"You speak, I'm listening."

Compared to her initial wariness and defensiveness, Ms. Samuel always greeted me with a gentle smile during our conversation today.

"I...I have a shameful past. This is unavoidable before I can tell you about it, so..."

"Everyone has another side. I'm honored that you're willing to believe me. Speak boldly, I promise, some things on my mind are a hundred times more unspeakable than yours."

Yu Lian briefly summarized her past confusion and recent discoveries.

"So you're planning to get a divorce now?"

"I don't know. It would have such a big impact on the child, so I'm unsure what to do and would like to ask you for advice."

Samuel laughed, "You just do whatever I tell you to do?"

"Of course not. I'm just undecided and wanted to see if you had any suggestions for me."

"What you need to do now is not overthink things, but talk to him and clear things up. He loves you, I've never misjudged anyone. But this isn't something that can be solved simply by whether he loves you or not. I'm giving you a piece of advice in advance—anyone can be fickle. So if you don't get the result you want, it's best to walk away decisively."

"Yes, I've made up my mind."

"This may seem difficult, but I'm happy for you. Don't stop until you reach the summit, and never let your inherent abilities be seen as desperate bravado."

"Adversity forces you to grow, and you should seize the opportunity. Ambition is not terrible; what is terrible is your retreat. Do you know how many people try to find out about me through the people around me, to get in touch with me, and to meet me every day? You can have all of that easily."

Samuel's words were full of support for Yu Lian, which gave the originally anxious and uneasy Yu Lian the most real comfort.

I will definitely not let you down.

Yu Lian didn't sleep that night. After entering the space, she immediately began to work on further expanding the overseas market and establishing branch offices.

With Ms. Samuel's help, she didn't even need to travel abroad herself. Samuel handled the initial miscellaneous tasks with a single phone call. Even complex paperwork and approvals became mere formalities with her assistance.

That evening she presented her idea, and the preliminary preparations were completed the next day.

Yu Lian managed to build her own kingdom amidst the chaos.

Having made preparations, she returned to Xiang City alone. Exhausted from the journey, she deliberately didn't get enough rest. Being in a better state of mind wasn't suitable for discussing this matter face-to-face with He Lin; letting him misunderstand her indifference would only make the negotiations more difficult.

"Madam? You're back?"

"Um."

Seeing the tired look on the person in front of him, Chen Shu knew that the boss would feel sorry for him again soon.

"I'll take you upstairs."

"No need, I'll go up myself. You can continue with your work."

Yu Lian didn't linger and left after finishing her sentence.

"Assistant, what are you looking at?"

Chen Shu shook his head. However, he sensed that the landlady's expression was unpleasant, and that the boss was in trouble.

"You keep an eye on it yourself for now, I'll be there in a bit."

When Chen Shu arrived at the top floor, the boss's office door was tightly closed.

"No entry, Assistant Chen."

"Did the proprietress go in?"

Xiao Bao from the secretary's office nodded blankly. Everyone was still a little groggy after waking up from their lunch break.

"What did you say? Did you argue?"

"No. Assistant Chen, he's been quite quiet the whole time. If he were shouting, wouldn't you have heard him?"

Chen Shu breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that even his professional intuition, honed over many years, can be wrong.

Before I could even catch my breath, the sound of porcelain shattering echoed through the office.

The two looked at each other, and Xiao Bao's drowsiness vanished completely.

"Go in and ask if they need cleaning."

The man in the small package asked in disbelief, "Me?"

"Yes. With Madam here, there's no need to be afraid. The boss wouldn't dare say anything."

"Assistant Chen, if you're lying to me, you'll never get a promotion in your life."

Xiao Bao knocked on the office door nervously.

"Enter."

Pushing open the door, Xiao Bao had even forgotten her own words. She saw the boss half-squatting in front of his wife, picking up the broken pieces.

"What's up?"

Assistant Chen is right, the lady is very gentle and has no airs at all.

"Oh... Assistant Chen asked if we need cleaning done?"

Chen Shu was "dancing wildly" outside, never expecting that Xiao Bao would sell him out so quickly.

"No need, get out."

Xiao Bao immediately closed the door, then whispered to Chen Shu, "The boss is like the King of Hell, and the boss's wife is like a fairy. Their personalities are completely different, how did they get married?"

"Don't talk nonsense. What if the boss hears you and fires you?"

Xiao Bao hadn't been here long, so she was curious about the company gossip: "Is the boss really that stingy? But I heard the year-end bonuses and gifts the company gives out are really expensive?"

"As expected of you, newcomer. You can't even handle this simple matter. I don't know how you got in. The boss is generous in his dealings with people, but petty when it comes to the boss's wife. What you just said was too dangerous. Only a newcomer like you would dare to say something like that. You're like a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers. You said the boss and the boss's wife are not a good match. Be careful, or he'll make sure you never dare to speak again."

"Is there any precedent for this in our company?"

"Yes, there is. You can go down and ask around. The boss never tolerates people who gossip."

Xiao Bao shuddered: "I'd better keep quiet and get back to work."

"wise……"

Just as Chen Shu was about to praise Xiao Bao's wise move, the sound of porcelain shattering rang out one after another.

Even Chen Shu was frightened. He had seen couples argue before, but he had never seen anything this intense.

"Assistant Chen, what should we do? Am I going to die here today?" Xiao Bao's voice was trembling.

Chen Shu took a deep breath and knocked on the door some time after the cracking sound had subsided.

"Enter."

Chen Shu pushed open the door. The boss was sitting on a single sofa, but he had his head down and his hands folded over, looking like a child who had done something wrong.

"Madam, are you really alright? Don't you need to clean?"

Chen Shu pointed to the empty space, which was a mess.

He Lin seemed to be suppressing something, and said in a deep voice with restraint, "Get out. Everyone on this floor, get out. Don't come back without my permission."

"Okay! I'll get on it right away."

The top floor was occupied only by the secretary's office and the boss's office. Chen Shu led his men away. However, before going downstairs, he strictly ordered everyone to keep quiet about what had just happened.

His leading a group of people down there naturally aroused suspicion.

"If anyone asks, just say our secretary organized a dinner party, understand?"

"Understood, Assistant Chen."

After the person left, various voices continued to emanate from the top floor.

After realizing that getting angry was useless, Yu Lian gave up.

"Let me explain. The family name was chosen by a fortune teller by Dad because the company's main business was real estate at the beginning, so that's why we chose this name. It's not what you think."

Yu Lian looked at him coldly: "So you're admitting that you know Qu Hejia, and that you two had a relationship back then?"

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