In the morning, I washed up and went to the restaurant, where Shen An had been waiting for me.

He smiled at me and said, "Mingzhu, I will fulfill my responsibilities as a good husband in the future."

I responded with a smile, "I'll be looking forward to it."

I figured he was in trouble with Jiang Sizhe and knew he had no real power, so he was looked down upon everywhere he went.

Most importantly, if he was always overshadowed by me, Ruan Yueyue would not be able to establish a foothold in Hongcheng.

To remove this barrier, he would have to take control of the company's management authority.

After breakfast, Shen An followed me to the company.

He had been playing too much with Ruan Yueyue and had become unfamiliar with the company's business.

Shen's father asked him to assist me and quickly become familiar with the various projects in the company.

While looking at the project materials, Shen An's phone kept ringing.

He glanced at the screen with some hesitation.

I knew it was Ruan Yueyue looking for him, so I deliberately stared at him, warning him with my eyes not to bring any distractions home.

He had no choice but to press the hang up button.

I even had the paparazzi secretly take photos and then published them in the entertainment headlines. Before, news of Shen An and I seemed to show a rift in our relationship, but with this headline, the prince had changed his ways and was now inseparable from the princess.

These days, I found various reasons to tightly bind Shen An to my work.

When I was around, he dared not contact Ruan Yueyue, and it was likely she was becoming disillusioned as well.

Only by setting up a trap could things progress smoothly.

Sure enough, within just a few days, entertainment news emerged about Jiang Sizhe visiting Ruan Yueyue overseas.

Streets and alleys were abuzz with rumors that the prince and I had reconciled, and Ruan Yueyue was forced to find another financial backer.

Jiang Sizhe's identity was exposed.

Jiang Sizhe was an immigrant to the United States, from a very ordinary family. He worked very hard and graduated from Harvard Business School, and had a very keen investment insight. He could be considered a first-generation entrepreneur.

Some people dug deep and found that he had many investments in Hongcheng, giving him the air of a king without a crown.

Those with real money are low-key in showing it. The truly wealthy do not flaunt their wealth.

Some people even derogated Shen An, saying that the Shen family was not the most prominent in Hongcheng and that the prince was just a publicity stunt, all empty fame.

I agree with this.

The Shen family's reputation was built up through media hype. Shen's father's second wife and two girlfriends have been topics of gossip for the past ten years.

Spending billions to buy land, giving away billions to a certain billionaire, Shen An buying the only limited edition sports car in the country, and so on.

The title of the prince in the Hongcheng circle was bestowed by the media, and few people in the industry acknowledged it. But those with real power did not want to come out and argue. As the adage goes, a tall tree catches the wind.

It wasn't until I truly understood the financial situation of the Shen family that I realized their wealth was not as substantial as my family's.

My family's industrial presence in Hongcheng was not significant, as my father had already shifted the focus of our family's business to the UK. Therefore, in the eyes of others, me marrying into the Shen family was seen as me marrying up.