On one side of the large bed, her slender body was wrapped in a silk nightgown.
Her puffed-up back was facing Xu Zhengxi, her shoulders rising and falling dramatically with her breathing.
Xu Zhengxi pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling a headache coming on.
He couldn't understand why someone who was quite well-behaved last night would suddenly become angry first thing in the morning.
Seeing that she didn't want to talk to him, Xu Zhengxi had no choice but to let her continue to be angry and went into the dressing room by himself.
His official car was already waiting outside the residence; he was going on a business trip to a neighboring city today.
Xu Zhengxi changed her clothes and came out. She glanced at the person on the bed, who was still in the same position, puffed up with anger and resentment.
He let out a long breath:
"I'll go back once my leg injury has healed and I can take care of myself."
He gave a brief explanation and then left the master bedroom.
Time was tight, so Xu Zhengxi rushed out the door.
It's all because I lingered in bed a little longer this morning, holding Xu Zhe, and then he...
Xu Zhengxi had no choice but to go to the bathroom to take care of it, and it took her quite a while to finish.
After taking a shower, he didn't even have time to eat breakfast at home.
In the official car, Xu Zhengxi ate the convenient breakfast prepared by Butler Zhou while checking his phone.
Jiang Shuning?
He frowned slightly when he saw the name.
Jiang Shuning: [Did you leave so hastily last night after the family dinner to attend some important meeting?]
Xu Zhengxi lowered his eyes. Jiang Shuning's upbringing and education would not have taught her to ask him such a question without considering the seriousness of the matter.
So... Xu Zhengxi thought of a possibility.
This made him quite irritable.
More than a month ago, Xu Zhengxi's maternal uncle, Pei Li, arranged for Jiang Shuning to meet with him.
He was unaware of that meeting beforehand.
It seems that Pei Li, seeing that his nephew was hesitant to agree, took it upon himself to take Jiang Shuning to the place where the uncle and nephew had arranged to meet.
The three of them climbed Nanshan Mountain together.
That day, Jiang Shuning talked about her major and ideals, but said she didn't have time when it came to marriage and relationships.
The subsequent meetings were all arranged by Pei Li, but the two tacitly maintained a friendly relationship.
At his maternal grandfather's family dinner yesterday, Pei Li even brought Jiang Shuning along.
Judging from his maternal grandfather's attitude, Xu Zhengxi was also happy to facilitate the marriage between the two families.
He ate the meal without tasting it.
So when he received Xu Zhe's call, he left early to say goodbye.
Xu Zhengxi glanced at Jiang Shuning's message again, pondered for two seconds, and then typed a few words on the screen with his slender fingers:
Parent-teacher meeting.
The message had just been sent when Xu Zhengxi received a call on his phone.
"Young Master."
The call connected; it was Butler Zhou.
"Go ahead," Xu Zhengxi gestured.
Butler Zhou: "Young Master, Miss Zhe doesn't want to go to school, she says... she says..."
The usually composed and calm Butler Zhou suddenly started to stammer.
"Go ahead," Xu Zhengxi said, pinching the bridge of his nose.
Butler Zhou sighed silently, "He said he's never going to school again."
Xu Zhengxi stopped pinching her brow; if she did, it would leave a mark.
But what if I have a headache...?
He paused for a moment, composing himself:
"If she doesn't want to go, I'll ask her advisor for a day off. I'll personally take her to school tomorrow!"
After receiving instructions, Butler Zhou quickly hung up the phone.
Xu Zhengxi closed her eyes; her head ached...
Thinking of how Xu Zhe got up early and threw a tantrum, refusing to go home on the day he was discharged from the hospital.
It's true that the older you get, the more rebellious you become.
Seeing her boss so troubled, Secretary Chen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, offered her advice to help him out.
“Xu XX, I have a way to get Miss Zhe back to school.”
Xu Zhengxi opened his eyes and met Secretary Chen's clear gaze:
What's your idea?
What he really meant was, what can you do?
Secretary Chen's smile held a hint of smugness:
"Yesterday, working alongside Miss Zhe and the others, I successfully infiltrated the 202 three-person group!"
"I have a way to make Miss Zhe go to school even if it's raining knives from the sky and she's walking with a chopping board under her arm!"
Xu Zhengxi was a little annoyed by his confident demeanor.
He was only sent to the school once to handle some matters, and he's already developed such a deep friendship with Xu Zhe and her classmates?!
Although he was displeased, Xu Zhengxi nodded slightly, wanting to see what Secretary Chen could do!
Secretary Chen received the order and turned around happily.
It's time to showcase his powerful network!
Secretary Chen took out his phone and started typing.
Ten minutes later, Secretary Chen turned around again.
"Xu XX, Miss Zhe has gone to class."
Xu Zhengxi glanced at Secretary Chen, gave a curt "hmm" without changing his expression, and then looked away.
He seemed indifferent to the matter and showed no interest in how he did it.
Secretary Chen's bright eyes gradually lost their luster.
Why doesn't the leader praise him? Why doesn't he ask how he did it?
Secretary Chen slowly turned around.
Xu Zhengxi didn't show the surprise and admiration he expected, and he was quite disappointed.
What Secretary Chen didn't know was that Xu Zhengxi was currently thinking about what reason to use to transfer him away!
Xu Zhe has been sulking with him ever since he was hospitalized.
Not texting him for a month was one thing, but on the day she was discharged from the hospital, she made a scene and refused to go home.
Last night it was as well-behaved as a cat, but this morning it suddenly started scratching people with its claws!
Neither Butler Zhou nor he could handle her, yet Secretary Chen got her to go to school obediently in just ten minutes?!
Secretary Chen, we can't keep him!
Xu Zhengxi looked out the window, concealing his ruthlessness.
Secretary Chen secretly observed his boss through the rearview mirror.
He was looking out the window, his expression dark and unreadable.
Secretary Chen was completely unaware of his own precarious situation and had the leisure to sympathize with Xu Zhengxi.
Although the leader's reaction was not to his liking, it really wasn't easy for the parents to have a child like Xu Zhe.
Those three oil-guzzling lamps in room 202...
Thinking of this, Secretary Chen suddenly remembered the oath he had made yesterday.
In Qiu Ming's office, after watching the video of the department head interrogating the three students from Class 202, he vowed to make sure the leaders saw the video!
Secretary Chen turned his head again:
“Xu XX, yesterday I went to Nancheng University to handle Miss Zhe’s matter on her behalf, and I found that the department head’s working methods were very inappropriate, and he almost caused Miss Zhe and the others to be wronged.”
Seeing Xu Zhengxi looking at him, Secretary Chen handed over the tablet containing the video.
"This is a video recorded by her roommate, documenting the entire processing process."
Xu Zhengxi took the tablet and opened the video.
Soon, the department head's scolding echoed throughout the carriage.
Xu Zhengxi's complexion grew increasingly worse.
Seeing the change in her leader's expression, Secretary Chen's previous disappointment vanished.
Fortunately, after seeing Xu Zhe off last night, he didn't forget to go back and add Bei Xiaoyu on WeChat to ask for a video call.
After the video ended, Xu Zhengxi asked:
When is Nancheng University's anniversary celebration?
Secretary Chen hurriedly replied, "The school anniversary is the day after tomorrow. You will be attending the celebration ceremony at nine o'clock in the morning."
Xu Zhengxi hummed in agreement and then remained silent.
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