"Busy?"

Ye Mei draped her arm over Su Chen's shoulder, seemingly unbothered, and turned to look at him. "I heard from Yaning that you've accompanied her out a few times, haven't you?"

"Wasn't that just because she happened to need something done? I'd do the same for you without hesitation!" Su Chen said as he walked her toward the door, his voice laced with conviction.

"That's what you say. But remember when I told you I'm planning to go abroad soon? Will you come with me?" A sly smile formed at the corner of Ye Mei's mouth.

It hadn't occurred to Su Chen that Ye Mei had been waiting for him to say something, so he replied, "If there's nothing particularly important at that time, I'll definitely accompany you."

Hearing this, Ye Mei nodded in satisfaction.

The receptionist watched them leave, her heart pounding nervously. Have I offended my future boss? Will I still have good days ahead? The newly graduated girl suddenly became anxious.

After leaving the Rose Mansion, Ye Mei and Su Chen went to a small restaurant next door. Since it was just Ye Mei, she only ordered two dishes and a soup, which cost about fifty yuan in total.

"Don't eat so late in the future. Your body is your own." Seeing that she was clearly starving, Su Chen couldn't help but say reproachfully.

"Are you showing concern for me?" Ye Mei asked with veiled depth.

"We're friends, after all!" Su Chen lit a cigarette and said casually, knowing this small, diner-style restaurant surely wouldn't forbid smoking. "By the way, how did the talk with your mom go about that matter?" Su Chen exhaled a cloud of smoke and asked casually, "When do we go to the Wu Family to get the person out?" He spoke lightly, as if retrieving someone from the Wu Family was as easy as picking something up off the street.

"Let's wait a bit longer. My mom's attitude has softened, probably because of how you humiliated Liang Jing last time. The Wu Family's attitude toward my mom doesn't seem as harsh as before, but it's also not as warm as it was recently."

"That's good to hear. Just let me know when you're planning to make a move." Su Chen really wanted to settle scores with the Wu Family, who had sent people to assassinate him time after time. Did they really think he had no temper?

"Let's talk about it after I get back from abroad." Ye Mei spoke as if it were a trivial matter, though she was quite worried inside.

Maybe Su Chen had some strength to contend with the Wu Family, but behind them was the Situ Family! As for the Situ Family, Ye Mei's confidence wasn't so solid. Even though Su Chen was mysterious and even had connections with the Phillip Family, she still had her concerns. After all, that's one of Yandu's top families! Just thinking about their background and strength is daunting!

However, that was her own issue to face. Having already dragged Su Chen into the Wu Family affairs made her feel guilty. She absolutely couldn't drag him into the vortex of the Situ Family as well!

Su Chen, seeing the worried look on Ye Mei's face, thought she was distressed about the company, so he didn't ask anything further.

Meanwhile, in a VIP ward on the top floor of Jianghai Hospital, a group of people stood, each with a solemn expression, looking quite displeased. Especially a middle-aged couple, their eyes brimming with anger!

"Mrs. Wu, how did my son end up like this after just one trip to Jianghai?" The still-charming middle-aged woman gritted her teeth, looking at her son lying in the hospital bed, her heart aching.

"We of the Wu Family are also very sorry about this. No one wishes for such a tragedy to happen," Wu Jingui said apologetically.

"Sorry? What's the use of being sorry? Can your apology heal my son's leg?" Upon hearing Wu Jingui's lukewarm apology, the middle-aged woman immediately roared.

"Indeed, Madam Wu, shouldn't your Wu Family give us, the Yang Family, an explanation for this matter?" The middle-aged man said indifferently, his tone carrying a tinge of arrogance.

"Rest assured, Family Head Yang, our Wu Family will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!" Madam Wu felt uncomfortable with the man's high-and-mighty attitude, but she still sincerely made a promise.

Truth be told, the Wu Family's overall strength was still above the Yang Family's, but who could blame them when their sister married so well? Because his sister married into the legitimate line of the third branch of the Situ Family of Yandu—that is, the mother of the young Situ master who was to marry Ye Mei—the Yang Family suddenly seemed to stand taller.

"Don't give me these useless words. I only care about one thing, and that is, the brute who hurt my son must die!" The middle-aged woman screamed, nearly losing all her senses at this point! Although she still had a daughter, she only had one son!

"Please rest assured, our Wu Family is honor-bound in this matter!" Madam Wu immediately assured, actually even if the other side hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't let the culprit off the hook.

Because she had already found out, the young man who completely crippled Yang Rong's leg was none other than Su Chen, whom she had long wanted to eliminate swiftly! It was just because the Martial Artists of her family kept disappearing, suffering heavy losses, that Madam Wu had no choice but to temporarily suspend the pursuit of that young man, but this did not mean that Madam Wu had let the matter slide. On the contrary, her desire for retribution against him grew heavier by the day!

"Good, then we'll be waiting for good news from your Wu Family!" The middle-aged man patted the woman's shoulder. "Let's step outside for now, so Rong'er can rest well."

At this moment, Yang Rong was lying quietly in bed; in fact, he had woken up a while ago. After awakening, he simply couldn't accept the reality of his disability, became extremely agitated, and the doctors, having no other choice, had to give him a sedative to calm him down.

Su Chen was naturally unaware of what had transpired at Jianghai Hospital; after having lunch with Ye Mei, they returned to Rose Mansion together. When the two of them walked in, the little girl's gaze toward Su Chen was somewhat evasive, fearful, and of course, a bit peculiar!

"See, you've scared the little girl, haven't you?" Ye Mei said to Su Chen with a hint of amusement.

"How have I? She doesn't think we're in that kind of relationship, does she?"

"What do you think?" Ye Mei gave him a look, slightly annoyed.

The two were just joking with each other; even Ye Mei herself wasn't clear about what exactly she felt for Su Chen. However, she found this way of interacting quite nice—at least it was comfortable.

Afterward, they took the elevator to Ye Mei's office. Her office was quite large, looking very impressive, and from the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, one could appreciate the splendid night view of Jianghai's lights!

"You also know that Rose Mansion used to be involved in different businesses, so we have to put a bit more effort on appearances before changing people's perceptions," explained Ye Mei somewhat embarrassedly after seeing Su Chen admire her luxurious office.

Just then, Su Chen's phone rang. Upon seeing that it was a call from Lin Ruoxue, he immediately made a silencing gesture and answered the call.

"Could it be that the chief wife is coming to check on us?" After Su Chen hung up, Ye Mei, looking at his sneaky appearance, chuckled. As friends, she and Xiao Yaning already knew about Su Chen having a wife; they just didn't know who the woman that tamed this 'Monster' was!

"Chief wife? What, are you one of the concubines?" Su Chen turned and walked out. "I've got to go for now."

"Just go already!" Upon hearing his words, Ye Mei's face blushed slightly, and she muttered something under her breath after he left.