After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

His words left me speechless, and I didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing my silence, he continued, "Your leaving is just to get yourself out of trouble; it won't change the company's situation. The company won't fire you, nor will it let you leave."

Perhaps sensing my confusion, Jiang Yichen said matter-of-factly, "If you leave, who will compensate for the losses you cause?"

It turns out it was because of money.

I thought it was because he couldn't bear to part with it.

It seems I was overthinking it.

Jiang Yichen wouldn't let me resign, so I had no choice but to continue working at the company.

I think he might be doing this because he's afraid I'll run away, after all, he's also one of my biggest creditors.

As I left his office, I felt an even heavier burden on my shoulders.

I was in a daze during the afternoon live stream. I finally managed to get off work, and as soon as I stepped out of the company gate, I was stopped by a group of people.

A flash of white light, and the reporter's microphone was shoved desperately in front of me.

Before I could react, a group of reporters were already asking me questions.

"Gu Mo, Jiang Yichen's live streaming company has always been stable, but now you have almost completely collapsed it all by your own efforts. Are you intentionally taking revenge on Jiang Yichen?"

Who... called this reporter?

Suddenly, I felt dizzy.

"What are your thoughts on the current online comments about you? Are you really getting revenge on Jiang Yichen?"

"Gu Mo, do you feel resentful that Jiang Yichen has risen to prominence overnight after the Gu family's downfall, and that's why you did this?"

All sorts of questions were thrown at me, and I was completely dumbfounded.

This...this is all nonsense!

But I know it's no use explaining; they won't believe me.

So he pushed the microphone away and declined, saying, "Sorry, I'm not available to answer."

After I finished speaking, I tried my best to squeeze out of the crowd.

Unfortunately, the group of reporters didn't give me any chance and kept surrounding me.

Amidst the shoving and jostling of the group, I leaned back and fell to the ground.

No one around me offered to help me up; they just kept filming my embarrassing state with their cameras.

Embarrassed, I reached out and instinctively covered my face.

Just then, Song Le appeared.

He pushed his way out from the group of reporters and quickly helped me up from the ground.

Seeing that they were still filming, Song Le coldly reprimanded, "The person has fallen, can't you see? What are you still filming for?"

While reprimanding the reporter, he didn't forget to protect me behind him.

A touch of emotion welled up within me.

It seems that ever since I fell on hard times, Song Le has always treated me with such sincerity.

Seeing that Song Le stood up for me, the reporters felt they had found a pretext to attack him. They pointed their cameras at him and pressed, "Song Le, aren't you afraid that your strong defense of Gu Mo will affect the Song family business?"

A group of reporters pointed their cameras and microphones at us.

Even so, Song Le showed no sign of backing down. He shielded me even more tightly and tried his best to protect me: "It was not Gu Mo's intention for things to turn out this way. I hope you will not make trouble for her because of some unfounded rumors."

Song Le's voice was firm and resolute, even when facing a group of people.

After receiving his answer, the group of reporters became even more arrogant, constantly provoking Song Le and trying to get him to turn his attention to me as well.

"But now everyone knows that the live streaming company is in this state because of Gu Mo's incident. Shouldn't she bear the main responsibility?"

"You're so protective of Gu Mo, could it be that you were involved in this? Or was this all part of your plan?"

Song Le continued to defend herself: "From beginning to end, I believe that Gu Mo did nothing intentionally, and I have never been involved in this matter. I hope that you media reporters will not deliberately mislead the public."

Seeing how firmly Song Le stood by my side, the reporter's questions became more pointed.

"Have you considered the Song family's situation when you chose to protect Gu Mo at this time?"

"In your heart, is Gu Mo more important than Song Shi?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Song Le blurted out, "The Song family has the Song family to protect them, so there's no need for others to worry about it."

But the reporter wasn't about to give up, and continued with pointed questions: "It's said that the Song family had their project snatched away? Is that true?"

After being reminded by the reporter, I remembered that this was done by Jiang Yichen.

Seeing how much Song Le was protecting me, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

These reporters are already relentless; there's no need to keep arguing with them.

I tugged at his sleeve from behind, trying to get him to leave with me.

Noticing my movement, Song Le decisively grabbed my hand and broke through the group of reporters' encirclement.

Song Le took me straight home.

When I got home, I saw my mother looking very anxious. They must have seen the online comments.

"Momo, are you alright? Did they bully you?"

Not wanting my parents to worry, I forced a smile and reassured them, "Mom and Dad, I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."

Even so, my mother still tentatively suggested: "There's too much online discussion right now. Why don't we leave Tongcheng and move to another place?"

I know my mom is doing this for my own good, but I'm not willing to leave.

I shook my head: "Mom, I'm not leaving Tongcheng. I'm staying here. I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I leave?"

The Gu family was once a wealthy family, how could they be so easily suppressed?

Get up from where you fall!

Perhaps she had already anticipated my decision, for a hint of regret appeared on my face, but I couldn't help but advise, "Momo, I'm not saying you've done anything wrong, it's just that in this situation, leaving might be a better choice."

I took her hand, my voice even more resolute: "I'm not leaving."

If I leave, Jiang Yichen will definitely look down on me, and I don't want him to look down on me.

Moreover, the truth about the bankruptcy has yet to be uncovered.

If I leave, this matter will become even more difficult to investigate.

My mom sighed: "Then you must be careful."

I nodded emphatically and assured her, "Mom, don't worry, I won't fall into someone else's trap like this again."

My mother hugged me and said gently, "It's okay. No matter what happens, our family will always be together."

I buried my head in my mother's shoulder and neck, and my eyes welled up with tears.

Fortunately, I am not alone; fortunately, I have my family as my support.

The next day, I went to the company.

I was just about to start my live stream when Lao Mo asked me for help.

He handed me a stack of reports and told me to give them to the finance department.

I couldn't help but hesitate, since the company's finance department and Jiang Yichen's office were on the same floor.

I didn't want to run into Jiang Yichen, so I hesitated to agree.

Old Mo asked me to come back several times, and considering that he had helped me a lot at the company, I decided to agree.

I took the report to the finance department.

Fortunately, the journey went very smoothly, and Jiang Yichen was not seen.

I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go back to my live stream when I noticed the door to Jiang Yichen's office was ajar.

I was just about to leave when I suddenly heard a sound coming from inside.

It seemed as if they heard my name. I instinctively stopped and crept closer, trying to hear the conversation inside...