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Wu Jiaojiao called him and he hung up imdiately, so Wu Jiaojiao assud his phone was out of battery or temporarily lost signal. But after sending three ssages without any response, she felt a bit irritated and anxious.
Quietly, she put her father’s phone back on the table and picked up a magazine next to her to read. When her mother and father ca downstairs together, she looked up and smiled to greet them, "Mom, Dad! I’m back!"
"Oh! Lately this girl has been coming ho quite early. No longer worried about work?"
Wu Jiaojiao’s mom, a gentle and elegant lady, looked at her daughter with loving eyes and asked.
"Yeah! No longer worried about work. Like you and Dad said, if worst cos to worst, I’ll just work at Dad’s company."
Wu Jiaojiao responded with a smile.
"That’s the spirit! I never wanted you to be a journalist, always running after others, busy in the sun and wind. We only have you and your brother, everything we have is yours, not just in the future, but even now."
Wu Jiaojiao’s father added.
The old couple sat down on the sofa, looking at their daughter beside them, feeling happier than ever tonight.
"Why don’t I start working at Dad’s company on Monday?"
Wu Jiaojiao suggested.
"Hmm? Okay! Have you really decided?"
Wu Jiaojiao’s father was taken aback, but still nodded.
"Yes!"
Wu Jiaojiao agreed.
"That’s great, I’ve always wanted you to go to your dad’s company to keep an eye on him, so he won’t be seduced by any vixens again. When you start at the company on Monday, you have to supervise him for ."
"Oh, Mom! Dad has his heart set on you now, besides, at his age..."
Wu Jiaojiao started to say, feeling a bit shy as so things were hard to discuss with elders, causing a mont of awkwardness for her parents. Their expressions seed to say one still felt youthful and the other clearly knew whether he was capable or not.
Wu Jiaojiao saw her parents fall silent, so she didn’t press further, just glanced at the phone on the table, her eyes flickering, and then turned to her father, "Dad, my phone is out of battery. Can I use yours to call a friend?"
"What kind of friend?"
Her mother imdiately asked.
"Oh! It’s a girl friend."
Wu Jiaojiao feared her parents would misunderstand, so she grabbed the phone and ran.
Wu Jiaojiao casually called Lu Fei to chat for a bit, then hung up, deleted the call to Mu Yichen, and the ssages, and then felt relieved.
"What girl are you calling? Could it be that girl from the Lu Family?"
Wu Jiaojiao’s father asked after seeing his daughter leave.
"Yes! She stood up for the other day and lost her engagent because of it. I must thank her properly."
"Yes, that’s true. Invite her over when you have ti. Even though what she did wasn’t right, for treating a friend like that, you should cherish her."
At this point, Wu Jiaojiao’s mother went to the kitchen, and the father and daughter talked a bit more about Lu Fei.
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The next day at noon, Mu Yichen was having lunch with Qiao Yi and Jing Feng at a hotel, when they ran into Wu Jiaojiao’s father. Wu Jiaojiao’s father didn’t expect to et them like this, especially since he had ntioned inviting Mu Yichen for a al last ti they t. Now he didn’t know what to say.
"President Mu! Inspector Jing, Young Master Qiao!"
Wu Jiaojiao’s father still greeted them politely, as they had t at the staircase.
The group exchanged glances. Mu Yichen had nothing much to say, and Jing Feng and Qiao Yi just nodded, with Jing Feng casually saying, "I’ll go ahead and wait for you guys!"
Jing Feng, who always disliked business people, went upstairs first.
Mu Yichen suddenly rembered sothing from yesterday and turned to look at Wu Jiaojiao’s father, asking softly, "Does Mr. Wu’s phone often get borrowed by Miss Wu?"
This question, out of context, left not just Qiao Yi but also Wu Jiaojiao’s father clueless: "What does President Mu an?"
"Last night, your daughter used your phone to make a prank call to and sent several ssages. My wife was sitting next to at the ti. As her father, I hope you can discipline your daughter. By the way, I’ve already blocked your number. Let’s go!"
Mu Yichen said to him, then turned to look at Qiao Yi, taking him along as they left.
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