The Cold and Ruthless Supporting Male Lead

The boss was a bit surprised, not expecting Hai Ku to agree so readily and decisively.

“You’ve been in this company for almost 10 years, and now you’re leaving just like that? Don’t you think it’s a pity?”

Hai Ku also found this person strange. It was clearly the boss who had asked me to resign, so what was the meaning of this question?

After thinking for a moment, Hai Ku still maintained the image of Lin Zixiang. “I’ve been in this company for 10 years. Although I feel a bit reluctant to leave, the previous boss has already left, and you asked me to resign. I thought maybe I could do something else.”

The boss thought he was just struggling in his final moments, so he didn’t say much, but he still felt a sense of satisfaction from getting back at him. “Since that’s the case, just hurry up and leave.”

“Okay,” Hai Ku nodded, not forgetting to add a little spark. “Boss, tomorrow afternoon we have a collaboration project with XX Company. It’s something we’ve been working on for a long time. The president of XX Company will be coming in person, so I hope you can go as well.”

XX Company was Ouyang Ming’s company. Without the female lead, the stumbling block, Ouyang Ming’s company was running smoothly, far better than the original plot ever suggested.

And Ouyang Ming had completely become a single, wealthy bachelor.

As for whether he had developed a new romance, that wasn’t something Hai Ku was concerned about.

“Mm, I understand.” After all, the company had been acquired for a large sum, and the boss still had some sense of propriety. XX Company was indeed a great partner.

After leaving the building, Hai Ku quickly handled his resignation procedures. Since the boss had given the order, everything went smoothly, even his salary was processed quickly and paid out in full at once.

Leaving the new boss with a big problem, Hai Ku finally left the company.

On his way back, he also had the system analyze the new boss’s role.

The plot of this world had already passed 5 years, and many changes had happened. So, it was possible that new characters could emerge.

The system quickly provided an answer.

The new boss was named Shangguan Xuan. In the original plot, he had been one of Ouyang Ming’s unscrupulous friends, and he had secretly been in love with the female lead. In the script, his character was that of a well-mannered scoundrel.

On the surface, he appeared refined, but privately, he was no different from those playboys.

However, due to the changes in the plot, Shangguan Xuan hadn’t become one of Ouyang Ming’s friends. The two didn’t have any real interaction, only knowing of each other’s existence.

Hai Ku found the situation interesting.

The mission progress had reached 60%. Perhaps the words he had said earlier had played a small role.

It was like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. At Hai Ku’s current level, he wasn’t yet ready to face the female lead head-on.

(T/N: mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind = Chinese idiom that describes people who are focused on immediate gains while ignoring a greater danger.)

But he also knew that while ordinary people might have no way to deal with the female lead’s actions, the person she had now tangled with was no ordinary character.

As for how powerful the female lead’s aura was, and to what extent Shangguan Xuan would go for her, that was her own skill.

***

Jiang Wanyan had been sleeping soundly in the lounge. She had passed the hardest times. Now, this life of having everything handed to her, with food and clothing taken care of, was finally a reality. The hardest period had already passed.

What awaited her now was certainly endless wealth and glory, but she would never forget the humiliation she had endured back then.

However, Lin Zixiang was really useless. It had been 5 years, and he was still stuck at this company. It seemed that not following him back then had been the right decision after all.

However, when she thought back to before, Jiang Wanyan also felt lucky. She had managed to latch onto Shangguan Xuan just when she was almost at a dead end.

She yawned and vaguely felt that someone had been talking outside just now, but she hadn’t clearly heard what was said.

Although she hadn’t seen Lin Zixiang being fired with her own eyes, Jiang Wanyan believed that Shangguan Xuan would personally seek justice for her.

After all, when they had been together, Shangguan Xuan had known about some of Lin Zixiang’s ‘bad deeds.’

“Mom… I want to go to kindergarten.” Shangguan Xuan ran into the lounge and threw himself into Jiang Wanyan’s arms, his childish face full of longing to go out and play.

(T/N: The “boss” and the child have the same name, but with different spelling. The boss is [玄]xuán = black; mysterious// the child is [軒] xuān=pavilion with a view; high; tall.)

“Xuan’er, be good. Stay by daddy’s side more. That way, daddy will like you more~”

The nanny hadn’t been brought over, and Jiang Wanyan didn’t have much patience with children. However, with Shangguan Xuan here, she couldn’t be too indifferent toward the child.

After all, the position she had now was all thanks to this child.

She knew just how much Shangguan Xuan wanted a child.

“But, mom…”

“Alright, don’t say so much. Hurry up and go out to play with your dad.” Taking a deep breath, Jiang Wanyan pushed the child out.

This child looked exactly like Ouyang Ming, but 5 years had already passed, and Ouyang Ming might not even acknowledge this child.

What she could do now was to keep Shangguan Xuan from discovering this child’s secret…

“Wanyan…”

“Hm? What is it?” Hearing Shangguan Xuan call her, Jiang Wanyan froze for a moment before walking out.

Shangguan Xuan was sitting with the child on his lap. It was clear that he was in a good mood. “I have a small gathering tomorrow, for business. Do you want to go with me?”

Jiang Wanyan smiled gently, her expression warm. “I think I’m not feeling well. I’ll stay home and wait for you with Xuan’er.”

“Then I’ll take Xuan’er with me. You just stay home and wait for us.” Shangguan Xuan was completely focused on the child. He truly cherished the boy.

Although the child didn’t look very much like him, he had already done a paternity test, and the results had confirmed it.

The paternity test wasn’t just something he did; his father had also done one. With this double assurance, he believed it.

He thought that there might be some ancestral traits involved. It was possible for the child to resemble the grandparents instead.

“That’s fine,” Jiang Wanyan smiled and nodded. “You two go have fun. I’ll rest for a bit.”

“Mm.” Shangguan Xuan, whose thoughts were entirely on the child, didn’t want to pay too much attention to Jiang Wanyan.

He had only brought the child back a month ago. The child was so frail, but in this month, he had recovered somewhat. However, he still hadn’t reached the typical height for a child his age.

Shangguan Xuan felt a deep sense of guilt in his heart. He felt like he had let his son down.

“Dad…” Xuan’er’s voice was small, even a little fearful.

“Xuan’er, don’t be scared. Tomorrow, I’ll take you to meet lots of uncles. In the future, this company will be yours to inherit. It’s not a bad thing to get to know more people.” Knowing his own health situation, Shangguan Xuan had put all his thoughts on his son, and even his gaze was filled with expectation.

Meanwhile, at XX Company, Ouyang Ming placed a paternity test report down, a smile at the corner of his mouth.

He was actually looking forward to tomorrow’s banquet.