The Daughter of the Enchanted in the Modern Age

Chapter 5

The Xia family was considered a wealthy family in China. However, compared to the Jun family, who had accumulated wealth for generations and had close ties to the military and political worlds, they were worlds apart.

Jun Shiling, on the other hand, was the most prominent person in power in the Jun family in recent years. Young and promising, he is known for being assertive in his actions. Since his parents died in a car accident when he was young, he lives with his grandfather, who was the previous head of the Jun family.

Four years ago, the Old Master had resigned and handed over the Jun Family to Jun Shiling. Jun Shiling had met expectations and managed to bring the Jun family to the most prominent period. Although the Jun family had always been self-effacing, no one dared to offend the Jun family, especially the family with power and wealth.

Logically speaking, it was impossible for a young woman like Xia Wanyuan to be associated with a large family like the Jun family. It all started four years ago when the Old Master handed over his authority to Jun Shiling in a large banquet where he had invited all the rich families.

Xia Wanyuan had heard about the Jun family's strength and influence. He, who had always been arrogant, had noticed Jun Shiling's talent and status. Therefore, she had the idea to use Jun Shiling to become the young mistress of the Jun family. Therefore, he spent a lot of money to bribe the hotel staff to inquire where Jun Shiling was staying.

He then manages to sedate her and finds his way to her room, where they spend the night together. How could a man like Jun Shiling allow himself to be framed by someone else? In anger, he caused the Xia family business to collapse once.

Maybe it was Xia Wanyuan's luck. After that night, Xia Wanyuan was completely pregnant with Jun Shiling's child. He secretly carried the child until he was three months old, then gathered the courage to look for the Old Master.

At that moment, Old Master was already nearing the end of his lifespan. For parents, wealth is no longer important. Being able to see the continuation of his bloodline was his greatest hope. He immediately sent people to investigate what had happened. Although she was extremely disgusted by the fact that her grandson had been framed, Xia Wanyuan was indeed pregnant with Jun Shiling's child.

At that moment, Reverend Zhang, whom Old Master Jun greatly respected, visited the Jun family as a guest. After seeing Xia Wanyuan's appearance, he immediately told Old Master that Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling were destined to be together.

When Old Master heard this, even though he disliked Xia Wanyuan's method of doing things, he forced Jun Shiling to marry her in order to grant the child of the Jun family a decent status.

Xia Wanyuan wanted to use this child to become the mistress of the Jun Family, but she did not expect Jun Shiling to have no intention of revealing her identity even after she gave birth. Other than a few people, no one else knew who the mistress of the Jun Family was.

Xia Wanyuan had also been told by Jun Shiling that if she dared to publicize her relationship with the Jun family, she would bear the consequences herself.

Originally, Xia Wanyuan wanted to test Jun Shiling's advantage. However, after witnessing Jun Shiling's ruthless methods, even someone as pretentious as him did not dare to publicize his relationship with the Jun family. No matter how arrogant he was, he was still afraid of death.

"Young Master." Nanny Li and the others greeted him cautiously. They were extremely afraid of Jun Shiling, just like the others around him.

After glancing towards Jun Shiling, Xia Wanyuan withdrew her eyes once more. He then took out a piece of pig ribs calmly and patted Xiao Bao on the head.

"Dad." Xiao Bao looked at Jun Shiling with fear. His large eyes looked around as he leaned closer to Xia Wanyuan.

Sensing Xiao Bao's emotions, Xia Wanyuan looked at Nanny Li.

"Nanny Li, bring the Young Master a set of cutlery."

Even though his instincts were to shout so that he would not get involved with a man like Jun Shiling, Xiao Bao was still a child. Even if Xia Wanyuan and Jun Shiling hated each other, he could not show it in front of the child. A parent's quarrel will cause permanent damage to the child.

Hearing Xia Wanyuan's words, Nanny Li hesitantly glanced at Jun Shiling, but her face was still expressionless. His pair of ancient and deep eyes stared straight at Xia Wanyuan as if he wanted to pierce through her soul.

Seeing the young master not answering and Xia Wanyuan had returned to eating, Nanny Li hesitated for a moment before going to the kitchen to take out another set of cutlery.

Xiao Bao looked at Xia Wanyuan, then Jun Shiling, who was standing at the door, emitted a cold aura. His large eyes looked around, then he got down from his chair and ran towards Jun Shiling.

He reached out his small hand and shook Jun Shiling's warm hand.

"Dad, let's eat together."

A pair of wine-like eyes growing on his handsome and fat face shone as he looked at Jun Shiling pleadingly.

Jun Shiling had never liked being close to people, and it was no wonder that he was so strict with this child, perhaps even more so. Normally, Xiao Bao would not dare to approach him, but if his mother wanted to eat with her father, she would have to drag her father along.

Last night, this was how she had behaved when she wanted her mother to sing and persuade her to sleep, and her mother immediately agreed! Will this method work on his father?

Jun Shiling looked at the little boy who was only knee-high. Her face was exactly like her face, and her child's soft and petite hands were on her palms. Almost unknowingly, Jun Shiling's heart skipped a beat, and he held Xiao Bao's hand.

She never knew how to interact with the children, but Xiao Bao was her own son. He glanced at Xia Wanyuan, who was eating quietly and his eyes turned cold. If this woman wanted to use her child to achieve her goal, then she would definitely tell him the price she had to pay.

Xiao Bao saw his father glancing at the dining table and thought Jun Shiling had agreed. His round eyes glittered happily. It really worked!

He happily pulled Jun Shiling to his seat.

"Dad, eat."

Xiao Bao smiled innocently. That's stunning! She was having dinner with her parents!

The entire time, Xia Wanyuan only ate her food while occasionally putting food into Xiao Bao's bowl. Silence hit the scene.

"Dad, eat this too." He then took another piece for Jun Shiling.

Jun Shiling was stunned when he saw the sweet pig ribs lying in the bowl. Xiao Bao looked at him, expectantly, waiting for his answer.

An indescribable emotion surfaced in Jun Shiling's heart, and he felt a rare tenderness as a father.

"Very delicious."

After receiving an agreeable reply from Jun Shiling, Xiao Bao's eyes twinkled, and became as bright as the lights in the room. Under the twinkling light, a small figure sat between the elegant woman and the cold man. They are just like thousands of other peaceful and warm families in this world.

After dinner, Xia Wanyuan asked Nanny Li to bring Xiao Bao a bath.

After Xiao Bao, who had a worried face, went to the bathroom, Xia Wanyuan turned to look at Jun Shiling.

"Let's talk in the study." With that said, he walked towards the study room on the second floor.

Jun Shiling narrowed his eyes. As he looked at the graceful figure swaying like a lotus flower, a glint flashed across his eyes. Without a word, he followed Xia Wanyuan.

Being alone in a room with Jun Shiling, Xia Wanyuan felt that the aura of this person seemed to manifest as it whistled towards her. He reached out to open the window and a gentle breeze blew past him, finally bringing clarity.

"When are we getting a divorce?" Xia Wanyuan sat on a chair and looked at Jun Shiling.

As she looked at Jun Shiling, Xia Wanyuan knew that the original owner of the body had wreaked a huge mess, to say the least. Such a man reminded him of King Jiangdong, his strongest enemy. He was both aggressive and unpredictable.

A man like him would never allow others to conspire against his marriage, so it was only a matter of time before they divorced. They might as well solve it now so as not to cause more problems in the future.

Jun Shiling, who had always been adept at predicting the possible outcome of various proposals, never expected Xia Wanyuan to say this.

After all, this woman had always wanted to rise to the position of the Jun Family Mistress. Otherwise, he will not ...

Thinking of what happened four years ago, Jun Shiling frowned.

"Grandfather's year is seventy-three months away. After that, we'll get divorced. You should behave yourself during this period of time. You can have a property here, a duplex apartment in town, as well as a hundred million dollars as perks."

After calculating in his mind how many items he could buy for a hundred million dollars, Xia Wanyuan felt much better and found Jun Shiling much more pleasing to the eye.

"No problem." Xia Wanyuan's eyes curved into a crescent moon as she easily accepted it.

How strange. Xia Wanyuan's deal went too smoothly. Even Jun Shiling was somewhat surprised. She had never really seen this loathsome person who always performed with thick makeup.

This was the first time he looked at Xia Wanyuan seriously.

Tonight, Xia Wanyuan was wearing a light green long dress, and looked like it was made of ice and jade. The smile in his eyes did not fade but flickered under the light as if it could pierce through people's hearts.

As for Xia Wanyuan, she kindly allowed him to judge her. He lifted his chin a little. Although he stood up and he sat down, it made him feel as if their auras were the same, and they were equally matched.

From the moment he entered and saw the calm and composed Xia Wanyuan, he was somewhat surprised. Now that he saw his appearance and indifference, he frowned slightly.

The current Xia Wanyuan seemed to have been cleared of lead. His entire person radiated spiritual essence from the inside out and a calmness that could not be broken even with the burden of Mount Tai on his shoulders.

For the first time, he felt like he could not see through this person.

However, regardless of whether Xia Wanyuan took an action or not, he would not allow it to harm the interests of the Jun Corporation.

"Don't you dare try to hurt Jun Yin. If you do, not only will you not be able to get the property, you will also not be able to bear the consequences."

Realizing that his gaze was too long attached to Xia Wanyuan, Jun Shiling retracted her gaze and gave Xia Wanyuan a warning look before she opened the door and stepped away.

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