Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 351: In name only, an Assistant

Chapter 351: Chapter 351: In name only, an Assistant

"Of course, dealing with women is none of my business," Xia Ning crossed her arms and looked down at Xia Cheng with disdain, "I’m just kindly reminding you, this person is dad’s assistant. You can’t tell me you don’t know what their relationship is!"

"So what," Xia Cheng said carelessly, "You also know how often our dad changes assistants; they’re nominally assistants, but in reality, they’re all mistresses. They don’t really have to do anything—just keep the old man happy."

What Xia Cheng said was the truth, and over the years, Xia Ning had been very dissatisfied with Xia Guoxiong’s personal behavior. To be exact, she felt that Xia Guoxiong’s actions were embarrassing for her, as reputation also mattered, right?

But feeling embarrassed was one thing, and persuading him was another. Xia Ning never attempted to persuade Xia Guoxiong because she knew all too well it was pointless.

As for Xia Cheng, the general manager of Xia Group, many people said he was a spineless loser, but in some respects, Xia Cheng could be considered to have outdone his father.

For example, with women—though Xia Cheng was the son, he had been with even more women than his father, Xia Guoxiong. Moreover, women would constantly come to cause trouble for Xia Cheng, and from time to time, Xia Ning would have to step in and deal with them for her brother.

Therefore, now that Xia Ning caught Xia Cheng watching a video of a beautiful woman, and she happened to be Xia Guoxiong’s assistant, she wasn’t really surprised. The words she had just spoken were less of a warning and more like schadenfreude, or maybe she was just safeguarding her own exit strategy.

After all, given her understanding of her brother, regarding Xia Guoxiong’s assistant, he either already had his hands on her, or he was resolute in not giving up until he did.

With this in mind, Xia Ning’s smile grew even broader, "Brother, I’m just kindly reminding you, if you really anger Dad, you won’t end up well."

Having said this, Xia Ning didn’t linger any longer. She swung her hips and walked towards the staircase.

Xia Cheng turned and watched Xia Ning, contempt filling his narrow eyes, and his words were unkind, "Hmph, you just have He Xing on your mind. You can’t get him, so you wish others ill fortune?"

Of course, these words were only muttered in his heart. He grew up with Xia Ning and knew all too well that although she appeared as an innocent flower on the surface, she could be ruthlessly cunning, perhaps even his father had to keep his distance.

Xia Cheng would always remember that in their youth, Xia Ning came up with countless schemes to deal with Fu Han, and he was always the sacrificial pawn upholding Xia Ning’s self-image, without the chance to argue in his own defense.

Thinking of this, rage bubbled up inside Xia Cheng. His gaze fell on the phone screen, thinking of the enchanting dance he had just watched, and he couldn’t help but feel an itch that spread a warmth from the pit of his stomach.

Xia Cheng scrolled through his Whatsapp contacts and found a name, sending out a message: "Nuannuan, are you free tonight? Let’s meet at our usual place."

Nuannuan, Xia Guoxiong’s assistant Qin Nuan, had for many years been the only one who stayed with Xia Guoxiong for more than half a year; of course, Mr. Ji was the exception.

Though Mr. Ji was nominally Xia Guoxiong’s assistant, everyone knew he was more than that. He had made significant contributions to Xia Group and even held shares in the company—a substantial amount, it was rumored.

It took less than five minutes for Qin Nuan to reply: "Your dad’s still here, but he’s gone to take a shower. He’ll probably leave in about half an hour, whether you come or not is up to you."

The itch in Xia Cheng’s heart grew even stronger, and he replied almost without hesitation: "Come, come, once the old man leaves, I’ll head over!"

After receiving the reply, Xia Cheng finally laughed, then hurriedly ran upstairs and back to his room to shower, afraid of even the slightest delay.

After using nearly half a bottle of perfume and half a bottle of hair gel, Xia Cheng looked at himself in the mirror, feeling particularly satisfied, and hummed a tune as he took his keys and left the house.

He had been somewhat worried about how to explain if he ran into Xia Ning, but fortunately, she hadn’t come out of her own room, saving him the trouble of explaining.

Xia Cheng hummed a tune all the way to Qin Nuan’s apartment complex, arriving in less than twenty minutes at great speed.

The reason he could arrive so quickly was all thanks to Xia Guoxiong’s selfishness, as Xia Guoxiong had rented an apartment for Qin Nuan in a high-end complex not far from the Xia Family mansion, just to have frequent dates with her. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be convenient for Xia Cheng.

As Xia Cheng was about to park his car below Qin Nuan’s building, out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of Xia Guoxiong’s car not far ahead.

Inexplicably, sweat broke out on Xia Cheng’s forehead. He hurriedly drove away, finding the most secluded spot possible to park in the complex, then sneaked back to the small grove next to Xia Guoxiong’s car to wait for him to leave before going upstairs.

What was supposed to be a short wait turned into an hour. Although it was already autumn, the mosquitoes were particularly many and vicious. Xia Cheng’s neck, hands, and ankles were covered in bites.

What’s worse, knowing his father was upstairs, he didn’t dare to call Qin Nuan, for fear of being caught red-handed by his father.

When the sounds from the small grove had died down quite a bit, two figures finally appeared at the gate. Qin Nuan, arm in arm with Xia Guoxiong, descended. They were so close together, like conjoined twins.

Xia Guoxiong got into the car, and Qin Nuan even popped her head into the car window to give Xia Guoxiong a kiss, then stood in place, watching as he drove away.

Once Xia Guoxiong’s car was out of sight, Qin Nuan turned and walked step by step toward the small grove where Xia Cheng was hiding. She stood at the edge of the grove, standing tall and straight, and spoke to the pitch-dark woods, "Aren’t you coming out?"

Having waited so long, Xia Cheng was already fuming. Hearing this, he could no longer care about his numb legs and rushed to Qin Nuan, dragging her into the woods without a word.

Soon enough, sounds of intimacy began to rise. Luckily, it was late at night, the moon hid behind the clouds, and even if they were to have a wild encounter, nobody would notice, and the light from the street lamps couldn’t reach inside the woods.

Minutes later, the intimate sounds ceased, replaced by the rustling of clothing.

Once she was dressed, Qin Nuan was the first to emerge from the woods. She looked at Xia Cheng following her out and smiled radiantly, "Xia Cheng, even though you’re younger than your father, I have to say, you simply don’t measure up to him."

Xia Cheng, already fiery with anger, grew even more irate at her words and threatened, "Keep talking nonsense, and see if I don’t make you beg for mercy."