Volume One, Chapter Fifteen: She Has Suffered for Twenty-Five Years

She was really just going through the motions~

Yu Yaxuan noticed Zhang Li’s state and gently patted her shoulder in consolation. “It’s okay, girl. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility.”

Zhang Li thought: This auntie is so kind. It’s just that her luck isn’t much better than mine.

At a time like this, she still comforted her.

Devoting herself for an auntie like this wouldn’t feel like a sacrifice.

“Who dares to bully my sister?”

A familiar voice rang out, and Wang Li instinctively shuddered.

The deadly she-devil had arrived.

“It’s okay, girl. We’re just being honest here, nothing to be afraid of.”

Yu Yaxuan quickly reassured Wang Li nearby.

Zhang Li wanted to cry but had no tears; she didn’t dare say much in front of Wang Duorou.

All she could do was lower her head in frustration.

Huang Xiulan’s eyes brightened as if she had seen her own mother. She immediately clung to Wang Duorou’s arm.

“Darling, it’s that vile woman and that little brat. The moment they saw me, they began to humiliate me. If you hadn’t come, I would’ve been wrongfully accused to death!”

Huang Xiulan’s ability to twist the truth was truly remarkable.

Yu Yaxuan frowned and explained, “You clearly humiliated me first. That girl only spoke the truth. Who bullied you?”

“Manager Wang, I know she’s your friend, but in front of so many people, you shouldn’t show favoritism, right?”

Yu Yaxuan’s words immediately put Wang Duorou on the spot.

Zhang Li secretly gave Yu Yaxuan a thumbs-up.

This auntie was really brave—this was the deadly she-devil after all.

If nothing bad happened this time, this auntie would become her idol!

Wang Duorou’s face changed the moment she saw Yu Yaxuan’s detestable expression. “Why is it you?”

“Darling, I’m sure she displeased you. You’re the manager at Cheng Corporation; firing a small employee who hasn’t even started shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Fire her quickly so she won’t misbehave in front of you.”

Yu Yaxuan smiled faintly, “What fault of mine justifies firing me? Don’t think that just because you’re Manager Wang’s friend, you can dictate personnel decisions at Cheng Corporation. You don’t have that much authority!”

“You!” Huang Xiulan was furious, “Even at death’s door, you’re still so arrogant! Darling, look at her. She dares to humiliate me in front of you. Who knows how she’ll bully me in the future! Fire her immediately!”

Wang Duorou frowned and glanced at Yu Yaxuan coldly. “She’s right. She hasn’t done anything wrong and shouldn’t be fired.”

“Darling, what are you saying...” Huang Xiulan, once so proud, instantly wilted.

What was the point of having a friend like Wang Duorou? Wasn’t it to protect her in critical moments?

Now, not only did she not protect her, but she was shielding that vile woman instead!

What kind of person deserved to be her friend?

She cursed Wang Duorou a thousand times in her heart, but her face remained expressionless. “She’s like this, and you still won’t fire her? You’re far too lenient!”

Wang Duorou gave her a cold glance and her voice suddenly turned icy. “You may be my friend, but you have no right to tell me how to do my job.”

Seeing Wang Duorou angry, Huang Xiulan hurriedly backtracked, “Darling, I just don’t want you to be bullied. Don’t misunderstand...”

Wang Duorou snorted coldly and didn’t look at her again.

Her gaze swept over Zhang Li beside them. “You’re inefficient. Your probation period is terminated. Pack up and leave!”

Zhang Li, who had thought she had escaped unharmed, instantly wilted. What had she done wrong? She only spoke the truth...

Yu Yaxuan couldn’t bear to see the young girl bullied and immediately spoke up, “Manager Wang, the girl did nothing wrong. She only said I’m an employee of this company. There were no mistakes in my work. You shouldn’t fire her.”

“Am I the manager or are you? One more word, and I’ll fire you both!”

“Ah?”

Yu Yaxuan wanted to say more but Zhang Li tugged at her sleeve. “Forget it, Auntie. I don’t want to stay under such a boss.”

“You child...”

Yu Yaxuan sighed helplessly.

Huang Xiulan, seeing Wang Duorou venting her anger on her, immediately approached.

“Darling, you’ve already fired one. Another one won’t matter, right?”

Wang Duorou pondered for a moment. “Yu Yaxuan is different. She has someone above her.”

“What kind of person?”

Huang Xiulan was completely baffled. She was just a housewife; what kind of important people could she know?

Even her husband was useless.

How could she know any big shots?

Thinking of this, she immediately called Lin Jingsheng. “Honey, guess who I just saw?”

“Who?”

“Your ex-wife, of course. She’s quite something now, with big connections behind her. At her age, she’s quite scandalous—no one knows which CEO she’s taken to bed with. And she even got a job at Cheng Corporation.”

“Look at the clothes she’s wearing—high fashion. Not cheap by any means.”

While speaking, Huang Xiulan sent a secretly taken photo of Yu Yaxuan via WeChat.

In the photo, Yu Yaxuan wore a lotus-pink silk gown, her figure graceful, her face lightly made up. Her delicate features bore a faint smile, much the same as when she was young.

Lin Jingsheng, who hadn’t looked closely at Yu Yaxuan for a long time, stared at the photo in a daze.

He hadn’t expected her figure to remain so good after all these years.

Just looking at the photo was enough to stir the imagination.

Thinking about how long it had been since he’d been with Yu Yaxuan in that way made him itch with desire.

She had become even more beautiful after the divorce.

If only he hadn’t agreed to the divorce so readily.

After marrying Huang Xiulan, the household had been thrown into chaos.

Every day after work, he was met with complaints from Wang Guihua and tears from Huang Xiulan.

At first, he felt sorry for Huang Xiulan, but over time, he grew weary.

Which man wants to come home after a long day to juggle his wife and mother-in-law’s dramas?

Huang Xiulan could not compare to Yu Yaxuan at all.

Yu Yaxuan, no matter what grievances she suffered, would always handle them herself and keep the house spotless.

There were none of these troublesome matters.

Thinking of Yu Yaxuan’s goodness, Lin Jingsheng felt a wave of melancholy.

He couldn’t catch what else Huang Xiulan was saying.

Though he now regretted it deeply, it was too late. He could only grit his teeth and move forward.

Still, Yu Yaxuan’s ability to establish herself at Cheng Corporation was impressive.

No wonder she was the wife he once proudly married with great fanfare.

On a whim, he saved the photo and set it as private.

Naturally, Huang Xiulan had no idea about Lin Jingsheng’s secret plan. After finishing her scheming and seeing Yu Yaxuan in high spirits, she happily followed Wang Duorou to get a beauty treatment.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zhengchu had obtained Yu Yaxuan’s file.

Li Qiang explained beside him, “The lady married Lin Jingsheng at twenty-three. For all these years, she managed the household and endured her mother-in-law’s harsh treatment. Who would have thought Lin Jingsheng already had a mistress and a son outside, and the lady was even divorced without a penny...”