from her, totally ignoring her.
Currently she was dressed in a black dress with her curled black hair pushed to the side. She looked ready to leave for somewhere important.
Expecting the silence, Mrs. Tang continued without tearing her gaze off her.
"What can you do? Are you only going to keep relying on your father or mother to sponsor you? You don't want to leave Zhang Corp, is it because you are afraid to get cut off from the food chain?"
The woman couldn't help but to insinuate things as she didn't like her anymore.
Seeing how successful Zhang Liling was, she couldn't stop herself from comparing them together.
Turning her head to face her, Zhang Xiaoling replied without a change in her facial expression.
"I believe that I should leave my life the way I want. I shouldn't force myself to turn into some else's rival because I want to do exceptionally well, or better than them."
Crossing her legs over the other, she added.
"Mother-in-law, I think you should be a leading example in this situation. I heard a story about you chasing the same dreams as your classmate simply because you wanted to shine more than her but today, she is still in the business why you mother-in-law, has long lost to her."
As soon as those words reached Mrs. Tang's ears, her facial expression changed. Her face blackened as her fingers clenched on her sides.
"How could a dark horse like you speak gibberish as soon as you open that mouth of yours?"
If it was possible, she would have already stood up and gone to hit her in the face, but it was not acceptable.
"Hahaha...," chuckling a bit, Zhang Xiaoling stood up to taunt her before walking away.
"Seeing how you got angry so quickly, I can't help but want to believe how true this is."
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