Ning Yuan listened from the side and was stunned for a moment. Xiang Da had made Xiang San surrender in the hope of saving Xiang San's life, but as expected, it was hopeless.
"Xiang San's claim that he was unaware of what Xiang Da did is highly unlikely to be true; the court officials and prosecutors are not fools."
Secretary Qiu looked at Ning Yuan and said gently, "Don't worry, Ning Yuan, they won't be able to threaten your safety again."
Ning Yuan nodded: "Mm."
She glanced at Rong Zhaonan, seeing him calmly taking his medicine, before asking Secretary Qiu, "What about the old leader..."
Secretary Qiu gently pushed up his glasses, looked at Rong Zhaonan and said, "Our old leader is under investigation and there's no certainty that he'll be released. He said you don't need to worry, just take good care of yourselves."
Rong Zhaonan said calmly, "I'm not worried about him."
Secretary Qiu paused for a moment, then looked at Ning Yuan: "Then I'll go first. I still need to go see Chao Bei. She's temporarily suspended from school. Grandpa Ye took Chao Bei to Beidaihe."
Rong Zhaonan thought of the skinny girl and closed his eyes: "She should hate me. I was the one who persuaded her to go to the scene that day."
Secretary Qiu sighed: "Before leaving for the north, she asked me to tell you that she doesn't hate you. She only hates herself for not being able to stop her mother and for not discovering sooner that her mother was that kind of person."
The naive and innocent girl has a kind heart and truly believes she has the ability to stop He Su.
She's still the same person who blames herself but not others.
Rong Zhaonan remained silent for a while, closed his eyes, and sighed wearily, "It's a blessing for Chaobei to follow Elder Ye."
Ning Yuan nodded in agreement.
The most innocent one is Chao Bei, a girl with a strong sense of justice who wasn't spoiled by He Su.
The little girl probably wanted to save her mother's life, but... this is how it ended, and she will definitely be traumatized.
It's a rare and wonderful thing to be able to follow Elder Ye.
Ning Yuan noticed that Rong Zhaonan wasn't in a good mood and knew he was still upset about Rong Chaobei's matter.
She said to Secretary Qiu, "Let me take you there, Secretary Qiu."
Secretary Qiu and Ning Yuan left the ward together. In the corridor, Secretary Qiu suddenly stopped, took a rather thick envelope from his bag, and handed it to Ning Yuan.
"These are the money my old boss asked me to give you. They are his salary for the past few months and some coupons he has saved up. Xiao Nan has no work or tasks, and no salary or allowances during this period. Take this money and use it first. He can't live off his wife all the time."
Ning Yuan was taken aback: "Didn't Uncle Rong always give the money to Chen Chen to pass on?"
Secretary Qiu pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and smiled helplessly: "The living expenses that the old leader gave us before, whether they went through Chen Chen or Xiao Nan, were ultimately managed by you, right?"
Ning Yuan was instantly embarrassed: "Ah, ha... um... I'm making an investment for him."
In fact, two-thirds of the capital that enabled her shop to open was actually given to her father-in-law.
However, people these days prefer to save money, and investing sounds unreliable.
Secretary Qiu said, "The old leader said that you are Xiao Nan's wife, so you should manage his salary and money. How you use it is up to you. From now on, we can just give it to you directly."
Ning Yuan stared at the envelope, then paused, wondering, "What does this mean?"
Did her cheap father-in-law accept her as his daughter-in-law?
Ning Yuan hesitated for a moment, but still took the envelope from Secretary Qiu: "Okay... then please thank Uncle Rong for me, but it wouldn't be appropriate if he didn't have any money."
Secretary Qiu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she had accepted the call: "Don't worry, there will be food at the place where the investigation is being conducted."
Fortunately, the girl was magnanimous and didn't really hold a grudge.
Ning Yuan found it somewhat amusing; it sounded like Old Man Rong was about to go to jail and live off the government for a living.
The two walked to the stairwell together, and Secretary Qiu waved to her, saying, "No need to see me off. Thank you for taking care of Xiao Nan."
Ning Yuan didn't insist. She had come out to see Secretary Qiu off because she had just realized that Secretary Qiu had something to say to her.
Before going downstairs, Secretary Qiu smiled at her and said, "By the way, my old boss asked me to tell you that he thanks you for everything you've done for Xiao Nan. He's lucky to have you as his wife. As for what happened before, he was prejudiced. I hope you won't take it to heart."
Ning Yuan paused, her heart filled with mixed emotions, and watched him leave.
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hotel
The man spoke Cantonese, his indifferent voice carrying a clear hint of restraint.
“Mommy, my relationship with Annie isn’t as simple as you think. She is your goddaughter and my godsister, that’s true. Back then, you asked me to keep my promise and wait for her to grow up so I could marry her, and I had no objection to that.”
He frowned as he tied his tie and said, "We should give her family the benefits, and my uncle and I aren't stingy. But she's not suitable to be my wife. The Cha family is a mess right now, and I won't drag the Ning family into it. Even Dad can't persuade me, so you don't need to say anything more."
Looking at her son's composed back, Madam Ning's eyes flashed with helplessness: "Meiling has been with you since she was eighteen. Over the years, you've had no shortage of scandals outside. She's been in England for so many years without returning to Hong Kong. Do you really think it's all for studying?"
Ning Bingyu put on the coat Tony was holding while looking in the mirror, and said casually, "I didn't stop her from sleeping with other men in England, did I?"
Ning Yuan was stunned when she heard such a shocking thing as she entered the door.
Huh? So the cheap older brother and the cheap ex-sister-in-law each have their own lives?
Ning Bingyu looked in the mirror and saw her standing at the door with a bewildered expression. He said to her meaningfully in the mirror, "You heard that? It's good that you heard it. You are a daughter of the Ning family. Since you don't want to be a decorative vase, start learning the rules of survival and the game in our social class."
He turned around, a hint of mockery on his handsome, refined face, and slowly straightened his tie: "Welcome to the world of the wealthy, little sister."
Ning Yuan looked at him, her heart skipped a beat. If this guy wasn't her own brother, he would be like the most difficult ultimate villain to kill in a novel.
The Xiang brothers are at most minor bosses.
Looking at Ning Bingyu's appearance, Madam Ning Er couldn't help but frown: "Get out, don't corrupt your little sister!"
Seeing that his mother was really angry, Ning Bingyu pulled up his coat, took Tony and walked outside, saying casually, "Mommy, you know, if she weren't my god-sister, she would be feeding the fish in international waters with Cha Shenlou by now."
Ning Yuan shuddered; her cheap older brother's words made it sound as if he had actually fed people to the fish...
She suddenly recalled scenes from old Hong Kong dramas like "The Greed of Man" and "Looking Back in Anger" where people were used to feed fish and fill the sea...
As Ning Bingyu passed by Ning Yuan, he suddenly said indifferently, "I made an appointment with my brother-in-law to have a chat at the hospital today. Little sister, you can stay here and have dinner with Mom and give her some advice. I'll take good care of my brother-in-law."
Ning Yuan subconsciously took a step back: "I know, otherwise I wouldn't have come..."
His aura as a refined yet villainous man was incredibly oppressive.
It seems like this guy always had a domineering presence in front of his family, especially his mother.
But after falling out with Cha Meiling, perhaps because he was too annoyed, he stopped pretending in front of his mother.
Looking at Ning Yuan's expression, Ning Bingyu slightly curled the corner of his lips: "Don't be too surprised. People with too high moral character don't live long in our world."
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