“Let’s go to Moon Bay in the suburbs and climb a mountain.”
Climb a mountain?
Jiang Zongyan paused.
Then he lifted his eyes and cast Jiang Ruitian an unreadable glance.
Those two had such skinny arms and legs. Would they even be able to handle mountain climbing?
He spoke, still wearing that same icy expression. “When?”
“This weekend.”
Jiang Zongyan nodded but did not say whether he was going or not.
He took two steps toward the door, then turned back to look at her. “Don’t spend all day doing nothing but playing. Learn from Suisui and settle down to work.”
Watching her brother’s back disappear through the doorway, Jiang Ruitian looked completely bewildered.
Learn from Suisui?
She couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.
“Dad, look at my brother. He’s completely different now!”
Jiang Xingming watched his son leave and nodded.
“That’s more like it. But he’s moving too slowly. When am I ever going to have a grandchild?”
Jiang Ruitian frowned and clicked her tongue in disapproval.
“Stop going on about grandsons all the time. Suisui married into our family, not to have children for us.”
Jiang Xingming was at a loss for words. Realizing that what he had said was inappropriate, he hurriedly corrected himself.
“I was just saying it casually. Of course I know it’s up to the young people. Besides, I treat Suisui like my own daughter. If she doesn’t want children, could I force her?”
Only then did Jiang Ruitian pleasingly wrap her arms around his and act coquettishly.
“That’s more like it. That’s the great hero I know and love… Dad, I want to discuss something with you…”
“Go ahead.”
Jiang Xingming’s face was full of happiness. He clearly enjoyed being buttered up by his daughter.
“Suisui and I are going out this weekend. How about sponsoring us with some spending money?”
The moment he heard the words “spending money,” Jiang Xingming’s face filled with embarrassment.
“Go ask your mother. Your mother has already threatened to throw me out of the house if I spoil you again.”
“Tsk.”
Jiang Ruitian released his arm with a look of disdain.
A seasoned henpecked husband, with a fortune at his disposal, yet he needed his wife’s approval to spend every penny, did he?
—
“Clear my entire schedule for Sunday.”
After leaving the Jiang residence and getting into the car, Jiang Zongyan instructed Lin Zhou, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
Lin Zhou froze for a moment and looked at him through the rearview mirror.
“Mr. Jiang, you have an appointment with the president of Eurasia to discuss a partnership on Sunday, as well as a business dinner…”
“Clear it all.”
Jiang Zongyan cut him off in a commanding tone. “I’m taking one day off.”
“Do you have something important planned?”
“Mountain climbing.”
Lin Zhou: “…”
He was utterly stunned.
A day off? Mountain climbing?
Mr. Jiang was actually taking a day off?
Ever since Lin Zhou had started working for Jiang Zongyan, the workaholic had never taken a vacation. He spent even holidays at the office.
And now he was actually canceling a business dinner and an important partnership meeting just to go mountain climbing?
There had to be something fishy going on.
Jiang Zongyan paid no attention to his curiosity.
He took out his phone, opened a browser, and searched for “Moon Bay mountain-climbing guide.”
The main peak was 1,800 meters above sea level, and the entire hike took two to three hours…
When he saw that sentence, he frowned.
It was that high? Could those two little weaklings really make it to the top?
He put away his phone, then said to Lin Zhou, “You’re coming too on Sunday. Prepare plenty of water and snacks.”
Lin Zhou was startled for a moment, then immediately agreed.
“Yes, Mr. Jiang.”
If the president wanted him to come along too, then he was most likely meeting another important client.
The next morning.
Zhou Suisui arrived at the office with two enormous dark circles beneath her eyes.
She had been tormented by that embarrassing dream all night and had barely slept.
Her head was foggy, and even her steps were unsteady.
“Young Boss Zhou, are you all right?”
Fu Jie walked in carrying a stack of documents and immediately noticed how listless she looked.
“I’m fine. I just didn’t sleep well last night.”
Thinking of the unspeakable dream, Zhou Suisui’s cheeks grew hot. She patted them, trying to wake herself up.
“…”
Looking at the girl’s flushed cheeks and limpid, captivating eyes, Fu Jie frowned.
What was the Young Miss thinking about?
Was she blushing?
Zhou Suisui glanced at the thick stack of documents in his hands and said, “Let’s go to the conference room. The desk is too small, and it’ll be hard to work here.”
“Sure.”
Fu Jie carried the documents and followed Zhou Suisui from her office to the conference room.
As they passed the secretary’s office, the handsome man and beautiful woman made an especially striking pair.
The moment they left, the eight beautiful secretaries immediately gathered together and began whispering excitedly.
“Hey, don’t you think there’s something different about the way Finance Director Fu looks at the Young Miss?”
“Seriously. They actually look pretty well matched—the Young Miss and her loyal puppy of a director.”
“…”
They were in the middle of their lively discussion when a cool, emotionless voice suddenly cut in.
“What are you talking about?”
“The Young Miss and Fu… Fu… President!”
The eight secretaries’ expressions changed instantly. They returned to their desks in a single second and fell silent.
Zhou Sui’an narrowed his eyes and glanced toward the conference room next door before quietly walking over.
Inside the small conference room next door—
“These are the archived records of the projects Zhang Qiming reviewed and approved over the past three years. These are the financial transaction records for those projects. If we compare everything carefully, we should be able to find something we can use against him.”
Fu Jie placed the documents on the table, then thoughtfully poured her a cup of coffee.
“Have some coffee to wake yourself up.”
“Thank you.”
Zhou Suisui accepted the coffee and smiled gratefully.
“Let’s begin!”
The two of them leaned close together and went through the documents page by page.
Outside the door—
Through the gap in the blinds, Zhou Sui’an watched the two people sitting close together inside the conference room, and he was in an excellent mood.
Thinking about the photos the twins had sent him the day before—
Jiang Zongyan had nearly “forcibly kissed” his little sister at the hotel.
It had tormented him so much that he had barely slept all night.
Why should he be the only one disgusted by it?
A mischievous glint flashed in Zhou Sui’an’s eyes. He took out his phone, secretly snapped a photo, and sent it directly to Jiang Zongyan.
[Stay away from my sister. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re planning.]
Jiang Corporation.
Jiang Zongyan was bent over a document when his phone suddenly chimed.
He picked it up and saw the photo Zhou Sui’an had sent him. His expression instantly turned cold.
He removed the glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, picked up his phone, and leaned back in his chair.
He raised a finger and enlarged the photo.
In the picture, Zhou Suisui had her head lowered as she studied the documents, her features focused and serious.
Fu Jie stood beside her, leaning slightly forward as he pointed to something on the page and spoke to her.
They were sitting very close, their posture intimate.
The veins at Jiang Zongyan’s temples throbbed.
He tapped a single punctuation mark and replied to Zhou Sui’an.
[…]
He exited the chat.
Then he tapped the little fox avatar, opened the conversation, and quickly typed out a message before sending it.
J: [What are you busy with?]
Zhou Suisui’s phone vibrated.
She glanced at it and saw that Jiang Zongyan had sent her a message.
Her eyes lit up at once. She picked up her phone and replied with a smile.
[Looking over some documents.]
After thinking for a moment, she took a photo of the documents and sent it.
[There are so many.]
J: [What kind of documents?]
[There’s a mole in the company. We’re auditing the accounts.]
J: [Bring the documents to the hotel tonight.]
Zhou Suisui froze.
When she saw the word “hotel,” her thoughts immediately began to wander.
The dream that had tormented her the night before surfaced in her mind, and the tips of her ears grew hot.
