Chapter 209 The Heir is Han Zhan
Forty minutes later.
The car drove into the Beishan Villa garage.
Uncle Han meticulously kept the house clean and tidy, and everything inside and outside was exactly as it had been when Shi Yin left two years ago. Even the Lazy Sheep rug on the chaise longue and the fairy tale book open to the story of "The Little Match Girl" were still there.
The servants welcomed the master and mistress home.
After exiting the first-floor elevator, Ah Xiu leaped out and headed straight for his shack in the south corner of his living room, which was covered in red Spring Festival couplets. He was delighted, tossing around in his shack for a long time, even reaching out his claws to scratch at the window paper-cuts on the roof.
When Ah Xiu first arrived in New Zealand, he had trouble acclimatizing.
Vomited for several weeks.
The wolfdog, which weighed over 80 kilograms, lost a lot of weight.
But he was stubborn, unwilling to board the plane back home, insisting on staying in New Zealand to accompany Shi Yin to recuperate. Just like Han Zhan, he was a stubborn donkey. Shi Yin had told him many times that retiring at the peak of his career was undoubtedly ruining his future, and had advised him to return to Beijing to work, but he would not listen.
Han Zhan's cell phone rang.
After he finished the call, Shi Yin said, "Go to the study and get busy. I'll call you when Uncle Han is ready for dinner."
On the plane back to Beijing, Shi Yin and he agreed that they would not leave this time. Their roots were in this land, their connections and relationships were also there, and this house was her and Han Zhan's home.
In the next few days, Han Zhan was busy with work handover.
Go out early and come back late.
Shi Yin also went out that day.
It was snowing heavily as she drove her Porsche Macan, which had been sitting in the basement for two years, through the city center, heading towards the Shi Building. Compared to the new car she bought in South Island, she still preferred this Macan, adoring every little detail inside, especially the brown cartoon bear in the passenger seat.
Director Tao gave her two years of sick leave.
Keep her place.
Upon learning of her return, a high-level meeting was held. The company's cultural cooperation project with the Shine Foundation has been progressing smoothly, reaching a new level in the past two years and attracting many outstanding talents from home and abroad.
Everyone is humble and polite.
Gentle, kind and respectful.
Shi Yin re-entered the large conference room under the gaze of everyone. She first glanced at Director Tao in the middle, and then fixed her eyes on Meng Xi.
Meng Xi's career is on the rise.
He became an indispensable backbone of the Shi family.
Years ago, Professor Mu came to Beijing. She attended the dinner as the director of Shi's design department, standing proudly in front of her mentor with countless works and honors.
Meng Xi also has a family.
Shi Yin was unclear about what exactly happened, but she could feel that Meng Xi was living well in the Lu family. Her rosy skin and bright and cheerful spirit showed that Lu Siyu treated her very well.
…
Afternoon.
Accompanied by Meng Xi, Shi Yin went to IFS shopping mall.
Next week, she and Han Zhan were invited to a dinner at the Presidential Palace, so she had to give a gift. After much deliberation, Shi Yin ordered a jade ruyi. It happened to arrive that afternoon, and since she was nearby and free, she went to pick it up.
The pickup process is simple.
Paid the balance.
The clerk handed over the wrapped gift box.
Shi Yin answered the phone and left the jade shop with Meng Xi, heading for a nearby coffee shop. They sat down at chairs by the window and ordered two American coffees and two Western-style afternoon tea desserts.
While waiting for the waiter to serve her meal, Meng Xi's phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, she didn't answer immediately. Instead, she glanced at Shi Yin on the other end, then turned sideways and spoke softly to the person on the other end.
The call wasn't long.
About half a minute.
After Meng Xi turned off her phone, Shi Yin handed her a cup of coffee and asked casually, "Dr. Lu called?"
Meng Xi pursed his lips.
He looked at her again, lowered his eyes, and then nodded.
"Is anyone in the circle gossiping about you?" Shi Yin asked.
“…”
Meng Xi's eyebrows were twitching.
Looking up at the person opposite her, she was a little surprised and a little touched. She had originally thought that the Second Young Lady would think that she was greedy and vain, like those people in the Beijing circle, stepping on Lu Cheng to get to the top, marrying the head of the Lu family and becoming a phoenix on the branch. Unexpectedly, the Second Young Lady not only did not criticize her, but also showed concern for her.
"Are you marrying Dr. Lu voluntarily?" Shi Yin asked again.
"Yeah." Meng Xi responded.
"Do you like Lu Cheng?"
"Mr. Lu and I met through you. We don't have any romantic feelings for each other; we're just friends at best." Meng Xi had been silent for so long, but finally found a way out and confided, "Everyone thinks I used Lu Cheng to get close to his father. More and more people are saying this, and I'm almost convinced it's true. Second Miss, I'm really not that scheming. I didn't accept Lu Cheng's confession because I didn't like him. As for Si Yu, this was my own decision after careful consideration."
The waiter came over at this time.
Set out the desserts.
Also turned over this topic.
Shi Yin picked up the coffee cup holder and was about to drink when she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in her peripheral vision. The person's voice came first: "Xiao Yin, it's a coincidence that I met you here."
An Yan came uninvited.
I asked the waiter to add two chairs so that I could sit with Shi Yin and Meng Xi.
"Xiaoyin, are you and Azhan planning to settle down in Beijing and not return to New Zealand?"
"So what?"
"That would be great." An Yan smiled, acting like a friendly sister-in-law. "We're a family, and we can have dinner together anytime, on holidays or something. By the way, are you and Zhan going to the Presidential Palace dinner next week? You two haven't been back to Beijing for a long time, and you must be unfamiliar with the people in Beijing. Why don't you come with me and Zheng? We can take care of you two."
Meng Xi's phone rang again.
This time it was the hospital calling.
Mentioning Meng's father's illness, Meng Xi became anxious. He said hello to Shi Yin and hurried out of the cafe. Looking at the woman's retreating figure, An Yan said, "Xiao Yin, this Miss Meng doesn't have a very good reputation in the circle. I think you should stay away from her to avoid those bad words from you."
Shi Yin looked at her.
Leaning closer to her.
An Yan thought she was going to whisper something to her, so she leaned over to agree, and then she heard her say, "I went to New Zealand to recuperate for two years. Did you miss my slaps?"
An Yan suddenly raised her eyes.
Looking at each other closely, Shi Yin saw her dark eyes suddenly turn cold.
Shi Yin pulled out a chair and stood up, picking up the gift box containing the jade ruyi. An Leyao, who was standing next to her, politely made room for her. Shi Yin glanced at her before saying to An Yan, "The old man left a will, which clearly stated the name of the heir to the Han family, Han Zhan."
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