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

It's always like this, it's always the same.

I did like Jiang Yuwei back then, but her father also gave me a lot of advice. Of course, he had his own selfish motives; by getting close to the Jiang family, his company was thriving.

Since I got married, every time he calls me back, it's for this reason.

In both my past and present lives, I have always been his tool for marriage alliances. The words I hear most often are that I should appease Jiang Yuwei so that he can use her to extract benefits and climb the social ladder.

He never cared whether I was doing well or not after marriage, and I always humbled myself to help him out of a little bit of family affection. In a way, I was indeed, as Jiang Yuwei said, a parasitic vine that could only rely on her to live.

My heart churned violently. I picked up another piece of fish, my eyes filled with mockery, and said in a low voice, "She doesn't owe our family anything. I won't help you with this. If you want investment, you should write a project proposal and talk to her about it. If your project is really good, why wouldn't she invest?"

This was the first time I had ever disobeyed him, and everyone was shocked. They never expected that I, a coward, could be so arrogant.

The dignity of the head of the family was challenged. Ye Zhenguo immediately glared at me, slammed down his chopsticks, and pointed at my nose, angrily shouting, "Ye Qiu, you bastard, how dare you contradict me?"

"I can still take care of myself and earn money, and you dare to disregard me like this? What if I get old? Are you going to kill your father?"

"Let me tell you, you're my son, and I'll always be your father! You married a good wife, so what's wrong with me asking you for some money? You have to do this today, whether you like it or not!"

My aunt grabbed Ye Zhenguo's arm to calm him down, and then advised me, "Ye Qiu, you know that you married into the family, so this is your maternal family. If your maternal family is powerful, do you think President Jiang would dare to give you a hard time?"

"It's nothing serious. Just talk to Mr. Jiang and ask him to give us some funding. Once our business gets up and running, your dad will be happy, and our family will be better off, right?"

I sneered. Sacrificing myself to benefit them is certainly good for them.

But I didn't break off relations. I let him be arrogant for a few more days. One day, I will see his life's work go to waste, be abandoned by everyone, and kneel down in remorse!

"You should start the company's business as you see fit. We'll talk about the rest when the time comes."

Seeing that I had relented, Ye Zhenguo's gloomy expression softened a bit. "That's more like it. You should say a few nice words to President Jiang and ask him to let Jingxiu work for a big company like the Jiang Group."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingxiu's attitude softened, and he looked at me with expectant eyes.

"Cousin, I can't stand that kind of low-paying, high-work-rate job. You'd better find me a good one."

With a bang, this time I suddenly slammed my chopsticks on the table and asked in an icy tone, "Why?"

Li Jingxiu froze, staring at me in astonishment.

The aunt was also surprised, but then smiled and said, "Ye Qiu, you are the older brother and also President Jiang's husband. Your younger brother has just graduated and has no experience. If he goes to another company, he will have to start from the bottom and inevitably be ordered around and do odd jobs."

"You know, Jingxiu is spoiled by me, how could he endure that kind of hardship? Auntie knows that this is a piece of cake for you, Auntie thanks you in advance."

I quickly raised my hand to stop him, "Hey? I haven't agreed yet, don't thank me yet."

"I've noticed that every time I go home for dinner, they either ask me to do this or that. It's like a trap every meal. We just talked about investment, and now they want me to arrange work. Aren't you guys pushing your luck a bit?"

Everyone's face darkened visibly.

Ye Zhenguo slammed his fist on the table in anger, “You bastard, who do you think you’re talking to…”

I interrupted him directly, and laughed coldly.

"Before, I helped you with anything I could, but now, I will absolutely not fawn over Jiang Yuwei because of your problems. Whoever wants to go can go!"

“Dad, you know yourself that favors are much harder to repay than monetary transactions. Jiang Yuwei got desperate and directly divorced me, demanding compensation for my losses. I don’t have a single penny. You two can decide for yourselves.”

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense, but no one said another word until Ye Zhenguo spoke up: "Alright, alright, hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold."

Li Jingxiu and his mother exchanged a glance, their teeth grinding together, but neither dared to say anything more.

I glanced at them, gave a cold laugh, picked up my chopsticks again, and continued eating. I was the only one who enjoyed the meal.

Being healthy means having a good appetite.

After I finished eating, I went upstairs to find some of my old clothes to wear.

As soon as they reached the stairwell, they overheard Auntie whispering to Ye Zhenguo, "I feel like Ye Qiu is a completely different person now. He used to be such a pushover, but now he's so tough."

I ignored it and continued upstairs. When I got to my room, I found that most of my things had been thrown away.

I kept a straight face and searched for a long time before finally finding a shoebox deep inside the cabinet.

Luckily, I still had a pair of canvas shoes I bought during my university days, so I put them on. I'll just have to buy clothes on the way.

But when I turned around, I found Li Jingxiu standing at the door, his eyes full of mockery.

I wasn't going to pay him any attention, but he blocked the door, raised his chin, and looked at me defiantly.

"Is there something you need?" I asked.

"Of course I need to talk to you, cousin," Li Jingxiu said slowly and deliberately.

"Your cousin found these two small things difficult today. It seems you're not doing well in the Jiang family. Do you have no place in Sister Yuwei's heart at all?"

"Or is it that my cousin doesn't want me to work at the Jiang Group, because he's afraid I'll get too close to Sister Yuwei?"

I stared at him intently. "Oh, then wouldn't it be better for you to go and beg her yourself?"

"You're just afraid that I'm younger than you, afraid that Sister Yuwei will take a liking to me and dump you."

Seeing Li Jingxiu's pretentious and smug expression, I couldn't help but sneer.

In Jiang Yuwei's heart, there was only her beloved white moonlight. Where did Li Jingxiu get the confidence to think that Jiang Yuwei would like him?

Based on the fact that he is younger than his white moonlight?

"How about this, I'll call Jiang Yuwei for you, and you can talk to her yourself. If she agrees, you can go work at her company."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingxiu readily agreed.

I called Jiang Yuwei, and the call was answered quickly. I put it on speakerphone.

"Hello," her bright and beautiful voice rang out.

Li Jingxiu excitedly snatched the phone, deliberately speaking in a high-pitched voice like a manipulative woman: "Sister Yuwei, this is Jingxiu."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a question: "Where's Ye Qiu?"

I raised an eyebrow, unable to discern her emotions.

Li Jingxiu continued in a low voice, "My brother is right next to me. I'm the one who wanted to call you. I have something I want to tell you."

Jiang Yuwei asked, "What is it?"

"Sister Yuwei, I've graduated from university now and I'd like to work at your company. I think someone as kind as you wouldn't refuse me, right?"

“But my brother thinks I’m younger than him and he’s afraid… afraid that Sister Yuwei will neglect her because of me, so he’s not very willing for me to go.”