spring bite mark

Chapter 94 Entering the House
Port city.

The Xie family conglomerate.

The accountant from Xie Yunxi's (CEO of the Xie Group) personal finance department, who was in charge of managing his private accounts, pulled up the latest statements and his face paled slightly.

"What happened?" The minister keenly sensed his unusual behavior.

In the face of current economic turmoil, every small anomaly could potentially disrupt President Xie Yunxi's overseas trip. The minister has also devoted himself wholeheartedly to playing a supportive role for his boss, Xie.

“Mr. Xie’s supplementary card has incurred huge expenses,” the accountant said. “But Mr. Xie should still be on the plane right now, where the signal is blocked, so we can’t notify him immediately. And as far as I know, Mr. Xie’s card is linked to an infrequently used mobile phone number, and transaction alerts are not enabled.”

The minister sat up straight: "Can you find out which of his supplementary cards he used and what the spending was?"

"A black card ending in 5189," the accountant replied, "used to purchase... a villa and a car."

“That card is used by Mr. Xie’s young master. Buying a villa and a car is not a big deal.” The minister’s expression softened slightly. “There’s no need to tell Mr. Xie about such a small matter.”

“But… in the past, the transactions were only a few hundred thousand or a few million, and at most tens of millions.” The accountant’s expression was complicated. “This time, including the villa and the car, it’s over a billion.”

minister:"……"

The minister thought for a moment and said, “It’s alright. A billion or so may sound like a lot to us, but it’s nothing to President Xie. He’s extremely busy right now, so there’s no need to bother him with these irrelevant matters. We can just give him a one-time report when he gets back.”

The accountant responded with an "okay," silently swallowing the part about "the expenses being recorded in the capital."

imperial capital.

No. 1 Mansion.

Hearing the doorbell ring, the housekeeper stopped sending gossip to Jiang Manman, walked out of the villa, and opened the front door.

The next moment, she looked at Xie Jian in surprise: "Little friend, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Jiang Manman." Xie Jian looked up at her. "Is she home?"

"Yes, yes." The housekeeper stared at Xie Jian's face for a while before speaking with some doubt. "Let's go, I'll take you inside."

Xie Jian's face lit up with joy, and he skipped and hopped as he followed the housekeeper into the house.

The housekeeper glanced at the doorway, where a large group of bodyguards were eager to enter: "Little friend, bodyguards can't come in."

Xie Jian didn't speak or turn around, but simply gestured behind him that he didn't need to follow, and then ran excitedly into the villa.

They disappeared in no time.

The entrance of the villa.

Two groups of bodyguards.

One group was Jiang Manman's, and the other was Xie Jian's.

The two sides know each other and are quite familiar with each other.

Once Xie Jian disappeared into the vast villa garden, Jiang Manman's head bodyguard calmly said, "The villa is very safe, and the security system is more than enough. Don't worry, the young master will be fine."

Xie Jian, seeing that the head of the bodyguards on the other side, calmly gave a "hmm".

The head of Jiang Manman's bodyguards patted her on the shoulder warmly: "We have rooms for bodyguards here, would you like to sit down?"

Xie Jian pointed to Villa No. 2 next door: "No need, we have rooms over there too, it's just a short walk."

The head of Jiang Manman's bodyguards glanced at Villa No. 2 with a strange expression: "Did the young master buy it?"

"Just keep it to yourself."

"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Jiang Manman's bodyguard chief offered her a cigarette. "We're all paid by the same person, so don't be shy. Come visit sometime."

Xie Jian took the cigarette from the bodyguard leader and glanced into the villa again: "Young Master will probably stay here tonight. If you need anything, send me a message. You have my WeChat."

After saying that, he waved to a group of bodyguards behind him, and the group of people went back to Villa No. 2 next door in an orderly manner.

Inside Villa No. 1. Jiang Manman was completely bewildered when she saw Xie Jian running in with his short legs.

She silently stood up from the table and looked at the tiny child in front of her.

Her face was the same one I'd seen before—soft and fleshy, with adorable big eyes, a cute nose and lips, and her hair smelled wonderful.

Her clothes were washed white and old, and she had a cartoon bag containing her phone slung across her shoulder and wore a pair of cute little slippers.

It took Jiang Manman a while to react. She squatted down in front of him, her tone both surprised and bewildered: "Xie Jian, what brings you here?"

She glanced behind him and asked, "Who brought you here, Xie Yunxi?"

"Daddy flew abroad," Xie Jian said in his childish voice. "The bodyguards brought me here."

Since the bodyguard offered to deliver it, it was clearly at Xie Yunxi's behest. Jiang Manman felt relieved, and her gentle gaze fell on Xie Jian:

"You really like the clothes your aunt made for you?"

Xie Jian blinked: "I love it! This is the first piece of clothing that Manman made for me, and I wear it every day."

Jiang Manman was both touched and amused: "Alright, now that you're in the capital, Auntie will make you a few more sets."

Xie Jian smiled, his eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "Great!"

Jiang Manman looked behind him again: "Do you have any luggage? If not, I'll take you to buy some."

"Yes, it's at the door." Xie Jian grabbed Jiang Manman's hand. "I only brought clothes, light travel, that's how it's used, right?"

Seeing him showing off his idioms, Jiang Manman couldn't help but pinch his cheek before instructing the butler:
"Clean up the bedroom next to my master bedroom to the standard of a children's room, and send someone to the door to bring in the child's clothes."

The housekeeper glanced at Jiang Manman and the child a few times, then absentmindedly responded and left.

A short while later, he entered, even more dazed and confused.

Jiang Manman looked at her: "Where are your clothes?"

The butler responded with an "oh," his eyes filled with complex emotions: "Madam, I need to call all the servants in the villa out to help with the moving."

Jiang Manman was taken aback: "It's just a few pieces of clothing?"

“Madam,” the butler said, both amused and exasperated, “there are two large trucks in total.”

Jiang Manman: "..."

She looked at Xie Jian: "You brought two large truckloads of clothes?"

"There's a whole truckload of gifts for Manman! There's only one truckload of clothes."

Jiang Manman was both amused and exasperated: "So many, how did you bring them all?"

"A plane! My family's private jet is huge; two truckloads of stuff only take up a small corner." After Xie Jian finished speaking, his eyes began to look around, half curious and half expectant.

Jiang Manman moved a chair aside and lifted him up onto it: "Auntie will take you to eat first, and after we eat, I'll show you around the villa."

During mealtime, the servants kept carrying a bunch of gift boxes and clothing bags into the house. By the time Xie Jian finished eating, the entrance to the dressing room was completely blocked.

The butler hesitated: "Madam, where should we put these clothes?"

Jiang Manman glanced at the dressing room: "Move Yan Changye's clothes to the side to make some space to hang up the children's clothes."

The butler said "good," then hesitated, "I still don't know this young master..."

Jiang Manman explained gently: "Xie Jian is the grandson of Xie Yunxi, the son of the Xie family conglomerate in Gangdu."

Fearing the housekeeper might not have understood, Jiang Manman added, "It's the one who got spanked by Yan Changye a few months ago, the one that caused such a stir."

(End of this chapter)