Ning Yuan took the bus back to the hotel.
She took a quick shower in her room, had dinner with Madam Ning, and then went to Assistant Ye's office to report on the day's progress, learn about management, and watch him handle matters.
When Assistant Ye watched her read the English financial report, he seemed a little distracted and mispronounced two or three words.
He put down the newspaper and said, "Miss Ningning, it's almost ten o'clock. You may be a little tired. Go back and wash up and rest."
Ning Yuan was taken aback. Usually, Assistant Ye wouldn't let her leave before 11 o'clock.
She stood up apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, something came up and I'm a little confused."
Assistant Ye looked at her and said gently, "It's alright. Work and rest should be balanced. Miss Ningning has already done a very good job."
Previously, Young Master Ning was worried that Ning Yuan would become arrogant and reckless with her favored status.
But after spending these days together, he found that Ms. Ning Yuan was a very sensible girl. Although she had the title of consultant, she never interfered with the team's decision-making.
Once she made a suggestion, it was almost always very pertinent. She helped them optimize many of their employee training processes and also helped them make connections with mainland companies.
It's quite remarkable that someone her age and experience can be so tactful yet still sharp.
Assistant Ye admires Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan packed up a pile of materials, engineering drawings, and meeting minutes. Her current role was less that of an advisor and more that of Assistant Ye's assistant.
As she was about to leave, she suddenly couldn't help but turn back and ask, "Assistant Ye, I'd like to ask, if you care a lot about your wife, but she has some things she doesn't want others to mention, but if you don't ask clearly, it's easy to cause misunderstandings, would you ask?"
Assistant Ye paused in packing up the documents, then smiled faintly: "Everyone's choices are different. Based on my forty-two years of personal experience, I will respect my partner's privacy."
He paused for a moment: "Some things are better left unknown than known. If you know it will affect your relationship, why bother asking?"
After listening, Ning Yuan smiled thoughtfully: "This is truly the answer of someone from the upper echelons of the Hong Kong government who has received higher education."
Isn't Ning Bingyu, the young master, and his fiancée the same?
She had heard rumors about her older brother in her past life, so how could Cha Mei-ling not know?
Perhaps, as a popular saying often heard decades later goes—if someone offers me a million-dollar annual salary, I don't care whether they go home or who they sleep next to.
Because 99% of women don't have the ability to earn that much in their lifetime, they should just live in the present and hold onto what belongs to them.
Assistant Ye smiled and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he reminded Ning Yuan, "Miss Ning, your school should have officially agreed to let you skip classes. As long as you pass the exams, you can smoothly enter the next academic year, right? But don't forget that the final exams are next month."
Ning Yuan froze—oh no, she had completely forgotten that the exam was at the beginning of next month, only a little over ten days away!!
Assistant Ye is truly a human computer; he even remembered to remind her to study!
Of all things, the exam is the most important.
...
The second week was even busier for Ning Yuan, with her going in and out of construction sites, attending various meetings with the Hong Kong government team, developing plans, liaising with relevant departments on the mainland, and studying...
There was no time to go back to school. Rong Zhaonan came to the hotel for a meeting, but Ning Yuan was busy running around the construction site.
Aheng was extremely anxious, while Xiaoning was too calm. Why didn't she go to find Captain Brother?
It felt like the calm before the storm.
Moreover, for some reason, she always felt that Xiao Ning was a bit negative.
Even Madam Ning the Second could see this.
That evening, seeing that Ning Yuan was too busy to eat, Madam Ning brought her a bowl of black chicken soup and gently asked—
"Little sister, studying, working and living are all important. You really like... Anan, right? I heard he's very busy with work. He came to a meeting the day before yesterday. Why didn't you see him?"
She didn't know much about this suddenly appearing son-in-law, only that he didn't have a stable job, but her eldest son seemed quite wary of him.
Therefore, Madam Ning was neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with her son-in-law, but since her daughter was already married, she respected her daughter's choice.
Ning Yuan held the soup and paused for a moment: "I haven't decided whether I should ask him something when I see him."
Madam Ning was taken aback: "Unhappy? Did he upset you?"
Ning Yuan took a sip of the warm chicken soup and gently shook her head: "It's not really. I just found out some things about his past by accident. I was hesitant about whether to ask him about it, but I was afraid that if I did, it would make everyone unhappy. The past is the past."
Madam Ning pondered for a moment: "Couples in Hong Kong's wealthy families who marry into each other do indeed draw clear lines between themselves. They don't ask about each other's past, and there's nothing that crosses those lines. Neither spouse cares about what the other does outside the home."
As she combed Ning Yuan's hair, she said gently, "But that was a marriage of convenience. You and Rong Zhaonan are in love with each other, so it's different. Some thorns will stay in your heart forever if you don't ask about them."
"What if I ask him and he's unhappy?" Ning Yuan asked hesitantly.
Madam Ning smiled and said, "You've always been decisive, mature, and calm. Why are you so upset about this? The worst outcome is that you two will get divorced and separate. Can't you bear that?"
Ning Yuan shook her head and said softly, "I like him very much, so I don't want him to be unhappy. I don't want to be separated from him... I still hope that only one person can stay with me until we grow old together."
She paused, then slowly sighed, "But Mom, you're right, I can accept the consequence of divorce due to incompatibility."
She has her own career and network, her mother, and Tang Lao and Grandma. Her life is not just about love, so she can accept the outcome of failure.
So Mom is right. If you've thought about the consequences, then ask. It's better than keeping it bottled up inside and overthinking!
Madam Ning helped her style her hair into an elegant princess hairstyle, and smiled: "Then go see him. It's important that you talk things out, good or bad. Don't let misunderstandings get in between you."
Ning Yuan, holding the soup, smiled brightly at Madam Ning and said, "Thank you, Mom."
Just then, they heard Aheng knocking on the door: "Xiao Ning, the captain brought you the food that Grandpa Tang and Grandma made and put it in your room."
Ning Yuan paused, and Madam Ning the Second nodded to her.
Ning Yuan put down her chopsticks, opened the door, and went to her room.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw a tall, handsome figure standing by the table, and the lunchboxes he had opened were emitting a delicious aroma.
Ning Yuan hadn't had much of an appetite because she was busy, but now she felt that the bowl of soup she had just eaten wasn't enough and she was getting hungry.
"It smells so good!" She smiled brightly and walked over to sit down.
But the next moment, her arm was suddenly pulled and she fell into his arms.
Outside the door, Ah Heng quickly closed it and left; she needed to get away from the eye of the storm!
"What, it's been more than half a month, and you finally have time to summon me?" Rong Zhaonan looked at the petite girl who was trapped in his arms with a calm expression.
Ning Yuan coughed lightly: "You know I'm busy, right? You're busy too, busy investigating cases."
Rong Zhaonan narrowed his clear, narrow eyes: "Is that so? So busy that you don't even go back to school, so busy that you didn't even have time when I came to a meeting the other day?"
Ning Yuan gently pushed his chest: "I didn't..."
"Why are you a little unhappy? I want to hear the truth." Rong Zhaonan grabbed her wrist with his other hand, his gaze sweeping over the person in his arms with a deep look, and then he lowered his head to kiss her.
After getting into bed, Ning Yuan rarely refused his hugs.
Ning Yuan's little mouth was covered, and her face turned red from the kiss. She felt that he was being inappropriate and wanted to kiss her neck.
She hesitated for a moment, then gently patted his broad shoulder: "Wait a minute..."
"What's wrong? Are you hungry? Let's eat first?" He looked up slightly at her, a suppressed desire churning in his cool eyes, and pulled her to sit down.
He hadn't seen her for over half a month and missed her terribly.
Ning Yuan rubbed her flushed face: "A few days ago, Qin Hongxing came to see me."
Upon hearing Qin Hongxing's name, Rong Zhaonan's handsome face flashed with impatience: "What is that woman doing here now?"
Wasn't the lesson he taught her last time enough?
Ning Yuan paused for a moment, then tentatively said, "She said I look a lot like someone, so... that's why you married me."
The lust in Rong Zhaonan's eyes faded slightly, and he said calmly, "You are yourself. I never think you resemble anyone else."
Ning Yuan nodded and said casually, "I think so too. She keeps saying I resemble a girl named Ye Qiu, your sister who was very close to you but passed away. But what does that have to do with me..."
"Clang!"
Rong Zhaonan suddenly stood up, and the movement was so fast that the stool fell over.
His handsome face instantly darkened, and he subconsciously said in a deep voice, "Enough!"
Ning Yuan was startled. She raised her clear eyes and looked at him: "Are you getting angry at me now?"
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