Divorced at fifty, I embarked on my path to success.

"Who is it?" Yue Guangzhi asked, both curious and flustered.

Yue Jiangting's eyes were complicated. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "It's Qin Chu, the president of Chu Feng Publishing House and the big boss of Chu Feng Reading."

His voice had a slightly hoarse quality and an indescribable meaning.

"Chu Feng Reading?!" Yue Guangzhi's eyes widened in shock, his face filled with disbelief. "When did Mom get to know the big boss of Chu Feng Reading? Wow, that's amazing!"

Yue Jiangting stared at him with a gloomy look: "What? You know a lot about this?"

"Who doesn't know Chufeng Reading? It's the largest online novel reading platform in my country. It used to be Guangyue, but it was replaced by Chufeng ten years ago. I usually read novels on it when I have free time." Yue Guangzhi's face turned red with excitement. "I heard that the boss is very powerful and mysterious. He never gives any interviews and is the kind of person who makes a fortune quietly."

Yue Jiangting's expression grew increasingly grim, his eyes flashing with a sinister light: "Your mother is very familiar with him?"

Yue Guangzhi was suddenly stunned, as if a bucket of cold water had extinguished the flame in his heart. He blinked and said, "Impossible. How could my mother know someone of that level?"

“But there can’t be another limited edition Cullinan in Yinhai City!” Yue Jiangting said bitterly, his heart filled with a strange mix of resentment and unease, as well as a hint of jealousy.

“Yeah, that’s true,” Yue Guangzhi felt that his intelligence and comprehension were not enough. His mother actually got into the car of the owner of Chu Feng Reading. How could he accept this calmly?

"He's the president of a publishing house? That's impressive!" Yue Guangzhi had just raised a thumb when he awkwardly withdrew it under his father's intensely glaring gaze.

"Dad, don't worry. Let's contact Mom first and ask her. That person is too important to have any contact with Mom. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding."

Yue Jiangting's dark eyes flickered.

Qin and Chu? Qin?

She shares the same surname as that lawyer; could there be some connection?

"Besides, if it's the boss of Chu Feng Reading, it at least shows that he doesn't think much of our company and isn't interested in us, so we don't need to worry!"

Yue Guangzhi's words immediately lifted Yue Jiangting's depressed mood, and his nerves, which had been tense all morning, relaxed instantly.

Just as Yue Jiangting was about to show a relieved expression, his face suddenly changed again: "What do you mean he's not interested? You mean he looks down on us?"

Yue Guangzhi swallowed hard, thinking to himself, "Of course he looks down on it."

But he dared not say it aloud, and with a forced smile, he said, "We are in completely different fields from him. He belongs to the cultural field, how could he possibly be interested in our company?"

Yue Jiangting's expression softened slightly, but his brows furrowed as he muttered to himself, "How could Mei Yusheng possibly ride in his car?"

Shen Yingying also got off work and came in with Xuanxuan, making the house lively immediately.

Yue Guangzhi felt much more relaxed now that the company's crisis was over, so he played with Xuanxuan.

Yue Jiangting frowned and entered the study with a gloomy face.

Xu Yanping glanced at his retreating figure suspiciously and asked, "Xiaozhi, what happened to your dad?"

Yue Guangzhi replied absentmindedly, "It's nothing, I'm still worried about my mom."

"Hmph, what's there to worry about? It's better if she doesn't come back." She rolled her eyes at her grandson. "If she doesn't care about this family, then she should never come back. We don't care!"

Shen Yingying wisely kept quiet and didn't say anything, but took the opportunity to quietly ask her husband, "Is Mom not coming back?"

Yue Guangzhi's face stiffened: "That's not true. Don't listen to Grandma's nonsense. How could Mom not come home?"

At lunchtime, the family sat around the table. With Xuanxuan around, it was never quiet, but Shen Yingying still felt that her father-in-law's face was more gloomy than ever before.

……

Mei Yusheng didn't intentionally ignore the phone; she had put her phone on silent in the morning to avoid being harassed by the Yue family.

Overjoyed to be reunited with Little Stone, she momentarily forgot all her troubles and sorrows.

Qin Chu originally intended for her to stay on the second floor, saying it had better lighting, but she insisted on choosing a guest room on the first floor.

She felt that she was only staying for a few days, and once she had settled things at the villa, she would have her own home.

Qin Chu didn't force her and gave her a set of house keys.

He then received a phone call, said he had an urgent matter and left in a hurry, saying before leaving that he would wait for him to come back and cook dinner that night.

Mei Yusheng watched his car drive out of sight with a smile, then slowly turned around, went back into the house, and went into her room.

Qin Chu had probably come prepared, as everything in the room was new, even the bed sheets and blankets were brand new and looked like they had just been bought.

Mei Yusheng felt a warmth in her heart, and a slight smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. She reached out and stroked the light blue embroidered bed sheet, its surface smooth and warm to the touch.

Looking up at the bedside lamp, I was immediately struck by its beauty. It had a solid brass base with graceful curves and a sophisticated design. The lampshade was made of carved glass, giving it a vintage feel.

Whether intentionally or not, there is a set of golden nanmu wood bookshelves standing against the east wall, still empty, as if waiting for the sound of the plum rains to fill them with their favorite books.

She was wondering what else she needed to buy when she received a call from Qin Chu: "Sister, is there anything else you need? I'll bring it back for you. Just stay home and rest, don't go out."

Mei Yusheng smiled gently and said, "Okay."

She then listed a series of daily necessities, such as towels, toothbrushes, and slippers. Suddenly, she stopped talking, her face flushed, and she swallowed the word "pajamas" that was about to come out.

"That's all for now." She thought she'd just make do with sleeping for the next few days; it was only three days anyway, and most of the day was already over.

Qin Chu chuckled softly, "I know!"

After hanging up the phone, Mei Yusheng looked at a series of missed calls, all from Yue Jiangting and his son. Her gaze fell on her son's name, and after hesitating for a long time, she sighed.

She called her best friend: "Mingqi, I'm sorry, I didn't hear your call just now, my phone was on silent."

"Rain Sound, where are you now? Xiao Zhi called, thinking you were with me." Xie Mingqi's voice was anxious and worried. "Are you really not planning to go home? Are you staying in a hotel?"

Mei Yusheng paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Don't worry, I have a place to stay. I can't go back; I'm afraid I won't be able to get out again. Yue Jiangting is capable of anything when he's desperate."

“I understand. You took something that was fatal to him; how could he not go crazy?” Xie Mingqi’s voice was low. “If he really does meet your demands, will you return the ledger to him?”

“Yes,” Mei Yusheng said without hesitation. She had already thought it through. Although the ledger contained records of shady deals, if it were handed over to the police, all the people in the ledger would be investigated, and many of them might even be brought down.

But Yue Jiangting and Yue Guangzhi would also suffer, possibly going to jail. Even if she didn't care about Yue Jiangting, and might even be happy to see him imprisoned, she couldn't bring herself to hurt her own son.

Even though her son is selfish and doesn't care about his mother's life or death for his own benefit, he is still related to her by blood, and her grandson Xuanxuan is her precious treasure, whom she would protect with her life.

"However, I feel that Yue Jiangting is unlikely to fully meet my requirements; at the very least, he won't give me that much money."

"At least five million, right?" Xie Mingqi guessed. "Don't budge on anything less than that!"

The sound of the plum rain fell in silence.

From the information Qin Zhan gave her, she learned that, judging solely from the situation of Yuejiangting Company, it was estimated that not only was it not profitable, but it was also incurring losses.

Then he would have a good reason not to give her money, and if she wanted money, he could take it from Yue Guangzhi's foundation.

Every transaction in the foundation must have a clear destination. Yue Guangzhi can make up excuses to take money out of the foundation, but it is impossible for him to take out millions or even tens of millions of yuan at once.

Without a sufficient reason to suddenly come up with so much money, she might end up being framed by Yue Jiangting under various pretexts.

The worst-case scenario she could imagine was that she would only end up with a villa.

Fortunately, she took those gold bars; otherwise, Yue Jiangting might not have given her a single penny.