half thorns, half joy

In a blink of an eye, ten days have passed since the bombing, and it is Christmas.

The large and small shops on the street are all decorated with red Christmas hats and small green Christmas trees.

The wealthy people in the villa area are even more exaggerated, simply moving a whole tree into the house, hanging up lanterns, garlands and ornaments, and decorating it beamingly.

Although Christmas is not a local holiday, and the country does not advocate this festival, it is still very popular among many rich people who have nothing to do.

Everything looks so happy, so happy and harmonious, except for the Xiao family.

Not only is Xiao's house not lively and cheerful, but the bodyguards extending from the courtyard to the street seem to be a bit chilly.

These bodyguards are also loyal and dedicated to their duties. Xiao Zihan is not missing now. They still follow the orders given by Xiao Zihan. They guard around the villa meticulously in three shifts to protect the safety of the villa.

Although, it seems that no one intends to do anything to this villa.

But this is enough to show how clever Xiao Zihan's defense methods are.

In the villa, Tang Xuan and Zhao Suizhi sat opposite each other, each holding a few documents in their hands, and several lawyers from the group stood beside them.

When there was no news from Xiao Zihan, some people in the group couldn't sit still, and started forming cliques, planning to usurp the position of president.

Although Xiao Zihan had purged the members of the board of directors several times before, most of them lived for the sake of profit. Now that someone offered generous conditions, they would of course choose to defect.

These people have been raised by the Xiao Group for a long time, and they have gradually forgotten an obvious fact.

That is, the Xiao Group was founded by Xiao Mingyuan.

Without the Xiao family, they would not have the glory and wealth they have today.

Although Xiao Mingyuan has passed away now, and Xiao Zihan is nowhere to be found, but Zhao Suizhi has been in the Xiao family for so many years, and he has been familiar with the rules and practices of the mall, so he probably knows it clearly.

Besides, it is just a dream come true to have your own lawyers and think tanks and want to take advantage of the situation and take away the helm of the Xiao Group.

Although Tang Xuan didn't know much about the intrigues in the mall, she still listened and learned very seriously.

Because she knew in her heart that she wanted to help Zhao Suizhi defend the Xiao Group and not let anyone take away the Xiao family's things until Xiao Zihan came back.

The lawyer and the think tank made a plan, discussed a few more decisions, and left in a car escorted by bodyguards.

As soon as they left, Zhao Suizhi leaned back on the back of the sofa, pinched his brows, and let out a long sigh.

"Mom, have some juice."

Tang Xuan stood up and handed Zhao Suizhi the juice specially prepared by the nutritionist at home, then walked behind Zhao Suizhi, and gently squeezed Zhao Suizhi's shoulders.

After Zhao Sui finished his juice in one gulp, he patted Tang Xuan's hand, "Don't worry about me anymore, it's too hard for you to keep busy with me while you're pregnant."

"Fortunately, I'm used to doing things." Tang Xuan smiled faintly, "When I was in school, I did a few odd jobs every day, so I'm getting better at exercising."

It turned out that Tang Xuan and Zhao Suizhi had never talked about these topics so intimately. There was an invisible barrier between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

But now, the relationship between the two people who are in trouble together can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds.

Both of them are fighting for a goal, trying their best to maintain order, waiting for their loved ones to come back, so naturally they share the same hatred and one heart.

Even though Tang Xuan said she wasn't tired, Zhao Suizhi didn't ask Tang Xuan to press her shoulders any more. She pulled Tang Xuan to sit down and said a few words of concern to Tang Xuan.

"I remember that you were writing manuscripts by yourself before, have you stopped writing recently?"

Tang Xuan was surprised. Seeing that Zhao Suizhi didn't pay attention to her affairs, she thought Zhao Suizhi didn't know about it.

It seems that although Zhao Suizhi usually doesn't meddle in other people's business, she still keeps a close eye on family affairs.

Tang Xuan didn't feel too embarrassed to say so, so she admitted generously, "Yes, I was contributing to a column before, but something happened to me, so I stopped for now, and I will write again when I have time."

She didn't tell Zhao Suizhi about her falling out with the company. Originally, she planned to talk to the company again after the matter between Xiao Yu and Ke Ke was resolved.

But who knows, this kind of thing happened again now.

So, put the matter of writing the manuscript aside.

Zhao Suizhi didn't ask in detail after hearing this, but just nodded, "That's fine too, but since you like writing, don't give up easily. Although our family is busy and has many things to do, it won't completely affect your personal love. of."

Tang Xuan was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

She never thought that such words would be said by Zhao Suizhi.

Not a shock, but a surprise.

In Tang Xuan's memory, the rich were mostly arrogant, with their eyes above the top, and they rarely paid attention to or cared about others.

High-ranking people always treat low-ranking people like this, Tang Xuan is used to it.

In particular, Zhao Suizhi made things difficult for Tang Xuan in every possible way before, and Tang Xuan and Tang Xuan were in the same situation. Tang Xuan once thought that this kind of harmonious relationship is the pinnacle of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

What she didn't expect was that Zhao Suizhi would care about her so much.

Moreover, it is to stand on her position and consider for her, not to be domineering, not to be her master.

Tang Xuan, who lacked the love and care of her elders since she was a child, felt a little sour for a moment.

She also understood from the bottom of her heart how Xiao Zihan came to have such a nice and gentle personality.

Zhao Suizhi didn't seem to notice Tang Xuan's touch. She glanced at her watch, muttered that it was time for the baby to sleep, and went upstairs to put the baby to bed without delay.

Tang Xuan was touched for a while, and became more and more determined to keep this family.

She touched the cold ring on her finger, as if she was touching Xiao Zihan's hand, and closed her eyes.

Zihan...

Where the hell are you...

I miss you so much……

One month after the bombing, the huge bombing that shocked the whole country was gradually forgotten by people.

Regarding the cause of the explosion, the official explanation is that during the police pursuit of the criminal, the criminal detonated a chemical product inflammable, resulting in a chain explosion reaction.

As for what criminals to pursue, the number of dead and injured, the official has not given an exact statement.

At first, people were still paying close attention to and hating it, and there were even many versions of conspiracy theories on the Internet.

But no one responded to these versions, and there was no definite evidence. Gradually, people's attention was attracted by other new news.

The only ones left to pay attention are those who were involved.

The internal struggle of the Xiao Group has also reached a stage of raging fire. The board of directors is completely divided into three camps, the neutral faction, the Zhao Suizhi faction, and a director surnamed Liu.

Neutrals sit on the sidelines, hardly engage in battles, take sides, and express no opinions.

Director Liu's faction asked Zhao Suizhi to announce Xiao Zihan's death, and to distribute the inheritance under Xiao Zihan's name according to legal procedures.

Among them, of course, is the Xiao Group.

Director Liu's faction fought with Zhao Suizhi in a roundabout way at first, but after being resolved one by one by the think tank and lawyers led by Zhao Suizhi, they simply tore their faces and asked Xiao Zihan to appear to preside over the meeting immediately, otherwise they would step down as the chairman of the board. Position.

Their idea is also very simple, which is to seize power.

And they also know very well that if they win in the end, the neutral faction will also fall to them. At that time, there will be no place for Zhao Suizhi's faction on the board of directors.

If they do something extreme, they can even kick Zhao Suizhi out of the board of directors.

Originally, Zhao Suizhi was the soldier who came to cover up the water and the earth, although it was difficult, he still dealt with these cunning villains with a certain amount of advance and retreat.

Although every step is difficult, it can always save the day.

However, when January passed and February arrived, the Xiao Group faced a crisis.

The fantasy TV series "Cultivation of the Gods", which Xiao Zihan invested in before, has finished filming and has reached the stage of post-processing and publicity.

As we all know, in today's film and television market, the money spent on publicity is sometimes more than making a drama.

Originally, this was not a big deal. The huge Xiao Group still has the capital to spend tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

But now, the Xiao Group is divided internally, and there is no way to spend this money.

The money was not in place, and the capital chain was broken. This TV series with huge investment dragged down the entire Xiao Group in an instant.