In the 21st century, the exit of Shanghai Pudong International Airport is bustling with people and vehicles.

A woman in her thirties with slightly wavy, shoulder-length short hair walked out, wearing a simple, fitted, collarless gray short-sleeved suit skirt, exuding a simple, capable, mature, and elegant urban professional businesswoman aura.

Her bright, phoenix-shaped eyes were very beautiful, her skin was fair, and her lips were a perfect shade of light maple red. Even in a large crowd, she could be recognized at a glance.

Yi Shangyun is the CEO of a pharmaceutical group company in Shanghai.

He was responsible for managing and operating all affairs of the company group, including dozens of branches in China, making him second only to the top leader.

Right now, she has just returned from the Jiangxi medicinal herb supplier after dealing with a rather tricky matter for the company.

Walking towards her was her special assistant, Chen Yan.

She looked to be in her early twenties, with long, flowing hair, slender and tall, wearing round glasses with purple frames and a navy blue striped lapel suit skirt, exuding a capable and efficient air.

As soon as he located Yi Shangyun, he rushed over to meet her, took her luggage, and walked with her toward the parking lot while reporting the latest news.

"Mr. Yi, Vice President Xu said that production of the medicine order from our US VIP customer must begin in ten days at the latest. However, there is still no news about the raw materials that are missing from our warehouse. Chairman Li knew you were coming back today and has been waiting for you in his office for an hour now."

Recalling Vice President Xu's face, Chen Yan frowned and said indignantly, "We were caught off guard this time. It must be Vice President Xu and his gang's doing. He was in charge of the warehouse, and now you're the one cleaning up this mess for him."

"Don't worry, it's already on its way and will arrive in four days at the latest," Yi Shangyun replied to Chen Yan with steady and firm steps.

Chen Yan smiled and continued her report: "Deputy General Manager Yan from the Tianjin branch has asked several times about the progress of the equipment review for the new drug production. He said that if we don't get a reply soon, he will go directly to Chairman Li."

"What did the equipment department say?" Yi Shangyun asked.

"The Equipment Department should submit its recommendations in the next couple of days. General Manager Pan and Chief Engineer Chen have made a lot of money from the group's equipment purchase and sales over the years. The company's key executive, Vice President Yu, was just dismissed by Chairman Li with compensation. They don't know how to restrain themselves. They are simply too unscrupulous and arrogant."

Chen Yan's tone was somewhat agitated.

"People die for money, birds die for food; it's just the most normal unspoken rule these days. If Vice President Yu hadn't been so impatient, he wouldn't have been dismissed by Chairman Li so quickly. The time to take action against them hasn't come yet... but it's coming soon."

Yi Shangyun raised a slight, disdainful smile and said.

They soon arrived at parking lot P2. Yi Shangyun reached out and opened the car door, then habitually sat down in the back seat. Chen Yan quickly put her luggage in the trunk, and the two hurriedly drove away.

Shanghai is once again becoming the "Paris of the East," and its development is progressing rapidly.

Chen Yan is a native of Shanghai and was personally interviewed by Yi Shangyun as her special assistant. Although she has only been out of school for a short time, she possesses a wit and prudence that are rare among people with rich work experience.

In fact, besides being superior and subordinate, she and Yi Shangyun felt as if they had known each other for many lifetimes.

That's how relationships between people are. Some people you can know for a lifetime and still not know what they're thinking. Others, you meet once and it feels like a lifetime has passed.

As I drove back to the company, Yi Shangyun had already closed her eyes and fallen into a light sleep.

Her soft, glossy black hair fell loosely, and sunlight streamed through the car window, gently illuminating her fair and delicate face.

Beneath her arched eyebrows were her signature phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, fair skin with a rosy glow, and alluring lips lightly adorned with a delicate color, exuding elegance and captivating charm.

"Wake up, Mr. Yi! We're almost there!"

Not long after, Chen Yan's voice could be heard gently waking him up.

Yi Shangyun slowly opened her beautiful phoenix eyes and gazed at a striking building standing tall in a large industrial park not far away.

Unlike Chen Yan, who is a native of Shanghai, she comes from a remote rural area in Northwest China.

I joined the group right after graduating from university, starting as an ordinary office worker and growing alongside the group day by day. In the past year, the group's sales revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan, net profit reached 400 million yuan, and the number of formal employees reached more than 15,000.

So many people, so many events, so many days and nights, through the changing seasons—it's all been so long that she's almost forgotten them all.

As soon as the car arrived at the company gate, the security manager immediately stood up and personally gave him a very standard and appropriate salute to welcome him.

After parking, Yi Shangyun hurriedly got out of the car and headed towards her office.

Her office was in the innermost corner opposite the entrance on the first floor, outside of which was the main office area for all management departments.

When Chen Yan entered, Chairman Li and Vice President Xu were sitting on the shiny and exquisitely carved dark wood tea table, having a meeting with Yi Shangyun.

Clearly, Vice President Xu finally went to the chairman to complain and shirk responsibility.

"These people do so much but form cliques, stir up trouble, and scheme against each other. Is that interesting?" Chen Yan thought to herself, and secretly glared at Vice President Xu.

He walked to the corner and put Yi Shangyun's luggage down, then sat down next to Yi Shangyun and started taking meeting notes.

"Thank you for your hard work, get some rest." Soon, Chairman Li said to Yi Shangyun as he walked out.

An elderly Taiwanese man, nearing sixty, always wore a polite smile. Yi Shangyun and Chen Yan followed closely behind to see him off.

Vice President Xu remained hidden behind Chairman Li, not daring to make a sound. He was wondering how Yi Shangyun could have such great ability to find all these raw materials in just two or three days, as these were all very rare herbs in the world.

He had originally intended to use the fact that her negligence in management and supervision had led to the inability to supply the raw materials for the medicinal herbs in a timely manner, causing the American VIP customer to cancel the order, hold the group accountable for compensation, and severely punish Yi Shangyun, so as to vent his anger for Vice President Yu, who had just been dismissed after receiving compensation. Who knew that she would resolve the issue so easily?

"There's plenty of time in the future; we'll have a good competition." Vice President Xu, deeply resentful, secretly plotted his next move, his face revealing an even more sinister and ruthless gaze.

When Yi Shangyun returned to the office, she noticed the file submitted by the Equipment Department on her desk. She opened it, glanced at it, signed her name, and handed it to Chen Yan.

Undoubtedly, Yi Shangyun had already anticipated their decision.

"You handle things according to our original plan. I'm going back now."

As she spoke, she stood up, stretched her arms, and walked to the corner of her suitcase. She took out a large pile of Jiangxi specialties, placed them on the tea table, and gently patted them.

He gestured to Chen Yan to help share with everyone, then picked up his luggage and prepared to go home.

"Sister Yun," Chen Yan suddenly called out to her...

Although Yi Shangyun was very familiar with the name "Sister Yun," she was still taken aback for some reason.

"Sister, the tumor surgery is in a week. Don't forget. Rest well these few days, don't think about anything, everything will be alright."

Chen Yan spoke slowly and deliberately, worried that Yi Shangyun might not take it seriously, and even more worried that something might go wrong during her surgery. She felt sorry for this older sister who was working so hard for no apparent reason.

Although she was very worried, she still managed to force a smile.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for these past few years, Chen Yan." Yi Shangyun said earnestly, raising the corners of her mouth to smile slightly at her, indicating that she could rest assured, before leaving and driving home. She was indeed too tired.

Yi Shangyun lives near the Bund in Shanghai, and it was almost 7 p.m. when she got home.

Unlike the northwest, the sky in Shanghai gets dark very early all year round.

The apartment is a bright, high-ceilinged duplex with stunning views of the river and lake from its windows. It features a standard European modern minimalist style with an open kitchen. Simple yet tasteful.

After taking a bath to wash away the dust, Yi Shangyun felt like she had come back to life. She casually wrapped herself in a simple purple European-style silk bathrobe with a belt and came out.

Her damp hair fell loosely over her shoulders, and having shed her sharp business attire, she looked as delicate and fresh as a lotus emerging from the water.

Without the corset, her creamy red lips and two proud breasts were faintly visible, while her two fair legs were exposed. She was unadorned and natural, which made people's imaginations run wild.

I warmed a glass of milk, gently picked it up, and stood in front of the French windows to look out.

At this moment, it was completely dark outside the window. Thunder rumbled, and streaks of lightning raged across the night sky. Torrential rain pounded against the windowpane.

She stared, seemingly lost in thought, her soft lips gently pressed against the clear glass in her hand, gazing at the bustling yet lonely night, as if thinking about something, or perhaps thinking about nothing at all.

After a while, she finally looked away, took a deep breath, and quietly sat down on the chaise lounge in the center of the living room.

She casually picked up a photo frame from the side table. The photo frame contained a picture of her and a man named Yang Junzhe.

He had a bright, sunny smile, a handsome face with sharp features, and his sportswear gave him a youthful and energetic look.

He was Yi Shangyun's college classmate and is now the sales director of a multinational corporation in Shanghai. Just a month ago, he proposed to her.

Although they were classmates, they only really started getting to know each other over a year ago.

Yi Shangyun has never lacked admirers since childhood, but she has never even mentioned a man's name.

In truth, perhaps only she herself knows that all of this is because of a guy named Wei Mingxuan, who is aloof and withdrawn, but only because of her.

Yi Shangyun had always thought he would be her forever, but just a few days before the college entrance examination, he disappeared as if he had vanished into thin air, and she couldn't find him no matter what she did.

At that time, she could only cry all day long until she had no strength left and would fall asleep with tears still on her face.

She remembered a six-year promise they had made. They promised that no matter what the future held after the college entrance exam, they would meet again in six years and then be together forever.

And now, it's been more than 6 years. In all these years, she has gone to various cities but has never heard a word about him.

"Where are you? I've already given up everything, why haven't you come back yet? If you don't come back soon, I'm afraid I'll never see you again."

Yi Shangyun stared blankly, seemingly habitually touching a seven-colored gold and jade bracelet on her wrist, muttering to herself as two lines of sorrowful and desperate tears silently streamed down her face...

"Thirteen years have passed, and it's time for everything to come to a conclusion." After a long while, she gently wiped away the tears on her face with her slender, soft hands, as if she had made an important decision in her heart.

Suddenly, I stood up, feeling as if a string in my head had snapped instantly. Then everything went black, my body swayed a couple of times, my legs went weak, and I collapsed to the side, powerless.

The instant she landed, a blinding light flashed in her blurred and powerless vision. In this glaring light, a wall gradually appeared, and the wall became clearer and clearer, like a door slowly opening towards her.

"This wall isn't..." Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious...