After being reborn, I became the big boss's darling.

Ji Nianci knew that Zhao Qiuyue hadn't even looked at what she had made; she just wanted to make things difficult for her.

She didn't make a big deal out of it simply because she was afraid of Shen Ceyan finding out, but that didn't mean she was afraid of her.

She wouldn't suffer any more than she deserved.

Looking at her fearless demeanor, Xiao Siyu laughed out loud: "Nianci, you're really brave. Sigh, I just can't be like you. I come from a small city, and it wasn't easy for me to get this job opportunity here. So I don't dare to offend anyone, for fear that one day I won't be able to make it in City A."

Ji Nianci patted her shoulder to comfort her: "It's okay, we're all colleagues, she can't do anything to you. Let's just do our jobs well."

Xiao Siyu simply smiled in response.

Suddenly, she glanced at her watch and exclaimed, "Okay, Nianci, I can't talk to you anymore. I have to catch the subway, or it will be very crowded soon."

"I'm leaving now, bye-bye." Xiao Siyu turned around and waved to her as she jogged away.

Ji Nianci smiled and said goodbye to her, "Bye-bye, be careful on your way."

After Xiao Siyu left, Ji Nianci also packed her things and prepared to leave.

As for the forms Zhao Qiuyue made her redo, she'll just submit this one tomorrow; she hasn't even looked at it anyway.

As she stepped out of the company gate, Ji Nianci took a deep breath of the fresh air outside.

She has been working non-stop all day without a break. For someone like her who has been lying at home for a long time, such a heavy workload is actually quite tiring.

Even though only eight hours had passed, it felt like an eternity to her.

She suddenly felt a little sorry for Shen Ceyan; being the president of the Shen Group was no easy task.

...Oh right, Shen Ceyan.

She didn't see him even once today!

……

A black sedan was parked not far from the gate of the Shen Group.

"Boss, Madam is out." Assistant Lin's hands were on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the company entrance.

The man sitting in the back row suddenly looked up and his eyes immediately locked onto the petite figure holding a mobile phone at the door.

Ji Nianci stood there, pondering for a moment, wondering if she should go up to him now? Then invite him home for dinner tonight, and incidentally... to deepen their relationship...

However, she still sent a message to Shen Ceyan to avoid him finding her annoying again.

After Ci finished editing the message, she suddenly remembered a comment from a netizen under that question post, who said that to appease one's husband, one should be sweet-talking.

After thinking for a moment, Ci Ji changed the way he expressed it.

"Boss, should we go and bring Madam up?"

The man in the back row looked at the pinned chat box on his phone:

Honey, are you done with your work? Do you need me, this beautiful, charming, and understanding lady, to pick you up?

The corners of her mouth unconsciously curved slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

"No need, let's go straight back to Guanzhou Tianfu, drive faster."

"……OK."

Assistant Lin scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

They don't seem to have made up at all. She even told him to drive faster, as if she was afraid of being seen by his wife.

Then why did the boss still ask him to help his wife find a job and bring her afternoon tea?

Ji Nianci looked at the message Shen Ceyan had just replied to and felt so angry she wanted to vomit blood.

No need, I'm already on my way home.

……

In all the time they'd been married, Ji Nianci had never seen Shen Ceyan leave work on time. Often, it was considered early if he came home to have dinner with her. These past few days, it was even worse; he hadn't come home at all, and even when he did, he'd work until late at night.

What happened? She finally finished her work and had some free time to pick him up from get off work, but he just ran off like a shot.

It's not even six o'clock yet!

It was still bright outside!

The sun hasn't even set yet!

How dare a CEO leave so early?!

Ji Nianci instantly withdrew the pity she had just felt for him.

The driver was already waiting at the door, and Ji Nianci had no choice but to get into the car in a huff.

Ci returned home quickly.

As soon as she entered the house, she sensed that it was more lively than usual.

Her gaze unconsciously drifted towards the source of the sound: the living room.

There were four people sitting on the sofa.

Ji Nianci looked closely and realized it was her parents, Shen Ceyan, and... well, Ji Yuying.

The person on the sofa had clearly noticed the commotion at the doorway.

Her parents quickly got up and walked towards him, especially her mother, Ye Wan, whose eyes were already glistening with tears as she approached.

Ji Nianci also quickly stepped forward.

Ye Wan held her hand, her voice choked with emotion: "Niannian, you scared your father and me to death! How are you? Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere? How could this happen to you as soon as your father and I left? It's all our fault, we didn't protect you properly..."

Father Ji also spoke, his voice heavy and authoritative: "I told you long ago that Zhou An was no good. The first time I saw him, I knew that the boy's eyes were too impetuous and he would never amount to anything. But I never expected that he would dare to do something like this."

Shen Ceyan, who was following behind them, also spoke up: "Mom and Dad, it's my fault. I didn't protect Niannian well. I sincerely apologize to both of you. I'm sorry."

Ye Wan turned to Shen Ceyan and said, "Ceyan, you don't need to blame yourself. No one expected this to happen."

"Hey, what are you all doing?" Ji Nianci listened to them talking one after another, unable to find a chance to interrupt. Only now could she speak: "Mom and Dad, I'm fine. I'm very clever. That Zhou An can't hurt me. Also, this matter has nothing to do with Shen Ceyan. I just didn't tell him."

"By the way, Mom and Dad, why didn't you tell me you were coming? Besides, I already let you know on my phone that I was safe and sound. It's okay, you don't need to worry about me."

Ye Wan's tone carried a hint of reproach: "You child, you don't want to tell the family anything, and you even told us that you were not injured. If we hadn't asked Ce Yan, we wouldn't have known that your hand was cut by Zhou An."

Ji Nianci glared at Shen Ceyan.

As Ye Wan spoke, she pulled up Ji Nianci's sleeve and carefully examined her wound. Seeing that her daughter's slender, fair arm was tightly wrapped in gauze, her eyes couldn't help but redden again.

Ji's father was also watching from the side, his brows furrowed tightly.

Seeing this, Ji Nianci quickly pulled down her sleeve and comforted the two of them: "It's alright, I'm fine, it's almost healed, it's just a minor injury, I'll go get the stitches removed in a couple of days."

"You even needed stitches? You little brat, you still say it's not serious? Can't you tell the truth?!"

Ji's father couldn't help but scold her.

Ji Nianci's eyes curved into a smile. She knew that her father cared about her, but he was just not good at expressing it.