"Boss, could you call my junior colleague after you get back to the company?"
Yan Bo ignored him and pressed the shortcut key to disconnect.
As Di Xu started the car and backed it out of the parking space, he complained under his breath, "Boss, you're so mean. Don't you even consider the feelings of single people?"
Before the call connected, Yan Bo gave Di Xu a cool glance and said, "Then hurry up and find one!"
To be honest, Di Xu is not bad in any way. He is probably still single, except that he is too busy with work, and he is also enjoying the freedom of being single.
Yan Bo himself was one of them more than half a year ago.
"If there were someone as easy to deal with as my junior sister, I wouldn't mind."
In Di Xu's view, his boss's relationship didn't require much time or effort, and certainly not much money either. However, which of the two of them cared about the money?
Generally speaking, the depth of a relationship is roughly proportional to the time, energy, and effort invested.
The boss and his junior sister's relationship, despite not having time to experience many ordinary little things that couples do, is still very close and inseparable.
Their level of understanding and trust is so high that it's enviable.
After Yan Bo finally finished his call, Di Xu couldn't help but say, "Boss, to be honest, although I don't know much about your family, I think you really need to give your junior sister a reasonable explanation for this."
Logically speaking, Di Xu should be on Yan Bo's side.
But regarding this disappearance, it's because his boss owes his junior colleague too much that he can't help but want to uphold justice.
Yan Bo glanced at him sideways. "Yes, I know. This time, she really suffered a lot and was wronged."
Tong Xiaohuai didn't tell him much about how uncomfortable or difficult things had been for her lately.
But judging from the accounts of Tao Jia, her eldest brother and second sister, as well as Di Xu and Uncle Du, she has been suffering greatly these past few days.
She didn't complain much; she simply slapped him twice to vent her anger.
To be honest, even he, the criminal, felt he had been given a lenient sentence.
"Sigh... Boss, I know you must have your reasons, but let me tell you, if you mess with a girl like Junior Sister and she leaves, you'll regret it for the rest of your life."
"Yes, I know, thank you for reminding me."
It's quite obvious that Dad tricked him this time.
But this arrangement made it difficult for him to criticize it.
Because Mom's illness is real. And the urgent crisis that led to his immediate transfer to a top-secret agency is also real.
All I can say is that experience is the best teacher; Dad made full use of every available external factor to thoroughly outmaneuver him and Tong Xiaohuai.
What methods will Dad use next?
The first time was to cut off his funding chain; the second time was to try to eliminate the Tong family; the third time was to use a divisive tactic. What about the fourth, fifth, sixth, or even more?
Yan Bo rubbed his forehead, lost in thought.
Back in Beijing, Yan's mother's condition finally improved. After discussing it with the doctor, she asked Uncle Cui to help her with the discharge procedures, and the hospital sent a car to take her home.
Having just settled in and returned to Beijing in the past two days, Tao Jia, having heard the news, came to visit her.
After exchanging pleasantries, Tao Jia handed over a large box of things to Uncle Cui.
“Aunt Qing, Xiao Huai originally told me not to tell anyone, just to keep it as a token of my goodwill, but I don’t think that’s right. This box contains a month’s supply of Chinese medicine, supposedly prescribed by a reclusive old Chinese medicine doctor surnamed Dong. I’ve heard he’s very famous; you should have heard of him. If you’re worried, have your family doctor take a look at the medicine and see if it’s suitable for you.”
These medicines were sent by Tong Xiaohuai to Tao Jia a couple of days ago, asking her to give them to Yan's mother.
Tong Xiaohuai originally told Tao Jia not to say anything and to just say that it was a gift from Tao Jia.
But then, probably worried about causing Tao Jia any trouble, since it was medicine, not some delicious snack, he sent another message instructing Tao Jia to say this and that.
Tao Jia chose the latter, not because she was afraid of being implicated by Tong Xiaohuai.
Instead, she felt that Tong Xiaohuai had done so much for Yan's mother, and that Tong Xiaohuai's good intentions should not be erased for no reason.
Yan Ma's face darkened slightly. She glanced at Uncle Cui, who was holding the large box and didn't know how to react. "Put the medicine in the kitchen first. Have the doctor come and take a look later. After all, it's medicine, and you can't just take it randomly."
Although Tao Jia had been close to Yan's mother since childhood, she was never good at reading between the lines.
"Aunt Qing, I think Xiao Huai is a really nice person. Why don't you and Uncle Yan like her?"
Her approach to being an undercover agent is quite straightforward.
However, neither Tong Xiaohuai nor Yan Bo ever considered sending her undercover to spy on military intelligence.
She felt that since she was both Yan Bo's childhood friend and Tong Xiaohuai's good sister, she should go to great lengths for them and go to the front lines to find out what was going on.
Yan's mother glanced at her first, knowing that this girl was simple-minded and outspoken, and didn't mean to blame her. She simply gestured for her to sit down by the bed and asked.
When did you become friends with her?
Yan's mother felt quite defeated. Clearly, this girl was the daughter-in-law that she and Lao Yan wanted to bring into the family. But shouldn't this daughter-in-law who hasn't entered the family be like the ones in TV dramas, irreconcilable with Tong Xiaohuai and fighting to the death?
Not only did she not do that, she also spoke well of Tong Xiaohuai here.
Should we say she's stupid, or that Tong Xiaohuai's methods are too shrewd?
Not only did she completely bewitch her own precious son, but she also managed to win over Tao Jia, a potential rival in love.
Whether Tao Jia was genuinely naive or felt there was no need to hide it, she spilled the beans about her trip to L City to visit Yan Bo and Tong Xiaohuai.
Yan's mother's face showed nothing, but her feelings were very complicated.
It turns out that his own son was the one who stirred things up.
"Jiajia, do you think Yanbo is smart?"
Tao Jia looked up at Yan's mother, confused, and said, "Aunt Qing, do I need to tell you whether your son is smart or not? If I had one-tenth of his intelligence, my dad would probably be burning incense at the ancestral graves."
After a moment of silence, Yan's mother said, "Yes, I always thought he was very smart, and his affairs were none of my concern. Who knew he would be so clever for a lifetime but so foolish for a moment, choosing someone like her as his girlfriend and even saying that he couldn't live without her."
Yan's mother looked sad. She had been keeping these words to herself for a long time and really wanted to talk to someone about them.
On the other hand, she also hoped that her words could bring Tao Jia back to her side as an ally.
"Aunt Qing, Xiao Huai is doing well!"
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