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His lips are extremely cold, and there is a bone-piercing coldness within them. I wanted to retreat due to the coldness, but I continued to shrink back under his powerful aura, allowing him to ravage me.

After a long time, Zhao Tianyi released me. My legs became weak and I could barely stand. I held Zhao Tianyi's arm and stood firmly.

My breath came in short gasps, and my heart almost jumped out of my chest. I bit my lip.

Zhao Tianyi nonchalantly took out a tissue and wiped the corner of his mouth in disdain. He slightly frowned and said coldly, "I am only exercising my rights."

He glanced at me and said slowly, "You are indeed the best candidate for my wife in name."

I was startled.

"No matter what, I will not like that woman. She will only make me more and more annoyed with her." Zhao Tianyi didn't hide his disgust and annoyance towards me at all: "No wonder Source would rather marry a disreputable woman."

My face paled, and my chest felt like it was clogged with a boulder, pressing down on me so hard I could barely breathe.

Zhao Tianyi left the tissue on the ground and left without looking back.

The engine of the car started up and left.

I stood there in a daze for a long time before my legs went numb and I dragged my feet through the door.

The next morning, I went to the hospital. My father's condition wasn't too optimistic, even though Zhao Tianyi invited the most professional medical team to face my father's illness.

My father was lying on the sickbed, breathing in the oxygen with a green and purple face, completely devoid of his usual high-spirited look.

I stood at the door with reddened eyes, sniffled with tears, and pretended as if nothing had happened as I pushed open the door to the ward.

When my dad saw me, he was obviously a bit excited. He stretched out his arms in my direction and his mouth opened and closed as if he wanted to say something.

I hurried over and took his hand. "Dad, are you feeling uncomfortable?" I asked softly.

My father weakly held my hand, and said intermittently, "It's true, I have to protect, I have to control, I have to control my Xia's, definitely!"

My father looked at me with watery eyes, his face full of eagerness.

"Xia's is a dowry that is prepared for you. It cannot fall into the hands of an outsider." My father's voice became softer and softer. He was barely able to catch his breath, but he managed to force out a complete sentence.

At this moment, I truly felt how important kinship was to me. I want my dad to live well, and still want to get Qi Shan and Zhao Benyuan out of Xia's just like in the past!

"Dad, don't worry. I will definitely protect my Xia's no matter what." I squeezed my father's hand and said word by word.

Hearing my words, my father nods his head in satisfaction. He seems to have lost all his strength as he falls limply onto the bed.

After I settled down my father's matters, I went to Chenyang Group.

Along the way, he called Qi Chen and went straight to Zhao Tianyi's office to wait for him, until Zhao Tianyi would come back in the morning.

The moment Zhao Tianyi saw me, he seemed a little surprised. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you doing here?"

There was a hint of displeasure in his tone, as well as a seventy percent questioning.

I knew Zhao Tianyi's temper, so I asked with a forced smile, "Director Zhao, according to the contract, I've already fulfilled my obligations. Shouldn't you be fulfilling what you've promised to help me?"

Zhao Tianyi lazily leaned against the sofa. His long arm was on the armrest. His sharp eyes looked me up and down: "How do you want me to fulfill this?"

His voice was low and low, with a hint of amusement in his voice.

I swallowed my saliva and pretended to be calm. "I want to return to Xia's to work."

Zhao Tianyi pretended to be surprised: "Aren't you working at Xia's?"

"You know I was thrown out." I bit my lips as I struggled to speak.

The corner of Zhao Tianyi's mouth curled up and a faint smile appeared between his brows. He seemed to be silently saying: "Look at how pitiful you are."

Under his sharp gaze, my face grew paler.

"Sure." After a long silence, Zhao Tianyi slowly spoke up.

When I heard him agree, my tensed heart finally relaxed. Before I could open my mouth, he continued.

"I never make a loss." Zhao Tianyi looked up at her, a pair of long and narrow eyes without any warmth stared at me, "Xia Zhen, I have to return the favor."

I found it hard to breathe, and an uneasiness arose in my heart. It was like making a deal with the devil.

"According to the contract, this is your responsibility." I maintained a smile on my face.

Zhao Tianyi just smiled and did not reply.

I achieved my goal and didn't want to continue acting with Zhao Tianyi, so I left Chenyang and went to find Qi Shan.

When I walked over, Qi Shan was frowning as she looked at a document. From time to time, she would grab her wavy hair with an impatient look on her face. When she saw me, she sat up straight and glared at her with hostility.

I clenched my fingers and said slowly, "The entire company is mine. Why do you think I'm here?"

Qi Shan pushed the document to the side, leaned into the swivel chair and said lightly, "Xia Zhen, it was that old man who transferred all the shares to my name. From now on, this company is no longer called Xia's, what do you think about it?"

My chest felt stuffy, and I wanted to tear apart her smiling appearance. "Don't forget how my husband warned you. If you anger him, do you think that you will have any good days left?"

The smile on Qi Shan's face stiffened and she glared fiercely at me. For a long while, she didn't manage to utter a complete syllable.

While the two of them were in a stalemate, the office door was forcefully pushed open.

Zhao Benyuan looked anxious, as if he was worried about something.

I looked at him. His face was clearly scarred, and there were obvious bruises at the corners of his mouth and at the tail of his eyes.

When Qi Shan saw him coming over, she hurried over and said coquettishly, "Source of Energy, kick her out of the company. I don't want to see her."

Zhao Benyuan pursed his lips and looked at me. He tightly held Qi Shan's hand and whispered, "Shan Shan, stop messing around."

Qi Shan immediately got angry and pushed Zhao Benyuan away, complaining unhappily: "Zhao Benyuan, are you going to forget about her? Don't forget what you promised me. "

Zhao Benyuan's expression turned ugly. He immediately grabbed her and whispered into her ear. Qi Shan no longer made a ruckus and looked at me with a pale face.

I had no idea what Zhao Benyuan and Qi Shan were talking about, but I could imagine that Zhao Tianyi was the one who had put the pressure on Zhao Benyuan. Maybe the wound on Zhao Benyuan's face was Zhao Tianyi's handiwork.

With Zhao Tianyi backing me up, I am confident.

"I don't have to kick you out of the company, but I can't leave anyone around." Zhao Benyuan glanced at me and continued: "You have always been in charge of the cooperation case with Kantai. The company invested a lot of money, manpower and material resources, and if the cooperation case collapsed, it would cause a lot of losses to the company, and it would also have a huge impact on the company. Since you are responsible for this cooperation case, as long as you can take down the cooperation case with Kantai, I agree to let you stay. "