Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Granny Li’s Invitation

    “Chu Chu works here, doesn’t she?”

    Aunt Tong nodded with a smile, “Yes, Old Madam Li, I asked around, and I heard that the Young Madam had just joined a short while ago.”

    “Is it a bit abrupt for me to come looking for her like this?”

    Aunt Tong, seeing Old Madam Li getting as nervous as a child, comforted her, “Not at all, the Young Madam will definitely be very surprised.”

    “That’s good, go ask which floor the Beiji Design Department is on...” Old Madam Li shook her long coat and said to Aunt Tong.

    Aunt Tong responded and was about to ask the security guard when she saw a woman with blond hair and blue eyes approaching.

    ...

    Deelia asked with a smile, “Madam, I just heard you mention the Beiji Design Department, are you here to have jewelry custom-made?”

    This old lady was dressed expensively, the imperial green jadeite on her right ring finger surely made her an important client!

    Old Madam Li looked at Deelia with uncertainty, “We do intend to, and you are?”

    “Let me introduce myself, I am Deelia, a senior designer at Beiji, here is my business card.” Deelia handed over her business card.

    Granny Li realized she was Chu Chu’s colleague and toned down her imposing air, appearing amiable as she said, “Hello.”

    “Madam, as Huaxians say, ‘a meeting is predestined,’ why don’t I take you upstairs to see my work? Our design department has many excellent designers, all dispatched from Europe to the Asian market...”

    Granny Li, not knowing which floor the design department was on, found it even better to be guided by a designer and complied.

    Deelia, seeing this, became even more eager, pulling her along to the design department reception room.

    Talking eloquently about the major awards she had won in Europe.

    Granny Li tried several times to say she already recognized a designer, but Deelia interrupted her each time. Gradually, Granny Li grew impatient, just listening without responding.

    Yichu came out to use the restroom and saw a familiar figure inside the reception room, thinking she was seeing things.

    Granny Li choked up, holding her hand. “Granny always knew you were a good child. But what kind of colleagues are these, slandering you so easily? Why don’t you quit? I’ll find you a more relaxed and easy job.”

    “There are crazies everywhere; I actually quite like this job,” Ning Yichu gently refused.

    Granny Li led Ning Yichu to chat in the reception room for a long while, asking about her experiences over the past five years and how she was doing now. Eventually, the conversation looped back to her past divorce.

    Granny Li lamented, “If I had known that jerk was going to divorce you, I would have stopped him.”

    “That’s the past now.”

    “It’s that jerk who had no fortune. To leave a good wife like you and choose that white lotus!” scolded Granny Li, then tentatively added, “But I never agreed to let that mistress into the family. If you’re willing, I can try to get you two back together...”

    Ning Yichu’s breath hitched, and she quickly interjected, “Granny, times have changed. We are not who we were anymore. I’m doing well now, and besides, don’t they have children now? Please don’t do anything foolish.”

    Granny Li felt even more distressed seeing her still considerate of others.

    If it were that white lotus, would she care about the children?

    But thinking of her little great-grandchildren, Granny Li couldn’t be too harsh.

    Although she disliked Jiangqing, Doudou and Chengcheng were, after all, the Li family’s blood.

    After the twins were born and Chengcheng suffered complications in the ICU, she had someone take Doudou to test for DNA, confirming their parentage.

    The newborns naturally couldn’t be away from their mother, so she couldn’t drive Jiangqing away either.

    “All right, that jerk doesn’t deserve you, having cheated during the marriage. Granny will find someone better for you. By the way, do you have someone now?”

    Ning Yichu was taken aback by Granny’s sudden change of subject, her cheeks blushing slightly. “Not at the moment.”

    “That’s okay. Granny’s having a birthday next week. I’ll invite some young, handsome men to the party. You can take your time choosing. If you like someone, Granny will handle it.”

    Ning Yichu’s eyelids twitched. “Granny, I’m not thinking about dating right now.”

    “Ah, I know that jerk hurt you deeply, but there’s no rush with love. We’ll take it slow. That’s settled then...” Granny Li handed her an invitation embroidered with golden threads, insistently saying, “You must come, okay?”