Jiang Yi nodded.
Zhu Xiaoxiao would definitely not leave.
“Keeping Zhu Xiaoxiao at home is always a threat. If she’s pushed to a corner, it’ll be troublesome. For safety’s sake, I need Shadow to keep an eye on her constantly,” Dongfang Mei said.
“Alright!”
Jiang Yi agreed.
With Shadow watching, Zhu Xiaoxiao wouldn’t be able to pull any tricks.
Just then, Xiao Xin walked downstairs with a smile.
“Brother, Sister-in-law, I didn’t expect you two to team up and put on a show for Zhu Xiaoxiao.”
Xiao Xin walked down from upstairs.
Xiao Xin had heard everything Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei had said!
Knowing what had happened, Xiao Xin was no longer angry.
“Brother, why did you do this?” Xiao Xin asked Jiang Yi curiously.
“Zhu Xiaoxiao was sent by Bo Ren, so I decided to play along!”
Jiang Yi said, “You must not tell anyone about this. Just you knowing is enough. Otherwise, if our cover is blown, my entire plan will be ruined.”
“Do I not tell Mom and Shen Lu either?” Xiao Xin asked.
“You don’t need to tell them. They can guess even if we don’t say anything.”
Jiang Yi said, “They probably guessed when I brought Zhu Xiaoxiao back this morning. Otherwise, with Mom’s temper, she wouldn’t have been so silent.”
“Okay, so you all knew, and I was the only one kept in the dark!” Xiao Xin pouted angrily.
“Alright, stop sulking!”
Jiang Yi smiled at Xiao Xin and said, “Now is the time to test our acting skills. We absolutely cannot let the mask slip.”
“Don’t worry, my acting skills are quite good too!” Xiao Xin said with a chuckle.
Just as Jiang Yi was about to speak, Zhu Xiaoxiao came in from outside carrying a bucket and a vacuum cleaner, sweating profusely from exhaustion.
“Brother, why haven’t you fired this woman yet? I don’t want to see her anymore. If you don’t get rid of her, I’ll run away from home!”
Xiao Xin said to Jiang Yi with a snort.
Xiao Xin had started her act!
Just as Jiang Yi was about to play along with Xiao Xin, Li Ping and Shen Lu all returned!
Shen Lu, Dong Rui, and Chen Kun saw Zhu Xiaoxiao cleaning, dressed as a servant, and immediately understood what was going on!
“With such a large villa, is she the only servant? Can she manage?”
Li Ping asked Jiang Yi, “Why don’t we just let her go?”
Upon hearing Li Ping want to dismiss her, Zhu Xiaoxiao quickly spoke before Jiang Yi could say anything, “I can manage. I will definitely clean the villa spotlessly.”
“You are indeed capable. You’re a good servant.”
Li Ping sneered.
“Thank you, Madam Jiang, for your praise.”
Zhu Xiaoxiao said busily.
Zhu Xiaoxiao was already intimidated by Li Ping’s aura and felt a little scared.
“Don’t worry about cleaning the living room for now. The back garden hasn’t been tidied up for a long time. You clear out the weeds in the garden today, and tomorrow go buy some flowers and plant them in the garden,” Dongfang Mei said to Zhu Xiaoxiao.
“Yes!”
Zhu Xiaoxiao responded and left the living room.
After Zhu Xiaoxiao left the living room, Li Ping’s brow furrowed.
“This woman is too dangerous to keep at home!” Li Ping said.
“Mom, don’t worry. I’ve already sent someone to secretly monitor Zhu Xiaoxiao. Every move she makes will not escape our eyes,” Dongfang Mei said quickly.
“Well done!”
Li Ping nodded with satisfaction and said to Dongfang Mei, “You think more thoroughly than all of us. I can rest assured now!”
Getting praised by Li Ping, Dongfang Mei felt delighted.
In the evening, Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei returned to their room.
Jiang Yi walked to the window and looked towards the backyard through the gap in the curtains. He saw Zhu Xiaoxiao still sweating profusely, weeding in the garden.
It was almost eleven o’clock at night, and Zhu Xiaoxiao hadn’t eaten a single meal yet.
Jiang Yi took a deep breath.
He hadn’t expected Zhu Xiaoxiao to be so patient. Anyone else would have probably given up long ago.
“You said, was Zhu Xiaoxiao forced by Bo Ren?” Jiang Yi asked Dongfang Mei.
“Impossible!”
Dongfang Mei said with certainty, “I had someone investigate Zhu Xiaoxiao’s background. She specialized in this kind of deceptive scheme before, and many people were cheated by her.”
“A pair of elderly people had their life’s savings swindled by her. In their despair, they committed suicide.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yi’s brows furrowed.
It seemed that Zhu Xiaoxiao was indeed not a good person.
“People like that are detestable. They are not good people at all. You don’t need to pity her,” Dongfang Mei said.
“That’s right, she’s really not worth pitying.” Jiang Yi drew the curtains.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei lay down on the bed to rest.
Perhaps due to exhaustion, Jiang Yi fell asleep directly.
The next morning, as soon as Jiang Yi got out of bed and left the room, he saw Shadow reporting Zhu Xiaoxiao’s situation to Dongfang Mei in the hallway.
“Zhu Xiaoxiao worked until about one in the morning last night, then went to sleep. This morning, after waking up at seven, she went to a restaurant outside the villa and secretly bought a lot of snacks, probably fearing she wouldn’t have food if she couldn’t finish her work.” Shadow said.
“Where is she now?” Dongfang Mei asked.
“She’s watering flowers in the front yard. She’s probably waiting for Mr. Jiang and wants to complain to Mr. Jiang!” Shadow said with a smile.
“Keep watching her!” Dongfang Mei said.
“Yes!”
Shadow responded, then turned and disappeared at the end of the hallway.
Shadow was as his name suggested, appearing and disappearing without a trace.
Shadow was very suitable for monitoring Zhu Xiaoxiao; Zhu Xiaoxiao couldn’t detect Shadow’s presence at all.
“Did you hear that? Zhu Xiaoxiao is going to complain to you later!”
Dongfang Mei said to Jiang Yi with a smile.
Jiang Yi shrugged.
“I have to hurry to the company for a meeting. After you’re done, come to the company to find me. I have something to discuss with you.”
Dongfang Mei said and left directly.
Just as Jiang Yi was about to ask Dongfang Mei about what, before he could even speak, Dongfang Mei had already left the villa, her steps hurried.
Jiang Yi knew that Dongfang Mei was busy heading to the company to figure out how to deal with Ye Yanran.
Dongfang Mei was very serious about this matter.
Jiang Yi washed up, put on his clothes, and walked out of the living room, only to encounter Zhu Xiaoxiao.
Shadow was right. Zhu Xiaoxiao was already waiting there to complain to him!
Zhu Xiaoxiao was very clever. Seeing Jiang Yi arrive, she didn’t complain directly. Instead, she forced out tears and started crying, wanting Jiang Yi to pity her.
Jiang Yi found Zhu Xiaoxiao’s actions extremely distasteful.
However, Jiang Yi’s distaste did not show on his face.
Instead, he pretended to be very concerned about Zhu Xiaoxiao.
“Brother Jiang Yi, I am really too tired. I was doing chores until one in the morning yesterday. Why don’t you let me work at your company? I graduated from a prestigious university, and I can definitely be a great help to you!” Zhu Xiaoxiao said aggrievedly.