"What are you doing? Are you seriously trying to stop me?"

"Do you even know who I am? I'm your general manager's mother! Yes, I'm her mother! Do you get that?"

"Your boss, Ye Chen, is my son-in-law!"

"You bunch of clueless fools, get out of my way! If you dare stop me again, don't blame me for what happens next!"

At the company's front desk.

Liu Xueqin was causing a scene, shouting and flailing her arms wildly.

The employees exchanged bewildered glances.

This is President Chen's mother? Ye Chen's mother-in-law?

"Auntie, President Chen isn't here. She stepped out," one employee, who had been briefed by Chen Yinuo, cautiously explained.

"If she's not here, I'll wait in her office. Why are you stopping me? I'm warning you for the last time – if anyone tries to stop me again, you can pack up and leave!" Liu Xueqin yelled.

Lately, she'd been trying to track down Ye Chen and Chen Yinuo's address.

She hadn't found their home, but she did discover that Ye Chen had recently acquired a company, and that Chen Yinuo had left her previous job to become the general manager of this new venture.

This news thrilled Liu Xueqin to no end.

She couldn't hold back any longer. After locating the company, she stormed over immediately.

But she was stopped at the entrance.

She was convinced that her daughter, Chen Yinuo, was in her office, just refusing to see her.

All this talk of being out or stepping away was just an excuse!

Liu Xueqin's aggressive behavior left the employees feeling awkward.

If it were anyone else, they might have taken action – but this was the general manager's mother and Ye Chen's mother-in-law. They couldn't exactly throw her out.

Inside the office.

Chen Yinuo dialed Chen Yihao's number.

"Sis, what's up?" Chen Yihao answered.

"Mom's here at my company, but I don't want to see her. She's making a scene. Can you come and take her home?"

"She's at it again? Doesn't she ever stop?" Chen Yihao growled irritably.

"But Sis, I'm out of town on a business trip. I can't get back right away. I'll give her a call."

"Alright then," Chen Yinuo sighed and hung up.

Honestly, she hadn't expected her mother to stoop this low.

But she realized she'd underestimated her mother's shamelessness.

At the front desk.

Just as Liu Xueqin was about to barge in, her phone rang.

She pulled it out and saw it was Chen Yihao.

"Hmph, that brat must've called him!" she muttered, cursing under her breath as she declined the call.

Watching this through the security monitor, Chen Yinuo sighed bitterly.

She reached for the phone to instruct the front desk to let her mother in.

But then she paused.

Ye Chen had just appeared in the footage.

"President Ye!"

"President Ye!"

Ye Chen, returning from lunch, stepped into the office.

The employees greeted him respectfully.

"Chen, you're finally back! These clueless idiots wouldn't let me in to see Yinuo!"

As soon as she spotted Ye Chen, Liu Xueqin started crying.

But the way she called his name sent chills down Ye Chen's spine. Goosebumps rose all over.

His face darkened.

"Who are you calling clueless idiots?" Ye Chen's voice was cold.

In an instant, Liu Xueqin froze.

"I-I didn't mean it that way. Now that you're here, just take me to Yinuo's office. I know she's in there!"

"What exactly do you want?" Ye Chen's face remained hard.

"Can we talk in private?" Liu Xueqin's aggressive tone softened.

Ye Chen nodded indifferently.

He waved the employees aside, and they immediately stepped out of the way.

As Liu Xueqin followed Ye Chen into the office, the employees whispered among themselves.

"Isn't President Chen's mom a bit... much?"

"President Chen is so easygoing. How did she end up with a mother like that?"

"You guys don't know the half of it. Back when President Ye was struggling, that woman humiliated him constantly and didn't even acknowledge him as her son-in-law. She treated President Chen the same way – always pressuring her to divorce Ye Chen."

"Seriously? No wonder they're acting like this now."

"Classic case of 'you didn't want me when I had nothing, now you can't reach me when I'm successful.'"

"If I were President Chen, I'd cut ties with her completely!"

In the office.

"Yinuo, you really don't want to see your mother? After everything I did to raise you, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

As soon as she entered, Liu Xueqin burst into tears, playing the victim.

Gone was the aggressive demeanor.

Someone unaware of the situation might think Chen Yinuo was ungrateful.

"Just get to the point. No need for the theatrics," Chen Yinuo replied coldly.

"Chen, Yinuo, I know I wronged you two before. I was blinded by greed. But people are talking behind our backs. I can't hold my head high unless you forgive me."

"And did you consider how I felt when you tried to force me to divorce Ye Chen for money? Cut to the chase. What do you want?"

"Fine. Can't I work at your company? I don't want to clean anymore. Just give me a small role in logistics. It'll save you face too."

Chen Yinuo laughed.

"And what about Dad? Should I give him a management position too?"

"Actually, that's a good idea! He can keep an eye on the staff, make sure they're working hard."

Ye Chen smirked.

"And how much should we pay you for this?"

"We're family. Pay whatever you see fit."

"You really think that's going to happen?" Chen Yinuo sneered.

"You... What do you mean?"

"From the moment you tried to take Ye Chen's bank card by force, I gave up on you. I'll fulfill my basic duties as your daughter, but don't expect anything more. Otherwise, I'll cut ties completely."

"You ungrateful brat!"

"Then leave."

"I won't! Not until you agree!"

"Then I'll call the police," Ye Chen said calmly.

"You think I care? Go ahead! Either give me a job or pay me two million!"

"You're overthinking it. We don't have money."