“But after that batch of goods was released, there was no way to prove that Miss Anne made it.” Tony frowned.
He handled this matter personally, so he naturally knew the specifics.
Miss Ning Yuan's close adoptive brother was drugged. The drug was very unusual and shouldn't exist in mainland China these days.
The young master agreed to help Rong Zhaonan investigate, but in the end, he could only find out the distribution channels and sales channels, but he couldn't prove that Miss Annie bought the medicine.
"Moreover, why would Miss Anne inexplicably harm Miss Ningyuan's foster brother?" This was the point Tony couldn't understand the most.
Miss Anne and Mr. Wei Heng are probably not as familiar with each other as he is with Wei Heng.
Her plan to have Miss Ning Yuan's adopted brother marry a woman from the mainland, interfering in the marriage of strangers, is utterly absurd!
Ning Bingyu slowly took a sip of whiskey: "Annie probably wants to do something to Char Siu Girl, and Wei Heng is most likely a point she wants to exploit."
If two people seem to have no connection, the key point must lie in the only person or thing that they have in common.
"Why would Miss Anne target Miss Ning Yuan? It can't be to win over the Second Madam's favor, can it? Miss Anne isn't that shallow." Tony still didn't understand.
Ning Bingyu narrowed his deep, sharp eyes and sneered, "Yes, someone who is not shallow-minded and has seen money and power would probably do something that looks like a power struggle for favor for a bigger scheme."
He paused for a moment: "No matter what Annie's motives are, we need to make sure the evidence is conclusive. Tell Uncle Qiang not to worry about the cost and to investigate carefully. Everything must leave a trace. After we compile the evidence, we should hand it over to Rong Zhaonan. Doesn't he still have the woman who drugged Wei Heng?"
"Tang Zhenzhen—Ning Yuan's roommate when she was sent to the countryside. I heard she didn't get along with Ning Yuan?" Tony had a good memory; he remembered the name of the person involved in the case after hearing it only once.
Ning Bingyu nodded: "Yes, I heard she has regained consciousness, but the neurological damage from the medication is quite severe. She was in a coma for too long, and the woman's reactions are very slow. She is currently receiving treatment."
Tony understood a bit: "No wonder the young master asked Mary Hospital to prepare more of the new drugs for treating brain nerves and have them brought over."
Ning Bingyu looked out the window at the dark night clouds and swirled the wine in his glass: "Have someone keep an eye on Annie. If she does anything unusual, let me know immediately."
Tony nodded: "Yes."
He sighed with some regret, "Actually, Miss Annie and you are a perfect match. The old man gave her the Jade Chili Pepper. Wouldn't it have been better for her to choose to become the eldest son's wife than to help the Cha family?"
When the Ning family first arrived in Hong Kong, in order to improve relations with the Cha family, they gave Annie the jade chili pepper, a token that only the matriarch of the family could carry, after the two families got engaged, as a sign of their sincerity.
Ning Bingyu looked down at the ice cubes in his hand, gently clinking them together. A few drops of fine foam splashed onto the back of his hand, feeling icy cold...
It reminded him of many years ago, when he walked into her room, that girl who had just turned eighteen. As her clothes fell to the floor, her panicked tears also fell onto the back of his hand, cold as ice…
At that time, she had not yet grown into the elegant and sophisticated first socialite of Hong Kong.
Ning Bingyu narrowed his deep, sharp eyes and sneered, "The jade chili pepper is just a symbol; it's completely useless."
Tony was stunned: "..."
Ning Bingyu coldly looked into the distance: "Before liberation, during the chaos of war, the old man himself had a large sum of money deposited in a Swiss bank. Would he really go and withdraw the Sheng family's money, afraid that it would be robbed?!"
After liberation, the Ning family settled in Hong Kong with the elderly and children, and their business gradually shifted to Hong Kong and overseas.
They were hoping to get the token and retrieve the money the Sheng family had kept in Switzerland, but their daughter-in-law acted impulsively and put the jade chili pepper on her granddaughter as a token.
The old man was so angry that he made Daddy and Mommy divorce, but Daddy hated the old man for betraying Grandma and causing her to die young.
He was a bookish and rebellious man, and he moved out of the mountaintop villa with his mother and children to live elsewhere.
The old man ultimately did not marry his mistress, and entrusted the management of the household affairs to his then aunt.
However, my uncle was just as philandering as my grandfather back then.
The old man's mistress was, at least, an educated female secretary and a young lady from another family.
My uncle, however, fell for a Cantonese opera singer while watching a play. He was seen with his mistress everywhere, which angered my aunt so much that she divorced him and went to the United States alone.
The old man was furious, but there was nothing he could do. The family couldn't be without a mistress, and the family affairs couldn't be entrusted to an uncultured actress!
After weighing the pros and cons, the old man had no choice but to personally take Mommy and them back to the villa on the mountaintop.
After all, Miss Wen was the daughter-in-law personally chosen by her grandmother when she was still alive.
He was well-versed in literature from a young age and studied at a church school in Guangzhou when he was a teenager.
Young ladies from scholarly families always have a different perspective, knowledge, methods, and demeanor.
Sure enough, over the years, Mommy has managed the family affairs very well, and even the picky old man couldn't find fault with her.
The old man only had one worry left—to find the missing jade chili pepper.
As for the granddaughter, we'll look for her if we can find her, and if we can't, then so be it.
"So, the second wife is quite shrewd; she's gambling on the best possible chance of finding her daughter." Tony nodded.
Ning Bingyu said calmly, "The biggest use of the Jade Chili Pepper for Mommy is to find Ning Yuan, but for Annie it's just a seemingly glamorous token. She can't cash in on the Jade Chili Pepper, and she knows that very well. Her choice to protect the Cha family is probably because..."
He chuckled lightly: "Probably because she knows that since Cha Shenlou did such a thing, I will definitely swallow up the Cha family this time. She worked so hard to be my fiancée in the hope that with the Ning family's power, she could smoothly become the heir of the Cha family and obtain the Cha family's main assets."
Char Siu Girl is right. Annie is not an unambitious person. She will not be content to just stay at home as a wealthy housewife who is controlled by her husband.
Tony frowned: "What kind of matriarch would be the heir of another family? What happens after she has a child?"
If Cha Shenlou, as the young master's prospective father-in-law, does something like this, the young master won't be able to explain himself to the board of directors unless he targets and swallows up the Cha family.
Ning Bingyu took a sip of wine and said calmly, "She probably looked at the precedent of Sister Man'an. When Sister Man'an married into the Xu family, her uncle gave her several of the most profitable casino hotels in Macau as her dowry. She managed them herself after the marriage. Moreover, before Sister Man'an married into the Xu family, she agreed that if she had a child, the second child would take her surname."
Tony was silent for a moment, then he remembered the incident.
Looking back now, the Hong Kong government still believes that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl.
Some particularly conservative old families even require their daughters-in-law to take their husbands' surnames. For example, when Ning Man'an marries into the Xu family, she will be required to change her surname to Xu Ning Man'an.
Although the Xu family is not a particularly conservative old family, it is not exactly open-minded either.
Miss Man'an married into the family and inexplicably demanded that her second child take her maiden name.
The Xu family is already a large and wealthy family, but they only have one son, the young master of the Xu family. Normally, they would be happy if their daughter-in-law gave birth to three children in five years. It is strange that they agreed to let their grandson take their daughter-in-law's surname.
This has led to speculation that Chairman Ning Zhengkun and the Xu family may have reached some kind of agreement.
Although Miss Mann never had any children and later got divorced.
It's no wonder that Young Master Ning began to suspect that his cousin was planning to compete with him for the inheritance.
The reason for choosing an heir was that the old man insisted that the heir must be a grandson, and the eldest son had indeed been outstanding since childhood.
However, the eldest son is only the chairman's nephew, while Miss Man'an is the chairman's biological daughter; there is still a difference in their relationship.
"There's no need to discuss these things anymore. Annie and I can't continue. Could you keep an eye out for a secretary who speaks both Mandarin and English well? I need her to practice my spoken English and for future communication with the mainland." Ning Bingyu calmly downed his drink.
Tony nodded: "Yes, young master."
Ning Bingyu thought for a moment and said in Mandarin, "It has to be tough."
Tony was taken aback: "A... resilient female secretary? What does 'resilient' mean?"
Ning Bingyu scoffed: "That's what Char Siu Girl taught me. She said I'm a lot of trouble, and most people couldn't handle following me, so I have to... um... be tough."
The last two words are in Mandarin.
Tony thought for a moment and agreed: "Then I'm pretty—well, I can handle big, little fucking."
You can include the hiring criteria in the job posting—"endurance."
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