Becoming The Darling Of An Imperial Bigshot After Breaking Off Her Marriage - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: President Zhan Is Cunning

Ye Ningxuan hurriedly covered her neck and coughed hard. She took a deep breath to calm herself down.

“My neck must be red,” she thought.

Her skin was so delicate that it would normally change color at the slightest touch. It would be strange if it didn’t turn red from the pinch.

But then she thought of something else.

This man… just now… could it be that he did it on purpose to make her agree to help him find Bai Zhi?

Ye Ningxuan bit her lip. What a cunning person.

And the man whose plot had succeeded was already sitting upright. The car started to drive them home.

After Zhan Hanjue returned to his room, Butler Wu found Ye Ningxuan and said, “Young Madam, the Lin family has sent someone to deliver the jade pendant.”

Ye Ningxuan was surprised and quickly took the brocade box from Butler Wu. She opened it and saw that it was indeed a carved peony jade pendant.

She hadn’t seen it for many years, but she could still recognize it at a glance. It was her mother’s jade pendant.

“Why did the Lin family… suddenly send it over?”

Lin Yuyang and Ye Xuan didn’t seem like people who would take the initiative to send the jade pendant over.

“Young Master sent someone to retrieve it. The Lin family wouldn’t dare to refuse,” Butler Wu replied.

Ye Ningxuan pursed her lips.

Did that person… want to make it up to her?’

Compensation for strangling her?

Regardless, she was grateful to Zhan Hanjue.

This jade pendant belonged to her mother. After her parents passed away, her parents’ belongings were taken by her uncle and his wife. It was fine if it was something else, but she had to get this jade pendant back.

Knock, knock, knock.

“Enter.”

Ye Ningxuan pushed the door open and entered. When she saw Zhan Hanjue sitting at his desk and listening to the report, she coughed lightly and said, “I got the jade pendant. Thank you.”

“You earned it,” the man said coolly.

Ye Ningxuan said, “I’ll keep my promise and help you find Bai Zhi as soon as possible. However, Bai Zhi has a rule. She asks for payment after treatment.”

“I’ll naturally prepare generous payment.”

“It’s not payment,” Ye Ningxuan said. “The reward Bai Zhi asks for could be money, a message, or an item. It’s uncertain. If you want her to treat you, you have to be prepared to give any reward.”

“I’ll give her any reward if she can heal my eyes,” Zhan Hanjue promised.

Ye Ningxuan heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. “Then I’ll call and ask my relatives and friends back home if they’ve heard from her recently.”

Then she turned and left.

After Ye Ningxuan turned around, Zhan Hanjue looked up at her back, his gaze darkening slightly.

“Young Madam, Old Madam invites you over.”

Ye Ningxuan had just come out of Zhan Hanjue’s room when she bumped into Mrs. Chen.

What did the old lady want with her?

Ye Ningxuan was surprised, but she still smiled and followed Mrs. Chen.

Old Madam Zhan was organizing her jewelry in her room. When she saw Ye Ningxuan coming over, she smiled and waved. “Come quickly. I’m organizing these. See if there’s anything you like. Pick a few.”

Ye Ningxuan glanced at them. They were all expensive jewelry.

She quickly smiled and said, “Grandma, these are all your treasures. Keep them for yourself!”

“Take your pick, child. Won’t all my things be yours sooner or later?” Old Madam Zhan said gently.

Ye Ningxuan thought to herself, ‘That’s not necessarily true. I won’t stay in the Zhan family forever.’

However, she didn’t turn down the old lady’s kind offer. She casually picked up the most inconspicuous and worthless bracelet and said, “This one will do! Thank you, Grandma.”

Old Madam Zhan said in surprise, “Ningxuan, you’re really good at picking. Hanjue bought this for me. He bought it on his fifteenth birthday. He said it looked beautiful, so he bought it for me.”

“Ah, it’s actually… something that Zhan Hanjue gave to you. I can’t accept it.” Ye Ningxuan hurriedly returned it.

Old Madam Zhan stuffed it into her hand. “Take it. How can such a bracelet be suitable for me? If I leave it here, it’ll just gather dust. The two of you are indeed a match made in heaven. Even your taste is the same.”

Ye Ningxuan was embarrassed.

Old Madam Zhan sighed again. “Unfortunately, from then on, Hanjue couldn’t see anymore. He couldn’t see anything beautiful, and he never gave me a gift again. If only he could see again one day, he would be able to see you and know what a beautiful wife he had married.”

“Grandma, Hanjue is looking for the divine doctor, Bai Zhi. Coincidentally, I know Bai Zhi’s whereabouts. When we find her, she’ll definitely cure his eyes.” Ye Ningxuan couldn’t bear to see the old lady so sad and comforted her gently.

Old Madam Zhan’s face lit up. She quickly held Ye Ningxuan’s hand and asked, “Really? You know Bai Zhi’s whereabouts? Hanjue has been looking for her for a long time, but he hasn’t heard from her.”

Ye Ningxuan explained, “Bai Zhi used to live in our countryside. My face… was cured by her.”

“Her medical skills are indeed superb. Look at your face. There’s no scar at all,” Old Madam Zhan praised.

Then, she couldn’t help but sigh. “You and Hanjue are really a match made in heaven. Not only did you make Hanjue and I satisfied, but you can also help Hanjue find a miracle doctor. When Hanjue’s eyes recover, the two of you will be so compatible.”

Ye Ningxuan nodded with a smile.

Old Madam Zhan pulled her aside to say something more personal.

Ye Ningxuan suddenly thought of Leng Linglong’s words and said softly, “Zhan Hanjue brought me to see Mrs. Leng today, but I don’t think Aunt likes me very much.”

Old Madam Zhan’s face stiffened. She slowly released her hand and said, “That’s just how she is. Don’t lower yourself to her level. She doesn’t like anyone. She likes her own son the most.”

Ye Ningxuan frowned. Old Madam Zhan’s reaction wasn’t right.

She was Mrs. Leng’s mother, but she didn’t seem to be affectionate. Was that also because of the rumor?

Ye Ningxuan was puzzled.

After coming out of Old Madam Zhan’s room, she was silent for a while. Suddenly, she said to Mrs. Chen, who had sent her out, “Mrs. Chen, I just told Grandma that Aunt doesn’t seem to like me very much. Grandma doesn’t look too happy. Did I make Grandma angry?”

Mrs. Chen was stunned, then quickly smiled. “No, Old Madam likes you. Why would she be angry with you?”

“But I said that Aunt doesn’t like me. Aunt is Grandma’s daughter. I’m basically badmouthing Aunt. It makes sense that Grandma is unhappy.” Ye Ningxuan lowered her head, as if she felt very guilty.

She looked fragile and pitiful in the first place. Now that she had such an expression, it made people pity her even more.

Mrs. Chen couldn’t bear to see her like this and quickly advised her, “Young Madam, you’re worrying too much. The old lady won’t be angry with you because of Mrs. Leng. Mrs. Leng… she’s not the old lady’s biological daughter. The two of them haven’t seen each other for more than ten years.”