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Ceng Rou arrived at Bar Street soon after. Upon arriving, she was immediately greeted by the sight of Xia Tian. This time, she had driven the car over by herself.
“Still doing fine?” Within the car, Ceng Rou looked at Xia Tian with a gentle visage.
“I’m fine, but I can’t say the same for you. I’m afraid that you’ve caught yourself in the middle of quite a mess,” stated Xia Tian calmly.
“I know. The household is on a constant in a state of high alert recently, and those old geezers are each hatching a plot of their own. They plan on getting rid of me so that they can split the company shares among themselves. There’s also a high likelihood that they’ve already planned out how they intend to split the shares,” answered Ceng Rou with a glum expression.
“Then why are you staying there? You know they’ve already dispatched Quicksand, right? Once the people from Quicksand accept a task, they’ll never rest.” Xia Tian stared quizzically at Ceng Rou.
“As a single mother with only one daughter, it’s only natural for us to receive harsh treatment. After all, I hold 51% of shares of the Ceng Corporation. I’m the majority shareholder, and once I perish, all the shares would go to my daughter. However, Tian Tian’s still young, and she’s still clueless about these things. Should I die, those old geezers would definitely not let her off easily.” There was a distant look to Ceng Rou’s eyes.
Xia Tian sighed. “It seems there are only two ways to handle this mess. The first would be for you to sell all your shares, and the second would be to eliminate the old geezers before they do anything. If you’re going down the second route, you should make it so that their shares would fall under you and murder these audacious b*stards.” Xia Tian heaved a weary sigh. While he did not wish to walk down the second path, he knew that it was a necessary evil. Sooner or later, someone would force his hand anyway.
“They won’t let me off even if I sell my shares. After all, the money I would get would be enough of a temptation to anybody.” Ceng Rou felt that there was no way that the geezers back home would go easy on her.
“Then the only choice is to eliminate them.” Xia Tian furrowed his brows.
“I don’t want you to do anything illegal, so please, just give me three days and I’ll deal with it.” Ceng Rou had already been aware of the old geezers’ actions for some time, and as such, she had already made the necessary preparations.
The total shares of the old geezers fell short of thirty percent of the company, and as such, she had a way to completely squash their influence within the company. Ever since Tian Tian almost met with an accident, Ceng Rou had already begun to devise a plan.
“Alright, then I’ll be accompanying you for these next three days. With me here, no harm would come your way.” Xia Tian nodded his head.
“Hehe.” Ceng Rou giggled. It was not the fact that Xia Tian was able to protect her that made her happy, but rather, she was finally able to spend time with him. After all, she had originally no idea as to how she should approach him.
However, that chance had finally come.
“What are you giggling at?” Xia Tian turned his head to look at her. Ceng Rou’s beauty was a mature form of beauty, and each form of make-up that she had on had its own purpose, there was not an inch more, and not an inch less.
She exuded a mature aura from all parts of her body, and at present, she was comparable to a ripened fruit.
Ceng Rou was a fruit that was constantly waiting to be picked, but she had thorns surrounding every inch of her body. That was the protection that she had erected for herself, and only in the presence of Xia Tian would the layer of thorns disappear.
“I’m giggling because I’m happy.” Ceng Rou was beyond ecstatic. She did not ask for much, as all she required was for Xia Tian to be by her side. With him there, her mental state would achieve total peace.
Before long, the car had arrived at Ceng Rou’s house. It was a villa that was completely isolated.
The front gate was a gigantic metal door, and there were security guards watching over it.
It was only after seeing how luxurious the yard and the house looked, that Xia Tian finally had a grasp of how rich Ceng Rou was.
“This place is huge!” Xia Tian swept his gaze across the house.
“You like it? From today onwards, this house belongs to you as well. These are all the keys to every part of the house. Take it.” Ceng Rou handed a bunch of keys to Xia Tian.
“Why are you giving them to me?” Perplexed, Xia Tian stared at the keys.
“So that if any baddies come, you’ll be able to enter any room you wish. After all, won’t you be severely impeded if you don’t have the keys?” explained Ceng Rou. In actuality, however, that was not what she was thinking. The main reason that she had given Xia Tian the keys was to have him think of the house as his own home.
Under the watch of the nanny, Tian Tian had been running about within the house.
The moment she spotted Xia Tian, she came running out.
“Big Brother, carry me!” Tian Tian adored Xia Tian, as he had always protected her whenever she was in danger. As a kid, she did not know much, as such, all she learned from their previous encounters was that any and all dangers would be nullified as long as Xia Tian was present.
“Tian Tian, did you miss me?” As Xia Tian carried Tian Tian, he flashed her a smile. Lil Tian Tian was very cute indeed.
“I did.” the little girl muttered with an innocent tone.
“Hey, Xia Tian has just arrived and you’re already all over him. You should let him rest.” Ceng Rou chastised Tian Tian, but she was secretly celebrating how close the two were.
“It’s alright, Lil Tian Tian is so cute after all. I’ll be mad if I didn’t get to hug her instead.” Xia Tian chuckled.
As Ceng Rou sat beside Xia Tian and Lil Tian Tian, her face was bright with smiles. She felt truly at home now, and she no longer needed to fuss over work matters or matters regarding the household. Moreover, she did not even need to worry about anyone harming her.
She was in total pace.
“Nanny Wang, you can take a break now,” said Ceng Rou.
“Yes, madam.” Since Nanny Wang lived outside the villa, there was a dedicated driver that sent her to and from the house.
“Tian Tian, go accompany brother Xia Tian here to watch the television. Mummy’s going to shower.” After kissing Tian Tian on the cheeks, Ceng Rou headed to the bathroom.
“Shower.” Xia Tian jolted to attention upon hearing the words. Just a while ago, he had spectated the glorious battle of Shadow and the singing girl, and as such, his nerves were still all tensed up.
Now, Ceng Rou too was heading to the shower.
Tian Tian was obediently sitting by Xia Tian’s side, and the both of them, one child, and one teenager were keeping their eyes peeled on the television.
Despite having his eyes set on the TV, the only image within Xia Tian’s mindscape was that of Shadow and the female singer.
He dared not look back, as he feared that he would involuntarily activate his X-ray vision. Were that to happen, things would become highly awkward between them.
Time gradually ticked away, and to Xia Tian, each passing second was torture. Although his eyes were still glued to the screen, his mind had wandered off to scenes of Ceng Rou taking her shower.
His heart began to beat faster.
Soon after, the bathroom door swung open. “I’m done, why don’t you take a shower too.”
In front of the bathroom, stood a woman with slightly flushed cheeks and long, wet hair. Beads of water were still trickling down her body, and her bathrobe was extremely tight.