Chapter 176 I will let you go

Song Yilin stopped the bottle from being opened: "President Chen, you can't drink alcohol, so please don't open it."

Chen Yan was delighted by Song Yilin's words of concern: "I don't drink, but Yilin, you like alcohol, so you can drink. If you need me to keep you company, then I will."

Song Yilin smiled and said, "It would be better if I had tea with you. I prefer drinking tea now."

Chen Yan looked at the steak on the table: "But steak and tea don't seem to go very well together."

"Life should be about making yourself comfortable, not necessarily adhering to specific ways and principles of eating food."

"That makes sense. Serve Mr. Song some tea."

Song Yilin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Drinking tea is not good during pregnancy, but it's better than drinking alcohol.

The tea she loves is Pu'er.

Does Chen Yan also like to drink Pu'er tea?

The auntie in charge of brewing the tea said, "Mr. Chen likes to drink Biluochun tea."

So every time, Chen Yan was the one accommodating her by drinking Pu'er tea?

"Thank you for the nice tea, Mr. Chen."

Chen Yan raised his glass: "Let's toast to our happy marriage."

Song Yilin silently clinked glasses with Chen Yan.

Chen Yan knew she wasn't very interested in any wedding ceremony with him, so she drank the tea and obediently ate her meal.

After finishing my meal, I took out my phone to check for any new messages.

As a result, news of her marriage spread like wildfire.

In the morning, it was Chen Yan who asked the media to release the news of their marriage.

The morning news was filled with comments criticizing her.

'She was just showing off her relationship with Xu Qingmin of the Xu Group not long ago, and now she's married to someone else. I just don't understand the world of the rich.'

'This woman is amazing, managing to navigate between two powerful figures.'

When will Song Yilin publish her book? How did she win over these two men?

Around noon, Xu Qingmin officially posted a Weibo message: "Ms. Song and I have peacefully separated. We will co-parent our child. I wish Ms. Song a happy marriage."

It's unclear what Xu Qingmin's mood was when he posted this Weibo, but you can tell from his words that he didn't want to embarrass her.

There are also many comments under Xu Qingmin's Weibo post.

At first, many people criticized her for being fickle and having fallen in love with someone else.

More sympathy for Xu Qingmin, who has been hurt time and time again.

Someone dug up the prenuptial agreement that the marketing account had mentioned before, and some people began to understand why Song Yilin didn't marry Xu Qingmin.

Some people also criticized Song Yilin for being materialistic, saying that she was originally after money, but when she realized she couldn't get it, she switched targets.

Upon seeing the exposed information, some people started saying that Xu Qingmin's scheming was so meticulous that he deserved to be unmarried.

Xu Qingmin could have easily explained it, but he didn't; he preferred to let the netizens' criticism fall on him.

When her wedding video with Chen Yan came out, the comments all changed.

'Perhaps Song Yilin did it because of love.'

'Song Yilin is so beautiful, she could marry anyone she wanted, so why did she marry a paralyzed person? What else could it be but true love?'

'Perhaps Chen Yan has some extraordinary talent.'

'Could it be that Chen Yan's leg became paralyzed after saving Song Yilin, and she married him out of gratitude?'

Someone immediately replied: 'The person upstairs has a vivid imagination, but this is reality.'

Another person chimed in: 'I think the original poster makes a good point. It's very likely that Song Yilin has something on Chen Yan, or perhaps Chen Yan really did save her. Song Yilin is the president of Xin'ao Group; she could have any man she wanted. She wouldn't need to marry Chen Yan for money.'

There were many comments, but Song Yilin didn't read them all; there were all sorts of opinions.

When Song Yilin came out of the shower, she found Chen Yan still sitting at the dining table.

"Mr. Chen, aren't you going back to the hospital?"

“I’m not going back. I’ve already turned myself in to the police, and they came up and took me away shortly afterward.”

Although I knew Chen Yan would turn himself in, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"How could it be so fast?"

"Yilin, please sit down. I have something to tell you."

Song Yilin knew that her greatest value in her marriage with Chen Yan was that he went to jail and she helped him stabilize the Lijiang Group.

No wonder Chen Yan was in such a hurry to get a marriage certificate with her and hold a wedding with her.

That wedding was obviously rushed.

It seems the wedding itself wasn't the main point; the real intention was to use it to let the outside world know that Song Yilin was his wife, which would be beneficial for Song Yilin's future work.

"Many of Lijiang Group's industries are slowly declining. If you have any ideas, you can upgrade the industry. However, no matter what happens to Lijiang Group, you must use the money you make to support the factory I took you to see last time. That factory is not under my name, but I have always supported it. Without the support of a large group, they will not survive for long."

Song Yilin took out her phone and began recording Chen Yan's words one by one.

“I can’t be 100% sure which of my assets will be confiscated and which will be left behind. However, the factory for disabled people and the main business of Lijiang Group are the cleanest, so they should be able to stay. As for the dock, that’s where I made my fortune. I don’t know if it will be confiscated. If it’s not confiscated and you’re short of funds, you can sell it.”

She had seen that dock and felt that it was highly unlikely she would stay; being able to stay would be considered lucky.

Chen Yan looked up, flicked his index finger back and forth, signaling Song Yilin to step forward.

Song Yilin sat a little closer to Chen Yan, and Chen Yan immediately took her hand: "Yilin, after I go in, Lijiang Group will face a very serious shortage of funds. You will definitely have a hard time. If possible, try to keep the employees and avoid layoffs. It's not easy to find a job now. Many people have worked hard with me all the way."

No wonder those who follow Chen Yan are so loyal; he truly treats those who follow him with sincerity.

People are actually quite complex. They may not be good people in some aspects, but they may be good people in others.

Song Yilin checked every single point with Chen Yan.

Song Yilin silently checked it in her mind one last time.

"Mr. Chen, is there anything else you want to tell us?"

Chen Yan suddenly laughed: "Song Yilin, it has to be you. I'm saying goodbye to you, but you just want to treat this as work. You know I like you."

Song Yilin knew that Chen Yan liked her, but she had no feelings for Chen Yan, and she shouldn't give him any hints. It's immoral to give someone hope when you don't like them.

"We are working right now, Mr. Chen."

"Yilin, after I go in, if you and Xu Qingmin have a good relationship, then stay together. If you can't make it with him, then wait for me to come out."

Song Yilin remained silent. She knew that she and Xu Qingmin also had many problems. Chen Yan was convinced that she and Xu Qingmin would not end up together, which also showed that he saw the problems between them.

However, people change, and being together is a process of constant adjustment. She didn't know if her adjustment with Xu Qingmin would have a good outcome, but as long as her heart was still with Xu Qingmin, she wouldn't do anything to betray him.

"Chen Yan, go in and reform yourself. I will do my best to protect Lijiang Group for you, but I can't guarantee that I can definitely protect it. If I do manage to protect it, I hope that President Chen will give me my freedom and come with me to go through the divorce procedures."

Chen Yan nodded: "Don't worry, no matter whether you can hold out or not, if you really want to leave at that time, I will let you go."