As Nie Zhao entered, the maid working in the living room gasped for breath and ran out in a flash, but the maid, Sister Chang, appeared at the living room door, gestured to stop her, then turned around and hurriedly went out the back door.
This is a true mansion in Repulse Bay, with a front yard and a back yard. The servants' quarters and kitchen are also separate. Looking out from the dining room, you can see the kitchen. In front of it is a space for the servants to move around. When Chen Rou walked to the dining room window, she saw that all the servants, regardless of gender, had gathered and were standing in rows, surrounded by bodyguards on all sides.
Uncle Ming was also there, beside Nie Zhao.
He pointed at someone and the bodyguards pulled them up. In the blink of an eye, they had pulled out seven or eight people from the servants' group and dragged them away. Then, four or five more servants stepped forward to fill the gaps.
It's unclear what Uncle Ming said to Nie Zhao, but he nodded, his gloomy gaze sweeping over the servants before turning and going back into the house.
Nie Han is not home right now; she went to the hospital to visit her grandfather.
Chen Rou guessed that Nie Zhao was coming to find her, and since she had some things to ask him, she prepared to go back to the living room.
But as soon as she turned around, she saw a man in his forties, sharp and capable with dark brown skin, in the foyer. Behind him were four tall, blond, blue-eyed young men who looked like Western veterans. These men had been waiting in the foyer, but as soon as Nie Zhao came in, the dark-skinned man immediately led the foreigners to follow him into the study across the hall.
The dark-skinned man was Wade, the CEO of Nie's Group.
Of the four men, Chen Rou recognized only one, named Benjamin, who was Nie Zhao's original bodyguard. He was said to have been sick on the day of the kidnapping and did not go with them; the one who went was shot in the head by Gui Tou Chang's men.
When Chen Rou saw that Song Yuanchao had also arrived and was standing obediently outside the study door, she stepped forward and said, "Boss, you've made quite a commotion!"
Song Yuanchao whispered, "There's been a major reshuffle at home, and all the bodyguards have been reassigned."
He sighed and said, "He only kept me and Kwong, but he demanded that I meet the oral proficiency standard within a month, or I'd be fired."
Song Yuanchao was chosen by the organization to be an undercover agent, so of course he knew some English. However, his English was fragmented; he could understand written words and documents, but he couldn't speak it at all, so he couldn't communicate with foreigners.
"What should we do? How about I teach you to speak English?" Chen Rou asked back.
Her senior colleague was being ostracized and his career was in crisis, so she had to lend a hand.
Song Yuanchao said, "No need, no need. Kuangzai will sleep with me tonight, and I'll learn from him."
As the two were talking, four foreigners came out and left together.
As they left, Chen Rou glanced at Benjamin. He was losing a lot of hair at the back of his head, which could only mean one thing: Mei Lu had drugged him. In other words, the reason Benjamin didn't arrive on the day they set sail was because Mei Lu had drugged him.
If Chen Rou's guess is correct, Benjamin will be fired and sent home.
As soon as the foreign bodyguards left, Nie Zhao came out, with Wade following behind him.
He walked straight to Chen Rou and asked, "Have you been settling in well at home these past few days? You look a bit thinner."
Have you lost weight? Chen Rou feels like she's actually gained weight.
Nie Zhao's eyes were warm when he looked at Chen Rou, but when he turned to look at Wade, his eyes instantly turned fierce: "In the management of Nie's Group, Arou and I have the same authority. If she needs any information, you must submit it as quickly as possible."
Wade bowed and said in Cantonese, "Third Sister, please take good care of me in the future."
Nie Zhao reached out his hand, but Chen Rou saw through his intention and didn't give him her hand. Instead, she went into the study first.
Nie Zhao clenched his raised hand and turned his head to the side: "Song Zai, come in too."
This study was originally where Nie Rong received guests and held meetings with the board members.
It is divided into three functional areas: a collection room, a study, and a reception room, and now it naturally belongs to Nie Zhao.
Chen Rou understood that the workaholic had come home not only to reorganize the household but also to get some work done. She pulled up a stool and sat down in the living room. Nie Zhao came in, but he didn't sit down. Instead, he stood behind her, holding onto the armrest of her chair, and said to Wade, "Speak Mandarin."
Song Yuanchao, who was standing at the very bottom, turned around abruptly upon hearing this and looked at Chen Rou in surprise.
Chen Rou almost jumped off her chair because she noticed that Nie Zhao's Mandarin didn't even have the typical Cantonese accent of an average person.
So he can speak not only English, Cantonese, and Khmer, but also Mandarin.
Are all the richest people this dedicated to language skills?
Wade was cautious. He first whispered something to Nie Zhao in Khmer, then frowned and said, "The airport's military facilities will be in place in another month, and according to feedback from the Philippines, they will do their best to drive all the pirates to the high seas within a month. Our sand dredging ships will also be in place within a month."
Nie Zhao was lightly tapping the back of Chen Rou's chair. She glanced to the side and saw his hand, which was slender, fair, and had distinct knuckles.
He was someone she and a few stragglers dragged back to Hong Kong. Just three days ago, he was lying on his deathbed, on the verge of death, at a point where she could easily strangle him.
But now he has not only stood up, but has even appeared in front of the media. Moreover, whether facing the servants, the bodyguards, or even her, his fake wife, there is no sign that he is working while sick.
His suit jacket was fastened with only one button, and his wristwatch was even more luxurious than Song Yuanchao's Rolex. His tie clip was set with blue diamonds, which perfectly matched the color of his suit jacket. Standing there, he exuded a sharp and capable air.
If you say he's faking it now, then it means he was faking it when he was in the hospital bed.
Regardless of the circumstances, this person can only be described in four words: unfathomable.
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