Ex-Husband Comes Crawling Back After Divorce

Zhiyuan briefly explained the situation, looking at the house in front of him with a hint of nostalgia, "The other party isn't asking for much, just two billion. I can borrow some from the bank and friends, and mortgage a few properties under my name. That should be about enough."

As she predicted, she had her people ask Zhiyuan for one billion, knowing that Zhiyuan, who had forty billion, would definitely ask her for two billion.

Zhiyuan was a greedy little man, accustomed to taking from others. She really wondered which aspect of this kind of character her gentle, beautiful, kind, and generous mother had fallen in love with.

However, one thing she had to admit was that her insatiable father was indeed very well-preserved.

Past fifty, he had a robust physique, tight skin, and finely chiseled features. He looked like a man in his forties, filled with the mature charm of a successful man.

Indeed, he could easily make a simple-minded woman's heart flutter.

"The other properties can be mortgaged, but this house absolutely cannot. Wenhui designed this house herself. Now that she's gone, the only memory left for us is this house. If we can't pay back the money, this house will be auctioned off to others. If Wenhui knows about this from heaven, she will be very sad," Xu Xue Man quickly objected.

"If I don't do this, the company will face the risk of closure due to breach of trust, and the company was Wenhui's greatest effort. I cannot allow anything to happen to it," Zhiyuan asserted forcefully.

"Xiao Ran, Wen Shimo told Wanqing that he and the Wen Family parents compensated you with a considerable divorce settlement. Could you first lend that money to your dad? Once your dad's funds are replenished, he will immediately repay you. What do you think?" Xue Man looked at Qiao Ran and pleaded.

"No, I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a father to Xiao Ran over these years. I can't use the money she earned with her youth to pay off my own incompetence," Zhiyuan quickly and righteously refused.

Seeing their lengthy preludes, and finally getting to the point, Qiao Ran gently lifted her head, "The house and the company were both mom's hard work. I don't want her to be saddened in heaven, nor do I want dad feeling guilty and remorseful. To set dad's mind at ease, how about this, dad, you write me an IOU. This way, you'll feel secure using the money, and both the company and the house stay safe. What do you think?"

It wouldn't matter if it were one IOU or a hundred; he wouldn't repay a penny.

Using his daughter's money was his natural right; even the law couldn't make him repay it.

Zhiyuan pretended to be conflicted and said, "This, this, this... well..."

"Brother Yuan, stop hesitating. The company's safety is crucial. Xiao Ran is willing to help you through this crisis, so don't waste time. Go and settle the company's debts," Xue Man urged.

Zhiyuan looked at Qiao Ran with a tender glance, "Then dad will write you an IOU, and you can transfer the money to dad's account."

"Okay!"

In no time, Zhiyuan had written an IOU and handed it to Qiao Ran along with a bank card.

"Dad, I'm just sitting at home anyway. If you agree, I'd like to work at the company and contribute my modest effort," Qiao Ran said sweetly.

Zhiyuan, who had just swindled two billion from Qiao Ran and was thinking about the remaining two billion, readily agreed without a second thought.

"Of course, you can. You are dad's daughter, and you have a share in the company. You can start work whenever you want."

Seeing Zhiyuan agree so readily, Xue Man felt displeased inside.

Although she thought of Qiao Ran as a foolish person not to be feared, she still didn't want Qiao Ran working at Song Group.

"Xiao Ran, the company only hires employees who graduated from 985 universities and have over three years of work experience. You haven't even graduated from high school. Going to the company might make the employees feel that the Song Group is a company without principles, which could affect company performance. You are the second young miss of the Song Family, with no worries about food or clothing, so there's no need to work so hard," Xue Man said with a feigned caring look.

Clearly, she was the legitimate eldest daughter, but with Xue Man, she had become the second young miss of the Song Family.

Xue Man seemed to forget that in the public eye, Wanqing's identity was that of a stepdaughter, who had no right to claim the title of Song Family's eldest daughter.

Regardless of whether she was the eldest daughter of the Song Family or the second miss, she did not care; she simply disdained to take the "Song" surname.

"Actually, I didn't want to go to work either, but Dad also knows, before Mom passed away, she entrusted me to protect the Song Group for her. Although I can't help the company like Mom did, I also don't want to make her sad," Qiao Ran said, her voice filled with tears and sounding both aggrieved and helpless.

After Qiao Wenhui and Song Zhiyuan divorced, due to the Song Group's lack of design innovation that matched market demands, the company's performance gradually slid and faced the risk of closure.

Song Zhiyuan then broadcasted a heartfelt news on television seeking Qiao Wenhui. After seeing the news, although she kept hiding and not meeting Song Zhiyuan, she continued helping the Song Group by designing new products.

Thanks to Qiao Wenhui's designs, the Song Group once again took the leading position in the fashion industry five years later.

On her deathbed, Qiao Wenhui finally met with Song Zhiyuan and in front of him, entrusted Qiao Ran to continue protecting the Song Group.

Watching Qiao Wenhui gazing at Song Zhiyuan with eyes full of adoration just before passing away, Qiao Ran felt her mother was pitiable, yet she did not reveal the truth.

Rather than letting her know that she had lived her life in the lies of the one she deeply loved and left with regrets, it was better to let her pass away in the arms of the so-called loved one.

"My Xiao Ran is my daughter, even if she only completed elementary school, I still want her enter the company. If anyone dares to gossip about her, I'll fire them. Xiao Ran, which department would you like to work in?" Song Zhiyuan asked affectionately.

"I don't have a degree, and I don't know anything, I want to work in the sales department. If I really am not capable, then if Mom knows I tried, she would forgive me," Qiao Ran said sincerely, being clever and thoughtful.

"The sales department is the place where one's perseverance and capability are most tested, truly worthy of being my daughter, you have ambition and integrity, Dad believes you definitely can do it."

Qiao Ran smiled happily, "Thank you for your encouragement, Dad, I definitely won't disappoint you."

Watching the happy smile on Qiao Ran's face, Xu Xueman scoffed disdainfully in her heart.

Thinking you can prove your capability to the company is simply a dream. Kexin is the sales director; she won't let you last a month.

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As the well-known ex-wife of Wen Shimo and the second miss of the Song Group, Qiao Ran's entry to the sales department created quite a stir. After her colleagues evaluated her thoroughly, they began distancing themselves from her.

For an entire week, no one guided her in work, nor did anyone speak to her, except for Tao Tao, who had joined just a week earlier than she did.

Tao Tao, beautiful and kind-hearted, would stand up for Qiao Ran during attacks from others and would comfort her by saying that educational background didn't matter, effort and capability did.

As long as Qiao Ran was willing to put in the effort, she could definitely change the minds of those who looked down on her.

"Ran Jie, when will they give us tasks to do; spending days doing odd jobs, when the internship period is over, I'm afraid I'll have to pack up and leave," Tao Tao worriedly said to Qiao Ran sitting beside her.

Though Tao Tao was a newcomer, she had a good performance record in other companies, and with her capabilities, she could have been involved in projects right from the start.

Now, however, she was assigned to do miscellaneous tasks and reports because she befriended Tao Tao and was isolated by Xu Kexin.

Qiao Ran, looking at Xu Kexin in the distance, smiling brightly on the phone in her office, spoke solemnly, "Don't worry, the director is just tempering our will and endurance, the right time will come, and she will naturally assign us work."

Just as Tao Tao was about to speak, she saw Xu Kexin walking out of the office, quickly spinning her chair back to her desk, straightening up, and picking up a report to pretend she was working.

"Tao Tao, Qiao Ran, have you two finished reading the company materials?" Xu Kexin walked up to Qiao Ran and asked in a haughty voice.