After going bankrupt, the school beauty I was dating became my boss.

When Daisy came to plead for her, Su Yanxi did not tell Gu Yannian.

Although she despised Wang Jiaojiao's actions, she did not have the habit of speaking ill of others behind their backs.

When Su Yanxi returned to the ward, Gu Yannian was on the phone inside. Upon seeing Su Yanxi, Gu Yannian spoke a few words to the other person and then hung up.

"Where did you go? I came back from buying food and didn't see you, I was quite startled."

Gu Yannian went up to help Su Yanxi and led her to the bed.

"It's a bit boring staying in the ward all the time, so I went out for a walk."

After Su Yanxi sat down, she remembered the phone call she had just heard, looked at Gu Yannian's expression, and asked, "Was that call from Will?"

"Ah."

Gu Yannian sat down by the hospital bed: "Will has already heard about Sun Bin's situation, so he called to apologize."

"that's it?"

Gu Yannian hesitated for a moment: "Will came to apologize, but I have an idea in mind."

Su Yanxi could tell what Gu Yannian was thinking just by looking at his expression: "You want to give up on cooperating with Will, is that right?"

"how do you know?"

"This is no different from a sex scandal. If Tianyi and Kaiyue continue to cooperate, outsiders will say that Tianyi used a honey trap to win the Kaiyue contract. Such rumors would be fatal for Tianyi. So, you want to give up the cooperation, is that right?"

Su Yanxi spoke clearly and logically, and every word she said resonated with Gu Yannian.

“You’re right, that’s exactly what I think. While it’s true that rumors stop with the wise, but…”

"But in real life, wise people are rare; there are more people who spread rumors."

Gu Yannian was originally a little gloomy, but seeing how well Su Yanxi understood her, her gloom vanished: "Su Yanxi understands me best."

"Stop being so glib."

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business."

Gu Yannian's expression turned serious as she asked, "Since you've already guessed what I want to do, I'd also like to ask for your advice. Tianyi has invested a lot of time and effort in securing the Kaiyue partnership. Is it really okay to just give up like this?"

"It's a pity to give up the cooperation, but I think that after this incident, China Telecom may be able to find a better partner than Keeway."

"I think so too."

With Su Yanxi's support, Gu Yannian contacted Will, expressing her intention to abandon the cooperation. Will was quite disappointed to hear this. However, he didn't try to persuade her to stay; he knew very well that continuing the cooperation between Kaiyue and Tianyi would be detrimental to both parties after what had happened.

But Gu Yannian's sincerity and proposal moved him. Originally, he also wanted to ignore this matter and continue cooperating with Tianyi. But unexpectedly, Gu Yannian herself proposed to give up first.

Will expressed his hope to have the opportunity to continue working with Gu Yannian in the future. Furthermore, to reiterate his apology, Will proactively introduced Gu Yannian to another company. Although it wasn't as good as Kaiyue, cooperating with this company would still be a good thing for China Telecom.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yannian felt much more relaxed. Back in the ward, Su Yanxi had already packed everything.

"I'll come and get the things later."

Gu Yannian walked over and took Su Yanxi's hand, confirming again, "Are you really not going to stay another two days?"

"I'm fine, why would I stay in the hospital? Okay, don't worry about me. If I really feel unwell, I'll let you know."

"Alright, since you've said so, we'll do as you say. By the way, you're being discharged from the hospital today, do you want to go see Jiaojiao?"

Gu Yannian didn't really want Su Yanxi to go, but Su Yanxi was, after all, the chairman of Changfeng, and Wang Jiaojiao, as an employee of a Changfeng subsidiary, had gotten into trouble with Su Yanxi. It seemed unreasonable for Su Yanxi not to go.

"Take me to see it."

Just then, Su Yanxi had something she wanted to say to Wang Jiaojiao.

Gu Yannian took Su Yanxi to Wang Jiaojiao's ward, where only Ye Sha was with Wang Jiaojiao.

Seeing Gu Yannian and Su Yanxi arrive, Ye Sha felt somewhat uneasy. She had previously made things difficult for Su Yanxi at every turn, but unexpectedly, it was Su Yanxi who saved Wang Jiaojiao this time.

Wang Jiaojiao also felt a little awkward. Gu Yannian probably already knew why she was hospitalized, and she hadn't figured out how to face Gu Yannian yet.

The four people looked at each other, and no one spoke. The scene became somewhat awkward.

Gu Yannian coughed lightly and spoke first to break the awkward silence: "Auntie, Mr. Su has come to see Jiaojiao."

"Oh, okay, okay." Ye Sha didn't know what to say, so she could only nod with a dry laugh.

"Jiaojiao, how are you? Are you feeling better?"

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Yan Nian. I'm much better now, and I should be able to be discharged from the hospital soon."

"That's good."

Gu Yannian nodded, then looked at Su Yanxi.

Su Yanxi then spoke slowly and deliberately: "You were frightened by what happened this time. The company will give you paid leave. You don't need to worry about work. Just rest well and get better first."

"Thank you, Mr. Su."

Wang Jiaojiao answered somewhat reluctantly.

"Yan Nian, I have a few words I want to say to Wang Jiaojiao alone."

Upon hearing this, Ye Sha readily agreed and walked out with Gu Yannian.

Seeing that only she and Su Yanxi were left in the ward, Wang Jiaojiao immediately became nervous: "Su Yanxi, what do you want to do?"

"Don't be nervous, I won't do anything to you."

Su Yanxi's words did not make Wang Jiaojiao lower her guard; instead, they made her even more suspicious: "Su Yanxi, I know you helped me on the mountain. But don't try to use this to blackmail me."

“In that situation, I would have helped even a stranger. So don’t be nervous. I won’t pretend to be your savior and ask you to do anything.”

Wang Jiaojiao's words undoubtedly confirmed Su Yanxi's opinion of her. Therefore, Su Yanxi never expected that Wang Jiaojiao would repay such a kindness.

"I'm here to talk to you about something. I hope that after you're discharged from the hospital and return to China Telecom, you'll voluntarily resign. As compensation, I'll have Changfeng pay you a year's salary."

"What did you say?"

Wang Jiaojiao's eyes widened: "You're going to fire me?"

"It's not dismissal, it's asking you to resign."

Everything Wang Jiaojiao did touched a nerve. Not expelling her was already her biggest concession!

"If you agree to resign, you can make any requests you have. As long as they are reasonable, I will agree to them!"