Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 211
Chapter 211 : I miss you so much. Should I go to City C, or should you come to City A?
For four whole days, Yan Liang, in City C,
kept seeing all sorts of reports about the Liang family in City A. It was just
a marriage alliance between wealthy families, but because of the various
interests involved, it ended up with Liang Xi Cheng abandoning his wife.
Although Yan Liang wasn't directly involved, she was still connected to this
matter. She knew very well what outsiders didn't. The situation had undoubtedly
been manipulated behind the scenes by the Ye family. What she couldn't
understand was why Liang Xi Cheng didn't fight back? Why did he allow such
public opinion to attack him and the Liang Group? Didn't he value the Liang
Group more than anything else?
She threw the newspaper in her hand into the
trash can beside her, shook her head, and told herself that these were all
Liang Xi Cheng's problems. She didn't need to dwell on them anymore. How could
a man like him allow such a powerful Liang Group to be destroyed by such public
opinion?
Yan Liang pressed her slightly throbbing
temples and had just opened a folder in front of her when there was a knock at
the door. She answered casually, and someone pushed the door open. When Yan
Liang looked up, she saw that it was the head of the design department.
A woman in her early thirties, Yan Liang
remembered her name was Li Hui Ru. She seemed to be married with two children.
She had worked at Lati for many years, and the position of design director
should have been hers, but it ended up falling on Yan Liang's head. It was
precisely for this reason that this woman had hurt Yan Liang behind her back
ever since Yan Liang joined Lati.
She was also the first to instigate the incident
reported by Liang Xi Cheng. However, after Zhuo Hui made those few words in
front of everyone that day, the woman naturally panicked. She waited for four
days without any movement. In between, she had tried to contact Zhuo Hui, but
since Zhuo Hui was not in C City these days, she finally obediently came to see
Yan Liang. Actually, even if she hadn't come, Yan Liang would have already
forgotten about that day. How tiring would life be if you cared too much about
gossip?
"... Director Bai." Li Hui Ru called
out in a low voice, those three simple words clearly carrying a hint of
resentment. Yan Liang wasn't surprised; Li Hui Ru had always seemed
uncomfortable with her, and now that she was clearly here to apologize, it only
made her more unhappy.
Yan Liang put down her pen, sat elegantly at
the executive desk, her face expressionless. "Director Li, what brings you
here?"
"..." Li Hui Ru didn't speak, her
hands clasped nervously in front of her chest. Yan Liang waited a while, but
she still didn't speak, her expression showing reluctance. Yan Liang chuckled,
"... Director Li, if you haven't decided what you want to say, please
leave. I still have many design drafts to revise."
"... I have something to say."
Yan Liang raised an eyebrow, looking at the
woman opposite him, wanting to hear if she could really say "I'm
sorry" with such a resentful look on her face.
"… Director Bai, to be honest, I'm indeed
unhappy about your sudden arrival. I've worked hard at Lati for six whole
years, dedicating my youth, all my effort and energy to it. Perhaps you'll say
that Lati has also given me many benefits, and yes, it's mutually beneficial.
But I've always believed that this position you're in now belongs to me, Li Hui
Ru. I never expected someone like Chen
Yao Jin to appear out of nowhere. My dislike for you isn't without reason.
We're all women; if you were me, would you be indifferent? As for what I said
about you in the office before, it was indeed my fault. I know Manager Zhuo and
Chairman Liang are good friends, so his protection of you is my own fault. I
actually came in today to apologize, but now I feel like I can't help but say
everything that's on my mind …"
(T/N: "A Cheng Yao Jin suddenly appears halfway
through" is a proverb that means that an unexpected person or situation
suddenly appears during the course of a matter, interrupting the original plan
or ruining the situation.Often used in business conflicts or sudden changes in
events, this phrase describes someone "blocking the way" and
interfering. The story originates from the novel *Romance of the Sui and Tang
Dynasties*, where it describes Cheng Yaojin's surprise attack on tribute
goods.)
Yan Liang smiled but remained silent, her
slender fingers playing with a paintbrush, tapping the folder almost inaudibly.
She waited for the woman opposite her to reveal her "inner thoughts."
Li Hui Ru took a deep breath. "... I
don't care if you're truly capable or not, but from my perspective—you
definitely got in by relying on men. You probably don't know, do you? The
project you took over when you first joined Lati was actually a collaboration
with Liang's Group and Chairman Liang, who sacrificed most of his profits. Why
is it that as soon as you took over, you were immediately given such a large
project? Do you think it's a coincidence?"
"Although I was born and raised in City
C, everyone knows how prestigious Liang's Group is. Because of this project, I
investigated Chairman Liang. I also investigated your relationship with
Chairman Liang from a year ago. I happen to have a friend who works in media in
City A. She told me that a year ago in City A, you were working at EC. Your
achievements today are all thanks to Chairman Liang's promotion. Am I
right?"
"..." Yan Liang pursed her lips,
remaining silent. Her hand, which was fiddling with the paintbrush, paused
unconsciously, her eyes momentarily lost in thought. Yes, he had personally
promoted her all the way up. Without Liang Xi Cheng, there probably wouldn't be
a Bai Yan Liang today, right?
"I don't know the details of your
relationship with Chairman Liang, and of course, it has nothing to do with me.
I'm just annoyed! Even if you didn't get to where you are because of Manager
Zhuo, you still got there because of Chairman Liang. What right do you have to
boss us around? But what I find even more ridiculous is that you actually did
*that* with Chairman Liang in the office. Director Bai, the person who knocked
on the door that day was me; I heard it all clearly. Since you have a man like
Chairman Liang protecting you, why are you trying to take the position that
originally belonged to me? A position that's easily within your grasp, but for
me, it took so many years of struggle, and in the end, it all came to
nothing!"
"... Sometimes, as a woman, I'm jealous
of you. Chairman Liang probably really loves you; otherwise, he wouldn't have
divorced his wife as soon as he returned to City A. My journalist friend told
me that these past few days, the entire City A has been in turmoil, and Liang's
shares have plummeted. But what about you? You're still sitting here, enjoyiing
everything your man has created for you,
yet you act as if you earned it all through your own abilities. I truly don't
know where your abilities lie. Don't you know that everything you have today is
thanks to that man? I'm not here to defend him; I'm just unwilling to accept
it, unwilling to accept it for myself! You want us to shut up, but what have
you done?"
"That's all I wanted to say. You don't
have to listen, I'm just not convinced. I'm not convinced at all. But if you
want me to leave Lati, you can just say so. I've already prepared my
resignation letter." Li Hui Ru stepped forward, took out her resignation
letter from her pocket, and threw it directly onto Yan Liang's desk. She said
in a low voice, "Even now, I still don't accept you, Director Bai. I call
you Director because of company rules. From a woman's perspective, I don't
agree with you either. Do you think you're so great?" She chuckled
lightly, a hint of contempt in her voice, then turned and left Yan Liang's
office.
The paintbrush fell with a soft thud onto the
folder, a very slight sound, yet it made Yan Liang's heart sink slightly.
—Sometimes, as a woman, I'm jealous of you.
Chairman Liang probably truly loves you; otherwise, he wouldn't have divorced
his wife the moment he returned to City A …
—My journalist friend told me that these past
few days, the entire City A has been in turmoil. Liang's shares have plummeted
to an unknown level, but what about you? You're still sitting here, enjoying
everything your man has created for you, yet you look like you earned it all through
your own abilities …
—I really don't know where your abilities lie.
You want us to shut up, but what have you actually done?
Her heart clenched slowly, and she couldn't
help but cover her head with her hands, swallowing hard. She still felt deeply
moved and couldn't calm down. Actually, what Li Hui Ru said was just said in
anger; she could have easily ignored it. But why did those last few words haunt
her mind like a shadow, refusing to leave?
"A year ago in City A, you were working
at EC. Everything you have today is thanks to Chairman Liang's promotion
…"
Yes, she was truly successful because of Liang
Xi Cheng. She knew that City A was turbulent lately, and Liang's Group business
was struggling, but she didn't dare call him. Was it because … she was simply
afraid, or was she determined to sever all ties with him? From the moment she
resolved to divorce him a year ago, watching him marry Ye Qing, the resentment
she felt was something only she truly understood. She had always thought she
was heartbroken, standing in the midst of a storm, her pain and suffering known
only to herself. But she hadn't realized she had been standing under the
world's largest umbrella all along.
This feeling was indescribable. It seemed
expected, yet also unexpected. It was as if she had always known that Liang Xi
Cheng had always been watching over her, yet it was also as if she hadn't
wanted to understand. At this moment, she realized it wasn't that she couldn't
understand, but rather that she couldn't get over that hurdle in her heart,
holding back a grudge, always feeling that he had wronged her a year ago. So no
matter what he did now, she seemed unwilling to understand ...
But after Li Hui Ru suddenly rushed in and
said those things to her, it was as if someone had struck her on the back of
the head, a sudden awakening. Her mind flashed back to all the little things
they had shared over the past two years. She still remembered clearly what
questions Chu Yi Sheng had asked her when he came to England to see her. Back then,
she was certain—her life had only one path, and at the end of that path was
Liang Xi Cheng. But why did everything change later?
Yan Liang's hands trembled as she took out her
phone. She uncontrollably dialed those numbers, and by the time she realized
it, the phone was already in a call.
A deep male voice came through the receiver,
sounding as distant as a century. She heard him on the other end of the line,
his voice a mixture of surprise, joy, and barely suppressed emotion, "...
Hello, why aren't you saying anything?"
Yan Liang's hand trembled. Then she heard
Liang Xi Cheng sigh softly on the other end, "... Yan Liang, I know it's
you. Since you've already called, talk to me, okay?"
"…"
"Have you thought it through? You're
calling me now, does that mean you've thought it through?"
"…"
"... Yan Liang." Liang Xi Cheng's
voice was deep, and Yan Liang's eyes stung. She heard him say gently, "...
Five days and five nights, I've been waiting for your call. You don't know how
happy I was when I saw your number. I miss you so much. Should I come to City
C, or should you come to City A?"
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