During the time Ye Anran was away, Ye Guoli almost turned The Shi's into complete chaos again.
Upon seeing her return, Curl sighed deeply, "Anran, you're finally back. If you hadn't come back, I might have collapsed!"
Even though he was capable and resourceful, he couldn't withstand Ye Guoli being the major shareholder and chairman, and having managed The Shi's for all these years, everyone underneath thought Ye Guoli was regaining power, so they started acting erratically.
"Sorry, you must have been overwhelmed during this time!"
"It wasn't too much for me; I just feared I wasn't able to hold the fort for both you and Jinyu," Curl looked at Ye Anran, sighed deeply, and added, "But thinking about you, a girl, having to carry on, indeed it won't be easy!"
"Don't worry, people usually grow fastest amid difficulties." Ye Anran chuckled lightly, feeling immense pressure, yet she was confident.
"But this period wasn't without gains," Curl paused thoughtfully before speaking.