CH 33

The little assistant felt that his good days were over. And the reason even had nothing to do with him. It was because the president’s Xiaojiao wife, Jiang Nian, secretly left the country a few days ago. Han Xiao rushed to the airport immediately after learning the news. Unfortunately, it was too late, and he couldn’t even catch the corner of Jiang Nian’s clothes.

The plane had already taken off.

The little assistant saw, for the first time, the arrogant general manager Han showing such a lost and confused look, a mix of pain, puzzlement, and anger. He never seemed to expect that Jiang Nian would leave -and without saying goodbye.

Han Xiao stood at the airport for a long time. Only when the sky was about to darken did he finally return to the Han family and saw the old man Han waiting for him.

The old man was spoke very happily with a kind face.

“Smelly boy, what are you crying for? Niannian just went out and play, it’s not like she’s not coming back. You ought to settle your heart.”

The old man really knew how to hide a knife in his words.

“Grandpa, why did Niannian want to leave?”

“You still need a reason to go out to play?”

“…When will she be back?”

” I don’t know, she’ll be back after playing enough.”

Han Xiao: “…?!”

Han Xiao felt despair instantly. He really didn’t understand. Why did Jiang Nian go abroad somehow without any warning? It was the same as when she left the Han family.

“Grandpa, why didn’t you tell me in advance? I was the last to know! If I’d known…”

“What would you do if you knew it earlier? Stop Niannian?”

“No…”

Han Xiao wasn’t sure what he would have done, but, if they told him clearly, he wouldn’t have stubbornly refused. But he didn’t know anything. In the end, all he got was panic and confusion, as if Jiang Nian left would never return. He even felt that he was abandoned by Jiang Nian.

After careful calculation, it had been more than three months since Jiang Nian left the Han family. And since they would also talk on the phone and look at each other across the iron fence, things hadn’t seemed to be much different from before when he was holding her in his arms. Now, he was uneasy, as if something really happened.

Father Han glanced at him and said, “Shouldn’t you be asking yourself why Niannian told me and didn’t tell you?”

Han Xiao thought for a while and said seriously, “Except for business needs, I haven’t seen those messy people. I don’t even have enough time to fight with you every day; where can I do other things? Besides, I just like Niannian now, I won’t do anything that makes her unhappy.”

The old man laughed, “I don’t know you yet? You’ve been shrewd since you were a kid. Seeing people talking people and seeing ghosts talking ghosts1, and deceiving is second nature for you. You like Niannian now, you have to hold her in your palms as a treasure. Don’t like her then will you push her away with a kick?”

Han Xiao kneeled.

“Grandpa, I like Niannian and will not change. You do not play so much, you can’t frame me like this!”

Grandfather Han snorted, rolled his wheelchair and turned to leave, while Han Xiao immediately grabbed onto him and asked for mercy.

“Grandpa, I’m wrong. Grandpa, I’m sorry! Please, please tell me where Niannian is. She will definitely call you after she arrives; can’t you just let me talk a few words then?”

Grandfather Han thought seriously then said, “No deal.”

He yanked away Han Xiao’s hand holding him and left mercilessly.

Han Xiao finally couldn’t contain himself, angrily exclaiming, “Grandpa, am I no longer your favorite baby?”

Grandpa Han: “…………” 

Aunts & gardeners & uncles passing by coincidentally: “……… ”

Anyway, Jiang Nian’s going abroad was a foregone conclusion. She had run far, and, even if Han Xiao made trouble again, Jiang Nian wouldn’t return to him.

So the company’s people suffered the consequences. Although Han Xiao used to be very demanding, he was still within reason. Now, Han Xiao had only one requirement: don’t make mistakes. If you made a mistake, you would get the cold treatment. He wouldn’t speak. But his expressionless blank stare could really scare you into having nightmares!

Under such pressure, all departments were still very considerate and understanding of him. After all, it was a man who had been abandoned by love. It was normal to be resentful.

Of course, because Han Xiao was in a bad mood, his temper was like eating explosives. Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei didn’t easily dare to set him off. Now the fact that Jiang Nian abandoned Han Wushao and went abroad chicly2 had become a public secret in their circle, and they all knew that Playboy Han Xiao had given up the flower field for his Xiaojiao wife.

Even so, there were many women who wanted to show their faces in front of Han Xiao. Yao Zihan was one of them. She hadn’t found a chance to express herself at the last party, and Han Xiao had rudely rejected a woman who’d thrown herself at him, which allowed her to settle down temporarily. But at this time, Han Xiao’s emotional injuries were the most fragile, and it also the easiest time for people take advantage of. She just couldn’t settle down.

On this day, Han Xiao unexpectedly asked Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei to have dinner together. This was really rare. Since Han Xiao gave up his playboy ways, he’d hardly played any more. Besides, it is difficult to even see him after Jiang Nian moved out. Now he actually took the initiative to invite them to eat?

Could it be that he rebounded too much after being heartbroken and decided to follow them again?

Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei went to see Han Xiao with excitement. After drinking three glasses of wine, Han Xiao looked at the ceiling forty-five degrees and said, “I want to ask you to do me a favor.”

Both Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei were startled. After all, Han Xiao was arrogant and domineering. When did he say “please” to them? If they weren’t obedient, he’d hit once before saying anything, and hit again until they stopped!

The situation is serious!

“… What’s the favor? Even if it’s for Wushao, We can’t do anything in violation of the law!”

In fact, it was not a bad thing.

Han Xiao had never given up looking for Jiang Nian, and had always wanted to contact her. But Jiang Nian didn’t contact him, and even changed her phone number, but she would contact the old man and talk to aunt Wang. Jiang Nian often had video chats with Grandfather Han, and each chat was an hour or two, and the connection was never broken!

Han Xiao didn’t have a taste in his heart, but he did miss Jiang Nian. He felt that Jiang Nian must have had difficulties in contacting him. To this end, he wanted to steal the old man’s cell phone and reach out to Jiang Nian first then discuss things.

This was originally a very good idea, but the old man was too powerful. Han Xiao made attempts for half a month, even tried climbing through his grandpa’s window in the middle of the night, but he didn’t even touch the phone case!

So Han Xiao had the idea of using Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei.

“Wushao, do you mean to let us steal your Grandpa’s cell phone for you?”

“No, I mean let you steal your own Grandpas’ cell phones!”

Han Xiao said, “As far as I know, Jiang Nian not only has contact with my grandfather, but also with your grandfathers. They also formed a group together. What is the name of the group, “Forever Fantastic Four Fishing”? As long as you get their mobile phones, we can get Jiang Nian’s contact information.”

Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei looked at each other, worried:” Your old man is guarding you like a wolf. Our old men certainly won’t let us succeed so simply. Will this work?”

Han Xiao smoked and leaned back in his chair, knocking on the table.

“No, I committed the crime too many times, and the master is wary and is safeguarding me so it is not easy. But this is the first time for Lao Li and Lao Liu.”

That made sense. Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei were more likely to succeed than Han Xiao.

Together, the three men decided to take action that night.

Han Xiao was expectant and nervous and toasted himself with a glass of wine, “The brother’s life is up to you!”

Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei felt so stressed!

The old men slept very early, and must be lying in bed at about nine o’clock. As long as they took out their mobile phones after they fell asleep, everything was done. Besides, Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei both lived with their grandfathers. They wouldn’t need to climb the wall or the window; they just needed to sneak into the room and grab the mobile phones. Compared with Han Xiao, it was indeed much easier.

The three of them had dinner and made a precise plan. They also discussed the escape route-of course, they went to Han Xiao first, and he would meet them outside.

Liu Zhengyang was a little worried: “What if we fail? Will we be strangled?”

Li Fei: “… We’ll be strangled regardless of success or failure?”

Han Xiao: “Brother will remember you!”

Liu Zhengyang & Li Fei: “………” 

—

At ten o’clock in the evening, Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei went home one after the other. Han Xiao smoked a cigarette at the entrance of the hotel. When he found Jiang Nian, he would absolutely ask her why she didn’t say goodbye twice? Was he really dispensable for her? What did that night mean?

“Mr. Han, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

A woman’s voice came from behind him. Han Xiao frowned, and when he turned around, he saw a woman wearing a tube top skirt approaching him, smiling with surprise and restraint. If it weren’t for her staring eyes, Han Xiao might have thought of her as a passerby.

He turned back indifferently, and threw his cigarette butt into the trash can beside him. The woman took two steps forward and wanted to speak further- she didn’t want to miss this opportunity. Han Xiao didn’t bother with her, and after throwing the cigarette butt, he went to his Maserati, and left, leaving a dust on the woman.

Yao Zihan bit her red lips. She didn’t believe that this man could really be a model husband. Was there a man who doesn’t cheat? What’s more, a man like Han Xiao would only see more temptations than others. Could he really stand up to a yellow-faced wife every day? Yao Zihan thought it was impossible, and she had to wait for another chance.

****

The Han, Liu, and Li families were not far from each other, otherwise a few old men would not be able to fish and play cards together every day.

Han Xiao stopped the car in a relatively hidden shade, and, with the windows rolled down, he could see the big houses standing in the dark not far away. At this time, he hoped that Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei would be more powerful and live up to his expectations.

He waited for about half an hour. Both Liu Zhengyang and Li Fei sent a message saying that they were about to start.

Han Xiao suddenly became nervous, thinking that maybe he should give his ancestors a column incense before going out today to bless his plan to go smoothly.

Just as he was nervous, he suddenly heard sirens from afar coming closer. It seemed that someone nearby caught a thief. He shook his head and sneered. The people living in the compound were not ordinary. A thief would have to be short-sighted and daring enough to venture here.

When Han Xiao thought about it for a long time, I suddenly heard a familiar voice in the distance shouting in panic: “Grandpa, Grandpa, love me again!”

Police uncles: “………… ”

Han Xiao hiding in the shadows : “…………”

—

Han Xiao heavily valued brotherhood; the next few days he went to prison in person to deliver his brothers’ meals.

****

Successive failures also made him depressed, and he went to Jiang Nian’s house to see. At this time, the hostess was no longer there, and the uncle at the doorkeeper no longer stopped him. He finally saw the small house where Jiang Nian lived for the first time.

He could almost imagine what Jiang Nian was like when she was still here. She would look at flowers and grass and run happily on the football field. It was a pity that, when he finally went upstairs, the place had become empty and made people feel cold for no reason.

He also went to Jiang Nian’s room that was full of all kinds of interesting things. When he thought about Jiang Nian, he was still very sad, and sometimes even thought badly that he’d give her a nice look when she came back!(T/N: punish her) At least, he’d let Jiang Nian realize that it wasn’t right to run around casually!

Han Xiao lay on the big bed for a while, thinking wildly and falling asleep without realizing it. It was already night when he woke up again.

He turned on the small lamp at the bedside. He wondered where she bought the lamp. As soon as it was turned on, the house was full of little stars and little moon, like the starry sky under the night.

Then, inadvertently, he saw a piece of paper under the pillow. He had a habit of cleanliness, and he didn’t put anything on the bed. When he saw the paper he wanted to throw it in the trash can without saying a word, but hesitated. For Jiang Nian to put it under the pillow, should it be important?

Han Xiao took it in doubt and glanced casually.

Name: Jiang Nian.

“…Seven weeks pregnant.”

Pregnant?!!!!

1. Basically means a smooth talker- knows exactly what to say to get anyone to do what he wants. ^

2. Cool and carefreely. ^