After lunch, the two of them stayed together for a while. Zhou Yanning went into Xie Heng's lounge for a nap, while Xie Heng had to continue working.

His lounge was not very big, and most of the clothes in the two wardrobes were hers. Zhou Yanning changed into pajamas and lay down on the comfortable big bed and fell asleep until her mother Chen Anran called and asked her to go home and play mahjong with her.

Zhou Yanning packed up and walked out of the lounge. Xie Heng looked up from a pile of documents and asked, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"My mother asked me to play mahjong." Zhou Yanning confessed honestly.

"There's a cruise party at Wang Shun's house next Friday. Are you free?" Xie Heng pulled out an invitation from under the documents and handed it to her.

Zhou Yanning didn't look at it and put it in her bag. "Isn't it my duty as your fiancée to accompany you to the dinner party?"

She tilted her head, "Hmm? Fiancé?"

Xie Heng smiled, "Then it's my duty to dress you up. Why don't you take a look at what's new in your bag, fiancée?"

Zhou Yanning opened the bag and saw that there was indeed an extra box inside. She took it out and opened it, revealing a glittering sapphire necklace.

"Didn't you say you liked it the last time you saw it in a magazine? Secretary Lin flew all the way to Hong Kong last night to take the photo." Xie Heng asked, "Do you like it?"

Zhou Yanning knew his temper and, satisfying his desire to take credit, said with a smile, "I like it. I like it even more when you give it to me."

The two of them kissed and hugged each other again, and after a long delay, Zhou Yanning finally said, "I really have to go. If I'm late, my mom will be mad if I lose too much."

Xie Heng had no choice but to let her go, and the omnipotent Secretary Lin escorted Zhou Yanning downstairs again until she drove out of the parking lot.

Zhou Yanning drove to the Zhou family's house and turned into the sunroom in the garden. He saw Ms. Chen Anran and the wives of the Wang, Yang, and Bai families sitting at the mahjong table. They were playing mahjong enthusiastically. Mrs. Bai had a perfect hand and was laughing heartily. There were two younger girls watching the game at the table. They were Mrs. Yang's twin daughters, only fifteen or sixteen years old.

As soon as Zhou Yanning walked in, her mother Chen Anran saw her and said, "Ningning, come here quickly. Your aunts are very lucky today. Come and help your mother to practice with them."

This made the other ladies laugh happily.

"Oh, everyone knows that Yan Ning is good at playing cards. Mrs. Zhou, you are cheating. If you can't win, just find outside help!" Mrs. Wang joked.

Zhou Yanning wore a friendly smile as she greeted the aunties. She placed the box in her hand on the small dining table and called out to Mrs. Yang's two daughters, "I went to Huai'an Road to buy these desserts from Zhen Ji. Huaijin, Huaiyu, I remember you loved them. Come and try them."

"Thank you, Sister Yanning." Zhou Yanning has a good personality. Everyone in the circle, young and old, dislikes her. Being a rich lady seems easy, but it is not easy to be like Zhou Yanning. The two little girls, Huaijin and Huaiyu, have always regarded Zhou Yanning as their idol and are very close to her.

Zhou Yanning was always gentle and considerate. She walked to the card table and sat down naturally in place of Chen Anran. While she was drawing cards, she began to chat with the ladies. She could always easily bring up topics that interested them and pass on the message without leaving any trace. For a while, the ladies were in high spirits and chatted enthusiastically. Zhou Yanning also fed them cards calmly, which not only allowed the ladies to enjoy the excitement of playing mahjong, but she herself did not lose completely, and even won a few times, which made the ladies very satisfied.

No one really cares about winning or losing at the table. They play mahjong just for fun.

Chen Anran looked at her daughter and felt very proud. In this circle, no daughter could be as outstanding as hers. She was the best in IQ, EQ, appearance, and interpersonal skills.

After the card game, the wives stayed at the Zhou family's house for dinner before leaving. Chen Anran took an orange from the coffee table, peeled it, and gave half to her daughter. "You have to come. That Mrs. Wang is really bad at playing cards. I fed her cards three times, and she couldn't get any."

Zhou Yanning ate the orange petal by petal, "Does our family have a share in their cruise ship business?"

Chen Anran replied, "Hasn't Wang Shun started taking over the business? Shipping is a big business. Previously, those illegitimate sons of the Wang family were making too much noise, so no one could get involved. Now that the old man has stepped up to take charge and chosen Wang Shun, if we get on board early, we can also get a piece of the pie."

The Wang family made their fortune on the sea. Three generations ago, they started in the shipping business. The cruise party that Xie Heng was going to on Friday was theirs.

It is said that the cruise ship named "Bedel" is very huge and luxurious. It was given by Mr. Wang to Wang Shun, the youngest son of the Wang family. It was his first step in taking over the family business.

Whenever Zhou Yanning hears the description of a huge and luxurious ship, she can't help but think of the Titanic.

However, although the "Bedel" would not hit an iceberg like the "Titanic", it was not very lucky either, because Xie Heng would fall into the sea on this ship. The Xie family tried their best to search for him, but they didn't even find his body.

Having lost his beloved son, Xie's father inevitably took his anger out on the Wang family. Under the Xie family's reckless suppression and targeting, the Wang family quickly began to decline from its former glory. Later, Xie Heng returned, and his good friend Wang Shunqiu went to visit him, but Xie Heng had lost his memory and, faced with the Wang family, who were no longer worth cooperating with, he did not offer a helping hand.

Zhou Yanning's face didn't show any strange expression when she thought of this. She said to Chen Anran in agreement, "Wang Shun is capable and resourceful. Now that he has Old Master Wang's support, it's only a matter of time before he takes over the Wang family. Ah Heng is also optimistic about him."

Hearing the name of his future son-in-law, Chen Anran smiled and said, "If it weren't for Ah Heng's guidance, your father and your brother would have always focused on their own little piece of land and would never have bothered to expand their business."

During the years of engagement with Xie Heng, the Zhou family has indeed been relying on Xie Heng and Xie Shi. For the Zhou family, once this big tree leaves, they will face many risks.

No matter what the reason is, Zhou Yanning must ensure that Xie Heng does not fall into the sea. She must not let the story that Zhuzhu said come true.

Now Zhuzhu has fallen asleep. After all, it is just a low-level spirit beast. Staying in the world of the book for a long time consumes a lot of its magic power and mind. Before it fell asleep, it told Zhou Yanning that he could wake it up at any time if necessary.

Zhou Yanning agreed perfunctorily, but had no intention of asking Zhuzhu to help her do anything. She was never a CEO's wife. She was very clear-headed and had her own ambitions and abilities. No matter what happened, she would never let herself end up like in the plot.

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