She wanted to tell herself not to care and to be confident, but Zhan Yilin’s existence made her completely lose her self-confidence.
At this point, Yun Zhuxi said calmly, “Knowing you’re not suitable, forcing yourselves to stay together won’t have a good outcome. It’s better to separate early.”
Is that so? No good outcome?
Perhaps they really weren’t suitable. Otherwise, why would everyone oppose their relationship? Xiao You couldn’t help but think.
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Stepping out of the elevator, Yun Zhuxi asked the secretary outside, “Is Miss Zhan still inside?”
The secretary respectfully answered, “Miss Zhan has already left, but the Vice President just went in.”
She could guess with her knees that her two brothers had come up specifically to investigate the situation.
Walking into the CEO’s office, Yun Zhuxi saw her three elder brothers discussing a case. The second and third brothers wore smiles they hadn’t shown in days, and the eldest brother’s face showed no unusual expression, clearly unaware of Xiao You’s situation.
“Big brother,” she called.
“Why are you up here?” Yun Shaoye asked.
Since Yun Zhuxi was responsible for a specific department and didn’t involve herself in the overall management of the Yun Group, the siblings rarely needed to interact directly in the company, so her sudden appearance was unexpected.
“I’m bringing a resignation letter,” she handed a resignation letter to him.
“Resign? Zhuxi, why are you resigning out of the blue?” Yun Jingsheng reacted first.
“It’s not me.”
“Then who is it?”
She looked at Yun Shaoye, “It’s big brother’s secretary assistant.”
“Xiao You?!” He was stunned.
Yun Shenfu and Yun Jingsheng beside him smiled even more broadly.
Their original intention was to come up and investigate the situation, so they casually picked a case to discuss with their elder brother. Unexpectedly, the result was even more pleasantly surprising than they had anticipated.
Yun Shaoye’s first instinct was to go find Xiao You and ask for an explanation, but his sister stopped him.
“Big brother, no need to go. She has already left.”
“Left? When? Why wasn’t I told?”
“Third brother knows too. Didn’t he tell you?” Yun Zhuxi deliberately brought up Yun Jingsheng.
“Ah Sheng knows too?” Yun Shaoye’s attention immediately turned to him.
Suddenly named, Yun Jingsheng was momentarily caught off guard, hesitating for a few seconds before slowly saying, “I only found out just now when I came upstairs and couldn’t find her.”
At this moment, Yun Shaoye had no extra thoughts to pursue his brother’s failure to report, “Zhuxi, what exactly happened?” He just wanted to understand the whole story.
“I’m not very clear about the details either. Ask third brother. He should know.” Yun Zhuxi threw the question back to her third brother.
Yun Jingsheng’s heart sank, feeling somewhat embarrassed as he glared at her.
Yun Shaoye naturally heard that the incident was inseparable from his brother, “Ah Sheng, what exactly happened? What did you say to Xiao You?”
Facing his elder brother’s interrogation, he felt a bit guilty, “I… I didn’t say anything!”
“Really?” Yun Zhuxi asked casually.
“Ah Sheng, explain clearly!” Yun Shaoye was impatient.
Seeing he couldn’t hide it, he had to downplay it, “I just saw she was curious about Yilin, so I told her Yilin’s identity.”
“Just that?” He was highly skeptical of his brother’s explanation.
“How would I know she would misunderstand?” Yun Jingsheng feigned innocence.
Yun Shaoye could easily guess that his brother must have taken the opportunity to exaggerate and add fuel to the fire. However, he was now eager to find Xiao You and explain, so he had no time to pursue this.
“Wait! Big brother.” Yun Zhuxi stopped him again.
“What?”
“Where is big brother going?”
“To find Xiao You.”
“That’s not necessary,” she said.
“Why? Do you know where Xiao You is?” Yun Shaoye asked hopefully.
“No, I don’t.”
Yun Shaoye was stunned, not understanding her intention to stop him.
For this always calm sister, even he sometimes couldn’t figure out what she was thinking.
One side, Yun Shenfu and Yun Jingsheng looked on, feeling puzzled. Since his sister had come to inform on him, why was she now trying to stop her older brother from finding someone?
“What will big brother do after finding her?”
Needless to say, “Naturally, explain everything clearly.”
Yun Zhuxie countered, “Explain what? About you and Yilin?”
Yun Shaoye nodded, though he didn’t understand his sister’s intention.
“Are big brother and Yilin still dating?”
“Yilin and I are just pure friends.” They had never actually dated.
“If that’s the case, what does big brother need to explain?” If it was a baseless matter, why explain?
Yun Shaoye was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Since big brother hasn’t done anything to cause misunderstandings, that means the problem isn’t with big brother.”
The words were correct, but…
Yun Zhuxie continued, “If she truly trusted big brother, even if third brother said something, she wouldn’t have wavered today.”
Hearing this, Yun Shenfu and Yun Jingsheng suddenly realized their sister was actually on their side, and they had just thought she was setting them up.
Yun Jingsheng was about to chime in, but was silenced by his older brother’s stern look.
“Her lack of trust in big brother is, in essence, a lack of confidence in herself, which is why she’s wavering about your relationship.”
His sister’s words clearly pointed out the crux of the problem, but still couldn’t make Yun Shaoye give up on finding Xiaoyu.
“Even if big brother goes to clear up the misunderstanding, there’s no guarantee the same thing won’t happen again,” Yun Zhuxie warned him. “Unless she figures it out herself, even if big brother brings her back, she’ll still leave.”
Yun Shenfu and Yun Jingsheng nodded in agreement.
Yun Zhuxie’s final words made Yun Shaoye hesitate. Although he understood his sister was right, he still couldn’t help worrying about Xiaoyu.
Seeing her brother’s inner conflict, she deliberately asked, “Or is big brother lacking confidence in your relationship, not believing she can understand?”
These words cut directly into Yun Shaoye’s heart.
Indeed, he should trust Xiaoye, trust that she would ultimately understand.
With this thought, he sat back in his chair, “Where were we just now?” The sudden topic change left Yun Shenfu and Yun Jingsheng stunned. Once they recovered, they quickly tried to keep him engaged in discussion to prevent him from changing his mind.
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Although he had decided to trust Xiaoyu, after three or four days with no response, Yun Shaoye’s mood began to sink.
The Yun couple naturally noticed something was wrong with their eldest son.
Though they had tried to ask him directly, his responses were always that nothing was wrong, yet his demeanor clearly suggested otherwise.
Therefore, the Yun couple specifically called their other three children to try to understand the reason for their eldest son’s poor mood.
“Dad, Mom, what do you want?” Yun Jingsheng asked.
“Your father and I have something to ask you,” said Yun’s mother.
“What is it?”
“Has anything happened at the company these past few days?” Yun’s father questioned.
Anything at the company? The brothers looked puzzled, but Yun Zhuxie already had an idea.
“No, what could happen at the company?” Yun Jingsheng was confused.
“Not a company matter?”
“What is Mom referring to?” Yun Shenfu pressed.
“These past few days, Shaoye has been frowning. Do you know what’s going on?”
The brothers remained silent.
Although they had noticed their elder brother’s condition, they didn’t think it was serious and assumed he would get over it in time.
Knowing her children, Yun’s mother turned to her daughter, “Zhuxie, do you know something?”
