Daniel took a deep breath and calmed down. Ever since what happened that day, he seemed to have a habit of splitting hairs and could only think about taking revenge. He seemed to have forgotten that he needed to be strategic and not so impulsive.
"I'm sorry, Dad. I am being too hasty in this matter," Daniel said.
Alan shook his head resignedly. Fortunately, his son was not a boor and was still amenable to suggestions. Otherwise, after he handed the family business to Daniel, it would be destroyed within a few years!
"Keep an eye on Jessica during this period of time. Don't let her do anything stupid. Even without Fang Chen, there are still other suitable partners for her," Alan said.
"The butler will follow her everywhere she goes for now. After all, because she hasn't been working this period of time, her reputation has taken a hit. We still need her to maintain a positive image for our family," Daniel said.
Jessica was heartbroken and wanted to stay at home for a while longer, but Daniel had lined up a lot of work for her. He did not even give her much time to sleep. His purpose was to help her establish a new image.
All the tabloids had already published the news about Xia Zhe rejecting Jessica in public. In order to influence the public to side with Alan's family, Daniel wanted to create a strong image of Jessica being a woman "working hard to build a career after being let down by a scumbag" so as to attract more fans among those people who felt sorry for her.
Qiao Mei hugged Xia Yue happily and said, "Our Yue Yue is so amazing! I didn't expect you to be so talented in art! It's a pity that there's no one in our family who knows how to paint. Otherwise, we can start to nurture you from now."
There were not many artistically talented people in the Xia family. Xia Wen had a flair for literature while Xia He was talented in dance, and there was Qian'e who was quite accomplished in music. In Qiao Mei's other life, she only knew to study hard and could do some handicrafts, but she knew nothing about painting.
In this era, there were very few painters. Most of the great painters lived in seclusion. It seemed that she had to go and ask the professors in the university if there were any masters who were willing to take in a little kid like Xia Yue as their disciple.
After playing with the children for a while, Qiao Mei realized that she had not informed Xia Zhe that she had returned safe and sound. She went to the study to give him a call, but she did not expect the call to get connected so quickly.
"Hello?" Xia Zhe said coldly.
"Hello, Mr Xia. I'm calling to inform you that your wife has arrived home safely. Please don't worry about her," Qiao Mei said fluently, sounding like a broadcaster.
Xia Zhe laughed and said, "Really? I miss my wife very much though. Intern, can you ask my wife to answer the phone?"
She did not expect Xia Zhe to have a thing for role-play! The next time she met Xia Zhe, they could do cosplay!