Mu Qingcheng's test results showed no major problems, so Xie Wei and she returned to the city. Lu Yao did not choose to go back to the Lu family with Xie Wei; he had his own path to walk, and his free clinic at that hospital was also part of that path. Xie Wei did not insist.

During the mayoral election, Mu Qingcheng was nowhere to be seen. Just when Meng Yu thought victory was in the bag, Mu Qingcheng made a dazzling entrance with her hand wrapped in bandages. The bandages were to prevent Mu Qingcheng from moving around and injuring the wound on her shoulder. She then projected evidence of Meng Yu's collusion with the aristocratic families directly onto the big screen at the election venue, along with his cooperative fraud.

Meng Yu was defeated, and Mu Qingcheng was re-elected as mayor of the capital.

Then Xie Wei heard the news of the death of Zhao Hongbo, the third master of the Zhao family. He heard that he died of some unknown disease or pre-existing health problems.

This is just something to say to outsiders; nobody really knows the real story.

Xie Wei was somewhat surprised. He sent the person to Zhao Yujin in the hope of maintaining the balance within the Zhao family. The Zhao family had always been a battleground between Zhao Hongbo and Zhao Qiwen, with Zhao Yujin rarely involved.

Xie Wei thought that after Mu Qingcheng's incident, Zhao Hongbo's influence in the Zhao family would definitely diminish, and he might even become a discarded pawn. If Old Master Zhao was willing to relinquish power, then no one in the Zhao family would be able to contend with Zhao Qiwen.

With Zhao Qiwen holding absolute power, his style of doing things would likely cause chaos and unrest between the Dragon Kingdom and the reclusive families, which was not the outcome Xie Wei wanted to see.

He sent someone to deliver the people from the dark web to Zhao Yujin. He originally thought that she would gain the support of the neutral faction in the Zhao family by exposing Zhao Hongbo, or she would hand over the evidence to Old Master Zhao in order to cut her losses and gain his support.

Either way, it will allow the Zhao family to regain their attention to this fallen Miss Zhao, thus maintaining the balance within the Zhao family.

It was a foregone conclusion that Zhao Hongbo's power was waning, but what surprised Xie Wei was that Zhao Hongbo's decline was rather rapid.

He also inquired with his father and learned that the matter had been handled too cleanly, and the authorities had not found any substantial evidence, which meant that Zhao Hongbo's death was the work of the Zhao family.

Xie Wei could guess that this was basically Zhao Yujin's doing, but the action seemed a bit too quick, which would easily expose his ambition and arouse Zhao Qiwen's suspicion.

However, this is Zhao Yujin's own business, and he may have his own considerations. Xie Wei felt that it was none of his business. It was just a pity that he originally planned to collect the debt from Zhao Hongbo little by little, just like he had done to the Chen family.

Is it really unrelated to Xie Wei?

This summer in Beijing seems much cooler than in previous years, and even the wind has a slightly sweet taste.

Xu Daiwei had originally planned for Su Miaomiao to intern at Qiyuan during the summer vacation.

However, Su Miaomiao declined Xu Daiwei's offer, saying that she couldn't help Qiyuan at the moment, and that she was unworthy of the position. Moreover, she would only be taken care of by them and wouldn't be able to learn any real skills.

Xie Wei didn't press the matter further. However, when he saw Su Miaoxiang's name on the list of interns that Qianxun in the capital city handed over the next day at noon, he got the idea to play around and asked Su Miaomiao to come to his office the next day in the name of the president.

That night, Su Miaomiao told Xie Wei about it, jokingly saying...

"Teacher Xie, do you think that unknown CEO was trying to sexually harass me? Otherwise, why would he choose me to go up alone out of so many interns?"

Xie Wei simply smiled at the girl's idea and said nothing.

"Hmm? Teacher Xie, why aren't you saying anything?" Su Miaomiao sat in Xie Wei's lap and looked up at him.

Xie Wei patted the little girl's head and continued, "I was wondering what if what you said is true? What if that CEO is more handsome, richer, and more powerful than me? What if Miao Miao falls for someone else..."

"Thank you, Teacher Xie!" Su Miaomiao said coquettishly, "That's impossible. In my heart, you are the best, and no one can replace you."

Hearing Su Miaomiao's words, Xie Wei, who had originally intended to tease the little girl, blushed with embarrassment.

"And that CEO is definitely fat, sleazy, and utterly despicable."

"I've made up my mind. If that CEO tries to sexually harass me, I'd rather die than submit. If he tries to force himself on me, I'll teach him a lesson and show him that girls aren't to be trifled with." She waved her little fist as she spoke.

“Um… Miaomiao, actually…” Xie Wei was about to tell Su Miaomiao that he was the unknown CEO she had mentioned.

Su Miaomiao interrupted directly, stroking Xie Wei's face and looking at him affectionately: "Teacher Xie, there's no need to say anything more. Miaomiao will always belong to Teacher Xie alone."

After saying that, she kissed him, and Xie Wei's words were blocked in that kiss.

The next day, when Su Miaomiao arrived at the president's office and opened the door, she found Xie Wei, wearing glasses, taking documents from his assistant and giving him instructions.

Su Miaomiao rubbed her eyes in disbelief, thinking she must have seen wrong.

Upon seeing Su Miaomiao's arrival, Xie Wei asked his assistant to leave first, leaving the two of them in the office.

Seeing Xie Wei open his arms, Su Miaomiao ran into Xie Wei's arms and sat in his lap with her arms wrapped around him.

"Teacher Xie, am I seeing things? You are the CEO behind Qianxun." Su Miaomiao's eyes sparkled, as if she were praising Xie Wei.

"Fat head and big ears? Utterly lewd? You'd rather die than submit?" Xie Wei smiled slightly, his eyes filled with doting affection, and he spoke teasingly.

"No, no, no, someone as elegant and handsome as Teacher Xie, a refined scoundrel, could easily seduce me, hehe." Su Miaomiao looked at Xie Wei shyly, "Teacher Xie, you look so alluring with your glasses on."

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!