I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Gu Hanchen stood up from the leather chair upon hearing this and scratched his short, cropped hair. "Are you joking? You got pregnant before Mi Chen's IPO?"

"You're not married yet, how did you get pregnant?"

Yuan Xi's voice was calm, "I am not married, the child was just an accident."

"Mr. Gu, I want to resign."

She did work hard in the past five years at Mi Chen, true, but her salary was not low either.

By now, she might not be financially free, but she had managed to acquire a small 100-square-meter apartment in the heart of Jiang City, where real estate was worth its weight in gold, along with a car for commuting.

Although her savings weren't substantial, they were enough for her to have the child.

Moreover, once Mi Chen's shares were listed, they would be sufficient to support her two children.

It was the right time to find a more relaxed job, given that her pregnancy-induced vomiting was severe lately and needed proper rest.

Not to mention, Gu Hanchen's fiancée Yu Xiaoxiao was troublesome to deal with, and she couldn't afford to offend either the Yu Family or the Chu Family...

Better to resign now and take care of her pregnancy.

Gu Hanchen frowned and said, "Resign? Impossible. How could you have the gall to resign at such a crucial point in Mi Chen's plan to go public?"

Yuan Xi said, "Although having a child was an accident, I still want to bring my child up properly. Since joining Mi Chen after graduating, I have never taken a day off. Now that I have a child, I want to find another job that is relaxed and allows me to take care of the child."

"I won't approve it; you can't resign!"

Gu Hanchen said coldly, "Yuan Xi, you need to think clearly. Is it worth sacrificing your career for a child? It seems like the child's father doesn't even know he has a child, does he?

If the father of your child doesn't take responsibility, can you raise the child alone?

You are still young, you will have other children in the future. You might as well have an abortion. Nothing is more important than Mi Chen's IPO."

Yuan Xi looked at Gu Hanchen coldly; how could he say such a thing?

"Mr. Gu, I have been an orphan since I was eighteen, and I crave having a child more than anyone else. I will never willingly give up this child."

Yuan Xi gently stroked her flat abdomen, her determination to resign growing firmer, "Mr. Gu, I will submit my resignation request via the OA system. In principle, I can leave after finishing the handover of my work. Please expedite the process of finding someone to take over my job."

Gu Hanchen's voice was cold, "Yuan Xi, you should understand the consequences of offending the Gu Family of Jiang City. If you dare resign at this time, I'll make sure you can't find a job in Jiang City in the future, and we'll see how you support your child!"

"Mr. Gu, the police are here; they say they want to see Yuan Xi."

Special Assistant Wang opened the door of the office and hurried in.

Gu Hanchen looked at Yuan Xi, "How did you get involved with the police?"

Yuan Xi looked outside; there were several familiar police officers, and behind them followed Jiangcheng's Richest Man, Chu Qing, and his wife Yang Ying.

The Chu Yan who had stopped her in the parking garage earlier was Chu Qing and Yang Ying's most adored daughter.

The police approached Yuan Xi, "Yuan Xi, congratulations, you have found your parents. The DNA comparison results are out, and you are Chu Qing's daughter."

Upon hearing the police officer's words, Yuan Xi stood frozen, more shocked than when she learned of her pregnancy.

At the age of eighteen, Yu Xiaoxiao was left orphaned after her adoptive parents died unexpectedly. The compensation money became a point of contention; her aunts and uncles, eager to snatch away what her parents left behind, claimed she was a child bought by her parents and kicked her out of the house.

At first, Yu Xiaoxiao refused to believe it, but when the DNA test results were laid before her, she was forced to accept the truth.

For eight years, Yu Xiaoxiao had been searching for her parents, never imagining that they could be Jiangcheng's Richest Man!

After hearing the police's statement, Gu Hanchen looked at Chu Qing with confusion and asked, "Uncle Chu, what's going on? How could Yu Xiaoxiao be your daughter? And what about Chu Yan?"

Chu Qing explained, "Twenty-six years ago, Xinxin, who was only three months old, was kidnapped by the nanny, who then demanded a million-dollar ransom. While we were trying to raise the ransom, Xinxin was again abducted from the train station and went missing."

"At that time, your Aunt Yang was devastated. After searching for a year with no success, we adopted a daughter from the orphanage to raise as if she was Xinxin, who is now known as Chu Yan."

With tears brimming in her eyes, Yang Ying embraced the stunned Yu Xiaoxiao, "Xinxin, I'm sorry, it's all mom and dad's fault. We've never given up on looking for you all these years, but we never imagined you were right here in Jiang City, and it took us so long to find you."

Yu Xiaoxiao stood there in shock, embraced by her mother, a feeling she hadn't experienced in a long while.

Her foster parents weren't wealthy, but they had treated her very well; before she reached eighteen, she had lived almost like a little princess.

Her adoptive mother was quite short, less than 1.5 meters, while Yu Xiaoxiao stood at 1.7 meters, yet her mother always liked to hold her.

Now Yang Ying, wearing high heels, was even taller than her and had the scent of a high-end, elegant perfume. Perhaps it was the connection of blood, but that single embrace made Yu Xiaoxiao feel as if she was back in the days when her adoptive mother was still alive.

"Mom..." a voice came from deep within Yu Xiaoxiao's throat, "Mommy."

Tears streamed down Yang Ying's face uncontrollably, "My Xinxin, my Xinxin... Mommy has finally found you, let's go home with mommy."

"No!"

Just as the mother and daughter were having this touching reunion, Gu Hanchen interjected, "Aunt Yang, Uncle Chu, it is still working hours. Yu Xiaoxiao is still my secretary and can't just leave with you!"

With tear-filled eyes at having found his daughter, Chu Qing said, "It wouldn't be a big deal just to take a day off."

Gu Hanchen, with a headache, said, "How can it not be a big deal, one of the major shareholders of Mi Chen specifically requested that Yu Xiaoxiao deliver the financial report to him, he's the god who has the power of life and death over our company... if Yu Xiaoxiao doesn't go now, he might really pull his investment!"

Chu Qing replied, "How is that a big problem? If the major shareholder pulls out, Uncle Chu will invest in your venture."

Hearing about the major shareholder from Gu Hanchen, Yu Xiaoxiao paused slightly and stepped out of Yang Ying's embrace, wiping her tears with the back of her hand.

"Dad, mom, even though I've handed in my resignation letter, I haven't officially left yet. I want to continue to work diligently to the end."

Chu Qing smiled and said, "Resigning is good, after quitting, come and succeed at Chu Group. I've always heard your brother say how capable Gu Hanchen's Secretary Yuan is. It's much better to work for our family business than being a secretary for someone else."

Gu Hanchen frowned, wondering how Yu Xiaoxiao suddenly became the daughter of the Chu Family.

How could she be the daughter of the Chu Family?

Mi Chen might do without Gu Hanchen, but not without Yu Xiaoxiao.

He definitely couldn't let Yu Xiaoxiao resign.

Chu Qing and Yang Ying instructed Yu Xiaoxiao to come back to the Chu Family as soon as she got off work. After agreeing, she returned to the office and printed the first-quarter financial report.

It was already May; Huo Shiyuan should have seen the first-quarter financial report by now. Why did he still need her to report it?

After organizing the financial reports, Yu Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, took out the ultrasound report from her bag, and slid it in with the financial statements.

Looking at the fetal sac on the ultrasound, Yu Xiaoxiao gently touched her flat belly, unsure if he would force her to terminate the pregnancy once he knew about the child...