Meng Hui took Du Yawen's arm without any hesitation to look at the jewelry. Just a few simple words and her tone and expression revealed that she and Tao Rui were unusually close and were definitely not just ordinary colleagues.

But her androgynous appearance and carefree attitude make it easy for people to think that she is straightforward and has a straightforward personality. Even Du Yawen is not sure if she said that on purpose.

When Du Yawen felt a little uncomfortable because of the unfamiliarity, Tao Rui pulled her to his side and said casually, "Xiao Meng, don't bother my wife. When it comes to taste, the teller is the professional. Let the teller help you choose. My wife still has to choose her own."

He also called out to Du Yawen's friends and said, "You think my choice is not good? Come and tell me about it. Next time I buy a gift, I won't make a bad choice."

The friend who had been feeling a little uncomfortable just now stood up and started to pick out necklaces with Du Yawen, occasionally asking Tao Rui why he chose this one and not that one.

Du Yawen felt very safe standing between her husband and her best friend. She could also freely choose the beautiful jewelry she liked. She gradually forgot the discomfort Meng Hui had caused her and told Tao Rui about her preferences in jewelry. Tao Rui listened attentively, nodding from time to time, without even glancing in Meng Hui's direction.

Meng Hui's attempt to stab Du Yawen failed, and she was instead hurt by Tao Rui's attitude. She couldn't help but wonder if Tao Rui's previous kindness to her was all self-indulgent. In Tao Rui's eyes, was she just a colleague?

While trying on the earrings recommended by the teller, she watched Tao Rui in the mirror. Tao Rui smiled and relaxed beside Du Yawen. He praised everything Du Yawen tried on, without even glancing at her.

She refused to believe that Tao Rui had no interest in her at all. It must be because Du Yawen was present and Tao Rui was afraid that his wife would make a fuss, so he was avoiding suspicion. The feelings between them could not be fake.

After buying jewelry, Meng Hui put on the earrings that Tao Rui had paid for, but all her joy disappeared. She had originally wanted to wear the little gift from her lover every day, but now it seemed like it was mixed with something unpleasant, and even the sight of it made her feel uncomfortable.

In the original script, they bought jewelry in a subtle atmosphere and had dinner together. Then some of Meng Hui's straightforward words touched Du Yawen's heart, making her more suspicious that her husband was cheating on her.

Now, Tao Rui had appeased his wife and drawn a line between himself and Meng Hui, so naturally he wouldn't suggest having dinner together. He simply used the excuse of celebrating and invited the whole family to dinner together.

This was a family dinner, and no matter how thick-skinned Meng Hui was, she couldn't ask to go together. She could only pretend nothing happened and watch them leave with a smile.

Tao Rui had no idea whether Meng Hui was upset that night, but he was perfectly content with his new life. His parents and in-laws were easy to get along with, and he had a cuddly little daughter. The one-year-old's soft voice calling "Daddy" melted his heart.

Tao Rui coaxed his daughter to sleep that night and kissed her forehead twice. Du Yawen asked curiously, "Are you so happy today? I don't usually see you this clingy to your daughter."

Tao Rui was afraid of waking her daughter, so she whispered, "I was so busy before. I've been going out early and coming back late for a month. I finally have time to hug my daughter. Why do I feel like she looks different from before?"

"Children change a lot every day." When talking about her daughter, Du Yawen couldn't help but smile, and whispered to Tao Rui what interesting things he had missed.

At this time, she already had postpartum depression. Tao Rui had been observing her and seeing that she still had a lot of maternal love for her daughter, he knew that her depression was not serious at this time and could be treated.

He listened patiently for a long time, and when she finished speaking, he whispered, "I'll do less work and spend more time with you guys."

Du Yawen was stunned, looking at him, almost doubting that she had heard correctly. Tao Rui smiled, stood up and said, "I've been so busy recently just to negotiate a big project so that I can have some time to rest. From now on, I will help you take care of the baby, so you can relax a little."

Tao Rui went to take a shower after he finished speaking. In the bathroom, he felt the spiritual energy of this world. It was very thin, but practicing it could strengthen the body and prolong life, which was very good.

When he drew the scumbag script, other taskers said that he was unlucky, that it was full of trivial matters, and that he didn't get many points.

But Tao Rui was very satisfied. Others saw how many points he had earned and thought it was great to enter a high-difficulty world, never considering how many life-and-death experiences he had experienced there.

His life was like Long Aotian's, in which almost every opportunity was accompanied by pain, just like cleansing his marrow and cutting his bones. He had to personally endure the pain of having his bones and flesh shattered and rebuilt. It was truly a life worse than death.

Unlike this scumbag world, it was simple and safe. As long as he protected the target of the mission, he could do whatever he wanted, just like he did whatever he wanted. He was not in a hurry to return to the Space-Time Bureau.

The Spacetime Bureau is essentially a miniature, higher-level city, a supreme being that towers above the six realms. It regularly selects strong and resilient souls to become taskers, tasked with resolving problems arising across time and space. It's unknown how long the Bureau has existed, and its method for selecting task worlds follows the ancient lottery system: simple, convenient, and fair.

The tasker can earn points by completing the task. The better the performance, the more points they earn. When they return to the Space-Time Bureau, they can rest, settle down, enjoy a better life, and then go on another task again after enough rest. However, if the task fails, they will be reincarnated and forget everything.

When Tao Rui was chosen, he became the tasker without any hesitation, because it was very fresh to travel through time and space. Even if he failed, he would just be reincarnated. He would not lose anything, but it would be like he had gained immortality.

Although he was unlucky in his first world, having no transition period before being sent to the most difficult world, that world also honed him and gave him a huge amount of points, which looking back was a good thing. It was a pity that the cultivation gained in the first world could not be taken away, and he was now an ordinary person again. Fortunately, the cultivation method could be used, so it was not too bad.

He was in a good mood, taking a shower and blowing his hair, and had already entered the task state.

Outside, Du Yawen stared at the bathroom door, bewildered. Her husband, who was always out early and back late, with whom she barely had time, wanted to take a break? To spend more time with her and her daughter? Could this be true?

The scene she had seen at the mall resurfaced in her mind. The young, energetic girl looked up at Tao Rui with a smile, as if she were acting coquettishly. It was that "apprentice" who had forcefully interfered with their marriage over the past year. In the few times she could spend time with Tao Rui, she could hear him praising the girl. Sometimes, just as she put the food on the table, the girl would call, and Tao Rui would be out the door.

When she first saw them at the mall, she suddenly felt like she had found out, thinking that Tao Rui and that apprentice were having an affair. But then Tao Rui's attitude made her confused again. Could it be that Tao Rui was so busy before that he could be more free to take care of his family in the future?

She got up and made the bed, and saw that she had received a WeChat message from a friend on her phone. The friend assured her that judging from today's situation, it must be that Meng Hui admired and liked Tao Rui, but Tao Rui, a straight man, hadn't noticed it at all, and told her not to think too much.

Du Yawen didn't know if she was suffering from depression. She felt completely normal, just downcast and unhappy. She thought about how the child was so young, and how Tao Rui wanted to take care of the family. Shouldn't she make her position clear?

When Tao Rui came out of the shower, he saw Du Yawen leaning against the bed, staring blankly at her phone. He glanced over and saw the content of the message clearly. He asked bluntly, "What did your friend say? What do you like or dislike?"

Du Yawen put away her phone and said, "Maybe it's because he found you so close to other women that he found it strange."

"Are you overthinking it? She's just an intern assigned to do some work." Tao Rui pulled her to lie down with him, speaking casually with a nonchalant expression on his face.

Du Yawen was silent for a moment, then said, "I know she's your apprentice, but no woman would like to have a girl like that around her husband, right? Put yourself in her shoes. If I had a male master, and I was with him every day, and he was the only thing I talked about, would you be comfortable with that?"

Tao Rui frowned, pretending to think, and spoke after a long while, "It's a bit inappropriate. I just happened to have one project left that was almost done, and Meng Hui is about to graduate and become a full-time employee, so why not just let her follow Lao Xiao?"

Du Yawen was stunned. She was ready to argue with Tao Rui, but Tao Rui agreed to distance himself from Meng Hui so easily?

She sat up again, turned on the desk lamp, looked at Tao Rui with disbelief, and asked, "Are you really transferring Meng Hui away? Isn't she your apprentice? You said a few days ago that you would train her well."

"This is training. I have to take care of the family more in the future. What future does she have with me? It's just right to transfer her to Lao Xiao's place. She can achieve some results, which is good for her. Besides," Tao Rui sighed as he looked at her, "Yawen, you mentioned postpartum depression last time. I asked someone about it. At this time, you need more care from your family to get better. If you are unhappy in the future, just tell me. I'm here for you."

Du Yawen felt a pang of sadness, "What about your career..."

"Don't worry, there are still many days ahead. Missing one or two opportunities won't be a big deal. But you are in a special situation now, and I can't be absent. Let's cross this threshold together."

Du Yawen hadn't cried just now, but now she couldn't help but cry silently. She knew her child needed care, and as a mother, she had to get better, but she just couldn't. Her mood was low every day. She couldn't let her parents see that she was unhappy, couldn't make them worry, and she didn't want to tell her friends and colleagues about this. Tao Rui wasn't home, and she felt like she had reached a dead end, unable to find a way out.

She didn't expect that Tao Rui saw everything, arranged everything, and was willing to sacrifice his career to accompany her in treatment. She suddenly gained a great sense of security from this man.

Tao Rui embraced her, patting her back gently to comfort her. The original owner had been solely focused on his career and the excitement of the outside world, and didn't like coming home to see his wife's dejected expression or hear his children crying. But no one knew the original owner's thoughts. Now that he was here, his word was final. Everything would unfold differently than it had originally.

Even the original owner's previous heartbeats, as long as he didn't say anything, no one would know. He wouldn't take the blame for this. After all, the original owner had already suffered the consequences of being in the illusionary prison. Fortunately, he traveled through time relatively early. After he separated from Meng Hui, this matter should be resolved.

Tao Rui and Du Yawen weren't trying to coax her, nor were they impulsive decisions. Instead, they were carefully considered. While the original owner's behavior was despicable, his professional abilities were undeniable. City A was the most prosperous city in China, and the fact that the original owner was a senior executive at the best venture capital firm in City A showed his immense strength.

Although he now possessed the original owner's memories, it would take time for him to master and apply the professional knowledge. So, he could put his work aside for a while, while resolving the situation at home, and study the knowledge he had memorized.

Furthermore, he didn't want to miss out on his child's growth. Before becoming a tasker, he had never been married. After becoming a tasker, because there was always so much to do in the world of cultivation, he was always busy. All his energy was used to become stronger, and his relationship with his family became very distant.

After seeing his soft and sweet little daughter this time, he decided to raise his older daughter himself and not miss any stage of her growth.

This is the advantage of traveling to a world like this, you can arrange your own life and be very free.

Before going to bed, Tao Rui reacquainted himself with the world and decided that quitting work would be a good way to kill several birds with one stone. So, upon arriving at the company the next day, he told the company's boss, Mr. Wei, and another senior executive, Mr. Xiao, about the matter. Needless to say, they were both surprised; they both thought the decision was quite sudden.

The three of them are good friends and good partners at work. Tao Rui did not hide it and said directly that he was not in a good state recently. No matter what, family is still the most important. He needs to spend some time to deal with family matters and treat it as a vacation.

Mr. Wei and Old Xiao had seen his usual behavior, and after hearing what he said, they stopped trying to persuade him, but felt sorry for him. After all, thirty was the age to strive for a career. If you didn't make progress, you would fall behind. If you delayed this, who knows what would happen in the future.

The two clinked glasses with Tao Rui, wishing him to sort out his family affairs as soon as possible. Then Lao Xiao joked, "Don't worry, Meng Hui is with me. I promise to take good care of your little apprentice."

Tao Rui shook his head and said with a smile, "Don't tease me. When did I ever say she was my apprentice? It's just a child's joke. We're all colleagues, so we should behave as we should. Don't treat her any differently."

"Oh, with such an unfeeling master like you, won't that girl be furious when she comes later?" Even though they worked in the same company every day, they didn't notice any ambiguity between the original owner and Meng Hui. They didn't think much about it and just made a joke and had a few drinks to settle the matter. They didn't think Meng Hui would have any objections at all. After all, this was a good thing for Meng Hui.

But Meng Hui was really shocked when she heard the news, and she was shocked in Tao Rui's office.