My Ares Son-in-Law

The scolding echoed in the conference room, as if to drown Tong Qian.

"Let me go! I just want to verify the authenticity!"

Tong Qian screamed, her voice filled with fear and panic.

She waved her hands wildly in the air, trying to break free from the crowd.

Her hair was scattered messily on her face, and her originally delicate makeup was smudged by tears, making her look as disheveled as a clown.

But at this moment, no one wanted to listen to her explanation. Everyone just thought she was quibbling and making excuses for her mistakes.

Pushed by the crowd, she was pushed into a corner step by step, and finally fell to the ground helplessly, holding her head with her hands, her body trembling.

Mr. Xu adjusted his shaky pair of reading glasses, his eyes filled with grief.

He looked at Tong Qian with eyes filled with anger and disappointment, as if he was looking at a hopeless sinner.

"My son works at the Ministry of Culture, specializing in cultural heritage protection and intellectual property rights."

"Just wait for the lawyer's letter! If even one word is missing from this prescription, you can't take the responsibility!"

"You are destroying the country's cultural treasures. You are committing a crime!"

Although Mr. Xu's voice was not loud, it was full of majesty. Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Tong Qian's heart hard.

At the same time, Yun Yuyan was walking mechanically on the way back to Dadu Apartment in the biting cold wind.

The cold wind cut her face like a knife, but she was completely unaware.

Her high heels had already rubbed her feet so hard that they hurt, and every step she took felt like she was walking on needles, but she seemed to have lost consciousness and just walked forward numbly.

The street lamp stretched her shadow very long, and it was swaying in the wind, just like her confused thoughts at the moment.

Everything that happened in the conference room during the day kept replaying in her mind like a movie.

She remembered Academician Zhang's excited expression when he saw the prescription, her colleagues' angry accusations against Tong Qian, and her father's gloomy face and harsh words.

She didn't know what to do, nor did she know what fate this ancient recipe would ultimately bring to the company.

Her heart was filled with confusion and helplessness, as if she was in a dark forest and couldn't find a way out.

Who would have thought that the wrinkled piece of toilet paper with stains on the edges that Xiao Chen handed over with a playful smile and a nonchalant manner would suddenly turn into a priceless anti-cancer secret recipe that could create a storm in the medical community.

This huge contrast is like an absurd yet real dream, which makes Yun Yuyan still find it unbelievable.

"Xiao Chen, what kind of person are you?"

Yun Yuyan stood alone at the bottom of the apartment building in the cold wind, looking at the familiar window upstairs and muttering to herself.

There were still tidal tears on her eyelashes, which slid down gently in the cold wind and dripped onto her slightly trembling lips, with a hint of bitterness.

To be honest, before this, Yun Yuyan's impression of Xiao Chen was extremely bad.

In her eyes, Xiao Chen is just a scumbag who hangs around Jiang Meng all day and lives off her. He has no real ability and can only use sweet words to make people happy.

She looked down on him from the bottom of her heart and felt that he was not worthy of being her best friend, let alone appearing in her life.

But now, reality slapped her hard in the face.

The piece of toilet paper that she had thrown away and almost destroyed actually contained such an amazing secret, which forced her to re-examine Xiao Chen. Now it seems that her judgment was completely wrong, and outrageously wrong. This seemingly cynical man was simply too powerful, like a mysterious book that could never be finished, with unexpected surprises hidden on every page.

Standing at the door of the apartment, Yun Yuyan held the key tightly in her hand. The cold metal touch transmitted through her palm could not dispel her inner uneasiness.

She hesitated to turn the key, as if she could escape some cruel reality by not opening the door.

She was afraid that after opening the door, she would be greeted by an empty room, without Xiao Chen's figure, his warm smile, or his caring words.

That silent house would be like an invisible net, enveloping her tightly and trapping her in endless loneliness and despair.

Taking a deep breath, Yun Yuyan finally mustered up the courage, slowly turned the key, and pushed open the door.

The room was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you. Only the indicator light of the refrigerator was flickering faintly in the darkness, like an eerie eye, staring at her quietly.

She fumbled for the switch and the light instantly illuminated the entire room.

Her eyes slowly swept across the tidy living room. Everything was still the same as when she left, except for one person missing.

On the coffee table was a half-drunk can of soda that Xiao Chen had finished drinking. The drink inside had no bubbles anymore and lay there quietly, as if telling of the haste in which its owner had left.

But that familiar figure, the man who once laughed and cried with her, was nowhere to be seen.

"He's really gone..."

Yun Yuyan's voice was filled with despair, as if all her strength had been drained away.

Her legs went limp and she fell to the ground.

All the grievances, regrets and fears suddenly flooded into her heart like a tide, completely drowning her.

She thought of all the humiliations and doubts she had brought upon Xiao Chen. Those hurtful words were like sharp blades that pierced Xiao Chen's heart.

And now, he really left, disappearing from her world with a heart full of pain and disappointment.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Chen! I was wrong! Can you please come back?"

"I shouldn't have doubted you, I shouldn't have humiliated you... As long as you come back, I'm willing to do anything!"

Yun Yuyan hugged her knees and burst into tears.

Her cries echoed in the silent room, carrying endless regret and pain.

Her tears soaked her jeans, but she was unaware of it. She just kept crying, as if she wanted to cry out all her grievances.

At this moment, she is no longer the arrogant and domineering woman, but a poor woman who has lost her beloved.

At this moment, in the corridor which was so quiet that only the sound of one's own heartbeat could be heard, a familiar sound of footsteps suddenly came.

"Da, da, da", the sound came from far away, and every step seemed to step on Yun Yuyan's heartstrings.

Yun Yuyan suddenly raised her head, and a spark of hope instantly ignited in her originally dull and swollen eyes. That light was like a bright lamp that suddenly lit up in the darkness, illuminating her entire world.

The door was slowly pushed open with a slight "creaking" sound, as if it was a signal that the gears of fate were starting to turn again.

Xiao Chen leaned on the door frame, his posture lazy but with a unique charm.

The corner of his mouth was covered with a smirk that made her love and hate him. That smile was like a small hook, gently hooking Yun Yuyan's heart. (End of this chapter)