Quenching

With a wave of his hand, the head steward ordered the servants to quickly gather calligraphy, paintings, and decorative items.

"Aunt, aunt..."

Qi Wanyun turned her head and caught a glimpse of Wu Haofeng walking confidently into Madam Jinqiu's room, curiously asking the servant in the blue suit.

"Why was Wu Haofeng able to get in so easily?"

"Mother……"

Xing Songfeng sobbed as he went upstairs, and in front of Qi Wanyun, he pushed open the door to Madam Jinqiu's room.

Qi Wanyun became even more dissatisfied and raised her voice to question the servant in the blue suit.

"Why can they both get in, but I can't?"

The servant said calmly.

"Second Young Madam, no one is stopping you from coming in!"

"But last time I and..."

"Qi Wanyun, what's wrong? Did Xing Songfeng bully you again? Don't mind him, come play ice hockey with me."

Dan Shuanglingze took Qi Wanyun's hand and walked gracefully towards the elevator.

Qi Wanyun turned her gaze to Madam Jinqiu's door, swallowed hard, and trembled slightly.

Dan Shuanglingze held Qi Wanyun's hand tightly and gave instructions to the servants behind him.

"Turn on the car's air conditioning first, then bring my light pink cloak to Qi Wanyun."

Xing Songfeng lay back on the sofa in Madam Jinqiu's room, staring at Wu Haofeng sitting behind Madam Jinqiu with a worthless look on his face, and said boredly.

"Mom, can the three of us play games for a while?"

Wu Haofeng stared at the computer game in front of Madam Jinqiu, took Madam Jinqiu's water glass, and retorted impatiently.

"Go play by yourself."

"My mom plays Spider Solitaire, but you don't play. What are you staring at the screen for all the time?"

"I'm happy."

Lady Jinqiu glanced at the bored Xing Songfeng and slowly parted her lips.

"Have you been going to the lab every day lately? Haven't you been hanging out with your friends?"

“I want to play too, but my cousin is watching me closely. If I don’t listen, he’ll stop my card and cut off my company’s pay.”

"How much of what you learned from your uncle has you two retained?"

Wu Haofeng held the water cup of Madam Jinqiu in both hands and handed it to her.

“We remember all of that.”

Xing Songfeng rested one hand on the back of his head, dangling his toes, and pressed on with the question.

"Mom, don't you also dislike Huang Qiaqia being my cousin-in-law?"

Madam Jinqiu handed Wu Haofeng a feng shui cup and gave him a look. Wu Haofeng got up and opened the door. Xing Songfeng covered his mouth with one hand and shook his head. Wu Haofeng closed the door, returned to the seat behind Madam Jinqiu, and continued to stare at the Spider Solitaire on the computer with a smile on his lips.

******

At the dining table, Xing Songfeng watched as Shan Shuanglingze put down her chopsticks, took Wanli Ruoyu's arm, and walked towards the elevator. Wanli Fuguang pulled out Huang Qiaqia's chair, took Huang Qiaqia's schoolbag from the servant, and walked with her. His wife, staring at the tablet in her hand, got up and sighed deeply.

Xing Songfeng glanced at the empty dining table, then turned and walked towards another restaurant.

Xing Songfeng's gaze found Wu Haofeng, and he was about to speak when he saw Wu Haofeng walking towards the elevator with a big smile.

As Xing Songfeng stepped off the elevator, the servant in the blue suit gave him his instructions.

"Mr. Wu Haofeng instructed that if you enter Madam Jin Qiu's room, your photo at the club will immediately appear on Qi Wanyun's desk."

Xing Songfeng asked in a huff.

"Wu Haofeng went to play Spider Solitaire with my mom again?"

"They took the paper window decorations inside."

"He's so boring, he doesn't play with me, and he's a grown man who spends his time cutting paper snowflakes with my mom."

The servant in the blue suit sighed.

"Nothing is boring when you're with someone you love."

Xing Songfeng turned and walked towards Shan Shuanglingze's bedroom to play with his daughter.

Dan Shuanglingze reached out and pulled off the hat strap on the little white dumpling's head.

"Oh dear, I told you not to wear hats with straps, but you never remember."

“I’m watching her every moment. I can’t control my granddaughter. Look at the clear lake water under the hat, the orange petals are more charming than the yellow ones.”

Wanli Ruoyu complained, but she didn't stop Shan Shuanglingze from taking off his hat.

"Please bring everything. Come here, baby, let Grandma give you a hug."

Dan Shuanglingze nimbly picked up the little white ball and gently rubbed her face. Xing Songfeng immediately moved closer.

"I'll go out and have fun with you guys too."

Dan Shuangling smoothed down the brim of the little white dumpling's hat, Wanli Ruoyu put her arm around Dan Shuangling's shoulder, pushed aside the obstacle in front of them, and the two of them took a step forward together.

Undeterred, Xing Songfeng circled around to the two of them once more.

"If your uncle goes with you, and we run into the same situation again, it might..."

Before Xing Songfeng could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through his leg. Wanli Ruoyu lowered her leg and wrapped her arms around Shan Shuanglingze's slender waist.

Dan Shuang Lingze glanced at Bai Wanli Ruoyu and gave her a curt reminder.

"Don't hit her father in front of my granddaughter, it will create a bad memory for her."

"Yes, yes, yes, I forgot my precious granddaughter was there. I'll remember next time."

"What happened last time?"

"What else can Xing Songfeng do besides cause trouble?"

While idly strolling along the pine-covered path, gazing at the brilliant sunshine, I decided to wander around aimlessly and unknowingly ended up at my own company headquarters.

In the group's conference room, Coco sat in the middle of the round table with her feet propped up on the desk, looking completely unfazed. She played on her phone and said leisurely.

"So what if I embezzled? So what if I broke the law?"

Qi Wanyun, suppressing her anger, walked to Coco's seat and questioned her.

"You knowingly broke the law? And you said it so confidently."

Coco casually tossed out a sentence.

"So what? Go ahead and arrest me."

Unable to contain her anger, Qi Wanyun suddenly stood up and gritted her teeth.

"Coco, did you say that yourself? Everyone heard it."

Coco snorted lightly, her face showing an arrogant and indifferent expression.

"Yes, that's what I said, Coco. But Qi Wanyun, don't blame me for not reminding you. If you call the police to arrest me today, on the second day, you'll not only have to respectfully invite me back, on the third day, you'll have to publicly apologize to me, and on the fourth day, you won't dare not give me a promotion and a raise."

With a "smack," Qi Wanyun threw down the documents in her hand and roared in anger.

"Keep dreaming! Coco, this isn't over until I've put you in jail for life."

Coco shook her head, looking disgusted.

"What are you relying on? Your Wanli family is broke and has started selling antiques and calligraphy to make a living, yet you still dare to challenge me. In the end, it's only a matter of time before your Wanli family is divided up by creditors."

Qi Wanyun's imposing manner softened slightly, and she spoke sharply.

“Coco, you are a shareholder. Your public embezzlement is aimed at everyone in the office. Everyone is implicated and everyone’s interests are harmed.”

"So what? Only a few of your Wanli family's die-hard loyalists are still working diligently. A few cowards are scraping together scraps from here and there, hesitant and timid. The majority of the rest of you are starting to openly try every means to take away what we deserve."