Chapter 138 - 126: Whose Subordinate Is This?

Chapter 138: Chapter 126: Whose Subordinate Is This?

His shakedown at the Lin Group was a success, and the main credit went to Lin Wanyu. ’I’ll have to properly reward my little treasure when I get home tonight,’ he thought.

By the time Gao Yuan got home, an extra five million yuan had appeared in his bank account.

This extra five million from Lin Hongnian hadn’t been drawn from the Lin Group’s accounts. Instead, he had transferred the five million directly to Gao Yuan from his personal funds.

When the money arrived, Gao Yuan understood Lin Hongnian’s intentions even more clearly.

He replied to Lin Hongnian directly on WeChat: "Thank you, Father-in-law. We’ll be happy together."

That single address—"Father-in-law"—made Lin Hongnian ecstatic. He ended up drinking two extra glasses of wine at dinner.

And that was all Gao Yuan could do.

He truly had no intention of getting married. Aside from a marriage certificate, he would give the women in his life even more of everything else he could offer.

CLICK.

The door opened. It was Li Mengqing, back from work.

She greeted the two of them and was about to change into her loungewear.

Gao Yuan and Lin Wanyu stopped her, saying they were going to eat out tonight.

But Li Mengqing, unusually, disagreed. Instead, she said she wanted to eat Gao Yuan’s cooking.

When a beautiful woman made a request, Gao Yuan was naturally happy to oblige. He stood up and headed straight for the kitchen.

After changing her clothes, Li Mengqing sat down on the sofa with Lin Wanyu.

"Qingqing, you’re not yourself today!"

Lin Wanyu sat cross-legged, facing Li Mengqing, and asked her directly.

Gao Yuan might not have noticed, but having been best friends for so many years, she could clearly sense that Li Mengqing wasn’t her usual self.

Very different, in fact!

Faced with Lin Wanyu’s questioning, Li Mengqing didn’t hide anything. "I quit my job," she said plainly.

Her tone was placid, without a ripple of emotion.

Lin Wanyu, however, was so shocked she almost cried out.

She knew Li Mengqing had loved styling ever since she was a little girl. While other girls would get Barbie dolls and enjoy dressing them up, Li Mengqing preferred to restyle their hair and makeup.

That’s why, after growing up, Li Mengqing had studied design in college but had also gone on to specialize in cosmetology and hairstyling on her own.

She knew how much Li Mengqing loved her current job. ’Why would she quit unless she ran into some huge problem?’

"Why?"

"Did someone say something?"

A few possibilities immediately sprang to Lin Wanyu’s mind.

"No."

"My boss talked to me today. He wanted to sign the three of us, but I refused."

"But that’s not the main reason I quit. I just feel that if I keep going on like this, I might cause trouble for Brother Yuan."

Li Mengqing confessed her true feelings to Lin Wanyu.

Hearing this, Lin Wanyu fell silent.

Li Mengqing’s resignation had struck a chord with her.

Although she wasn’t short on money, seeing Gao Yuan so busy building his business while she just stayed home every day had started to feel a little dull.

She hadn’t really thought about it before, but Li Mengqing’s resignation today suddenly made her start thinking about her own future.

"Qingqing, what if we start a business, too?"

This out-of-the-blue suggestion from Lin Wanyu made Li Mengqing stare at her in surprise.

’Lin Wanyu wants to start a business?’

’You’ve got to be kidding me!’

Li Mengqing knew her best friend too well. ’How could the thought of starting a business ever cross her mind?’

’She’d been coddled in luxury her whole life, living without a single worry. The word "entrepreneurship" seemed completely unrelated to Lin Wanyu.’

Li Mengqing reached out and placed her hand on Lin Wanyu’s forehead. ’No fever.’

"Hey!"

"I’m not kidding!"

Lin Wanyu pulled Li Mengqing’s hand away, her voice tinged with annoyance.

"Do you guys really think I have no ambition at all?!"

Lin Wanyu sat up straight again and looked at Li Mengqing seriously. "Qingqing, I really do want to start a business."

"Gao Yuan is so busy with his career, and we can’t help him at all. We can’t just spend all day eating, drinking, and having fun, right?"

"Besides, his business is getting bigger and bigger. I don’t want to be a housewife anymore. I want to grow, too."

Lin Wanyu explained her own thoughts.

The more successful Gao Yuan became in his career, the more a sliver of panic grew in Lin Wanyu’s heart.

Just this morning, while at home, she had been wondering, ’If Gao Yuan becomes as successful as his father one day, will he just leave me?’

’After all, she wasn’t a young woman anymore.’

’After all, she and Gao Yuan weren’t legally married.’

’After all, all she had to offer was her useless gentleness...’

The more Lin Wanyu dwelled on these thoughts, the more frightened she became. Li Mengqing’s resignation had been the spark that ignited the full-blown panic in her heart.

Starting a business was the only solution Lin Wanyu could think of.

She wanted to keep pace with Gao Yuan. Even if he would never abandon her, she had to grow on her own.

"But what kind of business would we even start?"

Li Mengqing’s question was like a pinprick to a balloon. Lin Wanyu, who had just straightened up, slumped over again.

She had no idea what kind of business to start, either.

"Why don’t we ask him after dinner?"

After looking dejected for a moment, Lin Wanyu suddenly lifted her head, grabbed Li Mengqing’s hand, and said.

Li Mengqing glanced toward the kitchen, where Gao Yuan was cooking.

In the kitchen, Gao Yuan had been focused on cooking when a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

[DING! Charming Uncle - Supportive Partner Mission 2.0 has been initiated.]

[Mission]: Help Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing find their own careers.

[Mission Reward 1]: Judgment Card.

[Mission Reward 2]: 5 Experience Points.

[Note: By using the Judgment Card, the Host will have a one-time opportunity to render an ultimate judgment according to their own will.]

After receiving the system notification and seeing the "Supportive Partner" mission pop up on his status panel, Gao Yuan turned to look at the two women in the living room, his gaze meeting Li Mengqing’s at that very moment.

Gao Yuan gave Li Mengqing an adoring smile before turning back to his cooking.

While he cooked, he checked the mission details. It was actually a mission to help Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing find their own careers.

The system’s reward, the Judgment Card, struck Gao Yuan as very interesting.

This card could actually be used to render an ultimate judgment based on his own will.

’That’s a little terrifying!’

Almost instantly, his mind flashed to that news story about the honest man who, after sixteen years of marriage, discovered none of his four children were biologically his.

And when he filed for divorce, the woman still demanded half their assets!

Gao Yuan had never seen such a shameless woman!

He’d thought Pan Jinlian was the pinnacle of shamelessness, but this woman was even more audacious. Even Cao Cao would probably want to crawl out of his grave and ask whose subordinate she was.

However, Gao Yuan didn’t use the Judgment Card in a fit of anger. As for that honest man from the news, Gao Yuan trusted that the law would bring him justice.

After dinner, Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing helped Gao Yuan clean up the kitchen. Once they were done, the two of them pulled him down onto the sofa.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan was suddenly reminded of the last two times they had all been drinking. ’Surely they don’t want to drink again tonight, do they?’