The Hidden Dragon In-Law

Mary Xiao sighed as she saw her parents constantly picking on James Ye, and said, "Dad, Mom, this has nothing to do with James. I just don't want to be looked down upon by them anymore. Haven't we suffered enough humiliation over the years?"

Mary's mother blurted out, "But you still shouldn't have taken on this task. Not to mention you, even if your grandmother went, they wouldn't pay her any attention!"

James Ye watched the scene before him and couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. His materialistic in-laws would probably never believe that he was actually the owner of the Dihao Group.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

"Someone's here..."

Elizabeth Ma sighed as she opened the door.

A quick look at " will leave you more fulfilled.

James glanced over and saw a young man standing at the doorway, dressed in an Armani suit, exuding charm and talent, with a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist that looked to be worth at least three to five million.

Elizabeth Ma excitedly exclaimed, "Oh, it's Matthew! What brings you here?"

The visitor was none other than Young Master Zhang, Matthew Zhang, who had been pursuing Mary Xiao.

Matthew Zhang smiled and said, "Auntie, I heard that Mary took on a project with the Dihao Group, so I came over to offer some advice."

"Oh my! You really are our family's lifesaver!" Elizabeth Ma was thrilled, looking at Matthew as if he were her own son-in-law, and hurriedly welcomed him in, asking as they walked, "Matthew, do you have a way to help Mary secure the contract with the Dihao Group?"

Matthew Zhang nodded with a smile, ignoring James Ye as if he were an ant at the roadside, and went straight to Mary, saying softly, "Mary, you didn't even tell me about such a big deal. But don't worry, our company has a partnership with the Dihao Group. I'll ask my dad to put in a word, and we'll do our best to help you."

In truth, Matthew Zhang's father didn't have that much influence; he was just posturing to impress Mary.

Mary, aware of Matthew's interest in her, responded coolly, "Matthew, I appreciate your kindness, but I'll handle it myself."

Elizabeth Ma couldn't believe her ears and exclaimed, "Mary, have you lost your mind? Young Master Zhang is kindly offering help, how can you speak to him like that?"

Mary didn't reply, but James Ye, intrigued, asked Matthew, "Young Master Zhang, I'm curious about how you plan to help Mary. The Dihao Group is so big, surely it can't be swayed by your family? Do you have a way to get them to sign with Mary?"

Matthew Zhang scoffed disdainfully, "What do you know? Our Zhang Family has always been a close partner with the Dihao Group. Out of the 2 billion yuan project Dihao has this time, our family will get at least a third! I'll just have my dad allocate tens of millions from that to subcontract to Mary, and that'll help her complete the task, won't it?"

James Ye feigned surprise, "Wow! I had no idea the Zhang Family had such deep ties with the Dihao Group!"

Matthew Zhang snorted, "Of course! Who in Jinling doesn't know about the close cooperation between our Zhang Family and the Dihao Group?"

After speaking, Matthew Zhang stared at James Ye with contempt and advised, "James Ye, I suggest you, a frog in a well, leave Mary voluntarily. A man like you can't give her happiness; you'll only hold her back."

At that moment, Mary coldly interjected, "Excuse me, Young Master Zhang, I don't need your help, and please refrain from insulting my husband!"

Stunned, Matthew Zhang said, "Mary, I'm trying to help you, and you still side with this loser? What's there to protect about him?"

Mary stated firmly, "He's not a loser; he's my husband!"

Fuming, Matthew Zhang retorted, "Fine! You'll regret not accepting my help! If you can't handle it later, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"@@novelbin@@

With that, Matthew Zhang turned and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

Elizabeth Ma tried to follow and explain, but Matthew was already gone.

She slapped her thigh in frustration and scolded James Ye, "You infuriate me! What good are you besides holding Mary back? Young Master Zhang was so willing to help, and you just drove him away!"

James Ye replied calmly, "Mom, he was just talking big. He can't even secure a partnership with the Dihao Group himself, how could he possibly help Mary?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Elizabeth Ma snapped back, "The Zhang Family can secure a third of the Dihao Group's projects, what do you know!"

James Ye chuckled inwardly, thinking, I don't care about the Zhang Family's capabilities; I know that my Dihao Group will never cooperate with them! Even if there were numerous past collaborations with the Zhang Family, from now on, all of them will cease!

Unaware of James's thoughts, Mary said to her mother, "Mom, don't blame James. Let's talk about it after I return from the Dihao Group."

Elizabeth Ma sighed deeply, feeling that fate was unfair; she had married a useless man, and her daughter had married an even more useless one.

What kind of karma was this?

Proofreader & Editor: Peter Pan