Chapter 1978: Only a Friend of the s.h.i.+ Family
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Duan Fei fell to the ground. She asked in a daze, “Then... Then what should we do?”
Suddenly, she thought of something. Her eyes lit up.
“I’ll call Feiyang! Lan Weisong is only a friend of the s.h.i.+ family. Since we’re in Sea District, the s.h.i.+ family should release Binren for War Leopard’s sake.”
“Stop!”
Old Master Xu and Xu Binyi spoke in unison.
“What’s wrong?”
Xu Binyi said, “Feiyang is handling some matters in Emperor District. Don’t disturb him. I’ll let Su Zhi handle this.”
“But Feiyang is far more famous than Su Zhi, so he would be more suitable.”
“Second daughter-in-law, I just told you not to disturb Feiyang, so don’t disturb him! Su Zhi is in charge of everything here. Binren is my son. You know I want the best for him too.”
Duan Fei glanced at Old Master Xu and then at Xu Binyi. Even though she felt like they were behaving oddly, she believed they had their reasons. She guessed that Xu Feiyang had gone to Emperor District to handle some important matters, so she stopped talking.
“I’ll call Su Zhi right now and ask him to talk to Lan Weisong tomorrow.”
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Compared to the Xu family, the Wu family, who were also in trouble, made much less of a ruckus.
That night, after a fierce battle in bed, Chi Yang took a shower with Nuannuan in his arms. After that, he carried her to bed. She snuggled into his arms like a limp kitten, one of her legs stretched out over one of his. They really looked like a perfect ill.u.s.tration of a queen cat and her poor, overworked servant.
Even if Chi Yang could go out and do something fun, he still had many company matters he would have to attend to once he got back. Xiao Shenbin and Ning Wenhao had already dealt with some general matters and sent their reports to him. Whenever there was a particularly important matter that required his personal approval, they would leave it to Chi Yang to deal with himself.
At the moment, since his beautiful wife was in his arms, Chi Yang was not able to use his laptop. He could only use his phone to read his work doc.u.ments.
“Big Brother Chi Yang, I have a question about something I don’t understand.”
Chi Yang lowered his head to kiss the top of Nuannuan’s forehead. Still reading his work doc.u.ments, he asked, “What is it?”
“Senior Sister and Elder Wu recognized each other during dinner. You said that Senior Sister was Li Jingyan’s girlfriend. Elder Wu asked you if Li Jingyan was the 12th officer of the executive hall’s son and Elder Xiao’s grandson. You said yes.”
“Yes.” Chi Yang nodded, “Li Jingyan’s father, Li Heyi, is the 12th officer of the executive hall, and his mother, Xiao Yuqi, is Elder Xiao’s daughter. Even if you’re not familiar with the Xiao family, you know at least two people from the family, namely Xiao Shenbin and Ning Wenhao’s stepmother, Xiao Yushan.”
When she heard Xiao Yushan being mentioned, Nuannuann could not help but laugh out loud. “You know, it’s the chairman of the Hengliang Group who married Ning Wenhao’s father while also having a son with Elder Ning.”
“Yes, that’s right.” Seeing that Nuannuan was giggling, Chi Yang’s mood also lifted. He smiled and said, “Xiao Yuqi is Ning Wenhao’s elder aunt and Xiao Yushan’s elder sister.”
“That’s strange.” Nuannuan rubbed her face against Chi Yang’s chest, a puzzled expression on her face.
“What’s the problem?” Chi Yang frowned in dissatisfaction at her suddenly-vacant embrace.
“If Xiao Yuqi is Elder Xiao’s daughter, and Li Jingyan is Elder Xiao’s grandson, then who is Xiao Yaxin?”
“Xiao Yaxin...” Chi Yang thought for a moment before answering. “Xiao Yaxin is the youngest daughter of Xiao Chengan, Elder Xiao’s second son. Why? Have you met her before?”
“The last time I went to the s.h.i.+ family’s banquet, Xiao Yaxin embarra.s.sed Sze Lingyun in public.”