"Humph, Old Madam, even if she may not appreciate your words, she can stand on her own now, and probably looks down on the Jun Family already. She wouldn’t cherish such help,"

Ye Lu felt awkward but solemnly said: "Thank you both for your kindness, but I will solve this matter myself."

Jun Guanru glared at Ye Lu with anger swelling in his eyebrows, having never encountered someone so ungrateful and self-righteous.

Her casual attitude had them holding back their anger, worried that she wouldn’t be able to compete with Yiren, offering to help her. Unexpectedly, she really looked down on it, so arrogant. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Old Madam, let’s go!"

Jun Guanru hurriedly pulled the Old Madam away, leaving the Hua family’s premises.

Ye Lu sat in the hall, sighing.

Thinking of the anger the Jun couple just displayed, she felt a headache coming on. It seemed that in their eyes, she had utterly lost any good impression, becoming a madcap girl who didn’t know gratitude.

But perhaps this was for the better. Their anger would send them back to their country, away from this quagmire. After all, her godfather was in North America, and although he couldn’t touch her now, knowing that the Jun couple was here, who knows if they might not be harmed.

She was also concerned for their safety, hoping they would not get involved in this muddle.

"Why don’t you accept the help from Great-Grandpa and Grandma?" Ye Yuan came down the stairs, full of confusion.

"Because I cannot accept it," Ye Lu said earnestly.

"Why? They could significantly boost your performance."

"It’s useless. If I accepted their help, then everything I have accomplished so far would fall short. They are my in-laws, and even if my performance improved, I would be criticized for relying on my in-laws’ money to boost it. Even if my performance is good, no one would truly believe in my abilities. And to take that position, I must genuinely prove my strength," Ye Lu insisted.

And most importantly, from her meeting with Huffman, she sensed his interest in her.

If she, like any other person, accepted help from her in-laws rather than relying on her own strength, she feared his appreciation for her might dissipate.

Since she had wagered, she could not afford to ruin her own plans.

"What if it weren’t your in-laws, but someone else who was interested in investing in the company, would that hinder your competition?" Ye Yuan asked further.

"That wouldn’t be an issue, as aside from family, who would take a chance on supporting an unreliable business," she replied.

"I understand," Ye Yuan didn’t say much and went upstairs.

Ye Lu didn’t know what he understood, but she wasn’t in the mood to care.

She thought of Third Young Master Jun, sighed, picked up the phone, and dialed a number. This time, the other party had switched off their phone directly.

Ye Lu smiled wryly, such a stubborn person, but she wouldn’t give up easily either.

Later, when Hua Lunxi returned, she asked him to withdraw a significant part of her private fortune.

...

Ling Yan truly did not expect that among the European and American elite, the premier family of several centuries, the Stanley Family, would secretly invite him for a meeting.

Although he was unclear about their intentions, the family’s influence was enormous, and to receive their invitation was already an exceedingly honorable matter.

Such a secret invitation was certainly not just a simple meeting.

He just couldn’t understand why this illustrious family, with whom he had no interaction, would suddenly seek him out.

"Mr. Ling, please this way. Old Ross is waiting for you in the study," a stern and distinguished butler led Ling Yan through a grand and classical hall, reminiscent of a palace.

And Ling Yan’s heart was filled with shock – Old Ross? Wasn’t that the person in charge of this prominent family?