Chapter 17 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“What did you just say?”

“I will not beg him!” Xu Weilai repeated herself, word-for-word, without backing down.

All these years, she had never gone against her parents’ wishes. She had always been an obedient daughter. However, she wasn’t just the daughter of the Xu family. She was first and foremost, a human being with flesh and blood–a human being with feelings!

Gu Yu had hurt her so badly. Just because she didn’t cry out didn’t mean that it hadn’t hurt!

“I dare you to say that again!”

“I…”

The words had scarcely left Xu Weilai’s lips when Mrs. Xu raised her hand in the air. Her face turned red in anger as she glared at her daughter.

Xu Weilai stared at her hand but made no move to dodge it. Contrarily, her expression grew even calmer as she finished her sentence. “If you’re going to hit me, just do it. But I will not beg Gu Yu. I will find some other way to save the company. I will not let the Xu Corporation fall!”

Mrs. Xu’s hand didn’t come down. But her face twisted, and she began to cry.

Xu Weilai’s eyes gradually reddened, too.

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When the call from Xu Weilai came, Gu Yu was in the office going through some reports.

The phone rang, and his eyes swept past it lazily. But when he caught sight of the name on the screen, he was dumbstruck for a moment.

That moment pa.s.sed quickly and it was as if nothing had happened whatsoever. After approximately two seconds, he picked the phone up and answered the call. “h.e.l.lo?”

There was no reply from the other side. He only heard the slight sound of breathing, but before he could identify it, the call was disconnected with a click.

Without any expression on his face, Gu Yu placed the phone down and continued to peruse his reports.

A minute later, he slammed the file of doc.u.ments shut with a loud thud. He got up and walked to the window, staring out at the night sky blankly.

When the secretary walked in, he witnessed his boss standing motionless, like a sculpture. From the back, he looked inexplicably lonely… and sad.

He must have gone crazy! Money, a beautiful woman, and power… he had it all. Why would he be sad?

The phone rang again.