Chapter 75 Now I deeply regret it.

Chairman Xiang's face darkened instantly as his son's words pierced his heart.

"Your mother and I did all this for you."

Xiang Jingheng felt a chill in his heart. "So, as someone who has already benefited from this situation, I'm eagerly seeking cooperation when they're at their peak. Do you think Yu Yan would give me that kind of face?"

"Face? What good is face to you!"

Chairman Xiang suddenly erupted, his face stern, and said, "I've taught you since you were little that you shouldn't take things like face and self-esteem too seriously. If you succeed, you'll naturally have dignity and face. But if you fail and can't hold your head high for the rest of your life, what's the use of clinging to face and self-esteem? Can arrogance and pride put food on the table? Can they bring you real money?"

Xiang Jingheng wanted to laugh again after listening to this barrage of lectures.

Because every time he risked losing face to go to Yu Yan, he knew he would lose face, but he still used this excuse to educate himself.

What you said is exactly what I was thinking.

Xiang Jingheng lowered his eyes silently, "But Yu Yan hates me. We have a son named Xiao Chu, but she has no feelings for me anymore, so why would she give me face?"

Chairman Xiang looked at his son's disheartened appearance and snorted heavily.

"You good-for-nothing, you can't even handle a woman!"

Xiang Jingheng gave a bitter smile to himself. Wasn't he just a spineless coward...?

Leaning back in his chair, Chairman Xiang sighed deeply. "Don't even mention you, I regret it now. I shouldn't have listened to your mother and treated Yu Yan that way. In the end, it's still your fault. If you had been nicer to Yu Yan and taken her side more back then, you wouldn't have driven her to the point of wanting a divorce. You've really been a bad husband."

Xiang Jingheng never imagined that he would hear these words from his own father.

At home, when her mother criticized Yu Yan, her father remained silent and never said a good word for her.

He always sided with his mother, not because he wanted to wrong Yu Yan, but because he believed that harmony in the family was the key to everything, and that if the children gave in a little, the matter would be resolved.

Why bother arguing with elders?

Besides, his mother was already dissatisfied with Yu Yan. If he continued to speak up for Yu Yan, wouldn't Yu Yan face even more difficulties from his mother when he wasn't home?

“Yu Yan is just too stubborn. She won’t tell me anything. I had no idea that my mother made her do so much work while I was away.” Xiang Jingheng’s eyes showed guilt.

Xiang said to the chairman in a calm tone, "Every daughter-in-law goes through this process. After many years of hardship, she finally becomes a mother-in-law. When your mother first entered the family, she had to kneel on the ground to wash your grandmother's feet. Your mother only exempted her from this rule because Yu Yan was, after all, a young lady from a wealthy family, and out of respect for the Yu family. It's just that she's being asked to do some housework, so it's not like she's being treated unfairly."

Xiang Jingheng moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately couldn't.

After all that was said, the chairman finally gave the order: "I don't care what means or methods you use, you must establish a partnership with WD Research Lab. If Huaxiang really gets there first, our Xiang family will face an unprecedented crisis. It's like creating a powerful competitor for ourselves. Don't forget who's behind Huaxiang! Seize the market, by any means necessary, and don't let me down again."

He glanced at Xiang Jingheng.

"And don't make me feel that making you the CEO was a mistake. Your brothers are all watching you."

Xiang Jingheng felt a chill in his heart, and his hands clenched silently.

—

Unfortunately, with bodyguards blocking his way, Xiang Jingheng was unable to get close to Yu Yan again from that day on.

Even when he tried to ambush her at Shangzhou University, he was stopped by the bodyguards, and Yu Yan didn't even give him a second glance.

If this continues, it will really become ugly.

Xiang Jingheng didn't dare to push Yu Yan too hard, so he had to think of another way.

It wasn't until this point that Xiang Jingheng truly realized: Yu Yan is no longer the same person she used to be.

Shao Muyan is right. Without Yu Yan's permission, without their previous marital relationship, and without Xiang Chu's interference, he would not have been able to get close to Yu Yan.

We can't even meet in person, let alone talk about cooperation.

Yu Yan did give him chances, but he failed to seize any of them.

Xiang Jingheng tried to get Xiang Chu to contact Yu Yan, but ever since Yu Yan blocked Xiang Chu's phone number in front of him that day, Xiang Chu has been acting up and refuses to contact his mother anymore.

"She doesn't want to see me, doesn't want to have any more contact with me, so why should I go looking for her? She doesn't want me, and I don't want her either!"

Xiang Chu was wronged by her biological mother, so she pestered Xiang Jingheng to let her be her godmother.

"My godmother is still the best to me. She never speaks coldly to me. When will my godmother be able to come back? I miss her so much. How is her chip development going?"

How about it?

Not very good.

Xiang Jingheng did blame Gan Xiaoxing. If she hadn't caused such a dirty mess, Yu Yan wouldn't have taken her anger out on him, and things wouldn't have turned out this way between him and Yu Yan.

However, in order not to shatter Xiang Chu's beautiful image of his "idol" or dampen his enthusiasm for scientific research, Xiang Jingheng thought for a moment and said, "She should be back by tomorrow. Do you want to pick her up?"

Xiang Chukuang nodded, overjoyed: "I'm going!"

The next morning, when Gan Xiaoxing came out of the investigation office, she saw her parents, Xiang Jingheng, and Xiang Chu waiting at the door, and her heart was warmed.

At the same time, it gave rise to boundless grievances.

She rushed into Xiang Jingheng's arms and burst into tears.

Xiang Jingheng felt a little embarrassed, but he couldn't push her away in front of Gan's parents, so he had no choice but to let Gan Xiaoxing hug him.

He patted her on the back and comforted her, saying, "It's alright, it's good that you're okay."

...

Yu Yan spent the morning doing experiments, and at noon she had lunch with her senior Cheng Yun at a Sichuan restaurant in the fourth canteen.

Cheng Yun had just found out she was pregnant when her appetite changed drastically; she craved spicy food.

"They say sour foods mean boys and spicy foods mean girls. Do you think I'll really have a little girl?"

Cheng Yun said, "I'm so happy! I've always dreamed of having a daughter!"

"Then you should eat more," Yu Yan scooped a spoonful of Mapo Tofu for her, her face showing envy. "Daughters are so thoughtful, I want a daughter too!"

Cheng Yun laughed and said, "Then you should have another one later."

Yu Yan waved her hand, "Forget it, I don't know how to raise children. Having even one is a burden, it's so worrying."

Cheng Yun thought about Xiang Chu and felt quite worried.

"Professor Lin in our department has a son and a daughter. He told us that his son just doesn't empathize with his mother. Sometimes when his father scolds him, Professor Lin speaks up for him, but his son ends up siding with his father and saying that his mother is bad. Can you believe it? I don't have your temper. If I had a son who doesn't side with me, I would definitely beat him up and never spoil him!"

Yu Yan shook her head. "It has nothing to do with that. The children have different personalities."

"That's true, Shao Yun is very good."

Cheng Yun said, "When I saw him in the lab that day, I wondered why this kid was so quiet. But he's really warm-hearted. There's no refrigerator in the lab, and he wanted to save you an ice cream. Afraid it would melt, he put it in an insulated bag and kept it warm for a long time. You can imagine how smart this kid is. At such a young age, he already knows that an insulated bag can keep the ice cream above freezing. No wonder he's a student of Professor Shao."

Mentioning Shao Yun, Yu Yan smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Yes, Yunyun is wonderful."

After chatting for a few minutes, Cheng Yun's phone rang, and Yu Yan's phone also rang. Cheng Yun picked it up first, and her expression changed as soon as she saw it.

"Look at the news! Gan Xiaoxing has been released from the investigation center? She even issued a statement..."

Someone posted Gan Xiaoxing's statement in the research group chat. Cheng Yun and Yu Yan were both there and were tagged. The group was in an uproar, with everyone cursing.

Yu Yan glanced at it indifferently, while Cheng Yun slammed her hand on the table in anger.

"What the hell? This is shameless! They're already in the investigation center, and they're still protesting their innocence and even accusing you of abusing your power?"

Her eyes widened again, "Xiang Jingheng actually liked her statement!"