Upon entering the conference room, Xu Yanshu saw Xie Junyang sitting in the main seat.

He strode forward, nodding respectfully to the man, "Chairman Xie, you wanted to see me!"

"Sit down! It's been a while since we, father and son, had a proper talk," Xie Junyang paused slightly, noticing the other's obvious distance, then gestured to the seat in front of him, "I didn't expect you to be back at the company so soon. Have you recovered?"

This person really knows everything!

A strange emotion flashed quickly across Xu Yanshu's eyes, but he didn't show it on his face. He sat down in front of him and said, "I'm fine now."

Xie Junyang nodded knowingly, then picked up the folder beside him and handed it to the person opposite him, "Take a look at this!"

Appointment letter of deputy general manager

Xu Yanshu raised an eyebrow imperceptibly. He truly hadn't expected that Xie Junyang would take the initiative to promote him after he had clearly expressed his desire to resign.

Something was definitely amiss, so he started flipping through the pages and sure enough, he discovered something suspicious.

Despite being called a promotion, there were few changes in salary and benefits, and the stock options and bonuses that belong to senior management were not mentioned at all.

But once he takes on the title of vice president, many things will naturally fall on his shoulders, and he will have to shoulder even more responsibilities.

“I didn’t think this through before. The position of deputy manager is really too much of a waste for you, so I plan to promote you to the position of vice president of the company.”

Observing Xu Yanshu's reaction discreetly, Xie Junyang said to himself with a warm expression, "In addition, I will change your office to a larger one, and have someone redecorate it according to your preferences."

Moving offices?

Xu Yanshu sneered inwardly. Xie Junyang was really treating him like a three-year-old.

They tried to appease themselves with sweet words, but were also afraid of nurturing a potential threat, so all they offered were empty promises that could be retracted at any time.

Xu Yanshu placed the document back beside Xie Junyang and spoke casually.

"Chairman Xie, I'm afraid I'm not up to the task."

He was determined to divorce Xie Huanyu, and it was only a matter of time before he resigned and left.

If you accept this appointment now, it will be even more difficult to extricate yourself from it later.

The smile on Xie Junyang's face gradually faded, and he narrowed his eyes with deep suspicion. This Xu Yanshu was becoming more and more difficult to handle.

"Is there something you're not satisfied with? As long as it's not excessive, I'll..."

Before Xie Junyang could finish speaking, the conference room door was pushed open from the outside.

“Dad, you don’t need to give him so much credit,” Xie Huanyu walked in from outside in high heels, her pretty face as dark as ink, her tone somewhat resentful, “Otherwise, she will become more and more arrogant, and eventually ride roughshod over us.”

Xu Yanshu frowned involuntarily at the menacing, almost murderous look on her face. Then, remembering that she had come downstairs with Lu Huai earlier, she suddenly realized what was going on.

"Huanyu, don't talk nonsense here. How could Yan Shu be that kind of person?"

Xie Huanyu gave Xu Yanshu a cold look, then gritted her teeth and said, "Dad, you can't judge a book by its cover. Don't be fooled by someone's superficial actions!"

Thinking about how she had been completely fooled by Xu Yanshu these past few days, Xie Huanyu was immediately filled with anger.

In order to force her to distance herself from Ah Huai, she pretended to propose a divorce and even said that she would leave with nothing, but unexpectedly she turned around and put on the airs of an ex-wife in front of Ah Huai.

She had initially thought that his resignation in front of his father was to prevent Ah Huai from joining the company, but now it seemed that she had underestimated Xu Yanshu's ambition. He was planning to use a strategic retreat to get his father to promote him, so that he could better benefit himself.

Having lost interest in watching the father and daughter's back-and-forth banter, Xu Yanshu stood up abruptly from his seat.

"Chairman Xie, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to my office now!"

Seeing that the person was about to leave, Xie Huanyu subconsciously wanted to chase after them, but was stopped by Xie Junyang first.

"What was your attitude towards Xu Yanshu just now? Have you forgotten what I told you before?"

He was racking his brains to keep Xu Yanshu in line so that she could continue to work wholeheartedly for the company, but unexpectedly, this rebellious daughter was still making things difficult for him.

"Dad, I..."

Xie Junyang waved his hand impatiently, "Don't make up so many excuses. If you really make him leave, you can forget about having anything to do with Lu Huai in the future."

Even after being married for so long, Xu Yanshu still couldn't win Huanyu's heart away from Lu Huai. In the end, it was because Xu Yanshu was too incompetent, so now he was happy to turn a blind eye to some things.

However, Xu Yanshu was someone he had personally cultivated, and as long as he was alive, he would never allow this person to be used by others.

"You're overthinking it. He went to great lengths to get involved with our family, how could he possibly be willing to truly sever ties with the Xie family?" Xie Huanyu said dismissively.

She should have known long ago that Xu Yanshu couldn't possibly want a divorce.

Fortunately, Ah Huai reminded her in time, otherwise she might have really been controlled by Xu Yanshu.

Thinking of how Lu Huai apologized to her with red eyes just now, Xie Huanyu felt a mix of emotions and couldn't help but blame herself for actually considering whether she should keep her distance from Lu Huai.

Xie Junyang gave his daughter another cold glance, his tone leaving no room for argument, "Anyway, I've said my piece, you figure it out yourself!"

"I see!"

Xie Huanyu said in a muffled voice, and only after her father finished giving his instructions did she turn around and leave the meeting room.

I originally intended to go straight back to the office, but after taking only a few steps, I saw Xu Yanshu making a phone call.

"It seems there's no way to reach an agreement; I'm planning to file for divorce directly..."

Xie Huanyu strode forward, snatched the phone from the man's hand without a word, smashed it on the ground, and angrily demanded,

"Are you never going to stop? How long are you planning to keep this up?"

Xu Yanshu was completely taken aback by Xie Huanyu's sudden outburst and was utterly bewildered by her question. He instinctively retorted, "..."

"What role should I play..."

"You think doing this will make me fall in love with you? Hah, don't be naive. In my eyes, you're not even worth a hair on Lu Huai's head!"

Even if every man in the world died, I would never love you!

Xu Yanshu felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand. He stared silently at the woman in front of him, who was almost hysterical, his eyes dark and unfathomable.

He inexplicably recalled how Xie Huanyu had taken the initiative to cultivate a relationship with him.

With just one sentence, he developed boundless expectations for the future.

And now, with just one sentence, she has sentenced him to 'death'.

"If that's the case, then why won't you agree to a divorce? Do you want to be tied to me for the rest of your life?"