Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

The matter has been settled.

The matter between Tang Xin and Chen Lan has come to an end. It is unknown what method Tang Junyan used, but Tang Junting has calmed down and did not cause trouble at the hospital after her mother's death.

The news that Tang Xinhui was sentenced to death is an inside source; the official sentencing will take several more days, but Tang Junyao will not attend.

Time slipped through her fingers day by day, and before she knew it, several days had passed. Tang Junyao acted as if nothing had happened, going to work and leaving get off work as usual.

Every night, they would go to the Ji residence for dinner. After dinner, they would go back to Yixin Garden with Ji Hancheng for some alone time. Little Youzi was still left at the Ji residence. The little guy preferred the Ji residence. Who would want to be a nobody when they could be a prince?

Little pomelo may be small, but it's not stupid; it's quite clever.

Ji Hancheng couldn't be happier, but he still went to the Ji residence every day. Tang Junyao knew that he actually wanted to see the child, but he just pretended to be calm.

Time flies, and the day to go to Blue City is fast approaching. Right now, Tang Junyao is sitting in her office writing a leave slip.

Just as I finished writing my name, Su Xue pushed open the door and came in, her high heels clicking loudly on the floor. She sat down in the chair opposite me and held out her hand. "Give me a leave slip."

Tang Junyao continued writing without looking up, but her lips moved slightly, "No surgery today, so you're wearing high heels?"

After saying that, she put down her pen, took a blank leave slip from the drawer and handed it to Su Xue, then picked up the ballpoint pen on the table and continued writing a leave slip.

Su Xue took the leave slip, feigning shyness, and smoothed her hair, looking like a demure young woman. "Didn't Xiao Nan recently buy me a new batch of high heels? It would be a waste to keep them hidden away."

Tang Junyao looked up and stared at Su Xue, feeling happy inside but teasingly saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, showing off your love. Why don't you just say that Lu Jinnan loves you to death?"

Su Xue rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head slightly, and grinned mischievously, "I was just afraid you wouldn't know how to do it properly."

Tang Junyao raised a hand to indicate that she should stop, "Miss, I don't have any special fetishes. I am absolutely certain that your Xiao Nan loves you."

Su Xue nodded vigorously, indicating that you understood the truth. "That's right."

Tang Junyao couldn't bear to look at her best friend's lovestruck face, which was practically slapping Lu Jinnan's name on her forehead. She changed the subject, "I'm planning to take 7 days off to visit my aunt and uncle. I don't know when I'll be able to get there after this trip. I can't take leave every month."

Su Xue thought so too. She had been slacking off a lot lately. Now that Lan Cheng was back, she had to get back to work. Without thinking, she replied, "Then I'll take 7 days too. Everyone has some annual leave. I saved this up when I was single, and now it's finally being put to good use."

"Oh, by the way, did you even ask about the wedding arrangements? Why are you dragging your feet like a donkey? What can I expect from you?"

Su Xue asked again, her tone still carrying a hint of disdain.

Tang Junyao was embarrassed again, so she put on a green tea act and said, "Ahem, well, there were some reasons for this recently, and with what happened between Tang Xin and Chen Lan these past few days, I was feeling uncomfortable and forgot to ask about it."

Hearing her best friend say this, Su Xue felt a pang of sympathy and stopped arguing with her dawdling. She paused in signing the document, then looked up to comfort her.

In just a second, Su Xue's mind was activated. This woman never said she was uncomfortable or unhappy in front of her; she always pretended to be a strong woman. Su Xue saw through her and exposed her. "You want to say that sadness overshadows joy? You're putting on an act right here. Could you act any worse?"

"Your acting is even worse than the second and third ones."

Su Xue said with disdain.

Tang Junyao chuckled after being exposed, her face all smiles as she tried to appease him, "Darling, I promise I'll talk to him when I get back today, I promise to complete the leader's task, please give me another chance."

Su Xue was quite taken with her best friend's tactics. She compromised, pretending to be aloof as she looked at her friend's pleading eyes, "Hmm, that's more like it. I'll be waiting for your message tonight."

Tang Junyao quickly gave an OK sign.

Just as the two finished writing the leave slips, Han Guoguo rushed in, "Give me a leave slip."

Tang Junyao chuckled and tore off a sick leave slip for her. "Well, my clinic has become the HR department now. Where are your sick leave slips?"

Han Guoguo nudged Su Xue's shoulder. "Stand for a bit, let me write a leave slip. Maybe the HR department thought I didn't need one, so they didn't give it to me."

Su Xue stood up, muttering, "Big sister, I'm wearing high heels, don't you have any shame?"

Han Guoguo picked up a pen, glanced at Su Xue's ankle, and said, "Aren't you tired wearing such high heels? I really admire people like you who wear high heels."

"Wearing high heels is self-torture for me. I can only tolerate flats at most. Just imagine how uncomfortable it is when the heel is so high that the sole of your foot is squeezed together in front of you."

Han Guoguo vividly gestured with her hands to show the image of her feet tucked together, and then shook her head.

Tang Junyao agreed; she also didn't wear high heels, as they were indeed uncomfortable and couldn't compare to chunky sneakers or canvas shoes.

However, her aunt still bought her a few pairs of high heels to keep on hand. Flats have their advantages, and high heels have their own elegance; there is a difference between the two.

Su Xue sighed, "Ah, women, do you understand beauty? Do you understand elegance?"

Han Guoguo shook her head. "Can I say that I don't really understand? I definitely want to find someone in the future who won't mind if I wear flat shoes."

Speaking of this, Han Guoguo thought of Su Yu and inexplicably wanted to ask, "Xiaoxue, can I ask you something?"

"Tell me, I will tell you everything I know, except for my bank card password."

Han Guoguo: "Who cares about your little bit of money? You're so stingy. You're already a little rich girl."

Su Xue propped herself up on the table with one hand, her butt sticking out high, and sighed, "Sigh, I've already returned the Lu family's shares. Now Xiao Nan is a real rich man. My dad gave him 10% of Su's shares, and I also transferred 80% of the shares under my name to him."

Han Guoguo thought of Han Yue getting the secret map from Sister Lu and guessed, "Is it because of the Lu family's status in the capital?"

Tang Junyao agreed, "Probably. If people find out that Su Xue owns all of Lu's shares, it might even trend on social media. This idea must have come from Uncle."

Su Xue nodded, "That's right. My dad said he won't sell his daughter, and he's not short of money. Besides, if we don't get divorced, all the money is mine. Lu Jinnan's bank cards are all in my hands. He handed them over voluntarily, not because I took them by force."

Tang Junyao and Han Guoguo clicked their tongues for a long time, expressing their utter disdain. Every other sentence they talked about how good Xiao Nan was to her and how much he doted on her. After a few days, their ears were tired of hearing it.

Han Guoguo doesn't have annual leave and is a new employee, so she can't take 7 days off. She can only take 4 days off because her period is coming and she needs to rest for 4 days and can't get out of bed.

Su Xue felt embarrassed for Han Guoguo's reason and couldn't help but laugh. She couldn't help but speak up, "Big sister, isn't your reason a bit too official? I'm just kindly reminding you that the HR manager is a man."

Han Guoguo didn't care at all and signed the leave slip with a generous air. "My reason is the most genuine one. It also shows that I am a normal woman. Besides, being able to become a human resources supervisor means that he is quite old. He doesn't have a wife, unless his wife has gone through menopause."

Tang Junyao reminded him, her composure tinged with a hint of embarrassment, "Is it possible that he has a wife, but his wife can get out of bed during her period, so he might not be able to understand how you feel when you can't get out of bed?"

After Tang Junyao's suggestion, Han Guoguo hesitated. "Do you still have your sick leave slip? Maybe I should come up with another excuse, but what should I use? My brother isn't married, and my sister Lu and brother Yu aren't getting a divorce. It's hard to find a good reason. How about I just write 'treatment for infertility'?"

Han Guoguo racked her brains for an excuse, talking to herself.

Tang Junyao had just taken a sip of water to moisten her throat when she choked and coughed uncontrollably, "Cough cough cough............"

Su Xue: "............." There can't be any other reason. She's obviously a child who can't lie.

Do I need to take leave if my parents get divorced? Is it okay to use 4 days to calm down? And what the heck is infertility treatment?

Su Xue sincerely suggested, "Why don't you write that your classmate is getting married and then ask for four days off?"

Han Guoguo felt this was inappropriate; it was even less plausible than the excuse she had just given. Resting her chin on her hand, she said, "It's my classmate's wedding, not mine. Four days? Do you really think they'll approve that kind of wedding leave?"

Su Xue thought about it and realized it made sense. She scratched her head. She and Yao Yao had both taken annual leave, but Guo Guo's reason was the most troublesome.

Tang Junyao couldn't find a reason either, so she searched her mind for an excuse, trying to come up with something as plausible as possible.

Han Guoguo slapped her forehead and, without thinking twice, lay down. "Never mind, Yaoyao, give me another sick leave slip."

Guoguo took the leave slip handed to her by Tang Junyao, wrote the date and her name, and finally wrote in the reason column: "My brother is getting married, he is marrying into the family, the wedding is overseas, and due to the long distance, I hope the leader will approve 4 days of leave."

Su Xue was stunned, staring wide-eyed at the calm-faced Han Guoguo, "Your brother is getting married?"

Tang Junyao's mind started pounding when she saw this reason. Was this a good idea? It should be alright, right? It was better than attending her brother's funeral.

At least Han Yue is still alive.

Han Guoguo thought the reason on the leave slip was particularly good. The ballpoint pen twirled nimbly on her fingertips, and she explained in a serious tone, "Hey, don't take it so seriously. I just asked for leave in advance. Han Duidui is going to get married sooner or later. If he really does get married in the future, I'll just find another reason. I can always say I'm remarrying."

Su Xue: "............." She thought it was true because she was her younger sister. How naive of her.

This leave request was so hasty and disastrous; they even resorted to marrying into the family.

Tang Junyao: ".............." Awesome.

Han Guoguo's excuse is really hard to refute; it's not necessarily true that Han Yue will only get married once in his life.

The future is uncertain, but I still hope that Han Guoguo is not a prophet.