CHAPTER 157: CHAPTER 157: MUTUAL FLATTERY

"It’s nothing, I’ll go take a shower and rest for a while. Tingyu, can you help me with something?" Ningwan said.

Wangyue pouted unhappily, "Miss Ye, why are you asking Sister Tingyu again? Why not make use of me?"

"Just stay in your room and watch TV, there’s no need to compete for work." Tingyu reprimanded with a stern face.

Wangyue stuck her tongue out playfully, not daring to complain further.

Ningwan handed a letter to Tingyu, asking her to deliver it to Wu Wei’s place and give it to him.

In fact, it wasn’t anything important.

Ningwan could tell that Tingyu had a heavy heart.

Not having protected her well this time, Ningwan felt guilty.

So she arranged some tasks for her to help alleviate her mental burden.

Tingyu naturally understood her intentions and left gratefully with the letter.

Wu Wei happened to be home and answered the door when he heard the doorbell.

Seeing Tingyu, he was momentarily stunned before asking, "Who are you looking for?"

"I’m looking for Wu Wei," Tingyu said in a cool, clear voice.

"I am Wu Wei."

The girl had an elegant and otherworldly appearance, with an aloofness and pride between her brows. He was sure he had never met her before, or he would have remembered.

"Miss Ye asked me to deliver a letter to you." Tingyu handed the letter to Wu Wei.

Wu Wei was so mesmerized by Tingyu that he didn’t react right away and forgot to take the letter.

Tingyu frowned.

"Hey, did you hear what I said?"

"Ah? Yes, I heard, sorry." Wu Wei quickly apologized.

His ears turned red, and he hurriedly took the letter.

After delivering the letter, Tingyu turned and left.

Wu Wei stood at the door holding the letter, somewhat dazed, watching Tingyu’s silhouette until it disappeared.

Wu Taotao was also home, but she was sleeping.

The doorbell woke her up; she rubbed her eyes and sat dazed for a while before getting out of bed.

But as soon as she opened the door, she saw her brother standing dazed at the entrance.

She couldn’t help but frown.

Walking over, she pushed him and asked, "What are you daydreaming about? Is there a fairy at the door?"

Wu Wei snapped out of it and blushed deeply.

That girl just now, wasn’t she indeed like a fairy?

"Why are you blushing?" Wu Taotao asked, horrified.

Wu Wei cleared his throat and maintained a straight face, "It’s hot, this is a letter from Ye Ningwan."

"Ningning sent a letter?" Wu Taotao asked in surprise.

She quickly took the letter and opened it.

Wu Wei suddenly remembered; it was a letter entrusted to him by Ye Ningwan and snatched it back.

"Wu Taotao, give the letter back to me. It was given to me by Ye Ningwan."

"And just because it was given to you, I can’t read it? I already did." Wu Taotao quickly skimmed the letter.

The letter’s contents were simple; it asked Wu Wei to go to a place and find someone.

Inside the envelope was also a card containing money.

"Who does Ningning want you to find?" Wu Taotao returned the letter to Wu Wei.

Wu Wei said, "You don’t need to worry about it. I’ll be leaving tomorrow. Behave yourself here, and also, stay away from that Leng Ziqing. He’s always got a long face like someone owes him."

"His father is dead, after all. You’re just jealous of him. Senior Brother Leng has girls who like him, and you don’t, so you can’t stand seeing him doing well."

"I’m jealous of him? Tsk." Wu Wei sneered.

But when it came to girls.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of the girl delivering the letter.

Quickly, he shook his head to dispel the fanciful ideas from his mind.

He quickly planned how to leave conveniently.

Wu Taotao knew that Ye Ningwan was in Jiangcheng, so she wasted no time calling her to invite her out for a meal.

But Ye Ningwan had just fallen asleep.

With her eyes closed, she said, "Not now, I’m tired and sleeping."

"Then I’ll come find you tomorrow," Wu Taotao suggested.

Ningwan agreed.

The next day, she heard about the Ye family’s house being burned down.

The Ye Family was one of the four major families in Jiangcheng. However, the company was acquired, and even the house was burned.

Such startling news was enough to dominate Jiangcheng’s news headlines.

There were various rumors about the Ye family house burning incident, even supernatural stories.

The general idea was that Mr. Ye was sinister and wouldn’t rest even in death.

He wanted to take the house with him when he died, leaving no room for his descendants to live.

"Miss Ye, was your grandfather really that horrible?"

Wangyue approached with a gossip magazine, looking curious and seeking guidance.

Ye Ningwan was drinking tea and replied blandly, "He wasn’t a good person anyway."

Wangyue shook her head, "How horrible. Look at our Old Sir Xie, he cherishes our little master deeply. Miss Ye, once you marry our little master, our Old Sir Xie will cherish you, too."

"Who’s getting married?" Wu Taotao burst in.

Wangyue said unhappily, "You, why don’t you ever knock?"

"The door doesn’t matter; why should I knock? Ningning, who’s this cute little girl?"

Wangyue’s face turned red in an instant, shyly looking at Wu Taotao and asking, "Am I adorable?"

Earlier, she found Wu Taotao annoying; now, she seemed like a big beauty.

Wu Taotao laughed and said, "Of course, you’re the cutest girl I’ve ever seen."

"Sister, you’re also very pretty, the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen," Wangyue quickly complimented back.

Ningwan was speechless.

"Can you two stop the mutual flattery?"

The two of them playfully stuck out their tongues and exchanged smiles.

"Introduce yourselves to each other. Wangyue, please leave for now. I need to talk to Taotao."

Wangyue nodded.

After leaving, Wu Taotao closed the door.

"Ningning, have you heard about the Ye family’s incident?"

"Yeah, I saw it in the news. It’s hard not to know with news that big."

"They brought this on themselves. I just found out that yesterday they tried to burn you to death," Wu Taotao said indignantly.

Ningwan sneered, "It seems Mr. Ye’s dying wish was for my death. Sadly, their plans backfired. His sons and granddaughter bungled the job, and they offended Zhan Hanjue. Now, the Ye family stands no chance in Jiangcheng."

"By the way, you were with Zhan Hanjue yesterday. Did you two clear up any misunderstandings?" Wu Taotao asked.

At the mention, Ningwan’s brows furrowed, and she was vexed.

Yesterday, she had risked death, forcing Zhan Hanjue to say he trusted her.

But after they went out, before they could talk further, Zhan Hanjue was called away by Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen’s timing was impeccable.

She also tried texting Zhan Hanjue, but he didn’t reply.

That’s why she had Wu Taotao come to find her, hoping for a way to meet Zhan Hanjue again.

"Why not wait for him at the company?" Wu Taotao suggested.

Ningwan nodded, "That’s a good idea, but I’m lazy. Perhaps lend me your phone, so I can call him? If I can reach him by phone, I wouldn’t need to go to the company."

"Honestly, you have so many people around you. Can’t you borrow a phone from one of them? You had to have me come all this way." Wu Taotao handed her the phone.

Ningwan sighed, "I have many people around me, but none are truly mine. They’re Xie Mingyu’s people. Last night Xie Mingyu called and ranted, demanding they bring me back. So how could they lend me a phone to contact Zhan Hanjue?"