Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
His assistant was taken aback with the unannounced arrival. Turning to look at the door, he timely saw Jiang Qimeng barging in. She scanned the room and, upon seeing him sitting at his desk, dashed forward immediately.
âYazhe!â
The man frowned at the sight of her.
âCousin, whatâs wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?â
The woman could not help grumbling at him. âWhy didnât you answer my call?â
The man gave her an impassive reply. âI just returned to my office after a meeting.â
âChairman Mu...â The secretary tried to speak but stopped short as she glanced at the middle-aged lady in a daze.
âYou can go back to work!â The assistant told her calmly.
âUnderstood.â She nodded and left after closing the door.
âWhat do you want?â asked the man.
âI...â She glanced uncomfortably at Min Yu, who was standing at the side.
The man signaled his assistant with a look. The latter was discerning enough to retreat respectfully from the room.
Once the subordinate was gone, the man signaled this relative on his motherâs side to go on. âYou can speak now.â
âEnya is in trouble!â The middle-aged womanâs voice quivered as she looked at the young chap with teary eyes.
He was stunned by the news. Squinting his eyes warily, he reconfirmed what he had just heard. âSheâs in trouble?â
âEh!â The woman appeared distraught. Her voice was hoarse and her eyes were red, as well as swollen, from the earlier crying. Something terrible seemed to have transpired.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat happened?â
âI... This morning, the servant went to check on her... Thereâs no answer when they knocked on her door, but they could hear water running from the room. The servants got worried and had my son to look. Luckily, he was strong enough to break the door. Once they were inside the room, they found your niece bleeding in the bathtub. The water was tainted with her blood...â
As the woman narrated the story to him, her eyes were shrouded in fear as if reliving that moment once more.
âWhat did she do?â
The man seemed to sense something amiss.
âS-She... a silly girl for doing something so stupid...â
âWhere is she now?â
âYunxi quickly sent her to the hospital after he took her out of the bathtub. Itâs fortunate that we found out early, and that saved her life. Her mood has been very unstable since she regained consciousness. We canât leave her out of sight for fear of her doing something stupid again. Your nephew is looking after her now. I dare not bring this up to my husband, or else, heâll fly into rage.â
She was still terrorized from the experience. They were so lucky to discover the girl early; she could not imagine losing her daughter forever.
The manâs heart settled somewhat after learning that his niece was safe now.
âGood to know that sheâs alright now.â
The woman sized him up cautiously before muttering, âShe wants to see you. She said she must apologize to you. Do you think you can pay her a visit to console her? Sheâs been looking haggard since coming out of the emergency room. My daughter also refused to talk to her brother. Sheâs too spoiled for her good, and Iâm on my witsâ end. I know this is too much to ask from you, but you may be the only one sheâll listen to. She has refused the rest of us.â