Seeing that her parents kept targeting Ye Chen, Xiao Churan sighed and said, "Dad, Mom, this has nothing to do with Ye Chen. I was the one who didn't want to let them look down on us anymore. Haven't we suffered enough humiliation over the years?"
Xiao Churan's mother blurted out, "Even so, you can't accept this assignment! Never mind you-even if your grandmother went, they wouldn't give her the time of day!"
Watching the scene before him, Ye Chen gave a bitter smile to himself. His snobbish parents-in-law probably wouldn't dare believe he was the boss of Dihao Group, even if someone beat them to death.
Just then, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.
"Coming, coming..."
His mother-in-law, Ma Lan, sighed as she opened the door.
Ye Chen glanced over and saw a young man standing at the door in an Armani suit. He was graceful and handsome, with a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist that looked to be worth at least three to five million.
His mother-in-law immediately exclaimed in excitement, "Oh, it's Wenhao! What brings you here?"
The visitor was Zhang Wenhao, the young master of the Zhang Family, who had been pursuing Xiao Churan all along.
Zhang Wenhao smiled and said, "Auntie, I heard Churan took on the cooperation deal with Dihao Group, so I came over especially to give her some advice."
"Oh! You really are our whole family's savior!"
Ma Lan was thrilled. She looked at Zhang Wenhao as though he were her own son-in-law and hurriedly welcomed him inside. As they walked, she asked, "Wenhao, do you have a way to help Churan land the contract with Dihao Group?"
Zhang Wenhao nodded with a smile, paying no attention to Ye Chen, who stood nearby, as though he were an ant by the roadside. He went straight to Xiao Churan and said with a slight smile, "Churan, why didn't you tell me about something so important? But don't worry. Dihao Group works with my family's company. I'll ask my dad to put in a word right away, and I'll do everything I can to help you."
In fact, Zhang Wenhao's father had no such influence at all. He only said it to show off in front of Xiao Churan.
Xiao Churan had always known that Zhang Wenhao was interested in her, so she said coldly, "Zhang Wenhao, I appreciate the thought, but I'll find a way myself."
Ma Lan cried out in disbelief, "Churan, are you crazy? Young Master Zhang came here out of the goodness of his heart to help you. How can you speak to him like that?"
Xiao Churan said nothing, but Ye Chen, standing beside her, asked Zhang Wenhao with great interest, "Young Master Zhang, I'm curious. How can you help Churan? Dihao Group is so big, surely your family can't control what it does? Do you have a way to get Emgrand to sign a contract with Churan?"
Zhang Wenhao gave a disdainful sneer and said, "What do you know? Our Zhang Family has always been a major partner of Dihao Group. Our family will get at least a third of Emgrand's two-billion project this time! When the time comes, I'll have my dad take tens of millions from that third and subcontract it to Churan. Wouldn't that help her complete her assignment?"
Ye Chen said in surprise, "Oh! I didn't realize Young Master Zhang's family had such close ties with Dihao Group!"
Zhang Wenhao snorted coldly. "Of course! Who in Jinling doesn't know that our Zhang Family works closely with Dihao Group?"
With that, Zhang Wenhao stared at Ye Chen and said disdainfully, "Ye Chen, a frog at the bottom of a well like you should leave Churan of your own accord. A man like you can't give her happiness. You'll only hold her back."
At that moment, Xiao Churan said coldly, "Sorry, Young Master Zhang, but I don't need your help. And please don't speak disrespectfully to my husband!"
Zhang Wenhao stared in shock. "Churan, I'm helping you like this, and you're still taking this good-for-nothing's side? What makes him worth defending?"
Xiao Churan said earnestly, "He's not a good-for-nothing. He's my husband!"
Zhang Wenhao's face darkened with anger. "Fine! You refused a toast only to drink a forfeit! I'd like to see how you deal with this trouble! If you can't handle it when the time comes, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"
With that, Zhang Wenhao turned and slammed the door behind him.
Ma Lan wanted to chase after him and explain, but Zhang Wenhao had already gone far away.
Furious, she slapped her thigh, pointed a finger at Ye Chen's nose, and began berating him. "You're infuriating me! What can a good-for-nothing like you do besides hold Churan back? Young Master Zhang was kind enough to help, and you actually drove him away!"
Ye Chen said calmly, "Mom, he was just talking. He can't even secure a deal with Dihao Group himself, so how could he possibly help Churan?"
"Bullshit!" Ma Lan said furiously. "The Zhang Family can get a third of Dihao Group's project. What the hell do you know?"
Ye Chen sneered inwardly. I don't know what the Zhang Family is capable of. All I know is that my Dihao Group will never have any dealings with the Zhang Family! Even if Dihao Group really did have quite a few dealings with the Zhang Family before, all of them will stop from now on!
Xiao Churan had no idea what Ye Chen was thinking. She said to her mother, "Mom, don't blame Ye Chen. We'll talk after I get back from Dihao Group!"
"Oh!" Ma Lan let out a long sigh, feeling that heaven was unjust. Her own daughter had married a good-for-nothing husband, yet her daughter had married an even more useless man.
What sin had she committed to deserve this!