Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 130 A daughter shouldn't like his son.

Gu Nan clearly did not expect to hear these words from Lin Wanran.

The atmosphere in his office was eerily quiet.

His originally calm expression began to change as time went on. Gu Nan frowned as he looked at Lin Wanran, who had said those words, with surprise.

"Don't say such hurtful things."

"I'm not angry."

In response, Lin Wanran replied calmly.

During this period, she worked day and night, all in order to reclaim everything that rightfully belonged to her in her area of ​​expertise.

However, reality seemed to play a not-so-funny joke on her.

Her design was unremarkable compared to Wen Yunwei's, and the comparison made Lin Wanran, a fellow jewelry designer, realize the difference in their skill levels.

Lin Wanran knew clearly that she had lost again.

Ever since Wen Yunwei started working at the company, her work has consistently been overshadowed by Wen Yunwei's.

Her office, which should have been hers, was taken away, and she even stole the attention of her colleagues within the company.

Lin Wanran could not accept this outcome.

Rather than stay like this, she might as well leave.

"I don't want to work here anymore, I want to resign."

When the word "resignation" reached Gu Nan's ears, his already displeased expression darkened even further.

He carefully examined Lin Wanran in front of him, paused for several seconds, and then asked again to confirm.

"Lin Wanran, are you serious?"

"Yes, resign."

"Why can't you humbly ask Wen Yunwei for advice? Her designs are indeed more inspired than yours."

"I can't accept it."

Replying calmly, Lin Wanran looked at Gu Nan in front of her and continued speaking.

“Wen Yunwei and my ex-husband went to the same high school; she was also my senior.”

Wouldn't it be better to ask a senior student for advice?

"I hate her, you could even say I loathe her!"

Lin Wanran recalled her student days, when Wen Yunwei had already started making jewelry in her spare time to bring to school.

The admiration and respect from her classmates made Lin Wanran, who had been silently watching, feel very resentful.

Perhaps it was from that time that she had a clear goal.

Lin Wanran used to not know what she liked, let alone what her life goals were.

It was because of Wen Yunwei that she clearly realized what kind of life she wanted to achieve.

She enjoys the feeling of being cared for, valued, and even admired and praised.

She wants her work to sell well and gain the admiration of many buyers.

She cannot accept failure.

She couldn't accept that such a failure was brought upon her by Wen Yunwei.

Although she was her senior, Lin Wanran had absolutely no good impression of Wen Yunwei.

She hated him, hated the feeling that every time she appeared, Liu Changcun would shift his gaze away from her and focus entirely on her.

Like a dirty child living in a garbage dump, Lin Wanran, who was raised by her mother alone, desperately wanted to get attention from others.

She is jealous of her peers who are more outstanding than her, but she also wants everyone to revolve around her.

She cannot be satisfied with the status quo.

They would not accept a peaceful and boring life.

She wanted to elevate herself and let those who once looked down on her know that Lin Wanran was now someone they could no longer reach.

She divorced Liu Changcun and joined a new company.

These were all Lin Wanran's choices. She felt that her family had held her hostage, making it difficult for her to move forward in this society.

Buying luxury goods and striving for the best in everything they use leads to exorbitant expenses that families can no longer afford.

They bought a house and opened a bookstore.

However, after deducting expenses, Liu Changcun had almost no money left each month after bringing it home.

When they first got married, Liu Changcun dropped out of college entrance exams and worked desperately to earn money to support her studies.

Liu Changcun cared about her a lot at that time, which moved Lin Wanran.

The children born after their marriage made the family even warmer and happier.

However... Liu Changcun, who was full of drive, changed after his child was born.

He began to settle for the status quo, even feeling that he could never earn enough money in his lifetime, so he simply focused all his attention on his two children.

Lin Wanran admitted that Liu Changcun, as a father, had indeed fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.

However, she also knew that Liu Changcun, who was content with the status quo, was not a qualified husband.

Entering society, one sees a much broader horizon.

Lin Wanran realized the importance of money, and therefore she understood even more clearly how foolish Liu Changcun's actions were.

She didn't want to be like her mother, spending the rest of her life hoping her biological father would come back to find her.

She was even less willing to spend her entire life trapped in the cage called family.

I'm living a life where I can only buy groceries at the local market and can only buy affordable alternatives for skincare products.

So she wanted to climb higher, to find her own value in these endless days.

Everything was going well, but Wen Yunwei's appearance ruined Lin Wanran's thriving life.

Not only did her design not get adopted, but it also led to a reduction in her salary, making it impossible for her to continue her accustomed high-consumption lifestyle.

They trampled her self-esteem underfoot.

Her gaze gradually hardened as Lin Wanran looked at Gu Nan in front of her.

She has now made up her mind that rather than living in Wen Yunwei's shadow, she would rather shine in the new company.

They have works to their name and experience to share.

Even if she leaves this place, she can find a better place to live.

"Because I hate Wen Yunwei, I don't want to work with her."

Looking at Gu Nan, who remained silent, Lin Wanran spoke softly.

"It's either her or me, it's either her or me."

"..."

Gu Nan, who had been silent, finally looked away from Lin Wanran and reached out to retrieve the design draft that she had just tossed onto the desk.

He put it back on the inside of his seat, then looked at her with a cold gaze.

"Your previous jewelry commission will be settled in one lump sum. Go to the HR department." Gu Nan didn't try to persuade him to stay; instead, he said this.

Looking at Lin Wanran, he added.

Wishing you all the best for the future.

"Thank you."

"It's a real pity, I actually really like your design style."

Now that things have come to this, Gu Nan spoke up with polite words.

The boss's affirmation made Lin Wanran feel a little better, as if the unpleasantness from before had never existed.

After chatting for a few minutes, the two fell silent again after Lin Wanran left.

Sitting in his seat, Gu Nan calmly watched the departing figure until the office door closed again, at which point his expression turned serious.

Although Lin Wanran's abilities are not as good as Wen Yunwei's, she is still considered to be quite talented.

As a businessman, Gu Nan would never be so foolish as to let such a person go to another company.

There was a clause like this in the contract that Lin Wanran signed when she joined the company.

Voluntary resignation will result in a three-year ban on engaging in related work.

Lin Wanran knew this when she signed the contract, but even so, she still voluntarily resigned.

Gu Nan didn't want to stop them, after all, Lin Wanran had just said that only one of them could stay, Wen Yunwei or her. He knew without even thinking who should stay.

Sometimes... being impulsive is a sign of immaturity.

Acting recklessly without considering the consequences.

People like that will not have a good ending.

Pantry.

Wen Yunwei held her water glass, filled it with warm water, and started chatting with the cleaning staff at the company.

Lin Wanran's approachable personality made her very popular in the company. Compared to Lin Wanran, who used to always do things her own way, she was clearly more liked by her colleagues after only a few months at the company.

The cleaning staff wiped the countertop in the tea room, listening to Wen Yunwei's confused question.

“My daughter hasn’t been close to me lately. My friend says she’s in love… but I don’t see any signs of that.”

"She's going through a rebellious phase."

"Impossible, my Zhizhi is very well-behaved, it's impossible for her to be going through a rebellious phase."

"They're either going through a rebellious phase or dating. Kids these days are so precocious and much bolder than we were back then."

Hearing the voice beside him, Wen Yunwei's questioning gaze immediately turned serious.

He leaned closer to the other person, holding his teacup and whispering something.

"You also think that's more likely?"

"Didn't you say your child is getting along very well with your friend's child? Maybe he's fallen for him."

"..."

A word to wake up the dreamer.

Wen Yunwei, holding a teacup, was lost in thought.

Liu Songyan's face involuntarily appeared in my mind.

Looking at the figure who had already wiped the tea room counter clean, Wen Yunwei's mind was filled with the words the other person had just said.

She had never considered this possibility before, after all, her daughter often complained about how infuriating and annoying Liu Songyan in the same class was.

She had always thought that Shen Ruzhi disliked Liu Songyan.

She was conflicted for a while because of this, fearing that the unpleasantness between the children would strain her relationship with her junior, Liu Changcun.

Liu Songyan used to be a very strange child.

The hairstyle was strange and didn't look good at all.

But Wen Yunwei didn't dare to speculate too much at that time, and just assumed that children nowadays have unique aesthetics.

However, with the arrival of summer vacation, she was invited by her junior to work as a fashion consultant on the film set. Also, because her child was on summer vacation, she was worried that Shen Ruzhi would be bored and unsafe at home alone. At her junior's suggestion, she let her child temporarily go to her junior's house during the summer vacation.

When Wen Yunwei saw Liu Songyan again, she found that he had cut off his strange hairstyle.

Not only was his entire face revealed, but he was also much better looking than the average child.

I thought that during the summer vacation, the two families' children would get to know each other better and might even reconcile.

However, judging from the fact that Shen Ruzhi still complains to her mother about Liu Songyan's behavior every night after returning home, the relationship between the two children does not seem to have improved significantly.

Shen Ruzhi still seemed to dislike Liu Songyan.

Similarly, Liu Songyan also showed little interest in his own children.

Now that they're in the third year of junior high, they're still in the same class.

Since the start of the new semester, Wen Yunwei, as a mother, has rarely heard her daughter complain about her junior's son.

Not only did he become much quieter, but he also often found himself lost in thought.

This unusual behavior really worried Wen Yunwei, who was a mother. She tried to ask Shen Ruzhi about it, but her daughter, who used to talk to her about everything, now refused to talk about it.

Thinking back to the phone call I made to my junior that night, and the answer the cleaning lady just gave me.

As Wen Yunwei held her teacup in the tea room, images of Shen Ruzhi and Liu Songyan floated into her mind.

I fantasize that the two families' children will get together...

My calm heart suddenly sank.

For some reason, Wen Yunwei became nervous after realizing this.

Even she herself didn't know what she was nervous about; she just felt inexplicably irritated when she thought of this possibility.

After much deliberation, Wen Yunwei, as a mother, firmly believed that her concern was that if such a thing really happened, it would affect her child's studies.

Although Shen Ruzhi's academic performance was not outstanding, it was still among the top in her class. Her daughter had always studied diligently, and although she had never achieved very good results, her mother had always seen her hard work and determination.

Putting aside the fact that children at this age don't yet understand love and romance, the third year of junior high school is a crucial time when they need to focus on their studies.

I hope to get into a good high school next year, and then a decent university three years later.

If what the cleaning lady said is true, and her daughter has feelings for her junior's son...

If the two of them really get together...

So, she and Liu Changcun...

After the cleaning lady finished tidying up the tea room, she left, leaving Wen Yunwei standing there, holding a teacup.

Looking at the water swirling in the cup, the warm tea reflected her face like a mirror.

Wen Yunwei found it hard to accept.

Even if her daughter really has someone she likes, that person shouldn't be Liu Songyan.

It shouldn't be his junior's son.

(End of this chapter)