You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

Shen Man felt like she was about to stop breathing.

She grabbed her phone from the bedside table, her fingertips trembling slightly, and quickly dialed Lu Ci's number.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later..."

Hearing the cold, mechanical voice coming from the receiver, Shen Man was so angry that she threw her phone onto the blanket.

Why is his phone off so early in the morning? What shady business did he go about last night that he didn't even charge his phone?!

Shen Man irritably ruffled her hair, glanced at the time, and realized that the company only had a few insignificant routine meetings this morning. For a group president of her caliber, all she had to do was sign a few documents; the vast majority of business was handled by her senior executives.

"No, I have to go check it out."

Shen Man immediately got out of bed and rushed into the dressing room to wash up and get dressed.

Yesterday afternoon, two college students who worked part-time at the "Banxia" milk tea shop near Jiangda University called her.

They said the store was running out of raw materials, and the supplier refused to ship the goods because they hadn't settled the final payment from last month. The store was about to close down.

When the part-time worker called Lu Ci, Lu Ci casually told them to contact Shen Man directly, saying that the shop already belonged to her.

Thinking of this, Shen Man felt a surge of anger again.

So you really want to cut ties with her? You've calculated it so meticulously!

It's just a run-down bubble tea shop. Even if he leaves with nothing, does he think I can just ask him for it back? He's being far too petty!

Forty minutes later.

A Porsche, accompanied by a deep engine roar, stopped at the entrance of the commercial street at the south gate of Jiangda University.

Shen Man, wearing high heels, a bespoke business suit, and sunglasses, pushed open the glass door of the milk tea shop with a cold expression.

Inside the shop, Xiaoya and Yuanyuan, two female college students working part-time, were sitting behind the bar playing on their phones, looking rather bored.

Because there were no raw materials, there wasn't a single customer in the shop. But since Shen Man hadn't given the order to close, they could only take the money and stay there, while also gossiping about the shocking scandal between the former boss and his sister-in-law.

Hearing the wind chimes ring, the two looked up, and the moment they saw that it was Shen Man, they both involuntarily gasped.

Although they were both women, Shen Man's aura as a seasoned female CEO, along with her bright and aloof face, still made these two naive female college students feel uneasy.

"Hello, Mr. Shen." The two hurriedly stood up, somewhat at a loss for words.

Shen Man took off her sunglasses, glanced around the deserted shop, then walked to the counter and asked crisply, "What's the supplier's phone number? How did Lu Ci usually settle accounts with them?"

Xiaoya quickly pulled out the account book and contact information.

Shen Man didn't even look at it closely before taking out her phone and dialing the number.

In less than three minutes, a few persuasive business tactics, along with a generous deposit, were used to convince the supplier to deliver the freshest ingredients within half an hour.

Having resolved the problem, Shen Man glanced at the two girls standing beside her, who were barely daring to breathe, and softened her tone:

"From now on, Xiaoya, you'll be the temporary manager of this store, with Yuanyuan as your assistant. Your base salary will increase by two thousand yuan each each month. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, just call my personal number."

"Up...up two thousand?!" The two stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Yes. But there's a condition: this shop must keep operating normally and cannot be closed." Shen Man pushed a business card in front of them. "Whenever your boss, Mr. Lu, is willing to come back and take over, this shop will still be his."

Shen Man's idea was very simple.

This shop was her way out for Lu Ci. When he ran out of money and suffered setbacks, as long as this shop was there, he could at least make a living. In the end, wouldn't he still have to accept her kindness?

Xiaoya and Yuanyuan were naturally delighted to hear about the pay raise and nodded repeatedly.

But the two of them couldn't help but exchange a glance, their eyes conveying a complex message that only they understood.

return?

Her ex-brother-in-law was invited to live together by his sister-in-law, who looks like an angel, and he immediately moved into her arms.

Shen Man keenly noticed the eye contact between the two girls.

The woman's intuition told her that these two part-time workers definitely knew something.

Shen Man sat down on a high stool in front of the bar, resting her chin on her hand, and asked casually, "By the way, do you know... where your former boss lives now?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoya and Yuanyuan immediately panicked.

My goodness! It seems this ex-wife is unaware that her sister-in-law "snatched" her away!

If they were to say that out loud, wouldn't it be like detonating an atomic bomb on the spot?!

"N-no... I don't know..." Xiaoya stammered, lying, "When Boss Lu left, he didn't say anything..."

"Yes, yes, we're just doing this part-time. How could we dare to ask about the boss's private affairs?" Yuanyuan quickly chimed in, feeling guilty and not daring to look Shen Man in the eye.

Faced with these two college students with almost zero social experience, Shen Man, a ruthless and decisive CEO in the business world, saw through their clumsy lies at a glance.

The ease on Shen Man's face vanished instantly.

Her slender fingers tapped lightly on the table, producing a crisp sound that struck the two girls' tense nerves with each tap.

"You don't know?" Shen Man sneered. "Lu Ci told me that the salary he pays you is never low for college students doing part-time jobs, and it's even more than many recent graduates earn. Just now, I gave each of you a raise of two thousand."

Shen Man leaned forward slightly, her piercing gaze fixed on the two of them: "I'm paying to support you, and you're colluding with outsiders to deceive me? Since you have so much backbone, then you can take off your aprons and leave now. I'll just close this shop and smash it up."

"Mr. Shen, we..." Xiaoya was so frightened that her face turned pale.

"Not only that," Shen Man said, giving them no chance to catch their breath. "I know the dean of your School of Economics and Management at Jiang University. If you don't tell me, I'll make a phone call right now, and you can forget about any school awards, honors, or financial aid for students from impoverished backgrounds."

"However, if you tell the truth, after you graduate, you can directly take my business card and join the Shen Group headquarters without taking an exam."

The threat of losing a high-paying part-time job, the fear of losing a scholarship, and the allure of directly entering a top company in Jiangcheng after graduation.

This series of punches instantly broke the defenses of the two naive female college students.

They only took part-time jobs because their families were poor, so they couldn't withstand this kind of crushing blow.

Their psychological defenses completely collapsed.

"I'll talk... I'll talk..." Xiaoya's eyes were red, and she lowered her head, muttering softly like a child who had done something wrong, "A few days ago, Brother Lu came to the store with his suitcase... Later, he said that he's temporarily staying at a relative's house..."