After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Chapter 342 Always Well-behaved

This scene was etched into Jiang Yichen's mind, and at the same time, he was thinking of me.

Due to the time difference between China and other countries, it was evening for Jiang Yichen, but almost a day later for me.

Without Jiang Yichen, I feel like something's missing. These past few days, I've been going to see Xu Sisi and Xiaotiantian with dark circles under my eyes.

That day, in my dream, I dreamt that Jiang Yichen was still next to me. He secretly kissed me while I was asleep, but when I woke up, I found that there was no one next to me.

I felt a little disappointed. I didn't know how things were going on his end. It was a mix of good and bad news, since Jiang Yichen only reported good news and never bad.

I muttered to myself, "Today is going to be another day full of things to do."

Check on how Xiao Huai is doing. I haven't been feeling well lately, so I've put her to sleep in the children's room.

Xiao Huai was sleeping soundly, and the nanny next to her was taking good care of her.

"Woke up?"

I heard my grandmother's voice behind me, and she quickly walked up to me.

Pointing to the breakfast downstairs: "Tired, aren't you?"

"It's alright, I just woke up. You've been coming home very late these past few days. Jiang Yichen is still abroad and won't be back for a while. You need to eat on time every day so you'll have the energy to do things well."

"Okay, I know."

After saying that, he went downstairs to wash up and have breakfast.

"This is pretty good, blueberry jam." Because it was so delicious, I ate a few more bites. Grandma told me on the spot that Jiang Yichen had bought it in advance and left it at home before he left.

Hearing this, I nodded, and my heart began to ache again.

Jiang Yichen, Jiang Yichen, when will you come back?

Just then, Xiao Huai upstairs suddenly woke up. The nanny carried her downstairs, and as soon as she saw me, she gestured for me to hold her.

"Xiao Huai, you've grown so fast!"

Looking at those glasses that looked so much like Jiang Yichen's, I hesitated for a moment, then went up to stroke Xiao Huai's little face. She was still so adorable.

"Alright, are you going out to work on the studio again later?"

"Yes, there are still some things that Grandma hasn't finished taking care of."

"Okay, then come back early today after you've finished taking care of it."

She responded to her grandmother while trying to make Xiao Huai happy.

"So cute, so cute, so adorable! But Mommy has to go out now, so be a good girl at home."

I said to Xiao Huai with reluctance, and the nanny quickly replied, "Don't worry, since she came to take care of Xiao Huai, she has been very well-behaved and obedient."

I glanced at the nanny, nodded reassuringly, finished tidying up, and went out.

Inside the car, I found Jiang Yichen's suit jacket that he used to take off in the back seat. Looking at the jacket, I thought of him again.

"I'll drive this car myself today."

As I spoke, I opened the car door. It was the same familiar feeling. The car sped along the road, but my heart was restless.

Suddenly, Xu Sisi called. I answered via Bluetooth, and her anxious voice came through the phone.

"The woman that Mr. Li was with the other day, we found out yesterday that Mr. Li had dinner with that woman again and didn't go home."

"This man is really awful; all he does all day is flirt with other women."

The car sped up, keeping pace with my emotions, and we arrived ten minutes ahead of schedule.

As soon as Xu Sisi saw me, she walked over and said angrily, "Sister Gu, you knew about this before, but I didn't expect that person to be so outrageous. We found out that his wife seems to have been abused by him."

"What? Although it's their private matter and we can't interfere, it seems we still have to. Maybe this is an opportunity."

Xu Sisi's eyes widened; clearly, she didn't understand the meaning of the second half of what I said.

At this moment, Little Sweetie also ran over: "Yes, yes, this news is 99% true. We found out that his wife often goes to the hospital, and each time she gets some samples of bruises and sprains. It doesn't matter if it happens once or twice, but it took a lot of people to find out that it's true."

"That's right, because that doctor is my friend."

At this moment, Lin Xiaoxia added from the side.

"When did you come here?"

Xu Sisi asked Lin Xiaxia, as if her sudden appearance had startled her, her eyes showing surprise.

"Just now, but I saw that Sister Gu was listening so attentively, so I didn't disturb her."

"Okay, but the sound was really too soft!" Xu Sisi said in a tone of feigned reproach.

"Okay, Sister Sisi, I was wrong!"

After saying that, I pulled Xu Sisi back to my seat, and I also randomly checked what documents I still needed to process.

I opened the phone and found over a dozen unanswered emails.

"let me see."

One of them sent a chill down my spine; my fingers trembled slightly on the mouse, and the email content on the screen made me feel as if I had fallen into an ice cave.

The sender was identified as Mr. Li's assistant, but the wording was unusually harsh, completely unlike the smooth and worldly Assistant Zhang I'd encountered before. What alarmed me even more was that the email attachment contained a request for money from the studio.

"This is impossible..." I muttered to myself.

I subconsciously looked in Xu Sisi's direction. She was writing something at her workstation with her head down, her long hair falling down and covering her profile.

For some reason, this otherwise ordinary scene stirred something strange within me, making me wonder if something had gone wrong.

"Sisi," I stood up, trying to keep my voice calm, "didn't we agree on something with President Li a few days ago?"

Xu Sisi looked up, her eyes flickering for a moment, but quickly regained their usual gentle smile: "Why are you suddenly asking this? We had already agreed on it. I remember we went there together specifically before, didn't we?"

"Is it possible that they're suddenly going to renege on their agreement to continue providing investment funds to us?"

"That's true, but why are they coming to ask for it again today, and with threats at that?"

"What? Let me see." Xu Sisi walked up to me and read aloud as she looked at the document: "This is... Gu Mo Studio, repaying the money."

She suppressed her inner turmoil and carefully read the email. It was sent by his assistant, and the email was laced with threats, detailing his attempt to reclaim the previous payments owed to their studio, threatening the studio's closure if the money wasn't returned.

What's Mr. Li up to now? Is he really that short of money? His company is so big, why is he constantly asking me for money? Is there some other reason behind this?

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down, and summoned Xiaotian and Lin Xiaxia to the conference room.

I told them the contents of the email, and their expressions immediately turned serious. "Sister Gu, what should we do? If President Li really comes to collect the money, our studio's cash flow will be severely impacted," Xu Sisi said first, her voice full of anxiety.