CH 145

By the time they finished eating, it was already two o’clock in the morning.

They walked to the parking lot. Because all of them had drunk, they called for two substitute drivers.

“Go to Longwan Villa.” Nan Fengyan got into the car and said to the driver.

In the car, Rui Li kept pursing her lips. She finally broke the silence after a long while. “I’ll send you back to the villa and let the servant take care of you.”

“Okay.” Nan Fengyan responded casually.

He took his phone and secretly sent a text message when Rui Li looked out the window.

The car finally stopped in front of a villa.

Rui Li was the first to get out of the car. She glanced at the dark villa and frowned.

Is everyone asleep? There’s not even a single light at the entrance.

She took out the wheelchair from the trunk of the car and helped Nan Fengyan get out of the car. She helped him into the wheelchair and pushed him towards the dark villa.

“Where’s the light switch?” Rui Li asked.

When they entered the hall, Rui Li fumbled for the light switch and turned on the light.

The room immediately lit up. The decoration in the hall was unique. The walls were hung with a lot of artwork. She didn’t expect that Nan Fengyan had such good taste.

“Where is your servant?” Rui Li asked as she looked around.

“I’ve fired the servant two months ago.” Nan Fengyan said emotionlessly.

Rui Li frowned upon hearing this, “Are there no other people in your house?”

“No!” Nan Fengyan said, “I’m afraid that my family will get worried, so I never informed them. And of course, I won’t let the servant know about this, because they will tell my family.”

“You can leave now. I can take care of myself.” Nan Fengyan shifted his gaze. He got up from the wheelchair and staggered to get up the stairs.

Seeing him in such a state, Rui Li quickly ran beside him to support him, “Let me help you!”

Nan Fengyan let out a smirk. He placed his hand around her waist, leaning half of his body’s weight on her. Rui Li was aware that the hand on her waist was hot against her skin and it was grabbing her even tighter than before. She was in a daze, but she didn’t push him away.

Rui Li didn’t let go of him until they reached his bedroom.

A pitiful feeling washed over Nan Fengyan. However, he maintained a natural expression, “There’s a lot of rooms here. Why don’t you stay the night? It’s too late to go home alone now.”

Rui Li sighed. She was worried about letting Nan Fengyan live alone in this house, especially if he accidentally fell or got injured, or if there was any he needed help with, there was nobody around to attend to him.

“I’ll stay here tonight and get you a caretaker tomorrow,” said Rui Li before she walked out and closed the door for him.

She stayed in the guest room opposite him.

The next day, early in the morning, in the lobby of the Xia Family’s old mansion.

Old Master Xia walked downstairs slowly. But unlike usual, there were two more bodyguards beside him today.

“Grandpa, who are these people?” Xia Ruolin got up from the chair. She had a bad feeling about this.

“Weilan wanted me to recruit two people to take care of me. I have been in poor health recently. At least if I faint all of a sudden, there will be someone beside me.” The old master said casually.

“Oh, that’s great.” Xia Ruolin replied absent-mindedly. She secretly cursed Xia Weilan. She’s suddenly so proactive, who is she guarding against? She is really as cunning as a fox.

Not long after, Xia Weilan came down looking refreshed.

“Weilan, is Beichen-ge up?” Xia Ruolin couldn’t help but ask when she saw that she came down alone.

Xia Weilan pulled up the chair and sat next to Old Master Xia. She replied faintly, “He left on the early morning plane.”

Xia Ruolin’s shoulders immediately dropped in disappointment. She thought she would be able to see Mo Beichen again. No matter what, her heart only lies with him, this is something that she couldn’t control herself.

“Grandpa, my husband conveyed the message to you that he’s sorry that he couldn’t say goodbye to you personally. He hopes you don’t feel offended.” Xia Weilan said to Old Master Xia.

“It’s okay. He’s a man. It’s understandable that he is busy with official business.” Old Master Xia waved his hand nonchalantly, “Let’s eat.”

After the meal, everyone went to the Xia Group.

The company’s management held a monthly seminar at nine o’clock in the morning. It’s a meeting that requires attendance by both the company’s managers and shareholders.

No one expected that the first sentence that the Old Master said was, “Lately, Weilan had done lots of achievements in the company. After careful consideration, I plan to retire and let Weilan be the chairman of the board. Does anyone have any comments?”

“Grandpa!” Xia Ruolin immediately leaped from her seat, “You made such a hasty decision, you should rethink about it.”

Xue Zhiqing’s face was so hideous that he couldn’t even hide it.

Xia Weilan was astonished because she didn’t expect that the Old Master would make this decision out of the blue.

2nd Master Xia immediately said, “How can a little girl take on such a large responsibility in the company? This is hasty.”

“Regarding this matter, I want the shareholders to vote and decide. I believe that all shareholders will make a proper choice!” Old Master Xia voiced his final decision.

The shareholders exchanged glances and began to discuss. Some felt that Xia Weilan was too young, while some were optimistic about Xia Weilan’s ability. Some even had their eye on the Mo family behind Xia Weilan.

Xue Zhiqing’s face became even dull. He clenched his fists. He suddenly smirked, “I definitely agree Weilan is capable. Why don’t we let her intern for two months? If she can adapt, we can appoint her formally. This can cut down some risks for the company.”

“Intern chairman? This is a good suggestion”

“I think it’s safer this way.”

“Yes, let’s do some evaluation first.”

The shareholders immediately agreed.

Old Master Xia was certain that the shareholders would vote for Xia Weilan. But at this moment, seeing that everyone had changed their minds, he knew that it was impossible for him to let Xia Weilan take over immediately. He could only say, “Very well, starting today, Weilan will be appointed as the intern chairman. The probation period will be one month.” The old master shortened the probation period.

Xue Zhiqing and 2nd Master Xia looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief.

After the meeting, many people congratulated Xia Weilan, “Congratulations, Miss Xia.”

Xu Liangcai followed Xia Weilan all the way back to the office. After closing the door, he looked at Xia Weilan without a trace of a smile on his face, “It seems like you got promoted, but in fact you were demoted from a project leader to an intern without power. I’m afraid someone will soon take over the role of the leader.”

Xia Weilan was puzzled, “You mean I’m even more disadvantaged now?”

“Well, what I am worried about is that someone might set traps for you during your internship and slap you with a demerit for your mistake. You will end up being fired. Just watch out.”

“I see. Thank you Mr. Xu.” Xia Weilan said gratefully.