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Seeing Song Lin's reaction, Sheng Xuanling understood perfectly. If he had nothing to hide, he definitely wouldn't have reacted this way.

His words were just a test, but Song Lin's actions have already given him the answer.

"No... I'll return all the money I embezzled, please don't kick me out." Song Lin seemed to have gone mad as he crawled up to Sheng Xuanling and grabbed his trouser leg tightly.

If he is expelled from the Grand Mansion today, he will be utterly disgraced and become a rat that everyone wants to beat!

"I have a seriously ill mother at home, and I can't lose my job." He looked at Sheng Xuanling with pleading eyes, and cloudy tears slid down his cheeks.

He must have been incredibly foolish to do something like that. If he could do it all over again, he would never have used public office for private gain.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs"...

There was no sympathy in Sheng Xuanling's eyes, only disgust. If everyone only knew how to repent after doing something wrong, like Song Lin, then he wouldn't need to run Shengshi Haoting anymore; he should just start a charitable foundation instead.

This is a business, not a children's game; the other party won't give you a chance to back down.

"Considering this is your first offense, pack your things and leave." Sheng Xuanling paused, looking coldly at the disheveled Song Lin on the ground. "Also, return all the money you embezzled."

He certainly wouldn't be so kind as to give his money to a complete stranger.

"My mother... Mr. Sheng, please save my mother, you can't do this to me." Song Lin's eyes turned red, and he clung tightly to Sheng Xuanling's trouser leg as if it were his last lifeline. If he let go, he would fall into an endless abyss.

"Oh? Then tell me why I can't treat you like this?" Sheng Xuanling looked at him with amusement. "If you hadn't embezzled company money, would you have been kicked out? If you had behaved yourself, I might have been more understanding. But I'm sorry, you're no longer a member of Shengshi Haoting."

Cold words came from Sheng Xuanling's mouth, and he ruthlessly drove the seemingly pitiful man out.

Once the office returned to silence, he took a deep breath and patiently continued looking at the documents. He never expected that in less than a month since he left, his subordinates had made such a huge mess of things. Did they really think he was blind or stupid? Couldn't they see something so obvious?

Fortunately, it was salvaged in time. As for Sheng Xuan's reward...

I'll settle the score with him when I get home.

After finishing his business, Sheng Xuanling suddenly remembered Yan Ran. He picked up his phone but didn't see any missed calls, so he slammed the phone down on the table.

This woman is truly heartless and doesn't care at all. Is this her so-called way of repaying a debt of gratitude?

His dark eyes grew deeper and deeper; if he was repaying a debt of gratitude, he should act like one.

Sheng Xuanling picked up her phone again and swiped her finger across that familiar number.

Light……

Why is there no light at all...?

Yan Ran lifted her foot and slowly walked forward, anxiously looking around.

All she could see was darkness. Her pace quickened until she was jogging, but the darkness seemed to have no end.

Suddenly, a bell rang from the sky, startling Yan Ran awake from her sleep, her heart pounding wildly.

After a long while, she came to her senses, picked up the constantly ringing phone from the bedside table, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello?" Perhaps because of the dream she just had, her voice trembled slightly and had a heavy nasal tone.

Sheng Xuanling's heart skipped a beat, and for a moment she forgot her purpose.

"Who is it?" Yan Ran frowned, her face full of doubt, when the other party did not answer for a long time.

Why is someone calling and disturbing my sleep? Why aren't you saying anything?

Do people nowadays really have such a penchant for bad taste?

Yan Ran took the phone down, glanced at the name on the screen, and put it back to her ear, but there was still no sound from the other end.

and many more!

She stared wide-eyed, then picked up her phone again, as if trying to stare a hole through the screen.

Sheng Xuanling!

Why would he call her!

Yan Ran never expected that the call would be from Sheng Xuanling. Recalling how Sheng Xuanling had angrily hung up the phone earlier, she couldn't help but shrink back. Could this be a way of settling scores later?

"Is there something you need?" Yan Ranse asked abruptly.

Sheng Xuanling was brought back to his senses by her words. He chuckled softly, and his magnetic voice came from the phone, "I just wanted to ask how you plan to repay me, your savior."

They really came to settle scores with her!

Yan Ran's drowsiness vanished with his words. She gripped her phone tightly in her right hand, pondering how to reply.

Her eyes lit up, and a bright smile spread across her face. "Of course, I'll follow my savior's orders and do whatever I can."

She just happened to follow his lead and go down the steps, so even if he wanted to say something to her, he wouldn't be able to say it now.

Moreover, her answer was just right, and I believe he will be satisfied.

As expected, Sheng Xuanling said that to set a trap for her and get her to answer.

A handsome smile curved his lips, and his tone softened. "I'm at the company right now, and I'm not able to move around easily. There's no one around to call on. You've taken care of me for so long, so you probably know my habits. That's why I can only give you a chance to repay your savior."

In such a large place as Shengshi Haoting, the president doesn't even have anyone to call out to? Who would believe that!

Yan Ran rolled her eyes. Naturally, she didn't believe what Sheng Xuanling said. If he wanted her to come over, he should have just said so. Why did he have to go through all that trouble and use the excuse of repaying his savior?

However, she had already fallen into his trap, so refusing was obviously impossible.

"You said you'd follow your savior's orders. You can't even fulfill this small request of mine, can you? I'm hungry." Sheng Xuanling's feigned aggrieved voice came through the phone, sending shivers down her spine.

If outsiders knew that the dignified CEO of Shengshi Haoting had this side to him, they would be shocked, Yan Ran thought to herself with a wicked sense of humor.

"Of course, I keep my word." Yan Ran already felt a little guilty, so she had no reason to refuse his request. "However, it will take some time for it to get from here to your place."

It means that even if he's hungry, he can only go hungry, since he insisted on coming all this way to find her instead of calling his assistant.

What should have been a matter of minutes takes at least half an hour to get here by car, and then it's another hour before I can go buy him lunch.

"Okay," Sheng Xuanling replied, then hung up the phone with satisfaction.

He lowered his head and continued to handle official business, but this time his efficiency was many times faster than before, to the point that he himself did not even realize it.

Yan Ran carried a bowl of fish soup into Shengshi Haoting. During the days she took care of him in the hospital, although she brought him different kinds of soup every day, he would always finish the fish soup very quickly.

"Halt! Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter."

Two security guards rushed out and stopped Yan Ran.

One of the security guards looked at the other guard with a remorseful expression; clearly, they had failed in their duty.