Yesterday, the young woman thought she could bear a child for the Xie Family to repay everything they had done for her. But at this moment, she realized she truly couldn't do it. Love, she thought, had to be mutual. With this realization, despair filled Yuan Xiaoxiao's eyes, and tears fell unchecked.
Just then, Xie Qikan's phone rang.
"Hello."
It was as though he'd been struck by a sudden realization. Xie Qikan froze for a moment before rising, his towering figure rigid as he rubbed his short, well-kept hair in frustration. His expression remained cold as he picked up the phone.
"Boss, there's a situation at the European branch. Our collaboration with the EK Group has hit a bottleneck. Should we decide the timing for your trip?"
Lin Jing, his secretary, cautiously sought the opinion of her boss from the other side of the line. As a competent secretary, she could sense Xie Qikan's mood from even a single word. Clearly, today was a NO.
