Jiang XinYan found she had already arrived at her old home as soon as she finished the call.
Chairman Jiang was already waiting for her at the grand entrance. A big smile was plastered on his face.
Jiang XinYan exited the car and ran up to hug him.
"Grandfather! I missed you! How are you?"
"I'm well my dear, I'm very well, it's good to finally see you again in the flesh."
Although Jiang XinYan was abroad for four years, whenever Chairman Jiang was able to, he would travel the distance to visit her once every three-to-four month. Therefore, they hadn't seen each other in the last four months.
Chairman Jiang immediately took her inside where housekeeper Wei had already prepared a lot of food waiting for her arrival.
When they ate, Jiang XinYan briefed her grandfather on her plans once she takes up the position of CEO this month.
"Grandfather, I'm planning to clean up those people from the marketing and finance team, I'm sensing there's a lot of corruption in these teams. The reports are not adding up."
Chairman Jiang grinned at his granddaughter. He was so proud of her. She was given one thing and could picture a thousand outcomes.
"Yan'er, I believe in you. I give you full authority. Don't worry about those people in the board, at the end of the day, I have over 54% of the shares and the rest is scattered between them. I have the final say. You just do whatever you see, and feel is best." Chairman Jiang replied.
"Mm. I understand grandfather is soft hearted, but one cannot be too soft hearted when all those people only care for their interests. Their actions are slowly ruining Jiang Corporation." Jiang XinYan was stern as she stared at her grandfather.
"Good. Very good. Grandfather only hope you will grow this way. Although grandfather is sorry, he is getting too old to fight them and leaving you to do the dirty work. Grandfather is proud of you."
Then they resumed eating. Both thinking different things. Chairman Jiang ate with a feeling of pride, while Jiang XinYan was thinking of what was to come.
It will not be easy, and she knew there will be people who will not fully support her in the new role. She had to weed the wicked people out first before implementing her plans to bring Jiang Corporation into a new era.
"By the way, grandfather have you ever met Wen JunXi of Wen Corporation." Jiang XinYan suddenly asked.
Chairman Jiang immediately stopped eating, feeling his heart begin to tremble.
"I've never met him. Why do you bring him up?" Chairman Jiang frowned.
Jiang XinYan shook her head. "It's nothing, I was in the same flight with him and his son. They were travelling alone. Although his son is cute, Wen JunXi is unreadable. That type of man is not to be trusted." She spoke while mindlessly turning her food.
"You met him and his son Wen Xi Lan?" Chairman Jiang was shocked.
"Mm." Jiang XinYan stared him puzzled. "Grandfather do you know Ah-Lan?"
Chairman Jiang was silent as if reflecting something.
"I'm curious about Ah-Lan's mother though. Ah-Lan mistaken me for her, don't know how she looks like. In this whole world there's another with the same looks as me, simply cannot accept." Jiang XinYan shook her head.
Chairman Jiang came out of his trance and smiled bittersweetly at her. To tell her the truth now would be to open up a can of worms.
He was regretting the day he did not find Jiang XinYan before she met Wen JunXi. Although a child was now involved, Chairman Jiang could not accept nor forgive Wen JunXi.
He had vowed to protect Jiang XinYan and to never let her become in the state that he found her in.
Although her memories were yet to recover, the fact that one day she will remember that time was like ticking time bomb. As soon as that bomb exploded, Chairman Jiang did not know how he will recover the mess created by it.
He did not know whether she will truly recover from ever knowing the truth. Chairman Jiang will only meddle this once and the rest he will leave up to her to decide.
"As far as I know, no one has ever seen Wen Xi Lan's mother. Her identity is unknown." He told her.
"So, she's not Bai Jiu?"
Chairman Jiang scowled and shook his head firmly.
"Are Wen Family hiding her identity then?" She asked curiously.
"From what I heard; she disappeared as soon as she gave birth to Wen Xi Lan." He told her.
"Oh..." Jiang XinYan frowned deeply.
"She ran away? No wonder poor Ah-Lan is such a quiet child, his scars run deep... no wonder when I met him, he seemed to instantly attach himself to me." She sighed.
Chairman Jiang stared at her, his look seemingly deep.
"Grandfather, although the father is not trustworthy, the child is pitiful. Is it okay to form a relationship with him?" She asked for permission.
Jiang XinYan knew that the Wen and the Jiang family were enemies. Both families knew to never cross boundaries within one another territory. Whether in personal lives or in the business world.
In terms of interaction, although they had similar acquaintances and had attended the same events, they've never interacted.
The fact that her father and Wen JunXi father had died in that same car accident was one of the reasons why this enmity remained.
To ask her grandfather such a request was to twist his heart strings. Jiang XinYan knew this. However, all she could think about was those tears the little dumpling had shed when she had let go of his hand in the plane. And the pitiful look he gave her when they parted.
Jiang XinYan didn't know that the connection she felt for Wen Xi Lan was of kinship. She just felt that there was something special about that boy. Every time she heard his little voice it pulled the strings of her heart. She couldn't ignore anymore.
"Yan'er you don't need my permission in regards to Wen Xi Lan. You do as you feel fit." Chairman Jiang cryptically replied to her.
Jiang XinYan didn't catch the cryptic message he was conveying; she was simply thinking of how cute Wen Xi Lan was and smiled in satisfaction.