Once outside, Xiaochen was indeed waiting for her with a phone in hand, "Who were you just on the phone with? Secretary Gao said she’s tried calling several times without getting through."
Ye Ning remembered the call she had just received from Qiao Feiyu and hurried over, "No, I just made a call home. Is Secretary Gao looking for me?"
As she spoke, she took the phone from Xiaochen.
Everyone was off work at this time; a call now must mean there was an issue.
Xiaochen nodded, "Mhm, there must be something."
Upon hearing that, Ye Ning quickly put the phone to her ear, "Hello, Secretary Gao..."
"An Ning, I’ve finally found you. You haven’t left yet, have you?" As expected, it was Secretary Gao on the line. Hearing it was her, his voice immediately rose significantly, sounding as if he was very happy she had picked up his call.
Ye Ning, getting a bad feeling, hesitated for a long while before nodding, "I was just about to leave. Did you need me for something?"
"Of course, don’t leave yet. Deliver the young master’s notebook to Blue Mountain Villa first."
Standing there, holding the phone, she paused for a moment. It was as if a floodgate of memories had been opened in her mind, and all the painful, unhappy recollections of the years spent in that villa flooded back.
No, she didn’t want to go to that place. Not in this lifetime, never again did she want to set foot in that cursed location!
Ye Ning held the phone, her fingers turning progressively whiter, "Secretary Gao, I need to go home to pick up my child. I already troubled someone yesterday; today I must get back early."
"Secretary Gao, please understand the difficulties of a single mother." After saying this, she didn’t wait for his agreement and hung up the phone with a "snap."
Yes, although she had come to this company for revenge, it didn’t mean that she could do anything for them. If it was outside of her plan, she was fully entitled to refuse.
After hanging up the phone, the girls at the front desk looked at her in astonishment, probably shocked that she dared to hang up on Secretary Gao’s phone call.
Ye Ning smiled at them but didn’t bother to explain. She turned around and went back to the office to collect her belongings. Then, she left the building and ended her workday.
Tang Garden was on East Street; she would probably need to take the subway from here.
As she stepped out of the building, Ye Ning checked the map on her phone. To get to East Street, she would need to make several transfers; it would take about an hour. Worried that Qiao Feiyu would be waiting, she took out her phone and dialed her number.
"Hello, Xiaoyu, it’s Ye Ning. I’ve finished work. Have you picked up Xiaobao?"
"No, the kindergarten teacher said that Xiaobao had an activity today and went to perform with his classmates."
Xiaobao was only four years old and had been in that kindergarten for less than half a year. What kind of activity could such a small child have?
Ye Ning was puzzled, "I haven’t heard about this. He didn’t tell me when school ended yesterday either."
Qiao Feiyu was also downcast, "Exactly, that’s what I thought. But the teacher said that the Education Bureau had personally asked the kindergartens in each district to prepare performances, and they had specifically selected children. They even said Xiaobao is lively and cute, and being chosen was a great opportunity."
What a bunch of nonsense!