Chapter 647: Chapter 646: 646, did the secretary cheat again?

He just came in and drank in silence, not speaking a word and looking disappointed…

Seems like he’s been dumped!

Nangong Ci immediately asked, “Did you have a fight with Secretary Shi, Brother?”

“Don’t mention that damned woman to me!”

As expected, Chu Xiuhuang finally spoke.

Nangong Ci chuckled slightly, he seemed smug and scoffed, “What’s the reason this time? Did Secretary Shi cheat on you again?”

He remembered the time when Secretary Shi was dining with another man in Xiaoye Garden, and got caught by his second brother.

The man sure suffered a terrible fate!

Not only did he get bitten and scratched, but his family’s business almost got ruined by the second brother.

“Second brother, don’t mind me saying this! You need to learn from our eldest brother!”

Chu Xiuhuang glared at him, poured another glass of whiskey, and once again downed it in one gulp.

Nangong Ci went on, “Women are soft creatures, you must treat her well, so well that she can’t live without you, and whenever she sees another man, she feels that he can’t compare to you…”

“Shut up!” Chu Xiuhuang interrupted him impatiently, “Do I need advice from a greenhorn like you on how to handle a girlfriend?”

Nangong Ci was unhappy, “How can you insult me, Brother? Besides, where am I offended? I am obviously very…”

His phone suddenly rang.

Chu Xiuhuang picked up his phone, glanced at it and answered, “What is it?”

“…”

Not sure what was said from the other end of the phone, Chu Xiuhuang suddenly stood up, picked up the bottle of whiskey at hand and smashed it onto the floor.

A loud ‘clang’ echoed, as the whiskey splashed everywhere and the bottle shattered into pieces.

Nangong Ci, with his mouth wide open and the color drained from his face, was dumbfounded.

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Late at night, just past eleven.

Nangong Ci helped Chu Xiuhuang back to the villa. As soon as they stepped inside, he nearly fell to his knees.

“Auntie, Sister Jingyi.”

Sitting on the sofa in the living room were two elegant and sophisticated women.

That is…

Chu Xiuhuang’s mother, Mrs. Chu, and his twin sister, Chu Jingyi.

It’s quite obvious that all women welcomed into the Chu Family would be hand-picked. Mrs. Chu, now in her fifties, had just recovered from a bone fracture and had spent the better part of the year in the hospital.

But now, sitting here looking noble and cold, her face stern and eyes icy, she was somewhat intimidating.

The villa’s interior design was mainly in a serious, dark hue. These two women were dressed in dark clothes, their faces somber…

Without exaggeration, Nangong Ci felt his body shivers, the hair on the back of his neck standing upright.

He was scared stiff, as if he had walked onto the set of a palace drama…

“What happened to Ahuang?” Chu Jingyi asked.

Nangong Ci quickly explained, “Brother is just drunk, it’s nothing serious.”

As for the incident at the club where he lost his temper and smashed a bottle, there was no need to mention it.

Chu Jingyi called a maid over, “Take Young Master upstairs to rest.”

Chu Xiuhuang was indeed drunk, but this man, usually difficult to deal with when sober, was surprisingly quiet and cooperative when he was drunk. Without another word, he was helped upstairs by the maid.

Leaving Nangong Ci standing in the living room, trembling.

Finally, Mrs. Chu’s voice, cold as ever, rang out again, “Aci, can I ask you a question?”

“Auntie, there’s no need to be so formal.” Nangong Ci stuttered nervously.

Actually, he wasn’t very familiar with the elders of the Chu family, mainly because they were all too serious, all involved in artistic pursuits, with an air of sophistication. They all seemed quite lofty, exuding an air of intellectual superiority.

Nangong Ci considered himself uncultured, totally unable to connect with them.

Old Mr. Chu was way more grounded!

“Did Ahuang and Shi Huan break up?”

Upon hearing this question, Nangong Ci’s knees trembled, “Auntie, I don’t know about this.”

“You and Ahuang, you’ve grown up together, as everyone in the courtyard knows. When you were kids, you even formed a gang of three, rampaging and causing havoc in the courtyard.”

Nangong Ci quietly protested inside: We haven’t grown up together, my brother is four years older than me.

About that gang of three…

Those were the days!

“Everyone knows that you boys are very close, and in the past, whenever someone did something wrong, the others would help cover up.” Mrs. Chu said and continued, “Ahuang has always had a high alcohol tolerance. Ever since the accident a few years ago, he hasn’t gotten drunk. Why did he drink so much tonight?”

“Why?” Nangong Ci pulled a bitter face, “Auntie, how would I know?”

Mrs. Chu smirked, “The other day, your grandmother came to me saying she wanted to introduce my niece to you. My niece is twenty-four this year, she works in the army’s cultural troupe. You’ve seen her when she was little. She’s very beautiful and well-mannered. So far, she hasn’t had a boyfriend and she’s been wanting to find a doctor boyfriend.”

Nangong Ci felt a sense of foreboding.

This…

It’s a threat but also a temptation!

Knowing that he’s still single, she wants to tempt him with a girlfriend!

And just happens to want to find a doctor boyfriend?

“Auntie didn’t mean anything else. Ahuang is my son, I understand him. He’s always been rebellious. I didn’t intervene in his affair with Shi Huan. I figured that after a while, it would be just like with his past girlfriends, his interest fading over time. The more I try to control him, the more rebellious he may become. Hence don’t worry, I won’t do anything to Shi Huan. I just want to understand the progress of their relationship.”

Nangong Ci was almost in tears, “Auntie, how about this, why not directly ask the second brother about his dealings with Secretary Shi after he sobers up? I really don’t know anything about it!”

Mrs. Chu looked at him silently, “…”

Nangong Ci said with all seriousness, “Really, Auntie, I’m not lying to you, I’ve been really busy at the hospital recently, and I haven’t had drinks with the second brother for a long time. I was called out suddenly tonight because the eldest brother got married and the fourth brother’s law firm is busy. Little Jingzi can’t drink, I’m just the second choice for brother. I swear, Auntie.”

Again, Mrs. Chu remained silent: “…”

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As she left the villa and settled in the car, Mrs. Chu heaved a deep sigh.

“Mom, all that Shi Huan wants is money. For Ahuang’s sake, why not just buy her off?”

Mrs. Chu looked at her daughter, “Your brother is very rebellious, I don’t want to destroy our mother-son relationship because of this.”

So, after knowing that the two were dating, although she was not pleased, she did not interfere. Unexpectedly…

Today Chu Xiuhuang spent 30 million to buy that broken-down house of the Shi family!

There are so many nice properties in Nancheng and he specifically bought that one from the Shi family, even vastly overpaying for it.

He may have the money, but he sure is reckless!

“Then let me handle it.” Chu Jingyi immediately volunteered.

However, Mrs. Chu was uneasy, “I’m afraid, this girl is overly ambitious and may make excessive demands…”

“Mom, don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.” Chu Jingyi’s eyes were filled with calculating schemes.

She knew exactly how to deal with penniless women like Shi Huan.

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The next day.

At nine in the morning, Shi Huan arrived at the company.

After deciding to resign yesterday afternoon, she felt a lot lighter.

From the age of nineteen when she joined Huangyou, she had been constantly working for over five years, learning from scratch, gradually getting on track, continually improving herself, until now where she can work effortlessly, becoming Nancheng’s “top secretary”.

Honestly, apart from a sense of accomplishment, all that remained was fatigue.

Now she could finally be free, no longer worried about having to carefully calculate money and obsess over repaying debts, Shi Huan even had a feeling of… rebirth!

“Ms. Shi.”

In the corridor, Xiaoli greeted her, “Someone’s looking for you.”

“Who?”

Xiaoli said, “It’s Mr. Chu’s sister.”

Shi Huan was taken aback.

Chu Jingyi?

“She’s been in the lounge for 10 minutes. Oh, and Mr. Chu didn’t come to work today.”

“All right, I got it.”

Shi Huan went to her office, put down her bag, took off her coat, and then headed to the meeting room.

She knocked on the door and pushed it open to see Chu Jingyi, wearing a red dress, sitting there elegantly with her makeup flawless. There was also a cup of hot coffee in front of her. She was as beautiful as a painting.

Upon seeing Shi Huan, Chu Jingyi raised a delicate eyebrow, “Sit.”

Shi Huan pulled out a chair and sat down, “Miss Chu, do you need something from me so early in the morning?”

Chu Jingyi’s scrutinizing eyes swept over her face with a tone of boredom and arrogance, “You have no idea why I’m looking for you?”

Shi Huan pursed her lips, “I’m sorry, Miss Chu, if you have something to say, feel free to tell me directly.”

Without wasting time, Chu Jingyi immediately took out a check from her bag and shoved it towards Shi Huan.

“Here is 8 million, for you.”

Shi Huan was surprised.

8 million?

That much money?

“What do you mean?”

“Ha.” Chu Jingyi exaggeratedly laughed, “Stop pretending. Aren’t you clinging to my brother and refusing to resign because you’re after money? As long as you agree to resign and leave my brother alone, this money is all yours.”

Shi Huan looked at her, “You mean, as long as I resign, leave Mr. Chu alone, this money is all mine?”

“Correct.”

Shi Huan frowned, “Can I trust Miss Chu’s words?”

“…” Chu Jingyi was taken aback at first, then she scoffed, “Of course, you can directly take this check to the bank and get the cash. If you find it inconvenient, we can do a bank transfer instead…”

“Fine.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Jingyi was completely startled.

Shi Huan had already picked up the check, “Thanks, I’ve been planning to resign recently.”

“…” Chu Jingyi looked at her, too shocked to regain her senses.

With a smile, Shi Huan said, “You can rest assured, I’ll leave Huangyou and will not meet Mr. Chu again. Do you have any other issues?”

Still too stunned to respond, Chu Jingyi remained silent.

“Miss Chu?”

Chu Jingyi finally found her voice, she nodded, “I hope you keep your word.”

Shi Huan got up with a smile, “Alright, Miss Chu, I’ll return to handover work now.”

Just as she was about to leave the room…

“Wait a minute.” Chu Jingyi’s voice suddenly rang out.

Shi Huan turned around.

Chu Jingyi narrowed her eyes, “Shi Huan, you have truly surprised me. I thought you were highly ambitious, but apparently not.”

She laughed, her eyes not reaching her eyes, “I genuinely feel sorry for my brother. He was so sincere towards you, but you, you’re just a vain, shallow woman! A measly 8 million dollars and you’re bought. Is that all you’re worth?”

If she knew 8 million could buy her, why did she bother going through so much trouble before?

She had really overestimated her!

Shi Huan smiled faintly, “Miss Chu, you got it all wrong. I told you before, I just want to work hard to make money. In the past five years and now, the relationship between Mr. Chu and I has always just been boss and subordinate. As for this money…”

Shi Huan raised the check in her hand, her smile even brighter, “Consider it as a loan from you. But the repayment date might be quite far away.”

When she finished speaking, she nodded towards Chu Jingyi, “Thank you. I’ll go back to my handover now.”

After Shi Huan left and the room door was closed, Chu Jingyi slowly sat back down, picked up the phone on the desk, and pressed the “stop recording” button.

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The next day, Chu Xiuhuang was awakened by the sound of the phone ringing.

A splitting headache!

Rubbing his temples as he got up from the bed, he picked up the phone, glancing at the time.

It was 10:30 in the morning.

He hadn’t gotten this drunk in years, usually only getting slightly intoxicated; this was the first time he had drunk until he blacked out.

But thinking about yesterday’s incident, Chu Xiuhuang instantly scowled.

Shi Huan!

This damn woman! She knew he was drunk in the lounge at noon, yet she even let that trashy woman upstairs!

Because he didn’t pick up, the ringing stopped.

But soon, it started ringing obnoxiously again.

Chu Xiuhuang answered impatiently, “What is it?”