Annie had planned to fly back to China at dawn, but Xia Xueqing blocked her door. It took her a long time to escape by climbing over the wall, and she missed her scheduled flight and had to rebook.
Unfortunately, the weather caused a delay to the flight.
When she returned to J City, it was already two days later. After getting out of the taxi, she found that the Xia family villa was deserted, and her excited heart immediately sank.
The villa was in a remote location, and it was the middle of the night. She stood there with her arms crossed for a while, then quickly called the taxi driver back. They drove back to the city and found a hotel to rest.
When she woke up, it was already daylight. She ordered food delivery and scrolled through her phone contacts while waiting. Her finger hovered over the text message chat box at the top, but she didn't dare to ask her boss directly for a long time.
She chose to call the other servants in the villa.
The conditions offered by the Xia family were impeccable in the industry. Coupled with the fact that Di Xiu was the mayor, other families, even if they didn't know what was going on, wouldn't dare to hire Zhou Lie and the others who had been dismissed by him, even though Di Xiu had no intention of dealing with them.
But at this moment, they haven't felt the cruelty of reality. They are still indignant and even conspiratorial, believing that he has a new lover, so he forced his daughter away and eliminated the old people in the villa to make room for his new lover.
One butler, four maids, and one cook—even combined, they probably couldn't all produce a single clear-headed person.
After Annie got through on the phone, she quickly asked, "Qiqi, I just got back, why aren't you all here? Where did everyone in the villa go?"
Kiki and she had a fairly good relationship, and she was very happy to hear her voice: "Annie, you're back? Is Miss back too?"
"No, the master told me to come back first. Miss will stay there for another year."
"What? You actually left Miss all alone in D country, leaving her all alone, Annie, you..."
Anne interrupted her: "It was the master who told me to come back."
"But you can't leave her alone abroad."
Annie was a little angry: "Kiki, our employer is Mr. Xia."
“What employer? We all…” Qiqi paused, then asked her, “Didn’t you receive a notification from the lawyer?”
The doorbell rang, and Annie, distracted by being pulled away, didn't quite catch what she said. As she went to open the door, she asked, "What did you just say?"
A cold laugh came from the other end of the phone. Kiki was furious and shouted, "Everyone in the villa has been fired except you, Annie! Miss treated you so well, and you betrayed her..."
Annie noticed the waitress's questioning look, her expression darkening. She covered the receiver and pointed to the small table by the bed, indicating that she should put the food on it. She then asked the waitress to leave.
She closed the door, switched to her other ear to listen to the phone, and emphasized again, "Qiqi, our, my employer is Mr. Xia, not Ms. Xia."
Seeing that she was incorrigible, Qiqi gritted her teeth and cursed her as a "traitor," saying that she had misjudged her and that she would break off their friendship, before hanging up the phone.
Annie felt completely bewildered. After feeling depressed for a while, she called the chef again and managed to get some information out of him. Although she was eventually caught and scolded, this time she called him an "idiot" before he could hang up and then blocked him. Only then did she feel a little better.
She scrolled through her phone, hesitating whether to ask her husband. She thought to herself that those idiots were so self-righteous, getting things backwards, and repeatedly causing her husband trouble. Now that they've been fired, why are they taking it out on me?
Her stomach growled at just the right moment, and the aroma of food finally became apparent. She put down her phone, sat down at the table, picked up her knife and fork, and angrily began cutting her steak, as if it were the underdeveloped brain of her poor former colleague.
The knife and fork scraped against the plate, making a harsh sound, but it was she who was suffering. Unable to bear the self-torture, she quietly finished her steak and pasta.
She eventually sent a message to her secretary.
However, Di Xiu was not in his office because someone from above had come to investigate him, and he was cooperating with the investigation—one of his former employees had reported him for accepting bribes.
The secretary assessed the urgency of the matter and ultimately just sent a text message to inquire. About ten minutes later, Di Xiu replied to her.
The mayor said he would continue to employ you if you wish.
Although there was a misunderstanding that exposed Annie's feelings, Di Xiu saw that she was not persistent and knew when to back down, so he decided to keep her.
"Of course I'd like to, but where should I go next?"
The secretary sent the address of the new apartment, along with the door code, and also thoughtfully called the community security guard to inform him. After replying to Di Xiu via text message, she went back to her work.
On the other side, Di Xiu and the members of the Discipline Inspection Commission were sitting in the reception room of the original owner's company.
Even after relinquishing his position as mayor, Xia Hongfei was still one of the wealthiest men in J City. The gifts he gave to people were certainly not cheap, and he would often smooth things over for others when they encountered minor problems...
001 murmured, "So this complaint really wasn't wrong?"
Emperor Xiu: "..."
Every penny in Xia Hongfei's accounts, including those of his companies, is accounted for. His gift-giving is a normal social exchange, and unless someone in higher positions is deliberately trying to get rid of him, no problems can be found.
The special assistant was extremely loyal to Xia Hongfei and showed no signs of betraying the current Emperor Xiu. At this moment, he was also dutifully cooperating with the investigation of the company's accounts.
Before the disciplinary committee members were about to leave, they raised their hands to pat Di Xiu's shoulder, but he stepped aside. He didn't feel embarrassed and naturally withdrew his hand, saying earnestly, "Xia, we trust you as a person. Isn't this the time of leadership transition? The higher-ups are cracking down on misconduct. You have to understand our work."
Di Xiu didn't respond; he wasn't used to dealing with this kind of situation. His assistant naturally took over the conversation, smiling and saying, "Our boss, who is also the mayor, has always abided by the law and cooperated with and obeyed all orders from his superiors."
After finishing official business, we still needed to treat them to a meal. The assistant had already made reservations at a private restaurant and took them there directly.
Di Xiu endured the day torment, and upon returning home, he went straight to the gym, put on boxing gloves, and started hitting the punching bag.
001, who hadn't uttered a word all day, cautiously asked, "Master, are you alright?"
In his original world, Emperor Xiu was one of the only two remaining gods, possessing the highest level of martial prowess. He always acted as he pleased, refusing to attend banquets hosted by the Immortal Emperor if he didn't want to. When had he ever been forced to bow his head?
Although no one bothered him or anything, cooperating with the investigation and socializing were both very against his temperament. 001 could sense that he was in a bad mood, even worse than when he first arrived, so she didn't dare to bother him all day.
After a long while, Di Xiu suddenly delivered a heavy punch, sending the sandbag flying almost level with the ground before it bounced back and was steadily blocked before hitting him.
He slowly exhaled and remained silent.
"A master?"
"Just call me Xiu."
"What?"
For once, starlight appeared in Di Xiu's deep eyes, as if something had quietly begun to stir.
As he unfastened his boxing gloves, he said to 001, "The God of War Emperor's cultivation is a thing of the past. Until I go back and take my revenge, I am just a cultivator."
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