The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

“Isn’t it impolite for Mom to talk behind my brother’s back about this and that?” Xing Yuru walked down step by step.

Pei Youyou immediately said, "Yu Rou, how can you talk to Mom like that?"

Xing Yuru ignored her, her likes and dislikes almost written all over her face.

Xing's mother's tone was slightly cold: "Yu Rou, why is your second sister-in-law ignoring you when she speaks to you?"

"I don't want to talk to her." Xing Yuru lowered her head and spoke frankly.

Just as Xing's mother and Pei Youyou were about to say something, there was a noise outside the door, and the father and son returned.

The two immediately turned around and asked how things were going at the company.

Xing Yuru pouted. Looking at it this way, her second sister-in-law seemed more like her mother's daughter. No wonder their relationship was getting better and better.

However, she felt that her mother seemed to have changed; the gentle and beautiful image of her mother in her memory was gradually becoming blurred.

After calling her father and second brother, Xing Yuru went to the music room to practice the piano.

Xing's mother took off Xing's father's coat and, seeing his worried expression, said, "Was this not handled well?"

"A specific solution hasn't been developed yet." Mr. Xing took a sip of hot water. "The project in Country D may have to be halted."

"Why?" Xing's mother recalled, "Yanzhao was in charge of this investment project, right? Didn't he go to D country for inspection? Sigh, I told him not to go to such an important department, but you and Zhengyu wouldn't listen. You insisted that he was a promising young man, even though he's already twenty-nine."

“You must have misjudged this time,” Mr. Xing said thoughtfully. “We were too.”

Xing's mother was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"Yan Zhao's initial proposal after his inspection was not to invest, but in the end, Zheng Yu signed off on the investment. The funds have already been invested and construction has started, but due to D country's policies, construction has now been halted, and whether it can resume is another matter."

"How could this be?" A look of surprise flashed across Madam Xing's eyes. She smiled, but then her smile vanished. "Yanzhao must have stumbled upon this by accident, right?"

“I don’t know,” Xing’s father said. “But the people in the investment department said that Yanzhao mentioned the D country’s policy, but Zhengyu didn’t take it seriously.”

Xing's mother immediately fell silent.

"The higher-ups were very dissatisfied with Zheng Yu's decision back then." As for Xing's father himself, he still held onto hope, after all, he was the child he had raised himself.

This time, Zhengyu underestimated the enemy.

It was also because he belittled his own son.

Of course, it could also be a lucky coincidence. As for whether he has real skills, he still needs to investigate further.

What Xing's mother was worried about was, "Won't Zheng Yu be punished?"

"It's just a decision-making failure, and the amount of money involved isn't huge. As long as Zhengyu can crack Chaoye Technology, no one in the company will dare to say anything anymore."

"That's good." Mother Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart tightened again. "Won't President Kuang of Chaoye Technology be made things difficult for Yanzhao at every turn?"

“Chaoye Technology doesn’t belong to him alone,” Xing’s father said calmly. “It all depends on Zhengyu’s abilities. There’s no rush. It’s the end of the year now, so let’s focus on the year-end summary first.”

Xing's mother nodded absentmindedly.

If the adopted son cannot maintain his position in the Xing family, the other wives will think that the child she raised is just so-so.

If Yanzhao gains a foothold in the Xing family, wouldn't that be saying that she's not as good a teacher as an old woman who picks up trash?

Xing's mother glanced at the second floor.

The door to Lin Zhengyu and Pei Youyou's room was tightly closed. From the outside, everything seemed calm, but inside, it was already in an uproar.

Pei Youyou kept questioning her.

"You changed your surname? Why didn't you tell me! What are you going to make others think of me, and what are they going to think of you?"

Lin Zhengyu explained: "You weren't there at the time and didn't know what was going on. My second and third uncles kept bringing up the failure to win the bid, and my grandparents were also putting pressure on me. My father and I couldn't do anything about it, so I had to change my surname and be demoted."

“You know that Grandpa and Grandma prefer my eldest brother, and my second and third uncles are also hoping that I will step down as soon as possible and replace my eldest brother who doesn’t know anything, so that they can use the same method to push him down and seize control of the Xing family.”

"In order to keep the power in our own hands, Dad made me change my surname, demoted me, and went back to take charge himself."

"Youyou, I had no choice. I didn't dare tell you because I was afraid you would be sad. It's okay if I'm sad, but I can't let you be sad too." Lin Zhengyu reached out and hugged her.

As long as he says some nice things and hugs and kisses her, Pei Youyou won't have the heart to say anything harsh to him.

It works every time.

Pei Youyou sighed, then lightly punched his chest with her fist, saying sadly, "Why didn't you tell me sooner? They just thought you were easy to bully. You have more than just yourself; you have me too. I have the Pei family behind me. My parents and brother would have intervened, and things definitely wouldn't have turned out like this. At least you wouldn't have had to change your surname."

"What a big face," Lin Zhengyu thought to himself.

Didn't he ever think of relying on the Pei family?

The old man and woman had long ago said that they would only recognize Luo Huai in marriage alliances. In their eyes, Pei Youyou was an arrogant and domineering junior, and she didn't even take the current Pei family seriously.

The more you interfere, the more trouble you'll cause.

Pei Youyou was completely unaware of her true status.

Lin Zhengyu could only keep these words to himself and continue listening to the person in his arms complain in a coquettish tone.

"What should I do now? People will look down on me and laugh at me."

"No one will laugh at you. You are the eldest daughter of the Pei family, a dignified young lady of the Pei family." Lin Zhengyu pinched her waist. "If anyone is going to laugh, it will be at me. But with you here, no one will dare to laugh at me."

"why?"

"The Pei family's daughter is my wife."

With a few words, Pei Youyou was elevated to a high position, and her arrogance dissipated considerably. "Alright."

"But if the other young ladies find out, they'll still laugh at me. I can't pretend I don't hear them. Even if they don't say it to my face, they'll definitely talk about it behind my back." Pei Youyou got out of his arms and sat down angrily to the side.

It seems he'll have to coax her again.

Lin Zhengyu pinched the bridge of his nose.

At the company, he had to deal with those old fogies above, appease the employees who followed him below, and when he came back, he still had to watch Pei Youyou's mood.

I'm so tired.

He took out his phone. "What is it? Okay, I'll be at the company right away."

"Youyou, my assistant called about an urgent matter. I'm going back for a bit. If I'm not back by then, you can rest on your own." Lin Zhengyu went over and kissed Pei Youyou's forehead before grabbing his coat and heading out.

After leaving the Xing family's residence, they traveled slowly and leisurely.

There's nothing urgent.

I'm just too lazy to appease my dramatic wife.

When he arrived at the company, he saw that the light in his office was on. He went in and found that the heating had been turned on and the documents had been neatly arranged by his assistant.

"Xiang Nan? Why haven't you left yet?"

"Mr. Lin, I heard from your phone call that you were going to come back, so I'll wait for you here. I'll go back when you arrive."

"Thank you for your hard work, being demoted along with me." Lin Zhengyu smiled and gently patted his shoulder.

A soft bell rang from Xiang Nan's neck.

He noticed that Xiang Nan was still wearing a scarf and asked, "Aren't you hot?"

Xiang Nan stammered and dared not tell the truth.

Lin Zhengyu's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly asked, "A bell collar?"

Xiang Nan lowered his head and hummed in response.

"Master's request?" Lin Zhengyu's gaze suddenly hardened, adopting a condescending demeanor.

Xiang Nan was taken aback, then looked up and said, "President Lin, you..."

Answer my question first.

Xiang Nan shook his head: "No, it was my own idea."

"Hmm." Lin Zhengyu smiled.