Chapter 736: Heartless and Shameless

Chen Yang's first divorce, besides Old Man Lin and Old Man Hu causing trouble, more importantly he had indeed done something wrong to Lin Wei.

As for Chu Min, he is completely in the right; how could he agree to divorce. Even if Wang Zhishan came, he would never help the other side cause trouble.

Seeing Chu Min being unreasonable, Chen Yang simply hid in the office. He worked in the office during the day and slept in the bedroom of the office cubicle at night, staying there for a week.

However, this abnormal phenomenon quickly aroused everyone's suspicion, especially Shen Anna, who knew Chen Yang best.

"Boss, your new wife and your ex are both in Xingcheng, yet you hide in the office eating, drinking, and defecating—is the backyard on fire?"

"No, there's too much work to handle lately; I just don't want to be distracted." Family disgrace shouldn't be aired outside, so Chen Yang wouldn't tell Shen Anna about Chu Min causing a divorce.

"Cut the act, I see you're just out here seeking quiet." Shen Anna laughed and teased: "You little brat are pretty impressive. Both young women of the Chu family have been hooked by you, and they're even vying for your affection."

Chen Yang gave her an annoyed glance and said: "Anna sis, don't spout nonsense—I'm not seeing two women at once."

Shen Anna didn't believe it at all, eyeing Chen Yang skeptically: "If you haven't done anything guilty, why are you hiding here? Go home and settle the matter!"

Chen Yang didn't want to continue the topic, directly saying to her: "Anna sis, if you have time to gossip about my private affairs, why not go to Goat City and handle the matter of the Old Hundreds Commercial Building?"

"No way!" Shen Anna immediately shook her head and refused: "There's Ouyang Sheng in Goat City; if I go too early it'll only pressure him. I can go the day before the foundation ceremony. As for you, you've been holed up in here all day, and the gossip downstairs has reached me. Everyone's speculating whether their work fell short, leaving you dissatisfied."

These past few days, aside from meetings, Chen Yang has been locked in his office the whole time; he truly didn't know about this situation. He couldn't help but self-mock: "Never imagined that working a bit diligently would be a mistake."

Upon hearing that, Shen Anna said resentfully: "If you were diligent every day, there'd be no problem. But suddenly becoming diligent after being a hands-off manager—anyone seeing that would panic!"

Seeing she had ulterior meaning, Chen Yang smiled and said: "Anna sis, if I didn't go out to drum up more projects, our company's development wouldn't be so smooth, right?"

Shen Anna didn't object to that. After all, most of the projects Chen Yang invested in are related to the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company. Even the racing game about to enter public testing is preparing to tie in with the Old Hundreds E-commerce Platform for marketing.

Moreover, whenever the company hits a development bottleneck, Chen Yang always steps up to point out the way forward and also gives strong financial support.

Under these circumstances, even if the work is exhausting, she feels embarrassed to complain too much.

But after all, she's human, not a machine. Over three years without proper rest, she's indeed a bit tired. Especially after Yexin left, she always feels the world is empty.

So, after thinking it over repeatedly, she decided to give herself a period of leave.

"Boss, Yexin has acquired a plot of land in the Capital City. You love investing so much—why don't I go check it out for you?"

"Land in the Capital City is scarce; why doesn't she develop it herself?" Chen Yang looked doubtful at Shen Anna. Yexin just came out of there, surely bursting with ambition to do something big—there's no reason she'd hand the good thing over to him.

"I don't know!" Shen Anna shook her head and said: "She only said it's within the Third Ring Road. As payment, once your commercial building is finished, you have to give her a floor for free."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang couldn't help but sigh: "Sis Yexin's financial knowledge wasn't learned for nothing—she got me a benefit worth tens of millions without spending a cent."

Shen Anna laughed: "I also think she's a bit shady. But she said you'd definitely agree."

Chen Yang nodded. Land inside the Third Ring Road of the Capital City, if secured, is a sure profit even after deducting Yexin's benefit fee.

Moreover, since Yexin took the intermediary fee, the subsequent related procedures and project contracting will surely be handled with her help, indirectly saving him a lot of trouble.

Seeing Chen Yang already agreed, Shen Anna immediately said: "Then I'll go take a look tomorrow; I'll temporarily leave the company's affairs for you to handle."

Chen Yang instinctively asked: "Anna sis, how long will you be gone?"

Shen Anna thought for a moment and said: "I can only guarantee I won't miss the foundation ceremony in Goat City."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang immediately understood her meaning. He promptly took out his credit card from his bag and handed it to her: "Anna sis, this card has no limit—don't be polite with me wherever you need money."

"No need, I have my own money." Shen Anna waved her hand, refusing Chen Yang's kindness.

This trip to the Capital City, she's using the pretense of handling affairs for Chen Yang as a cover for vacation—how could she feel okay spending his money again?

Chen Yang forced the card into Shen Anna's hand, earnestly saying: "Spending your own money versus spending a man's money feels different. Don't believe me? You can ask Sis Yexin."

Upon hearing that, Shen Anna kindly warned: "If Yexin finds out your card is in my hand, she definitely won't be polite."

Chen Yang, who hasn't been extorted by Yexin either, said lightly: "As long as you guys have fun, just consider it my little bit of filial piety as a younger brother."

Shen Anna's heart warmed instantly. Looking at Chen Yang, she couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder so many women like to cling to you. If I were ten years younger, I'd probably be completely won over by your coaxing."

Chen Yang joked and laughed: "Anna sis, if in the next life we're reborn with similar ages, I'll definitely chase you."

Shen Anna gave Chen Yang another eye roll, quite dissatisfied, saying: "My love life in this lifetime has been rocky enough; I don't want to find another philanderer in the next life. Go mess around with other women instead!" After saying that, she stood up and left Chen Yang's office.

Not long after she left, Chu Min came over. She solemnly asked Chen Yang: "Husband, when are you planning to go through the divorce procedures?"

This time Chen Yang wasn't angry; he directly asked her: "You're in such a hurry to divorce me—are you after my family wealth?"

Chu Min quickly shook her head: "As long as I can make Chu Ning a bit happier, I can do without your money."

Chen Yang continued to ask her: "If I reconcile with Chu Ning and thereafter cut ties with you, would you be happy?"

Chu Min shook her head again.

Seeing that, Chen Yang laughed despite himself: "Building Chu Ning's happiness on your own unhappiness—don't you think that's a foolish idea? And what makes you think I'd definitely choose to reconcile with Chu Ning after divorcing?"

Chu Min earnestly asked Chen Yang: "You really don't intend to reconcile with Chu Ning?"

Chen Yang nodded firmly.

"Between me and her, once she chose to give up on me, we already put a period on it."

Seeing that, Chu Min immediately broke into a happy smile. She glanced outside the office, made sure no one was eavesdropping, then lowered her voice: "Husband, I actually don't want to divorce you either. But she's after all my sister; during my most painful years, she constantly accompanied me without tiring. Now she's feeling down—I can't just stand by and let her suffer, can I?"

Chen Yang feigned anger and said to her: "She's feeling bad, so you want to divorce me—is that fair to me?"

Chu Min said with an apologetic expression: "Back then I was forced into a corner and didn't think much. These past few days, after calming down, I actually regret it a lot."

Chen Yang said unhappily: "If you regret it, why did you burst in just now shouting for a divorce?"

Chu Min blinked her eyes, suddenly flashing a sly smile: "Hehe, I was just testing you. If I truly still had lingering feelings for Chu Ning, I'd take a loss, grab some settlement money, and go enjoy the world."

Chen Yang was left speechless. How did he end up marrying such a heartless and thoughtless woman?