Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 245: The More Words, the Greater the Chance of Slipping up

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: The More Words, the Greater the Chance of Slipping up

After receiving a call from Lu Dawei, Pan Xiaohui hurried to the city. Pan Cheng was on a business trip outside the city and couldn’t be reached as he was on a plane.

Following the address given by Lu Dawei, Pan Xiaohui found the office where the three were located.

Upon entering, he saw that besides Chen Ningxi, there were others present. In his mind, he immediately decided that he could not reveal this relationship today.

He glanced at the three sitting to the side, walked to the desk, and greeted Chen Ningxi and Xiao Lijie with a smile.

"Hey sis, you’re here too." He then turned to Xiao Lijie, "Hello, sis."

Chen Ningxi’s expression was indifferent, "Call me Manager Chen at work; this is Director Xiao."

Pan Xiaohui immediately changed his address, "Manager Chen, Director Xiao."

If it were by Pan Cheng’s relation, Pan Xiaohui would call Chen Ningxi "aunt," but Pan Cheng had instructed him not to call her that in public or at her workplace, fearing it might affect her job.

Chen Ningxi said to Feng Yuan, who was yelling earlier, "Repeat what you just said in front of him."

Pan Xiaohui turned around, looking at Feng Yuan, who was shaking his leg and sulking, knowing that he was being stubborn again, and kicked him. "What’s going on?"

Feng Yuan sniffed, dodging the crucial points with an unnatural expression, "I said I’m friends with you, and she also knows your uncle. I asked her to let us off this time for the sake of friendship. She said no, insisted on fining us."

Fortunately, he didn’t mention her relationship with his uncle.

Pan Xiaohui withdrew his gaze and said with a mischievous smile, "Manager Chen, it’s nothing inappropriate, don’t take it to heart. They are not very educated, having mixed around since junior high. It wasn’t easy for them to find a gig to earn some living expenses. They don’t know stealing electricity is illegal. Can you forgive them this time?"

Chen Ningxi asked Feng Yuan, "Is that what you said? It seems more than that, right? Did you say Pan Xiaohui claimed I have a relationship with his uncle? Can you take responsibility for what you said earlier?"

Feng Yuan was just about to say he could when a sharp glance from Pan Xiaohui made him hold his tongue. Feng Yuan lowered his head, muttering a few inaudible words.

Chen Ningxi asked, "Pan Xiaohui, since you’re here, tell me, what is my relationship with your uncle?"

"What relationship? Isn’t it just that my uncle sells cables to your company?" Pan Xiaohui was adamant about not admitting it.

Chen Ningxi looked at the three, "Did you all hear clearly?"

Feng Yuan scratched his head and remained silent.

Fu Yanchen nodded, "I heard clearly."

Lu Dawei said, "Got it. I’ll be careful with my words in the future."

Pan Xiaohui frowned and walked over to Feng Yuan again, a men’s leather bag tucked under his left arm, hands in his pockets, bending down to nudge Feng Yuan’s shoulder, "All you do is talk nonsense all day, adding to my trouble."

Feng Yuan bit his lip, a hundred faces of defiance on his face.

Xiao Lijie, as a bystander, said, "Luckily, no outsiders heard what your friend said just now. If outsiders had heard, it would have been bad for Manager Chen’s reputation. The three of them even tried to threaten Manager Chen; you’d better explain it to your friend, so there’s no misunderstanding."

Pan Xiaohui caught the hint immediately, knowing the whole mess was thanks to Feng Yuan. He glared at him hard, cursing,

"You can’t get ivory from a dog’s mouth, and you’re threatening people? Just great!"

Turning around, he apologized with a smile, "Sorry, Manager Chen, he’s got a foul mouth, don’t listen to his gibberish."

Lu Dawei understood that Pan Xiaohui didn’t want others to know the relationship between his uncle and Manager Chen and was deliberately concealing it. So today’s situation was because of Feng Yuan’s rashness.

Lu Dawei said, "Manager Chen, we didn’t say Pan Uncle had any special relationship with you, just thought since there’s an acquaintance, maybe you could help us out for Pan Uncle’s sake. The fine is really too high. We rented the shop with money borrowed from relatives, didn’t even splurge on renovations, and the barber chairs and mirrors we bought were second-hand, already discarded by others. We really have a hard time, just trying to save some costs."

Pan Xiaohui nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that’s it. Manager Chen, they really have a tough time. Feng Yuan is only twenty, Fu Yanchen is a few months younger, and Lu Dawei just turned eighteen. They really have no money; they can’t come up with the thirty thousand for the fine. Considering they are working hard to make ends meet, can the penalty be waived?"

Chen Ningxi said, "The fine still needs to be paid, but considering it’s their first offense, and they don’t rely on their families, working hard out there, we can help them apply for a deferred payment."

Hearing this, Feng Yuan couldn’t sit still anymore and said to Pan Xiaohui, "See? No matter what, the fine has to be paid." He looked out the window, shaking his leg with an impatient look, a barely discernible curse, "Damn, what an act."

Seeing Chen Ningxi’s expression turn cold, Pan Xiaohui quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "I’ll pay the fine, okay?"

Feng Yuan wanted to argue back but was held down by Lu Dawei, "Don’t say anything. Owing Pan is better than owing the power company, right?"

Feng Yuan moved his lips, but swallowed his words.

Before leaving, Chen Ningxi told the three, "In the future, don’t talk nonsense about things without evidence."

Pan Xiaohui nodded repeatedly, "Yes, if there’s no basis, don’t say it out loud."

After the youngsters left, Xiao Lijie said to Chen Ningxi, "Kids these days think they can go anywhere just because they know a few people. Don’t take it to heart. They can say whatever, but we all know you’re not like that."

"Xiao, you’ve got experiences and can see things clearly. But I’m afraid some people will take any rumor seriously. I can’t cover others’ mouths, but I’ll do my best to be upright and have a clear conscience."

Too much talk is not helpful, and many words often miss the mark.

Leaving the enforcement office, Chen Ningxi clenched her phone tightly.

She had been prepared with a two-pronged strategy today; it was best if Pan Xiaohui could clear things up. If he had contributed nothing but confusion, she had other ways to deal with them.

At that moment, outside the power company,

Pan Xiaohui closed the car door, and the three in the car said in unison, "Pan, thank you for today."

"Thank me? You three almost got me in trouble today." Pan Xiaohui turned around, frowning at the people in the back seat, "Feng Yuan, are you stupid? Why say all that? It was at her workplace, and there were others present. If you exposed her and my uncle, are you crazy? Who would admit to that? Are you looking to ask for someone’s help or not? You not only talk behind her back but also threaten her? If it were me, I wouldn’t help you either."

Lu Dawei said, "Pan, we’ll pay back the fine money once we manage to scrape it together."

Pan Xiaohui looked at Lu Dawei, the most reliable of the three, "Oh, money’s no rush. Pay it back if you have it; if not, let it go. We’ve been playing together since we were little; I can handle a small thing like this."

"No way, we must repay it," Lu Dawei insisted.

Fu Yanchen agreed, "We definitely have to repay you, not a small sum. Your money didn’t just fall from the sky."

Feng Yuan, realizing his earlier attitude was wrong, said, "Bro, I was wrong. Should I apologize to her?"

"You better stay away; who knows what you might say to tick her off again. If she complains to my uncle, I’ll be in for it." Pan Xiaohui started the car and pulled away.

...

Chen Ningxi went to the supermarket and bought two pounds of live shrimp, just placed in the pot, preparing to make salt-baked shrimp when a video call from Cheng Qiaobei came through.