Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 319 - 293: Interlocking Links

"It was a woman’s voice. She detailed your injury’s location, condition, and reason—the reason being that during the mission, you were distracted because of me."

Yu Minglang suddenly realized, no wonder his Mei suddenly broke up with him without any reason!

"Those couple of days, I happened to be in an unstable emotional state. Because when I parted ways with Minglang before, it wasn’t very pleasant, and subconsciously, I was worried about his safety. Then he got into an accident, so..."

It can only be said that when it rains, it pours. If things had come one by one, a single phone call wouldn’t have been enough to stir Qian. But the timing of this call happened to be when Qian was most troubled. She had just learned that Yu Minglang was her benefactor from a past life, the man who gave her everything, yet she was the one who caused his injury, seizing the opportunity.

Mr. Yu and Mr. Yu exchanged glances, seeing the same information in each other’s eyes.

Everything was linked together, a conspiracy targeting Qian and Minglang from the start. Who wanted to force Qian and Minglang to break up through such despicable means?

Not only could they track Yu Minglang’s movements, but they could also contact all of the Yu Family’s relatives. How powerful must they be? If their purpose was merely to use Qian to pressure the entire Yu Family, then the Yu Family had to consider things on a much larger scale.

After all, Mr. Yu and his sons were not ordinary people. This cautious and low-key family left almost no talking points.

Mrs. Yu reached out directly and twisted Yu Minglang’s ear.

"Ultimately, it’s your fault! Who told you to make Qian angry? Who told you to carelessly get injured? I’ve told you before, when you go to work, you must be single-minded, yet you come back injured?"

"You can’t blame me! When I was saving someone, I wasn’t thinking about Mei. While we were evaluating the project, a high-altitude object nearly fell on someone, and if I hadn’t pushed him, he would’ve been hit!"

Fearing Qian might overthink, he turned to explain to her.

"Mei, it’s not that I don’t think about you. I make time to think about you before going to bed every night, for ten minutes at a time. I can’t think about anything else; if I think about you, I can’t continue my work."

After scolding her son, Mrs. Yu turned to Qian and said.

"Qian, I understand your concern for him. However, the men in our family do this kind of work, and injuries are inevitable. But for the sake of their family, they will protect themselves to the greatest extent. If Minglang goes on a trip again and you’re worried, just come to talk with me and your sister-in-law."

Qian nodded, "I won’t overthink it in the future, I won’t distract him anymore."

Mrs. Yu was about to praise Qian for her enlightenment. This girl adapts quickly. Compared to Wang Xiaohong, who fussed every time Mingyi went out until they divorced and nearly created problems for the rest of the Yu Family.

But then again, there was no sense of achievement. Mrs. Yu hoped to showcase some family warmth today, to comfort the startled Qian, only for Qian to remain so calm.

She caught a glimpse of Yu Minglang looking around hesitantly.

"Youngest, what are you looking for?"

"Where is the recorder? I want to record what she said. If she dares to cause trouble again, I’ll play it back for her!"

Mrs. Yu face-palmed; her son achieved only this much, truly taking after his father.

Qian recounted the phone call in detail that day.

Initially, she planned to talk it through with Yu Minglang. At that time, Qian felt too guilty, and coupled with her poor adjustment to Yu Minglang being her benefactor, impulsively made that decision.

Now that the two had decided to get engaged, of course, she wanted to lay everything out. They were once two independent individuals, but now they were the prototype of a small family; they naturally had to discuss matters together.

Mrs. Yu brought them over to show full support and trust for Qian, as well as to demonstrate how the Yu Family handled similar situations in the future.

Mr. Yu still retained the big family mindset from his generation. Why did everyone oppose Mr. Yu marrying Wang Xiaohong? Because, at a glance, she couldn’t integrate into the collective. Her sense of self was too strong; frankly, she was too selfish.

Although Qian was also a highly individualistic person, she handled problems with some degree of composure, was resourceful in resolving issues, and balanced various relationships. Therefore, she did not exhibit any maladjusted state in this big family.

After Qian finished talking, Yu Minglang fell into thought.

"Are there any women around you?" Mrs. Yu asked.

Yu Minglang shook his head, "Even my secretary is a man."

That was strange. Could it be that someone leaked information, then instructed someone else to pass it on?

"But among the people I know, some, like me, can change their voices."

When Yu Minglang left his old unit, he brought along a few elites. His circle was filled with all kinds of talents; Yu Minglang knew lip-reading and voice-changing, and there were others like him.

"But I know them all. They’re unlikely to do such a thing. Who on earth could it be?"

"This must have been premeditated; the purpose of that call was very clear—to make me and Minglang break up. I remember her tone being very agitated, implying that because of me, Minglang got hurt. I wasn’t worthy of Minglang or something like that. I’m wondering if she was the one who spread the news, or was she trying to use public opinion to suppress me, making me feel like a tarnished woman unfit for Yu Minglang, forcing me to let go?"

Qian’s analysis was quite on point.

"Someone came with a purpose, wanting to ruin things between you two. You must hold firm and remember, no matter when, that the only ones we can trust are our own family members. Don’t let others sow discord; we must stand united."

Mr. Yu was not home, but what Mrs. Yu said represented his stance.

"Understood, this time both of us need to reflect. The primary responsibility lies with me. If I had stopped her, kept her locked up until she thought it through, such a thing wouldn’t have happened."

Yu Minglang thought his plan was perfect, only to be despised by Mrs. Yu and Qian.

Restricting someone’s freedom wouldn’t really reduce Qian’s anger, would it?

So the two exchanged a glance and decided to ignore Yu Minglang, continuing their discussion.

"Youngest, outside, have you attracted any romantic debts? Like a friend’s sister, female employees at your office?"

Yu Minglang pleaded with his mother.

"Don’t talk about this in front of Qian. I am so upright that I deserve a Good Man trophy. How could I have any romantic debts?"

On this point, Qian was not worried at all.

"Based on my professional judgment, Minglang may have a tendency for emotional cleanliness, so it’s unlikely he’d flirt outside."

"What kind of illness is that? Does it harm him?" Mrs. Yu asked.