Chapter 248: 246: Xin Zaozao, actually none of these are needed, right?!

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“Is the lady trying to escape again?”

Song Zhizhi found herself tightly held in Ji Baijian’s hand, leaving her with no place to escape.

“Who said I want to escape!” Song Zhizhi affirmed, “In this life, I’ll cling to you and never let go even if

I die.”

Ji Baijian pulled up an attractive smile. He said, “Good.”

As he spoke, he gazed intently at her.

Those obsidian-like eyes seemingly held a soul-sucking ability.

Ji Baijian, this old monster, this charming and irresistible old monster!

He always made her heart surge with emotion.

It seemed her cheeks grew even redder.

She heard Ji Baijian ask, “Did the lady just steal a kiss from me?”

She glared at him.

Some things are best left unsaid!

Ji Baijian, do you ever understand the need to give people some face?

“I like it when my lady does that,” Ji Baijian smiled.

Like hell you do.

He made her blush!

She pretended to be serious to change the subject, “Weren’t you here to take me home?”

“Did the lady agree to go home with me?” Ji Baijian’s eyebrows rose.

“You’ve already pledged your life, how can I not follow you? What if one day you start crying, making a fuss, or even threaten to hang yourself, what would I do?” Song Zhizhi said helplessly. Ji Baijian chuckled and still held Song Zhizhi’s hand tightly, “Then let’s go home.”

Let’s go home.

Song Zhizhi felt a warmth in her heart.

They truly had become a family.

“I’ll call Xiaolang.” Song Zhizhi said.

Ji Baijian nodded.

At the moment he nodded, he was reluctant to let go of her hand, but after a while, he slowly let go.

Song Zhizhi could truly feel the intensity of Ji Baijian’s feelings for her.

She got up to call for Xiaolang, then came back to support her frail husband.

Ji Baijian made no effort to hide his physical condition, probably unable to pretend any longer. He leaned most of his weight on Song Zhizhi, while faintly leaning on a crutch with one hand, with most of his weight on her.

Song Zhizhi struggled to lift Ji Baijian into the car.

She huffed and puffed as she sat beside Ji Baijian.

Her chest heaved.

Ji Baijian just watched her, just kept looking, his gaze light yet incredibly captivating. Song Zhizhi felt her hair stand on end, “Ji Baijian, what are you looking at?!”

“You’re beautiful.” Ji Baijian smiled.

Smiling, he slowly shifted his gaze towards the window.

What’s so interesting about that?

Song Zhizhi looked down where Ji Baijian had just been looking. Because she had just helped Ji Baijian, her clothes were disheveled, and the neckline was low, so…

You dirty rascal!

Song Zhizhi adjusted her clothes, her face flushed again.

Xiaolang drove away from the Song Family Mansion.

The car was mostly quiet, leaving a hint of… an indescribable atmosphere.

Xiaolang didn’t seem to feel it, she just silently drove, hardly saying a word.

The car continued to travel along the smooth road.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Baijian finally turned his head, seemingly returning to his calm state.

In fact, Song Zhizhi didn’t see any of Ji Baijian’s impulsiveness, she just felt that everything seemed calmer at this moment.

She heard Ji Baijian ask, “How did your talk with your father go?”

“It went well.” Song Zhizhi replied, “I didn’t tell him about your identity, but I told him about Ye

Taiting’s ill intentions, and he believed me.”

“What do you plan to do next?”

“First of all, I certainly have to go along with Ye Taiting, I can’t openly fight against him. You’re such a sly person, and I have learned from you.” Song Zhizhi laughed.

Ji Baijian’s face hardened a bit.

He didn’t consider himself sly.

At most, he was “sneakily developing”.

Song Zhizhi continued, “Next, I’ll get my father to form an alliance with Qin Wenguo and Chu

Zhaotian. Since we have seen through Ye Taiting’s schemes, we can’t let him manipulate us anymore. We need to unite forces to deal with him. The only possible and powerful allies are the other chiefs of the Commercial Management.”

“The lady is very smart.” Ji Baijian praised.

Song Zhizhi always felt that whatever she could think of, Ji Baijian must have thought of it long ago.

“Given the unclear situation now, how do you plan to ally with Qin Wenguo and Chu Zhaotian?” Ji Baijian asked again.

“Chu Zhaotian is on good terms with Qin Wenguo, so I need to ally with Qin Wenguo first. Then Qin Wenguo will persuade Chu Zhaotian to join us. In this way, we can save a lot of effort,” Song Zhizhi explained, “But winning over Qin Wenguo isn’t easy, so I thought of Qin Jingxiang.”

Ji Baijian nods, showing his approval.

Song Zhizhi asks, “Do you think it will be easy to influence Qin Jingxiang?”

“Not easy at all,” Ji Baijian responds firmly.

“What if you were to take action?” Song Zhizhi looks at Ji Baijian.

Her gaze was very serious.

Ji Baijian looks back at Song Zhizhi, pausing between each word, “So you still want me to trade my looks and charm.”

“Get out!” Song Zhizhi is very excited, her expression very serious, “Ji Baijian, don’t you even think about it. Every inch of your skin, every strand of your hair belongs to me! ”

Ji Baijian laughs out loud.

Luo Xiaolang probably hasn’t seen Ji Baijian laugh like this before, she steals a glance at him through the rearview mirror.

She glances back, continuing to drive seriously.

There isn’t a lot that she understands, but she sees clearly that Ji Baijian likes Song Zhizhi, and that Song Zhizhi likes Ji Baijian.

So she genuinely doesn’t understand, why does her master need to be so wary of somebody.

“My lady, I very much like your words.”

“Get to the point!” Song Zhizhi always gets side-tracked by Ji Baijian. She clears her throat, “What I meant was, do you have any way to make Qin Jingxiang believe that Ye Taiting has ill intentions, and then be forced to have her father ally with us.”

“This requires some time for me to ponder. After all, Qin Jingxiang covets me…”

“Ji Baijian.”

“Every inch of me is yours.” Ji Baijian immediately declares his stance.

Song Zhizhi laughs.

She gently leans on Ji Baijian’s shoulder.

She says, “Ji Baijian, in the future, let’s be good to each other, with no reservations or suspicions. No matter what happens in the future, don’t hide anything from me. Trust me!”

“Okay.”

“Ji Baijian…” Song Zhizhi whispers his name. In the end, is it Ji Baijian, or Ye Shengheng?

“Hmm?” Ji Baijian responds to her.

“You mentioned before that your heart is weak, you’ve undergone bypass surgery?” Song Zhizhi suddenly remembers, she still leans on his shoulder, feeling heartache from time to time.

“Yes.” Ii Baiiian nods. “But mv ladv. rest assured. the haDDiness I can give to mv ladv. I will not fall short.”

“…” Where is this conversation heading?

She is concerned about his health, not his “body”!

When did Ji Baijian become such an old hand at this?

Isn’t he an old man who values innocence more than life itself?! She shows her seriousness, she says, “Ji Baijian, you can’t die.”

“Okay.”

“If you’re to die, it must be after me.”

“Okay.”

“In this lifetime, if I do not leave first, you can’t go first.”

“Okay.”

In this life, she really, only loves him alone.

A deep and unwavering love.

The car slowly arrives at the residential area.

Song Zhizhi helps Ji Baijian out of the car.

They were only away for 5 days, but it feels like forever.

Song Zhizhi and Ji Baijian are finally home.

She helps Ji Baijian lie down on the bed.

Looking at Ji Baijian’s weak body, she heaves a sigh.

“My lady, rest assured, I will recover as quickly as possible,” Ji Baijian says.

Song Zhizhi grimaces.

This fellow Ji Baijian, apart from being born with intelligence, does he have some special ability to read people’s hearts?!

He always knows what she’s thinking.

“My lady, don’t doubt, I’ve lived long enough to naturally observe words and expressions.”

Humph!

Time to flaunt his intelligence again, eh?

“My lady, come rest with me,” Ji Baijian says, “For the sake of my health, I need plenty of rest. If you’re by my side, I will sleep better.”

Song Zhizhi intends to refuse.

She doesn’t want to do whatever Ji Baijian tells her to do.

But looking at Ji Baijian, this man just has the ability to make you have no way to refuse him.

If you refuse him, it feels like you’ve done a terrible thing!

So, Song Zhizhi willingly nestles into Ji Baijian’s arms.

The two of them lay there, embraced in sleep.

Even if they had done nothing, it was just them cuddling up to each other.

Indeed, these were the moments they felt most relaxed around each other.

Many years later, Song Zhizhi would still remember these moments of happiness, rooted deep within his memory, an inextinguishable presence…

Xin Group’s building.

It was time to clock out and all the employees gradually left.

Xin Zaozao was used to working overtime.

Occasionally she wouldn’t, usually when Ji Baili had arranged something, and they would have dinner together.

But tonight, Ji Baili was entertaining guests.

She was sitting in front of her computer.

Yan Quan walked in from the door, “Chairman, are you staying late again?”

“Yes.” Xin Zaozao smiled, “Uncle Yan, you don’t have to keep me company. You have two children at home. You should go home early.”

“Thank you, Chairman.” Yan Quan replied respectfully. Then, he reminded, “Chairman, remember to eat your dinner. Young people have good health, but they can’t stand such overwork.”

“I know.”

She knew to take care of herself.

She was now the only one left in this world.

“Then I will leave first.” Yan Quan turned to leave.

“Uncle Yan.” Xin Zaozao suddenly stopped him, “Is there anything unusual about Mu Cidian?”

“Nothing out of the ordinary so far. He has been in meetings with HR these few days. From my internal sources, he has been indeed discussing layoffs with them, and there seems to be nothing suspicious.” Xin Zaozao nodded, “Thank you, Uncle Yan, you can go home now.”

“Alright.”

Yan Quan left.

Song Zhizhi looked at Yan Quan’s retreating figure, somewhat bewildered.

What the hell is Mu Cidian up to?!

Either way, she would not trust him, no matter what he was doing.

She looked at Nie Feng, “Let’s order some takeout. Whatever you want is fine, I’ll just have some too.” “Alright.” Nie Feng nodded.

Xin Zaozao once again immersed herself in her work She had a brief meal with Nie Feng and resumed her duties.

Of course she didn’t trust Mu Cidian, so while he was helping to manage her staff, she was also preparing her own personnel list. There was no way she could trust Mu Cidian with such an important task. She merely wanted him to take the fall for her if need be.

Although she hadn’t been working for long, she had learned a lot and had come up with a rough plan for the operation of the company. She was gradually figuring out what she should be doing.

This continued until around 10 p.m.

Xin Zaozao stretched lazily.

Her shoulders were sore.

She looked at the list on her computer, which was almost ready.

Perhaps tomorrow she can call a meeting to discuss the staff adjustments.

As she was saving the file and preparing to shut down the computer,

There was a knock at the door.

At this late hour.

Other than Mu Cidian, it wouldn’t be anyone else.

She was fully aware that Mu Cidian had been putting in long hours these past few days. But she did not believe it was for her sake.

She didn’t look at him. As Mu Cidian entered, Xin Zaozao gracefully shut down her computer and tidied her desk.

“Can I have a few minutes of your time?” Mu Cidian asked.

“I’m off work now.” Xin Zaozao declined outright.

“I’ve completed the list of layoffs, I need you to look over it. ” Mu Cidian stated bluntly. “No need.” Xin Zaozao closed up her laptop, picked up her bag, and said to Nie Feng, “Let’s go.”

Nie Feng followed closely behind her.

Xin Zaozao walked past Mu Cidian, indifferent.

Mu Cidian reached out to grab Xin Zaozao’s arm.

Nie Feng swiftly grabbed his arm, exerting a great deal of force.

Xin Zaozao stopped.

She turned her head to look at Nie Feng and Mu Cidian. Nie Feng, a professional bodyguard and winner of a Sanda boxing championship, knew how to exert his strength. At this moment his veins were bulging and his muscles tensed, clearly showing the great force he was using.

Mu Cidian couldn’t move at all.

And it seemed to her that he was still trying.

It was well known that the harder you try in such situations, the tighter your opponent’s grip becomes.

Maybe it was driving Mu Cidian crazy.

Xin Zaozao’s expression remained unchanged. She said, “Nie Feng, let’s go.”

Nie Feng let go of Mu Cidian, then strode out with Xin Zaozao.

Mu Cidian watched their departing figures.

The arm that Nie Feng had just grabbed was still trembling slightly.

With slight throat movements, he neatly placed the document in his hand on Xin Zaozao’s desk.

He was sure, Zaozao did not want to speak to him more than necessary.

He was also sure, that the task Zaozao had given to him was merely to use him.

Next morning.

Zaozao arrived forty minutes early, accompanied by Nie Feng at the office.

Sitting in her office chair, she noticed a document on her desk.

The one Mu Cidian was holding last night.

A cold smirk appeared on her lips.

She picked it up and threw it into the trash bin.

At that moment, the office door was pushed open again.

Mu Cidian had not been showing up early for a long time, but because of the personnel shifting assignment Zaozao had given him recently, he had started coming early and leaving late, seemingly responsible and diligent.

The moment he walked in, he saw Zaozao throwing his document into the trash bin.

He stared straight at it.

Zaozao did not return his gaze. Despite being under Mu Cidian’s attention, she did not show any discomfort. She calmly turned on her computer and started her day’s work.

The room was filled with a slight tension.

Still, Mu Cidian walked into Xin Zaozao’s office.

He headed straight for Xin Zaozao.

Zaozao’s brows were slightly knitted.

Nie Feng watched them closely.

Mu Cidian stopped in front of Zaozao’s trash bin, bent over, and picked up the document.

“Actually, it wasn’t needed, right?” He said.

Zaozao did not look at him.

Mu Cidian turned and left.

Without uttering a word more.

Zaozao did not look at his departing figure either.

What Cidian said was right.

She did not need it.

The layoff list was on her computer, she didn’t believe that the one he held could help her.

Mu Cidian carried the document back to his office.

He placed the document on his desk and sat in front of it.

He tried to report his achievements to Xin Zaozao.

But clearly, Xin Zaozao didn’t need it.

So he just sat there with the document in his hands, sitting in front of his office desk, motionless.

Until someone knocked on his door from the outside.

“Come in.”

Yan Quan pushed the door open, “Mr Mu.”

Mu Cidian gave a slight nod.

Yan Quan entered directly, taking Mu Cidian’s breakfast from his desk.

He turned to leave.

As leaving, he seemed to remember something, “Mr Mu, you really don’t want to tell the chairman that you’re the one who sends the breakfast every day?” “No need.” said Mu Cidian, unemotionally.

Yan Quan seemed somewhat helpless, “Then, I’ll leave.”

Mu Cidian nodded.

He knew that if Zaozao found out he was the one who had been sending the breakfast.

She would likely vomit everything outshe had eaten.

She must be afraid that he would poison her to death!

Meanwhile, in the office diagonally opposite.

Yan Quan brought the breakfast to Xin Zaozao’s office.

Having been finishing the personnel list, Zaozao saw Yan Quan come in, “There’s a meeting at 10 o’clock in the morning, to announce the personnel changes.” “Yes.” Yan Quan is respectful.

Respectfully, he placed the breakfast in front of Zaozao.

Then he asked, “Is this the list that Mr Mu gave you?”

“No, I don’t trust him, it’S what I drafted myself, and I thought I might go over it with you.” Xin Zaozao said with a smile.

Yan Quan seemed to sigh slightly.

It seems that the chairman and Mr Mu’s disagreement might never be resolved in their lifetimes..