CHAPTER 585: CHAPTER 574: THE DIVINE DOCTOR FATHER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS FAMILY’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

Feeling the unusual stares from everyone in the cafe, Li Chengyu became restless and soon left.

What he didn’t notice was that there had already been two people sitting behind their seats who had clearly heard their entire conversation.

"President Gu, isn’t that the general manager of Pengcheng and Director Ye? I didn’t expect the couple that outsiders see as immortals to actually look like this." The man with a buzz cut clicked his tongue, "I didn’t expect the Iron Lady, Director Ye, to be infertile. The Li family even thought of surrogacy, that’s truly demeaning."

"Enough, let’s not talk too much about others." Said a man in his early thirties sitting across from him, wearing gold-framed glasses, appearing somewhat aloof and distant.

Upon hearing this, the buzz-cut man really stopped talking and started discussing business instead: "So, President Gu, should we acquire the shopping mall across the street?"

"Let’s not." Gu Mingting, who had been observing for a while, closed the file, "The location is good, but the profit margin is small, not worth it. Let’s head back to the company."

"Yes."

"By the way, if Director Ye does leave Pengcheng Group, send her an offer letter."

The buzz-cut man was surprised: "President Gu, won’t this offend Pengcheng Group?"

"Am I supposed to be afraid of them?" Gu Mingting chuckled lightly, "Besides, our business doesn’t overlap with Pengcheng Group, there’s nothing to worry about."

"Should the offer be under the name of Gu Real Estate or Gu Pharmaceutical?"

"If she’s willing, let her be the general manager at Gu Pharmaceutical."

"Yes, President Gu." After the buzz-cut man agreed, he added somewhat gleefully, "Our company is about to gain a valuable asset. I wonder if Li Pengcheng will regret this, considering most of Pengcheng Group’s rapid development over the past two years can be credited to Ye Chan."

Gu Mingting smiled indifferently: "Who knows!"

Ye Chan went back to Ye Qiu’s place today. Ye Qiu didn’t ask anything and happily made a meal for her daughter, yet the atmosphere at the Li family was somewhat tense.

"Ye Chan hasn’t come back today?" Gao Juan asked with a stern face.

Li Chengyu sat on the sofa silently, his expression similarly grim.

Li Pengcheng put down the newspaper and turned his gaze to his son: "Did you talk to her today?"

"Hmm." Li Chengyu nodded dejectedly, his expression somewhat irritable.

"Didn’t go well?" Seeing his demeanor, Li Pengcheng understood, "What did you talk about?"

"She suggested a divorce." Li Chengyu said in a very low tone.

That set off Gao Juan like a firecracker: "She suggested a divorce? What right does she have to suggest a divorce? Does she think she is a fairy coming down from heaven?"

"Mom!" Li Chengyu called out, trying to be patient.

"What did she say?" As the capable support in the company, Li Pengcheng cared a lot about this matter, and with his son and daughter-in-law’s marriage boosting public trust in their company, leading to rising stock prices, he didn’t want any incidents.

"Ye Chan... she already knows about my affair." Li Chengyu said, quite embarrassed and annoyed.

"What? Brother? You cheated?" Li Xinyi, dressed in a Princess Dress, stood at the door, dropping her shopping bag on the ground, her round eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Xinyi, go back to your room, this has nothing to do with you." Gao Juan tried to pull her daughter away.

"How can it have nothing to do with me!" Li Xinyi ran quickly to Li Chengyu, "Brother, how could you cheat? How could you let down sister-in-law? I’m so disappointed in you, go apologize to her and win her back!"

"Xinyi, I..." Facing his sister, whom he had doted on since childhood, Li Chengyu found himself at a loss for words.

"Brother, you’ve really disappointed me, do you know how much I’ve admired the relationship between you and sister-in-law?" Li Xinyi’s voice contained a hint of crying, "Even if sister-in-law can’t have children, you shouldn’t do this!"

"Xinyi, go upstairs." Faced with his sister’s reproaching, Li Chengyu’s expression was somewhat embarrassed.

"I won’t, you have to explain everything to me today, and you must promise to bring sister-in-law back." Li Xinyi stubbornly refused to leave.

"Win her back? Your sister-in-law has already made up her mind to divorce me, even mentioning she wouldn’t mind going to court. She’s so heartless, why don’t you talk to her?" Li Chengyu suddenly stood up, shouting angrily.

"Divorce? And a lawsuit?" Li Xinyi, who grew up coddled, didn’t know how to react.

"She wants to sue?" Li Pengcheng’s voice was deep, already showing signs of anger.

"Yes." Li Chengyu deflated, "She said she can’t tolerate my cheating, can’t tolerate raising someone else’s child, hopes for a peaceful separation, otherwise she’ll sue in court."

"She dares to sue you?" Gao Juan’s voice was sharp, "She can’t have children herself, what grounds does she have to sue you? Haven’t we treated her well enough? She doesn’t want to be a wealthy lady, instead she wants a major conflict, I want to see who can outlast whom."

"How are you going to fight? Once she sues, do you think our company’s stock will continue to rise?" Li Pengcheng spoke in a low shout.

"What do we do now?" Gao Juan felt aggrieved, her heart full of resentment toward Ye Chan.

"Is there really no room for negotiation?"

Li Chengyu was very distraught: "No, I know Ye Chan’s temperament very well, once she has made up her mind, she will not turn back."

"So what does she want?"

"She said except for the salary she earned working for the company these past years, she doesn’t want anything else."

"She has the nerve to mention salary? Didn’t I give her spending money every month?" Gao Juan said angrily again.

"Enough, you don’t understand anything." Li Pengcheng shouted at his wife again, causing Gao Juan’s expression to become extremely unsightly, unable to vent her anger on her husband, she redirected her fury towards Ye Chan.

Li Xinyi felt very overwhelmed, wondering why her mom and dad suddenly started arguing? Why had her brother become so decadent and irritable? Isn’t it better for the family to get along peacefully?

She knew it was because of her brother’s affair and knew it wasn’t fair to blame her sister-in-law, but still couldn’t help thinking, if her sister-in-law didn’t divorce her brother, wouldn’t today’s scene be avoided?

She felt that she must find a chance to talk to her sister-in-law tomorrow, although it was her brother’s fault for cheating, he was willing to admit his mistake and correct it, why not give her brother a chance?

"Then just divorce her!" Li Pengcheng decisively said, "But make her sign a contract that she cannot join any company in the same industry as ours for five years, otherwise we will have the right to hold her accountable for leaking our company’s secrets."

Hearing Li Pengcheng’s words, Li Chengyu’s eyes widened: "Dad, what are you saying? You’re telling me to get a divorce?"