Chapter 42 Pretending to be deaf and dumb, the scumbag father is so angry he's about to burst a blood vessel.

Xia Zhuyu, the direct perpetrator, was on tenterhooks, fearing being caught, and was now extremely agitated.

She was kept in suspense by Xia Yuhuan and couldn't help but urge her, "Did your father-in-law say exactly how he wants to handle this? You should just tell me clearly all at once."

Xia Yuhuan turned her head to look at her, frowning slightly, looking suspicious: "Why are you in such a hurry? You didn't really do this, did you?"

"Of course not! How could it be us who did it!" Xia Zhuyu immediately retorted.

Because she was so anxious, her voice became shrill and particularly grating.

Li Rouyue squeezed her hand and smiled at Xia Yuhuan, saying, "Yuhuan, don't hold it against your sister. She met Xiao Chi before and liked him quite a bit, which is why she was in such a hurry. She was mainly worried about Xiao Chi's safety."

"He's all fine now, what's there to worry about? Besides, what we're talking about now is how the Chi family will deal with you for drugging Chi Zhenghao, it has absolutely nothing to do with his safety." Xia Yuhuan tilted her head, still with a smiling expression.

"Don't talk nonsense, we didn't drug you at all!" Xia Jianyong knew he absolutely couldn't admit to this, so he immediately rebuked him.

"Stop beating around the bush and tell me quickly, how does the Chi family plan to deal with the person who drugged you?"

Xia Yuhuan: "Oh, what should I do? My father-in-law didn't say anything about this. He asked me to come over, mainly to ask if I knew about this, and whether you did this."

"So what did you say?" Xia Jianyong asked, a thought popping into his head.

The fact that Chi Shaokang consulted Xia Yuhuan beforehand about handling such matters suggests that Xia Yuhuan holds a very important place in his heart and that he values ​​her highly.

If that's the case, could he ask Xia Yuhuan for help to resolve this matter?

"Of course I'd say I don't know, what else could I say?" Xia Yuhuan looked at him with a 'you're so stupid' expression.

Xia Jianyong: "..."

He almost had a heart attack from seeing Xia Yuhuan's disdainful look.

Xia Yuhuan added, "My father-in-law said that it mainly depends on how Chi Zhenghao wants to handle this matter. He just went on a mission, so he will only pursue it when he returns."

Xia Yuhuan looked at Xia Jianyong with a smile, appearing carefree.

"You guys couldn't have done this, could you? After all, Chi Jung-ho and your pig are a perfect match, right? You wouldn't go to such lengths to get him, would you?"

"Of course it wasn't us," Xia Jianyong denied.

He picked up his teacup and drank the tea, his throat dry.

He looked completely guilty.

"It's good that it's not you guys." Xia Yuhuan seemed to believe whatever he said, and casually picked up an apple to eat.

The crunching sound of her biting into the apple made Xia Jianyong's already restless heart even more irritable.

"Can you eat a little quieter? Do you even look like a girl?" Xia Jianyong scolded, his disdain undisguised.

Xia Yuhuan didn't mind: "You eat apples without making a sound? Why are you complaining about me?"

"Even if I don't look like a girl, isn't it your fault? If you hadn't lost me when I was little and hadn't failed to raise me properly, I wouldn't be like this now."

Xia Jianyong: "..."

He really didn't want to say another word to Xia Yuhuan right now.

There's always this feeling that if he says another word, she'll make his brain vessels explode with anger.

Li Rouyue quickly spoke up to ease the tension: "Your dad didn't lose you on purpose. He was also very distressed when you were lost and searched for you for a long time, but he just couldn't find you."

"Now that you're finally back, just live your life well and don't dwell on the past."

As she spoke, she gave Xia Jianyong a wink, signaling him that a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan.

Xia Jianyong could only say, "Your aunt is right. What's past is past. Don't keep holding onto it. I'll make it up to you in the future."

Xia Yuhuan: Old Deng suddenly became so easy to talk to, she felt that he had a conspiracy to ambush her.

The next moment, Xia Jianyong asked again, "How are you doing at the Chi family's house? Are you getting used to it? Are your in-laws treating you well?"

"I'm doing great, I'm used to it. My in-laws treat me very well, they love me and treat me like their own daughter," Xia Yuhuan said with a smile.

She vaguely guessed what Xia Jianyong was planning to do.

Sure enough, Xia Jianyong chatted with her for a few minutes, and then subtly steered the conversation to his current competition for the position of chief of staff, implying that she should speak well of him in the Chi family and ask Chi Shaokang to speak on his behalf and support him.

Xia Yuhuan seemed oblivious to his hints and kept rambling on about other things.

Xia Jianyong was patient at first, but he couldn't take it anymore and said with a dark face, "How could I have given birth to such a stupid thing like you? Can't you even understand what I'm saying?"

"I want you to put in a good word for me in front of your father-in-law, to get him to speak on my behalf and put in a good word for me."

"If he can support me, my position is secure."

"You need to understand, I am your biological father. My higher position and greater power will only benefit you, not harm you!"

"Oh, so that's what you meant." Xia Yuhuan looked like she was just realizing something and said, "Then you should have said so earlier. Why beat around the bush? I don't understand."

Well, even if you can understand it, you should pretend you don't.

"But this is your own job, and getting promoted is your own business. How can you think about taking shortcuts and asking someone for help?"

Xia Yuhuan said earnestly, "Old Xia, you can't have this kind of thinking. You have to work hard yourself. Have you ever thought about what people will say about you if this gets out?"

"What if they say you have no ability and your promotion was all due to connections? How would you look then? What if..."

"Alright, alright, I know, just shut up, I don't want to hear you talk," Xia Jianyong interrupted her immediately.

He must have lost his mind to say something like that to Xia Yuhuan.

Instead of arguing with Xia Yuhuan here, he might as well go and talk to Chi Shaokang himself.

Given their in-law relationship, if you ask Chi Shaokang for help, he should at least give you some face, right?

"Oh, then I won't say anything." Xia Yuhuan said "oh" in a casual manner.

Then she continued to munch on the apple.

Hearing this, Xia Jianyong wished he could just go up and snatch her apple and throw it away.

Just when he was so angry that his head was throbbing and his temples were pounding, Aunt Liu's voice calling for dinner saved him.

"Sir, Madam, and Ladies, dinner is ready."

"Stop eating apples, let's go eat dinner," Xia Jianyong said immediately.

"Oh," Xia Yuhuan replied, casually tossing the apple core she had just finished eating onto the coffee table before getting up to eat.

Xia Zhuyu muttered under her breath, "She just finished eating an apple, and now she runs so fast when it comes to food. Is she a pig? How can she eat so much?"

"Say less and don't provoke her," Li Rouyue warned in a low voice.

Although Xia Yuhuan seemed to be unwilling to help, as long as Xia Yuhuan was Xia Jianyong's biological daughter, he could find the Chi family and ask them for help.

Even without seeking help from the Chi family, as long as he is related to the Chi family by marriage, he can use that status to gain many advantages.

But if Xia Yuhuan falls out with them, and outsiders find out that they don't get along, then she really won't gain anything.

Xia Zhuyu pursed her lips upon hearing this, looking as if she understood.

She scoffed inwardly: she could stay home and not cause trouble for Xia Yuhuan, but if Xia Yuhuan left home and got into trouble, she wouldn't be able to find her.

The group had just sat down at the table and hadn't even taken a few bites of their food when someone came to their door.