Li Jingchen put on his headphones, stepped on the gas, and the car slowly started moving.

He asked calmly, "Has Cheng Yi gone back?"

"No, what's wrong?" Ouyang Zhoujing asked casually. "Did she go and cause you trouble today? That can't be right, I sent bodyguards with her."

His voice was devoid of emotion, flat yet sounding like a warning.

“The Ouyang Group hasn’t had any major projects in recent years. Spend more time with Cheng Yi and keep an eye on her. She’s all grown up, doesn’t she know what she should and shouldn’t say?”

There was silence on the other end for a few seconds.

When Ouyang Zhoujing spoke again, his tone had lost its smile. "A-Jing, what do you mean by this?"

"Zhou Jing, teach your people well, and don't touch mine."

"beep--"

Ouyang Zhoujing's face was gloomy. He pressed the red button to hang up completely. He looked up and saw Ouyang Chengyi sitting opposite him with red eyes. After hanging up the phone, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

"elder brother--"

Ouyang Zhoujing grabbed a tissue and threw it to her.

Then he sat on the sofa, crossed his long legs, and coldly watched her cry, offering no comfort or words.

The more he acted this way, the more Ouyang Chengyi cried.

But Ouyang Zhoujing remained unaffected and even issued an ultimatum, "I'll give you three minutes to compose yourself and give me an explanation."

Ouyang Chengyi glared at him resentfully.

"It's no use glaring at me. What promises did you make to me this afternoon?" he sneered. "You even got Li Jingchen to call you. Let's see what kind of trouble you've gotten yourself into this time."

"What trouble did I cause? I just went to tell Brother Si Ze that his girlfriend is a married woman!"

She roared angrily, "All you ever do is blame me!"

In the past, Ouyang Zhoujing would never have given her a hard time or tried to scare her, but today's situation was clearly different from usual.

Li Jingchen's words just now were very clear and straightforward.

Ouyang Chengyi offended someone today.

"You only went to see An Sze-tse, and didn't go anywhere else?" he asked, frowning.

Ouyang Chengyi sobbed, "No."

"What did you say?"

"I didn't say anything..." A fleeting look of guilt crossed her face, but it didn't escape Ouyang Zhoujing's notice.

Almost instantly, he realized something was wrong.

"Tell me the truth, what did you say to An Sze?"

"I only said a couple of things about his girlfriend, saying she was married and had cheated on him, that he was someone else's mistress, and... I also said whether that woman was good in bed..."

"Ouyang Chengyi!"

He interrupted angrily, so angry he almost couldn't catch his breath. He was now almost certain that Song Nuan was Li Jingchen's sweetheart.

The names match; both contain the character "暖" (nuǎn, meaning warmth).

All the recent events make sense. An Szeze probably said Song Nuan was his girlfriend to cover something up for Lu Ziyang. He never expected his stupid sister to keep stepping on landmines.

"You're not allowed to go out anytime soon. Stay home and reflect on your actions!"

"I don't want to! What right do you have to confine me!"

Ouyang Zhoujing looked at her coldly, his gaze distant and indifferent. "If you don't behave, I'll send you back to your parents. Don't even think about returning to China for the next few years."

Ouyang Chengyi could clearly distinguish between being locked up at home for two days and being locked up abroad for a lifetime.

She bit her lip and silently accepted the punishment.

After Ouyang Zhoujing left, she returned to her room and made a phone call. "Hey, can you ask me if anyone knows someone named Song Ningxue and help me find her contact information?"

*

Song Nuan went to the hospital to see Qin Guangsheng as usual. He had regained consciousness, but his body was still not up to the task, so they could only see each other for a limited time each day.

The doctor also doesn't allow family members to disturb him too much.

Song Nuan usually only stays for a few minutes before leaving.

This time, she told him her plans.

"Uncle Qin, I have decided to leave Qin's Group. Of course, there will be a one-month handover period. I believe you will recover within this month and go back to help Qin Yuchuan manage the company."

Qin Guangsheng blinked hard.

Why are you leaving?

Song Nuan smiled faintly, "I discovered that Yu Chuan bought Song's shares for Song Ningxue. Perhaps some of that money was earned by me for Qin's. It just suddenly feels meaningless."

"You should talk to him."

"There's no need," Song Nuan said calmly. "The three-year period is almost up."

Qin Guangsheng knew that nothing he said would make a difference.

No matter how much he said or how much he liked this daughter-in-law, given what Qin Yuchuan had done, he had no face or right to expect Song Nuan to forgive Qin Yuchuan.

But Song Ningxue is a different story.

Song Nuan can divorce Qin Yuchuan, but Song Ningxue absolutely cannot marry into the family.

After Song Nuan left, Qin Guangsheng rested for a while and then called Qin Yuchuan.

"Dad, what do you want to see me about?"

"You sold the shares of the Song family to Song Ningxue?"

Qin Yuchuan's brow twitched slightly, neither confirming nor denying, "Who told you that?"

Upon hearing this answer, Qin Guangsheng knew that it was almost certainly true.

His illness is most aggravated by getting angry, but fortunately he was prepared in advance and was able to communicate as calmly as possible. "Song Ningxue almost killed me, do you know that? If you want to continue to be with her and continue to help her, you can forget about inheriting the company."

A moment of silence.

He said, "Dad, I broke up with her. The shares were agreed upon a long time ago. After all, I owe her something regarding the child."

Qin Guangsheng sighed heavily, said nothing, and hung up the phone.

After leaving the hospital today, Song Nuan took some time to go back to the Song family home.

Because it was a day off, Song Zhiren and his wife, as well as Song Ningxue, were all at home. When they saw her, their expressions varied, but they also had something in common, such as their faces all showing that they did not welcome her.

"You still have the nerve to come back?"

Song Zhiren has been in a slump for a long time recently because she sent another shareholder to jail on charges of kidnapping.

The Song family has been featured in the social news section several times already.

Although not many netizens are paying attention, stock market investors are, and clients are also paying attention.

This resulted in the stock price falling again and again.

Song Nuan calmly found a seat and sat down. "Why can't I come back? I just heard that my sister has acquired a lot of shares and is now a major shareholder of Song's Group. I came over to congratulate her."

Zhou Min rolled her eyes at her, "It's like a weasel paying respects to a chicken."

"How could Aunt Zhou say that about me?" Song Nuan smiled. "What, my dad took your 8% share and hasn't returned it to you yet? You don't mean you want to keep it for yourself, do you?"

This was something Song Zhiren was most wary of.

I don't know how she found out, but she snapped angrily, "Shut up!"

Zhou Min didn't say anything.

But her dark complexion clearly showed that she thought the same thing, but was too embarrassed to bring it up for various reasons.

Song Nuan then looked at Song Ningxue, "You are capable of persuading Qin Yuchuan to buy shares for you, but Song Ningxue, you are incapable of managing the company. All your current efforts are futile."