At that moment, an absurd thought crossed Xiao Churan’s mind.


Could the “Young Master Ye” that Wang Dongxue mentioned actually be her husband, Ye Chen?


But the more she thought about it, the more impossible it seemed.


How could that be?


Ye Chen was just an orphan who grew up in a welfare home!


But then again, who else in the world would treat her so well?


Thirty million was already an ambitious goal, yet the other party had directly given her sixty million…


Unable to resist, she asked Wang Dongxue, “Vice Chair Wang, is your chairman named Ye Chen?”


Wang Dongxue’s heart skipped a beat. Ye Chen had explicitly instructed her not to reveal his identity, only to mention his surname. If Madam Xiao guessed the truth, wouldn’t she be held responsible?


She quickly replied, “Ms. Xiao, please don’t ask further. Our chairman comes from a prestigious family in Yanjing. His identity is highly confidential, and I’m not authorized to disclose it.”


Xiao Churan nodded lightly. The mention of a prestigious family in Yanjing snapped her back to reality.


Ye Chen was just an orphan—there was no way he could be part of some elite family in Yanjing. Clearly, she was overthinking things.


…


When Xiao Churan left Wang Dongxue’s office, she still felt as if she were dreaming.


In her hands was the signed contract for a sixty-million-yuan collaboration between the Xiao family and the Emgrand Group.


Everything felt unreal.


Outside the Emgrand Group building, Xiao Churan spotted Ye Chen waiting and ran to him excitedly. “Ye Chen, I actually managed to do it!”


Ye Chen chuckled inwardly. Your husband owns the Emgrand Group—how could you not succeed?


Feigning surprise, he said, “Wow! You nailed such a difficult project? Honey, you’re amazing!”


Xiao Churan sighed. “No, it’s not because I’m amazing. It felt more like the Emgrand Group just gave it to me.”


“Really?” Ye Chen asked, pretending to be curious. “Why do you say that?”


Afraid that mentioning the chairman might make Ye Chen jealous, Xiao Churan quickly changed the subject. “Oh, it’s a long story. Let’s go to the company and share the good news with everyone.”


Ye Chen laughed. “Alright! That jerk Xiao Hailong will have to honor his bet and kneel to me now!”


Xiao Churan nodded. “He’s always so arrogant and dismissive. It’s time someone taught him a lesson.”


Deep down, Xiao Churan was also fed up with how her relatives belittled her and her husband. Now that she had succeeded, she intended to put them in their place.


…


Ten minutes later, they arrived at the Xiao Group.


In the meeting room, the atmosphere was strange.


Everyone knew Xiao Churan had gone to the Emgrand Group that morning, but no one believed she could succeed. They were all waiting to mock her.


To their surprise, she returned so quickly.


When Xiao Churan and Ye Chen entered the meeting room, everyone gave them mocking looks.


Xiao Hailong sneered, “Wow, Churan, you’re back already? Did you even make it through the doors of the Emgrand Group? Hahaha!”


His sister, Xiao Weiwei, added sarcastically, “Churan, failing in less than an hour—that must be a record!”


Grandma Xiao’s face darkened. She knew the Emgrand Group project was incredibly challenging. Even if Xiao Churan failed, she should have at least shown more effort. Giving up so quickly was infuriating.


Fixing her gaze on Xiao Churan, she said coldly, “Xiao Churan, you’ve let me down.”


Hearing this, Ye Chen’s expression grew stern.


These people are disgusting! They don’t even bother to ask what happened and start mocking her immediately?


Especially that jerk Xiao Hailong—what’s he so smug about? Soon, he’ll be the one kneeling!


Xiao Churan, initially filled with excitement, felt a bucket of cold water poured over her by the crowd’s harsh words. Fighting back her anger, she said, “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’ve successfully secured the Emgrand Group collaboration.”


“What? You succeeded?”


“That’s impossible! How could you even meet Wang Dongxue?”


Everyone was dumbfounded.


“Xiao Churan, do you think we’d believe that?”


Xiao Hailong slammed the table and shouted, “Wang Dongxue is a renowned business elite. Why would she meet someone like you? Do you even know your place?”


Ignoring the accusations, Xiao Churan pulled out the contract and handed it to Grandma Xiao. “Here is the project contract from the Emgrand Group. Please have a look.”


The contract was like a bomb, shaking the room to its core.


Xiao Hailong refused to believe it and yelled, “This must be a fake! There’s no way she got a contract from the Emgrand Group!”


“That’s right!” Xiao Weiwei chimed in. “How could she secure such a deal? This is a 30-million-yuan project! If she could do it, I would have done it long ago!”


Xiao Churan sneered. “Cousin, you’re mistaken. This contract isn’t for 30 million—it’s for 60 million.”


“Get out of here!” Xiao Weiwei scoffed. “A 60-million-yuan contract? Do you think we’re idiots? How dare you make such a ridiculous claim? I could even say I have secured a hundred million!”


Xiao Hailong sneered coldly, “Churan, are you treating Grandma and all of us like fools?”


Then he turned to Grandma Xiao and said, “Grandma! Churan’s behavior is outrageous and disrespectful! You can’t let her get away with this!”


Grandma Xiao was fuming, her teeth clenched in anger. She had already thought that securing 30 million was nearly impossible. Now Xiao Churan returned after just half an hour claiming she had signed a 60-million-yuan contract?


Was she trying to humiliate her in front of everyone?


Did she really think the authority of the family head could be taken so lightly?


An ungrateful descendant like this—how could she maintain her authority in the family if she didn’t take action?


Furious, Grandma Xiao slammed the table and shouted, “Xiao Churan! Go to the HR department immediately and submit your resignation!”


Xiao Churan was utterly dumbfounded. Have these people lost their minds? Would it kill them to just open the contract and take a look?


At that moment, someone suddenly shouted, “Oh my God! The official Emgrand Group WeChat account just made an announcement! The 60-million-yuan contract is real!”