Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 125 The Board is Alarmed (2)

Chapter 125: Chapter 125 The Board is Alarmed (2)

Men are better than women at concealing their age, a fact which seemed to be fully demonstrated in Xiao Jianming.

If the father is like this, is the son the same?

Gu Nuan suddenly imagined what her fake husband would look like on the day he grew old.

Perhaps it was because he had served in the military and came from an army background, having honed himself for many years in the military, Xiao Jianming’s demeanor, even in its subtlest expressions, exuded the imposing presence of mountains pressing forth and a cavalry of thousands charging.

Gu Nuan remembered an official report that once interviewed Xiao Jianming, in which he candidly said that without the military Chapter of his life, he would not have achieved his glorious career today.

The man on the throne was decisive and strict, preferring to rule his company with military discipline, and it was with this iron-fisted approach that he had effectively built the Changda Empire of today.

This military philosophy had never changed for Xiao Jianming, as if it were forged into his very bones and blood.

It made his face, his features, display an expression of meticulous severity. His profound eyes harbored an aggressive command befitting a sovereign.

Gu Nuan reflected that her husband, as well as the Xiao Yebai she met the previous night, did seem to bear a real resemblance to this man.

However, Xiao Yebai’s elder sister appeared to resemble him even more. Xiao Yebai himself might have inherited more features from his mother, making his facial features more delicate.

"You may leave," Xiao Jianming suddenly spoke out.

Gu Nuan knew he wasn’t referring to her, yet she was still privately surprised to hear him personally dismiss Xiaoliu.

Xiaoliu seemed to have been standing in place ever since she came in, perhaps forgetting that she was only there to bring Gu Nuan for questioning, with no qualification to linger in the board meeting room.

At that moment, the contempt Xiaoliu had previously held for Gu Nuan was replaced by an indescribable flush of embarrassment on her face.

It might be one thing for Gu Nuan to be interrogated, but compared to Xiaoliu, Gu Nuan certainly had the opportunity to speak face-to-face with the directors and the chairman.

After all, some people, even after more than a decade at Changda, had never managed to exchange a single word directly with Xiao Jianming.

Xiaoliu left begrudgingly.

When she shut the door, the slight thud sounded exceptionally loud due to the silence inside, like the bell that signals the start of a race, instantly tensing the atmosphere in the conference room.

The mood in the room suddenly turned explosive.

Gu Nuan could feel her heartbeat accelerating once more.

Someone among the seated asked, "Isn’t Director Chen coming?"

Chen Jiaming had visited Fang Yongxing the night before to understand the situation, making him the only high-ranking official who had recently dealt with the incident and should have been present to report back to the board and the chairman.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

After two knocks from outside, the door to the conference room swung open with a creak.

Chen Jiaming, along with Sister Cai, entered the scene.

They were the only two people Gu Nuan had met before in this setting. Of course, she did not expect, given their practically non-existent relationship with her, that they would speak up for her in this meeting.

Chen Jiaming bowed to the other senior members present, expressing his apologies for being late.

Within the executive board, Chen Jiaming was the youngest.

Following a nod from Xiao Jianming, Chen Jiaming sat down at one of the more rear positions with Sister Cai.

Gu Nuan remained standing at the far end of the conference room, far from those Changda top executives, especially the man sitting on the throne.

At this moment, she began to forget that this was the first time she was meeting her father-in-law.