My cousin-in-law helped me achieve my ambitions.

Su Ming, with a pained expression, argued, "But you can't blame me! I didn't do it on purpose..."

Tian Jing glanced at him with a cold smile and cursed, "Serves you right! Who told you to be so lecherous?"

Su Ming was speechless. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing his discomfiture, Tian Jing's cold smile slowly faded. She moved closer to him, gently tugged at his sleeve, and softened her voice.

"Alright, don't blame yourself," she whispered, trying to comfort you. "Whether you touched Sister Yang Tian or not, Yang Jing won't help you get those ICs back. If you ask me, he had a scheme behind this."

She paused, then a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on her lips: "It's karma that you accidentally touched his wife. It's good that he's being cuckolded!"

Su Ming was both amused and exasperated. He shook his head and sighed, "I just feel a little bad for Yang Tian."

Upon hearing this, Tian Jing's expression immediately changed. She rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Alright, alright, you keep mentioning Yang Tian. Is Yang Tian really that great? She ruined your life so much, why are you still thinking about her? If you broke up, you broke up."

Su Ming shook his head and said seriously, "It's not her fault. Besides, she's really good to me. Last night she lent me 15,000 yuan, which is all the savings she's made from working over the past two years."

He was indeed moved by Yang Tian's actions.

Tian Jing was stunned.

She looked at Su Ming, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. After a long silence, she finally spoke, her voice much softer.

"Well... she really treats you well."

Su Ming nodded.

Tian Jing didn't speak again. She lowered her head, lost in thought. After a while, she suddenly looked up, smiled, and nudged Su Ming.

"Alright, let's not worry about these unhappy things anymore." Her tone lightened, as if she was deliberately changing the subject. "By the way, Wu Yumin is coming back to work today. I hope he won't check your accounts, otherwise it would be troublesome if those three thousand ICs were to go bankrupt prematurely."

Su Ming smiled calmly and waved his hand: "Don't worry, he wouldn't dare."

Tian Jing glanced at him and frowned: "Don't be too happy yet. Although Manager Lin doesn't like him that much, he's still the team leader, and he definitely holds more weight in Manager Lin's heart than you. Don't go head-to-head with him."

Su Ming chuckled inwardly.

Lin Shumei? That woman is now completely under his thumb. She treats him to the best food and drink, even giving him money, and in bed, she practically wants to meld him into her very bones. What does Wu Yumin have to compare to him?

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Ming-ge! Good morning!"

Su Ming turned his head and was stunned.

Wu Yumin stood at the entrance of the receiving area, wearing a brand-new shirt, his hair slicked back and shiny, his face beaming with a smile. It was a smile as if he had just seen his own father.

He strode over, stood in front of Su Ming, took out a pack of Furongwang cigarettes from his pocket, and handed it to him with both hands.

"Ming-ge, have a smoke!" he said with a smile, his attitude unusually respectful.

Su Ming waved his hand: "I don't smoke."

Wu Yumin wasn't annoyed. He stuffed the pack of cigarettes into Su Ming's hand and said with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright, take it for now. You can give it to a friend if you don't want to smoke it. This is just a small token of my appreciation to thank you for helping me with the work while I was away."

Su Ming looked at the packet of Furongwang cigarettes in his hand, then at Wu Yumin's smiling face, which resembled a chrysanthemum. His heart was filled with complicated emotions. This bastard, just a few days ago he was challenging him, but now he's calling him "Brother Ming" at every turn, more affectionately than anyone else.

He nodded and put the cigarette in his pocket: "Okay, thanks."

Seeing that he had put away his cigarette, Wu Yumin's smile widened. He leaned closer and lowered his voice, saying, "Brother Ming, if you ever need anything, just let me know. I'll do my best."

After saying that, he nodded to Su Ming, turned around and left.

Su Ming stood there, watching his retreating figure, and couldn't help but laugh. This guy really does become more obedient the more you beat him! Wu Yumin has become much more docile after being beaten by Pegasus this time.

Tian Jing, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded.

She stared wide-eyed at Su Ming, then at the direction Wu Yumin had left, her mouth agape as if she could fit an egg in it.

"What...what's going on?" she stammered. "What did Wu Yumin call you? Ming-ge? He offered you a cigarette? And told you to let him know if you need anything?"

Su Ming smiled but didn't explain.

Tian Jing stared at him for several seconds, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Su Ming!" she lowered her voice, asking earnestly, "Tell me honestly, what abilities do you have that I don't know about? That Wu Yumin guy, who usually acts all high and mighty, doesn't even respect Manager Lin, so why is he acting like a lapdog in front of you?"

Su Ming shrugged and said casually, "Maybe he thinks I'm a nice person."

Tian Jing rolled her eyes, clearly not believing it.

"Come on, you!" she pouted. "There's definitely something fishy going on. But whatever, I won't ask if you don't tell me."

She turned and walked into the office, but after taking two steps, she turned back with a mischievous smile on her face.

"But I have to warn you, Wu Yumin is the kind of person who changes his mind faster than flipping through a book. Today he'll call you Brother Ming, but tomorrow he might stab you in the back. Don't be fooled by his smiling face."

Su Ming nodded: "I know."

Only then did Tian Jing leave, relieved.

Su Ming stood at the entrance of the receiving area, looking at the pack of Furongwang cigarettes in his hand, a slow smile curving his lips.

Wu Yumin was afraid of him, not because he was a good person, but because of the person standing behind him. Mainly, it was that Audi A6 with the license plate "Leopard" that night that intimidated Feima.

But he couldn't say this to Tian Jing.

He took a deep breath, stuffed the pack of cigarettes into his pocket, and strode toward his office.

While he was happy, he was also worried. Right now, he was only intimidating Wu Yumin and Feima by relying on the influence of the man behind his cousin's wife. One day, when his cousin's wife fell out of favor, he would lose everything.

Moreover, if the issue of those three thousand ICs really goes wrong, I'm afraid even my cousin-in-law won't be able to save me. Making money is the only way forward right now. Tian Jing is right; only by minimizing the company's losses can I be safe.

Just as Su Ming was pondering this, the office phone rang.

The ringing was particularly jarring in the quiet receiving area, like a needle piercing his drifting thoughts. Tian Jing was sitting in front of the computer entering data when she heard the ringing. She turned her head and waved to Su Ming, lowering her voice and her expression showing a hint of wariness.

"Come here, it's Manager Lin calling."

Su Ming was taken aback, then quickly walked over.

Tian Jing handed him the microphone, but didn't let go immediately. Instead, she leaned closer and whispered in his ear, her warm breath tickling his earlobe: "Listen carefully, if she asks you to go on a business trip again, just say you have a backache and can't go. Don't be silly and agree again."

Su Ming took the microphone, scratched his head awkwardly, and said in a low voice, "It's okay, my back doesn't hurt anymore."

Your back doesn't hurt? You're kidding.

Lin Shumei is a real money magnet. A single business trip earns him a two-thousand-yuan subsidy, plus valuables like ginseng, Moutai, and Wuliangye. Where else can you find such a good deal? And he could even get intimate with a beautiful young woman like Lin Shumei. Just thinking about it made him excited. That mature, voluptuous body, that irresistible allure in bed—it was simply irresistible.