At this moment, Zhan Mohan was still in a meeting. He called Wei Yumeng to ask if she had brought him a certain document, but unexpectedly heard her soft voice calling him "husband."
Yesterday, when he asked her to call him that, she had seemed very unwilling. How could she be so proactive today?
The corners of his lips curled up subtly, and the frown that had been furrowed on his brow eased.
"Just say what you need."
She was being so attentive; even she wouldn't believe it if she said she didn't need anything.
Wei Yumeng's heart tightened, fearing that Zhan Mohan wouldn't understand her hidden meaning.
"Um, husband, I'm on a business trip with Mr. Gao, and I might not be back for another two days. Please don't keep calling me and delaying my work."
Zhan Mohan scoffed. Just as he was about to ask her what was going on, he heard the words "Mr. Gao" and realized something was wrong.
"Where are you now?"
"I'm on a business trip in City A. Didn't I tell you last night?"
Wei Yumeng played dumb while secretly observing Gao Yong's expression. She was doing this to let Gao Yong know that she was a married woman and that her husband loved her dearly.
The shareholders in the Zhan Corporation conference room stared at Zhan Mohan as if they had seen a ghost and began whispering amongst themselves.
"What's going on? Is some woman calling Mr. Zhan?"
"Could it be Director Feng?"
"Are you out of your mind? Director Feng is right here."
"Then who could it be that has the ability to melt the eternally icy Mr. Zhan? Didn't you see the smile on his lips just now? That was clearly a smile of happiness."
"I'm not blind, how could I not see it? Also, I don't know what was said on the other end, but Mr. Zhan seems very anxious again. It looks like the person on the other end must be very important to him."
"But isn't everyone in our company aware that Mr. Zhan and Director Feng are a couple? Could there be someone else?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Director Feng grew up with Mr. Zhan. Although he was raised in the Zhan family, they are not related by blood. I've truly never seen Mr. Zhan smile like this at anyone else besides Director Feng."
Feng Shiyi, sitting next to those people, naturally heard every word. The hand holding her documents tightened, and cracks appeared on her calm face. It felt as if her lungs were about to explode.
Others might not know who was calling, but she knew exactly who it was. It could only be Wei Yumeng.
She must have been troubled by Gao Yong and couldn't help but call Mohan Gege for help. This foolish woman, didn't she know that a distant savior couldn't help an immediate need?
Furthermore, Gao Yong was particularly fond of women and wouldn't let them go easily.
Zhan Mohan couldn't stand it and got up, walking out directly.
"Mr. Zhan..."
"Mohan Gege, the meeting isn't over yet."
Feng Shiyi, seeing him get up, anxiously blurted out his usual nickname for him.
But Zhan Mohan gradually disappeared from their sight.
He walked into the adjacent office and closed the door.
"Wei Yumeng, hang up first."
"Ah... Okay, goodbye then. Please don't disturb my work again. Love you!"
With that, Wei Yumeng hung up the phone. She turned to see Gao Yong still so close to her, though he wasn't being as physically forward as before.
She just didn't know if Gao Yong had understood her hint.
She spoke proactively, "Mr. Gao, I'm truly sorry, my husband was calling."
"It seems your husband loves you quite a bit, not forgetting to call you during work hours."
His words sounded a bit sarcastic.
Wei Yumeng just wanted to indicate that she was a married woman and, more importantly, didn't want to get into any trouble with Gao Yong.
She continued to smile politely and courteously, "Yes, Mr. Gao, are you also married? And do you have children already?"
Gao Yong hadn't expected this woman to steer the conversation toward marriage and could only nod awkwardly.
"Yes."
"Then Mrs. Gao and your children must be very happy. Mr. Gao is so capable, it's impressive that you've reached this position."
As they spoke, they arrived at the hotel room door. Wei Yumeng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then, Mr. Gao, I'll head back to my room to prepare first."
"Wait a moment, there's still some work that needs your attention. Ensuring everything is foolproof is best, after all, such a large project. If anything goes wrong, the consequences from above could be severe."
Wei Yumeng really didn't want to go back to the room with Gao Yong. He had been groping her in the car earlier, and his intentions were obvious. His male assistant next to him had also been completely indifferent, clearly indicating this wasn't the first time, and he had already tacitly accepted Gao Yong's behavior.
She could understand that junior assistants usually had little power, and with livelihood being difficult, how could they dare to interfere with their superiors? They could only turn a blind eye.
This matter, she realized, could only be handled by herself.
"How about this, it's getting late, and you must want to rest after such a long flight. Why don't you give me the documents to translate, and I'll translate them in my room before bringing them to you for review?"
"That won't do. Work is important. I've already asked the assistant to get some coffee from the hotel. We'll all need to be energized later to finish the work. Miss Wei, I'm not bragging, but if this project is completed, your position in the company will definitely improve. I heard that Director Ning from your department is quite biased against you..."
As he spoke, his hand reached out toward Wei Yumeng's face.
Wei Yumeng quickly dodged to the side, her smile barely maintained.
"Mr. Gao, I apologize. If it's about work, I can cooperate. But if it's anything else, I'm afraid I must decline."
Gao Yong awkwardly withdrew his hand but didn't seem angry.
"Of course, it's about work. What are you thinking? Hurry up and come in to finish the work. Otherwise, none of us will be able to account for ourselves above."
Saying this, he turned and walked in with a stern face. The assistant followed him. Wei Yumeng hesitated for a long time, then touched the self-defense tool in her bag before boldly entering.
She could only hope that Zhan Mohan would understand her signal for help and find a way as soon as possible.
Zhan Corporation—
Zhan Mohan directly paused the ongoing meeting and asked Fang Xun to return to the office with him.
"Now, have your people call Gao Yong."
Fang Xun looked bewildered. "Mr. Zhan, what should we say when we call? We can't just lay our cards on the table and say Wei Yumeng is your wife and you're backing her. If that gets out to the whole company, the media will stir up trouble again."
These media outlets might not be good at anything else, but they were excellent at digging up people's past scandals. Wei Yumeng was not well-favored in the Wei family, and then there was the incident where she had a relationship with another man for money for her mother. While it was Mr. Zhan now, the media would cling to the behavior.
If the company was thrown into turmoil because of his wife, not only would Old Master Zhan vent his anger on her, but Madam would also not let her off. She would surely be tormented to death.
This was also why Mr. Zhan had never publicly announced his marriage. The advantages and disadvantages were too many, and this was the best approach for everyone.
But his wife probably didn't think so.
Zhan Mohan frowned, clearly impatient.
"Then what do you suggest we do?"