Early Monday morning, Zhu Qianying and Yan Shao first took Zizai back to school, and then returned to Yanhuang Group with Yan Shao.
Most companies start work around nine o'clock.
The working hours at Yanhuang Group start at 8:00 AM, and Yan Shao himself, unless he has other scheduled activities, will return to the company at 7:30 AM.
Zizai goes to school even earlier, at seven o'clock.
Zizai's school is not far from Yanhuang Group. After dropping Zizai off, the two returned to Yan Shao's office at exactly 7:30.
I had just sat down and hadn't even had a sip of tea when I heard a knock on the door. A stranger walked in.
"Young Master Yan, Young Madam, good morning."
The man, who was in his forties, greeted Zhu Qianying with a smile as soon as he entered the door.
Zhu Qianying smiled and nodded at the man. This man clearly knew her identity; he was probably an employee of Yanhuang.
To be honest, Zhu Qianying, the so-called wife of the president of Yanhuang Group and the matriarch of the Tong family, knows very little about Yan Shao's capable subordinates.
She was only relatively familiar with Qin Xiu and Ke Kai, and had a personal relationship with them.
"Ying'er, this is Attorney Su, the head of our company's legal department."
After a brief introduction and a few pleasantries, the three got straight to the point. They were all very busy people and not used to chatting casually during work hours.
The transfer agreement was very detailed. Zhu Qianying read it carefully and then signed it. Yan Shao, on the other hand, signed his name after hers without even looking at it.
The matter was quickly settled, and after Attorney Su left, Zhu Qianying also got up to say goodbye.
Just as Yan Shao was about to say something to persuade her to stay, Qin Xiu suddenly knocked on the door and came in, saying that the chairman of Song's Group was requesting an audience.
Zhu Qianying was even less willing to stay any longer, because she knew that the chairman of the Song family was her fourth brother Zhu Haoming's father-in-law, and the messy relationships in the Zhu family were enough to make her feel terrible.
Qin Xiu turned to her and said, "Your brother, the fourth young master of the Zhu family, has come along too!"
With great interest, Yan Shao tapped the table with the tip of his pen. "Let them come up."
Zhu Qianying stood up, "Then I..."
"Ying'er, you stay here and let Zhu Haoming experience what it's like to beg for help." Young Master Yan interrupted Zhu Qianying and made the decision for her.
Zhu Qianying rarely mentioned her time in the Zhu family to him, and she rarely expressed any dissatisfaction or resentment towards the Zhu family in front of him.
On the surface, she and the Zhu family seemed to be complete strangers.
But Yan Shao felt that she must hate the Zhu family.
However, because the cost and consequences of hatred are too great, she is unwilling to pursue the matter further.
But hatred and revenge, which might be difficult for Zhu Qianying, are as easy as turning one's hand for Yan Shao.
In the past, he thought he didn't care about Zhu Qianying, but he still couldn't bear to see her being bullied by the Zhu family.
Now that he has seen his own heart clearly, he is even less likely to let the Zhu family bully her.
Zhu Qianying was slightly surprised; it had been quite a while since he had spoken to her in such a forceful tone.
She looked up at Yan Shao, meeting his dark eyes. There was no domineering aura in them, but rather concern and affection.
"All right……"
Since fate has decided to put her through this ordeal, let's just wait and see.
Perhaps Yan Shao is right; it's time to see how Zhu Haoming and the others look so defeated and pathetic.
Qin Xiu had already gone out and instructed the receptionist to let them through, while he himself went to the elevator to greet them.
As the CEO of the Yanhuang Group, Yan Shao's arrogant attitude and indifference towards everyone are understandable. However, the Song Group is still a prestigious family in L City, so shouldn't they at least give them some face?
This small favor was naturally given by Qin Xiu, his special assistant.
"Chairman Song, President Zhu, Young Master Yan is waiting for you both in his office. This way, please." Qin Xiu was very polite to the two people who had just come out of the elevator.
Song Zhicheng and his son-in-law Zhu Haoming also exchanged pleasantries with Qin Xiu in a very polite manner. Compared to Yi Changxing, Song Zhicheng's attitude was much more humble.
Come to think of it, that makes sense. The Song family and the Yan family don't have any special relationship. They only have some business cooperation. They've never had any other private dealings.
Right now, he's here to ask for a favor, so naturally, he has to adopt the humblest attitude.
When Qin Xiu led them into Yan Shao's office, Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying were chatting in the office's reception area.
Upon seeing Zhu Qianying, not only Zhu Haoming but also Song Zhicheng were taken aback.
Qin Xiu was also malicious; he deliberately didn't mention that Zhu Qianying was also there.
However, Song Zhicheng was a worldly man, and when he saw Zhu Qianying, he was respectful and addressed her as Young Madam Yan.
Zhu Qianying called out "Chairman Song," but only smiled at Zhu Haoming, not even bothering to call him "Third Brother."
It's not that she's become arrogant now, but rather that many years ago, she stopped calling the Zhu family's older brothers and sisters, who only bullied her and Xiaoyu, "brother" and "sister."
She would occasionally call out, but it was always laced with sarcasm and absolutely devoid of any sibling affection. Of course, just as she disdained having such older brothers and sisters, her older brothers and sisters also disdained having her and Xiaoyu as their younger sisters.
However, the situation has changed now!
Thinking this, Zhu Qianying looked at Zhu Haoming with a bright, teasing smile.
Upon seeing Zhu Qianying, Zhu Haoming felt even more embarrassed than Song Zhicheng, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he had come to ask for a favor, and the person he was asking was the husband of this half-sister.
"Ying'er, it's been a long time!" Zhu Haoming smiled at Zhu Qianying in a seemingly very kind manner.
Zhu Qianying simply nodded, her smile deepening.
"Yes, it's been a long time!" If she weren't Yan Shao's wife, Zhu Haoming wouldn't feel any regret even if he never saw her again in his entire life.
Indeed, given their relationship, seeing each other or not makes little difference.
In fact, Zhu Qianying believes that it would be better not to see each other.
Zhu Haoming was even more embarrassed, and chuckled awkwardly, "Ying'er has grown up and become more beautiful!"
Yan Shao snorted, "Ying'er has always been beautiful, it's just that some people are blind and don't know how to appreciate it."
Zhu Haoming became increasingly embarrassed, unsure of what to do with his hands and feet. Zhu Qianying, listening to Yan Shao's veiled insults, showed no intention of helping Zhu Haoming out of the predicament. On the contrary, she picked up her tea and took a sip with obvious schadenfreude.
In the past, when she and her mother were bullied in the Zhu family, Zhu Haoming was not necessarily the one who bullied her, but he often gloated and watched the show from the sidelines, but he never once came to her rescue.
Now, she's the one watching the show, and she doesn't feel she needs to feel any guilt.
She is not a saint; she never demands that she be a shining and great figure, much less that she be so flawless as to be a textbook example.
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