Chapter 408: 408
Chapter 408 The Home Changed .
“Exploit me?” Xia Ning wonders how .
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Zhou Mengyao gives a sign . She says helplessly, “Junhao and I don’t have any children . Junhao has passed away and I become the president of Junhao Group . The problem is that I am over fifty years old now . I can’t manage Junhao forever . Many people have some plans on Junhao Group . Many of the time, I can’t avoid them . I made secret investigations and found that quite some senior managers in the company wanted to combine to exclude me . It is not safe for me to have the people previously work for me to do some things . If you come to help me, at least, you won’t betray me, will you?”
Xia Ning shakes her head, “Aunt Zhou, don’t worry . I won’t do that to you . Junhao Group belongs to you . I have nothing to do with it . So, betrayal is an issue out of discussion for me . ”
“You might not have anything to do with it in the past . But you have some now . ” Aunt Zhou smiles . She takes out a contract, “Come on . Sign this contract . From now on, you will be my personal assistant . ”
Looking at the ready contract, Xia Ning feels surprised . She finds that she falls into the “trap” .
She didn’t expect that Gu Luan would “sell” her .
“Aunt Zhou, Junhao Group is a big company . I am afraid that I may not be capable enough to help you . ”
“You only need to stay with me and you will be helping me . ” Zhou Mengyao pushes the contract to Xia Ning, “Don’t worry . Director Gu has agreed . This is only between us three . You are hired by me . They are not familiar with you and won’t be able to get any information from you . You stay with me during these days . My purpose is to warn those people to slow down . So that I can make some preparation . ”
Xia Ning comes to understand that Aunt Zhou hires her to be a secretary because she wants to make some time for herself .
Every enterprise will need to make some important changes when it gets to some stages . Aunt Zhou’s worry is in fact quite comprehensible .
“I have to remind you of one thing, Ning . ” Zhou Mengyao says in a serious voice, “Since you are in, you will be put in danger . I have to tell you clearly about this . I am selfish to make this arrangement . But it is up to you to make the decision . If you accept it, I will also arrange some people to protect you . Well . You may think it over first and reply to me tomorrow . ”
Xia Ning quietly looks at the contract on the table . The words her mother-in-law said just now echo in her brain . Is she really going to combine with Aunt Zhou?
Xia Ning thinks for a while . She realizes that she also needs to mention something, “Aunt Zhou, my mother-in-law doesn’t like you . Just now, she called me to blame my combining with you to go against her . If I sign this contract, we are really going to combine together…”
“Your mother-in-law is right . You and I are really going to combine to go against her . ”
Not expecting that Zhou Mengyao will admit directly, Xia Ning feels shocked .
“Ning, you may think further . Even if we don’t sign this contract, your mother-in-law will still believe that you are on my side . After all, your father-in-law and I have known each other for a long time . To your mother-in-law, I am the biggest threat . However, your father-in-law Yi Xian has been married with your-mother-in-law Zheng Yao for so many years . If they screw their marriage simply because I appear and do some unimportant things, it will only prove that there were cracks between them before . Even if I don’t show up here, there will be alienation in their affection . ”
“Anyway, your father-in-law Yi Xian is an excellent man . How can he change his opinions just because of someone’s appearing?” Zhou Mengyao pauses and gets closer to Xia Ning . She says in a low voice word by word, “Unless it is arranged by your father-in-law, your mother-in-law alone can never find out Yi Xian’s secrets . ”
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Xia Ning feels shocked . If what Zhou Mengyao said is right, everything is just a plan of her father-in-law Yi Xian .
“Ning, your mother-in-law has some bias against you . No matter what you do, in her opinion, you will never become a qualified daughter-in-law . You have your own career and your own opinions . If you don’t feel guilty in your heart, why do you care about what other people say? You are really going to combine with me . So what? You can’t always stand in the position waiting for beating . Or, Rui will be worried about you . ”
When Yi Yunrui is mentioned, Xia Ning feels her heart tightened . Aunt Zhou is right . No matter how she tries, her mother-in-law will not like her . In addition, if she quarrels with her mother-in-law, Rui will surely be worried about her…
Thinking about this, Xia Ning closes her eyes to take a deep breath . Yes, she needs to fight back . She needs to protect herself!
“OK . I agree, Aunt Zhou . ”
Zhou Mengyao smiles and her lips curve, “Then, you may sign . ”
“But, Aunt Zhou, my mother-in-law told me to go home by twelve tomorrow . So…”
“Well . That is great . ” Zhou Mengyao takes out her phone and checks her agenda, “I need to go to B City later . We may go together . ”
To go with Zhou Mengyao? That will drive her mother-in-law crazy .
Xia Ning is just going to respond when Zhou Mengyao holds her hand and says, “Ning, tell you a secret . Yi Yunrui asked me to look after you before he left for Beijing . ”
Hearing this, Xia Ning feels surprised . Why doesn’t she know anything about that?
“If you don’t believe, you may check with him . ”
They book the tickets for the flight at four in the afternoon . Xia Ning goes back home and starts to pack her luggage . Zhang Hai finds that Xia Ning is getting ready for a trip . He feels nervous at once, “Mrs . Yi, where are you going?”
“My mother-in-law told me to go to B City to deal with some issues . I have booked the ticket for the flight at four this afternoon . ”
“Go back to B City?” Zhang Hai widens his eyes, “You go alone? No . I don’t think you should go . ”
Xia Ning feels surprised to hear Zhang Hai’s words . She wonders why Zhang Hai also disagrees on her going home issue .
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“Zhang, I am going to my husband’s home . Why do you disagree on that?”
“Aunt Zheng doesn’t treat you kindly . And the mayor of B City is Yin Tianyang, who is a great threat to you . Without the commander around, I think you’d better not go there . Commander told me to protect you before he left . I don’t allow anything to happen to you . ”
Xia Ning smiles, “Don’t worry . My mother-in-law may be unkind to me, but she won’t hurt me . Mayor Yin won’t do anything at this time, either . So, don’t worry . In addition, isn’t my father-in-law at home? He likes me . ”
Zhang Hai realizes that he can’t stop Xia Ning . He says helplessly, “Mrs . Yi, are you going alone? You may at least take someone with you . I think Jing Shu is a good option . She can fight . ”
Xia Ning feels shocked, “I am going home . What am I taking so many people with me for?”
Zhang Hai fails to convince Xia Ning . He can’t but book the ticket at once . He is going with her .
It is funny that Zhang Hai and Xia Ning take the same flight . The difference is that Xia Ning and Zhou Mengyao sit in the first-class seats while Zhang Hai sits on the economy-class seat .
After they get off the plane, Zhou Mengyao has some other things to deal with . They separate . Zhang Hai insists on going with Xia Ning .
They take a taxi and go home . Once they enter the Yi Villa, Xia Ning finds something wrong at once .
The door is locked . She presses the doorbell for quite a while and no one comes to open the door .
It is surprising . Isn’t her mother-in-law at home? Where is Nanny Huang?
They wait for quite a while but no one comes to open the door . Xia Ning takes out the key and wants to open the door . But she finds that the old key doesn’t work .
As if something gives her a fierce scratch in her heart, Xia Ning turns a little pale .
“What’s wrong?” Zhang Hai is aware of the uneasiness on Xia Ning’s face . He asks at once, “Mrs . Yi, what’s wrong? Can’t you open the door? Do you want me to have a try?”
Xia Ning instinctively draws back her hand, “Maybe the lock is broken . I may call my mother-in-law first . ”
Then, Xia Ning puts the key aside . She takes out her phone and dials her mother-in-law’s number .
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“Mom, I come back . I am just out of the door . Would you open the door for me?”
Zheng Yao hangs up with no responses . Xia Ning feels sad . She finds that Zhang Hai is looking at her worriedly . She turns around at once and puts her phone aside .
Soon, Nanny Huang opens the door . Zhang Hai asks, “Nanny Huang, why didn’t anyone come to open the door? Mrs . Yi and I have been waiting here for quite a while . ”
Nanny Huang murmurs, “Oh . I was cooking . I didn’t hear the bell . Sorry . ”
Zhang Hai clearly notices the embarrassment on Nanny Huang’s face . He feels more confused .
When they enter the house, they see Zheng Yao sitting in the living room . Xia Ning politely greets, “Mom, I come back . I go upstairs to put down my luggage first . ”
“Wait a minute . ” Zheng Yao responds coldly, “Your room is not upstairs . Nanny Huang, take her to another room . ”
Xia Ning feels surprised to hear her words . Zhang Hai can’t help asking, “Aunt Zheng, that room belongs to Commander and Mrs . Yi . Why do you tell her to change the room?”
Zheng Yao darkens her face, “It is none of your business . Go out!”
Zheng Hai feels stuck . He feels angry in an instant . He wants to talk back but is stopped by Xia Ning, “Zhang, you go out . Go to find a good hotel . I will pay for that . Well . Do you bring enough cash with you? Do you need any money?”
Zhang Hai feels warm, “Mrs . Yi, don’t worry . I am an army man . I am fine to manage myself . But Mrs . Yi, please be careful . It doesn’t look right here . ”
“She may at most says some bad words to me . There won’t be anything . I am sorry . You need to leave for now . ”
Zhang Hai hesitates for a while . He grits his teeth and turns around to leave .
“Madam, this way please . ” Nanny Huang leads the way .
That is to the rooms for guests to stay .
When the door is opened, Xia Ning sees the facilities inside . For an instant, Xia Ning feels that she doesn’t belong to the family .
Rui has gone to Beijing . At this critical moment, she should not cause any conflicts with other people . Or, Rui will be worried about her .
Xia Ning tries her best to calm down . She puts down the luggage . She takes a deep breath and then goes out as if nothing happens .
She goes back to the living room and sits down by Zheng Yao . She asks, “Mom, what do you tell me to come back for?”
Zheng Yao looks dismissively at Xia Ning, “Am I familiar with you? Don’t sit so closely to me!”
Xia Ning purse her lips and get a little away from Zheng Yao . Then she adjusts her gesture and waits for Zheng Yao to give her a lecture .
Nanny Huang brings the tea for her, “Madam, this is Pu’er tea with chrysanthemum . It is suitable for the hot summer . You may drink some . ”
“Thank you, Nanny Huang . ” Xia Ning takes up the tea for a sip . It is obvious warm tea, but it becomes cool in her throat and provides some flavor . It tastes very good .
Zheng Yao forcefully puts down the tea cup on the table . It cracks, which frightens Nanny Huang and Xia Ning .
“Nanny Huang, you may leave now . Don’t come to the living without my permission!”
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