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

Chapter 131 Cheating and Deceit

I quickly explained, "It's the school's final exam. It's a very important exam, and if I fail, it will affect my studies and graduation. I didn't mention it before because I thought I could manage my time so that it wouldn't interfere with either my work or my studies. But now it seems that it might still be a bit difficult."

Jiang Yichen looked at me, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

After a while, he slowly said, "Alright, since that's the case, then go take the exam. But remember, this is your last chance to ask for leave. If there's a next time, don't blame me for being impolite."

I quickly nodded in agreement, secretly relieved that I had reacted quickly enough this time and successfully found a reason to ask for leave.

The problem with Jiang Yichen is only temporarily resolved, but what about the other company?

I tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. The weight of those 500 million yuan felt like a mountain pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe.

More importantly, I can't keep it from Jiang Yichen for very long.

I sat up abruptly, and suddenly thought of someone—Qin Lei.

The next morning, I took the contract with me and set off for Qin Lei's location.

Qin Lei agreed to meet me at a coffee shop near the company, so I rushed to the coffee shop.

Qin Lei was sitting in a corner, leisurely flipping through an economic newspaper while savoring a cup of fragrant coffee.

I carefully walked to his side and softly called out, "Qin Lei."

He looked up at the sound, gently closed the newspaper, turned to me, and asked, "Tell me, what urgent matter has made you call me here so early in the morning?"

I took a deep breath and mustered my courage to say, "Qin Lei, could you take a look at this contract for me?"

As I spoke, I carefully took out the contract I had signed with the media company and placed it in front of him.

Qin Lei looked at me with a slightly puzzled expression. He took the contract and began to carefully read through it.

When he flipped to the signature page and saw my name prominently displayed, he chuckled and asked, "Didn't you work for Jiang Yichen? How come you signed a contract with this media company? Does Jiang Yichen know?"

I shook my head helplessly and said, "Qin Lei, none of that matters anymore. What I care about most now is whether we can find a way to terminate the contract with this media company."

"The contract can be terminated because it contains many loopholes and unreasonable aspects; it can be said to be an unfair contract."

"If we really take them to court, not only can the contract be voided, but we won't even have to worry about breach of contract penalties." Qin Lei crossed his legs, spread his hands, and explained to me in detail, word by word.

Upon hearing this, I finally felt relieved, and the huge weight that had been hanging over my heart was lifted off my feet.

However, upon careful reflection on yesterday's events, Xiaoyu's expression seemed to suggest that she had anticipated my arrival and deliberately created obstacles, even intentionally guiding me to discuss the matter with HR.

This explains why the HR person gave me an unusual expression; clearly, someone had given me prior instructions.

"So, do you need my assistance in filing a lawsuit?" Qin Lei asked with concern.

"No need for now."

I hesitated for a moment, then continued, "I might need to ask you for another favor. Could you help me check the legal representative information of this media company?"

"What? Do you have some doubts or other plans?" Qin Lei raised an eyebrow and asked in a casual yet somewhat suspicious tone.

I felt a little uneasy, and after considering it for a while, I said, "I can't be sure yet, but I have a feeling that they had already planned something against me when they were recruiting me."

Qin Lei gently pushed up his glasses, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said, "After all, as Jiang Yichen's ex-wife and the former eldest daughter of the Gu family, my identity undoubtedly gives them more reason to scheme and have more ulterior motives. Asking you for help is not impossible."

As he spoke, he took out his phone from his breast pocket, quickly sent a text message, and then said calmly, "Wait a moment, you'll get news soon."

Overwhelmed with gratitude, I quickly said, "Thank you so much for this, Qin Lei. I am very grateful."

As I spoke, I clasped my hands together, repeatedly expressing my gratitude.

Qin Lei waved his hand and laughed, "Alright, we've known each other for so long, even if it weren't for Jiang Yichen's sake, I would still help you out. Don't worry."

Sure enough, Qin Lei received a response shortly after sending the message. He frowned, tapped his glasses frame lightly with his fingertips, and said with a slightly serious expression, "The legal representative of this media company is named Hong Yu, and this company is relatively new to him."

I thought to myself, "Just as I suspected, he really is suspicious."

I quickly asked Qin Lei, "Could you help me collect the relevant information first? I'll contact you again when I'm ready to file a lawsuit."

Qin Lei nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your news."

I was about to say something more to express my gratitude when I glanced at my phone screen and saw a message from Xiaoyu's assistant urging me to hurry back to the company.

I hurriedly stood up, bowed deeply to Qin Lei, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Qin Lei, I'm so sorry to have troubled you with this. I'll go back to work now and thank you properly when I have time."

Half an hour later, I arrived at the company, panting. I saw Xiaoyu sitting there putting on makeup. She glanced at me and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Some people, before they even become big internet celebrities, have already started acting like divas, and they don't even come to the company on time."

I just glanced at him coldly, ignoring his provocation, and strode towards the HR office.

When the little fish saw that I ignored him, it shouted loudly, "Stop right there! Did I say you could leave?"

I ignored her and thought to myself: It doesn't matter whether she lets me leave or not, I'll be leaving this heartless company soon anyway.

Without even knocking, I pushed open the HR office door, slammed the contract on his desk, and said confidently, "I've carefully studied this contract after I got back. Several clauses here have obvious problems. Can you explain them to me?"

As I spoke, I quickly flipped to the pages of the contract that had problems and pointed out the parts that Qin Lei had marked earlier.

The HR person was clearly taken aback by my sudden action, and she glanced at the contract with great impatience.

"Where is the problem? What's wrong? Since you've already signed the contract, you should honestly do the work according to the contract, and stop thinking about taking shortcuts and being lazy."