Chapter 85: Wife, Let Me Explain!
Capital City, Wanxiang Hui General Manager’s Office.
A white-haired man, over sixty years old, trembled with anger as he looked at the documents in his hand.
“Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, I trusted you so much, placing you in such an important position in Finance.”
“And this is how you repay me!!”
Du Taiming roared, waving his hand, and threw the documents directly onto the head of Su Xiaoyu, who was kneeling before the desk.
Standing nearby, Du Ennan looked at Su Xiaoyu kneeling on the floor with a complex expression.
She hadn’t expected her aunt to do such a thing.
Bars, male escorts, misappropriating over 2 million in public funds…
Du Ennan couldn’t connect these actions with Su Xiaoyu at all.
“Brother-in-law, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
“I was momentarily confused, and I promise to return every cent of the misappropriated public funds.”
“Please, please don’t call the police, please, I will definitely pay it back.”
“Please, for my sister’s sake, spare me this time, please, please…”
Su Xiaoyu knelt on the office floor, crying and begging Du Taiming not to call the police.
Maliciously embezzling over 2 million in company assets, if the company pursued it to the end, she would face a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 10 years.
Su Xiaoyu was already 55 years old this year; if she were sent to prison, she’d be an old lady by the time she got out.
“How will you pay it back? You had a good life but chose to get divorced.”
“You lost your home, your child doesn’t live with you, and you still haven’t reflected, you’ve only gotten worse!”
“You’ve completely ruined a good hand! Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, you’ve disappointed me too much!”
Du Taiming looked at Su Xiaoyu with a look of disappointment, lamenting her actions.
Originally, Su Xiaoyu had a good family.
Her husband was honest and upright, her son was already married and established, and she had already become a grandmother.
As a result, Su Xiaoyu, instead of enjoying her good life, had an affair with a male employee at Wanxiang Hui who was more than twenty years younger than her.
Her family was broken, and she was separated from her husband and child. Su Xiaoyu had actually thought she could marry her younger lover.
But after he spent all her money, he simply packed up and disappeared.
Her relationship with her young boyfriend naturally ended without a trace.
What surprised Du Taiming and Du Ennan was that Su Xiaoyu, at her age, would go to bars to find male escorts.
Even more audacious, she dared to misappropriate over 2 million in public funds!
This time, it was fortunate that Du Ennan received a reminder from Jiang Tao and discovered it early.
If she had discovered it any later, Su Xiaoyu might have squandered another 2 million, or even a third!
After all, Su Xiaoyu was Du Taiming’s sister-in-law, a trusted insider deeply trusted by Du Taiming and Du Ennan.
The more trusted an insider is, the greater the damage caused when they betray you!
Su Xiaoyu pleaded bitterly in the General Manager’s Office for over an hour.
Du Taiming, considering their many years of relationship, ultimately couldn’t bring himself to handle the matter purely by the book.
In the end, Su Xiaoyu was merely fired, blacklisted from re-employment, and a company-wide announcement was made.
“Nannan, thanks to your friend’s reminder this time, we were able to cut our losses in time.”
“Otherwise, who knows how much more your unpromising aunt would have squandered.”
“Let’s arrange a dinner party when you have time to treat them to a meal and express our gratitude in person.”
After dealing with Su Xiaoyu’s matter, Du Taiming earnestly instructed his daughter.
“Okay, Dad, but he’s already gone back to his hometown for the Spring Festival. I’ll find an opportunity to invite him for a meal after he returns after the holiday.”
Du Ennan nodded in agreement.
After reminding her to get a physical examination before and investigating her aunt’s finances today.
Jiang Tao’s image in Du Ennan’s mind had gained a layer of mystery.
However, she didn’t pry into things that Jiang Tao found inconvenient to disclose.
Both reminders were beneficial to her, and that was enough.
The father and daughter chatted idly for a few more sentences. Du Ennan excused herself and returned to her office.
It was the last working day of the year, and such a major incident had occurred at the company.
Du Ennan’s mood had also soured considerably.
But thinking of the child in her womb, she quickly took a few deep breaths to adjust her state of mind.
After calming down, Du Ennan found Jiang Tao’s number on her mobile phone and dialed it.
…
Jiang Family Village, Jiang Tao’s home.
*Jingle bell—*
“Dad, Dad, someone’s calling you~”
Jiang Xue, who was playing Plants vs. Zombies on Jiang Tao’s phone, ran all the way from the living room and handed the phone to Xu Li, who was helping Jiang Tao with a ladder.
“Du Ennan? Honey, a woman is calling you~ Her name sounds quite elegant, she must be a beauty, right?”
Xu Li’s jealous tone was so strong that it almost made Jiang Tao, who was standing on the ladder hanging lanterns, so weak in the knees that he nearly fell.
“I still think my wife’s name sounds better. Du Ennan and I are just ordinary friends, can you take the call for me?”
On the ladder, Old Jiang, who was hanging lanterns, displayed maximum survival instinct. To prove his innocence, he asked Xu Li to take his call.
His relationship with Du Ennan was pure and aboveboard; there was nothing to hide from Xu Li.
Besides, Jiang Tao knew that Du Ennan’s call was definitely to thank him for what happened this morning.
Seeing her husband’s righteous and confident demeanor, Xu Li’s heart felt sweet.
It seemed her husband was quite well-behaved outside.
Even with money, he wasn’t straying or anything.
Xu Li swiped to answer the call, and Du Ennan’s voice came from the other end.
“Jiang Tao, I went for another check-up at the hospital today. The doctor said that the baby and I are both healthy.”
Hearing Du Ennan’s words on the phone, Xu Li was stunned, as if struck by a bolt from the blue!
Old Jiang, oh Old Jiang, you really can’t be praised!
I just said you were well-behaved outside, and this is how you are!
You have a child!
Hearing Du Ennan’s words, Jiang Tao jolted, nearly falling from the ladder.
“Honey! You, you, you have a baby with another woman!”
Xu Li looked at her dearest husband, no, her ex-husband now, with disbelief.
“No, wife, listen to me, it’s not what you think.”
Seeing his own domestic tranquility about to erupt in flames, Old Jiang couldn’t be bothered with hanging lanterns anymore.
He quickly jumped off the ladder and grabbed Xu Li, who was on the verge of exploding.
“Ah? That… Jiang Tao, are you…?”
“Sorry, sorry, did I… did I call at an inconvenient time?”
On the other end of the phone, Du Ennan’s explanation, or rather lack thereof, only made things seem more suspicious.
…
Jiang Tao was speechless.
Previously, Du Ennan had always given him the impression of being a sharp and capable strong woman.
How could she be so scatterbrained at times!
“Wife, let me tell you…”
Jiang Tao’s explanation, combined with Du Ennan’s explanation over the phone, finally cleared up their relationship.
Xu Li’s anger flared up quickly and subsided even faster; her ex-husband instantly became her current husband again.
Afterward, Du Ennan thanked Jiang Tao again on the phone and said she owed him a big favor.
If Jiang Tao ever needed her help in the future, she would undoubtedly assist him without hesitation.
Having more friends means more paths; Jiang Tao naturally didn’t mind having a rich friend like Du Ennan.
Perhaps there would be times when he truly needed her.
Of course, in a very proper sense.
After hanging up the call with Du Ennan.
Just as Jiang Tao was about to climb the ladder to continue hanging lanterns, his phone rang again.
This time, the caller ID displayed the name “Wang Xiaobai.”
His Money-Bringing Boy had arrived.
