Plunder-Chapter 235 Watch Him

The meal was finished quickly.

Zhou Jin’an was the first to stand up and head outside, followed by Zhou Chucheng, who was stopped by Zhou Jin’an.

"You go out ten minutes later."

He was a cautious man.

Zhou Chucheng understood, "Okay, big brother."

When he returned to Chu Garden, it was still early, and Qiao En had just finished freshening up, leaning on the sofa and playing with Qiqi.

Seeing Zhou Jin’an come back, Auntie Jiang hurriedly took Qiqi back to her room.

"How come you’re back so early?"

Qiao En asked in surprise.

Zhou Jin’an took off his coat and sat next to Qiao En on the sofa, "I missed you."

"I’m sorry for the past few days I’ve been away; I let you suffer so much grievance."

Between husband and wife, perhaps there’s no need for too many words of gratitude, but apologies must be expressed promptly.

He truly felt guilty from the bottom of his heart because of his personal reasons, he hadn’t handled his relationship with An Kexin properly, leading to Qiao En enduring too much grievance and harm.

"Don’t worry, I’m not that fragile."

Qiao En smiled wryly.

Zhou Jin’an bent down and kissed Qiao En on the cheek.

"I promise I’ll handle all this as soon as possible and won’t let you suffer any more harm."

He was not one to make promises often, so when he did, Qiao En believed him.

She nodded, "Don’t tire yourself out, go wash up and rest."

The next day.

Cheng Lu came to pick up Zhou Jin’an for the company.

"How’s the investigation on Ding Hao going?"

In fact, since An Kexin was detained, Zhou Jin’an had started investigating Ding Hao.

From the evidence, Ding Hao had nothing to do with the matter.

But the more unrelated it seemed, the more suspicious it became.

"He’s very cautious, throwing all the blame on An Kexin. She really is brainless; whatever he told her to do, she did it, and now she’s dumb eating bitter fruit." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Cheng Lu shook his head, looking dumbfounded.

"No matter how cautious, he will slip up eventually, keep investigating."

Zhou Jin’an gave another order.

Halfway through the drive, Cheng Lu suddenly received a call from Aunt Liu.

"Director Zhou, Aunt Liu says your wife seems to be waking up."

Cheng Lu relayed the phone message to Zhou Jin’an.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Go to the hospital."

Cheng Lu immediately turned the car around, driving towards Central Hospital.

By the time they arrived, the doctors were examining Mrs. Zhou in the ward.

Aunt Liu was outside the ward, and when she saw Zhou Jin’an appear, she immediately grabbed his arm excitedly.

"Young Master, the mistress is finally waking up."

"Aunt Liu, what happened?"

Cheng Lu asked on behalf of Zhou Jin’an.

Mrs. Zhou had been in coma for almost a year, and signs of awakening had appeared sporadically, but she had never actually woken up.

Aunt Liu was excited, "Today when I went in to bathe the mistress, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at me for quite a while. I talked to her, and although she didn’t respond, I feel like she understood what I was saying. Heaven has shown mercy, the mistress is waking up."

While Aunt Liu was talking enthusiastically, the door to the ward opened, and the attending physician came out.

"Your mother’s recovery is indeed a medical miracle; she may wake up at any moment, and your family needs to pay close attention."

Other than Aunt Liu being overjoyed by the news that Mrs. Zhou might wake up at any moment, Zhou Jin’an reacted with unusual calmness.

He gave a few instructions to Aunt Liu and hurried off.

In the car back to the company, Zhou Jin’an was frowning deeply.

If Mrs. Zhou woke up, would she accept the fact that Qiao En had become Zhou Jin’an’s wife?

Given her personality, she would definitely interfere excessively.

And wouldn’t she persist in trying to clear her grievances?

Thinking of all this, Zhou Jin’an just felt a headache coming on.

But just as the car arrived at Nanchen, Cheng Lu immediately noticed the Bentley Ding Hao usually drove.

"Director Zhou, that’s Young Master Ding."

Zhou Jin’an followed Cheng Lu’s gaze and saw his vehicle.

Then, he saw a man and a woman hugging and kissing passionately inside the car.

The man was Ding Hao; Zhou Jin’an didn’t recognize the woman.

But the two of them kissing with abandon in the parking lot of Nanchen was no trivial matter.

Cheng Lu brought the Maybach to a stop, deliberately pressing the car horn.

The man and woman inside the car, upon hearing the noise, quickly parted.

The woman caught a glimpse of Zhou Jin’an and Cheng Lu and her head instantly drooped.

Meanwhile, Ding Hao looked at Zhou Jin’an with a defiant expression.

"Oh, if it isn’t Director Zhou, long time no see!"

Ding Hao rolled down the window, one arm wrapped around the woman’s arm, while he pointed at Zhou Jin’an with the other.

The woman dodged, not daring to let her face be seen.

"What are you doing here?"

Zhou Jin’an asked coldly.

Ding Hao bared his teeth, revealing a sinister smile.

"Dropping off my girlfriend for work, Director Zhou wouldn’t be concerned with such trivial matters, would you?"

"Youyou, say hello to Director Zhou!"

With that, Ding Hao grabbed the woman’s chin, forcing her to greet Zhou Jin’an.

"Hello, Director Zhou, Assistant Cheng."

The woman timidly greeted.

Zhou Jin’an had no memory of this woman, but Cheng Lu remembered her.

He leaned into Zhou Jin’an’s ear and whispered, "Her name is Lin Youyou, she’s a graduate student who just started interning in the secretariat last month."

The secretariat was the place closest to company secrets; when recruiting staff, they would be meticulously screened. Upon employment, in addition to signing an employment contract, each person would also sign a confidentiality agreement.

Zhou Jin’an’s eyes darkened as he gave Lin Youyou a brief glance.

She was so frightened that she trembled slightly.

"Follow the protocols," Zhou Jin’an instructed.

He got out of the car, striding toward the elevator with his long legs.

Cheng Lu took out his phone and in front of Lin Youyou, he called the HR manager, "Secretary Lin Youyou is terminated."

After saying this, he hung up the phone and left.

Lin Youyou panicked, she opened the car door and stumbled after him, "Assistant Cheng, what did I do wrong? Why am I being fired?"

"At Nanchen, firing someone doesn’t require a reason."

Upon hearing this, Lin Youyou couldn’t hold back her tears and burst into crying.

Seeing her cry, Ding Hao got out of the car and wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"I told you not to have a secret crush on that kind of cold-hearted man. He is nothing but a devil who devours people without spitting out the bones. It’s good you were fired; from now on, follow me, I’ll take care of you!"

He forcefully pulled Lin Youyou towards the Bentley.

In the elevator, Zhou Jin’an wore a stern expression.

"Director Zhou, should we teach Ding Hao a lesson?"

Cheng Lu felt indignant on behalf of Zhou Jin’an.

Ding Hao’s repeated provocations showed he had no respect for Zhou Jin’an.

But Zhou Jin’an had his own considerations.

He wanted to deal with it once and for all, to leave Ding Hao without any chance to "jump around" ever again.

"Patience!" Zhou Jin’an replied.

"Do we need to give extra instructions regarding Lin Youyou?" Cheng Lu asked again.

Zhou Jin’an thought for a moment, "You handle this matter. Remember to be careful not to let anyone notice anything suspicious. As for that Lin Youyou, after the success of our plan, you can promise her the position of Deputy Manager of the overseas business division."

"Okay, I’ll arrange it right away."

That evening, Cheng Lu met with Lin Youyou.

Her eyes were red from crying, and she started weeping again as soon as she saw Cheng Lu.

"Assistant Cheng, I received the notice from HR for the termination process, it’s not really going to fire me, is it?"

Cheng Lu, with a stern face, said, "You’re working for Director Zhou, and naturally, he won’t let you down. Don’t worry, he has everything planned out for you."

Lin Youyou tried to control her emotions, but tears kept streaming down. Cheng Lu was a straight, unemotional man who couldn’t stand a woman’s tears least of all.

There was a pack of tissues on the table, which he grabbed and handed to Lin Youyou.

"Stop crying, or someone might think I’ve wronged you."

Lin Youyou hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, you haven’t wronged me, Assistant Cheng."

"What’s his reaction now that he knows you’ve been terminated?" Cheng Lu asked again.

Lin Youyou wiped her cheeks with a tissue, "He seems very happy, excited even."

As expected, that was just like Ding Hao.

"The time you spend with him from now on might be dangerous, but remember, you have only one task—to watch over him for Director Zhou."