Hearing the voice, Ye Shaohua looked up and assessed the person before her.
He was wearing a gray silk shirt, with a pure black suit jacket draped over his shoulders. Perhaps because he was too angry, several buttons near his collar were undone.
He exuded an imposing aura overall, his sharp and deep eyes fixed on Ye Shaohua.
In his left hand, he held a document, clearly indicating that he had been handling company matters at home just a second before she returned.
Xu Anyuan’s anger was most likely because of Grandpa Xu’s words.
On her way back, her mother had probably called Grandpa Xu, who must have given Xu Anyuan a piece of his mind.
That’s why Xu Anyuan was so furious.
Xu Anyuan had stayed single for so many years for the first love in his heart. Agreeing to marry Ye Shaohua this time was only out of consideration for Grandpa An’s feelings. However, he still continued his dissolute lifestyle outside.
He had no feelings for his original wife whatsoever.
The two had a quick marriage, and for such a long time, Xu Anyuan hadn’t even stepped foot into her room.
“President Xu, Director Zeng is still waiting for you at the company for the meeting.” At that moment, a gentle voice sounded.
Ye Shaohua looked toward the source of the sound and immediately saw an extremely beautiful woman in a business suit standing behind Xu Anyuan. This was Xu Anyuan’s top special assistant, Evelyn.
Evelyn had been a special assistant to a famous entrepreneur overseas. She was highly capable, and especially good-looking. She had worked for three years under a devilish boss abroad. This time, she wanted to settle back in China, and the Xu Corporation recruited her with a high salary.
Such a capable and beautiful woman was coveted by many in the company. Even Xu Anyuan, who had a first love in his heart, held her in high regard.
The original wife couldn’t compare not only to that first love but also had a considerable gap between herself and this special assistant.
“Director Zeng?” Xu Anyuan’s tone softened considerably upon hearing Evelyn’s voice. “Evelyn, go out and start the car first. I’ll be there shortly.”
Evelyn smiled and nodded. As she passed Ye Shaohua, she glanced at her indifferently.
Although she didn’t show it on her face, she felt somewhat scornful inside. She didn’t greet or speak when passing Ye Shaohua, her chin held high.
She had long heard that Xu Anyuan married a wife who knew nothing. This wife of the president also worked at the Xu Corporation, but she was just an ordinary clerk, hardly qualified to meet Evelyn.
“Stay out of my business from now on! If you dare complain to Grandpa again, just wait for a divorce.” Xu Anyuan finally threw a cold sentence at Ye Shaohua before slamming the door and leaving.
“Ma’am, are you alright?” The servant only dared to come over and clean up after seeing Xu Anyuan leave.
Seeing Ye Shaohua still standing there, she couldn’t help but sigh and asked cautiously. She was just a servant, not qualified to meddle in the employers’ affairs. However, over the past month or two, she had observed their interactions. She also knew how badly Xu Anyuan behaved, which was why she sympathized with Ye Shaohua.
Who says marrying into a wealthy family is good? Enduring the mistreatment from outside women is one thing, but coming home to face the disdain of your husband and mother-in-law is another.
After speaking, the servant noticed that Ye Shaohua’s expression was very calm. There was none of her previous sadness, nor did she hug herself and cry. She found it a bit strange; why did the missus seem so different today?
And also…
The servant secretly took another glance at Ye Shaohua. She hadn’t felt it much before, but today she felt that the夫人’s face was somewhat captivating.
“I’m fine.” Ye Shaohua waved her hand. She had just been stunned because the feedback from 008 had come through.
For now, she ignored the servant and continued communicating with 008.
[Host, in the world before last, some data changes occurred in the system space. It seems someone deliberately distorted the connection between the system space and the host’s real space, causing some data to merge. Fortunately, the higher-ups discovered it in time, preventing a major disaster.] When 008 received the feedback results, it even patted its chest with its small hand.
“The system space can be hacked too?” Ye Shaohua’s eyes lit up.
008: [No… Host, please don’t challenge the system space. If the data crashes, you’ll never be able to go back.] 008 wished it could slap its former self. How could it forget that Ye Shaohua had challenged the system before? What kind of host was this, immediately wanting to challenge the system space? Now the system store was just a decoration in front of her; she almost never used it.
008 felt that it wasn’t there to change the host, but rather that Ye Shaohua was there to challenge the very meaning of the system’s existence.
“I know, don’t be nervous. I was just thinking about it.” Ye Shaohua replied nonchalantly.
However, looking at her expression from the system space, 008 couldn’t feel reassured at all.
Following her memory, Ye Shaohua went back upstairs to her own room.
Just then, her phone rang.
She glanced at it; it was the original wife’s best friend, Xu Tianjiao. In the original plot, after the original wife died, not even her own mother cared, only this best friend wanted to seek justice for her, but she was also implicated in the end.
“Hello, Shaohua? Why didn’t you come to work today?” As soon as she answered, Xu Tianjiao’s excited voice came through.
Ye Shaohua remembered that the original wife still worked at the Xu Corporation.
However, this wasn’t arranged by Grandpa Xu, but the original wife had applied and gotten the job herself.
The original wife was a very ordinary person, perhaps slightly more outstanding than the average person, but of course, there was no comparison with people like Murong Qiyue or Evelyn.
Thinking of this, Ye Shaohua directly said, “I asked my supervisor for leave.”
The original wife was just an ordinary clerk at the Xu Corporation. Ye Shaohua planned to quit the job. But she still needed to go to the company for the handover before resigning.
“Alright, but the HC case starts tomorrow. You absolutely have to be there. If we succeed in following up on this project, there’s hope for a promotion.” Xu Tianjiao reminded her several times.
“Tianjiao, can you put me up for a few nights?” Ye Shaohua prepared to pack some things and move out of this villa first.
Xu Tianjiao was stunned for a moment. “What’s wrong? Did Xu Anyuan do something excessive again?”
“It’s nothing. I just figured it out. I’m planning to get a divorce.”
“Ah?!” Xu Tianjiao finally reacted. “You finally listened to my advice! You shouldn’t have listened to your mom and married him in the first place! That mother of yours…”
She wanted to say more but seemed to remember something. She stopped herself. “Never mind that. Wait for me, I’ll come help you with your luggage.”
Ye Shaohua hung up the phone. But just as she did, it rang again.
It was from the old Xu family residence.
The speaker was the very cold butler, Mr. Xu. “Miss Ye, the lady wants you to come to the main house.”
He addressed her as Miss Ye, not Young Madam, because apart from Old Master Xu, no one in the Xu family acknowledged the original wife’s status as Xu Anyuan’s spouse.
“Alright, I have something to say too anyway.” Ye Shaohua finished speaking and hung up.
The butler on the other end of the line, being hung up on by Ye Shaohua for the first time, immediately furrowed his brows.
Seeing the butler silent for a long time, Madam Xu looked up, squinting slightly. “What’s wrong? Did that person say something? Something about work, no time to come?”
“No,” the butler shook his head. “Miss Ye said she would arrive on time.”
Hearing this, Madam Xu didn’t ask further. However, her tightly pressed lips were enough to show how displeased she was whenever Ye Shaohua was mentioned.
Meanwhile, Ye Shaohua finished packing her luggage and handed the suitcase to the servant. She instructed her to give the suitcase to Xu Tianjiao when she arrived.
The original wife didn’t have many belongings. She didn’t take any of the clothes, bags, or shoes that Old Master Xu had someone prepare for her. She only packed a few items of the original wife’s own clothes and cosmetics. There was very little; she could easily carry it with one hand.
The servant was shocked by Ye Shaohua’s actions when she saw her packing.
But Ye Shaohua didn’t explain. She just went out and hailed a taxi to the Ye residence.
The Ye residence was located in a suburban area. By the time Ye Shaohua reached the main gate, it was already getting dark.
Inside the heavy, solemn iron gate, a vast green golf course was the first thing visible. The estate was beautifully constructed with carved beams and painted pillars. Two bodyguards in black stood at the entrance. “Who goes there?”
“Ye Shaohua. Madam Xu asked me to come.” Ye Shaohua was playing with her phone. Hearing the question, she calmly glanced at the bodyguards.
The Xu family’s bodyguards had heard of Ye Shaohua’s name. Upon hearing her words, they looked up and glanced at her. Then, after confirming with the intercom, they let Ye Shaohua in.
“Miss Ye, the lady is waiting for you inside.” The butler, his face full of coldness, came out from the house. Seeing Ye Shaohua, his expression was blank.
Ye Shaohua entered. Madam Ye was already sitting on the sofa, waiting for her.
“Sit down,” Madam Ye said indifferently upon seeing Ye Shaohua. She casually handed a freshly brewed cup of coffee to Ye Shaohua. “This is some Kopi Luwak that just arrived today. You’ve probably never tasted it before.”
