Chapter 51 A Temporary Expedient Measure

The Chi Group was once again affected by this public opinion storm.

Ji Xiaonuan turned off her phone, and her mind was already in a complete mess.

Something was not right.

Had she misunderstood Chi Jun'an?

When the news about the shady deal of the surrogacy selection event broke out, the Chi Group and Chi Jun'an were also affected.

Could he really drag the Chi Group and himself into trouble just to keep her by his side?

This simply didn't make sense. Ji Xiaonuan didn't think she had that much charm. Most importantly, Chi Jun'an couldn't be so stupid.

So where was the problem?

Ji Xiaonuan took out her phone and looked at Chi Jun'an's name in the contacts list. She hesitated whether to call him or not.

After hesitating for a while, Ji Xiaonuan finally put away her phone.

She had said such harsh words to Chi Jun'an, telling him not to pester her anymore. If she called him now, what would that mean? Was she going to pester Chi Jun'an?

It would be better to wait for him to come back and ask him clearly.

However, Ji Xiaonuan didn't expect that instead of Chi Jun'an, it was Han Siyuan who came.

"Miss Ji," Han Siyuan said respectfully. "All the reporters at your school have left, and the principal's side has also been taken care of by the president. Now, the president asked me to send you back to school."

"Where is Chi Jun'an?" Ji Xiaonuan asked instinctively.

"The president still has something to attend to," Han Siyuan said. "Several directors of the Chi Group want to take advantage of this situation. But don't worry, the president can handle this small matter."

Ji Xiaonuan felt a bit disappointed.

Did Chi Jun'an not want to see her anymore?

Just as he said at the press conference, he wouldn't pester her anymore. It turned out that he wasn't just talking.

Ji Xiaonuan lowered her eyes sadly and got into Han Siyuan's car.

As the car drove away from the Chi family mansion, Ji Xiaonuan suddenly felt as if a piece of her heart was missing.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Xiaonuan suppressed that strange feeling. "Mr. Han, do you know who plotted against me this time?"

If Chi Jun'an didn't do it, then there must be someone else behind all this.

Ji Xiaonuan couldn't figure out who was targeting her like this.

"It was Zhao Jiaying," Han Siyuan said.

"Her?" Ji Xiaonuan raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Isn't she Chi Jun'an's secretary?"

"Didn't the president tell you?" Han Siyuan said in surprise. "Some days ago, she bought your clothes behind the president's back. The president was very angry and directly fired her. Oh, right, I also found your recording files on her computer. She should have secretly installed a bug around you when you weren't careful. I think this time she was unwilling to accept her fate, so she took this opportunity to take revenge..."

How could this be?

Ji Xiaonuan was filled with shock.

It turned out that all this was really done by Zhao Jiaying, and Chi Jun'an didn't know anything about it?

And she had never believed Chi Jun'an at all. Instead, she had firmly believed that he had instructed all this.

"Why did she do this..." Ji Xiaonuan asked blankly.

"She has been by the president's side for many years, so she might have developed some feelings for the president. But this touched the president's bottom line. The president hates the most when work and personal life are mixed up, and he strongly rejects office romances," Han Siyuan explained.

Ji Xiaonuan's heart was in a complete mess.

Was this the truth of the matter? She had such a deep misunderstanding of Chi Jun'an?

Seeing that she was silent, Han Siyuan thought she didn't believe him. He continued, "The reason why this matter could cause such a big stir is also because one of the directors of the Chi Group secretly supported Zhao Jiaying behind the scenes. Over the years, the Chi Group has developed to its current state all because of the president's hard work. But those directors didn't contribute before, and now they all want to take the credit."

Ji Xiaonuan felt even worse.

Chi Jun'an was facing the challenge from the directors. Yet in such a situation, he actually took all the blame on himself?

Presumably, those malicious comments attacking him on the Internet were also pushed by those directors with ulterior motives.

"Will he get into trouble?" Ji Xiaonuan asked worriedly.

"Don't worry," Han Siyuan said with admiration. "The president is Chi Jun'an! He can definitely handle this kind of thing."

Hearing Han Siyuan's confident words, the heavy feeling in Ji Xiaonuan's heart didn't ease much.

Why didn't she believe Chi Jun'an?

Ji Xiaonuan couldn't help but think.

At first, it was because of that phone call from Zhao Jiaying. She thought that Chi Jun'an regarded her as one of the selected surrogate mothers, and the kindness he had shown her before was just to test her and deceive her.

But was that really the reason?

Chi Jun'an had been very kind to her. Although she was slow in matters of the heart, she could feel it. She also had a hazy feeling for him.

However, she couldn't believe that such an excellent Chi Jun'an could actually like her. All this was so unreasonable, so subconsciously, she had already decided that Chi Jun'an must have some ulterior motives for approaching her.

That's why she so easily believed what Zhao Jiaying said. Thinking carefully, Zhao Jiaying had always been hostile to her, and that phone call was obviously intended for her to hear.

How could she have only figured this out now?

Ji Xiaonuan felt a inexplicable sense of regret in her heart.

Now, she had only one last question left.

After much hesitation, Ji Xiaonuan asked nervously, "Mr. Han, do you know... why did Chi Jun'an choose me?"

"How would I know about your affairs?" Han Siyuan said with a wry smile. Soon, he composed himself and said, "But I think it should be like what he said at the press conference, that he fell in love with you at first sight. The first time you met should have been in a bar, right? The president should have liked you at that time, and he even asked me to investigate you... Miss Ji, please don't tell the president that I said this."

Realizing that he had said something wrong, Han Siyuan quickly added.

Ji Xiaonuan's heart was in a panic. How could this be possible?

She had thought of countless possibilities, but she had never thought that Chi Jun'an really liked her and fell in love with her at first sight.

This feeling was really too fantastical. "Miss Ji, we're here." Han Siyuan parked the car in a secluded corner near the dormitory.

"Thank you," Ji Xiaonuan got out of the car.

"Miss Ji," Han Siyuan called out to her. "The separation between you and the president is just a temporary expedient measure, right? When the heat of the public opinion subsides in the future, you'll be together again, right?"

Hearing Han Siyuan's expectant question, Ji Xiaonuan felt a inexplicable sourness in her heart.

She and Chi Jun'an should have really missed each other.

She had repeatedly asked Chi Jun'an not to pester her, and now he should have run out of patience and really decided not to pester her anymore. She didn't even have basic trust in Chi Jun'an. How could she have the right to pester him again?

What's more, they were originally from two different worlds. Missing each other like this might not be a bad thing.