Assistant Liu: "Yes, the old house informed us."
"Could it be that the old Madam thinks Miss Zhan is the future wife Mr. Ning has his eye on? I remember the old Madam always wanted Mr. Ning to get married, and whenever she saw me, she’d nag me to keep an eye out for any girls Mr. Ning might like."
Assistant Liu immediately thought of this possibility.
Ning Yecheng shot Assistant Liu a cold glance. "Ask Aunt Liu if she said anything to Grandma."
"Okay."
Assistant Liu made the call. As soon as he asked, Aunt Liu admitted it.
"Yes, I told the old Madam. She had previously instructed me that if I ever knew about any girl Mr. Ning liked, or brought home, I must tell her. I saw that Mr. Ning seemed to like Miss Zhan a lot. And Miss Zhan also understands medicine, she's a good girl…"
Hearing Aunt Liu's words, Assistant Liu’s mouth twitched.
The "good girl" Zhan Xiaojun, as mentioned by Aunt Liu, understood more than just medicine!
She knew how to conduct torture interrogations, could learn drifting in a day, and could play the fool while being incredibly capable. Despite being so formidable, she appeared foolish and laughable in front of Zhan Zhicheng and Wang Ke.
Such a capable girl, but it remained to be seen if she was truly a good person.
"Mr. Ning, this..."
Assistant Liu concealed his thoughts and looked towards Ning Yecheng.
Ning Yecheng glanced out the window, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke, "Has the other office not been prepared yet?"
"Ah? It’s being prepared, it’s being prepared. Once the formaldehyde is cleared, you can move in. Don't worry, Mr. Ning." Assistant Liu said hastily.
The topic shifted too quickly!
So, was he letting the old Madam approach Zhan Xiaojun like this?
Would Zhan Xiaojun take the opportunity to curry favor with the old Madam and force Mr. Ning to marry her?
Was Mr. Ning not worried?
...
After sending Grandma Ning to the police station, Zhan Xiaojun returned home.
With the police's frequent assistance in finding family, she believed they would be found soon.
Then, she contacted Yang Yizhi.
She asked Yang Yizhi to inquire about the situation at Zhan Group.
Yang Yizhi was quick-witted and excellent at gathering information. Under the pretense of applying for a job, she thoroughly investigated the current situation at Zhan Group.
Zhan Xiaojun now understood why Zhan Zhicheng and Wang Ke had stooped to find her.
It turned out they were being targeted by the board of directors.
Moreover, Yang Yizhi mentioned a rumor within Zhan Group: Zhan Zhicheng had offended a formidable figure in Yancheng, and that figure was out to ruin their Zhan Group. Yang Yizhi even mysteriously asked if she had found some powerful backer to help them.
Zhan Xiaojun believed it was possible that Zhan Zhicheng had offended someone, but as long as she had that so-called backer and sugar daddy behind her, it was likely that Zhan Zhicheng and Wang Ke were too suspicious, making all sorts of unfounded guesses.
Before going to Yuwan Villa, she gave Lin Ya a card with one million yuan.
She told Lin Ya that Zhan Zhicheng and Wang Ke had visited her and explained the predicament Zhan Group was currently facing.
Lin Ya looked at the card in her hand without expression. "One million yuan. I never thought I'd see a million yuan in my life. I can't believe I have a million yuan now, and it's Zhan Zhicheng's apology. How could he genuinely apologize? If he truly knew he was wrong, he had countless opportunities to repent over the years, but he never did. So, I don't believe him. But I will accept this money."
She didn't want to be a saint anymore.
The money and emotions she had spent on Zhan Zhicheng over the years, if calculated strictly, were far more than a million yuan.
Seeing that Lin Ya hadn't impulsively thrown the bank card away, Zhan Xiaojun felt a bit more relieved.
Dealing with someone like Zhan Zhicheng, one should never be a saint, nor should one expect kindness to change him. If he could be changed by kindness, pigs would be able to climb trees.
After comforting Lin Ya, Zhan Xiaojun went to the police station again.
She had brought some hot meals, but the old Grandma had already left, saying she had been picked up by her family.
Zhan Xiaojun didn't think much of it and took a taxi to Yuwan Villa.
...
From the old house, calls kept coming to Assistant Liu.
"What's going on with that young lady? Is it that Mr. Ning brought her home and doesn't plan to take responsibility?"
"I think the young lady is good in every way; I feel like Mr. Ning doesn't deserve such a beautiful young lady!"
"There's a saying, isn't there? An old ox eating young grass! Mr. Ning is eating young grass, and he still doesn't plan to take responsibility?"
"Go and ask Mr. Ning to take the call. What's wrong with his phone? Why is it always off?"
Assistant Liu broke out in a sweat and quickly brought the phone to Ning Yecheng.
Ning Yecheng's phone was indeed out of battery. Just as he was about to charge it, Assistant Liu entered holding the phone and mouthed to him that it was the old Madam.
Ning Yecheng answered the call. "Grandma."
"Are you deliberately turning off your phone? Are you tired of Grandma talking too much and don't want to listen? You brat, even though you don't live at the old house and I rarely see you, you're still my grandson, understand? Do you know you're unfilial?"
"How old are you? You'll be thirty in less than two years, and you haven't even given me a great-grandchild! I used to think you didn't like women, that you were into men. Now that I know you've taken a liking to a young lady, you can't just abandon her, understand? I've met that young lady. Marry her quickly!"
The old Madam spoke in an almost commanding tone.
The only person in the entire Ning family who dared to command Ning Yecheng was the old Madam.
Of course, within the Ning family, the only one who truly cared about Ning Yecheng was the old Madam.
Ning Yecheng's eyes were deep. He said, "Grandma, she's just a doctor treating my illness, not what you think."
"Believe it or not, I'll beat you if you come to the old house? Do you think I'll believe you? I watched you grow up. I know your thoughts. If you weren't interested in her, you would have kicked her out after she finished giving you acupuncture. Do you think your Grandma is old and her brain isn't working anymore? Trying to trick me?" Grandma Ning rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Now everyone thought she was old!
Thought she was easy to fool.
Her sons were all cunning.
She had fewer than two grandchildren who truly cared about her.
And today, Xiao Jun, whom she had just met, cared about her!
The police station had just called her, saying Xiao Jun had gone there earlier and brought her homemade food. She now regretted that if she had returned a little later, she could have eaten the food made by her granddaughter-in-law.
The young lady was beautiful; her cooking must be good too.
Ning Yecheng raised his hand and pressed his temple. "Grandma, don't overthink it."
"I don't care. I'll give you one month, no, one week, to bring her to see me!"
*Snap!*
The call ended.
Ning Yecheng looked at the hung-up phone, his head aching.