Gu Yuan exuded a menacing aura. Even though he was sitting in a swivel chair, his imposing presence was enough to suffocate anyone: "Fu Hange, when you question others, please look at yourself. Tell me, which clause of the contract have you followed? I called you this morning and you didn't answer. Now you're asking me why I didn't transfer the money to you and even want to sue me?"

Fu Hange was speechless after hearing this. She was such a eloquent and charismatic girl, yet she was now so ashamed and unable to hold her head up in front of Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan continued, "Sure, go ahead and sue. I'm afraid that taking this kind of contract to court will only make us a laughing stock."

This person, he was the one who suggested all of this, yet he's ashamed of it all. It's utterly unreasonable...

Seeing that she was about to lose, Fu Hange forced herself to adopt the tone she used to use when speaking to people, and said sharply, "President Gu, if you chatted with your friends all night last night, can you get up this morning? If you can get up, I won't say anything, but please don't interfere with other people's private lives. Everyone has exceptions. I am an ordinary person, not a prostitute. I can't be perfect and make no mistakes."

Gu Yuan chuckled lightly, his righteous words eroding her spirit: "First of all, I won't chat with someone all night. Secondly, I don't have anyone to chat with. Finally, I don't want to waste my time on this. If I had time to stay up all night, I would put more energy into my work, and the Xu family wouldn't have ended up like this." He spoke with conviction, his deep gaze fixed on Fu Hange.

His last words deeply stung Fu Hange. Was this the situation she wanted to see? As the person involved, wasn't she sad? Hadn't she also compromised to protect the Xu family? Why did this person have to rub salt into her wounds?

Just as Fu Hange was about to retort in anger, two gentle knocks on the door drew their attention. A girl in a white suit walked in and said kindly, "President Gu, the meeting is about to begin. Please prepare."

Fu Hange observed that although the girl was fair-skinned and clean-cut, she always gave Fu Hange the feeling that she was quite scheming. With a voice that could be used as a news anchor, she would be guaranteed to receive a lot of gifts from her audience. It was a waste of her talents for her to be Gu Yuan's secretary.

"Excuse me, I have other matters to attend to and cannot keep you company any longer." Gu Yuan stood up.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Fu Hange grabbed him impatiently and asked, "When will the money be transferred?"

Gu Hengzhi tore off a corner of his clothes and said without turning his head, as if he were looking down on someone, "You'll see it when you fulfill your promise."

How despicable! Fu Hange was completely suppressed by him. Right now, only he was willing to save Xu Shi, so it was not advisable to be too angry with him. She should just bear with it for the time being, since she needed his help.

Back at her desk, Fu Hange placed a cup of Blue Mountain coffee on her desk, the aroma gradually filling the office. She leaned back in her chair, looking anxious. The phone rang; she rubbed her temples as she answered. Her mother's concerned voice came through the line: "Yanyan, are you alright? Why didn't you come home? I miss you so much, I'm so anxious to see you. I even got your father to bring me back from Europe by himself. He said he wanted to enjoy his retirement there and wouldn't be back for a while."

She said all that was basically just her saying how much she missed her and wanted her to come back. It was ridiculous. Where was she the day she returned to China? Even if she missed her, she would have called, right? Not even a phone call to say hello, yet she said she missed her so much. Instead, now that she's taken over the Xu family, she's rushing to curry favor with her. She silently mocked this family in her heart; they were all so hypocritical.