Chapter 175 Jiang Shiyuan, You're Forcing Yourself to Suffer
The next day, Jiang Shiyuan received a call from Xie Jinghuai.
He said that his grandmother had a follow-up examination today, but he had important official business to attend to and could not accompany her. As his grandmother's most beloved child, Jiang Shiyuan should go and take care of her at this time.
Jiang Shiyuan arrived at the hospital on time without any hesitation.
After accompanying Grandma to her medical check-up, Xie Jinghuai had lunch with her in the ward. Not long after, Xie Jinghuai arrived.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiang Shiyuan having a private conversation with his grandmother.
The soft light of the afternoon sun shone on the woman's beautiful and serene face, creating an indescribable beauty, tranquility, and a sense of timelessness.
Xie Jinghuai's eyes darkened, and he stood there silently watching her, lost in thought.
"Oh, Jinghuai? Why didn't you say a word when you arrived? What were you standing there for?" The old lady saw him first, her words were a little reproachful, but she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.
"Grandma, you look great."
Xie Jinghuai quietly approached Jiang Shiyuan from behind, and then his warm hands naturally landed on her soft shoulders.
Jiang Shiyuan was so startled that her body trembled.
The man bent down, his thin lips close to her ear, his voice gentle and deep, "Have the test results come back? How is Grandma?"
The tips of her ears were slightly itchy, but this feeling made Jiang Shiyuan instinctively want to dodge away, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Things are relatively stable for now." She lowered her eyelashes and turned her head slightly away.
Jiang Shiyuan had fair, delicate skin that seemed to break at a touch. At this moment, her emotions stirred, and a light pink blush rose on her neck, like a bright and beautiful peach blossom blooming in March.
Xie Jinghuai narrowed his eyes, his thin lips curving upwards. "Thank you for your hard work, my wife."
Jiang Shiyuan suddenly looked up, staring at him with the same terror she felt when she looked at Sadako.
This was the first time in five years that he had called her "wife".
In the past, we would pretend not to know each other in public and remain indifferent and distant in private.
What's wrong with him now?
Jiang Shiyuan coldly withdrew her gaze.
I guess he's acting again.
He's probably the best actor among all the CEOs.
"Oh, Jinghuai, that's the right way to do it! You young couples should be all lovey-dovey and affectionate like this."
The old lady looked at the young couple and couldn't stop smiling. "Your grandfather used to be very clingy to me. Even when he was over sixty, he still wanted to carry me on his back. I didn't want to at the time. Why would an old married couple do that? It's so embarrassing."
But your grandpa wouldn't have it; he insisted on carrying him. As a result, the doctor told me afterwards that he suffered from back pain for over a month and couldn't even turn over. The whole family knew, but he kept it a complete secret from me. Don't you think he's just suffering for the sake of saving face?
Jiang Shiyuan smiled gently, "Grandma, that's because Grandpa loves you and dotes on you."
"Jinghuai, you must treat Ayuan the way your grandfather treated me, cherish her, love her, spoil her, do you hear me?" The old lady held Jiang Shiyuan's hand firmly and solemnly instructed her troublesome grandson again and again.
Xie Jinghuai looked helpless. "Grandma, you've said this too many times lately. I have a good memory, so there's no need to repeat it over and over again."
"Give me a break, I think your brain is like a belt without a hole—it can't remember anything!"
The old lady urged, "Say yes to Grandma quickly!"
"Okay, okay, I promise you."
"Promise what?"
The man lowered his eyes, and from this angle, he could just see the tip of Jiang Shiyuan's small, pert nose. "I will be good to Ayuan."
Jiang Shiyuan remained indifferent and unmoved.
Believing a scoundrel's lies will bring retribution.
"A promise is a promise, and a ruler's word is law." The old lady's tone was extremely serious.
Since being hospitalized, she hasn't had a single restful night, except when she was in a coma. She's afraid to fall into a deep sleep, always worried that if she does, she'll have to go down to be with her old man.
It's not that she doesn't miss her husband, it's just that she's worried about the young couple.
Therefore, Grandma repeatedly instructed Xie Jinghuai to treat Ayuan well because the old woman was always vaguely afraid that her days might not be long.
With her grandson and granddaughter-in-law by her side, the old lady had a peaceful night's sleep for the first time in days.
As the couple left the ward, Jiang Shiyuan, preoccupied with the investment, was about to leave when the man grabbed her forearm.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Shiyuan winced in pain.
Xie Jinghuai was always a bit rude to her, and would never be as gentle as he was to Lin Zhixin.
The man pulled the person into his arms, saying, "Come here, let's talk."
Jiang Shiyuan did not get her way, but the difference in strength between men and women was too great. She could not pull him away, so she could only squat down and press down, retreating backward.
Han Xu, who was standing by, watched all this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This scene looks exactly like a CEO abducting a woman in broad daylight.
It has a hint of forced love about it.
At the end of the corridor, a strikingly well-matched couple stood backlit.
"I'm busy, so hurry up and tell me what it is." Jiang Shiyuan stopped looking into his deep eyes and her attitude was very impatient.
Xie Jinghuai looked down at her coldly and sneered, "What are you busy with? Busy looking for work in the garbage dump?"
Jiang Shiyuan clenched her slender hands at her sides tightly.
"Jiang Shiyuan, I thought you would be doing well after leaving me and the Xie family, but it turns out you're just trying to climb up to your incompetent uncle."
Xie Jinghuai stared at her increasingly pale face, and his venomous tongue began to chant again, "His talent is mediocre, and he mismanages the business, bringing Eternal Technology to the point of having to sell off its assets. I had people investigate, and he has a long history of misconduct; no bank is willing to lend to Eternal anymore. Selling off the patents is just a stopgap measure, a temporary reprieve from Eternal's bankruptcy."
What kind of development or future can you expect going to a place like that? Are you just going to sink with your uncle's wrecked ship?
Jiang Shiyuan choked up for a moment, her eyes reddening.
The company his mother built with her blood and sweat was belittled to nothing in Xie Jinghuai's eyes. His disrespect for eternity was tantamount to disrespect for his mother.
Her hands trembled uncontrollably as she forcefully resisted the urge to slap him.
"Eternity is my mother's life's work, and it's not as bad as you say! Xie Jinghuai, don't be so sure of yourself, or you'll be proven wrong later."
Xie Jinghuai scoffed, "Don't worry, that day will never come. My judgment will never be wrong."
Suddenly, his gaze darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to lift a strand of dark hair that clung to her cheek and tuck it behind her ear, his fingertips inadvertently brushing against the tip of her ear.
Jiang Shiyuan hurriedly stepped back, her scalp tingling as if she had been stung by a bee.
Xie Jinghuai felt a tightness in his chest.
This is his wife, his woman, with whom he shared a bed. When they were passionate, she would cooperate with anything he asked.
Now, he can't even touch it?
“Go back to the Xie family, I’ll arrange something for you. It’ll be a leisurely job with a decent annual salary. There’s absolutely no need for you to suffer like this in Eternal.”
Jiang Shiyuan turned her face away, her tone indifferent, "No need, I will continue to work there, and continue to work there forever."
"Jiang Shiyuan, you really are addicted to forcing yourself to endure hardship."
The man's tone was somewhat amused, "Fu Chenzhou cares about you so much, how come he hasn't introduced you to a job?"
Although you have no particular strengths, lack technical skills, and know nothing about investing, assigning you to Guangji as a receptionist, secretary, or other odd jobs like making coffee shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?
“I, Jiang Shiyuan, have hands and feet and can support myself. I have never relied on a man before, and I will never do so in the future.”
Xie Jinghuai, you still don't know that without "Nora," the Xie family's new energy vehicle sales would never have ranked first in the country, let alone allowed you to gain a foothold in the new energy market in just three years.
A fool who can't recognize a great man even when he has eyes.
Xie Jinghuai's eyes held a hidden emotion, and the corners of his lips curled up in a dark smile.
Perhaps, during that exchange, his words successfully planted a thorn in Fu Chenzhou's heart.
Fu Chenzhou listened and took it to heart.
So, they backed down.
Otherwise, with Jiang Shiyuan currently unemployed, Fu Chenzhou has no reason not to help her during this difficult time. This is clearly a move to distance himself from her.
Ha, no matter how much they pretend to care and how willing they are to go all out, deep down they are still weighing and calculating.
An illegitimate child, whose name is not legitimate and whose words are not in accordance with the law, grows up in a dark and damp corner. It is hard to say whether he is a normal person. How can you expect him to be genuinely good to Jiang Shiyuan?
It's utterly ridiculous.
"Jiang Shiyuan, let's make a deal."
Xie Jinghuai stood tall and straight, hands in his pockets, looking at her with a leisurely air. "As you know, Yongheng is in an extremely difficult situation right now. If your uncle can't get financing, the production of new energy vehicles will come to a complete stop. If this drags on, bankruptcy is inevitable."
"I can provide you with Eternal Technology for your first round of financing. Your uncle can name any amount he needs, and I can meet his demands."
He leaned in slowly, their breaths mingling, "And I only need you to do one thing—"
Forget about divorcing me.
"Oh……"
Jiang Shiyuan scoffed lightly, unable to suppress a laugh, "What will you do if I don't agree?"
Xie Jinghuai also smiled, as if he was certain of victory:
“Not only will I acquire Eternity’s patent at the lowest price, I can also make your uncle eagerly sell Eternity to me without any effort.”
"Xie Jinghuai, have you really sunk to the point of threatening your ex-wife with money?"
Jiang Shiyuan's beautiful eyes flashed with a resolute glint, "The only way to make me give up the idea of divorce is if the earth explodes tomorrow."
The man's dark eyes narrowed coldly, a surge of restlessness rising within him.
"I will divorce. And eternity will never go bankrupt."
Jiang Shiyuan turned to leave, but suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Xie Jinghuai's heart skipped a beat, thinking that she had suddenly changed her mind.
But the next second, her cool voice softly rang out:
"Actually, our marriage is like a stack of porcelain plates and bowls that have already fallen over in a glass cupboard. Even if you keep putting it off and refuse to open the door, you can't change the fact that this marriage is already broken."
Xie Jinghuai stared intently at Jiang Shiyuan's back, his large hands clenched tightly, knuckles bulging, and he didn't let go for a long time.
He stood there frozen for an unknown amount of time until Han Xu came to find him, which brought him back to his senses.
"Go check." His voice was extremely hoarse, as if it had been pickled in nicotine.
Han Xu asked in confusion, "President Xie, what do you want me to investigate?"
The man's gaze was icy. "Investigate Yongheng Technology, investigate Jiang Yongxiao, and find out if there are any problems inside."
"Do you mean to..."
Han Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he whispered, "President Xie, Eternal Technology is a company founded by the young mistress's mother. The young mistress values it highly. Are you really going to take action against it? Isn't this a bit too much..."
They've become cold-blooded and heartless.
“Jiang Shiyuan is too disobedient. To deal with particularly disobedient people, you have to use special methods.”
As soon as the words left his lips, Xie Jinghuai exuded a chilling aura and strode forward, leaving Han Xu behind.
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