Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

After resting at the hospital for an afternoon, once the anesthesia wore off, Shang Chenyan went to see the doctor to have her examined again.

Just as I stepped out of the ward, I saw a man in a suit standing at the end of the corridor smoking.

"Smoking is not allowed in the hospital." Shang Chenyan walked over. "Why didn't you go back with your sister?"

Yuan Song turned around and stubbed out his cigarette in the trash can.

"Your sister and the others left first. I was thinking I had something to tell you, and I didn't want to disturb you and your husband, so I waited for you outside."

Yuan Song handed Shang Chenyan a cigarette. These hospital regulations are not worth mentioning to some people.

Shang Chenyan didn't answer: "I've quit."

Yuan Song remained noncommittal, withdrew his hand, and said, "What happened at the kindergarten today was indeed unexpected, but I remembered hearing about Principal Wang before. Decades ago, he was the principal of Yancheng Elementary School. Later, a corruption case occurred at Yancheng Elementary School, and several leaders were arrested, but he was unscathed and came to Jiangcheng."

Shang Chenyan's eyes darkened slightly. Things from decades ago were indeed too long ago. When he was choosing a school for Shang Nian, he could only find Principal Wang's resume for the past twenty years.

It was his oversight that he didn't investigate further.

"My brother-in-law seems to know quite a lot." Shang Chenyan didn't have much affection for his brother-in-law, and when they met at home, they would only go through the motions.

Yuan Song comes from an ordinary single-parent family, with only an elderly mother.

He had excellent grades in school and went abroad for further studies as a government-sponsored student. He met Shang Shijin at a foreign school, and the two began dating afterward.

After graduating, Yuan Song worked and started his own business, but for an ordinary person with no connections, no family background, and no one to support him, it was nothing short of a pipe dream to achieve upward social mobility.

However, Yuan Song has a very stable personality. Even after several failures, he never showed any anger. He even agreed when the merchant proposed that he marry into the family.

Shang Shijin was very touched and felt that Yuan Song loved her very much.

Shang Chenyan and Shang Shijin were already more than ten years apart in age. When they got married, Shang Chenyan was still young and didn't know much about their relationship.

After their marriage, Shang Shijin helped Shang Haisheng manage the company for several years until Shang Chenyan grew up and the company was handed over to him.

Over the years, Yuan Song has been very well-behaved. Shang Haisheng did not let him get involved in company affairs, but he did not complain and focused on being Shang Shijin's virtuous wife.

Shang Chenyan first realized that this person was not simple when he happened to see him struggling with a woman outside a hotel a few years ago.

He told Shang Shijin about it and asked her to handle it herself.

Later, Shang Shijin found him and explained that she was Yuan Song's cousin who had come from the countryside to Jiangcheng to make a living but had been cheated. Yuan Song wanted to send her back to her hometown, but she disagreed, which is why the two of them argued outside the hotel.

Shang Chenyan was skeptical, but he checked and found that the woman was indeed Yuan Song's cousin.

Seeing how much Shang Shijin trusted him, Shang Chenyan became too lazy to bother with her family affairs.

The sound of a lighter interrupted his reverie.

Yuan Song lit another cigarette: "As you know, in the past few years, my friends and I have started a magazine. If we want to be the best in the market, the news has to be original, so we often dig up some old stories."

"Given Niannian's situation, have you considered sending her to a special school?"

Shang Chenyan raised an eyebrow: "Special?"

Yuan Song explained, "I know a kindergarten that specifically caters to children with autism and mental disorders. My friend has invested in it. If you are interested, I can give you the principal's contact information."

Shang Chenyan refused, saying, "It's not necessary."

Yuan Song shrugged: "Alright then, just contact me if you need anything."

He patted Shang Chenyan on the shoulder: "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. Your parents want you to bring Shang Nian home for dinner in a few days. What happened today really scared them."

Shang Chenyan nodded, not wanting to talk to Yuan Song any further.

*

After leaving the hospital, Yuan Song asked the driver, "Where is Madam going?"

The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror and replied, "Madam has gone to the company. Sir, would you like to go home or somewhere else?"

Yuan Song pushed up his glasses: "Let's go to the company."

He added, "It's getting late, let's go pick her up and take her home."

"Yes, sir."

When Yuan Song arrived at the company, it was already past six o'clock in the afternoon. The lobby was relatively quiet, and many employees had already left work.

He took the elevator to the top floor, but almost bumped into someone as he was leaving.

Cheng Ting took off her glasses; her vision was a little blurry. She frantically tried to grab something for support.

"careful."

A gentle voice sounded in her ear, and Yuan Song supported her arm.

Once she had regained her footing, he released her hand and took a step back to maintain a safe distance.

Cheng Ting hurriedly took out her glasses from her bag and put them on: "Mr...Mr. Yuan?"

She didn't expect it to be Yuan Song. During the time Shang Shijin was in the company, Yuan Song often came over. Cheng Ting's office was on the top floor, so she had naturally seen him several times.

The two had spoken in the break room just a few days ago.

Yuan Song smiled slightly and asked, "Is Director Cheng about to leave work?"

"Yes, I'm about to leave." Cheng Ting looked at him somewhat embarrassedly. Although Yuan Song was not young, he was really different from the men she had seen every time she went out for social events.

His demeanor is too refined; he doesn't seem like a businessman, but rather like a teacher educating and nurturing students.

"It's so late, what brings you to the company?" Cheng Ting asked politely.

Yuan Song glanced at the closed office door: "My wife is still busy. I came to pick her up. We'll go home after dinner."

"You and Miss Shang have such a good relationship." Cheng Ting sighed. She was too busy with work and was still single in her thirties. Sometimes she would really envy other people's husbands picking them up late at night.

Yuan Song smiled good-naturedly and said, "I also feel sorry for her being so tired, but it's okay, your CEO will be back in a few days."

"Is President Shang coming back?" Cheng Ting didn't know why Shang Chenyan hadn't come to the company for over a month, and they couldn't find out anything about the president's affairs, so they could only continue to do their jobs.

"Yes, he had a little conflict with his wife recently." Yuan Song shook his head with a smile. "How old is he? He just gives up on his relationship because things aren't going well for him."

"Madam? Mr. Shang is really married?"

Cheng Ting was a little curious. Although President Shang had never mentioned his love life, she remembered that he was still wearing his wedding ring a few years ago, and that some magazines would occasionally speculate about his private life.

"Yes, speaking of which, you know his wife."

"Do I know him?"

Yuan Song pushed up his glasses, concealing his smiling eyes: "Her name is Shi Ying, she used to work with you."

"Shi Ying?" Cheng Ting exclaimed in surprise.

She had sensed something was off between Shi Ying and President Shang before, and she initially thought it was because these young women who had just entered society were trying to take shortcuts.

Surprisingly, she actually managed to marry into a wealthy family.