Cecilia Gu looked up without thinking, nearly jumping in shock!
Why were so many people looking at her with eyes full of longing and pleading?
Charles Yin continued to look at Cecilia with pleading eyes and said, "Cici, I've already convinced my mom. She won't stop us from being together anymore! Cici, come back, come back to me, let me protect you, okay? Now, no one can do anything to you! No one will ever take you away from me again! Cici, I really can't live without you... Wise as you are, foolish as I am. I can't just let you go, I can't..."
Cecilia's eyes grew hot, and tears rolled down her cheeks once again.
"Was everything last night your doing?" Cecilia asked, "And the five percent of shares—"
"Those shares were given to you by Grandma Yin in her capacity as Chairwoman. You absolutely deserve them, and no one in the company dares to question their legitimacy! Not even my mom!" Charles Yin said firmly. "Those shares are part of your foundation here, and the other part is me! As long as I'm the heir to Yin Enterprises, as long as I'm Charles Yin, no one can hurt you!"
"What about Sylvia Ran..." Cecilia knew now wasn't the time to bring up Sylvia, but she just couldn't help herself.
It was a thorn lodged in her heart!
"She's no longer an obstacle between us! Because..." Charles Yin pulled Cecilia into his arms, his voice resolute. "Because she no longer has the means to compete with you!"
Cecilia was stunned. "Means?"
"Cecilia, thank you! Thank you for coming back to me! Thank you!" Charles Yin hugged Cecilia Gu tightly and showered kisses on her forehead.
The people watching around them were practically moved to tears!
No, actually, they were already crying, weren't they?
Cecilia Gu started crying too.
God knows how she got through these past days.
Every day she forced herself to smile...
But in the end, he didn't let her regret it, didn't let her feel any sorrow, right?
This cooking contest had completely turned into a public confession...
Even though the theme had changed, it couldn't dampen everyone's excitement.
It was only after everyone dispersed that they finally snapped back to reality!
Ahhh!
Wait! What did they just say?
He's the CEO of Yin Enterprises?
So that pregnant woman is the legendary 'nation's daughter-in-law'?
Ahhh! I'm dying!
I can't believe I forgot to take a picture!
While everyone was busy regretting, Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin were already in the room apologizing to Jian Xiao.
"Mom, I'm sorry for keeping this from you for so long. Actually, I was the one who sponsored this event." Charles Yin apologized sincerely to Jian Xiao.
Jian Xiao was stunned for a while, then finally smiled. "It doesn't matter to me. As long as my daughter is happy, I'm happy. That's all that matters."
Mu Ruona crossed her arms and said, "Wow, chasing after your wife like this is truly a sight to behold!"
Mo Zixuan sighed too, "A sight to behold? This is literally unprecedented!"
Mai Lun decided to keep his opinions to himself.
This man is just too handsome. Mai Lun thought having such a good-looking son-in-law was seriously stressful!
In another corner, Shang Ke finally found Sylvia Ran.
Sylvia Ran had been lying on a plain white bed, sleeping for two days and one night.
After Shang Ke removed Sylvia Ran's IV drip and waited for a while, she slowly opened her eyes.
"Uh... Where am I?" Sylvia Ran mumbled, then looked up and saw Shang Ke.
Sylvia Ran immediately looked at Shang Ke with timid eyes. "Shang Ke, why are you here? Where is this? How did I..."
Shang Ke looked at Sylvia Ran with a complicated expression.
Charles Yin called Shang Ke, telling him that Sylvia Ran had been locked in a small room, and if he wanted to take her, he could just go get her.
Only then did Shang Ke realize that Sylvia Ran had been under Charles Yin's control and kept on the boat all this time.
Thinking about what Charles Yin did to Cecilia Gu, and remembering what Cecilia said to him that day...
For the first time, Shang Ke started doubting everything.
Especially Sylvia Ran—was she really as innocent as she acted?
If she was truly an innocent girl, how could she try to push Cecilia Gu down?
Shang Ke found it hard to believe in his heart.
But he had no choice but to believe it!
"Shang Ke, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Sylvia Ran noticed the strangeness in Shang Ke's eyes and felt a little uneasy. Still, just like before, she grabbed his arm, pressing her chest against it, and looked at him with an innocent expression.
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Shang Ke's gaze fell on his own arm.
Yeah, Cecilia Gu was right.
If Mu Ruona saw this, how could she not care? How could she not be angry?
Turns out, it really was all my fault.
Shang Ke discreetly pulled his arm away and said calmly, "You're here getting an IV because your body is too weak. I'm here to take you home. We need to hurry back to N City."
"Back to N City?" Sylvia Ran was a little annoyed at Shang Ke for pulling his arm away, but she didn't dwell on it and asked, "Did something happen?"
"The second young master of the Yin Family is going home, and Charles Yin is busy organizing his brother's twenty-fifth birthday party. So all of N City is about to get busy!" Shang Ke explained simply, "Are you coming or not?"
"Of course I'm going!" Sylvia Ran still had no idea how much Cecilia Gu's status had changed. She thought, in such an important event, how could she not show up? She was Charles Yin's first love, and the future real lady of the Yin Family!
Shang Ke held back and still didn't tell Sylvia Ran the truth.
Since Mrs. Yin liked Sylvia Ran so much, let Mrs. Yin be the one to tell her.
"Since we're heading back to N City, we better hurry. We're flying back tonight." Shang Ke steadied himself, "Charles and the others already left ahead of us, so we need to catch up."
"What? They've already left? How could they! I'm still here, how could he just go!" Sylvia Ran shrieked, "Wait! What about Cecilia Gu? Did she go back too?"
"Cecilia Gu is the officially married lady of the Yin Family, the wife of the eldest son. Of course, as the big sister-in-law, she had to go back." Shang Ke frowned slightly. For the first time, he found Sylvia Ran so noisy.
"What! Cecilia Gu actually went back with them! How is that possible? Auntie said she'd have Cecilia divorce Charles Yin in a few days! No way, absolutely not! I'm the one who should be by Charles's side!" Sylvia Ran lost her cool and screamed.
Shang Ke finally frowned deeply.
For the first time, Shang Ke stepped out of his old role and saw Sylvia Ran in a new light.
He suddenly realized Sylvia Ran really wasn't the same person he used to know.
Back then, even if Sylvia Ran acted out, she was still pure at heart.
But now, Sylvia Ran was all gritted teeth and acting like the whole world owed her something.
Shang Ke felt like he'd been blind all these years.
After Cecilia Gu talked to him that day, he started to reflect on himself.
Later, Mu Ruona also talked to him alone, and Shang Ke finally realized how ridiculous his thinking had been all these years.
Luckily, it's not too late to wake up, right?
"Alright, we should go." Shang Ke stood up, "The plane is on the deck, we need to hurry."
After saying that, Shang Ke turned and left.
Sylvia Ran stared blankly at Shang Ke's back.
She felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Yesterday, Shang Ke was still doting on her, doing whatever she wanted.
So why was he so distant and cold today?
Could it be that Cecilia Gu whispered something she shouldn't have in his ear again?
Cecilia Gu, you're something else!
You stole Charles Yin, and now you want to steal Shang Ke too?
How can there be such a shameless woman in the world!
Just wait and see what I do to you!
Sylvia Ran jumped out of bed, grabbed her coat and bag, and rushed out.
After a long flight, when Cecilia Gu got off the plane, she immediately felt the biting cold of N City.
Charles Yin had already prepared a thick coat and helped Cecilia Gu put it on.
Since they'd decided to rush back to N City, Charles Yin arranged for three planes: one for Jian Xiao and Mai Lun, one for Shang Ke and Sylvia Ran, and then he took Cecilia Gu, Mo Zixuan, and Mu Ruona back to N City together.
Everyone else waited for the ship to return before heading out separately.
Cecilia Gu knew that coming back this time, everything had changed.
But she never expected just how huge the impact of this change would be.