Bai Yan looked at Shen Wuye, her voice sounding like she was forcing herself to remain calm: "President Shen... thank you for coming."

Shen Wuye turned to look at her; her eyes were still red, and she seemed to be trapped in unease.

"Are you... alright?" Shen Wuye asked in a low voice.

He saw her head hanging low, revealing her beautiful neck... Recalling the awkward scene just now, Shen Wuye suddenly felt a little hot all over, so he sat a little further away from her.

His cold, stern face remained calm as he said, "I've already called the police for you... Take a rest. We might have to take your statement tomorrow morning."

Bai Yan looked at Shen Wuye, her eyes sparkling: "Thank you, President Shen... I'm so grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I would be..."

Shen Wuye didn't want to hear her assumptions, and he himself didn't dare to think about them. He glanced at Bai Yan: "You've memorized my phone number?"

Bai Yan chuckled and pointed to her head: "I have a natural talent for numbers."

Her eyes shone slightly under the light: "I don't know what happened to me at that time. I was feeling dizzy and lightheaded, but after I got the professor's phone, all I could think about was your call, Mr. Shen... Maybe it was fate. Mr. Shen, you supported my plans at the company despite all the external pressure. You believed in me."

"When I was in danger, the first person I thought of was you. It seems that I subconsciously trust President Shen."

Shen Wuye did not betray the trust of any of his employees.

Bai Yan said, "Thanks to President Shen, who is a rare and conscientious boss, my trust was well worth it."

Several consecutive calls left Shen Wuye feeling somewhat unsettled, especially after Bai Yan asked, "Although my mind is a bit foggy, I remember that shortly after I made the call, Mr. Shen arrived. Were you nearby at the time?"

Shen Wuye met her dark eyes, and his heart sank slightly. He didn't want to lie to her, nor could he let her be deceived by that little beast again.

I came to find you.

Bai Yan's gaze paused.

“Chu Hanchen is my nephew.” Shen Wuye continued, “In the afternoon, he was at a bar with a girl, and I happened to hear it…” After a moment of silence, he looked at Bai Yan: “He is not bankrupt, and his friends know that he is not bankrupt.”

"Bai Yan, he's lying to you, manipulating you. He even used you as a bargaining chip with that Professor Li, do you understand?"

Shen Wuye's words went unanswered. He looked up and saw her sitting there stiffly, her face pale. After a moment, she turned her gaze back.

"But why did he treat me like this?" Bai Yan said, "Even if... even if he doesn't like me, why doesn't he tell me he wants to break up?"

The reason is both laughable and infuriating.

"Tell me!" Her voice seemed to be trembling.

“He… thinks you love his money,” Shen Wuye said tactfully.

Since things had come to this point, Shen Wuye simply revealed everything: "Because when you first entered the school, you were pursued by several people. At that time, he had not yet 'gone bankrupt,' and you chose him as your best option."

Bai Yan sneered inwardly, then looked up at Shen Wuye with icy eyes: "So, Uncle? Ha, you knew all along that I was Chu Hanchen's girlfriend, but you kept it from me and thought I was materialistic, right?"

"You conspired with him to lie to me, hoping to embarrass me?"

"no!"

When Shen Wuye was looked at like that, his heart sank, and his usually cold and stern face showed a rare change.

He looked at Bai Yan, his voice calm: "You just said you trust me? Well, let me tell you now, I have never lied to you."

He was just afraid... afraid that if she found out, she would look at him with a distant and disgusted gaze, just like she is now.

A barely perceptible hint of grievance flickered in his deep eyes, but quickly disappeared.

It's rare for an iron tree to bloom, and it's even more unusual for someone in such a high position to have such an expression. But Bai Yan seemed completely unmoved; she simply looked at Shen Wuye and asked, "So, Mr. Shen, will you side with me, or with your nephew?"

Shen Wuye: "You."

"Words are no proof," Bai Yan said.

Bai Yan looked at him and said, "President Chen, if you accompany me to do something, I will trust you."

...

Chu Hanchen's night out at the bar hadn't ended yet, and Jiang Yurou was changing his bandages.

"Gently...tsk..." Chu Hanchen touched his cheek, and Jiang Yurou's movements became even gentler. She muttered, "Hitting people for no reason, how annoying. I'll definitely argue with him next time I see him."

Chu Hanchen was pleased to hear Jiang Yurou's words of concern for him. He was about to touch her small hand when the wound on his lip started to hurt again.

Chu Hanchen couldn't help but curse, "You're insane!"

What a lunatic! The worst part is he can't even complain... Who told him to be the uncle of a prodigy?

His uncle, who has looked down on him since childhood because of his grades and background, will one day show him what Chu Hanchen is all about!

Thinking of the Chu family's recent plans, a cold glint flashed in Chu Hanchen's eyes.

"Holy crap, Brother Chen... Bai..." The underlings who were drunk at the door couldn't even speak properly when they saw who it was.

"White what white?" Chu Hanchen frowned, and just as he sat up from the sofa, a slender figure appeared in front of him.

The bar was dimly lit, and she was wearing a thin dress, her eyes were red-rimmed, and she was wrapped in a suit that clearly belonged to another man... and she looked somewhat familiar.

Chu Hanchen shook his head and chuckled, "What are you doing here?"

Bai Yan said, "You deliberately sent me to Professor Li's place, didn't you?"

"So what if I am?" He looked Bai Yan up and down. "You're not good enough for me. Since you've shamelessly shown up, I'll tell you formally that we're breaking up."

"Why?" Bai Yan asked.

"You have the nerve to ask?" Chu Hanchen sneered, "If you had just supported me after I went bankrupt and stopped being so materialistic, I would have let you go! But what did you do?"

"Aren't you happy with that designer bracelet?"

Chu Hanchen chuckled and whispered in her ear, "Let me tell you, that was a free gift, just like you, it's worthless."

Before he could finish speaking, a familiar fist came hurtling towards his face again.

Chu Hanchen, who was showing off, was knocked off the sofa. His henchmen hesitated and didn't dare to help him up, because the other person was Shen Wuye.

"Uncle!" Even a clay Buddha would be angry, let alone Chu Hanchen.

"Are you crazy?"

Shen Wuye stopped what he was doing, straightened his collar, and stood beside Bai Yan.

Chu Hanchen frowned, glanced at Bai Yan's suit again, and then recalled seeing the luxury car that day. An unbelievable thought popped into his mind.

The next second he glared at Bai Yan with hatred: "You shameless woman, you seduced my uncle?!"