As she spoke, Wang Ying's eyes reddened.

"It's not you... if you were to play this, I'd be a bit lost."

Tears don't fall so easily; after all, I'm almost 30.

But the suffering was truly immense.

“The workload is heavy, the requirements are high, and being docked pay for not doing a good job is a minor issue. Your husband’s gaze is terrifying. He doesn’t yell at us, he just patiently explains things to us.” Zhang Yanyan said, “If you ask me, he would rather yell at us. I’ve heard that when his company’s employees make mistakes, he just yells at them directly.”

"After all, they gave Weiwei face," Wang Ying said.

"No, it's also possible that they're just giving you face because we were classmates in the past."

Neither Zhang Yanyan nor Wang Ying believed this.

Wang Ying looked at Lin Wei expectantly, "Weiwei, you're back this time to take over the company, right? Now that you're back, you're not leaving again, are you?"

"I'm not leaving, but I probably won't be able to work as hard as before, and neither will you. Don't think you can get away with anything just because I'm back. Who knows if I'll have a second child? You'd better keep things as they are."

The two stared in shock, their eyes wide. "Wait, aren't we supposed to have children?"

“But my two children have Hong Kong residency, and the next one should too, so… I’m sorry.”

Amidst their groans, Lin Wei began to look at all the documents she had accumulated over the past year.

As for a second child—

She was really just joking.

After all, at this time, no one really urges people to have a second child.

-

Construction companies have long work cycles, but the actual workload is not that much.

Lin Wei had thoroughly understood all the documents from the past year and a half in just one week.

As for Shen Jize's talk about the company's future development, it was nothing more than him directly allocating a few insignificant projects from their company to them.

Of course, for a small company like theirs, this is already a very good big project.

Lin Wei naturally wouldn't refuse Shen Jize's kindness, but she still needed to clarify the matter.

"If your company wants to do this, we can't take your order."

“Our company has many projects like this. Whether we do them or not is up to us and won’t affect us. However, your company is in a critical period. If these projects are successfully completed, it will be a great development for your company. Weiwei, you’re not trying to reject me, are you?”

"Of course not. If you hadn't secured such a great project, we might not have been able to get it either. I'm just worried that it might affect your company. If it doesn't, of course I wouldn't refuse."

Shen Jize breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her say that. "I thought you would firmly reject my kindness."

"You're overthinking it. I don't have that much pride. Why would I refuse your offer to help my company? But I always have to learn to develop on my own, so I'll take on projects myself in the future."

"OK."

-

Lin Wei's quick return to the workplace was unexpected by everyone.

Seeing how quickly Lin Wei adapted, she started going to Lin Wei's house every day.

“Weiwei, I know you’re career-oriented, but is it really necessary to be this career-oriented? If you go to work, will you be able to leave your child behind?” Lin Xiaomeng held the child in her arms, clearly feeling sorry for her. “Other mothers can’t be separated from their children for a moment. Why don’t you feel that way?”

Many parents are indeed like that.

But—

“Auntie, I leave home at 10 a.m. and get back at 3 p.m. The time we’re apart is short. The child takes a nap, and I’m back in the blink of an eye. There’s no need to make such a big deal out of it.”

Lin Xiaomeng choked, "Then your class is a bit too free."

"That's what happens when I'm the boss," Lin Wei asked. "What's wrong, Auntie? Why are you asking me about taking care of the kids?"

She wasn't like this when she was in the port city.

Lin Xiaomeng gently patted the child in her arms, walked to Lin Wei's side, and asked softly, "Are you two planning to have another one?"

Lin Wei was speechless. "Auntie, our country has a birth control policy; you can't have a second child."

“You’re from Hong Kong, and your next child will be from Hong Kong too. There are no restrictions on where you’re going.”

Well, after all that, the words have come back to haunt me.

"No, Auntie, why are you suddenly concerned about having a second child? You don't mean you prefer boys to girls, do you?"

Lin Xiaomeng really didn't. "I don't have any children, so it's all the same to me. I just overheard people talking and thought it made some sense, so I came to ask you. Your family is so big and prosperous, one daughter probably isn't enough. I'm not saying you should have a boy, having a daughter is fine too. Having more children will give you a companion. People in Hong Kong have several children, don't they?"

"Don't listen to other people's nonsense. We haven't discussed how many children we want yet, but Jize mentioned before that he only wants one. We'll think about it and decide."

That evening, Lin Wei discussed it with Shen Jize.

"Ji Ze".

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"I'm thinking, should we have another one?"

Shen Jize became serious. "What's wrong? Has someone been gossiping about you?"

"No, it's just that I'm worried it might be too lonely to be alone."

“Of course not. Isn’t it legal to have children here? Having another child is illegal. I think one is enough. Even if you want to have another child, it’s not now. Your body isn’t fully recovered yet.” Shen Jize asked, “Why are you suddenly bringing this up? We’ve already discussed it before. One is enough.”

"No, my aunt heard some gossip and asked me this question. Don't be angry, I didn't take it to heart, but I still wanted to ask for your opinion. Families in your port city usually have several children, and I think you probably prefer a more lively atmosphere, so I was just asking you."

"No need. Too many people would only cause trouble. The atmosphere at my house already makes me feel uneasy."

"Alright, let's discuss this later. Besides, I haven't fully recovered yet, so let's talk about it later."

After discussing the second child, Lin Wei stopped worrying about it.

With the new project about to be launched, Lin Wei is once again immersed in a busy work atmosphere.

But Lin Wei still makes sure to spend a lot of time with her daughter, so she keeps cutting back on her work.

But even so, compressing the body caused problems.

In the middle of the night, she developed a fever and was rushed to the hospital by Shen Jize.

"Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, so you need to rest and reduce your workload."

Listening to the doctor's instructions, Lin Wei didn't dare to open her eyes.

"Weiwei, stop pretending to be asleep. You heard what the doctor said."

Lin Wei stared at Shen Jize with one eye half-closed.

As expected, Shen Jize's face was terribly grim.

"I... I don't feel that tired."

"Then how did you get sick from exhaustion? Could it be a misdiagnosis? How about we go to the port city to get it checked again?"

"No need, I'm already this sick, there's no need for me to travel back and forth."