Better than he imagined now...?

Yin Shixiu felt his throat was very dry, even his lips felt uncomfortably dry when they touched.

The man noticed his discomfort and got up to pour a glass of water, letting him drink through a straw,

"The doctor comes around every evening at about eight. Rest assured, the doctor is absolutely reliable, but the one I found is not that authoritative, just capable of barely keeping you alive."

Yin Shixiu looked at the man and nodded slightly.

There was no need for the man to say much; Yin Shixiu understood in his heart.

"Now, you’re already considered a dead man. The police found that severed arm, and the Yin Family indeed took that arm as yours."

Yin Shixiu took a sip of water, his throat no longer as parched as before.

"So far, everything is still proceeding according to my plan. Of course, I am not sure if the Yin Family determining that the severed arm is yours is good or bad for you..."

The man shrugged slightly.

Yin Shixiu didn’t speak, just listened to what the man was saying.

His mind slowly cleared up.

"Do you need me to tell you roughly what happened during the sixteen days you’ve been in a coma?"

Yin Shixiu took a shallow breath, even just drawing such a breath made his chest and abdomen ache.

He knew he was gravely injured this time.

"Go ahead... cough cough..." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Yin Shixiu lightly furrowed his brow; despite his body’s extreme discomfort, the intense pain surged with every breath he took, but... that nightmare was too shocking.

He... felt too empty, knowing nothing about his wife, his children, the Yin Family, or the current situation of the Yin Group, this awareness was more agonizing than the pain on his body.

The ordinary eyes of the man fell flatly on Yin Shixiu,

"On the night of the incident, during the police and bandit gunfight, Shi Shengde died, and basically, all the members of the drug trafficking organization at the scene related to Shi Shengde also died."

"..."

"There’s no proof to verify the relationship between Wu Rong and Shi Shengde."

"Moreover, Wu Rong intends to smear you. Rumours about Yin Shixiu smuggling drugs are flying all over the city."

"...I anticipated that Shi Shengde initially wanted to take this step, but he didn’t expect that... even if Wu Rong helped him escape prison, it wouldn’t affect Wu Rong’s determination to get rid of him..."

Yin Shixiu murmured.

The man nodded slightly and continued,

"Yin Shiqing passed the investigation by the disciplinary committee, and his son Yin Bowen has also been acquitted. Huang Tingting, an artist under Meng Meng Film and Television, is now being sued for slandering government officials."

"The Yin Family held your funeral, and after the seventh day, Su Xiaomeng took the old and young family members of the Yin Family and moved out of the Yin Mansion, leaving the position of Family Head and the empty Yin Mansion to Yin Shiqing."

The man narrated calmly, noting Yin Shixiu’s slightly upturned lips upon hearing that sentence.

Clearly...

Even though he wasn’t present, he could imagine the scene at the time, and his wife’s actions deeply touched him.

"Rong Jing caused a scene at the Yin Group’s shareholders’ meeting with the equity transfer contract signed by you, but was thrown out by your wife Su Xiaomeng."

"...Is that so?"

Yin Shixiu chuckled lightly.

The man thought about it and took out his phone, finding the video from the Yin Group’s shareholders’ meeting that day and directly showed it to Yin Shixiu,

"On the day of the shareholders’ meeting, no journalists or media were barred from participating, and the entire process was recorded live."

The man said this as he set up the phone on a stand at the head of the bed,

"I see you’ve been calling your wife’s name non-stop even while unconscious, it’s not hard to imagine the deep affection between you two, you can watch it now, it’s truly enviable to have such an amazing woman as a man."

What the man said couldn’t be heard by Yin Shixiu anymore.

His ears, gaze, and spirit, all were focused on that small screen, on the woman in the center of the screen, dressed well yet skinny as a rod...

Heartache.

But also joy.

Having crawled back from the edge of death, his eyes and heart were filled solely with her.

Just watching like this was already a kind of fulfillment, a kind of joy.

"I’m going to get dinner."

The man knew that whatever he said wouldn’t be heard, but he still said it.

The room fell silent, with only the familiar and intimate voice from the phone video.

"From now on, I, Su Xiaomeng, am the largest shareholder of Yin Group! The highest decision-maker of Yin Group!"

"As long as you have the thick skin like Mr. Rong Jing of Rong Group, disregard the mockery of others, and can calmly accept the fact that you are about to become the laughingstock of all of Beijing and even the entire business community."

"My first decision upon becoming President Yin—please security escort all employees of Rong Group present out!"

So, she could speak in such a tone.

So, even with countless cameras flashing at her, she was not timid nor retreated.

So, his wife was truly a remarkable figure...

"My husband wasn’t transporting drugs! He was saving a man, a father over fifty-years-old, battered and on the brink of death!"

"How many in this world could do as much for their father-in-law?"

"People who fabricate facts without discernment, do you truly think the world’s sufferings will never befall you one day?"

"Transporting drugs?"

"I only know my husband as someone who, attending international financial summits, safeguards the interests of our people with every word and sentence, a businessman striving for the greatest economic benefits for the Guo Family..."

"A young talent admired from inside and outside the country, renowned among countless, respected by countless businessmen!"

"Why do you see him as a criminal?"

Each word and sentence questioned from the heart, forceful and powerful.

Their era was different from the previous generations, different from the seventies and eighties, and even more different from the fifties and sixties.

Back then, principles were emphasized in doing things, which concerned morality, society, national policy, and others’ views but not one’s own heart.

So, the older generations, for the country, for the people, understood the greater good and knew sacrifice and dedication.

So, the older generations viewed the current younger generation who only think of themselves as selfish and considered them lacking in dedication.

As if this young generation were worse than the older generation, the terms used to describe them were biased with negativity.

But that’s not really the case...

Yin Shixiu, Su Xiaomeng, and others, the generation of the twenty-first century, aren’t selfish nor lack understanding of sacrifice and dedication, they simply pursue the answer to this question—

Is it worth it, or not?

Perhaps this is still an expression of selfishness or excessive interest-orientation.

But this is what this generation is about, what thousands like Yin Shixiu want after sacrificing for others—a straightforward answer.

Yin Shixiu has always known that for Su Xiaomeng, it’s worth countless times over.

And likewise, countless times over, this woman he deeply loves reassures this answer of ’worth’ by countless affirmations.

The Yin Group’s shareholders’ meeting was lengthy, but fortunately, the video the man showed Yin Shixiu was not a complete record but was edited, highlighting the key contents.

After watching this video, Yin Shixiu basically had a idea about the current situation of the Yin Group.

When the man returned with dinner and talked with Yin Shixiu, the facts weren’t far from Yin Shixiu’s guesses.

Yin Shixiu could only consume liquid food for now.

Having been in a coma for sixteen days, even though the man provided as much care as possible, he was neither a woman nor a nurse, so there were bound to be some shortcomings.

Yin Shixiu had also lost quite a bit of weight.

"Currently, Yin Group’s stock has plummeted, and several large-scale projects are in an extremely precarious situation because of withdrawal of investors and contract breaches by partners."

Yin Shixiu pursed his lips.

No need to think hard to know who’s likely behind it.

"Yin Shiqing and Wu Rong teamed up to deliver a heavy blow to Yin Group through public opinion, and Rong Group seized the opportunity to manipulate maliciously, destroying several large projects isn’t too hard."

"Your wife has already done very well, being very brave, and extremely smart, only her opponents are truly formidable."

"..."

Yin Shixiu let out a small breath.

Letting his wife face Yin Shiqing, Wu Rong, and Rong Jing all alone...

"As far as I know, your wife isn’t troubled by these things. She has devoted more of her thoughts to the Bill Group’s Asia-Pacific cooperation plan."

"..."

"Whether this cooperation plan will go down as she wishes remains uncertain. Rong Group has long been watching greedily from the sidelines..."

Yin Shixiu’s gaze darkened, after a long time, he said,

"She is not fighting alone... She is such a person that she wouldn’t be without support, more and more people would want to help her, to support her."

His tone was firm, his gaze unwavering...

Just like the next day, sitting face to face with Bill... Su Xiaomeng’s gaze was filled with resoluteness.