Chapter 159

Chapter 159

“Well…”

Nan Zhiyi hesitated for a couple of seconds, appearing somewhat conflicted.

Wanwan tugged at her mommy’s hand, her eyes brimming with anticipation.

Seeing this, Nan Zhiyi’s heart softened instantly. She gritted her teeth and relented. “Fine!”

On the other end of the voice call, Xianxian and Mumu exchanged a look, their eyes gleaming with a hint of triumph. However, their voices remained soothing as they coaxed Nan Zhiyi. “Mommy is so generous.”

“Mommy is a kind fairy. A fairy wouldn’t lower herself to the level of a bad daddy!”

Nan Zhiyi pursed her lips and smiled faintly, feeling quite flattered by her children’s praise. The lingering annoyance in her heart dissipated.

Later on, they finally hung up the phone.

Di Shijing arrived home just at that moment.

Hearing the movement, Xianxian offered a greeting. “Daddy.”

Di Shijing gave a curt nod. He draped his suit jacket over the arm of the sofa and asked, “What did you and your sister do at home today?”

Xianxian and Mumu looked up, ready to answer, when they suddenly noticed the broken skin on their daddy’s lip.

The two little ones froze, their gazes fixed on Di Shijing’s mouth.

“What happened to your lip?”

Xianxian pointed to the corner of his mouth and asked.

Di Shijing glanced at them and replied calmly, “I accidentally bit it.”

Bit it?

The little guy scrutinized the broken skin.

“Who bit it?” Xianxian asked point-blank. “Daddy shouldn’t be that clumsy, right?”

Being interrogated by his son like this left Di Shijing somewhat speechless.

He felt that children these days were becoming harder to fool.

Taking his silence as a confession, Xianxian realized his guess was likely correct. But who had bitten him?

The little guy quickly connected it to what Mommy had said earlier.

Could it be Mommy?

Thinking of this possibility, Xianxian felt a sense of wonder. Was their progress really that fast?

Then why did Mommy say they were having a conflict?

Di Shijing replied indifferently, “A little wildcat bit me.”

Mumu held her small notebook and wrote with an air of gravity: “I feel like I’ve heard this excuse before. Last time, Daddy said he was bitten by a dog…”

For a moment, the two little ones looked at their daddy with complicated expressions.

In their Scumbag Daddy’s eyes, had their mommy turned into a little wildcat now?

Di Shijing was unaware of their inner thoughts. At the mention of that ‘little wildcat,’ his mood suddenly soured, and his expression darkened. He stood up, grabbed his jacket, and began ushering the two little things along. “It’s late. Go take a bath and get to bed! Children shouldn’t pry into adult matters.”

The next day.

After having breakfast, Nan Zhiyi headed to the Di Corporation.

When she arrived at the R&D Department, Lin Zhizhi greeted her with her usual friendliness. “Zhiyi, you’re here?”

“Mm, morning.”

Nan Zhiyi responded with a smile.

Seeing her return to her workstation, Lin Zhizhi immediately leaned in and whispered, “I heard you were locked in the restroom a couple of nights ago. What happened?”

If she remembered correctly, Nan Zhiyi was still busy in the lab when she had left work.

How did such an accident happen?

Nan Zhiyi said nonchalantly, “It was nothing. I was just set up.”

She didn’t want to dwell on the matter and added casually, “It’s all in the past.”

Lin Zhizhi took the hint and didn’t press for details, saying instead, “I don’t know the specifics, but this was the work of Nan Wanyue and Miss Xu from Human Resources, wasn’t it? The President already stood up for you this morning.”

Nan Zhiyi was stunned and looked at her. “What do you mean?”

Lin Zhizhi wasn’t surprised that she didn’t know.

Not many people were privy to the details yet.

“Two orders were handed down from the top this morning. One was that Miss Xu from Human Resources has been fired. The other is that Nan Wanyue has been demoted! She is now the Deputy Director of the R&D Department! The whole company is gossiping about it, though the regular employees don’t know the exact details.”

Lin Zhizhi couldn’t help but feel a bit of schadenfreude at Nan Wanyue’s misfortune.
Lin Zhizhi had long been dissatisfied with Nan Wanyue’s management and capabilities. Now that Nan Wanyue had been demoted, Lin Zhizhi finally had a chance to compete for the position of Director.

In a way, she had Nan Zhiyi to thank for this! In all her years at the company, she had never seen Nan Wanyue suffer one mishap after another like this.

Nan Zhiyi was quite surprised. “Nan Wanyue was demoted?”

“That’s right!” Lin Zhizhi suddenly gave a mysterious smile. “I really didn’t misjudge you. You’re Nan Wanyue’s nemesis. It seems the President is truly ‘raging for the sake of a beauty’!”

“…”

Nan Zhiyi’s mood became complicated after hearing that. She had thought Di Shijing would protect Nan Wanyue, but she hadn’t expected… he actually punished her!

This outcome was indeed unexpected. Recalling their argument from the previous day, Nan Zhiyi realized she had not only misunderstood the man but had also lost her temper with him for no reason. She suddenly felt a bit guilty.

At noon, Lin Zhizhi came by as usual to ask her to lunch. Nan Zhiyi declined politely. “You guys go ahead. I have something to take care of, so I need to head out for a bit.”

Lin Zhizhi nodded without a second thought. “Alright, be careful on the road, and remember to eat.”

After saying goodbye to Lin Zhizhi, Nan Zhiyi returned to her research institute, grabbed a tube of ointment, and left in a hurry.

On her way back to Di Corporation, she passed a restaurant called Shijinji Restaurant. She specifically got out of the car to buy two exquisite meals before heading to the President’s Office.

When she arrived, Di Shijing’s three secretaries were huddled outside the door, whispering and nudging each other. Nan Zhiyi scanned the area but didn’t see Zhou Yi anywhere, so she asked, “What’s going on with you all?”

The three of them turned around simultaneously. Seeing her, they immediately put on professional, polite smiles. “Miss Nan, you’re here.”

They were no strangers to Nan Zhiyi.

One of the secretaries said fretfully, “The Special Assistant had to go out today, and it’s lunchtime now. We were just discussing who should go in to deliver the President’s lunch.”

Nan Zhiyi couldn’t help but laugh, thinking it was something serious. “It’s just delivering a meal. Why do you look like your lives are on the line?”

“Miss Nan, you don’t understand.” Another secretary wore a bitter expression and whispered, “The President is in a bad mood today. Everyone is terrified of him. This morning, even Special Assistant Zhou got a scolding!”

At the thought of their President’s temper, the three of them couldn’t help but shudder. To them, delivering lunch was no different from walking to the executioner’s block!

Looking at the three fearful women, Nan Zhiyi felt a pang of sympathy. Was working under the Great Demon King really this difficult?

However, considering Di Shijing’s bad mood might be due to what happened last night, Nan Zhiyi let out a soft breath and offered, “I happen to have something to discuss with President Di, and I brought lunch for him as well. I can just take it in myself so you don’t have to worry.”

The three of them couldn’t have asked for more.

“Really, Miss Nan?”

“Really.”

Hearing this, the secretaries looked at Nan Zhiyi as if she were some kind of goddess.

“Thank you so much!”

“Miss Nan, if you ever need anything in the future, just let us know. We’ll do our absolute best to help you!”

Nan Zhiyi smiled and waved them off. “No need to be so polite.”

With that, she raised her hand and knocked. A moment later, a man’s deep voice came from inside the office. “Come in.”

Even through the door, Nan Zhiyi could hear the displeasure in his tone. But she didn’t mind. She pushed the door open and walked in.

As soon as she entered, she saw Di Shijing. The man was sitting behind his desk, his expression colder than usual. His brow was clouded with gloom, and his entire being radiated a sense of ‘do not disturb.’ The air around him was heavy with a chilling, oppressive pressure.

It was… indeed quite terrifying!