My CEO wife was busy, so she asked me to negotiate a business deal on her behalf. She even told me to bring along her male secretary. At dinner, the secretary conspired with the client to force drinks on me. I'm allergic to alcohol, so I refused, stood up, and prepared to leave, but the secretary blocked my way.
"Shen Zhuo, you're nothing but a live-in son-in-law. You're lucky we're letting you drink with us, so don't be ungrateful."
I smiled faintly, tore up the contract right there, and called my CEO wife.
"Your secretary says the Yang family wants to cut ties with me. Is that right?"
