Gan Junda had meant to rein himself in for the next few days, but the housekeeper still ignored his advice and came knocking in the middle of the night.
After another glance at his soundly sleeping wife, he still plucked up the courage to get up and open the door.
Tomorrow was a wonderful day worth celebrating, and he was so excited that he needed an outlet.
As usual, he boldly sought thrills beside his sleeping wife.
In the morning, Gan Junda went to work as though nothing had happened, but Yu Yan felt that the dark circles under his eyes were getting worse.
After he left, she switched on the camera and recording equipment Chang Yu had given her.
She had to admit that Chang Yu's words had lodged like a thorn in her heart, making her so uncomfortable that she had worn the equipment last night.
At dinner yesterday, she had eaten and drunk as usual, partly to lower Gan Junda's guard.
The other reason was that without eating, she couldn't act as though she were truly dead, utterly unresponsive to what was happening beside her.
The truth would soon come to light, and she wouldn't let whoever was spouting nonsense get away with it.
The moment a voice that clearly didn't belong to a young woman, one that could even be described as hoarse and rough, the voice of someone older, rang out, Yu Yan felt her entire worldview shatter.
And Gan Junda had actually called the housekeeper ** while doing that.
For a moment, Yu Yan couldn't say a word. Her fists clenched, and she let out a self-mocking laugh.
Yes, whenever Gan Junda had talked about his childhood in front of her to win her pity, she had always softened.
But what was the truth?
Gan Junda had made up for all the maternal love he lacked by seeking it from older women in a filthy way.
Remembering how the housekeeper in her forties had chatted and laughed with her, then thinking of the two of them doing that beside her, she couldn't help feeling sick.
Before the housekeeper was due to come over to clean, Yu Yan fled the house in a sorry state.
She didn't go to the company, but returned to her own family home.
Chang Yu got up as early as usual.
He opened his phone and saw the footage Yu Yan had recorded last night.
The camera and voice recorder he had given Yu Yan were connected to his phone.
Actually, when he left yesterday, he had been very confident that Yu Yan would test Gan Junda.
He had investigated Yu Yan. She was very romantic and far too devoted to love.
Whether to verify the truth or to pursue true love, she would still want to give it a try. Otherwise, Yu Yan wouldn't be satisfied.
In any case, it was just a matter of wearing a recorder at night. It wasn't any trouble.
Watching as he walked, he went to open the door for Xiaotu. The dog, who usually could never get enough sleep, was up early for once today, lying at the door waiting for him.
Yan Junye was so hungry that he no longer had the strength to bark.
-"This dog is starving to death, boohoo (╥╯^╰╥). Why is my life so miserable?"
-"I died horribly as a human, then transmigrated into a dog's body. Having to tough out spring on my own was bad enough, but now I can't even get enough to eat. If Mom and Dad knew how pitiful I was, would they cry from sadness?"
Upon hearing that, Chang Yu immediately reflected on his actions.
In the end, he closed the video on his phone, resignedly crouched down, and picked up the dog from the floor. "My fault. Come have breakfast."
Yes, Yan Junye's parents were already pitiful enough for losing their younger son. If they knew their younger son was living so miserably, they would probably burst into tears on the spot.
Yan Junye polished off two bowls of noodles for breakfast.
Actually, his appetite was normal for a man, but for a dog, it was rather large.
When they went to the company, Chang Yu also brought a few bags of snacks, mainly for the little dog who loved his treats.
Yan Junye still went to sleep in the conference room, his eyes warning Chang Yu very clearly, "If you come over again, don't blame me if something happens. I've already hidden far enough away from you."
Chang Yu had developed something of a psychological aversion to the conference room and wouldn't be holding meetings in it again anytime soon.
Yan Junye had thought he could sleep peacefully in the conference room all day, but a sudden burst of firecrackers startled him awake, driving away all his sleepiness.
Hurried footsteps also sounded in the office next door. Yan Junye poked his head out to look, and Chang Yu happened to spot him.
"Since you're awake, come downstairs with me."
Yan Junye followed behind Chang Yu, wagging his tail, while Chang Yu was still straightening his bow tie and sleeves in the elevator.
A red bow hair clip had also been placed on his head.
-"I'm a male dog! Get this red bow off my head!"
Of course, Chang Yu didn't take it off. He even praised him. "You look so festive like this, and cute too."
Yan Junye: "..." If it's so festive, why don't you wear it on your own head?
Only when they reached downstairs did Yan Junye realize that Evergreen Company seemed to have something to celebrate today. There were plenty of red balloons and banners.
With a new product launching, of course they had to make a big splash.
Actually, their company's product launches had generally only been on this scale before, but this year, Chang Yu had also specially booked an indoor venue for the launch event.
It wasn't just them. Gan Junda had booked the same venue as them too.
Only three meters apart, they could see their competitor's every move.
Gan Junda even shot a provocative look toward Evergreen Company, but Chang Yu didn't spare him so much as a glance.
Mainly, Chang Yu couldn't look directly at Gan Junda's sleazy, vulgar face right now.
Otherwise, the scenes from the video would keep surfacing in his mind, and they were truly nauseating enough to make him want to throw up.
The moment he spotted the man in black-framed glasses, Chang Yu had already guessed what Gan Junda intended to do.
In competition between industry peers, the most common tactic was a price war.
Gan Junda's new product would definitely be priced far below theirs. If Gan Junda wanted good product quality, the costs would inevitably be considerable, which meant he would effectively be selling the products without making money.
If the quality was poor, time would eventually weed out Gan Junda's products.
In a prolonged tug-of-war, what mattered most was whose company had sufficient cash flow.
Chang Yu still had the Chang Family backing him, and he had no bad habits himself. Cash flow was no problem for him at all.
Gan Junda visited prostitutes, and hush money alone probably cost him a substantial amount. Given enough time, once his funds couldn't keep up, he would definitely go to his father-in-law for money.
His father-in-law definitely wouldn't give him any more now.
A smile curved Chang Yu's lips. When he lowered his gaze, he happened to meet Xiaotu's eyes.
-"Smiling so happily? Looks like the negotiations went really well the day you visited the Ruan Family. You'd have no excuse not to give me an extra meal today. Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮."
-"But I'm more curious whether Chang Yu will expose Gan Junda's visits to prostitutes and all those disgusting things."
He licked his paw.
-"There are media here too. It'll only be worth watching if it all comes out! A man should dare to own up to what he's done."
The two launch events began at the same time. After Chang Yu's side announced their price and held the ribbon-cutting ceremony, his assistant hurried over in a panic.
"Mr. Chang, Gan Junda's new product is identical to ours, but it's priced at only half of ours. What should we do?"
Although Yan Junye didn't know much about business warfare, he understood what that meant. It was like a Pinduoduo suddenly popping up between a puppy and Xiaotao.
The media were even more excited than the people from the two companies.
They couldn't keep up with interviewing both sides. Fortunately, Chang Yu strode over to Gan Junda on his long legs.
"You seem very confident in your cash flow, Mr. Gan."
Chang Yu smiled. "I wonder if you were unable to sleep last night, Mr. Gan, indulging in pleasure night after night."
Gan Junda instinctively denied it. "Even if you're angry, Mr. Chang, you can't slander people. My wife and I have always had a good relationship. No matter how busy I am, I never spend the night away from home."
In front of all those media outlets, Gan Junda deliberately mocked him. "But you like men, Mr. Chang. You must get up to all sorts of things."
"The things on the first basement level of Ke Yichun's bar really opened my eyes. I heard that when you were with Ke Yichun, you tried them all."
As he spoke, his gaze shifted to the golden retriever on the floor. "I wonder how the experience was?"
Chang Yu didn't know why Xiaotu was the first thing that came to mind. After all, the things he and Xiaotu played with in their daily lives definitely exceeded Ke Yichun's.
Noticing Gan Junda's gaze, Yan Junye was so angry that he spun in circles. "Woof, woof, woof!"
[What the hell are you looking at me for? Fuck, I did turn from a human into a dog, but that was all an accident! It wasn't like the filthy thoughts in your head!]
The media felt they had caught the scent of juicy gossip.
Chang Yu had actually been with Ke Yichun?
In that case, those things previously exposed in the bar... had the two of them played with them together?