Chapter 525 Who Was This Person?

Xia Ning contemplated, “Deputy Editor An comes from different cultural backgrounds since she was raised abroad. We probably have different ways of seeing things. Perhaps she also thinks us to be weird.”

An Lingxi did give her a weird feeling. She would fail to notice, had Baoer not mentioned it.

Where the weird feeling came from… She was also not sure. It was only her intuition.

But if she concurred with Baoer, this feeling could become true. They all worked in the same place and it was natural that people had different ways of doing things. What she truly felt could only be put aside for now.

Also, she barely knew An Lingxi. It was not good to judge people so soon.

Li Baoer pursed her lips and shrugged, “Maybe women can get sensitive when pregnant. Ning, you’re right. We shall see.”

Xia Ning smiled, “Are two cups of milk enough? Shall I serve you some more?”

Li Baoer paused. She had consumed more milk in the past few months than she did in her previous twenty years. For the sake of her baby, she would have some more.

Thus, Li Baoer said to Jing Shu, “Shu, is there any more milk?”

“Of course. Give me a moment. I’ll get you some.” Jing Shu smiled. Since Sister Xia got pregnant, she had prepared loads of nutritional products and milk.

Sister Xia was an important person to her like the one in her own family. Since Sister Xia was pregnant, she treated her as her true family. She even read many books because of this.

Li Baoer admiringly looked at Shu and said, “Ning, you’re so lucky. Where did you find Shu? She cossets you just like what your husband does.”

Xia Ning blinked her eyes, “You can’t ask for things like this. I shall say that it’s because of my good-heartedness. Haha!”

“Tsk, arrogant!” Li Baoer could not help but make a disapproving sound, though she did agree with this.

Ning was good-hearted. It was a blessing that she could make friends with such a good person.

“Bang!”

The glass dropped on the floor and broke into pieces, making a sharp sound.

He Yuan was astonished at the news on TV.

No way… It must be a lie!

The boss of the Third Rear Group apologized to Xia Ning! And in front of the whole nation!

Gosh, she could not believe it!

He Yuan’s mind went blank, her eyes staring.

Who the h*ll was Xia Ning?

Someone knocked at the ward door. In came the nurse. Huo Zhanpeng followed her.

“Yuan!” Huo Zhanpeng sped to her side and grabbed He Yuan’s hands at the sight of the pieces on the floor, “Your hands are alright?”

He Yuan shook her head.

“Could you please clean this for us, Miss?” Huo Zhanpeng turned to the nurse with a smile.

The nurse felt heartwarming, “Mr. Huo, Miss He, just give me a moment. I’ll tidy it up.”

“Thank you.”

The nurse quickly removed the broken pieces of the glass. When she left, she said admiringly, “Miss He, Mr. Huo is so kind to you.”

However…

Huo Zhanpeng’s face turned cold once the door was closed. He ditched He Yuan’s hands with disgust and said coldly, “What’s your problem now? Want attention? Who do you think you are!”

What Huo Zhanpeng said stabbed He Yuan’s heart like a sword. She used to be so proud that she believed she could get everything with her beauty and tricks. What happened this month caught her off guard and taught her that the world was uglier than her imagination.

“I’m sorry.” He Yuan apologized.

Indeed, she was nobody now. Her face was ruined and so was her courage to look at herself in the mirror.

She used to enjoy it so much…

Some of the bandages on He Yuan’s face had been removed. But the scars exposed in the air made her look like an old woman in her eighties, or even nineties, making Huo Zhanpeng feel sick.

He had no idea why he had ever fallen in love with her!

He thought she was different. Her innocence made him believe that the world was beautiful. It never occurred to him that she had the sliest nature than anyone else until that moment!

He used to feel deeply sorry for the damage to He Yuan’s face. But now, he only thought she deserved it!

He had no feelings for her other than despise and hatred.

If not for the continuing game with Xia Ning, he would never come here.

Huo Zhanpeng snorted. He watched the news on TV and was reminded of the story about the Third Rear Group, feeling more irritated.

“So, you’ve seen the news?”

He Yuan nodded, “Mr. Huo, Xia Ning seems to be something. What should we do?”

“Can’t you just use your brain before asking me?” Huo Zhanpeng was extremely annoyed when hearing He Yuan’s question.

If not for her, he and Tianyu Entertainment Company would never get into this situation!

He knew that Xia Ning had an ally. But this ally was much more potent than his imagination!

He should have chosen to settle his issue with Xia Ning privately.

He could suffer more loss now if he continued to struggle with Xia Ning. What could he do when even the Third Rear Group’s boss had given up?

And then Huo Zhanpeng thought of someone.

Xia Ning’s husband, the man whose family name was Yi.

Xia Ning seemed to care about him so much. That man said he was “unemployed”, which made it quite obvious why he was always by Xia Ning’s side. If he could take advantage of Yi, Xia Ning might spare He Yuan and him.

“Yes, it sounds plausible!”

Huo Zhanpeng then dialed his assistant’s phone, “Give me Xia Ning’s husband’s number. Be quick!”

Xia Ning stared at the person in front of her!

So… This was An Lingxi’s assistant?

Gosh, she was also a top-class beauty like An Lingxi!

An Lingxi had more Chinese features on her face, but this woman looked more exotic!

Blonde hair with blue eyes.

These two women standing together was a beautiful scene in the world!

“Chief Editor Xia, let me introduce. This is Christine, my assistant for seven years. Christine, this is World Era Weekly’s chief editor, Xia Ning.” An Lingxi introduced them to each other.

“Nice to meet you, Chief Editor Xia.” Christine gave Xia Ning her hand, speaking in fluent Chinese.

“Nice to meet you, too!”

They grabbed seats after some small talks.

From Christine’s self-introduction, Xia Ning learnt that she was also a mixed-race like An Lingxi. They both graduated from Harvard with a Master in journalism. She had worked in the headquarters of World Era Weekly for seven years.

Christine worked with An Lingxi ever since she entered World Era Weekly.

The mixed-race were usually pretty and intelligent. Xia Ning was awed at the duos.

“Christine, please feel free to tell me your expectations about the position and salary. I’ll see what I can do.” Considering the difference between the headquarters in the foreign country and the branch in C City, the salary must also be different. Xia Ning could tell that Christine was loyal to An Lingxi, and both of them were precious talents. She did not want to make Christine feel unwelcomed.

The best way to show her sincerity was to satisfy her position and salary expectations.

Christine glanced over at An Lingxi and said smilingly, “Alright. I will discuss it with Lingxi. She will tell you once we’ve decided, Chief Editor Xia.”

Xia Ning nodded, “Christine, you just got off the plane and must still have the jet lag, right? You can take a few days off before you start. We’re not in a hurry.”

Christine contemplated, “Sure. Thank you, Chief Editor Xia.”

“Chief Editor Xia, here’s one thing.” An Lingxi said, “Christine has just arrived here. Can I ask for a leave today to arrange for her stay?”

“Okay, Lingxi. Tour Christine around C City. I’m sure she will fall in love with it.”

Huo Zhanpeng was surprised at the unknown number on his phone.

Was it a scam call?

But Huo Zhanpeng’s intuition told him he had to pick up the phone. He hesitated for a while before finally picking it up.

“Can I please speak to Mr. Huo?”

Before Huo Zhanpeng spoke, the person on the other end talked.

This voice… It must be the man!

Huo Zhanpeng smirked silently. He should ring him up first.

With this kind of number, was this guy hiding something?

“Mr. Yi?”

“Yes, it’s me. Mr. Huo, I’d like to make an appointment with you to discuss something. What time suits you the best?”

Huo Zhanpeng flicked his eyes, “What about now? I have a VIP room in XX nightclub. Shall we meet up there…”

“Nightclub? Sorry, it’s not a suitable place for me. Shall I pick a place instead?”

Huo Zhanpeng contemplated. His issue with Xia Ning had not been finished yet. If he met Yi Yunrui now, the media would definitely fuss about it. He believed that Yi Yunrui had also thought about this.

“No problem. Mr. Yi, can you please suggest a place?”

“May I ask where you are, Mr. Huo? I can send someone to pick you up.”

Huo Zhanpeng paused, “I’m at Tianyu Entertainment Company. You can send your man here in fifteen minutes.”

“Sure.” The person on the other end replied and ended the call.

Huo Zhanpeng checked the time. It had been nearly an hour and his assistant had not sent him what he asked for!

This was the first time such a thing ever happened.

What took him so long to check a number?

Well, he would see this man soon. After their meeting, he would consider finding himself a new assistant.

Huo Zhanpeng was annoyed and pissed at everyone. He glanced over at He Yuan and said, “Keep your head down when you’re healing your wounds here. Otherwise, you know what’ll happen!”

Saying so, Huo Zhanpeng left the ward.

The ward was large, white, and empty. He Yuan bit her lower lip and her hands grabbed the bedsheet tightly.

She felt hatred and was unwilling to accept her failure. How could she live the rest of her life like this?