Chapter 936: Turbulent Affairs

Night.

Xu Shaochen received information about Xu Zhou.

After reading it, he let out a sigh of relief. There were no issues, which reassured him.

After all, he’s the CEO of the company, so caution was essential.

Xu Zhou had many problems, some undisclosed, while others were deliberately covered up.

Since Xu Zhou had already fled, there was no way to pursue him. Revealing the information would only invite ridicule and cause unrest within the company.

So, the company’s top executives voluntarily suppressed Xu Zhou’s issues.

Of course, this was also because Xu Zhou was tactful. Whenever he embezzled money, he did so proportionally to the company’s size.

He never caused too much damage. Otherwise, his scandals would have been all over the internet by now.

“What are you looking at so seriously?”

Li Qianya approached Xu Shaochen, bringing a fragrant breeze. She playfully twirled her slender fingers around his ear.

“Studying some tactics. Gotta prepare for you all tonight!”

Xu Shaochen put away his phone and said menacingly.

“Hahaha—”

Li Qianya broke into laughter, giving Xu Shaochen a mocking glance. “You sure you can handle that? You weren’t even drained dry last night?”

“Just try me, and you’ll see.”

As a man, such provocations couldn’t be tolerated. Xu Shaochen immediately tackled Li Qianya onto the sofa.

“Ah! Let go of me. Help! Somebody, help! Linda, save me!”

“Little minx, scream all you want. Even if you shout yourself hoarse, it won’t help.”

“Alright, you two, stop messing around. Time to wash up and eat.”

Song Xinran, witnessing the scene, called out in exasperation.

“I’ll let you off for now. I’ll deal with you later tonight.”

Saying this, Xu Shaochen released Li Qianya and stood up to head to the dining table.

Li Qianya got up from the sofa and tidied her disheveled clothes. The blush on her pretty face hadn’t faded yet.

……………

“Lin Wei, what do you really want? Aren’t you afraid of Chairman Xu for still pestering me?”

Secretary Ye Ling stared at Lin Wei, blocking her path, seething with anger.

“Ye Ling, I admit it was my fault before. This time, I’ve come to sincerely discuss something with you. You’ve got to trust me. I wouldn’t dare touch you, even if you gave me 100 chances.”

Lin Wei tried to appease her with a fawning expression. Heaven knows, he’d become a pathetic spineless man.

“Say whatever you want right here, or don’t say it at all. I’m in a hurry to get home.”

Ye Ling said impatiently. She had no interest in going to any café with Lin Wei.

Suppressing his rising anger, Lin Wei spoke in a calm tone: “Ye Ling, if I’m correct, you’ll never be more than Xu Shaochen’s mistress, right? There’s no chance for you to marry him.”

“So how will you deal with people’s judgmental stares? How will you handle your parents’ pressure for you to get married?”

“If your father finds out you’re someone’s mistress, how do you think he’d react? Have you even thought about all this?”

Ye Ling frowned. “What are you trying to say, Lin Wei? Speak clearly.”

“It’s simple. About these things, I can help you.” Lin Wei smiled as he spoke.

Ye Ling sneered. “You help me? With what? What do you have to offer?”

“Actually, it’s straightforward. Just marry me—problem solved.” Lin Wei spread his hands, his tone suggesting it was obvious.

“In your dreams!” Ye Ling rejected him without hesitation. “Lin Wei, have you forgotten the pain from last time? Do you want me to tell Chairman Xu about this?”

“You’ve misunderstood, Ye Ling. What I meant is you could marry me in name only. I’ll buy a house for us, and that house will belong to you. I won’t go there, not even once.”

“You can do whatever you like with Xu Shaochen in that house. I won’t interfere, and you won’t interfere with my life either. Understand now?”

Lin Wei felt utterly humiliated as he said this, but on the surface, he remained composed.

After hearing him out, Ye Ling carefully scrutinized Lin Wei. “Are you serious? You’re willing to become a cuckold just to cozy up to Chairman Xu? Does your father know about this?”

She found it truly unbelievable. For a man, being cuckolded was the ultimate humiliation, yet Lin Wei was proposing it himself.

“It’s a win-win arrangement. Do you want to agree or not?” Lin Wei replied impatiently, reluctant to admit that it was his father’s idea.

Ye Ling fell silent, contemplating. This arrangement did seem beneficial. Someone was willing to be her cover; why not take advantage?

She was about to agree when a thought of Xu Shaochen crossed her mind, and she quickly changed her response: “I’ll need to ask Chairman Xu first.”

“Of course, of course.”

Lin Wei smiled while inwardly gritting his teeth. How could he refuse such a ‘good’ deal?

Once, Lin Wei was a wealthy young master born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

But now, he’d fallen so low he was offering to cuckold himself. What a tragic and pitiful situation.

……………

Jiangzhou remained peaceful.

But far away in the northwest, Deng Tianwen was facing trouble.

Back then, under Xiao Huang’s orders, the Zhao family had relentlessly pursued the Deng family.

After Xiao Huang’s death, Deng Tianwen assumed that the Zhao family would lose its backing.

He planned to seek revenge on them after regaining his strength.

However, the Zhao family was skilled at securing powerful connections and managed to cozy up to the son of the top official in the northwest.

Thus, they never stopped targeting the Deng family, intent on completely destroying them. After all, the Zhao family knew that failing to kill their enemy could come back to haunt them.

Moreover, for Deng Tianwen to take control of the family, he had resorted to harsh measures, purging dissenters and further weakening the family.

So, the Deng family’s situation was far from optimistic.

It was already late at night, but the living room of Deng Tianwen’s home was still brightly lit.

Deng Tianwen sat on the sofa, his brows tightly furrowed. He reflexively lifted a teacup, only to find it empty.

“Tianwen, it’s late. Why don’t you go to bed? Or… maybe give Chairman Xu a call?”

Hou Xiaoyan, dressed in a black nightgown, came downstairs and draped a coat over Deng Tianwen’s shoulders.

At this time of year, the northwest nights were already a bit chilly.

“No, Xiaoyan. You wouldn’t understand.”

Deng Tianwen refused the suggestion without hesitation, sighing as he said:

“Relationships are based on mutual benefits. That’s the only way they can last. If one party keeps asking for help without providing any benefits in return, the relationship will quickly deteriorate.”

“The goodwill of someone like Xu Shaochen is finite. I’m saving it as a last resort. I’ll use it only when absolutely necessary.”