The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief

Chapter 1326: Chapter 686: Mo Han & Wanwan Arc – If Even Ning Yan’er Cares About Her Reputation, Why Can’t I?

After instructing his secretary to handle those tasks, Xi Mohan quickly dealt with some urgent documents. Then, after handing over the work to his subordinates, he drove straight back to the villa.

Ning Wan had been staying at Xi Mohan’s villa for a week. During this time, Ning Zezhen called to ask her to come back home, probably because this uncle had often shown a dislike for her since she was young. Moreover, considering he’s Ning Yan’er’s father, the thought of going home to face not only this uncle but Ning Yan’er made her outright refuse. Without waiting for him to speak, she hung up the phone, and when Ning Zezhen called again, she simply didn’t answer.

On the other hand, Old Master Ning called two or three times, asking if she was alright, always reporting the good news and not the bad.

Old Master Ning didn’t have much opinion about her staying at Xi Mohan’s place, only advising her not to overthink, and to live well even if her parents had passed away.

Ning Wan knew that her grandfather’s grief wasn’t any less than her own. To prevent Old Master Ning from worrying about her, she agreed directly.

The injury on her foot was almost healed; the wound had scabbed over. After a week, she was already able to walk, as long as she didn’t step hard on the wound, there wasn’t much issue, and she waited for it to heal on its own.

Because her mother loved to cultivate flowers, Ning Wan inherited her mother’s hobby. Feeling shameless, she directly asked Xi Mohan to buy a few pots of flowers for the villa.

Holding pruning shears in her hand, she moved a stool to sit in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and began to prune and sort the roses before her. However, halfway through pruning, she suddenly felt a heartache. Her careful hand holding the thorny rose moved slightly, and her finger was instantly pricked by a thorn.

She abruptly withdrew her hand, frowned slightly at her bleeding finger, watching the bright red blood emerge from it. She couldn’t help but use her uninjured finger to press on the wound, but felt uneasy and disordered inside.

A servant came in from outside, quickly walked to Ning Wan, and said, "Miss Ning Wan, Eldest Lady Ning is outside, saying she wants to see you."

Ning Wan looked up at the door, instinctively frowned, and replied with a slightly cold voice, "You mean Ning Yan’er is looking for me?"

The maid, seemingly never having seen Ning Wan’s attitude before, stuttered slightly, "Yes... yes, she wanted to barge in earlier and was stopped by the bodyguard. She’s outside now..."

Hearing this, Ning Wan stood up immediately, not caring about her injured finger, and told the maid, "Go out and let her in."

The maid, slightly stunned at Ning Wan’s words, responded and then hurried out.

...

Ning Yan’er was waiting at the door, very impatiently. She had always been the one others waited for, but now she was the one waiting for that little brat Ning Wan to come out, unable to just go directly inside.

Thinking that this was Xi Mohan’s place, and Ning Wan, that little brat, could come and go freely, her heart felt like it was being clenched by a big hand, extremely uncomfortable.

The maid came directly out and stood in front of Ning Yan’er, speaking in a bland tone, "Miss Ning, you may go in now."

Upon hearing this, Ning Yan’er suddenly turned into a proud peacock, coldly glancing at the maid, and spoke with a hint of indifference, "I told you earlier to let me go in directly, yet you stopped me here. I’ll be sure to tell Mo Han to fire you."

The maid, however, showed no sign of fear, repeating the previous sentence, "Miss Ning, you may go in now."

Ning Yan’er choked, finding her words were useless, anger coloring her face unpleasantly.

Things have flipped; now even a maid dares to speak with her like this?

Just about to lose her temper, the realization suddenly hit her, reminding her that this wasn’t the old Ning Family residence but Xi Mohan’s villa, causing her to clench her teeth and suppress her inner anger.

As she walked directly toward the villa, before she could even enter, she saw Ning Wan standing at the villa door. Ning Yan’er’s face immediately filled with anger, walking quickly on her heels towards Ning Wan at the steps.

Contrarily, Ning Wan seemed composed from the first glance at Ning Yan’er, standing calmly on the steps without moving, watching Ning Yan’er approach her.

In fact, Ning Wan and Ning Yan’er looked somewhat alike, but not highly similar, especially as they had different personalities. When they were children, it might have been a bit confusing, but now without a close examination, people would just think they both took after their respective parents.

Ning Yan’er briskly walked to Ning Wan, looking up at the girl standing on the steps, almost gnashing her teeth, spoke, "Ning Wan, do you have no shame?"

Starting with scolding...

That left Ning Wan a bit dumbstruck. If no outsiders were present, it wouldn’t be unusual for Ning Yan’er to curse at her, but having outsiders there, Ning Yan’er would always strive to maintain her image.

Watching Ning Yan’er glare at her, Ning Wan paused for a while, then couldn’t help but slightly curl her lips, showing a shallow, very beautiful smile, responding calmly, "Since I matured and became more beautiful than you, if you have shame, why shouldn’t I?"

Unexpectedly, Ning Wan countered her directly, causing Ning Yan’er’s face to alternate between green and white, after taking a deep breath, she slowly suppressed the rising anger within her, "I hadn’t realized, you can be so thick-skinned."

Ning Wan smiled insincerely, "I suppose we share that trait."

Ning Yan’er’s smile grew deeper, her face full of sarcasm as she articulated clearly, "Ning Wan, hasn’t anyone told you, you’re the most pitiable person in the world right now? Your parents passed away, leaving you alone in this world, having to rely on pity to win Mo Han’s sympathy to stay at his villa. Not only are you the most pitiful, but also the most shameless person ever. Mo Han didn’t like you before and disliked you even more now, yet you still attach yourself to him."