Chapter 6

Seeing the disappointment on Miss's face, mixed with a hint of fear and unease, the old butler Nord felt a pang of sympathy. Indeed, as long as the people behind the scenes who dared to harm the Whiston family were not found, Annie would not be safe. Even if Annie inherited all the family's wealth and could hire elite bodyguards with a large sum of money, her safety would still be at risk. To solve this problem once and for all, the only way was to find the masterminds and eliminate them all.

The old butler Nord, who understood why his young mistress had such an expression, felt a twinge of pain. He had watched Annie grow up from a child and loved her as if she were his own. Now that the Whiston family was facing such a crisis, on the brink of destruction, how could he not feel heartache for Annie?

"But I suspect someone, though I have no evidence. By intuition, I still suspect them."

After deep thought, the old butler Nord said these words to Annie. These words were spoken after careful consideration, as they were merely his own speculation, with no evidence at all. However, Annie did not care about this at all. Even if it was just a suspicion, it was still a direction.

"Uncle Nord, who do you suspect?"

"The Ando family from Japan," Nord said with a serious face. Upon hearing this, Annie's eyes flickered, and she looked thoughtful.

"Three years ago, the Ando family proposed to invest a sum of money to take shares in the international bank controlled by the Whiston family, but my father rejected the proposal at the time, right?"

Annie had a good memory, thanks to her high IQ, which was similar to Jin Xuntao's, though over time, she would not be able to match Jin Xuntao. However, Jin Xuntao was a mutant, while Annie was genuinely highly intelligent, so there was no comparison.

One was a cheater with a cheat code, and the other was a normal player. Comparing Jin Xuntao and Annie was simply unfair.

"Yes, Miss, that's what happened."

"Why did the Ando family want to take shares in the Whiston Bank at that time?"

"The Japanese economy has been doing well over the past twenty years, and they have accumulated a lot of wealth, even considering themselves the world's leading economic power," the old butler Nord said thoughtfully, answering Miss's question. "However, the United States still has 600,000 troops stationed in Japan, which is their greatest pain. Our Whiston family has a large business in the United States, especially supporting many American senators, giving us significant influence in the political arena..."

By the time the old butler Nord finished speaking, Annie had already understood the Ando family's calculations. Taking shares in the Whiston Bank and using the Whiston family's political connections in the United States to gradually infiltrate and exert influence, or even use money to pave the way for key figures, was a well-thought-out plan.

The Whiston family's name still carried weight in the United States. Unfortunately, the Ando family was too naive, thinking that money could solve everything. The Whiston family did not value that money, as they themselves controlled vast wealth. Accepting the Japanese money would mean losing a vast network of political connections, which would be a loss, and only a fool would accept the Japanese proposal.

For an entity like the Whiston family, money was just paper, sometimes even less valuable than paper. After all, paper could be used to wipe one's bottom, but money sometimes couldn't even do that.

Therefore, the Ando family's plans were destined to fail. Would the Japanese give up after their plans failed? Annie began to think quickly.

To be honest, the Japanese, when they did not achieve their goals, often resorted to underhanded means, as there were many examples of this.

Thinking of this, Annie immediately said to Nord, "Uncle Nord, regardless of whether there is evidence, send people to monitor the Ando family. If your suspicions are correct, the Japanese will take action soon, and they might even send someone to contact me."

A cold expression appeared on Annie's face. The more she thought about it, the more she believed Nord's suspicions were plausible. She also considered recent events, such as Japanese handsome men intentionally or unintentionally appearing around her, or using business negotiations as an excuse to meet her. Unfortunately, Annie only felt disgust towards those Japanese men.

"Alright, Miss," Nord agreed.

At this point, Annie closed her eyes to rest, and the old butler Nord stopped speaking, allowing Miss to rest during this break.

However, when Annie closed her eyes, her mind involuntarily showed images of a young man, and in these images, she and the young man were doing things unsuitable for children. Annie, a 26-year-old woman, though still a virgin, was not unfamiliar with the scenes in her mind, as she knew exactly what they represented.

But she was puzzled as to why her mind would show such images. It made no sense. No matter how hard she thought, she could not understand the reason. The young man in her mind was the sperm donor for her artificial insemination, which made even less sense. She had never met the young man, only seen his photo in the documents, yet now... why was she thinking about him?

Annie, with her eyes closed, could not understand this at all. Despite her confusion, she could not control her mind from showing images of her and the young man doing unsuitable things, which made her very angry.

"Ugh!"

Annie opened her eyes to stop the images from appearing in her mind. However, she was usually busy with work, with a lot of tasks to handle, and various documents and meetings leaving her little time to rest. She finally had a chance to rest, but now she was faced with such embarrassing thoughts.

It was truly hateful, and men were the worst!

A blush appeared on Annie's face, making her pale skin look even more alluring. Fortunately, the old butler Nord did not notice, or it would have been very awkward.

Her delicate nose twitched, and she took a deep breath, closing her eyes again. She kept repeating "men are the most disgusting" to herself, trying to hypnotize herself, but it was all in vain. The moment she closed her eyes, the heart-pounding, face-flushing images reappeared in her mind, and the content became even more intense and passionate, with various positions and actions.

Annie, who had secretly watched adult films as a child, was not unfamiliar with these scenes.

"Oh, how hateful!"

Annie unconsciously squeezed her legs together, feeling a warmth in her lower abdomen, and a hot current spreading through her body, making her feel hot and weak all over...

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At this time, Jin Xuntao was diligently washing cars, completely unaware that his actions were causing a woman in the same city to be restless.

Humming a tune, he quickly wiped the car he was responsible for with a dry towel, clearly in a good mood today. Yes, he was in a good mood because his daughter was teething.

The little girl had been with him in this time for half a year. Originally, she was a year and a half old, but when they came to this time, she regressed to a one-month-old infant, which troubled Jin Xuntao for a while. The daughter who could say "Daddy," walk unsteadily, and play with him had become a baby again, leaving Jin Xuntao speechless for a while.

Now, with her teething, it meant the little girl was growing again, and the day when she would call him "Daddy" again was not far off. How could Jin Xuntao not be happy?

Currently, his focus was on his daughter and work, with nothing else on his mind. Even the novel he submitted to the publisher was far less important than his daughter.

In fifteen minutes, Jin Xuntao finished washing the car and had some free time. There were not many cars at the car wash today, so Jin Xuntao, with some free time, walked to the shade under the eaves, took his daughter from his back, and started playing with her.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time to go home. Jin Xuntao, as usual, collected his salary from Daiwan San and took his daughter home.

At home, Jin Xuntao did not rush to cook dinner but sat on the sofa, playing with his daughter.

Because of teething, the little girl started to like gnawing and constantly chewed her fingers. Jin Xuntao had experienced this before, so he was not unfamiliar with it.

Watching his daughter gnaw on her right thumb, her cute appearance made Jin Xuntao smile continuously.

He touched her little face and chin, and when she frowned or showed impatience, he laughed out loud.

For Jin Xuntao, his daughter was the joy of his life, the highlight of his existence. After losing his wife, his daughter was his entire life.

"Your teeth are almost out. When they come in, Daddy can give you solid food, and you won't have to drink milk all the time."

Of course, she would still need to drink milk, but not as frequently, as she could eat some appropriate solid food with teeth.

Jin Xuntao remembered that when his daughter was one year old, she could eat some meat porridge, and at one and a half years old, she could even eat chicken legs.

"Um, Koko loves chicken legs. When you're older, Daddy will make you lots of chicken legs. Since you came to this time, you haven't had chicken legs for a long time, right? You must be very hungry."

While playing with his daughter, Jin Xuntao gently mentioned her nickname. Fortunately, when the little girl came through the time tunnel at one and a half years old, she did not have much understanding of the situation, so she did not feel uncomfortable. However, after so long, she must be craving something different.

Sure enough, when Jin Xuntao said this, he saw a spark of excitement in his daughter's eyes.

Chicken legs!

Clearly, the little girl was very hungry.