After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Chapter 163 You're deliberately targeting me!

"You promised that once I signed Zhao Ning, you would move into the villa. What? Are you going to back out?"

I guiltily turned my head away, thinking he had forgotten.

"I've already had a guest room prepared; you'll stay there for the time being."

"What?" I was surprised to hear his arrangement. Wasn't he trying to humiliate me by making me go back to the villa with him?

Could it be that I thought wrong?

"What? Or do you want to live with me?"

Jiang Yichen raised an eyebrow at me, and I glared back at him: "You're dreaming."

"But why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"

I stared at his face suspiciously, trying to glean something from it.

Something's fishy going on. Who knows what Jiang Yichen is plotting against me this time?

Consider this a reward for your work.

"Fine, I'll reluctantly agree to that."

Jiang Yichen gently ruffled my hair, his tone tender and caring: "Get some rest early today, we're moving tomorrow."

"What?" I was taken aback and looked up at him in confusion. Moving? Moving what?

He patiently explained, "I've moved you to a safer neighborhood. The one you're living in now has a very low security level; anyone can come and go as they please."

My heart tightened, and I couldn't help but think of the time when Xiaoyu came to my house looking for me. So I tentatively asked, "You already know about Xiaoyu coming to my house looking for me, don't you?"

Jiang Yichen's lips curled into a meaningful smile as he countered, "Heh, what do you think?"

My heart skipped a beat, and I instinctively shrank back, thinking to myself, "This time I didn't ask anyone for help; it was my brother who handled the fish. He shouldn't be able to find anything wrong with it, right?"

Just as I was feeling uneasy, thinking that Jiang Yichen would scold me for this, he unexpectedly instructed the housekeeper in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, take Miss Gu back with you and help her pack up and move to the new house."

The butler respectfully replied, "Yes, sir."

After he finished speaking, he went upstairs to rest. I wanted to say something, but no one listened, so I followed him upstairs to rest as well.

The next day

I returned home with the housekeeper and briefly explained the situation to my parents.

My dad was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately started packing his things, praising me as he said, "You're so sensible, you know how to win Jiang Yichen over. As long as he cares about you, we don't have to worry about anything."

However, my mother seemed worried. She frowned and said in a low voice, "It doesn't feel good to be indebted to someone. I'm a little worried."

"It's okay, Mom. I work for him anyway, so I can't run away."

Actually, I'm worried too, but I can't show it, otherwise my mom will worry even more.

Gu Bai wasn't home. His parents had almost finished packing up his things before they notified him.

I had other things to do at work, so I didn't wait. I left the rest to my parents and the housekeeper.

After all, I still don't know how to explain it to Gu Bai.

Although he's my brother who handles funerals, sometimes I'm still quite afraid of him.

Midway through, I received a call from Lao Mo, who told me to hurry back to the company because something had happened.

I rushed back to the company, and Lao Mo pulled me into the live broadcast room, whispering a reminder: "President Jiang is in a bad mood today, be careful."

"What happened?"

Everything was fine yesterday, so why is it not working today?

Old Mo glanced around mysteriously, and when no one was around, he whispered, "Yesterday's live stream with Zhao Ning was edited into many clips. Now, netizens believe that you've lost all your energy since you and Zhao Ning separated. Everyone is speculating that the company forced you to separate and is calling on the company to let you two continue streaming."

I was so embarrassed when I heard that, and I had no choice but to explain to Lao Mo, "The reason I was not in good condition yesterday was entirely because an elder in my family was sick, which made me very worried. It had nothing to do with the company or Zhao Ning."

Just as I was talking to Lao Mo, Jiang Yichen suddenly pushed the door open and entered. His voice calling out "Gu Mo" made my heart skip a beat.

Jiang Yichen's gaze was sharp as he stared intently at me, his tone carrying a hint of reproach: "Why are you chatting here so early in the morning instead of working?"

I quickly explained, trying to clear my name: "I wasn't chatting idly. I was reviewing yesterday's live stream with Lao Mo, analyzing its successes and failures."

However, before I could finish speaking, Jiang Yichen rudely interrupted me.

His brow furrowed, his tone icy: "I won't listen to any explanations, I just want to see results. As an employee of the company, you should always keep your responsibilities in mind and create more value for the company."

I sighed helplessly, knowing that further explanation would be futile, and could only agree, "Okay, I'll be careful."

After saying that, I turned and left, returning to my workstation.

However, Jiang Yichen seemed to be deliberately picking a fight all morning.

He always had someone call me over some trivial matter, as if he wanted to occupy all my time.

I had a feeling that he was angry about the slicing, but he didn't say it directly.

These unwarranted accusations and frequent disturbances left me feeling exhausted and helpless.

Finally, when I was called to the office for the last time, I couldn't take it anymore. I impulsively pushed open the door and questioned Jiang Yichen: "What exactly do you mean? Why do you always call me over for such trivial matters?"

Jiang Yichen shrugged and said calmly, "I was just giving normal instructions about work. Is there a problem?"

Faced with Jiang Yichen's insistence, I argued logically: "This isn't a normal work assignment at all; you're deliberately targeting me!"

Jiang Yichen's eyes were firm, and he refused to admit it: "I'm not targeting you. If you insist on thinking that way, there's nothing I can do."

We argued for a few moments, and the atmosphere became a bit tense.

Just then, Lin Nan pushed open the door and entered, interrupting our argument: "President Jiang, something has happened at Jiang's Company, and we need you to go back and handle it immediately."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yichen immediately stood up, straightened his clothes, and prepared to leave.

As I watched him and Lin Nan walk side by side, an indescribable sense of inferiority welled up inside me.

The two of them stood together; the man was handsome and dashing, and the woman was beautiful and elegant—they were a match made in heaven.

And I am nothing more than Jiang Yichen's ex-wife, a woman he fooled and despised.

Jiang Yichen left and didn't come home for several days, not even returning to the villa at night. I couldn't help but worry, but I had no one to ask about his whereabouts.

The family's nanny and housekeeper both said they didn't know when he would be able to return.

That night, I was woken up by the noise from downstairs.