As soon as Xu Yanshu passed through the front hall, he heard Xie Junyang's furious shouts—
"Didn't I tell you not to associate with anyone surnamed Lu lately? Are you ignoring me again?!"
"I... I was on official business with Ah Huai today. We hadn't been in much contact before, and I never expected to be photographed like this." Xie Huanyu's face turned ashen, and she stammered for a moment before explaining in a low voice.
On his way here, he had already learned most of what had happened. Basically, Xie Huanyu and Lu Huai were photographed by the media when they left Lanyue, which caused the previous negative trending topic to escalate again.
The resourceful netizens quickly discovered that Xie Huanyu was a married man, and the hashtags "playboy rich man and beautiful wife" quickly became trending topics.
Xu Yanshu stepped forward and nodded respectfully to Xie Junyang.
"dad!"
Xie Huanyu immediately turned around and glared fiercely at Xu Yanshu, "It's all your fault! Why didn't you wait for me there? Otherwise, we wouldn't have been..."
"Shut up!" Xie Junyang shouted angrily, his face flushed with rage. "It's your own fault for being a scoundrel. Don't blame everything on Yan Shu!"
Knowing full well that such protection might not be entirely sincere, Xu Yanshu remained unmoved and quietly waited for the other party to continue.
As if suddenly remembering something, Xie Junyang turned to look at Xu Yanshu, and asked hesitantly, "..."
"However, Yan Shu, what's going on between you and that assistant? I heard Huan Yu say..."
“Huanyu has misunderstood,” Xu Yanshu said calmly and succinctly, “Xiao Zhou and I are just colleagues.”
If it really was just a work relationship, why would the woman go to the police station to pick him up in the middle of the night? And what should be said about that bank card?
Xie Huanyu was about to ask further questions when her father's sharp gaze silenced her.
"Well, I was just asking, and I knew you weren't the kind of person who lacked tact,"
Xie Junyang nodded as if he understood, then turned and sat back down on the leather sofa. "The most urgent thing is to deal with the trending topics issue."
"It's actually quite simple. If you attend the press conference with Huanyu, just say that you and Lu Huai are good friends, and you ate together, but you had to leave early!"
Haha! So that's where he was waiting!
A chilling glint flashed in Xu Yanshu's eyes as he subtly curled his lips. He not only wanted Xie Huanyu to willingly accept being cuckolded, but now he also wanted him to clean up Xie Huanyu's mess.
But he has already made up his mind to divorce Xie Huanyu, and he doesn't care how things turn out.
On the contrary, the more serious the situation, the more likely it is to become strong evidence for him to file for divorce, so he will not easily get involved in this mess.
After weighing the options carefully, Xu Yanshu politely declined, saying, "Dad, there must be other solutions."
"Xu Yanshu, don't be so shameless! Tell me then, what better way is there?!"
It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Xie Huanyu never expected that having a meal would cause such a stir on social media, and her face was unusually grim.
If this matter is not handled properly, not only will her and Ah Huai's reputations be jeopardized, but the cooperation agreement with An Hongsheng will also fall through, and all the efforts of the past few days will be wasted.
All I'm asking him to do is accompany me to the press conference, and he's making all sorts of excuses!
Xie Junyang's face immediately fell. He stared intently at Xu Yanshu in front of him, his eyes filled with deep apprehension.
It seems my concerns were absolutely correct.
Although he eventually accepted the position of vice president, Xu Yanshu was no longer as controllable as before, to the point that he was still playing tricks on him at this time.
"Well, we can think of a solution gradually. My concern is that this matter might get to the nursing home, and the elderly residents might not be able to handle it!"
Sensing the threat in Xie Anyang's words, Xu Yanshu suddenly raised his head and looked at him in disbelief.
He never expected that Xie Junyang would use his grandmother to blackmail him for this...
Like father, like daughter. Xu Yanshu clenched her hands at her sides without showing any emotion, and for a moment she gritted her teeth in hatred.
In her grandmother's eyes, Xie Huanyu has always been a kind and filial girl. If she were to suddenly hear such news, she would definitely not be able to accept such a shock.
He hadn't just asked casually; he was planning to make him feel guilty so that he would willingly accept the plan.
"Dad is so thoughtful. I will follow your arrangements."
Seeing that the other party finally agreed, Xie Huanyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, she did not expect that her father would use Xu's grandmother as a blackmail.
You should know that before this, the father had always been extremely biased towards Xu Yanshu... probably because he was too eager to resolve this matter!
Xie Junyang nodded in satisfaction, then spoke in a deep voice.
"Alright, let's hold the meeting tomorrow then. You can stay here tonight!"
“Okay, it’s been a long time since we’ve stayed at home.” Xie Huanyu nodded in agreement.
While struggling to suppress the surging anger within him, Xu Yanshu didn't hear what Xie Junyang said at all, and just nodded numbly.
Not only must he get a divorce, but he must also completely sever ties with the Xie family, otherwise he will eventually become a puppet controlled by others.
It wasn't until that evening, when he was assigned to share a room with Xie Huanyu, that he belatedly realized what was going on.
Xu Yanshu was naturally very resistant, but considering that it was only for one night, it wasn't worth causing another conflict, so he had no choice but to accept the arrangement.
When he pushed open the door and entered the room, Xie Huanyu was on the phone.
"How can I blame you for such an unexpected situation? Don't worry, everything has been arranged here."
"Things will definitely clear up after tomorrow's press conference, so just go to sleep!"
Knowing full well that the person on the other end was Lu Huai, Xu Yanshu didn't care. He walked over, lifted the covers, and lay down on the bed.
Seeing the man come in from outside, Xie Huanyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want others to know that they were sleeping in separate rooms now.
After so many things happened today, she thought Xu Yanshu would at least explain something to her, but she didn't expect him to stay still after lying down again.
Looking at the man's cold, hard back, Xie Huanyu frowned unhappily, then, unable to contain herself any longer, she questioned him.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
say what?
Xu Yanshu frowned in confusion, unwilling to argue with a woman any further, so he chose to remain silent.
"So, you were in such a hurry to divorce me before because you wanted to elope with Xiao Zhou?!"
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