After the divorce, the aloof female CEO was filled with regret.

Upon hearing Chen Yiran's name, Jiang Yuwei's face instantly changed color, and her eyes sharpened.

"Ye Qiu, I told you long ago, don't drag him into our business. Where are your ears?"

Her eyes were so cold they could freeze, and her voice was icy, like the dead of winter.

In the past, I would have apologized without hesitation; I didn't want to ruin my relationship with her.

But things are different now. I know perfectly well that she is in the wrong. Why should I care about her feelings?

I couldn't hold back anymore and glared at her: "Jiang Yuwei, you've already gotten together with Chen Yiran, so stop dragging me along. Let's get a divorce, it'll be better for everyone."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei's expression darkened further, her lips pressed tightly together, and she looked displeased.

"It's none of your business to interfere in my affairs."

As soon as I heard that, I got angry and took two steps to stand in front of her, glaring at her.

"I'm here to get a divorce. You keep dragging your feet, so give me the money!"

Jiang Yuwei's eyes widened, and she became even colder.

"Money? What money?"

"The meal cost!" I said bluntly. "I cooked for you hoping you'd agree to a divorce after eating. Now that you're not getting a divorce, you have to pay for the meal. A thousand yuan for this bowl of noodles."

The atmosphere in the office instantly plummeted to freezing point. Jiang Yuwei's face turned ashen as she pulled a wad of cash from her drawer and threw it onto the table.

"Here's two thousand, take the money and get out."

The way she looked at me was like she was looking at a stranger. I gritted my teeth, picked up the money, and counted it: two thousand yuan, not a penny more, not a penny less.

I pulled out five bills and threw them hard at Jiang Yuwei.

“I’ve taken the money. This five hundred is a tip for you. You’re worth this much for this year of marriage.”

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and called out my name: "Ye Qiu!"

Seeing her anger actually improved my mood. I smiled and said, "Jiang Yuwei, I'm willing to divorce you now, with a settlement of two million. You're not willing. If you want to divorce me in the future, the price will be ten times higher, starting at ten million. Understand?"

After saying that, I walked away with my head held high and chest out, without looking back.

Once Chen Yiran leaves, Jiang Yuwei will realize how much she loves him, and she'll definitely be begging me to divorce her, just like in my past life. At that point, I won't be able to quell my hatred without extorting a hefty sum from her.

But looking back, I'm starting to regret it. I'm short on money right now, and I shouldn't have used that 500 yuan to throw at her just to save face. If I had used 100-yuan coins instead, I could have thrown them at her from head to toe—that would have been so satisfying!

I hailed a taxi and headed straight for Li Ningsu's company.

Just as I reached the door, a familiar figure hurried past, and I blurted out, "Meng Ziyin?"

She suddenly stopped and turned around to see me. The haste on her face was instantly replaced by surprise, and she smiled sweetly.

"Mr. Ye, what are you doing here?"

I replied with a smile, "I'm here to report for duty. Oh, you work here too?"

Meng Ziyin smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescents. "Yes, I'm still an intern, working hard to become a full-time employee. Speaking of which, that day at the hospital, I went back to your room to look for you, but you weren't there. I was relieved to know you were alright."

She then added, "Oh right, I've already transferred your money to Chen Yiran. He knew you were worried, so he accepted it. Your medical reports are all out, right? Are you alright?"

I thought to myself, Meng Ziyin really talks a lot. She's completely different from Jiang Yuwei's aloofness. Chen Yiran likes this talkative type now, how could his taste change so quickly?

"I've read the reports, everything's fine, thank you for your concern."

Meng Ziyin scratched her head. "Oh dear, something happened at my exhibition. Someone was in a car accident. I have to go deal with it right away. I have to go now."

When I heard that, I sensed something was wrong, but I still said, "Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Meng Ziyin left in a hurry, and I also entered the building. Based on my memory from last time, I found Li Ningsu's office floor.

Before I even got close, I could hear Li Ningsu throwing a tantrum: "What time is it? Don't you know how important today's game expo is? Who's still missing? Hurry up and call them!"

The secretary next to him nodded repeatedly and busied herself making phone calls.

Li Ningsu had a lit cigarette between her slender fingers. When she looked up and saw me, her anger subsided considerably. She stubbed out the cigarette and walked over with a bright smile.

"Hey, brother-in-law's here!"

"I'm sorry, brother-in-law. I was planning to throw you a welcome party, but something urgent came up at the company, so I can't make it for you right now. Go and complete your onboarding procedures over there, and we'll talk later."

She walked over in her high heels, her steps hurried, and I could sense her anxiety. I nodded and said, "It's alright, you go ahead with your work."

I sat down in the meeting room, where HR was helping me with the paperwork, while Li Ningsu went into another meeting room, her voice serious.

"We've been preparing for this game expo for over half a year, investing a lot of manpower and resources, all to build hype for the closed beta test a month from now. Now that we've reached the most crucial moment, our cosplayer has been in a car accident and has been taken to the hospital."

"Don't worry, we have backups, it's not a big deal. The real problem is that those exquisite cosplay costumes are ruined, and there's no time to redo them. Now, we need to come up with a solution quickly. My bottom line is that we don't have to compete for first place, but we absolutely cannot be at the bottom. The key is to make our new game famous."

The meeting room was in complete chaos. My onboarding process was almost finished, but here, everyone was still scratching their heads, not having a clear idea.

Li Ningsu was truly anxious, her anger flaring: "I'm telling you guys, you're getting paid high salaries by me and this is all you're doing? You can't even come up with a contingency plan when it really matters?"

The people below were all cowering like quails. From their murmurs, I could roughly guess their predicament. Six months of hard work, ruined just like that. They were lucky to break even, let alone compete for a ranking. It was going to be tough!

I thought for a moment, then gently knocked on the door.

Li Ningsu was in a bad mood when she heard a knock on the door. Her cheeks puffed out, and she asked impatiently, "Who is it?"

I pushed open the door and walked in confidently. Several senior executives inside were staring at me, probably trying to guess who I was. When Li Ningsu saw it was me, her expression softened a little.

"Brother-in-law, I'm still in a terrible state. If you're getting impatient, go back and rest for a couple of days. We can get together another day, and I'll treat you to a meal as an apology."

I looked her straight in the eye and said, "I have a solution for the clothing issue."

"You have a solution?" Li Ningsu looked surprised, seemingly skeptical, after all, I'm just an illustrator. But she still asked, "Tell me about it."

"Let me see how badly the clothes are damaged."

Li Ningsu gestured to her secretary, who immediately brought up a PowerPoint presentation. I quickly glanced at the images. "We can try using technology to replicate these cosplay outfits."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a male executive in the room sneered.

"Replica? How can we replicate it? Are we going to assemble a tech team and start programming from scratch? The exhibition starts in less than two hours, where would we find the time!"

The others joined in the commotion, as if I had said something completely unbelievable.

"Exactly, young man, stop talking nonsense. Replicating the technology is good, but it takes time, doesn't it? Do you think you can do it just by talking?"

"He looks to be in his early twenties, and probably doesn't even know much about game expos, which is why he dares to brag like that."

Li Ningsu frowned and disagreed, saying, "Brother-in-law, we're in a real crisis, don't joke around."

I didn't explain much, I just insisted: "Since everyone is out of ideas, why don't you let me give it a try? Give me the clothing sample."