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Chapter 33: Second Master’s Secret Lover
Just as Yu Mo Yuan finished changing Tang Liyue’s WeChat contact name, a new message from Yuan Suo popped up.
[Yuan Suo: See? Didn’t she hide the recording pen and message Zhao Zhiliu?]
Yu Mo Yuan took a screenshot of Tang Liyue’s message and sent it to Yuan Suo.
[Yu Mo Yuan: You owe her an apology for your bias.]
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Yuan Suo stared at the screenshot Yu Mo Yuan sent, completely dumbfounded.
What the hell?
Tang Liyue wasn’t messaging Zhao Zhiliu?
She actually turned around and told Yu Mo Yuan instead?
Yuan Suo rubbed his chin, and a single thought popped into his mind, Yu Mo Yuan and Tang Liyue definitely had something going on.
A man who had lived for 28 years without any interest in women suddenly broke his own rule and hired a female assistant.
A seemingly timid, easily intimidated girl managed to resist Zhao Zhiliu’s threats and took the initiative to report the recording pen situation to Yu Mo Yuan.
If that wasn’t a sign of something more, then Yuan Suo might as well throw away his psychology degree.
Zhao Zhiliu wasn’t just anyone, she was one of the few people who could go head-to-head with Yu Mo Yuan.
If she dared to ask Tang Liyue to steal the recording pen, she must have had leverage over her.
And yet, Tang Liyue wasn’t swayed at all. That level of trust in Yu Mo Yuan was absolute.
Yuan Suo’s mind raced through a series of connections.
Could it be that Yu Mo Yuan and Tang Liyue were secretly dating?
No, wait, Yuan Suo lowered his gaze to the screenshot again.
Why was Tang Liyue calling Yu Mo Yuan ‘Second Uncle’?!
He immediately sent another message.
[Yuan Suo: Assistant Tang calls you Second Uncle??]
[Yu Mo Yuan: Mm. She is Minchuan’s nominal wife.]
Yuan Suo’s jaw dropped.
What kind of top-tier misunderstanding was this?!
He had almost shipped an uncle and his nephew’s wife into a forbidden romance!
Just then, Tang Liyue walked back into the office.
The first thing she saw was Yuan Suo’s utterly stunned expression.
Curious, she asked, “Assistant Yuan, what’s wrong?”
Yuan Suo turned his dazed gaze toward her and blurted out, “You’re the mysterious person in Minchuan’s secret marriage?!”
Now it was Tang Liyue’s turn to freeze.
After a moment of hesitation, she cautiously asked, “Did Second Uncle tell you that?”
“Exactly.”
Tang Liyue cursed Yu Mo Yuan in her heart before reluctantly nodding. “I guess you could say that…”
Yuan Suo grew even more curious. “Since you’re Zhao Zhiliu’s daughter-in-law, why didn’t you help her steal the recording pen? Instead, you turned around and told Second Master?”
Tang Liyue’s eyes widened. “The recording pen… How do you know about that?”
Yuan Suo pulled the real recording pen out of his pocket and turned his computer screen towards her, revealing the surveillance footage.
He explained, “Because when you came back from the restaurant, something was off. When I mentioned Zhao Zhiliu, your face changed.”
“To test you, I planted a fake recording pen and asked you to grab some files.”
After a pause, he added, “The test was my own decision, not an order from Second Master. As his assistant, it’s my duty to eliminate potential risks for him.”
Tang Liyue stood frozen in place, completely caught off guard by Yuan Suo’s setup.
But she wasn’t angry, because, as Yuan Suo had said, he was Yu Mo Yuan’s assistant, and this was part of his job.
After a brief silence, she finally spoke. “Whether I’m Tang Liyue or the Young Madam of the Yu family, my identity doesn’t change my principles. I won’t do something as low as stealing.”
“Huh? Just because of that?”
Tang Liyue nodded.
Yuan Suo sighed. “Alright, I owe you an apology. Sorry for the misunderstanding and for setting you up.”
“It’s fine, I understand.”
Then Yuan Suo added, “But I really didn’t expect you to be Minchuan’s wife. I almost thought you were Second Master’s secret lover.”
Tang Liyue’s eyes widened in shock. “Assistant Yuan! Don’t say nonsense!”
Her voice unconsciously rose a few octaves.
Yuan Suo, startled by her outburst, patted his chest. “What? What did I say wrong?”
“I… I…” Tang Liyue suddenly felt guilty.
It was a case of “the speaker had no ill intent, but the listener took it to heart.”
On the surface, they were uncle and niece-in-law.
But after that night on their wedding night, Tang Liyue could no longer fully accept that label.
Every time she called Yu Mo Yuan “Second Uncle,” it felt like her entire worldview was crumbling.
She and Yu Minchuan were in a fake marriage, so logically, she had no reason to feel guilty.
But she couldn’t exactly tell people about their fake marriage either.
Not wanting to dwell on this messy topic any longer, Tang Liyue quickly changed the subject. “There’s nothing between Second Uncle and me. Assistant Yuan, stop asking. Just teach me how to make a schedule already.”
“Alright, alright. Let me get a glass of water first.”
Yuan Suo got up and left to fetch some water.
As soon as he was gone, Tang Liyue finally relaxed her stiff posture, exhaling as she patted her chest lightly.
She murmured to herself, “Why does it feel like I’m going through a tribulation every single day…”
At work, she had to survive these mind games.
After work, she had to go home to face the overbearing Zhao Lian Er.
And she still needed to find time to visit the Tang family.
She had to beg her parents to arrange a hospital transfer for Aunt Qiu. Before Yu Mo Yuan returned from his business trip, she had to get Aunt Qiu into a public hospital.
No matter how powerful Zhao Zhiliu was, she shouldn’t be able to extend her influence into a public hospital, right?
If that didn’t work…
Then she’d have no choice but to seek help from Brother Qin.
Owing someone a favor was still better than being forced by Zhao Zhiliu to steal.
Because once she gave in and helped the first time, there would definitely be a second, a third…
This time, it was stealing. Next time, who knew what worse thing she’d be forced to do?
That was exactly why Tang Liyue had decisively refused to help Zhao Zhiliu without hesitation.
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Yuan Suo returned with his glass of water, and they resumed work.
The entire afternoon passed uneventfully as they worked.
6 PM, end of the workday.
Just as Tang Liyue packed up her things, her phone on the desk vibrated.
It was a message from Yu Minchuan.
[Yu Minchuan: Liyue, I’m here to pick you up. Basement Level 3 parking lot.]
Yuan Suo, standing nearby, twirled his car keys between his fingers. “Minchuan’s wife, do you need me to give you a ride home?”
Tang Liyue’s face darkened. “Assistant Yuan! Just call me Xiao Tang!”
That “Minchuan’s wife” title was way too weird!
Yuan Suo burst into laughter. “Look at you! If I didn’t know better, I’d think you and Minchuan have a bad relationship. Alright, I won’t tease you. Let’s go, I’ll drive you home.”
Tang Liyue picked up her bag. “Thanks, but Minchuan is already here. He’s in the B3 parking lot.”
Yuan Suo froze for a second.
“What? Minchuan is actually leaving the house?”
“Yeah.”
“Let’s go, let’s go! We need to get downstairs now, I haven’t seen Minchuan in three years!”
Yuan Suo excitedly dragged Tang Liyue toward the elevator and pressed the button for B3.
B1 and B2 were employee parking.
B3 was the private parking area, only members of the Yu family and specifically authorized individuals could enter.
Inside the elevator, Tang Liyue asked curiously, “Assistant Yuan, you know Minchuan?”
“Of course.” Yuan Suo nodded. “Back in the day, Minchuan used to love following Second Master around. When we played basketball, he’d watch from the side. When we went racing, he’d sit in the passenger seat. Even when we went off-roading in the mountains, he’d tag along.”
“Our whole friend group basically watched Minchuan grow up.”
“But after that car accident three years ago, he resented Second Master and never left the house again. Even when we visited the estate, he refused to see us.”
Ding!
The elevator doors slid open at B3.
In front of them, a luxury car sat parked.
Inside, in the back seat, Yu Minchuan looked up at the sound of the elevator door opening.
His gaze fell on Tang Liyue and Yuan Suo as they walked out together.