Chapter 162: In the next life, do you still want to be husband and wife?

"Bai Vice President, what brings you here?" Meng Ze sat before Bai Shuruo, looking like a slacker, appearing very unprofessional.

Bai Shuruo smiled and asked him, "What do you think I want to do?"

"I think you must have received instructions from the Han Family to make me resign voluntarily, right?" Meng Ze was already indifferent.

If they want to fire me, then fire me.

Bai Shuruo, however, asked him, "Are you willing to just leave like this?"

"It doesn't matter to me; if this place won't keep me, there are other places that will."

"If you say it like that, then I really look down on you." Bai Shuruo sneered.

Meng Ze's gaze faltered, then he asked Bai Shuruo, "What do you mean? Do you want to persuade me to cling on and not leave? Or do you hope I leave quickly?"

Bai Shuruo said, "You think you are very carefree, not fighting or grabbing in this life, living alone with no worries for your family. If you died, the King of Hell would have to issue you a plaque with four words written on it: 'Desireless and Seeking Nothing,' right? Is this the persona you've set up for yourself?"

"What persona did I set up? I'm not a celebrity," Meng Ze said.

Bai Shuruo picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and continued, "Meng Ze, wake up. No one can decide their own birth, but the blood flowing in your body is that of the Han Family. Just like Han Yangting, you are both sons of Han Dongbei. Why is it that he grows up with the wind at his back, even able to summon wind and rain, holding the power of life and death over others, while you are like an ant? It's only because the people of the Han Family don't kill, and this isn't the old society anymore. If it were the old society, it would be a miracle if you weren't trampled to death by someone after showing up like this."

Meng Ze looked at Bai Shuruo and asked suspiciously, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"What I want to say is that I won't let you resign. I even hope you stay, take the initiative to fight, and take back what belongs to you."

"What is the thing that belongs to me?"

"Have you been to the Castle where the Han Family lives? If distributed by bloodline, you should have a share. And this Baiyin Group, although it was built up by Han Yangting, the shares that should belong to you are not few—at least several hundred million a year. Are you content with just collecting a salary of ten thousand or so a month?"

Meng Ze looked at Bai Shuruo, asking in disbelief, "What is wrong with you? Are you playing me, or are these words coming from your true intentions?"

Bai Shuruo said, "Then let me tell you a few more truths. I have a grudge against Han Yangting. My father's company's bankruptcy was caused entirely by him. I want him to experience that pain as well, and I hope you will join forces with me."

Meng Ze: "..."

President's office.

Ali came to knock on the door, then walked up to Han Yangting and said, "President Han, the person spreading the rumors has been found. It is... the Young Mistress."

Han Yangting paused.

At that moment, a wave of pain surged in his chest.

Ali saw this and couldn't bear it.

But his boss was a 'love-brain,' and love-brains often end up miserable.

So he continued, "The Young Mistress spread this rumor to force Old Master Han out, making Meng Ze harbor hatred in his heart. This way, Meng Ze becomes the Young Mistress's person, and the two of them can cooperate. The Young Mistress... has a bit of brains."

A bit, but not much.

Han Yangting said, "I know. You may go out."

Ali paused, wanting to say a few words, but then felt it was better to just leave it and not say anything.

Downstairs.

Meng Ze was extremely shocked after hearing Bai Shuruo's words.

He said, "Bai Vice President, it's been so long, is it really necessary? Isn't your husband quite good to you?"

Bai Shuruo said, "But this kindness has a purpose; he is trying to atone for his sins."

"That doesn't seem like it. That is clearly a man's affection for a woman. If he wanted to atone, wouldn't it be enough to compensate you with a company or enough money? Why treat you so well? And if you really want to talk about owing someone, he doesn't just owe you; he also owes your family. Why doesn't he treat everyone the same?"

Bai Shuruo said, "Stop talking, I don't want to hear these things. Are you willing to cooperate with me or not? If you aren't, then consider that I never said anything. Whether you want to resign or degenerate, it has nothing to do with me."

Meng Ze looked at Bai Shuruo as if he didn't recognize her anymore.

Yet he could truly feel the pain in her heart.

"Bai Vice President, can't you two... communicate properly before taking action?"

"I cannot let him know. If he finds out, he will be on guard against me, and then I won't be able to carry out my plan."

"What plan does Bai Vice President have?"

"Only if you are willing to cooperate with me can I tell you this plan."

Meng Ze thought for a moment and said, "Fine, I will cooperate with you."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Bai Shuruo said, "Then I still can't tell you everything. If you are willing to cooperate with me, then just listen to my arrangements from here on out."

"Alright, then if there's nothing else, I'll head out first. Bai Vice President, if there is anything you need me to do, just say so," Meng Ze said.

When Meng Ze left the office, he still looked incredulous.

The person who was madly in love a moment ago, the next second, became an enemy?

Are feelings really that fragile?

For the days that followed, Bai Shuruo acted as if nothing had happened.

Every day she went to work with Han Yangting and returned home together.

"Ruoruo, come out for a walk with me."

After dinner that day, Han Yangting called to her.

Bai Shuruo also smiled and agreed.

The two walked along the lawn together, and then Han Yangting went to take her hand.

She clearly flinched, but then gave her hand to him anyway.

The setting sun shone obliquely, stretching their shadows very long, looking exactly like a loving couple.

"Ruoruo, Buddha says that 500 glances in a past life can be exchanged for one brush past each other in this life. We must have had a deep connection in our past life to have become husband and wife," Han Yangting said, looking at their two shadows.

Bai Shuruo gave a dry laugh.

She only felt that their figures, holding hands right now, were somewhat ironic.

But what was even more heartbreaking was that she had unknowingly become a different person, someone who would learn to disguise herself.

Han Yangting asked her again: "Ruoruo, what about you? What do you think? In the next life, do you still want to be my wife?"