Chapter 182 - Be By My Side

All the managers were waiting for the Chairman outside the lounge. The board meeting was about to take place in half an hour and the Chairman was showing no signs of coming out of the room. They were scared to even knock on the door and ask him to come out and look at the necessary doc.u.ments.

Back in Yang Xinyu's office, Zhao Hai xiang was filling him with all the important details when he received a video on his phone. The video was from Wu Lina. It was a photo of the Chairman in the lounge giving instructions to Lu Shiming to add more guards. The caption was, "Do we need more?"

Yang Xinyu became alerted. Discarding all the doc.u.ments in front of him on the table, he rushed to the lounge. He saw a band of managers waiting outside the lounge. He face became dark and the temperature of the place dropped below zero degrees. How dare they stand outside the room where his wife is? All the managers dispersed from there within a minute.

Yang Xinyu entered the lounge. He smiled at his father who was still giving various kinds of instructions. As soon as he saw his son, he scolded him, "Yang Xinyu, what are you doing? Can't you see that Wu Lina needs so much attention now? How could you leave her alone? We need to increase the security and we need three more rooms for my grandchildren. I would like you to immediately move into the Yang Mansion!" The Chairman was breathless by the time he finished.

Yang Xinyu circled his father's shoulders and made him sit on the sofa. "Father, please calm down." Yang Xinyu smiled at his father's jumpy state.

"Yang Xinyu, I need you to appoint a secretary for Wu Lina now! She cannot move alone. Make sure that there are at least four maids with her all the time," said the Chairman even more aggravated.

"Oh! One more thing Xiao Xinyu – what is the gender of the children?" he asked because he wanted to buy relevant toys and clothes.

Yang Xinyu rolled his eyes to flaunt his awareness, "Father you come to know about the gender in fourteen weeks. Wu Lina is only six weeks pregnant." It was a different thing that it was a newly acquired knowledge, as even he had asked the doctor the same question that morning.

The Chairman's face fell. He thought of changing his strategy to buy equal number of clothes and toys for both genders because he wondered if he would even find time after the kids were born.

"Okay father, I will do what you want. But we won't be able to move in the Yang Mansion," said Yang Xinyu with a serious expression. He just didn't want Wu Lina to face any tension because of his mother.

The Chairman's face fell again. He nodded and realized that it would be indeed a lot of tension if Wu Lina moves in the Yang Mansion.

"In that case I will come and stay with my son and his wife for a few day," said the Chairman determinedly.

He looked at Yang Xinyu's and Wu Lina's stunned faces. He grimaced and said, "Okay I will stay from morning until evening…"

"You mean after the office, right father?" asked Yang Xinyu wondering if his father would abandon the office and actually become Wu Lina's nanny.

The Chairman nodded, "Yes, for now I am not leaving the office… but later my grandchildren would need me…"

Yang Xinyu cringed, while Wu Lina chuckled.

All of a sudden the Chairman became serious. He said, "Xiao Xinyu and Wu Lina, you both will not reveal this information to anybody. We have to be extremely careful as there are many enemies around us."

"Okay father…" said Yang Xinyu fully aware of the situation.

Yang Xinyu phone buzzed when he was listening to the Chairman. Zhao Hai xiang had called, "Sir, the Chairman's wife is here."

Yang Xinyu froze for a moment, and then said, "Okay, we will be there in the meeting room in a short while."

He looked at his father, who narrowed his eyes. He got up and left without a word.

Yang Xinyu turned towards Wu Lina and said, "Baby, I want you to come with me to the meeting room."

Wu Lina was not ready. "Xini, I don't want to put you into any messy situation. I think it is better that I am here."

"You don't put in a messy situation. With you next to me, I feel strong. So be there and be by my side," he replied extending his hand to her.

Wu Lina couldn't argue. She held his hand and together they went to the meeting room. Yang Xinyu walked a little ahead of her to protect her of any hindrance.

The meeting room was packed with the members, as the meeting was about to start within the next ten minutes. The Chairman was already seated.

Yang Chún qiàn was also seated in the far right corner of the room. Next to her, her maternal cousin was sitting. Her son who was supposed to be nominated as the CEO was sitting adjacent to her.

The room was setup in a theatre style with each row on an ascending step. The company's Chairman was supposed to be seated in the front on a podium along with the CEO. The secretaries were seated on the corner of the room right behind the members they were with.

The whole atmosphere was full of apprehensions.

Yang Xinyu entered the room holding Wu Lina's hand. His mother noticed him and was instantly filled with jealousy. She harrumphed and looked away. Yang Xinyu observed her from the corner of his eye. He ignored her and instructed Wu Lina not to look at that side in a low voice. He guided Wu Lina to a vacant chair, far from his mother, and then went to sit next to the Chairman.