Chapter 144: The Truth

Han Yangting did not seem to take Meng Ze to heart. He said indifferently, "I'm not too sure. He should be fine; I had someone send him back."

"That's good. He has helped me quite a lot these days; he is my assistant," Bai Shuruo said.

"I know."

Bai Shuruo lay there and said, "However, now that you have recovered, the position of President will be yours again in the future. If you don't like Meng Ze, you can transfer him to another post, but for the sake of him having helped me, give him a better position. He has good capabilities."

Han Yangting nodded, then added, "Don't just focus on caring for others. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

"Yes."

Speaking of food, Bai Shuruo felt she was hungry to the extreme, but the more she felt this way, the less she knew what to eat.

"Shall I have the chef make you some white porridge and side dishes?"

"Mm, thank you, Brother Han."

"Between husband and wife, why the thanks?" He flicked her nose.

This day, Bai Shuruo spent almost the entire time lying in Han Yangting's arms.

She had indeed been frightened; whenever she was alone, she would think of those two bad men.

"Brother Han, what about those bad men who bullied me? I remember they suddenly collapsed in front of me. They..."

"They were hit by anesthetic needles fired by the SWAT team. Those people will get the fate they deserve; of course, this is on a legal level."

As for other levels, Han Yangting did not say, but Bai Shuruo knew he would definitely vent her anger for her.

She could not help but bury her head in his arms again, then asked, "What about Grandpa? You had already woken up later on, so is Grandpa also..."

"After Grandpa knew I had woken up, his health also recovered quite a bit. You don't need to worry," Han Yangting said.

"Then do Mom and Dad know?"

"Mom knows. Dad... he doesn't know."

Bai Shuruo could not help but hit his chest with her palm and said, "So it turns out you all knew, and only I didn't? Do you all think I'm easy to fool?"

Han Yangting could not help but clutch his chest.

This action instead frightened Bai Shuruo. Thinking of his recent recovery from a serious illness, she could not help but ask, "Brother Han, what's wrong? Did I hurt you? Did I hit your wound?"

Han Yangting clutched it for a while, then laughed.

"You were faking it?"

He held her and said in a low voice, "You tell me, are you easy to fool?"

"Then you are still bullying me!" Bai Shuruo pounded his chest again.

As a result, he became nervous again, and his complexion did not look good.

Bai Shuruo could not help but ask, "Are you really in pain?"

But he laughed again: "I was lying to you."

This time she did not hit his chest, but gave him a flurry of blows: "Brother Han is annoying, always lying to me!"

He laughed as he responded to her.

At this moment, Ye Caiyue arrived.

Seeing the young couple inside flirting, she smiled and said, "Should I come back later?"

Bai Shuruo hurriedly said, "Mom, please come in. We aren't doing anything."

Ye Caiyue then smiled and entered.

Of course, following behind was Han Dongbei, whom they had been unable to shake off during this time.

"Ruoruo, is your health a bit better?" Ye Caiyue asked. "Since we are at home, I didn't bring any food up. If you want to eat anything, just tell the kitchen to make it. You've worked hard managing the company during this time; you need to nourish yourself well."

Bai Shuruo said, "It was nothing. I had neither merit nor hard work, and I even caused the company to lose over three billion."

Ye Caiyue and Han Yangting looked at each other, then smiled.

Bai Shuruo always felt their smiles were unfathomable. She could not help but ask, "What are you laughing at? Are you... laughing at me for being stupid?"

Ye Caiyue hurriedly said, "Ruoruo, you must not feel guilty about those three billion. We actually knew about that matter. I was intentionally letting it go at the time, allowing Han Chunqiu to swindle us. He thought he had succeeded, but in fact, all his actions were under our noses. In other words, those three billion were bait we put out to lure him into the trap."

Bai Shuruo stared blankly at Ye Caiyue, and only after a long while did she say, "Mom, you knew long ago?"

"Yes." After Ye Caiyue finished responding, she remembered something and could not help but say apologetically, "Ruoruo, I am truly sorry. I didn't mean to hide it from you. If you had known, I was afraid you wouldn't be able to keep it hidden and would be tricked by Han Chunqiu."

Bai Shuruo asked, "Then... you letting me be Vice President and acting in Brother Han's place was actually part of your plan? You did this on purpose so that only with me in this position, and you pretending to take care of the family, would Han Chunqiu lower his guard? And do what he thought would succeed?"

Ye Caiyue looked at Bai Shuruo sheepishly, then praised, "Ruoruo, you are truly smart; you guessed it all. You are so smart, you really have the potential to be a President. To be honest, if Yangting hadn't woken up, you being the President of Baiyin would have been justified, and I wouldn't have replaced you."

Bai Shuruo smiled bitterly.

So it turned out this was a trap, and she was merely a chess piece.

Of course, Ye Caiyue had no malice, nor did she mean to look down on her, so although she knew, she did not feel bullied. At most, she had been kept in the dark, and now she just knew the truth.

"Mom, you flatter me. Now that Brother Han is back, I... will continue to be his assistant, or I will go to other departments and other posts to gain experience."

Ye Caiyue held Bai Shuruo's hand, putting on a show of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law affection: "Ruoruo, you are a good girl. Originally, I was always worried this plan wouldn't succeed, but fortunately, you are smart."

"Mom, if you keep praising me, I'll feel like I'm truly stupid," Bai Shuruo said, pulling her hand back.

Han Dongbei, who was behind them, was still kept in the dark: "What are you talking about? What plan? The Second Branch falling to this point, was that part of the plan?"

Ye Caiyue did not want to pay him any mind and said impatiently, "Stop prying blindly. Don't ask about things you shouldn't know."

Han Dongbei: "..."

It turned out he was still an outsider in this family.

Han Chunqiu was locked up because he was suspected of fraud and murder; his charges were not light.

And because he had to compensate for the company's losses, the Second Branch had no choice but to mortgage the Number Two Castle, which was then bought by Han Yangting with his personal funds.

Han Yangting did not drive them to extinction. Han Jinbu, who had already gone abroad, was not pursued, and as long as the Han family's children moved out, they would no longer be pursued either, only they could no longer possess their original lives.

Han Yangting wanted to renovate Number Two Castle, and then gift this place to Bai Shuruo.

As for Bai Shuruo, after lying at home for half a month, she decided to go see Meng Ze.