Maybe it was that, growing up, there had never once been something she wanted to do that she wasn't allowed to do.

So this time, when the family wouldn't agree to her going out and starting a business, Yu Jiaying actually found a streak of defiance rising in her.

A little after ten the next morning, she woke up groggy.

She got cleaned up, did her hair and put on her makeup, ate lunch at home, and because Xu Ye's company was a fair distance away, she set out early.

She drove a pink Porsche 718. She set the navigation for Jinqiao Wanchuang Center and drove straight there.

Xu Ye, meanwhile, had called Zhang Xiaoyan into his office.

"We've got a very important guest coming this afternoon. A woman, surname Yu. Go tell Yuan Yuqi — when she arrives, bring her straight to my office. Then brew a pot of the most expensive tea we have and bring it in."

"Got it."

Around two o'clock.

The lunch break had just ended when Yuan Yuqi heard heels coming down the hallway. She looked up and saw Yu Jiaying, dressed head to toe in designer labels, walking toward the front door.

Remembering what Xu Ye had told her, Yuan Yuqi hurried over to meet her, all smiles. "Miss Yu?"

"Mm."

"Our boss is waiting for you in his office. This way, please."

Yuan Yuqi led Yu Jiaying toward Xu Ye's office, and Yu Jiaying used the walk to take in the place. At the office door, Yuan Yuqi had only just knocked and was about to announce her when Yu Jiaying pushed the door open and walked in.

"Handsome boy, this place of yours is really hard to find."

Handsome he could live with, but why tack the boy onto the front of it? It sounded odd… Xu Ye smiled and stood up. "Nothing I can do about that. This is a small company. It doesn't compare to the big ones."

Yu Jiaying sat down on the couch and smiled. "My dad says anyone who can still build something from nothing these…