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

Gu Yannian took Sun Xiaoxi out to discuss the cooperation, and they successfully signed a contract.

The planning department decided to go out for a meal together to celebrate.

Sun Xiaoxi finished packing her things and was about to leave with her colleagues when her phone suddenly rang. Seeing it was Li Xuehua calling, Sun Xiaoxi's smile faded slightly. After letting her colleagues leave first, Sun Xiaoxi answered the phone, her tone somewhat impatient: "Hello, what is it?"

"Xiaoxi, something's happened!" As soon as the call connected, Li Xuehua's wailing voice came through, making Sun Xiaoxi's eardrums ache.

Hearing this, Sun Xiaoxi moved closer to the window. Although no one was in the company anymore, Sun Xiaoxi still instinctively wanted to hide a little: "What happened?"

"Xiaoxi, your brother, your brother is in trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaoxi's heart tightened: "What's wrong with him?"

"He went to karaoke with his classmates, drank too much, and got into a fight with someone, injuring the other person. Now the other person is demanding one million yuan in medical expenses from us, otherwise they will call the police and have your brother arrested and imprisoned!" Li Xuehua cried as she told Sun Xiaoxi the whole story.

"one million?"

Sun Xiaoxi's face contorted upon hearing the figure: "What kind of injury requires a million in medical expenses?"

"I heard it's either his spleen or kidney that's been damaged. Xiaoxi, what are we going to do? You have to save your brother!"

“Save him? How can I save him?” Sun Xiaoxi gritted her teeth: “He’s still studying, why is he drinking and singing? Now look what’s happened! One million, where am I supposed to find one million?”

"So you're just going to watch your brother go to jail? How can you be so heartless?" Li Xuehua's voice was full of reproach: "Let me tell you, if your brother really goes to jail, your father and I won't live either!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaoxi immediately hung up the phone.

It's always the same; whenever something happens to Sun Weian, Li Xuehua always asks her to take charge of cleaning up the mess.

But Li Xuehua never considered what abilities she, a young girl, could possibly have.

Every time things didn't go Li Xuehua's way, she would threaten to kill herself, and even drag her father into it.

Sun Xiaoxi hated Li Xuehua's favoritism, but she couldn't just ignore it.

But this time is different. One million? Where is she going to find one million?

Sun Xiaoxi immediately thought of Su Yanxi. One million was an astronomical figure for their family, but for Su Yanxi, it was just a drop in the ocean.

Thinking of this, Sun Xiaoxi immediately thought of calling Su Yanxi, who was away on a business trip, for help. But the moment she dialed the number, she changed her mind and quickly hung up.

Li Xuehua had done plenty of things to kick someone when they were down, so why would Su Yanxi help her?

Secondly, she had gone to great lengths to get Su Yanxi to take her in. If she were to ask Su Yanxi for help now, Su Yanxi might think she was someone who would bring endless trouble and kick her out.

After some internal struggle, she decided to give up on asking Su Yanxi for help.

"Xiaoxi, why are you still here? We've been waiting for you!" Seeing that Sun Xiaoxi hadn't come downstairs yet, her colleague came upstairs again to look for her.

"Here I am." Sun Xiaoxi perked up, picked up her bag, and walked towards her colleague.

The planning department's dinner was held at a barbecue restaurant. Since everyone was the same age, they naturally had the same topics to discuss, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Sun Xiaoxi sat to the side listening to everyone's conversation, but she had no intention of interrupting. It was already quite an achievement for her to maintain a smile on her face.

"Sorry I'm late!"

A familiar voice rang out, and Gu Yannian walked over with a smile on her face.

"Mr. Gu."

Upon seeing Gu Yannian, everyone stood up to greet her. Sun Xiaoxi was also surprised; why was Gu Yannian here?

Gu Yannian found an empty seat and sat down, then gestured for everyone to sit down as well: "Your proposal for this collaboration is excellent. This meal is on me, order whatever you like!"

"Thank you, Mr. Gu."

Upon hearing Gu Yannian's words, everyone cheered.

Since Gu Yannian took over as general manager of China Telecom, he has secured many collaborations. Although there was some discussion about Gu Yannian before, he has already proven himself with his abilities.

Most importantly, Gu Yannian is fair in rewarding and punishing; whichever department performs well will receive a substantial bonus.

The project team members toasted Gu Yannian one by one, and Gu Yannian accepted them all. Soon, Gu Yannian noticed Sun Xiaoxi sitting absentmindedly to the side.

Gu Yannian moved to sit next to Sun Xiaoxi and asked, "Xiaoxi, why are you looking so down? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Sun Xiaoxi's smile was somewhat forced. "I was just thinking about something."

Gu Yannian looked Sun Xiaoxi up and down and asked, "What happened?"

"I..." Sun Xiaoxi was about to answer when her phone rang. She glanced at her phone and then hung up.

But the person making the call seemed determined to get Sun Xiaoxi to answer, and the phone rang again after they hung up.

Helpless, Sun Xiaoxi said something to Gu Yannian, then took her phone and walked out.

As soon as she answered the phone, Li Xuehua's sobbing came through again: "Sun Xiaoxi, are you really abandoning your brother?"

"How am I supposed to manage this?" Sun Xiaoxi said helplessly, "I told you before not to spoil him so much, but you wouldn't listen. Now that something's happened, you remember me. What can I do?"

"You heartless ingrate! I raised you with such difficulty, and this is how you repay me? Fine, if you don't care about your brother, your father and I will take him and die right now. You can go out there and have a good time!"

Li Xuehua cried and cursed, and hung up the phone before Sun Xiaoxi could answer.

Sun Xiaoxi looked at her phone, feeling utterly helpless and on the verge of tears.

What should she do?

"Xiaoxi, are you alright?"

Gu Yannian's voice came from behind.

Sun Xiaoxi turned around and looked at Gu Yannian, who had a concerned expression on his face. The grievances she had been holding back for so long finally burst out at this moment: "Brother Gu, can I ask for a few days off?"

"Are you taking leave? What's wrong?"

Gu Yannian had noticed that something was wrong with Sun Xiaoxi a long time ago, so she followed her out to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, Sun Xiaoxi had actually run into trouble.

"I... something happened at home, I want to go back!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yannian nodded: "Okay, I approve your leave. You can go back now. By the way, do you need any help?"

Sun Xiaoxi shook her head: "Thank you, Brother Gu, but it's alright, I can manage on my own."

"Alright, be careful on your way back. If there's anything you can't handle, just call me."