Bai Ruoxi could practically see Shen Yiren breathing fire. She had foreseen this scene.
She silently walked towards the study with Shen Yiren following her.
"Xixi, what do think you are doing? I mean... How could YOU do this to me?" Shen Yiren couldn't contain her emotions anymore.
Bai Ruoxi was younger than her but she always respected her like an older sister. Their bond had grown so deep that she was closer to Bai Ruoxi than her own siblings. They had become best friends over these years.
Never in her dreams had she thought that Bai Ruoxi would do something this big against her.
"How could you remove the G Project from the list of projects that are being sponsored this year? You know more than anyone how much effort I have put into developing the project. It is my life. are you looking down on me like the other directors of the board just because Is am a woman?" tears rolled down her cheeks. She was so angry that her face had turned red. "Haven't I always treated you like my own sister? How could you backstab me like this"
G Project was the research work she was currently in charge of. she had been working on the project for the last six years. It has shown positive results and was ready to go one to the next phase. but it required a larger capital investment than earlier phases.
The research till date had been smooth sailing due to the funding provided by the GP Group.
Now all of a sudden when the funding stopped the project had come to a sudden halt.
"It is exactly because you treat me as a sister, I removed your project from the list." Bai Ruoxi sat down on the sofa and adjusted her position to sit comfortably. She then gestured for Shen Yiren to take a seat.
"What?", Shen Yiren was dumbstruck by the answer. She subconsciously sat down next to Bai Ruoxi staring at her without blinking. "But why?"
"I want you to get married," Bai Ruoxi said while preparing tea. seeing no reaction from Shen Yiren she continued," You are already in your mid-thirties. Do you think that you can still push your personal life away just for this project? Just take a look at yourself! what you have become. Your dark circles are dark enough to think that you are wearing smoky make-up. look at your hair. It is a surprise that birds or insects haven't built a nest in there. You don't even come home once in a few months."
The water inside the kettle started boiling. Shen Yiren, who was roaring like a tiger has now turned into a kitten, silently looking at her fingernails.
"Now, you have nothing to say? Where is the energy you had a few minutes ago vanish to?", Bai Ruoxi stared at her expecting her to give an answer.
"It's not.... that...", Shen Yiren was struggling to come up with a reply.
Marriage was a topic which she had always avoided. It was not the first time Bai Ruoxi had brought this up. each time anyone in the family gets married or starts a relation, she would bring this up.
Shen Yiren was so angry earlier to notice the topic of marriage being discussed at the breakfast table. She knew that she had fallen into Bai Ruoxi's trap. She regretted her absent-mindedness.
"You have spent your youth taking care of your cousins and siblings. But now, they have all grown up. they all have built their own successful careers and they stand on their own feet. And also now logan can take care of them from now on. You don't have to worry about that anymore."
Shen Yiren felt as if she was a sheep standing in front of a butcher. She was trying hard to come up with an excuse. "Xixi... that.. I'm busy..."
"I know well enough what you are busy with. That is exactly why I asked the board members to pause the funding for your project for this half of the year. If you don't find a partner for you within these six months, I don't mind handing over the project to someone else."
"NO! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Shen Yiren couldn't help but yell. She felt as if she was forced to swallow a fly.