The butler went up to Zhang Yuan's room.
Zhang Yuan was rummaging through her room when she heard a knock on the door. "Madam, Master Ning wants to talk to you on the phone."
Zhang Yuan paused, combed her hair to the side with her fingers, and opened the door.
She had more than a dozen missed calls on her phone. Ning Tang had called her many times, but she had intentionally ignored his calls.
The hatred and despair of Zhang Yuan's past had awakened and was burning in her heart.
"What's the matter?"
Ning Tang heard the coldness in Zhang Yuan's tone and asked gently, "Are you feeling unwell? You haven't picked up the phone in a few days. I'll come back to be by your side."
"No. I'm fine. Do you have anything else to ask me? If not, I'll hang up."
At that moment, Zhang Yuan could not stand listening to Ning Tang's voice, and she hung up the phone coldly.
Ning Tang stared blankly at the phone after she hung up. He felt that something was very wrong with Zhang Yuan. It was as if she had returned to her old self when she hated him deeply.
His heart began to race, and a strange fear overwhelmed him.
Ning Tang heard the sound of light footsteps behind him and turned around. When he saw his son, he tried to hide his gloomy expression. "Zongxuan, I'm going back to Nan Cheng. You will stay here and keep Cheng Xi and Tangxi company."
"Why are you going back home so soon?" Ning Zongxuan had a suspicious look on his face. "Why hasn't mom come back yet?"
Ning Zongxuan wanted to tell his father that Zhang Yuan had an illegitimate daughter, but he was afraid that Ning Tang would not be able to handle the news.
"Your mother and I will be back soon. Your mother isn't feeling well, that's why she hasn't made the trip back to Country M."
Ning Tang did not know that his son was struggling with the truth about Gu Ruochu.
In the end, Ning Zongxuan gritted his teeth and remained silent. He excused himself and went out. When he returned, he bumped into Ning Tangxi and put out the cigarette in his hand. "Tangxi, I'm planning on secretly following our father back to the country."
"Why?" Ning Tangxi frowned. She did not understand her brother's intentions.
"Mother has not been in contact with us since she left. If she's not secretly meeting with her *****erer, she must be secretly planning to meet with her illegitimate daughter. It turns out that she is very scheming. I can't let her fool our father."
Ning Zongxuan felt disgusted by the thought of Zhang Yuan and Gu Ruochu meeting and discussing their illegitimate relationship.
"Brother, I'll go with you."
Ning Tangxi had wanted to see Gu Ruochu's background exposed and mocked by everyone. However, she realized that the family company and her other business interests were at stake.
What if Zhang Yuan handed over control of the company to Gu Ruochu?
"No. You should stay here and take care of Cheng Xi. The date of the surgery has been set. There can be no more mistakes..."
"I know, but brother, we must be united!" Ning Tangxi cut him off firmly. "What are you worried about? If we don't go back, Gu Ruochu will inherit everything the Ning family owns! You know that our father loves Zhang Yuan. It would be very easy for Zhang Yuan to convince him to hand the company over to Gu Ruochu."
Ning Tangxi's words cut through Ning Zongxuan's heart. Tangxi was right. Gu Ruochu was a real threat to their birthright.
Ning Zongxuan had always felt a strong sense of superiority. In his eyes, illegitimate children were unclean and did not belong to the upper class of society.
Ning Zongxuan believed that he and Ning Tangxi truly deserved to interact with other noble families while Gu Ruochu was just a wild sparrow who had risen to the top because of her talents.