If we swapped lives, I'd be the CEO and you'd take care of the kids.

Zhu Tingyue only realized that Shen Yanqiu had called her back after leaving the company; she still needed to ask for his opinion on this matter.

She finally understood that Shi Yuan was useless; when something happened, all he could do was scream and yell. If something really happened, she would have to find Shen Yanqiu.

Zhu Tingyue took a deep breath and dialed that familiar phone number.

Finally, a crisp answer came from the other end of the phone, followed by his deep and magnetic voice: "Hello, what's up?"

Through the microphone, she could sense the calmness and composure in his tone. He didn't seem angry at all, which made Zhu Tingyue, who had been worried, breathe a sigh of relief.

Composing herself, Zhu Tingyue said, "Shen Yanqiu, I regret to inform you... your company may be going bankrupt!"

However, to her surprise, after a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, his calm voice came again: "Zhu Tingyue, speak properly."

Clearly, he didn't take this sudden news seriously.

Zhu Tingyue grew anxious and raised her voice, saying, "I'm telling the truth! Don't you believe me? Your company is in serious trouble right now. If you don't take action soon, it might not last much longer!"

But Shen Yanqiu remained unmoved, even responding with a hint of reproach: "You're never serious all day long. How could the company just go bankrupt like that? There's still Shi Yuanzai around. He's not someone to be trifled with."

His words revealed a lack of trust in Zhu Tingyue and a blind optimism about the company's current situation.

Hearing this, Zhu Tingyue was furious. She thought to herself: Shi Yuan was someone she'd only met once, yet he chose to believe her without hesitation;

And Shen Yanqiu actually disregarded what he said!

So she decided to take another drastic step, deliberately exaggerating and shouting, "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself! Maybe by tomorrow, your company will be completely gone!"

"Honestly, what exactly happened?" Hearing Zhu Tingyue say this, he became a little anxious.

"Hmm, it's nothing major. It's just that someone saw your company was pitifully small, so they invested in it."

That's not wrong, is it? It's small, that's a fact! Investment is just money, right? Acquisition is also money! They're essentially the same thing!

"How did you invest? Through acquisition?" He didn't even think before blurting out his guess.

"Shen Yanqiu, are you a devil?"

Zhu Tingyue couldn't understand how he could be so smart. Was this the level of intelligence of a normal human being? Had he stolen her intelligence when she wasn't paying attention?

"Pfft!" Shen Yanqiu couldn't help but laugh out loud, and kindly reminded her, "Is it possible that you're just too stupid?"

"Shen Yanqiu!"

Oh no, I might really be getting dumber!

Before, when I was angry, I would blurt out words without thinking. But now? All I can do is call out names!

Oh no, I caught Shen Yanqiu's caffeine! I've really become stupid!

"Here he is!"

Shen Yanqiu also learned her answer.

"Anyway, I've already notified you. Is there anything else? If not, I'm hanging up!"

"Wait! We haven't explained it clearly yet!"

"Isn't it clear enough?"

"Which company acquired it? How much did it cost?"

"I don't know how much money your dad's company makes." Zhu Tingyue suddenly felt guilty. Come to think of it, this was an undeserved disaster, all caused by her.

"Why would he suddenly decide to acquire my small company? Zhu Tingyue, did you do something?"

It must be said that his intuition became remarkably accurate after he became a woman.

"I didn't do anything special, I just told him I didn't want to go to work. Who knew he'd hold a grudge and hold a grudge? That's how your company got into trouble!"

"Oh, that's definitely his fault. Let's just acquire him then!"

Could Shen Yanqiu really say such a thing? Zhu Tingyue's eyes widened, filled with disbelief and doubt: "You really think so?"

"Of course, do you have a better way? The strength is there, and trying to move a tree like an ant is just overestimating one's own abilities."

"Well, you're quite self-aware!" Zhu Tingyue praised him.

"Thank you for your praise. It is my great honor to receive such a compliment from Miss Zhu!"

"Get lost! You're so unreliable. Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'm hanging up!"

"Let's talk for a while longer! Aren't you bored going back to the Shen family's place too?"

"Alright, what do you want to say?"

"Hmm~, let's talk about Xu Qingjia!" He pretended to think for a moment before uttering the name that had been lingering in his mind.

"Shen Yanqiu, are you ever going to stop?" Zhu Tingyue didn't understand why this matter couldn't be resolved.

"What do you mean 'it's over'? What do you mean 'it's not over'? It's not over between you and Xu Qingjia, but it's over between me, right?"

She thought he had just had a sudden whim, but it turned out he had come prepared. Zhu Tingyue was exasperated; a man who had already passed in her life was not worth mentioning repeatedly.

I wonder what Jiang Wanjun said to him today that he's been remembering for so long? She gave him a long, rambling speech, all of it used to deal with him!

"Shen Yanqiu, I solemnly declare that I have no relationship with Xu Qingjia, not now, and not ever!"

Shen Yanqiu waited anxiously for her answer, her palms sweating with nervousness. Hearing her reply, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled. Yet, she still uttered words against her will: "It has nothing to do with Xu Qingjia, but what about Zhao Qingjia, Qian Qingjia, Sun Qingjia, Li Qing…"

"Shen Yanqiu, get lost!"

Zhu Tingyue couldn't understand how someone who was just a moment ago, with such high intelligence and exceptional intelligence, could suddenly become so mentally deficient that they were worse than an idiot. Wasn't her explanation clear enough?

"Shen Yanqiu, anyone with the name Qingjia in their name, without the surname Zhao, Qian, Sun, or Li, is forbidden from appearing in front of me from now on! Are you satisfied now?"

Her voice sounded angry, but Shen Yanqiu felt relieved and bit her lip to suppress a laugh.

"If you're satisfied, you'd better keep your word!"

"I wish Tingyue to keep her word; once a promise is made, it cannot be taken back!"

"Okay, you can go back now. Drive carefully on the way."

Zhu Tingyue stared blankly at the phone that had just been hung up, her eyes filled with confusion. What did Shen Yanqiu mean? Just to hear her yell at him, he talked to her for so long? And then he hung up after getting an answer? Wasn't that like using someone and then discarding them? So all the heartache she had gone through for him was nothing to him, not even a person, but a donkey?

Zhu Tingyue felt insulted and angrily called back. Shen Yanqiu, probably still holding his phone, answered immediately.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else you want to say?"

His voice was light and clear, making Zhu Tingyue forget what she was going to say for a moment.

"Hello? Tingyue?" Not hearing a reply, she became a little anxious.

"Oh, nothing, I'm hanging up!"

Zhu Tingyue slammed her phone on the seat, secretly fuming: How could she forget everything as soon as she heard his voice? Where did her former cleverness go? It's all Shen Yanqiu's fault, he keeps catching all the bad in me!

Shen Yanqiu was in a rare good mood, all smiles, which surprised Zhu's mother.

"What's wrong? What's the good news? You look so happy!"

Shen Yanqiu tried hard to suppress the ever-growing corners of his mouth, but no matter what he did, he couldn't succeed.

The joy surged forth from the depths of his heart like a flood bursting its banks, leaving him utterly defenseless, and his smile grew ever brighter.

This amused Zhu's mother so much that she burst into laughter, and even Jiu Yue dared to come closer and meow at him.

Having been caught once, Shen Yanqiu learned her lesson and stopped teasing it. However, the dog approached on its own, nestled at Shen Yanqiu's feet, and licked its tail repeatedly, clearly showing its affection.

Shen Yanqiu was in a great mood and gently touched it with her uninjured foot, but it didn't react at all? Wasn't it always avoiding her? Had it changed its mind today?

For Zhu Tingyue's sake, it wouldn't be a bad idea to give it a hug.

Shen Yanqiu mustered her courage and reached out to pick it up, but it suddenly turned around, bared its teeth at Shen Yanqiu, meowed, and walked away.

Its temperament is so changeable, just like its owner, Zhu Tingyue. It's quite endearing! Shen Yanqiu felt a surge of joy.