Chapter 187 - 181: Development (Part 2)

Chapter 187: Chapter 181: Development (Part 2)

The elevator doors at the top floor opened once more, as Leng Yichen walked out holding Bai Yiran by the wrist. Bai Yiran pouted, her face flushed, looking somewhat like a resentful wife being led away by Leng Yichen.

Leng Yichen’s expression was stern, his brows furrowed, but he slowed his pace upon noticing Bai Yiran’s unsteady steps.

The secretary watched in shock at the two of them. Just now, Bai Yiran had rushed out looking aggrieved, and immediately Leng Yichen chased after her. Now Leng Yichen returned with Bai Yiran, face full of anger.

What a chase scene!

"Inform everyone, today’s meeting is canceled!" Leng Yichen instructed as he led Bai Yiran past the secretary’s desk, leaving this message emphatically.

The secretary quickly stood up and nodded.

Bai Yiran glanced awkwardly at the new secretary, but the next moment Leng Yichen’s large hand pulled her into his office.

The office door shut with a bang.

The young secretary looked puzzled. Wasn’t the president already divorced from Bai Yiran? His current girlfriend should be Miss Wu. So why is he getting tangled with his ex-wife again? "What’s going on here?"

The phone on the desk kept ringing. The young secretary had been ignoring it, but was now feeling a bit annoyed and picked up the phone to check that relentless group chat.

In it, videos and photos of Leng Yichen passionately kissing Bai Yiran in the elevator kept popping up.

The young secretary was shocked, covering her mouth. This was explosive!

Bai Yiran stood in the middle of the office, angrily glaring at Leng Yichen. This man had no regard for the occasion when he lost his cool. By now, all of Huamei was probably buzzing about her and Leng Yichen in the elevator.

Leng Yichen put his hands on his hips, "What else did Gao Sheng say to you?"

"He wants me to be his informant!" Bai Yiran’s tone was not gentle. She was still angry about the embarrassing incident earlier, unaware of how many women felt their hormones spike when they saw Leng Yichen’s domineering demeanor, wishing they were the ones under him.

"No way!" Leng Yichen coldly and decisively rejected it.

"I decide this matter!" Bai Yiran’s stubborn streak flared up again. Leng Yichen never consulted her on decisions—not even on their divorce, which Leng Yichen had orchestrated like a play. Bai Yiran felt like a fool, with everything arranged by Leng Yichen. He watched her heartache and suffering, and, under the guise of protection, heartlessly hurt her. Yet he never asked if she wanted to face and bear it with him together.

"Bai Yiran!" Leng Yichen raised his voice but tried hard not to yell at her, "Do you know who you’re dealing with? You want to be an informant? What capability do you have? You can’t even control basic facial expressions. Once discovered, you won’t have a chance to live!" As he spoke, Leng Yichen approached, grasping Bai Yiran’s head, lowering to meet her eyes, "Do you think Yin Hao would spare you because Yin Tianshen likes you? Or do you believe Yin Tianshen has the power to save you once you’re discovered?"

"I..." Bai Yiran wanted to find a reason to refute Leng Yichen but searched her mind to no avail, and felt momentarily frustrated.

"Behind Yin Hao is the international drug dealer Nawa. Those desperados have more lives on their hands than your age. Do you think you have the intelligence and ability to obtain any information from them?" Leng Yichen’s grip on Bai Yiran’s head tightened, "Or do you intend to use your looks to seduce them? Don’t forget, Bai Yiran, you’re pregnant! You must prioritize the child in your womb!"

This was why Leng Yichen would rather hurt Bai Yiran to keep her away from the strife. She was too naive, too impulsive, too stubborn, and too easily swayed.

Bai Yiran’s head hurt from Leng Yichen’s grasp, but she froze when he mentioned the child, "Do you care about this child?"

"Of course, she’s my child too!" Leng Yichen released his grip on Bai Yiran’s head, standing up straight, "You’re about to become a mother, you can’t act recklessly in anything!"

Leng Yichen used the child to block Bai Yiran from arguing further.

"But..."

"No buts!" Leng Yichen interrupted Bai Yiran, "That’s final, no more talk of it!"

Bai Yiran wanted to say more to Leng Yichen, but her phone rang, and it was Xiao Zhou calling.

"Xiao Zhou, what’s wrong?"

Before Xiao Zhou’s voice came through, the sound of banging and smashing filled the line.

"Sister Bai! Sister Bai! Come back quickly! Young Master Yin sent people to smash the store!"

"What!" Bai Yiran was shocked, "Xiao Zhou, what’s going on!"

Xiao Zhou’s voice vanished, leaving only the clamor of destruction for Bai Yiran to hear.

"Xiao Zhou!"

Soon the noise stopped, the smashing ceased.

"Bai Yiran." Yin Tianshen’s voice ominously came through the phone, "This is the price for standing me up. Next time you dare do this to me, it won’t be your store that’s smashed but the people around you!"

"Ah! Sister Bai! Come back quickly!"

Bai Yiran heard Xiao Zhou’s nearly broken cries through the phone, feeling anxious and urgent inside.