Ye Chen said, “Most of your orders are with Emgrand Group, right? I’m quite familiar with their Vice President Wang, want me to ask her to ease up on the deadlines?”
Xiao Churan felt even worse.
After meeting Tang Sihai, she realised how many lies Ye Chen wove into his daily life.
Emgrand Group wasn’t just a Ye family business, it was bought specifically for Ye Chen.
All this time, she’d seen Wang Dongxue as her biggest career benefactor, but who’d have thought this benefactor was merely Ye Chen’s proxy, all the conveniences from Emgrand Group were secretly orchestrated by him.
By February 2nd, Emgrand’s projects wouldn’t be finished, and she didn’t know whether to apologise to Wang Dongxue or to Ye Chen, the real boss.
This left Xiao Churan feeling defeated.
She used to think her work ability earned her recognition from big entrepreneurs, leading to their orders and partnerships, but now, she realised even if her skills were lacking, the halo of being Ye Chen’s wife would ensure their unwavering support.
This was a blow to Xiao Churan, who aspired to be a strong career woman and let Ye Chen retire early.
Seeing Xiao Churan lost in thought, Ye Chen asked, “Wife, what’s on your mind? Should I talk to Emgrand’s Vice President Wang?”
“Oh…” Xiao Churan snapped back, waving her hands, “No, no, it’s embarrassing to keep troubling her, I’ll manage and sort it out.”
Afraid Ye Chen would see through her, she added, “I’ll go upstairs to pack my suitcase, tomorrow’s dinner might leave me no time.”
Ye Chen stood up, “Let me help you pack.”
“No need,” Xiao Churan nervously tucked her hair, “You chat with Mum and Dad, you’ve been away for a while.”
Xiao Changkun chimed in, “Yeah, good son-in-law, I’ve been wanting to catch up, President Pei told me today he’s aiming to climb higher and might pull me up too, when are you free to have dinner with Master Hong Wu?”
Ye Chen smiled, “How’s President Pei been performing lately?”
“Great,” Xiao Changkun chuckled, “The old guy’s really learned to keep a low profile, even though my position’s lower now, he’s even more polite to me.”
Ye Chen nodded, “After we’re back from the Maldives, I’ll find time to mention it to Hong Wu.”
Xiao Changkun beamed, “That’s fantastic! Thanks, good son-in-law!”
As Xiao Churan climbed the stairs, she overheard this, picturing Hong Wu’s intimidating face.
Back when she was in school, she’d heard of Master Hong Wu, a towering figure in Jinling’s underworld, but shortly after the Ye family acquired Emgrand Group, he became subservient to Ye Chen, calling him Master Ye, now it was clear Hong Wu must’ve known Ye Chen’s identity all along, hence his respect.
When her mother was scammed by P2P and her father joined the calligraphy association as vice president, it was Hong Wu who helped, all because of Ye Chen’s status as the Ye family heir.
All this time, her family had been cared for by Ye Chen in countless ways, leaving Xiao Churan deeply ashamed.
In her heart, she whispered, “Ye Chen, for so long, you’ve looked after our family in every way, it’s time we started thinking about you…”
