1095 Perplexed and Smitten 155 (1/2)
”Which day of November?”
”On the night of the 3rd of November, at 7:14 pm.”
”You mean, my mother will be put through immense pain and suffering for the remaining months of her life? If we intervene to help her…”
An Xiaoning sneered, ”If you don't want to suffer the same fate as your mother, you'd better not defy Heaven's will. I'm just giving you some sound advice. After all, you've committed your fair share of sins too. You ought to leave some leeway for yourself.”
She then turned around and closed the door, leaving Ye Xiaotian outside.
She received 12 million dollars effortlessly in one morning, without having to do anything.
Money is so easy to earn sometimes.
She recalled the time when she left the Shi family mansion and took the initiative to look Jin Qingyan up, just for the sake of 100 thousand dollars. At that time, she was almost penniless.
When she returned to the living room, she bumped into Fan Shixin, who was going about his morning jog.
”Young Madam, I just heard from Xiao Huang that Ye Xiaotian was outside the entrance. Who was he looking for?”
”Me. He wanted me to reveal when his mother would die.”
”Did you read her fortune?”
”Yes.”
Fan Shixin asked in bewilderment, ”Young Madam, don't you know that he was the mastermind who hired a hitman to abduct you and Missy back then?”
”I know, of course.”
”Why did you still…”
After much thought, An Xiaoning smiled at him and said, ”No reason, I just went with my mood. That doesn't mean that I've forgotten about the past. I never really crossed paths with him in the past, and neither will I in the future. However, I wouldn't say no to money that comes knocking on my door. I can't be bothered to waste my time losing my temper at him.”
”Young Madam, what did Team Leader Zhang say to you?”
”We've settled everything. They're compensating me with another 10 million dollars.”
”That Sister Zhang ought to have learned her lesson this time. However, the Flying Tigers probably wouldn't have agreed to pay the compensatory sum if it weren't because of you and Young Sir's authority and status. Not only will they not have compensated, but that Sister Zhang might even have become more haughty and continue harming No. 8 and Mo Li.”
”That's how life is. The weak often get bullied. However, if you toughen up and stand up to them, they wouldn't dare to lay a finger on you or make you their enemy.”
Finding that her words had made sense, Fan Shixin asked, ”Has Young Sir gotten out of bed yet?”
”No.”
”Young Madam, when you see Young Sir later, please ask him if he's heading to the office today.”
”Alright. However, it's been hard on you for the past few days. All thanks to you, the company has been running well even during Young Sir's absence.”
Fan Shixin chuckled and said, ”That's what I should do.”
When An Xiaoning asked Jin Qingyan if he was heading to the office, he answered, ”Yes, but only for a short while.”
An Xiaoning said in puzzlement, ”What do you mean for a short while? You were away from the office for so long, aren't you going to run a thorough check?”
”I may not have been at the office, but I know that nothing will go wrong with Shixin around, especially when there are so many senior executives tending to the company as well. I'm sure everything has been handled appropriately. I'm going to just check on the company's current situation. I'll rest at home for today and resume work tomorrow.”
”Shixin deserves a lot of credit. Besides rewarding him with a high salary, I think you should also find him a wife. It concerns his lifelong happiness.”
”I rarely encounter any other women in my life, apart from you, Yangyang, and Qingyue. How am I supposed to find him a wife? It still depends on him at the end of the day. I can't just find a random pretty girl and shove her to him casually. Fate decides everything. I don't think he holds his standards too high. I think he just haven't met a woman that he fancies. Once he does, his standards and requirements won't matter anymore.” He then patted her head and continued, ”He's not as lucky as me. I met such a great woman like you a long, long time ago.”
An Xiaoning said, ”You've got a glib tongue. Hurry and go have breakfast.”