Chapter 306 Family Members Making Trouble

Peng Ling explained, “Minister Qiu said he had noticed me a long time ago, but he didn’t confess his feelings because he had a family and was afraid of delaying me. Until two months ago, he could no longer suppress his feelings.”

Sure enough, this kind of talk can only fool girls who have no romantic experience. This guy is Peng Ling's father, yet he used such methods to deceive her. It's simply hateful.

“I understand your feelings. When a woman falls in love with a man, she will do anything for him, believe every word he says, and tolerate every mistake he makes. I have done such foolish things too.”

Peng Ling looked at her cautiously and saw a trace of sadness in Han Xi's eyes, knowing that she had been thinking about bad things in the past again.

Peng Ling stood up and walked towards her, but Leng Yu stopped her and warned, "Sit back down and don't come near Miss Han."

Han Xi patted Leng Yu on the shoulder: "Relax, it's okay, she won't hurt me."

Leng Yu nodded and stepped behind her. Shen Jiheng had already given her orders to protect Han Xi closely and not to let any suspicious people get close.

"President Han, I never intended to hurt you; I only wanted to help him obtain the real formula."

"Then he told you what he was going to do with this formula."

Peng Ling nodded: "He said that the industry competition has become increasingly fierce recently, and our perfume profits have been decreasing. We want to produce more Cloud Love to fill the gap."

“I can tell you very clearly that these are all lies; he was trying to sell the formula to someone else.”

"How could that be? He said it was to help the company overcome its difficulties."

Han Xi didn't know if she was being foolish or unwilling to believe the truth.

"Since you've done all this, the company definitely won't use you anymore. Considering you helped me, I won't call the police to arrest you. I've already spoken to the HR department, so you can go and complete the formalities."

Based on what Peng Ling did, it wasn't unreasonable for Han Xi to call the police and have her arrested.

He let her go only because he had some other considerations, but there will never be a next time.

Peng Ling lowered her head sadly, choking back tears, and said, "President Han, I'm sorry for letting you down. Thank you for not pursuing the matter and for letting me go..."

Han Xi waved for her to leave, not wanting to see any sentimental scenes.

Peng Ling bowed deeply, looked at her with reluctance, bit her lip, and walked out.

"Miss Han, are you really going to let her go like this?"

“If she was just tricked into doing these things, there’s no need to pursue it. Of course, if she tricked me, that’s another story.”

Leng Yu looked at her curiously, "It seems Miss Han has other preparations."

Han Xi smiled faintly. Of course, she couldn't easily believe Peng Ling's words. She just wanted to let her go back as bait to see if there were any other people behind her.

You'll see how things turn out in the future.

Leng Yu nodded with a smile and volunteered, "Ms. Han, you don't have an assistant now. I wonder if you would mind if I took two salaries?"

Han Xi smiled and said, "You're taking on a part-time assistant job, but are you sure you can handle it?"

Leng Yu nodded confidently: "Don't worry, we have received various trainings and are capable of handling all job positions. A mere assistant is a piece of cake for me."

Han Xi now understood why Shen Jiheng had arranged a bodyguard for her. It seemed that not only was Leng Yu skilled, but more importantly, she could adapt to various positions and fill vacancies in a timely manner.

"You've really helped me a lot."

"President Han, I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Han Xi was amused by her and felt grateful to Shen Jiheng for being so considerate of her.

Screams echoed from the backyard of the Shen family, but Shen Jiheng sat calmly drinking tea, as if the sounds had not reached his ears.

He refused to believe that there were still people who were so stubborn they couldn't be persuaded.

Qin Chuan jogged forward and reported, "President, our Minister Li from Ximei has confessed a name."

Shen Jiheng lifted the curtain: "Speak, who is it?"

Qin Chuan frowned, looking somewhat troubled, and Shen Jiheng immediately realized that something was wrong.

Under his urging gaze, Qin Chuan spoke up: "Minister Li mentioned the son-in-law's name."

Shen Jiheng jumped up, asking incredulously, "Zhou Yiming?"

Qin Chuan nodded: "Yes, he said Zhou Yiming was behind it all, and he also said..."

Seeing him pause, Shen Jiheng glared at him and snapped, "At a time like this, what else is there that you can't say?"

Qin Chuan said awkwardly, "According to Minister Li, these were all arranged by Miss, and they were just following orders."

After Qin Chuan mentioned it, Shen Jiheng suddenly remembered that Shen Mingzhu did indeed hold shares in Ximei Biotechnology Company, and that she had been managing the branch company's affairs over the years without any problems.

Four years ago, after she married Zhou Yiming, she initially kept pestering her family for money, but he kicked her out and threatened to sever ties with her.

It was from that time on that Shen Mingzhu became very obedient and cooperated with her family's arrangements to try running a branch company.

She did not cause any more trouble after that, but no one expected that she was making such a big move behind the scenes.

"Did Minister Qiu say anything?"

"Seeing that Minister Li had told the truth, he nodded and admitted that it was all arranged by the young lady."

Shen Jiheng clenched his fists. He was determined to get Shen Mingzhu back on the right track and run the company properly, and he even planned to give her more authority.

But he never expected that she would plot against him behind his back and even try to win Han Xi over.

"Go and check on Shen Mingzhu's movements immediately."

"President, I've already investigated. Miss left by chartered plane half an hour ago. It seems she knew she was exposed and fled."

Shen Jiheng said very calmly, "Then contact the airline and ask them to return."

Qin Chuan was afraid of his calmness; sometimes people are too angry to show it.

The CEO has been cultivating prostitutes all these years, only to be outmaneuvered in the end. He must be furious.

"I understand, I'll get on it right away."

Shen Jiheng beckoned him back and instructed, "Find out the reason for Minister Qiu's betrayal, and what exactly Shen Mingzhu used to persuade him."

Qin Chuan nodded. It seemed that this matter had escalated quite a bit.

The president was just troubled by Shen Qingzhou's matter a while ago. The family issues had finally calmed down, but Shen Mingzhu stirred up this mess again, even involving Han Shu Group. She's really courting death.

Shen Jiheng didn't return until late that evening, and it was unclear whether he had gotten any information after asking around all afternoon.

Normally, Shen Jiheng would tell him about anything immediately, but now there was no news at all, which made Han Xi feel that something was wrong.

After putting the child to sleep, Han Xi drove back to the Shen family home, where Aunt Wang greeted her with a smile.

“Madam, you’ve come back just in time. I don’t know what’s wrong with the young master. He’s been sullen all night, didn’t eat dinner, and just sat on the balcony in a daze.”

He must have asked something to make him like this. Han Xi smiled gently and said, "Aunt Wang, it's so late, you should go and rest. I can take care of things here."

"I'm relieved to see you here. The food is in the kitchen; remember to let the young master eat."

Han Xi nodded with a smile, knowing that she had watched Shen Jiheng grow up and cared for him as if he were her own child.