Aunt Ruan showed no leniency towards the Qiao family and would criticize them at every turn.

Tang Xia was inside, unable to suppress her laughter any longer, and finally opened the door and came out.

"Mom and Dad, you're finally back. Are you alright?"

Feeling ashamed, Mr. and Mrs. Qiao didn't want Tang Xia to know that they had been locked in a small dark room by the tour guide and almost couldn't get out because they were greedy for small gains, so they waved their hands and said, "It's okay, nothing happened."

But Qiao Zhiyu was really screwed over by them this time.

He missed a very important meeting at the hospital because he was going to pick them up. The consultation with experts from the capital might have considered taking him on as an apprentice, but now that opportunity is completely out of the question for him.

Just then, the doorbell rang again.

As luck would have it, Lin Yiyue also came with her son.

Upon seeing Qiao Zhiyu, she couldn't help but tear up, her voice trembling as she asked, "Brother Zhiyu, are Uncle and Aunt alright? I haven't slept well for several nights since I heard about their accident."

But this time, Qiao Zhiyu didn't comfort her immediately.

"Yiyue, is the bank card I use to give my parents living expenses with you?"

"Yes, yes, what's wrong?"

A while ago, while Tang Xia was in the hospital for postpartum care, Lin Yiyue came to coax the elderly couple every day. No one knows what methods she used, but she managed to get these two people, who value money as much as their lives, to entrust their living expenses to her for safekeeping.

Qiao Zhiyu said with some dissatisfaction, "This tour group is obviously a scam. Why didn't you check it before signing my parents up?"

Lin Yiyue also felt very wronged.

Although the elderly couple said they entrusted their money to her for safekeeping, she couldn't make decisions for them. Besides, if they insisted on going, she couldn't just lock them at home and not let them go out.

"Brother Zhiyu, I never expected things to turn out this way. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'm the one who caused Uncle and Aunt to end up like this..."

Lin Yiyue used a strategy of retreat as a means of advancement.

In the blink of an eye, tears immediately fell.

And she also knew how best to handle Qiao Zhiyu.

Sure enough, upon seeing her like this, Qiao Zhiyu couldn't bear to blame her anymore.

However, he still took the bank card back, turned around and stuffed it into Tang Xia's hand: "You keep it."

Lin Yiyue's face turned pale instantly.

In the past, Tang Xia would have been happy to gain Qiao Zhiyu's trust, but now, she didn't want this hot potato at all.

Tang Xia pushed the bank card back: "Zhiyu, Miss Lin just said that she didn't do it on purpose. Aren't you hurting her feelings by doing this?"

Previously, Tang Xia had been at odds with Lin Yiyue, but this time she actually stood up for her, which was hard for everyone to believe.

Especially Qiao Zhiyu.

He felt that he could no longer understand the person in front of him.

"Honey, I thought you wouldn't like this kind of thing."

"How could that be? I've been thinking about it these past few days, and I realize I was being too petty. Miss Lin and you grew up together, and she even saved Zhi Nuan. Your relationship is definitely different. Besides, Miss Lin is better at taking care of Mom and Dad than I am. Don't worry, I'll learn from Miss Lin in the future and try my best to make Mom and Dad even more satisfied."

These words made Qiao Zhiyu and his parents feel very pleased.

But Lin Yiyue was dumbfounded.

These were originally her words!

Qiao Zhiyu needed to rush back to the hospital, so he listened to Tang Xia and continued to hand over the bank card to Lin Yiyue for safekeeping.

"Honey, you take care of things at home. I have to work overtime at the hospital these next few days."

"Okay, don't worry."

Tang Xia tried her best to play the role of a good wife.

But it wasn't to win Qiao Zhiyu's heart back to her; rather, it was to make certain people even more restless.

Before Lin Yiyue left, the look in her eyes as she stared at Tang Xia seemed to want to bore a hole through her.

Since Mr. and Mrs. Qiao had caused a great disaster, they didn't dare to be too arrogant at home and silently returned to their room.

Tang Xia smiled somewhat embarrassedly at Aunt Ruan: "Aunt Ruan, I'm sorry you had to see this."

Aunt Ruan shook her head and comforted her, "It's alright, I've seen plenty of people like this. Aren't you going out this afternoon? Go on, Niannian, I'll take care of things here."

"Yes, I'm going to Huanyu Group this afternoon to submit the design drafts," Tang Xia said as she packed her things.

Aunt Ruan's expression suddenly froze upon hearing the company's name.

"You said you're going to Huanyu?"

"Hmm, Aunt Ruan, you've heard of this company too?"

Aunt Ruan could barely suppress her smile: "Big companies, they must have heard of them to some extent. We're not the kind of old fogies who lock themselves in their rooms all day."

"That's true. Then I'll leave Niannian in your care, Aunt Ruan. I'll be back as soon as possible."

"It's okay, it's fine if you come back a little later."

Although Tang Xia felt that what he said was a bit strange, she was in a hurry and didn't think about it too much. She took a taxi and arrived at Huanyu Group.

The previous two times he came, Jin Xinghan personally drove him here.

This was the first time she had entered through the main entrance.

Tang Xia approached the front desk: "Hello, I'm looking for General Manager Jin."

The receptionist smiled politely and asked, "Do you have an appointment?"

"Yes, my name is Tang Xia."

"Okay, please wait a moment while I call to verify."

The process of getting into a large company is indeed complicated, but that's precisely why it prevents just anyone from coming and going.

While waiting for verification, a quarrel suddenly broke out not far away.

There was a voice that sounded vaguely familiar.

She turned around and spotted Qiao Zhinuan in the crowd.

Tang Xia hadn't forgotten about her breaking her computer, and didn't want to see her at all right now.

But sometimes, people are just unlucky.

The moment her gaze fell upon that direction, Qiao Zhinuan also happened to look up in that direction.

"Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law!"

Qiao Zhinuan suddenly waved at her.

Tang Xia wanted to pretend she didn't know her, so she deliberately lowered her head and pretended not to hear.

Qiao Zhinu broke free from the security guards' encirclement and ran towards her: "Sister-in-law, I just called you, why didn't you answer me?"

Tang Xia sighed deeply before looking up at her: "What are you doing here?"

Qiao Zhinu waved the resume in her hand at her and said, "I came for an interview, but they wouldn't let me go up. How can such a big company bully people like this?"

She's a senior in college this year, and it's definitely time for her to look for a job.

However, Tang Xia knows her abilities best, so why would she receive an interview invitation from Huanyu?

Before she could voice her doubts, she saw the resume in Qiao Zhinuan's hand, which contained all of Tang Xia's artwork from her university days.

Tang Xia was so angry she almost laughed: "Zhi Nuan, you're stealing my design to submit your resume. If the company finds out, they'll blacklist you!"

Although Qiao Zhinu felt guilty, she had no idea what a big deal this was.

"What do you mean by misappropriation? Sister-in-law, that's really harsh of you. Shouldn't you be on my side now? We're family."

Tang Xia sneered: "My surname is Tang, and yours is Qiao. How can we call ourselves family?"

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