Chapter 48

When Ye Fengyun returned home, he saw that Tang Shihan's bedroom door was tightly closed, so he didn't disturb her and quietly made his way to his own room.

Just then, the door to Tang Shihan's room suddenly opened. She emerged, eyes red from crying, wrapped in a blanket. She sat down on the sofa, looking utterly forlorn.

Ye Fengyun brought her a bowl of hot water and tried to comfort her, "Honey, don't be sad. With Tang Yilin's abilities, she might be fired sooner than you think."

Tang Shihan shot him a glare, icy and wordless.

He didn't take it to heart and joked, "Who knows, maybe she's already been kicked out as we speak."

"Can you stop babbling nonsense?" Tang Shihan said, exasperated.

"Alright, but don't be sad, sweetheart. It's not good for the baby."

She simply turned her face away.

At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

Tang Shihan glanced at the time, wondering who could possibly be visiting so late.

She got up to answer it, only to find Tang Yilin and her family at the door, along with the matriarch.

"Grandmother? What brings you all here?" Tang Shihan was taken aback.

Tang Yilin immediately burst out, "Tang Shihan, have you no shame? All this just to be the person in charge? Was it worth stooping to such disgraceful behavior?"

Tang Shihan was stunned. "What are you talking about? When did I do anything disgraceful?"

"Just now, someone from Longhai Group came and took Yilin's contract away. They changed the project lead to you," the matriarch said as she entered, her tone slow and deliberate. "It’s so late, and yet the client suddenly changes their mind. I want to know why."

Tang Shihan looked completely baffled. "I don’t know. I never received any notice."

"You don't know? Still pretending! Of course you didn't get a notice—because you were 'notified' while you were in bed," Tang Yilin sneered.

Already aggrieved, Tang Shihan could not bear this accusation and exploded. "Tang Yilin, explain yourself! What do you mean, 'notified while in bed'? I've been home the whole time. Stop slandering me!"

Tang Yilin merely scoffed, "That's easy for you to say. How can we know if you left home or not? Otherwise, why would Longhai Group suddenly change the project lead in the middle of the night?"

"How should I know why?" Tang Shihan shot back.

Jin Xuemei spoke up angrily, "Tang Shihan, you’d better handle this properly. The project lead should be Yilin. You must give it back to her, or you’ll never be able to raise your head in the Tang family again!"

Tang Shihan was so furious she couldn't speak. She looked to the matriarch for support, but the old woman simply sat on the sofa, silent, clearly unwilling to intervene.

Knock, knock, knock—

There was another knock at the door.

Ye Fengyun went to answer it. Standing outside was none other than Long San.

"Honey, someone’s here for you," Ye Fengyun called, stepping aside, though his attitude toward Long San was unmistakably cold.

Tang Shihan stood to greet the visitor, only to be shocked at the sight of Long San. "President Long? What brings you here?"

The matriarch, recognizing Long San, hurried to her feet to greet him as well.

Long San waved her off, maintaining his frosty air, and set a contract down on the table.

"This is a new agreement I drafted overnight. Miss Tang Shihan, please take a look. If there are no issues, sign it, and you can go to the company tomorrow to take over the project."

Tang Yilin was livid with resentment.

Jin Xuemei was so furious she nearly shattered her teeth from clenching her jaw.

This contract should have been theirs, yet Tang Shihan had snatched it away!

"Mr. Long, why did you suddenly change the project lead? Did something go wrong?" Tang Yilin approached him to ask, swallowing her anger and speaking as politely as she could in front of Long San.