During this dinner, Ye Yuning's heart experienced tremendous ups and downs. Although the Ye Family was a mess, she had never before had to consider such trivial matters as she did tonight. She feared that this unreliable decision would lead to big trouble!
After it was over, Ye Yuning, who now had a fairly good understanding of Xiao Linye, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Linye politely offered to take her home.
Ye Yuning shook her head. "No need, I still have to work overtime at the company. See you tomorrow?"
Although they had gotten their marriage certificate, they were not very familiar with each other yet, so Xiao Linye did not insist. However, he still watched her enter the office building before signaling Lai Shuo to bring the car around.
「In the car!」
While driving, Lai Shuo said to Xiao Linye, "Many of our partners who received the notice are clamoring to see you."
Xiao Linye's grip on his phone tightened at these words. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he asked in a chilly voice, "What does the Old Master plan to do about Third Brother's situation?"
Xiao Yi, the third son of the Xiao Family, was the previous CEO of the Xiao Corporation.
Hearing the mention of Third Master, Lai Shuo's expression grew more solemn. "He's certain that the Old Master won't let him go to jail, so he's still making moves in secret."
Hearing that Xiao Yi was still making moves, Xiao Linye's aura turned even colder.
He stated coldly, "Eliminate all the partners he has contacted in the past few days!"
"Yes!" Lai Shuo nodded.
Glancing at Xiao Linye in the rearview mirror, the image of the marriage certificate he had seen that morning flashed through Lai Shuo's mind. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Do we continue the search overseas?"
Speaking of overseas, if it hadn't been for the major crisis at the Xiao Corporation, the Old Master wouldn't have urgently recalled him. They already have a lead there, and I have no idea what this sudden marriage means.
Xiao Linye asked, "Do these two matters conflict?"
"No, no conflict!" Lai Shuo shook his head.
There's no conflict between the two matters, but you got married today! Lai Shuo did not dare to say this aloud, and seeing Xiao Linye's attitude, he dared not ask any further.
Feeling the increasingly oppressive atmosphere, Lai Shuo quickly changed the subject. "The Old Master called just now. He said your nephew's wedding is scheduled for three months from now!"
Upon hearing that Xiao Shuo was getting married, Xiao Linye was visibly taken aback.
He lit a cigarette, his tone laced with sarcasm. "Engaged to the older sister, knocked up the younger sister... so, who is he marrying in three months?"
The oppressive atmosphere eased significantly, and Lai Shuo inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, speaking of Xiao Shuo—the third young master from the Second Master's branch of the family, only four years younger than the Seventh Master—he was a real scumbag when it came to romance.
Lai Shuo shook his head. "It's unclear whom he's marrying. But are you going to tell the Old Master that you're already married? His call makes it obvious he's getting anxious about you again!"
His tone was clearly probing.
The pressure that had just eased now rose sharply again.
Xiao Linye took a drag from his cigarette and said nothing, but the chill emanating from his brow made Lai Shuo understand his stance. Lai Shuo dared not say more.
Ye Yuning returned to her studio and revised two design drafts. Just as she was about to work on another project's draft, her phone on the desk BUZZED—a WeChat notification.
She picked it up. It was from Xiao Linye, with just a few simple words: "Have you gotten off work? Are you home yet?"
Seeing this message, Ye Yuning was clearly stunned. They had registered their marriage that morning and dined together in the evening. Although Xiao Linye had tried to be as gentle as possible, Ye Yuning could still clearly feel his aloofness and reticence. Seeing his message now, she was quite surprised and quickly replied, "Just got off. I'm already home!"
After a moment's thought, she added two words: "Thank you."
His reply came quickly: "Rest early. The password for the house over there is 668800. If you finish work early, just go straight there."
"Okay, you too. Rest early," Ye Yuning responded.
While messaging, Ye Yuning was already mentally planning what to take to the house tomorrow.
Just as she was about to put her phone down, a call came in from an unsaved number.
It seems familiar... It took Ye Yuning a moment to realize it was her ex-fiancé, Xiao Shuo.
I don't know what Xiao Shuo wants to say by calling me at this hour, nor am I interested in finding out.
She simply flipped her phone over, ignoring the call.
To me, he was just a pawn in a marriage alliance for the Ye Family, and a disreputable one at that.