Cherry Miller paused, turned around, and walked away, determined not to give the other person a chance to entangle her.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please save me! I’m pregnant with a Yin Family child, you can’t just stand by! You’re the future mistress of the Yin Family, if you don’t handle this, who will?..."
Hearing this, Cherry Miller walked even faster.
What kind of mess is this?
What does she mean, pregnant with a Yin Family child?
She acts like she’s pregnant with Ethan Yin’s child or something.
She’s not even officially married into the Yin Family yet, so why is everyone coming to her with their complaints?
Only after the security guards dragged the woman away did Cherry Miller ask her assistant, "What’s going on this time? Who caused trouble now?"
"It was Lucas Yin," the assistant whispered. "This is the third time this month. The last two times, the president took care of it and gave each person five million in compensation. I didn’t expect another one to show up within a week. If this keeps up, we’ll be running a charity here."
Cherry Miller’s expression darkened.
The Yin Family looks prosperous on the surface, but rotten branches and decaying leaves are hidden within.
Their good reputation has been dragged down.
That evening, Cherry Miller brought this up with Yina Yin, saying, "Lucas Yin is causing too much trouble. He can’t stay in the company any longer. If this keeps up, our Yin Enterprises will be implicated."
Yina Yin looked troubled as well. "Tell me about it. From the start, I didn’t agree with letting those Yin Family members work at the company. But Mom and Dad just couldn’t say no—they figured with so many subsidiaries, it’d be easy to find them a spot. Who knew it would turn out like this? Back then, my great-grandfather built Yin Enterprises step by step with the whole clan’s support, transforming us from local merchants into a true financial powerhouse. If Mom and Dad ever objected, the clan’s aunts and uncles would drown them with criticism. If you ignore them, you’re ungrateful. If you manage them, the tail wags the dog."
Cherry Miller couldn’t help but sigh, "Even if they’re useless, I’d accept it as long as they don’t cause trouble for the company. But those few? Can they ever behave? They do nothing all day, just make trouble for us. I’m afraid they’ll ruin Yin Enterprises’ reputation."
Yina Yin comforted Cherry Miller in return, "It seems every big family has issues like this. Ours isn’t unique. We’ve survived all these years—just have to tough it out! We owe the clan for our success, after all."
Back when Ethan Yin wanted to break away from the clan for Cherry Miller’s sake, she was strongly opposed.
Because in Newport City, the clan means something very different to a family.
It represents unity.
It means when one family faces hardship, the whole clan supports them.
Besides, Yin Sicheng is the clan chief. If he were to break away from the clan, it would be earth-shattering—the whole clan would basically fall apart.
On the surface, it looks like a simple family split.
But in reality, it would cause serious damage.
Because splitting the family means dividing up the assets.
Yin Enterprises is a huge piece of the pie—anyone who gets a bite will be dripping with profit.
There’s no way money-loving Cherry Miller would let anyone else take a chunk out of Yin Enterprises’ profits.
That’s the empire she, Ethan Yin, and Yina Yin worked so hard to protect!
But now, it seems the money is safe.
But life just keeps getting more frustrating.
"The chairman still refuses to forgive Gu Miao, probably because he doesn’t want those clan members using the opportunity to leech off her," Cherry Miller sighed. "But the chairman’s act of refusing to forgive because of the broken engagement means those bloodsuckers in the clan have no excuse to go after Gu Miao. The chairman really is a genius strategist."
"My dad’s got plenty of tricks up his sleeve," Yina Yin said with a smile. "Don’t worry, as long as he’s around, those people won’t get anywhere—they’ll just be a nuisance at most."
Cherry Miller nodded in agreement.
Cherry Miller vaguely sensed that Yin Sicheng was making a move; if he played his cards right, not only could Yina Yin and Gu Miao get back together openly, but he could also get rid of these clan troubles.
Meanwhile, at the Yin Family mansion...
A middle-aged woman dragged a young man with his head hung low, noisily barging into Gu Xixi’s courtyard. "Sister-in-law, you can’t ignore this! You’re the clan chief’s wife, you have to speak up for us! What did my son do wrong? Why does Yin Yuhan want him to resign?"
Gu Xixi listened to the chaos outside and couldn’t help rubbing the corner of her eye.
Xiao Wang quickly stepped out, and seeing the visitors, immediately put on his chief assistant’s authority: "What’s all this noise? If you want to solve the problem, speak honestly. If you keep shouting, you can all go home! This isn’t the place for tantrums!"
Seeing Xiao Wang’s angry face, the person instantly went silent, as if their throat had been grabbed.
"Well, Assistant Wang, I’m just anxious," the person said awkwardly. "It’s all Yin Yuhan’s fault for being unreasonable. We’re family—why should only my son have to resign? If the Yin Family can’t stick together, how will we face outsiders?"
Xiao Wang let out a cold laugh.
Stick together against outsiders?
They’re all sticking together against the direct line, aren’t they?
Gu Xixi called out from inside, "Xiao Wang, let them in."
"Yes, madam," Xiao Wang replied, stepping aside and warning them, "Speak properly—no yelling."
The woman pulled her son in, grinning as she entered, clearly unconcerned.
"Sister-in-law!" The woman didn’t bother with formalities, plopping herself down on Gu Xixi’s right and launching into her speech: "We’re all family—we can’t let outsiders laugh at us. My son Lucas has always been well-behaved. Yuhan must’ve listened to someone’s instigation and misunderstood Lucas. Lucas, tell your aunt, were you set up?"
Lucas Yin shrank his neck, too scared to step forward.
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The Yin Family’s genes are excellent.
Although Lucas Yin isn’t as stunning as Ethan Yin, he’s still quite good-looking compared to most people.
Right now, dressed in designer brands, he really does look the part.
"Lucas, I’ve heard all about your situation," Gu Xixi frowned and said. "The reports say you took three million from the finance department for personal spending. Not only that, you go around telling people you’re a major shareholder of Yin Enterprises and that you’ll be an executive someday?"
Lucas Yin looked guilty. "Auntie, I was just short on cash, so I took an advance on my salary."
Lucas Yin’s mother quickly chimed in, "Exactly, he just took a little advance—no need to make a big deal out of it!"
Gu Xixi ignored her and continued questioning Lucas Yin, "Okay, let’s leave the salary advance aside for now. I want to know, this month, three women came to you claiming to be pregnant with your child—how do you explain that?"
Before Lucas Yin could answer, his mother interrupted again, "Who are those women anyway? Just gold diggers trying to latch onto the Yin Family! Lucas would never want that kind of woman! Sister-in-law, Lucas is your nephew—you can’t believe what outsiders say!"
"Lucas, you tell me yourself," Gu Xixi said, lowering her eyes and ignoring his mother.
Lucas Yin mumbled for ages, unable to say anything.
This isn’t like the old days—you can’t just deny it with empty words.
A simple amniocentesis and DNA test will quickly reveal if it’s really his child.
He can’t deny it now.
"Auntie, it was all just an accident..." Lucas’s head drooped even lower.
Gu Xixi looked disappointed and said, "Lucas, as a descendant of the Yin Family, you have to make something of yourself. If you don’t study hard, you’ll suffer for it later. Right now, the Yin Family can give you a job and a decent life, but you have to make your own way. Those girls come from good families, and now they’re pregnant with your child. As a man, shouldn’t you take responsibility? Shouldn’t you marry them, keep the child, and give them an explanation? Not just disappear and avoid it—running away won’t work, you’ll have to face it eventually! Ethan has already handled three cases for you—are there going to be a fourth or fifth? You embezzled company funds, and that’s a serious matter. If you weren’t a Yin, do you think it would be brushed aside so easily? During your time at work, you’ve been late and left early, made several mistakes, and caused losses for the company. For all this, Ethan just asked you to resign and didn’t pursue charges—that’s already being lenient!"
Lucas’s mother was instantly displeased.
What’s Gu Xixi’s deal?
She’s supposed to stand up for her own family, not side with outsiders.
If she hadn’t married Yin Sicheng, would she even have the right to sit here and speak?
"Auntie..." Lucas’s mother wanted to say more, but just then, Yin Sicheng’s voice came from the courtyard: "Yuhan handled it well. If my sister-in-law doesn’t like it, she’s free to find another job!"
"Sicheng!" Gu Xixi stood up as soon as she saw Yin Sicheng. "Why are you here so early?"
Yin Sicheng took Gu Xixi’s hand gently. "You’ve had a cold for three or four days and it’s not getting better. I was worried about you."
Gu Xixi awkwardly pulled her hand back.
There were still outsiders present.
When Lucas saw Yin Sicheng, he lowered his head even further, not daring to look at him.
Yin Sicheng turned to look at Lucas and said coolly, "Sister-in-law, you’d better take him home. Company rules apply to everyone."
"Sicheng, as clan chief, you’re supposed to be responsible for the whole Yin Family!" Lucas’s mother protested. "If you’re this selfish, you don’t deserve to be clan chief!"
Yin Sicheng’s narrow eyes fixed on her. "So you came here today to tell me the clan wants to open the ancestral hall and strip me of my position as clan chief? Is that your idea, or the whole Yin Family’s?"