That night, no one disturbed Lin Fan and Liu Mengjie. Lin Fan sent Liu Mengjie back to Lijing District and stayed with her for the night.

The next day, Lin Fan got up to go to the company for work. There was a meeting scheduled for the morning, so he had to drop by. Liu Mengjie, usually an early riser, was still sound asleep from exhaustion. This beautiful woman looked so captivating even in her sleep.

A thought occurred to Lin Fan: what exactly is the nature of his relationship with Liu Mengjie now?

This question left Lin Fan troubled, because he couldn't find an accurate word to describe their relationship.

He also didn't know what Liu Mengjie thought about it. She never asked for a title from him. Unlike Loli, Liu Mengjie didn't claim the title of Lin Fan's girlfriend or express any desire to be his girlfriend.

Perhaps he should find some time to talk to her about it.

For now, Lin Fan didn't wake her. He simply left a message on her WeChat and quietly left.

When Lin Fan returned to the company, he found that Wei Yue'er had already come back.

"Good morning," Wei Yue'er greeted Lin Fan proactively.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Morning. It's good you're back; Jiayi can finally relax a bit."

Outside of work, Lin Fan and Wei Yue'er were friends, but within the company, they had a boss-subordinate relationship. Wei Yue'er was very capable, and Lin Fan valued her highly. He had personally called her yesterday, asking her to return as soon as possible.

Wei Yue'er said, "Sure, I'll catch up on all the missed work."

Lin Fan smiled slightly, "I trust you to handle it well. I need to go to the meeting now."

Wei Yue'er watched Lin Fan's back as he walked into the meeting room, a complicated look flashing in her eyes. Then, her gaze became determined.

Lin Fan didn't know her true identity; he didn't know she was Wei Tiansheng's sister. But he trusted her greatly, and she couldn't betray his trust. Although she was indeed Wei Tiansheng's sister, from the moment she decided to come back, she was determined to be loyal to her job.

She was madly in love with Lin Fan. Given the current hostile situation between the Wei Family and Lin Fan, the future was unpredictable. Perhaps one day, she would have to become estranged from Lin Fan. But no matter what, she had to make Lin Fan know that during her time at Mortal, she never let him down and never betrayed the job.

Before she took leave two days ago, Lin Fan had assigned her a task related to the Jiangnan Wu Family.

The Jiangnan Wu Family, considered a somewhat old family, was where Wu Yili's father, Elder Wu, as the legitimate first son, inherited the family business from his father, the Wu Corporation.

Elder Wu has always been an ambitious man. Although the Jiangnan Wu Family had been passed down for several generations and was quite renowned, its wealth was modest, markedly inferior to families with assets in the billions.

Elder Wu's lifelong ambition was to grow the family so significantly that the Wu name would appear on Jiangnan's wealthy list.

The wealthy list, a long-standing record, came in two versions: one based on company market value, the other based on personal assets. The latter was more focused, recognizing personal wealth rather than corporate strength.

But neither list involved the Wu Family.

The Jiangnan Wu Clan failed to reach the top hundred companies in Jiangnan.

Elder Wu himself did not make it to the top hundred of Jiangnan's wealthy individuals.

Elder Wu felt ashamed. His family was, after all, an old and well-established family with a great reputation. But their strength just hadn't kept up with their renown.

Driven by this shame, Elder Wu had been relentlessly working to grow and strengthen the Wu Corporation over the years.

Unfortunately, despite his great ambition, Elder Wu's abilities were just average. Despite his efforts over the years, the Wu Corporation hadn't grown; rather, it was barely surviving due to his repeated mismanagement. If it weren't for the substantial family fund, bankruptcy would have been likely.

Elder Wu was troubled, his biggest headache recently being where to find the funds to help the company through its current crisis. If handled improperly, the Wu Corporation could go bankrupt.

Elder Wu had spent his life striving for respect, and the thought of ending up bankrupt was utterly disgraceful for him.

This was when the Jiangnan Wei Family extended an olive branch, a lifeline for him.

The Wei Family's condition was that Wu Yili agreed to help design the Yun City branch building. Using his authority as head of the family, Elder Wu pressured Wu Yili into agreeing.

Everything seemed settled, with Wu Yili agreeing to become the Wei Family's architect, in compliance with Elder Wu's wishes.

But just two days ago, an unexpected change occurred.

The Wei Family publicly announced they had signed on another architect.

Right after, Lin Fan announced a contract with Wu Yili.

This left Elder Wu utterly confused. What on earth was going on? If Wu Yili wouldn't cooperate with the Wei Family, then what about his funds? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

That very day, Elder Wu called Wu Yili to understand what had happened. In his agitation, he scolded Wu Yili and demanded she apologize to Wei Tiansheng and ensure they secured the Wei Family's funding.

Wu Yili refused Elder Wu's request and subsequently avoided him, not returning home.

Elder Wu was furious. After calming down, he attempted to contact Wei Tiansheng personally but couldn't reach him.

He realized the severity of the situation; it seemed the funds from the Wei Family were gone, and his heart sank with the realization.

"Is it the end of the road for my family?" Elder Wu lamented skyward.

It was then that a family member came in, saying, "Master, there's a Miss Wei outside requesting to see you."

Elder Wu was taken aback, "What, Miss Wei? Could it be someone from the Jiangnan Wei Family? Quickly, bring her in. No, I'll greet her myself."

Elder Wu immediately ran out to greet Miss Wei. Seeing as she was a Wei and coming from the Wei Family, there was a glimmer of hope.

At the entrance, Elder Wu saw a young, very pretty girl in professional attire, accompanied by none other than his daughter Wu Yili.

Elder Wu was overjoyed. He didn't have to guess; it must be that Wu Yili had actively sought out the Wei Family for a cooperation proposal. His daughter was indeed filial, not disappointing him.

Wu Yili must have broken ties with Lin Fan to discuss cooperation with the Wei Family, which is why someone has come from the Wei Family now, presumably to formally confirm the provision of funds to the Wu Family.

"This must be Miss Wei," Elder Wu approached warmly, reaching out to shake hands with Wei Yue'er.

Beside him, Wu Yili said, "Miss Wei, this is my father."

Wei Yue'er smiled, "Hello, Elder Wu, my name is Wei Yue'er, from Mortal Group. I'm President Lin's secretary."

What?

Elder Wu's smile froze instantly, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.

Although Wei Yue'er bore the Wei surname, she wasn't from the Wei Family; she was from Mortal Group?

But Wei Yue'er's next sentence brought Elder Wu back to life.

"I'm here to discuss funding with Elder Wu. Simply put, our Mortal Group will assist the Wu Family through these difficult times…"