The Arrogant President’s Cute Assistant

“Wen Nuan, every time you lie, your eyes start roaming everywhere. How could Aunt not know that? Just tell me what’s going on, and let me help you sort it out, alright?”

Only then did Wen Nuan timidly pull out a USB drive from her pocket. “Xiaoxi-Jie told me to throw this away and said not to tell you about it.”

Zhang Huiwen immediately recognized it. She took the USB drive from Wen Nuan’s hand. Wasn’t this her most important USB drive? How did it end up with Wen Nuan?

“What did you just say? Ye Ranxi told you to throw this away?” Zhang Huiwen narrowed her eyes and asked.

Wen Nuan secretly rejoiced in her heart, believing her own deceit had worked. She had accidentally learned about it one day when she went upstairs to call Zhang Huiwen for dinner and overheard her talking on the phone about misappropriating company funds-all the data saved on this USB drive.

Although Wen Nuan was young at the time, she understood the gravity of embezzling company funds. It had slipped her mind until Li Xiaoai reminded her recently. If Zhang Huiwen found out that Ye Ranxi knew about this, she would never let Ye Ranxi marry into the Ling Family to protect her position and this important secret. That would mean one more ally for Wen Nuan.

“Yes.” Wen Nuan pretended to be oblivious. “A few days ago, Xiaonai-Ge and Xiaoxi-Jie came back to stay. Xiaoxi-Jie told me she left a USB drive here, so she asked me to help throw it away and made me promise not to tell you. I was thinking, if it’s something so important, how could I not tell Aunt? I debated over it and finally decided to give it to you.”

“Do you know what’s on the USB drive?” Zhang Huiwen asked, knowing that if others found out about it, she would be in trouble.

Wen Nuan shook her head in surprise, “No, I haven’t looked. Is there something very important on it?”

Zhang Huiwen glanced at Wen Nuan. Even if she gave her the information, Wen Nuan might not understand its significance. But Ye Ranxi was different; she must have understood the contents of the file, which is why she had Wen Nuan throw it away.

“Wen Nuan, I’ll keep the USB drive for now. Don’t tell anyone about today’s incident, alright?”

“Yes, I understand,” Wen Nuan said, smiling as she grasped Zhang Huiwen’s hand. “I feel relieved handing it over to you, Aunt. Now, I’m going to meet some friends.”

“Go on,” Zhang Huiwen said, watching Wen Nuan bounce away, though her heart was filled with apprehension.

Right now, Ling Jiang and Ling Xiaonai were still unaware of the situation. If Ye Ranxi told them, things could get messy.

Zhang Huiwen returned to her room, feeling a bit dazed, and found Ling Jiang reading the newspaper.

“Old man, I need to discuss something with you,” Zhang Huiwen said, hiding the USB drive in her pocket as she took the newspaper from Ling Jiang and set it aside.

“Go ahead and speak,” Ling Jiang replied. Though their relationship wasn’t exactly close, there was an air of mutual respect.

Zhang Huiwen hesitated for a moment before probing, “What do you think of Ye Ranxi as a woman?”

“She’s fine. Besides, our son seems to like her quite a bit,” Ling Jiang responded, lifting the newspaper to read again.

“But does someone like her really deserve to be part of our Ling Family and our son’s life?” Zhang Huiwen replied somewhat impatiently. They had previously opposed the relationship between Ye Ranxi and Ling Xiaonai. If they hadn’t allowed them to be together, Ye Ranxi wouldn’t have discovered the secret of her embezzling company funds, and things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

Ling Jiang lowered the newspaper. “What’s wrong with Xiaoxi?”

Initially, Ling Jiang didn’t have a fondness for Ye Ranxi; Wen Nuan was like their own daughter, a treasure they cherished. However, after witnessing Ye Ranxi’s efforts for Ling Corporation, he had begun to feel moved by her. Plus, Wen Nuan was their jewel, but Ye Ranxi was also a well-known fashion designer; achieving what she had at such a young age was no easy feat. So gradually, Ling Jiang had changed his views. If their son liked her, how could they possibly stop them from being together?

Ling Jiang laid out his reasoning clearly to Zhang Huiwen; in the past, she might have accepted it. But now that Ye Ranxi knew her secret, there was no way she could allow Ye Ranxi to marry into the family.

It seemed the old man had completely changed his mind about Ye Ranxi, making it impossible for her to approach this issue from that angle… There was still someone in the Ling family who disliked Ye Ranxi: Wen Nuan. If she could team up with Wen Nuan, perhaps they could persuade Ye Ranxi to back off and voluntarily leave Ling Xiaonai.

Zhang Huiwen reassured herself that her intentions were not solely for her own benefit, but also for her son’s… just look at how completely entangled Ling Xiaonai was with Ye Ranxi. When Ling Xiaonai first got together with Ye Ranxi, he brought her to family gatherings, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Ye Ranxi later made some unreasonable demands that could threaten the Ling Family.

Wen Nuan was watching TV in her room when there was a knock at the door. She peeked out and saw Zhang Huiwen standing there.

“Auntie, what brings you here?”

With a smile, Zhang Huiwen sat on the edge of Wen Nuan’s bed and took her hand. “Wen Nuan, what do you think of Xiaonai?”

Since childhood, Zhang Huiwen and Ling Jiang had always told Wen Nuan that Ling Xiaonai would be her future husband, so she had always seen him as the only man in her life. Wen Nuan was very pretty and had the strong backing of the Ling Family, so there were many people who liked her. However, she didn’t care for any of them; she only followed Ling Xiaonai around, calling him Xiaonai-Ge.

“Xiaonai is really nice to me; I like him a lot… but now he’s with Xiaoxi-Jie,” Wen Nuan said, her tears starting to fall.

“Silly girl, we’ve always believed you would be Xiaonai’s wife. But now… Wen Nuan, do you still want to marry Xiaonai?” Zhang Huiwen gently probed.

Wen Nuan nodded vigorously, her voice a bit choked with tears. “I do, but Xiaonai doesn’t even look at me anymore… maybe he doesn’t like me anymore.”

“If you like Xiaonai, you have to fight for him. As long as Ye Ranxi feels discouraged, she won’t keep pursuing Xiaonai. Silly girl, feeling upset here won’t make him notice. Only by holding on tightly will happiness come to you, do you understand?” Zhang Huiwen earnestly tried to comfort her.

If Wen Nuan hadn’t been aware of Zhang Huiwen’s true intentions, she might have been moved to tears by her words. Ultimately, the only thing that mattered to her was marrying Ling Xiaonai; she didn’t care about anything else.

“Yes, but with Xiaoxi-Jie by his side, no matter what I say, he doesn’t want to listen…” Wen Nuan said a bit aggrievedly. A woman who feels wronged is always endearing, and that was something Li Xiaoai had taught her.

“Don’t worry, Auntie will help you,” Zhang Huiwen said as she wiped away Wen Nuan’s tears. “If you really like Xiaonai, I want you two to be together as well, and I will definitely make sure to get rid of Ye Ranxi. When that happens, you must keep a close eye on Xiaonai; otherwise, he might end up liking another woman. Do you understand? Your uncle didn’t like me when we were younger either, but I worked hard to win him over, and that’s how I ended up with him, eventually giving birth to Xiaonai.”

Wen Nuan nodded vigorously, throwing herself into Zhang Huiwen’s arms. “Auntie, you’re the best to me. If I really end up with Xiaonai-Ge, you will be my mother, and I’ll treat you just like my own mother.”

“Wen Nuan, what a good and filial child you are… Alright, Auntie has to go handle some things now. You keep watching TV,” Zhang Huiwen said, her thoughts turning to how, if Ling Xiaonai married Wen Nuan, she wouldn’t have to worry so much anymore. That Ye Ranxi was far too clever and might stir up a lot of trouble later on.

Once Zhang Huiwen left the bedroom, Wen Nuan could hardly contain her joy. She hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly. She immediately took out her phone and called Li Xiaoai. “Xiaoai, listen! Auntie really believes me now, and she even said she wants to help me get rid of Ye Ranxi. Your plan has really worked!”

One person’s strength was too weak; together, they could show Ye Ranxi that she couldn’t act so arrogantly in front of them!

“That’s great! I believe Ling Xiaonai will be back by your side soon,” Li Xiaoai replied with a laugh on the other end of the line.

If it weren’t for Ling Xiaonai, how would she have become invisible in the design world? If it weren’t for Ye Ranxi spreading rumors in Ling Xiaonai’s ear, how would her situation have turned out like this?

So, everything was Ye Ranxi’s fault! If it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t have ended up like this today. If Ye Ranxi didn’t face a fate like hers, she certainly wouldn’t back down.

Fortunately, there was still Wen Nuan, the big fool, who believed everything she said; dealing with Ye Ranxi would be much simpler. With Zhang Huiwen on her side now, all she had to do was sit back and wait for the show involving Ye Ranxi to unfold.

“But what should I do next?” Wen Nuan still didn’t quite understand what her next move should be.

“Silly girl, just add fuel to the fire on the side. Auntie already dislikes Ye Ranxi, so if you can give her more reasons to dislike Ye Ranxi, she’ll naturally find ways to deal with her. When Ye Ranxi is out of the picture, and the Ling Family loves you, do you still fear you won’t marry Ling Xiaonai?”

That seemed reasonable. Wen Nuan thought carefully about Li Xiaoai’s words and nodded earnestly. “Yeah, Xiaoai, you make a lot of sense. When I become the First Lady of Ling Corporation, I’ll make sure all the fashion designed under me features your designs. How does that sound?”

“Yes, Wen Nuan, thank you.” After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoai coldly smiled to herself.

Now, it wasn’t just her planning to deal with Ye Ranxi. Even with Ling Xiaonai by Ye Ranxi’s side for protection, it seemed she had nowhere to escape this time. What you’ve done to me, I will repay you a thousandfold!