Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 280: Long Time No See? [Extra Update!]

Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Long Time No See? [Extra Update!]

Cheng Jiaming also turned to ask his mom, "Mom, has Dad come yet?"

"Of course, your dad came with Xiao Chen’s dad!"

Cheng Jiaming cheered, "Yay, yay, yay, my dad is back too!"

It had been almost half a month since the little guy had seen his dad, so it was natural for him to miss his father.

Soon after, Su Xi’s phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and saw it was the park’s manager, Deng Wei. "What’s the situation?"

"President Su, there’s a Mr. Shen Zhaonan who wants to apply for a membership card, but our park’s reception desk refused him. However, he said that his wife, Han Jiangxue, is very familiar with you and asked us to call you to confirm this matter," Deng Wei said.

Normally, the park could process membership applications following standard procedures, but a sudden notice from the president’s assistant had just come through to halt issuing new cards for the next two days and not to accept new members. Therefore, the staff simply followed the senior management’s instructions.

By chance, a gentleman had just arrived, and no matter what the front desk said, he wouldn’t take no for an answer. He even claimed to know the boss and had an appointment to meet the boss there. Thinking that Shen Zhaonan had made an appointment with Deng Wei, the front desk called him.

When Deng Wei arrived and saw Shen Zhaonan, he stated that he didn’t recognize him. After learning that Shen Zhaonan’s wife was the female celebrity Han Jiangxue, who was currently recording a show there, and that he was looking for the boss, Deng Wei then called Su Xi.

Remembering Han Jiangxue’s arrogant demeanor in the ski resort’s rest area earlier, Su Xi couldn’t help but scoff, "I don’t know her. Handle it according to the standard procedure."

"Understood, President Su."

After hanging up the phone, Deng Wei smiled politely at Shen Zhaonan, "I’m sorry, Mr. Shen, our boss says she doesn’t know your wife Han Jiangxue. Perhaps there’s been some misunderstanding?"

Shen Zhaonan frowned, "Doesn’t know her? That’s impossible. Are you sure there’s no mistake? Isn’t your boss Mrs. Cheng?"

Han Jiangxue had clearly told him that she had made arrangements to meet Mrs. Cheng here tomorrow!

Deng Wei kept his polite smile and repeated his earlier statement, "Yes, sir, our boss is Mrs. Cheng. She personally told me that she doesn’t know your wife Han Jiangxue."

Shen Zhaonan’s heart sank. It seemed that Han Jiangxue was indeed deceiving him from the very start, just as his mother had said.

So much for being close with Mrs. Cheng and having an appointment to meet. It was all lies to pacify him!

At this point, Shen Zhaonan’s few remaining shreds of trust in Han Jiangxue dissipated. If he failed to meet the Cheng Zheng couple in Jincheng, not only would his financial issues remain unresolved, but he would also become a laughingstock back in Jiangcheng.

The reception desk explained to Shen Zhaonan once more, "I’m sorry, sir. The park’s system is currently down, so we can’t process new memberships at this time. If needed, we can arrange for you to stay at another resort under our corporate group. Would that be okay?"

Shen Zhaonan replied displeased, "No need."

Shen Zhaonan sat down on a sofa in the lobby to ponder how to contact Han Jiangxue when her call came through.

Shen Zhaonan’s gaze rested coldly on the caller ID displaying ’Wife’, and with a downturned mouth, he pressed the answer button;

"Honey, have you arrived at the resort? We’re nearly done with filming here, and there’s no live broadcast this afternoon. After you get here, we can all go for a walk with Yibo. Oh, and you haven’t had lunch yet, right? Wait for you to get in and we’ll have lunch together," Han Jiangxue babbled on, not hearing any response on the other end. Thinking the signal was poor, she checked her phone and then spoke into it again, "Honey, can you hear me?"

"Mhm, I just got to the park’s main entrance, but the front desk says they aren’t issuing membership cards anymore. Didn’t you say you were close with Mrs. Cheng? Contact Mrs. Cheng and have her let the front desk know, so they can let me in."

When Shen Zhaonan said this, he still harbored a sliver of hope, hoping that Han Jiangxue wasn’t deceiving him and that everything just now had been a misunderstanding.

Upon hearing this, Han Jiangxue immediately laughed and said, "Alright, then wait for me a moment. I’ll head over to the reception hall to find you and take the opportunity to call Mrs. Cheng."

"Okay, I’ll wait for you here."

Han Jiangxue was in the hotel room when she called Shen Zhaonan; after returning from the ski slopes, she had changed her clothes. Over the past few days of recording the program, she had been wearing that unflattering black down jacket provided by Xiaowen. Now that she knew Shen Zhaonan was coming, she would rather freeze to death than keep wearing it.

After hanging up the phone, she stood in front of the mirror. The black down jacket had been replaced with the C-brand coat she wore on the first day of the program recording. Looking in the mirror, she applied lipstick to herself; she was very confident in her appearance.

At that moment, her heart was also filled with pride.

"Yibo, how about I take you to see Daddy now?"

Upon hearing that his father was coming, Shen Yibo became overjoyed, "Is my daddy here?"

"Yes, your daddy is right at the front reception center. I’ll take you to find him."

"Yay!"

Han Jiangxue, taking Shen Yibo with her, left the hotel and got on the park tour vehicle she had found the day before. After boarding, she suddenly remembered that she had not yet contacted Su Xi.

She immediately dialed the only number she had for Su Xi’s assistant on her phone.

At that time, Su Xi’s assistant was dining on hotpot in the park’s restaurant along with Su Xi, just not in the same private room.

The assistants and drivers were in a private room on this side, while the president and the wives were in the adjoining one.

Seeing the incoming call from Han Jiangxue, the assistant immediately stood up and went to the next room. She knocked on the door and only entered after getting permission, "President Su, there’s a call for you."

Su Xi did not even raise her eyelids, stretched out her hand to take the phone from the assistant, and pressed the answer button,

"Hello, this is Han Jiangxue, I’m looking for Mrs. Cheng."

Su Xi: "I am her."

Han Jiangxue was startled, she hadn’t expected Su Xi to be the one answering the call, "Mrs. Cheng, it’s been a while. I’m Han Jiangxue. I was in contact with your assistant all of yesterday. We had agreed to meet with you tomorrow at noon along with my husband. My husband is already at the entrance to our resort..."

Han Jiangxue did not continue her sentence. She felt that a person like Su Xi should understand what she was trying to say; saying more would be pointless.

With a sneer tugging at the corner of her lips, Su Xi feigned difficulty and sighed, "It’s been a while? Hmm! I just met Mrs. Shen not long ago. How could Mrs. Shen be so forgetful?"

Han Jiangxue was stunned once again. Had she met with Su Xi? When?

Just a second ago, she was wondering why Su Xi’s voice sounded so familiar; now, upon hearing that they had just met not long ago, she reacted—could Su Xi be the woman from the ski slopes just before?

In that instant, Han Jiangxue’s mind went blank!