Episode 18

The news that Chen Pingzhang was under investigation quickly spread within the industry. After the senior brother learned about the matter, he immediately approached Hu Cheng to find out the situation.He had always kept the relationship between Hu Cheng and Chen Pingzhang a secret from his senior brother, and his senior brother had no doubts about him. When Hu Cheng said there was "no contact", his senior brother believed him to be true.When Hu Cheng learned that his senior brother had moved to a new home, he privately purchased a batch of classic and versatile furniture for him, hoping that his senior brother and sister-in-law would like it.The senior brother was deeply moved by Hu Cheng's actions, and his sister-in-law also expressed her gratitude for Hu Cheng's thoughtfulness.Hu Cheng's method of winning over people's hearts really worked.

Because Chen Pingzhang could not contact Hu Cheng, he had to go to the company in person.He had previously embezzled public funds privately to invest in Hu Cheng. Now that Hu Cheng was unable to fill the hole, Chen Pingzhang was extremely anxious.Their conversation happened to be overheard by Zibo.Hu Cheng urgently needs to raise funds to repay Chen Pingzhang's debts, but he needs time, after all, this is not a small amount of money.Mu Xiao discovered that Hu Cheng had transferred part of the equity to Mingdu City. She first disclosed this matter to Ning Yue and the specific details would be discussed in detail.

Ning Yue decided to formally file for divorce from Hu Cheng, but she knew that this would be a protracted battle and Hu Cheng would not agree easily.So, she decided to move out with Ziyuan.Hu Cheng's senior brother Zhou Wei suddenly disappeared, and his resignation application was received in the company's personnel mailbox.Hu Cheng was so anxious that he drove to Zhou Wei's new home, only to be told that it was uninhabited and that the decoration team had evacuated.Hu Cheng suspected that Zhou Wei had been poached, so he sent someone to investigate the matter and handed over Zhou Wei's project to Zibo.However, Hu Cheng still had illusions about Zhou Wei. He decided to retain Zhou Wei's position temporarily, but stopped paying wages and waited for Zhou Wei to come back to ask him.

Zhou Wei was Hu Cheng's only close friend, and Hu Cheng was deeply hit by his leaving without saying goodbye.Ning Yue originally planned to give Hu Cheng a divorce agreement, but seeing Hu Cheng so sad, she softened her heart.Chen Pingzhang found out that Ning Yue was behind the scenes, so he contacted Hu Cheng and revealed Ning Yue's identity as an outsourcer.Hu Cheng was furious and found an envelope on the table containing photos of Ning Yue and Qin Can together.Although they were not intimate, Ning Yue's happiness made Hu Cheng furious.He drove to Ning Yue's company and dragged her away in public.

After returning home, the two broke out into an argument.Ning Yue couldn't bear it anymore and took out the divorce agreement, determined to divorce Hu Cheng.Hu Cheng tore up the agreement, firmly stating that he could not bear the betrayal, and threatening Ning Yue to resign as her only choice.After Ning Yue picked up Ziyuan from school, she went directly to her mother's house and changed her kindergarten.However, Ziyuan didn't know yet that he was about to transfer to another school.Mu Xiao found out that the legal representative of Mingdu City was actually Hu Cheng's puppet, and she asked Ning Yue to wait for her at the law firm.After hanging up the phone, Mu Xiao discovered that she was being followed.