The night passed without incident.
In the early hours, Su Ruobai left, and later, Zhang Xiaohao slept in a daze until someone pulled his blanket off from the outside.
Tianxue’s warm body, like snow, rushed over.
Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes and helplessly got up from the bed with a bitter smile on his face.
Rubbing his sore back, two back-to-back battles had almost done his old back in.
He got up from the bed, took a warm shower, got dressed, and walked downstairs.
"Xiaohao, up so early? Why not sleep in a bit more?" Mr. Cheng joked.
"Cough! Cough! I’ve got to go to work later," Zhang Xiaohao said awkwardly.
"Xiaohao, you and Xiao Xue aren’t getting any younger, it’s time to think about having a child. My old bones won’t last much longer, you need to work hard at it!" Mr. Cheng said.
"I will, Grandpa," Zhang Xiaohao smiled and nodded.
Soon, Sister Zhou brought the prepared meal and set it on the table.
Cheng Tianxue and Su Ruobai came down the stairs just in time.
Both of them had their own guilt and treated Zhang Xiaohao as if he was air, not giving him a single glance, and sat down directly at the table.
"Eh! Grandpa, where’s Qingsu?" Zhang Xiaohao asked suspiciously.
"That darn girl has been tied up with work for the past couple of days, looks like she won’t be coming back," Mr. Cheng replied.
"Hmm," Zhang Xiaohao nodded.
He reckoned she had gone to complete a task.
"By the way, Xiao Xue, I heard your company is in some trouble?" Mr. Cheng asked.
"No, Grandpa, who told you that?" Cheng Tianxue said calmly.
After a night’s rest, she had regained her vitality and still looked like the perennial ice queen.
While speaking, she cast a cold glance at Zhang Xiaohao.
That look silently said, You bastard! Are you the one blabbing to Grandpa?
"Don’t look at Xiaohao; he’s not the one who told me about it. I heard it from someone else," Mr. Cheng explained.
"Grandpa, you’re joking. There really isn’t anything wrong with my company," Cheng Tianxue forced a smile and said.
"Don’t forget, I passed the family business on to you. I still have my sources inside the company. time, nearly a billion yuan was transferred out of the company accounts, and the mastermind behind it just vanished out of thin air. Am I right?" Mr. Cheng said calmly.
"Ah! Grandpa, you know about it already?" Cheng Tianxue exclaimed.
"Nonsense! With something this big, if I didn’t know about it, wouldn’t I be a confused old man?" Mr. Cheng said irritably.
"Grandpa, I’m sorry. I’ve worried you," Cheng Tianxue said, disheartened.
"It’s alright, this isn’t your fault! The blame lies in your poor choice of personnel! You shouldn’t have trusted that woman called Ma Xiaorong. As for Lin Xiaowen and Wu Qiaoqiao, their situation is still uncertain; we can only discuss that once they’ve been found," Mr. Cheng said.
"Mhm," Cheng Tianxue nodded solemnly.
"Here, this is a check for five hundred million, take it and use it!" Mr. Cheng said.
As he spoke, he took out a casher’s check that he had prepared in advance and placed it in front of Cheng Tianxue.
"Grandpa, it’s not necessary! I believe I can get through this crisis myself. Moreover, such a large sum of money couldn’t have been transferred without leaving any trace," Cheng Tianxue declined.
"Yes, Grandpa, we really can manage. You should take the money back," Su Ruobai added.
"Are you sure you don’t need it?" Mr. Cheng asked.
"Yes," Cheng Tianxue and Su Ruobai both nodded at the same time.
"Grandpa, and there’s me! With me here, the company won’t fall! Even if we face greater difficulties, Bai Xue Company will not go under," Zhang Xiaohao said with calm resolution.
His words, however, were full of firmness.
"Mhm, with Xiaohao here, I’m at ease! Since that’s the case, I’ll hold onto the money for now," Mr. Cheng said.
In the midst of speaking, Mr. Cheng put the check away.
"Alright, I’m full now. You guys continue eating," Mr. Cheng said.
After speaking, he turned and went into his room.
"I’m full too!" Sun Dafu and Sister Zhou said.
After speaking, the two of them left.
In a blink, only Zhang Xiaohao, Cheng Tianxue, and Su Ruobai were left in the dining room.
"Honey! You’ll help me, won’t you?" Cheng Tianxue asked.
She clung to Zhang Xiaohao’s arm and rubbed it against her chest.
"Zhang Xiaohao, seeing how miserable we are now and you being so rich, kindly give us ten or eight billion!" Su Ruobai said.
In the midst of speaking, she stood up, walked to Zhang Xiaohao’s other side, and imitated Cheng Tianxue by clutching his arm and rubbing it against her chest.
"Uh!" Zhang Xiaohao was startled.
Was this an unexpected boon?
"If you want my help, kiss me," Zhang Xiaohao suggested ambiguously.
Cheng Tianxue and Su Ruobai unconsciously exchanged glances; a fleeting shyness passed through their eyes.
Quick as lightning, they each planted a kiss on Zhang Xiaohao’s cheek.
"Xue’er, didn’t you tell me last night that you wanted to be a full-time housewife?" Zhang Xiaohao teased on purpose.
"Ah! Did I? You must have remembered wrong, or it was Ruobai talking in her sleep," Cheng Tianxue denied.
"I see! That makes things difficult," Zhang Xiaohao feigned trouble.
"Husband, won’t you please help me? I know you’re very rich, not even batting an eyelid at one hundred billion," Cheng Tianxue pleaded.
"Sigh! I’m out of money now," Zhang Xiaohao confessed.
The money in his international account, though substantial, was allocated for War God organization’s training for the upcoming year.
Unless absolutely necessary, that money was not to be touched.
"Husband! Think of something," Cheng Tianxue continued to coo.
"Okay, you two go to work! Give me two days, and I’ll sort out the money situation," Zhang Xiaohao promised.
"Thank you, honey!" an excited Cheng Tianxue said.
Quick as lightning, she kissed Zhang Xiaohao’s cheek again and happily ran outside.
"At least you have a bit of conscience!" Su Ruobai remarked.
After speaking, she too rushed out.