Chapter 49: After breaking off the engagement Mr. Si chased his wife to the crematorium!

 Chapter 49: We Can't Help with This Favor

On her way home after meeting with Wu You, Ou Yan received a phone call. Seeing the familiar number on the screen, she pressed the button on the steering wheel and answered, sounding somewhat impatient.

"What's up?" Ou Yan finally answered, her tone carrying a hint of annoyance.

"Yan Yan, I'll cut to the chase. I saw you having dinner with the CEO of Ou Yan Group tonight. Do you know each other?" the caller asked.

"What does it have to do with you?" Ou Yan was surprised that he called to ask such a trivial question and was about to hang up.

"Yan Yan, tell me the truth. Is that Wu You interested in you? Is he pursuing you?" he continued.

Ou Yan: ??

"Did you ask him to target our company?" he pressed further.

Ou Yan: ...

"In fact, it's a good thing for you to rise to the top, but your family also needs to be presentable, right?" he insinuated.

"What do you mean?" Ou Yan asked coldly.

"Your biological parents are in the countryside. Not to mention dowry, it's embarrassing to even mention it! But Dad can support you. Think about it, the richest man in Dongcheng is your father. He can prepare your dowry for you. You can marry into a prestigious family and live a good life!" he explained.

"..." Ou Yan's lips curled with a cold smile. "What do you want?"

"As long as you help me connect with Wu You, arrange for us to meet, and facilitate our cooperation..." he trailed off.

"I can't do it," Ou Yan interrupted.

The caller pleaded, "Yan Yan, Dad has raised you for eighteen years! Are you really going to turn a blind eye? The company is in crisis now!"

"Is it related to me?" Ou Yan questioned his motives. "I don't know where you get the nerve to talk to me about this. Grandma raised me, have you contributed a penny in all these years? Have you ever come to see me?"

Every summer and winter vacation, she was sent to learn various things from a group of old men. Her so-called parents had never been around! It was clear how often they came home!

"Dad is busy making money and has no choice..." he trailed off.

Ou Yan ended the call, not wanting to waste any more time with him.

"How did it go? What did that stubborn girl say?" Xu Aiqin asked, seeing the despondent look on White Zhenhai's face after he hung up.

"She refused!" Bai Zhenhai sighed, unsure of what else to do.

Xu Aiqin felt irritated. "There are other ways to go about it! That stubborn girl can't be relied on. We still have Yao Yao, right? Damn it, with a VIP ward, it must be arranged by the Gao family. Tomorrow night, we'll invite the Gao family out for dinner and talk about our predicament. Apart from Ouyan, there are two other groups that won't cooperate with us, right? Those two groups are close to the Gao family. Let the Gao family help us bridge the gap..."

"That's the only way," Bai Zhenhai agreed.

Thinking about the help they could get from the Gao family, White Zhenhai felt slightly better. "Get Yao Yao down here. I need to talk to her."

He had something to discuss.

Just then, Bai Muyao came down happily, exclaiming, "Dad, Mom, I got second place in the national piano competition!"

"What?" Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin hadn't expected their daughter to be so outstanding. Wasn't she picked up by a janitor and raised? How could she play the piano? And win an award?

Xu Aiqin couldn't contain her pride. "You're second only to the daughter of the richest man!"

Bai Zhenhai also realized, "Muyao, can you invite the whole Gao family out for dinner with your second place? "

"Invite Uncle and Auntie?" Bai Muyao was a little surprised.

Bai Zhenhai informed her about the company's predicament and was surprised by her assurance. "Dad, Mom, I'll take care of it!"

"You're such a good kid!" 

...

Upon returning home, Ou Yan suddenly found the living room crowded with people, all praising Li Yusha.

"Miss Yusha, you're amazing! Winning first place in the piano competition!"

"I'm so lucky to be a servant in this house. I get to listen to such elegant music every day and be influenced..."

"Miss Yusha's piano playing is truly wonderful!"

Song Qiaoying was the first to notice Ou Yan's return and hurried over. "My dear Yan Yan, are you back from work? Are you tired from your first day? Did anyone give you a hard time at the company?"

"Miss Ou Yan is back?"

"People in the company are saying that the person who went today is very capable and talented! They don't even know that person they're talking about is my precious daughter, hahaha..."

Seeing everyone gathering around Ou Yan, Li Yusha walked over gracefully.

"Sister, you're back?" She flashed an elegant smile. "How about we all go out for dinner tomorrow night as a family? We can celebrate Sister officially taking over the company and also welcome Sister back home! How about it?"

She didn't mention her own first place win, deliberately making people think she was considerate of Ou Yan.

"Sister has come back for a few days, and we haven't accompanied her around. We even let her go to work and suffer. Let's go out for dinner to celebrate Sister's return..."

Li Yusha used the opportunity to cuddle up to Song Qiaoying and Li Yuanfu, coaxing them, "Dad, Mom, what do you think?"

Ou Yan: ...

"I think it's a good idea." Song Qiaoying looked at Li Yuanfu, who nodded. "What do you think, Yan Yan?"

"I'm fine with it." Ou Yan didn't want to dampen her parents' enthusiasm. Seeing them so happy to book a hotel, she casually went upstairs, cleaned up, and went to bed!

The next day, Si Yechen sent her to work, and on the way, he heard about the family dinner in the evening. His tone sounded somewhat sour, "Didn't you promise to devote all your time to me?"

Ou Yan was taken aback. "I forgot."

"A family dinner and you don't take me?" 

"Next time."

"Then you have to make it up to me double." Si Yechen tightened his grip on her hand. "You didn't accompany me for dinner, so we'll have lunch together."

"Okay."

After a day at work, Ou Yan arrived at Lanshan Restaurant with Si Yechen's escort. "I'll take my parents' car back later, so you don't have to pick me up. I'll call you when I get home."

"Okay."

On the other side.

Bai Zhenhai pulled out all the stops and finally managed to book a room at Lanshan Restaurant. Although it was an entry-level one, without the identity of the richest man in Dongcheng, it was really hard to get!

Madam Gao had originally looked down on Bai Muyao because she had been picked up by a janitor and raised. She exuded an air of poverty, which couldn't be concealed even with her luxurious clothes. However, when she heard Bai Zhenhai's roundabout request, Madam Gao wiped her mouth with a napkin. "Mr. Bai, I'm afraid we can't help with this favor."

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