After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 362: Isn’t This The Trouble You Caused?

Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Isn’t This The Trouble You Caused?

"Boss, Ms. Lin is at the first-floor reception, saying she wants to see you!"

Taking the signed documents from Fu Yanci, Xiang Yang spoke softly, "These past few days, the reception desk has been replying to her as per instructions that she can’t meet without an appointment, but Ms. Lin said she can wait."

She called Fu Yanci, but he directly hung up.

She waited at Fu Group, but he entered the elevator from the underground parking lot directly to the top floor, making her unable to even get a glimpse of him.

For the past few days, Lin Kerou appeared promptly at the first-floor reception at 8 a.m. every morning.

One glance at Xiang Yang’s hesitant expression, and it was clear that internal gossip was starting to spread through the company.

No one knew Lin Kerou was Xiao Bao’s mother; they only knew the persistent yet elegant woman at the reception was the Vice President of Fengya Media.

As a dignified Vice President, despite being overwhelmingly busy, she didn’t follow procedure to have her secretary schedule a meeting with Uncle Fu’s secretary. So... it could only be a personal matter.

The man is single.

The woman is unmarried.

A powerful Boss and a media company’s Vice President.

In terms of age, appearance, and status, they were inexplicably well-matched.

It’s said the company staff have had plenty of morning and afternoon teas, aware their Boss is in a passionate relationship. However, until now, no one has seen what the Boss’s better half looks like.

Perhaps she wasn’t someone worth showcasing.

Or perhaps, it’s just a loveless business marriage?

Then this Vice President Lin...

Oh wow, spicy indeed!

The imagination takes off, creating scenes where Fu Yanci is fickle and heartless, maintaining the familial image at home while secretly flying flags outside. Ultimately, the flags grow defiant and chase him down at the office, demanding an explanation.

Fu Yanci’s expression turned slightly grim, "Bring her up."

"Got it," Xiang Yang answered, pulling the door open and heading out.

Lin Kerou waited in the executive meeting room for more than ten minutes before hearing the door being pushed open.

She stood up and saw Fu Yanci walking in with a sullen face.

"Yanci, ten minutes, I just need ten minutes, and I’ll leave after that."

Afraid he’d refuse to give her a chance to speak like always, Lin Kerou jumped straight to the point. "I know my action of bribing the driver last time pushed me further into the wrong direction, but I really had no choice! Yanci, if it were me, could you have come up with a better solution? I’m Xiao Bao’s mom!"

Fu Yanci stayed silent.

Lin Kerou clutched the water cup tightly, her eyes turning red involuntarily. "The first time we met, I thought it was because he was scared of me and didn’t talk to me. But then, the second and third times..."

Tears began to fall uncontrollably but were quickly wiped away as Lin Kerou raised her sorrowful gaze to Fu Yanci. "Xiao Bao... has he still not spoken a word yet?"

She met Fu Yanci’s cold and grim eyes directly, as if they were accusing: Isn’t this your own doing? You still have the guts to ask?

Lin Kerou’s tears fell even faster. "He... when he was little, he used to call me ’Mom’... I, I..."

Covering her face, she sobbed uncontrollably but soon tried to hold it in.

Her red, tearful eyes looked at Fu Yanci, "I once told Xiao Bao, whether it’s three years or thirty years, I’m willing to wait. Yanci, I came back this time because..."

"Name your price!"

Fu Yanci’s icy voice cut off Lin Kerou’s plea as he raised his eyes. "Getting Xiao Bao back is impossible! Even if my elder brother and uncle and aunt were still alive, they wouldn’t allow you to take Xiao Bao away from the Fu Family. Dragging this on is pointless!"

"Whether it’s postpartum depression from back then or maternal instincts awakening now, let’s not waste any more time. You’ve seen it—without you, Xiao Bao has been living well in the Fu Family. Ye Li and I will take good care of him. So, name your price! Just like what you agreed upon with my uncle and aunt before: money in exchange for severing ties. From now on, bridges are bridges and roads are roads—you and him will have nothing to do with each other."

"Fu Yanci!!!"

Lin Kerou stood up, her eyes bloodshot and her voice agitated. "He’s a person! Not some object to be traded for money! Fine, you want to settle this with money, right? Then okay... Back then, they gave me three percent of Fu Group’s shares. So tell me, how much are you planning to give me? Five percent? Ten percent? Or the entire Fu Group?"

Fu Yanci looked up.

Lin Kerou’s chest heaved violently as if she were infuriated.

Fu Yanci held a calculated thirty-five percent of Fu Group’s shares.

The shareholders collectively held around thirty percent, while the remaining shares were distributed among Fu Group’s employees and numerous general investors.

With Lin Kerou holding three percent, if Fu Yanci gave her a few more percentage points for custody, the risk to him would increase exponentially.

In the worst-case scenario, Lin Kerou could convince all shareholders to vote in her favor at the board’s next election.

Even so, Fu Yanci had ways to turn the situation around.

But before anything could happen, Fu Yanci wasn’t about to let it come to that.

Lin Kerou seemed to pick up on what Fu Yanci was thinking as her expression softened.

"Years ago, I wanted to return, but my condition wasn’t stable at the time, and you weren’t married. I figured Xiao Bao was under your direct care and that there was no better place for him than the Fu Family. But now, Fu Yanci, you’re married. Right now, you might say you’re treating Xiao Bao well, but what about the future?"

Lin Kerou raised her eyes to meet Fu Yanci’s. "Ye Li will have children someday, right? By then, Xiao Bao—just a nephew in the Fu Family, in front of you—how should he see himself? When he grows up? Yanci, I’m his mother—a mother who once hurt him, full of remorse, and only wants to make things right."

"The fact Xiao Bao is willing to secretly come see me proves he’s willing to give me a chance to change. Don’t push me away for him; let me prove myself. Can you?"

"No matter how great Ye Li is, she’s not Xiao Bao’s mom."

Lin Kerou said softly.

Fu Yanci remained silent, and the meeting room fell quiet.

Lin Kerou seemed to have finished what she had to say. She glanced at the time, picked up her handbag, and spoke directly, "I’ve said my piece. I’m leaving now. Notify me when you’ve thought it through!"

With that, Lin Kerou strode out, opened the door, and left.

Frowning slightly, Fu Yanci sat alone, mulling things over for a long time before he got up and returned to his office.

Ten minutes later, the Maybach headed straight for Fu Mansion.

At dusk, Ye Li received a message from Xiao Bao.

[Ye Xiaoli, do you think I should add her?]

[??? Add who?]

[That woman.]

The smartwatch requested to add a friend, which needed approval on the guardian’s phone.

Xiao Bao’s smartwatch was linked to Fu Yanci’s phone.

Which meant Lin Kerou had approached Fu Yanci, and Fu Yanci had agreed to let her contact Xiao Bao.

Ye Li stared blankly at her phone for a long time before typing.

[And you? Do you want to add her?]

[I don’t know.]

Ye Li didn’t know either.

She didn’t even dare to offer an opinion.

Tell Xiao Bao not to add her?

It’s said there’s no love without reason, nor is there hatred without cause in this world.

But when it comes to children and their mothers, there’s an innate yearning and longing.

Then, tell him to add her and see how things go?

The scenes from Xiao Bao’s earlier breakdown flashed vividly, and Ye Li didn’t dare take the risk.

Before Ye Li could make up her mind, her phone chimed again with another message from Xiao Bao.