94 You Ought to Be Rewarded (2/2)

”Good morning. Our CEO won't be coming to the office this morning.”

”He's not coming? Why is that so?” asked Chi Rui'er.

”Well… we're not too sure, either.”

Chi Rui'er turned around to leave and hopped into the car. ”Ms. Chi, where would you like to go next?” asked the bodyguard.

”I'll go wherever he is right now. Step on it.”

Unaware of Jin Qingyan's current whereabouts, the bodyguard seemed to be put in a spot as he said, ”I don't know where Boss is now.”

”Since you don't know where he is, don't you know how to search every location for him!?! Are you stupid? Head to his house first,” Chi Rui'er glowered at him, her eyes seething with anger

”Got it.”

The bodyguard began driving towards Jin Qingyan's home with An Xiaoning.

He opened the door for Chi Rui'er, following closely behind while she walked towards the door.

No one had answered the door even after she had pressed the doorbell multiple times. Getting rather impatient and anxious, Chi Rui'er decided to just barge in.

”Ms. Chi, I reckon Chief Fan had gone to report to him, don't get so impatient,” the bodyguard hurriedly tried to stop her.

Chi Rui'er flew into an uncontrollable rage and shrugged his arm away. ”Get lost,” she said, seething.

The bodyguard reluctantly continued to follow her. It was just his luck to be assigned to take orders from someone so unreasonable like her.

After about a minute, Fan Shixin opened the door and greeted her with a smile. ”Oh, it's you, Ms. Chi. Please come in.”

”Is your boss home?”

”Yes, he's basking in the sun with Young Madam, for it's rather sunny today,” said Fan Shixin, pointing towards the couple, who were not too far away.

Chi Rui'er turned to look in the direction he was pointing towards and stared at them begrudgingly. He did not give her a single call or pay her a single visit, and neither did he go to the office. Yet, he was home basking in the sun with his wife.

An Xiaoning must have brainwashed him or cast a hex on him! Chi Rui'er thought to herself.

She quickly strode towards them, only to be greeted with the sight of An Xiaoning laying on the beanbag in the backyard. An Xiaoning would have been at the clothing store at the time, if not for Jin Qingyan who'd demanded she stay home and sunbathe while waiting for the culprit to be brought forth to their house.

”Qingyan,” said Chi Rui'er.

”Oh, why are you here?”

She sat down beside Jin Qingyan and held onto his arm tightly. ”To look for you, of course.”

”What's the matter?” Jin Qingyan asked as he rose from his seat and stuck both his hands into the pockets of his feathered coat.

Tears began to well up in Chi Rui'er's eyes as she tried to force a smile. Completely disregarding An Xiaoning's presence, she looked up and stared deep into his eyes. ”Nothing, I just wanted to have a meal with you.”

”You'd like to have a meal together? Then stay behind for lunch here today,” he said coldly.

Chi Rui'er squinted upon hearing his words. Given how intelligent he was, there was no way he did not understand what she meant. It was obvious that she had wanted to have a meal alone with him, not at home, in the presence of his wife.

FIlled with mixed emotions, Chi Rui'er said reluctantly, ”Sure.”

An Xiaoning closed her eyes and relaxed while basking in the warmth of the rays of the sun casting down on her. It was a day of fair weather, which was truly enjoyable.

Chi Rui'er's arrival had interrupted the couple, who were in the midst of a proper conversation. Jin Qingyan had initially wanted to lie on the bean bag as well, but he decided to head back inside the living room instead after seeing that Chi Rui'er refused to get up.

At this moment, Chi Rui'er was left alone with An Xiaoning.

An Xiaoning had no plans at all to speak a single word to Chi Rui'er, who was still sitting there and staring blankly into space, with the intentions of provoking the former.

”I take my hat off to you. Indeed, I've underestimated you,” Chi Rui'er reluctantly admitted.