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When she returned to Huo Jincheng's Private Residence, she didn't know when she had been carried from the car to the bed.
The kitchen light was on, and there were still warm dishes left on the table.
Jian Yunong immediately finished them off.
After eating, she realized that she had overeaten unintentionally!
She had no choice but to walk around to digest. As she passed by the master bedroom on the second floor, she noticed the door was closed, with a faint light seeping through. Could it be that this person wasn't asleep either? Jian Yunong gently peeked inside and saw Huo Jincheng sitting in a lounge chair by the bay window, holding a book, but his eyes had already drooped.
"President?"
She tentatively called out softly a couple of times, but he did not respond.
"Huo Jincheng!"
Still no response.
It seemed he really had fallen asleep.
Jian Yunong walked over and nudged him, "Hey, go sleep on the bed."
Huo Jincheng lifted his gaze, his eyes hazy as he glanced at her before slowly closing them again. The next moment, he stood up. Even with his eyes closed, he managed to accurately find his way to the bed and lie down.
Jian Yunong helped him cover himself with the blanket and turned off the room light.
"Good night."
Huo Jincheng's deep voice suddenly sounded. He turned over in bed, seemingly murmuring unconsciously before falling back into a deep sleep.
Jian Yunong was stunned for three seconds, then smiled slightly and softly replied, "Good night."
The next morning, Jian Yunong arrived at the hotel first.
This time, she was determined to be the earliest one in the office.
Just after changing into her uniform in the locker room, Jian Yunong's phone rang.
The caller ID showed the area code for A City.
Jian Yunong glanced at it twice and hung up immediately.
After finishing breakfast in the cafeteria, Jian Yunong took out her phone to check the time, but accidentally answered the call that had just come in.
"Jian Yunong!"
"You have some nerve, hanging up on your elder's call?"
"How could the Jian Family raise such an ungrateful wolf?"
Jian Yunong had long been accustomed to this kind of roaring. She stepped back a bit and waited until the other side finished scolding before replying, "Do you need something?"
"Come back tomorrow."
"No way. I have to work."
"You unfilial descendant, do you want your mother to die with regrets? Don't you want your parents to be buried together?"
With a loud bang, the call ended.
The style of the Jian Family was always like this—arrogant and domineering, never giving anyone a chance to finish speaking.
Jian Yunong stood there, feeling a stir in her heart.
This is a wish from my mother; how could I, as her daughter, not want to fulfill it?
She dialed Mist Shenshen's number, but it was still turned off, so she had to send a text message to her aunt: I will bring my mom back to A City tomorrow.
Today is Tuesday, and there is a departmental meeting in the morning.
Jian Yunong was only notified at the last minute to attend the meeting. When she entered, she found that the person sitting in the main seat was the previous acting head of the Public Relations Department.
The general manager walked in with a cheerful expression and announced that from now on, this acting head would be the new general manager of the Public Relations Department.
The applause was thunderous, but Jian Yunong remained silent, only clapping a few times half-heartedly from behind.
As soon as the meeting ended, Jian Yunong knocked on the new manager's door.
"Am I already asking for leave as soon as I take office? Xiao Jian, do you have an issue with me?"
"No, it's just that there are some matters at home."
"You are still in your internship period, right? When you transition to a full-time position is entirely up to me. Your aunt is currently in a precarious situation. I advise you to focus on your work and not think that anyone can protect you anymore."
Why does everyone say my aunt is in a precarious situation? Jian Yunong's heart raced a bit. "What happened to my aunt?"
"She has been dismissed and is probably still being detained."
"Detained?"
It was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue; Jian Yunong was completely stunned. "How could she be detained? Who detained her?"
"Of course, it was discovered by the New Director. Dynasty has now joined Huo Group; you have no idea about the methods of the New Chairman. Naturally, they need to clean out these pests from the hotel!"
"Do you have any evidence?" Jian Yunong was so angry she wanted to flip the table. "If she really made a mistake, the group would issue an announcement. You have no actual evidence; stop spreading rumors!"
Jian Yunong rushed directly to the Chairman's office after leaving her own.
"You can't go in. The Chairman is in a meeting right now," Board Secretary Linda stopped Jian Yunong.
"I just have a question for him. What happened to Mist Shenshen? He clearly told me that my aunt was just on a long vacation."
Linda instantly understood why Jian Yunong was so out of control; it turned out Huo Jincheng had been keeping everything from her.
"She made a mistake herself, and now she's being held at the police station for questioning. This matter won't be made public until the case is resolved. Do you have any other questions?"
"Mistake? What mistake?"
Jian Yunong's eyes turned red with anxiety. "I don't believe what you're saying. I want to hear Huo Jincheng say it to me in person."
Linda felt quite annoyed when she heard her directly call Huo Jincheng by name.
"Jian Yunong, have you even read the employee handbook properly? During work hours, you cannot directly address your superiors by name. If you treat your leaders like this, how can you expect to have professional conduct with clients? Don't delude yourself into thinking your aunt hasn't made mistakes; you're one of the mistakes she made."
"I'm going to wait here until Mr. Huo has time to see me!"
She sat down on the sofa right at the office door.
The meeting continued until one o'clock in the afternoon.
Huo Jincheng did not come out, but his assistant was surprised to see Jian Yunong there.
Linda quietly pulled the assistant aside. "This employee has been absent all morning waiting to see Chairman Huo."
"Did she say why?"
Linda was taken aback; she thought the assistant would say something like getting rid of such a person, but she didn't expect the assistant to ask for the reason.
"It's about Mist Shenshen. She is Mist Shenshen's niece."
The assistant frowned. "Who told her?"
This matter was supposed to be a secret.
The people involved were quite numerous, but so far, it had been handled discreetly.
"She came running up early this morning to question me. It might be because the news about the change in the Public Relations Manager has come out."
At that moment, the assistant's phone rang; the driver was already waiting downstairs.
He knocked on the office door and gently reminded, "We can head out now."
Jian Yunong almost stood up at the same time.
When Huo Jincheng saw Jian Yunong, he paused slightly.
"I have something I want to ask you."
What she was thinking was almost written on her face. "What happened to my aunt?"
"I don't want to repeat what I've already said." Huo Jincheng lifted his foot and walked toward the elevator. His long strides made Jian Yunong nearly have to jog to keep up.
She chased after him from behind, asking, "Why did they change the Public Relations Manager? If my aunt just took a leave of absence, why are you dismissing her at this time? What did she do wrong? Was she arrested?"
Huo Jincheng stepped into the elevator, and she wanted to follow him in but was stopped by the assistant outside.
"Since you already know, why are you asking me?"
He coldly curled his lips, and every word he uttered seemed to carry a sting.
Jian Yunong felt that she understood each one, yet it was as if she comprehended none of them.
She halted her steps, watching helplessly as the elevator doors closed, cutting off Huo Jincheng's stern face.
"You don't need to worry," Huo Jincheng's assistant comforted Jian Yunong. "You are his wife; he won't ignore you."
A smile that was more painful than tears appeared on Jian Yunong's face. "Wife? No, no, please don't say that. I can't afford such a title."
The assistant pressed the elevator button again. "Shall we go down together?"
"No need, I prefer to take the stairs."
Jian Yunong headed toward the emergency exit.
How could she be so foolish? Why did she have to ask Huo Jincheng? Wasn't that just asking for humiliation? Did she really think that living under the same roof and having a child would lead to any expectations from him?
Jian Yunong had no desire to work anymore and dragged herself back to Mist Shenshen's single dormitory.
She rummaged through everything, trying to find a way to contact one of Mist Shenshen's friends, but discovered that this socially adept woman didn't even have a single business card in her room.
However, in the end, she found a small note under Mist Shenshen's bedside table with a contact number written on it.
Jian Yunong didn't know who it belonged to but dialed it anyway.
"Shenshen?"
The call connected, and a magnetic male voice came through.
"I'm not. I'm Mist Shenshen's niece. It seems my aunt is in trouble; can you help me?"
"What happened? What is it?"
Jian Yunong spoke in a confused manner, but the man understood and reassured her.
The man on the other end spoke gently and calmly, and Jian Yunong felt her heart sink along with his voice.
"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet!"
"Ji Shaoli."
After hanging up, Jian Yunong lingered on the man's name; his voice was pleasant, and even his name sounded nice. However, she felt it was somewhat familiar.
Isn't he Mist Shenshen's first boyfriend?
Isn't he the boyfriend that Mist Shenshen called a scumbag?
Isn't he the man that her family explodes about every time they mention Mist Shenshen?
Jian Yunong's scalp tingled; suddenly, she felt an overwhelming urge to avoid being exposed by her aunt...
Once Mist Shenshen got out, she would definitely want to skin her alive.
In the afternoon, Jian Yunong immediately took her mother's ashes and fled to A City.
x
Nancheng Detention Center.
After being locked up for three days, Mist Shenshen was finally released.
At the entrance, a Bentley was parked.
Huo Jincheng's vehicle came to pick her up personally.
"Mr. Huo."
"Thank you for your hard work."
The past few days had not been easy. Mist Shenshen, who had to change clothes every day, endured the discomfort of not showering or changing for three days, and her hair was a mess.
Receiving a word of appreciation from the proud man Huo Jincheng, Mist Shenshen did not hold back. "It has been quite tough. I didn't expect to be out so soon. I thought I might be locked up for a month."
Both Huo Jincheng and Mist Shenshen understood what it would take to clean out the pests within Dynasty Group, to hold the Board of Directors and upper management accountable, and to replace them with fresh blood.
"Let's go home and rest first."
"Okay."
Mist Shenshen got into the car, eager to get home and freshen up.
The car did not head back to the hotel staff dormitory but instead stopped in front of the Hilton Hotel.
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