Chapter 96 The Young Master is Her King

Xiang Jingheng glanced at Mei Nan, and the sight made her heart race.

Realizing that she had been too eager, Mei Nan lowered her eyes and bit her lip. "Young Master, please don't take it to heart. I was just asking a question."

“I know that you moved out of the Xiang Mansion with your young master because you wanted him to have a good environment to grow up in. Education is also a very important part of growth. The place you live now is close to the affiliated primary school, which is indeed more convenient for your young master to attend school there. The affiliated primary school has one of the best teachers and environment among the public schools in Shangzhou, and it will also give him an advantage when he enters the affiliated middle and high schools in the future.”

After analyzing these points, Mei Nan added, "Logically speaking, Yu Yan is currently teaching at Shangzhou University, so it should be a very simple matter for Xiao Chu to enter the affiliated primary school. Why would the process be stuck?"

Xiang Jingheng looked indifferent, feeling that she was meddling too much.

But he also understood Mei Nan's personality to some extent. She was cautious and timid from a young age and was destined to worry. Perhaps she was just used to sharing his burdens.

"I haven't contacted Yu Yan yet."

Xiang Jingheng felt a headache coming on when he thought about this, and he rubbed his temples.

He received a call from Xiang Chu's homeroom teacher yesterday, saying that the transfer process was stuck.

Originally, Xiang Jingheng did not intend to trouble Yu Yan, but asked Gan Tai for help. Gan Tai readily agreed, saying that this matter was easy to handle and there would be no problem, after all, she had taught at Shangzhou University.

As it turns out, birds of a feather flock together. Just like Gan Xiaoxing, Gan Tai is all talk and no action, but when it comes to getting things done, she's completely clueless and incompetent.

Gan Tai and Xiang Chu are not relatives and are both retired faculty members, so they do not meet the requirements.

As for her reputation... well, it's not very effective.

While international primary schools can be entered simply by spending money, affiliated primary schools are not places where you can just throw money at them. The process is strictly controlled, and the number of places is limited, so they are basically all filled internally.

To get in, money alone isn't enough; you also need connections.

It was indeed just a matter of Yu Yan's word, but unfortunately... they had just offended Yu Yan, so how could they possibly go to her again?

Xiang Jingheng is also a person who cares about his reputation.

Mei Nan, keeping her eyes down and focused on her own thoughts, understood immediately. "...I understand. If it's inconvenient for you to come forward, young master, perhaps I should go find Yu Yan and talk to her about this."

Xiang Jingheng looked at Mei Nan and asked, "You?"

"Um."

Mei Nan nodded confidently, "Yu Yan and I are old classmates, so we can still talk to each other. Yu Yan is soft-hearted and easily influenced. No matter what, Xiao Chu is still her child, and she still loves her. Besides, schooling is a big deal for a child, and we can't let conflicts between adults ruin a child's future. She definitely understands that. I'll go talk to her, no problem."

Xiang Jingheng frowned slightly.

Although he felt it was best for him to talk to Yu Yan about this, Yu Yan wouldn't answer his calls or see him, so he was at a loss.

"Okay, you can give it a try first."

Xiang Jingheng relented, thinking they might as well try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.

Mei Nan was overjoyed and nodded vigorously, "Thank you, young master!"

Her grateful expression left Xiang Jingheng both amused and exasperated.

"Now that you're General Manager Mei, managing a research lab, you need to put on some dignity. Don't always be so timid and humble, putting yourself down like that. How can your subordinates respect you?"

Mei Nan bit her lip and softly hummed in agreement.

As Xiang Jingheng leaned back in his chair, looking tired and closing his eyes, she gazed at his handsome, icy face for a long time, her narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes filled with a morbid infatuation.

She wanted to say, "I am only humble before you, and I am only willing to submit at your feet."

Because you are my young master, my king.

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When Mei Nan called Yu Yan to ask her out to dinner again, Yu Yan said, "I can't today, I have something to do at home."

Shao Muyan was typing on the keyboard when he heard "Something came up at home," and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Rejected, Mei Nan persisted, "What about tomorrow?"

Yu Yan paused slightly as she organized her notes. She exchanged a glance with Shao Muyan and asked directly into the speakerphone, "What's up? You can just say it over the phone."

Mei Nan paused for two seconds, then said, "It's nothing serious. I still want to talk to you in person. I'm free these few days. How about you see when you can find the time to come over? I'll treat you to a meal. It won't take up too much of your time."

It's really frustrating.

Although Yu Yan is honest, she is not stupid. She can tell from the tone of his voice that nothing good is coming.

"I haven't had much free time these past few days, I've been quite busy."

This was already a clear rejection. Mei Nan paused for two seconds, then lowered her tone, "Yu Yan, I'm here to ask you for help."

Yu Yan frowned, picked up her phone and gestured to Shao Muyan, then turned off the speakerphone and stood up.

"you say."

Shao Muyan stopped pressing her and instead focused on Yu Yan's situation, noticing her standing by the window silently listening to the phone call.

Finally, the two set a time to meet at noon the day after tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Muyan watched Yu Yan walk back and asked, "Did I ask you to lend me money?"

"no."

Yu Yan gently shook her head, not hiding anything from Shao Muyan, "She said she wanted to ask me for help to expose the fraudulent academic achievements of Gan Xiaoxing. The first author of several papers published by Gan Xiaoxing in journals is actually Mei Nan."

Shao Muyan raised an eyebrow. "Wasn't this already investigated before? Mei Nan wants you to report Gan Xiaoxing and help her get justice?"

That's what it sounds like.

Yu Yan sat back down, put down her phone, and pondered Mei Nan's words.

"Mei Nan said that she has now taken over the previous Xiaoxing Research Lab, which is equivalent to breaking up with Gan Xiaoxing. Gan Xiaoxing is quite unhappy that she took over the Xiaoxing Research Lab and makes things difficult for her at every turn. She even wants to continue to participate in the research lab's projects and ask Mei Nan to give her a share of the profits. Mei Nan has reached her limit and wants to save all her hard work."

She said she had kept her previous paper manuscripts and materials and wanted to give them to me when we met.

Shao Muyan sensed something was amiss. "But if she really wanted to retaliate against Gan Xiaoxing, why would she use you instead of doing it herself?"

"She's probably afraid of offending people," Yu Yan analyzed. "Gan Xiaoxing's personality means Mei Nan must have suffered a lot at her hands. But Mei Nan has always been quite tolerant, otherwise she wouldn't have partnered with Gan Xiaoxing for so many years."

Shao Muyan pondered for a moment, but still felt something was amiss.

"She only mentioned this on the phone, nothing else?"

Yu Yan thought for a moment, "She didn't say anything else, but I could tell she was hesitant to speak. I guess there are some things she can't say over the phone and wants to say in person."

Shao Muyan, with his keen eye for people, said, "This person doesn't seem very honest; be careful."

"Yes, I know."

Yu Yan wasn't stupid either. "She wouldn't have given me those documents for no reason. She must have something in mind. I know what she's up to. Let's meet her and see what she's planning."

"I should focus on finishing my thesis these next few days."

Yu Yan gained a lot of inspiration from Shao Muyan's thesis and kept recording her thoughts, so she really couldn't spare any other thoughts.

Shao Yun has officially started school these past few days.

The children at the affiliated primary school are all day students, and their parents work nearby, making it convenient for them to pick up and drop off their children. Yu Yan and Mei Nan arranged to meet at noon on that day, and they also brought Shao Yun along.

They met at the same cafeteria at Shangzhou University, but this time Yu Yan met Mei Nan in a relatively private space on the fourth floor.

Mei Nan's expression changed immediately upon seeing Shao Yun.

"Who...who is this child?"