Upon hearing this, Aheng could only helplessly say, "Alright, Xiaoning, what you said makes sense."
She paused, then grasped her hand very sincerely—
“My brother sometimes acts arbitrarily, mostly because he needs everyone to do their best to follow his plans in order to complete the mission accurately and save the lives of every comrade to the greatest extent possible.”
Although his attitude... sigh...
Ning Yuan lowered her dark, bright eyes and smiled: "I understand."
When Rong finally took that position, he appeared on television as a serious, cold, and absolute figure.
Now, he's willing to swallow his anger and change his plans for her; perhaps... that's already considered a concession.
Ah Heng wanted to say something more: "Xiao Ning..."
Ning Yuan didn't want to continue the topic, so she looked out the window and said, "Let's go, we can't keep Uncle Qiao and the others waiting too long."
Ning Yuan and Aheng went downstairs along another staircase of the Peace Hotel, which happened to be the same staircase that Uncle Qiao's secretary, who had been anxiously searching for her for a long time, found.
"Oh, my dear Comrade Ning, you're here! Come quick, the boss has been waiting for you for ages!"
The secretary, a young man in his twenties, was overjoyed to see Ning Yuan and rushed over.
Uncle Qiao let Ning Yuan get into his car.
He noticed that Ning Yuan's expression was off and assumed that Xiang Ziying's matter had upset her, so he comforted her.
And we guarantee that we will never allow Xiang Ziying to bully others by abusing her power.
Seeing Uncle Qiao's expression, Ning Yuan felt a warmth in her heart, but also a little guilty: "Uncle Qiao, thank you."
Uncle Qiao coughed lightly, his face stern: "Ahem, it's all for the smooth progress of the reform and opening-up projects, not for you."
Ning Yuan smiled, her big eyes crinkling: "I know."
...
Uncle Qiao took them back to the Jinjiang Hotel.
After getting out of the car, Aheng looked at Ning Yuan and asked solicitously, "Xiao Ning, you haven't eaten anything, are you hungry?"
Honestly, this adorable little wife isn't cherished by her older brother, so she's the one to take care of her!
Ning Yuan shook her head and rubbed her eyes wearily. "I'm not hungry, Aheng. Go talk to your captain about today's matters. I'm a little tired and want to go to sleep for a while."
I'm physically and mentally exhausted.
Seeing the weariness in her eyes, Aheng nodded earnestly: "Okay, you should get some rest."
After watching Ning Yuan enter the room, Aheng turned around and called Rong Zhaonan.
The Foreign Affairs Hotel is still quite safe; the Xiang brothers wouldn't have made a move here unless they were completely insane.
Ning Yuan went back to her room, washed her face, and took a nap.
In the afternoon, I got up on time again and went to Assistant Ye's room for a meeting and study session.
Days passed by, and Rong Zhaonan was very busy and did not appear at the hotel.
But he would have Ah Heng bring her delicious boxed lunches every day.
Occasionally, there would be a dish he made, a flavor she was used to eating in the countryside, and she could tell the difference just by tasting it.
Ning Yuan sighed as she looked at the "love-filled lunch boxes" that were delivered every day, but she would still finish them.
It was as if her little trick that day had really worked, because Xiang Ziying never appeared again after that.
Ning Yuan, of course, wouldn't relax because of this; she even had Ah Heng accompany her to the toilet.
Until that Thursday, Uncle Qiao's secretary called her excitedly—
"Xiao Ning, Xiang Ziying has been taken away by the police for investigation. I don't know what trouble she got into. Just stay at the project site and don't worry about those bullies."
Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment; this was not something she could have accomplished in the play she performed that day.
Even the top leaders wouldn't go to such lengths for her, that is... Rong Zhaonan.
Ning Yuan's heart stirred, and a complex emotion flashed in her bright eyes, but her tense nerves relaxed a little.
Shouldn't he visit her at the hotel when he has time?
But Ning Yuan didn't see him come until Sunday. In those days, there were no cell phones, and even if there were, she couldn't track him down.
Looking at the food he had Ah Heng bring over, she felt a little empty inside and sighed.
That evening, Madam Ning brought soup to her room and saw her engrossed in studying: "Drink your soup, little sister."
Ning Yuan looked up from her mountain of books at the bowl of fragrant, slow-cooked soup, and her head ached.
"Mom, please don't bring me midnight snacks anymore. You're working so hard to fatten me up!"
These days, there are very few people who are particularly fat! She's someone who gains one pound on her body but five pounds on her face!
Madam Ning put down the soup, somewhat helplessly: "Where have you gotten fat? You're actually too thin."
My little sister is too thin because she didn't get enough to eat when she was little, which damaged her digestive system and made her unable to absorb nutrients properly.
I finally managed to raise this little succulent, how could I let her run away like this?!
Under her expectant gaze, Ning Yuan could only helplessly hold the soup bowl and bargain softly, "I'll drink it today, but I won't drink it tomorrow... Mom."
This stuff tastes great, but it's high in fat and purines.
Madam Ning quickly changed the subject: "Why haven't we seen Zhao Nan show up these past few days?"
Ning Yuan paused, lowered her head to drink her soup, and said casually, "He's been busy lately."
Xiang Ziying was so confident last week that Rong Zhaonan couldn't touch him, but she tricked him and now he's been arrested by the police!
If she wasn't mistaken, Rong Zhaonan and the Xiang brothers were locked in a fierce battle behind the scenes.
Seeing that Ning Yuan seemed reluctant to talk about it, Madam Ning frowned slightly and asked, "Little sister, did you and Zhao Nan have a fight?"
After finishing her soup, Ning Yuan calmly put down her bowl and said, "Mom, you're overthinking it. He and I are doing just fine."
Madam Ning looked at her and shook her head helplessly: "I'm not stupid, I can tell you're in a bad mood."
The two young people were having a disagreement, and as an elder, she shouldn't have interfered, but she couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer.
How long has it been since Rong Zhaonan last visited the hotel? My sister has special circumstances and is constantly on the go. Is he really that busy?
Ning Yuan helplessly reached out to take her hand: "Mom... don't worry, I know what's going on between him and me."
Madam Ning was somewhat dissatisfied—
"In short, if he wants to make you suffer, he should tell Mommy that if you hadn't been lost in mainland China, why would you have had to marry someone so casually and reluctantly?"
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