"Dad, Mom, why are you being so old-fashioned? The doctor didn’t say my sister-in-law could never get pregnant. Why not just go to the hospital for proper treatnt? Besides, brother and sister-in-law truly love each other. Why do you have to say things that would drive a wedge between them?" Li Xinyi complained, looking accusingly at her parents.
"Xinyi, you’re still young and don’t understand these things. Go shopping after you finish your al. Here’s my card. Didn’t you say your Brother Mingshen will be back soon? Why not pick out a gift for him?" Gao Juan coaxed her daughter tenderly.
"Mom." Li Xinyi said embarrassingly, her face flushed with a blush thinking about Gu Mingshen, the older brother she once had a crush on.
"Don’t be shy now. Weren’t you two very close when you were little?" Gao Juan teased her.
Li Pengcheng spoke up again: "Xinyi, make sure to comfort him when Mingshen cos back."
"What happened?" Li Xinyi asked, puzzled. "Did sothing happen to Brother Mingshen?"
"It’s Old Sir Gu; he’s probably not going to make it much longer. Why do you think he would suddenly co back from abroad?"
"Tsk, tsk, I hear that the Gu Family has two branches. Who knows how the inheritance will be divided." Gao Juan clicked her tongue, pondering the Gu Family’s lineage.
Although the Li family has its place in the capital as well, we’ve only started to make our fortune over the past twenty-plus years. We’re still far behind those established families.
"Those kind of people won’t make a scene. The family wealth is probably allocated already. Eldest Gu has been in charge of the real estate and pharmaceutical sectors of the Gu Group for years, while the second-eldest Gu oversees the entertainnt and technology industries. I reckon when the ti cos to divide the inheritance, it’ll split along those lines."
"Doesn’t that an the second-eldest Gu is at a disadvantage?" Gao Juan felt slightly aggravated due to her ulterior motives.
"What can be done? The lion’s share always goes to the eldest son; that’s the rule. To reassure the shareholders, there definitely won’t be a fuss. Besides, with the tech sector booming, if the second-eldest Gu manages it well, he won’t be far behind," Li Pengcheng analyzed seriously.
Still, Gao Juan felt compassionate: "But that’s the real estate that made the Gu Family wealthy; their malls and hotels have even expanded overseas. It’s not sothing one could catch up with in a short period."
"Why worry so much about other people’s business?" Li Pengcheng said nonchalantly.
Gao Juan resented her husband’s stubbornness. Wasn’t Gu Mingshen sowhat interested in their daughter? If the second-eldest Gu lost out, wouldn’t it an their daughter was losing out too?
Even if the second-eldest Gu only inherited the entertainnt and technology sectors, it would still be stronger than the Li family. Besides, Mingshen is such an outstanding young man; if her daughter could marry him, it really would be a good match.
Therefore, Gao Juan said to her daughter: "Later, give your Brother Mingshen a call to ask when his flight is. If possible, go to the airport to pick him up. Don’t be stingy when buying a gift, just use my card freely."
"Since when does a girl pick up a guy?" Li Xinyi puffed her cheeks.
Gao Juan lightly tapped her daughter’s smooth forehead: "Who says you can’t pick him up? Brother Mingshen was so good to you when you were little, wouldn’t he be sad if you didn’t want to pick him up at the airport?"
"Fine, I’ll go then," Li Xinyi huffed softly, then scampered upstairs, looking very sweet and lovely.
With their daughter not around, Gao Juan said to her son, "Mom knows you like Ye Chan. If she likes you too, she should understand your difficulties. Mom isn’t insisting on a divorce, but aren’t you providing for a woman outside? Is she pregnant? Once she has the child, give her a sum of money to leave, bring the child back and pretend it’s hers and yours. Best of both worlds."
"I got it, Mom. I’ll make things clear to Ye Chan," Li Chengyu adjusted his tie in irritation, "I’m off to work now."
"What a foolish child, it’s all Ye Chan’s fault, and yet he feels guilty," Gao Juan said dismissively, "Not to ntion Ye Chan’s family background, let’s not say whether she brings any benefit to Chengyu or not – not being a drag is already more than enough. What does she have to complain about? Marrying into our family is our charity to her."
"Enough, why so much to say? Ye Chan herself isn’t bad. In the five years she’s been at the company, haven’t you seen how much she’s improved the company’s performance?" Li Pengcheng said impatiently.
Gao Juan sniffed: "Is it all her credit? It’s not like she wasn’t paid."
Li Pengcheng, growing impatient again, knew all too well in his heart. Indeed, their family gave Ye Chan spending money every month, but that was paltry compared to her abilities. To speak fairly, she could get an annual salary of five million – what’s a hundred thousand a month in spending money? Plus, in the three years since she married into the family, the daughter-in-law hardly took any rest, unlike what a regular employee would do.
Therefore, at first, he disagreed with his wife’s suggestion for a divorce, but it was true that Ye Chan could not have children, and this was a problem for the Li family that could not be without an heir. So, he acquiesced to his wife’s decision to let his son keep a mistress, thinking borrowing a mistress’s womb to have a child wasn’t such a big deal.
Once Li Chengyu arrived at the company, he imdiately asked the receptionist, "Has Director Ye arrived?"
The receptionist, a young girl new to the job, blushed and beca nervous when the tall and handso general manager asked her so gently: "General Manager, Director Ye has already gone upstairs."
"Mm, thank you."
"Wow, the General Manager is so handso and polite!" The young girl exclaid in a low voice as soon as Li Chengyu left.
Her colleague, who had obviously been there longer and was thus more composed, said, "What’s with the puppy love? No matter how handso the General Manager is, he’s taken. Think you can compete with Director Ye?"
Indeed, she had no confidence. Thinking of Director Ye’s tall figure and striking appearance, the girl quickly shook her head.
She was just infatuated; how could she harbor other thoughts? Besides, Director Ye was very kind to them junior staff, sotis even instructing her assistant to buy them bubble tea if they’ve been standing too long. How could she possibly make a move on Director Ye’s man?
Still, the romance between Director Ye and the General Manager was really like sothing out of a novel – one beautiful, the other handso, and both highly competent at work. Indeed, only a beautiful rich girl suits a wealthy handso man; us ordinary clerks should just look for economically suitable n.
Li Chengyu entered the General Manager’s office, took off his tie irritably, and after hesitating for a mont, finally made his way to Ye Chan’s office.
"Is there sothing you need?" Ye Chan sat in her office chair, her face emotionless as she professionally inquired.
Seeing her like this, Li Chengyu felt even more uncomfortable: "Let’s talk."
"I have a eting later. How about at one o’clock? I’ll wait for you in the café downstairs."
"Okay."
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