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Suning, Xue Xiaozhou, and Hu Manli worked overtime to finalize the insurance policy plan.

However, Hu Manli always felt that something was missing. She rubbed her temples and said, "It's still not unique enough! Besides, Xiaozhou and Ai Linjiang are rivals in love, so we have to come up with an irreplaceable solution?"

"So what does Ai Linjiang care about most?" Su Ning asked thoughtfully, twirling her pen. "Family reputation? Control of the company?"

Xue Xiaozhou suddenly looked up from the pile of documents, as if a light had been struck: "It's Ma Xiaowei."

His glasses reflected an eerie light. "Will that illegitimate child always be Ai Linjiang's mortal enemy? Besides, is it possible that Ai Zhonghua has no feelings for Ma Xiaowei at all?"

Hu Manli and Su Ning exchanged a glance.

The office air conditioner emitted a slight hum, like the sound of some conspiracy brewing.

“Ai Zhonghua’s will…” Hu Manli slowly smiled.

“Add this.” Su Ning pulled up a document, “Family Trust and Insurance Benefit Collaborative Management Plan, with beneficiaries not limited to children born in wedlock.”

Xue Xiaozhou excitedly slammed his fist on the table: "Ma Xiaowei will definitely scare Ai Zhonghua. After all, if he inherits the company, it will be a disaster for the company."

“In this way, Ai Zhonghua will definitely be able to accept our family trust.”

As the printer buzzed, Hu Manli's phone lit up.

The three of them finally finalized their bidding proposal.

Just then, a notification popped up: [Tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM, Yue Rong Beauty Salon, I have something important to discuss.]

Tang Ling's sudden text message inviting Hu Manli to meet at the beauty salon felt rather strange to Hu Manli.

Xue Xiaozhou was also curious about the relationship between Hu Manli and Tang Ling, and Hu Manli gave a brief introduction.

It turns out that Tang Ling was a nail salon employee. Hu Manli met Tang Ling there, and Tang Ling became her apprentice. Later, Tang Ling joined Taiying International Insurance.

The next day, Tang Ling arrived at the beauty salon on time to meet Hu Manli, and she took the initiative to propose a collaboration with Hu Manli.

Hu Manli reluctantly agreed to introduce Tang Ling to a major client. "Tang Ling, do you know Chen Fang from Lanyang Insurance?"

"Huh? Chen Fang? I've heard of him! But I've never met him?"

“That’s true! When you left Lanyang Insurance, Chen Fang hadn’t come to Lanyang yet.”

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly bring up this person, Sister Manli?"

"Chen Fang has always wanted to steal the deal! And he's really getting along well with the new, pretty female salesperson."

"Oh? Really? There's such gossip? What's that saleswoman's name?"

"I really don't know! After all, I have a very bad relationship with Chen Fang at Lanyang Insurance."

Tang Ling believed it to be true and went home to confront Chen Fang.

Chen Fang vehemently denied the allegations, asserting that Hu Manli had deliberately framed her.

Tang Ling didn't believe it at all, so she called the human resources department of Lanyang Company to find out the situation and confirmed that Lanyang Insurance Company had not hired any new employees recently.

It was only then that Tang Ling realized the seriousness of the situation and that Hu Manli might know what he and Chen Fang meant.

Hu Manli deliberately spread the false news that Chen Fang was having an affair in order to sow discord between Tang Ling and Chen Fang.

……

After receiving special treatment from Suning, Zhong Ning was in high spirits and once again felt the beauty of life.

So he pestered Su Ning every day. In order to get rid of Zhong Ning's entanglement, Su Ning deliberately showed his amorous and flirtatious side.

When his girlfriend Wang Xue was too busy to meet up, Su Ning would meet up with You Qi, a saleswoman at a luxury store.

Yuqi, who recently left the luxury goods store, is looking for a clothing store location, preparing to become her own boss.

So Su Ning started helping You Qi with all sorts of things, and sure enough, their relationship developed very quickly.

The lights in the clothing store made Youqi's skin look like fine porcelain.

When Suning was helping her adjust the window display, he "accidentally" touched her hand.

"I didn't expect you, Suning, to know so much about product display?" You Qi didn't pull her hand away; the scent of Chanel No. 5 was faint.

“It just so happens that my ex-girlfriend was studying design in Milan.” Su Ning’s fingertips brushed against the Cartier bracelet on her wrist. “You look even better in this watch.”

"Thank you."

Outside the glass door, Zhong Ning's red sports car had been parked for twenty minutes.

As Suning "casually" helped Youqi tie the apron straps on her back, the sports car finally roared away.

"Done." Su Ning breathed a sigh of relief, but then met You Qi's amused gaze.

"Hmph! Using me as a shield?" She leaned close to his ear, "Where's the reward?"

However, Suning magically produced a high-end custom necklace, asking, "How about this thank-you gift?"

Yuqi's red lips parted slightly.

This haute couture necklace is clearly very valuable, and its design concept is also quite unique.

"Su Ning, why are you so good to me?"

“Because you…” Su Ning’s gaze fell on a spot behind her, “It looks a lot like my first love.”

"..."

"Shall I put it on for you?"

"Ah."

Then, Su Ning not only put the high-end necklace on You Qi, but also took the opportunity to pull You Qi into his arms.

However, this clothing store, which was under renovation, became the most wonderful place...

"Su Ning, do you have many ex-girlfriends?"

"do you mind?"

"Hmph! What good will it do to mind?"

"Yuqi, please give me some time, I will give you an answer."

"Ah."

……

Su Ning's deliberate avoidance gave Hu Manli a real headache, so she took the initiative to accompany Zhong Ning to her follow-up examination.

In the corridor of the Department of Neurology at East China Hospital, Zhong Ning's test results rustled in Hu Manli's hands.

"What? Electromyography is normal... Cerebrospinal fluid protein is normal..." Hu Manli's eyes widened. "Zhong Ning, the doctor said you're not sick at all?"

Zhong Ning's fingernails dug into her palms: "How is this possible! I was diagnosed with ALS by three hospitals three months ago, and now they're telling me it was a misdiagnosis?"

"But that's the truth!"

Hu Manli and Zhong Ning were surprised and suspected that the hospital had made a misdiagnosis, while the hospital was also very confused.

"Ms. Zhong, have you taken any medication recently, or received any special treatment?"

"No! I've been living a life worse than death lately, busy dealing with estate insurance and safekeeping matters."

"That's strange! Could it really be a misdiagnosis by the hospital?"

"Your hospital must have made a mistake! How are you going to handle the losses we've suffered during this time?"

"This……"

"Alright! I won't say anything more to your doctors. I'll have my lawyer contact your medical affairs office next."

"..."

Then Hu Manli took all the test results with her and left the hospital. The hospital will definitely have to make some compensation.

Then Zhong Ning suddenly grabbed Hu Manli's shoulder, "It's Su Ning! It must be Su Ning, he gave me a strange cup of tea!"

"Impossible! He doesn't have that kind of ability."

"..."

Memories flashed back to that rainy day, when Su Ning handed Zhong Ning a thermos cup in which the tea leaves had an eerie golden hue.

Of course, what truly thrilled her was Su Ning's incredible physical strength...

Ai Linjiang stole Xue Xiaozhou's girlfriend, Wu Ya, and wanted to humiliate Xue Xiaozhou in person, but he couldn't find a good opportunity.

Hu Manli and Xue Xiaozhou didn't want to lose Ai Linjiang as a major client, so they mustered up their courage to attend the bidding meeting.

Hu Manli and Su Ning both advised Xue Xiaozhou not to go, so as not to escalate the conflict between the two sides.

However, Xue Xiaozhou saw this as a good opportunity to make Ai Zhonghua and Ai Linjiang think that they were fearless.

"Sister Manli, what do you think?"

"Since Xiaozhou is so insistent, let's agree to his request."

"Then you'd better be mentally prepared! You might miss out on this deal."

"It doesn't matter! Xue Xiaozhou is a member of our team, and he should be given the respect he deserves."

Xue Xiaozhou was deeply moved. "Sister Manli, Su Ning, thank you! I will definitely not let you down."

At the same time, major insurance companies sent their sales representatives to bid, and they each presented their own plans.

However, Xue Xiaozhou took a different approach, explaining the importance and uncertainty of wealth inheritance from a legal perspective.

Ai Linjiang sensed the hidden meaning in his words, that he was clearly challenging him by mentioning Ma Xiaowei, so he sent the other shareholders away.

Then, Xue Xiaozhou explained the pros and cons to Ai Linjiang in a humble yet assertive manner: if the descendant of Ma Xiaowei, the illegitimate son of his father Ai Zhonghua, is outstanding and has enough ability to protect this wealth or carry forward the company, then Ai Linjiang will have to step down and give way to a more capable person.

Ai Linjiang felt that Xue Xiaozhou was humiliating him, saying that his and Wu Ya's child would be better than Ma Xiaowei's offspring. Xue Xiaozhou reminded him not to be blindly optimistic.

At the same time, Hu Manli also came to find Ai Zhonghua, worried that Xue Xiaozhou would not be able to persuade Ai Linjiang.

Ai Zhonghua stated that he had handed over full control of the company to Ai Linjiang, and that he had heard that Xue Xiaozhou and Ai Linjiang had a falling out over Wu Ya's matter, so he could not intervene in the matter.

Hu Manli explained the seriousness of the matter to him: if Ai Linjiang were to meet with misfortune, Ma Xiaowei would become the sole heir to the insurance policy. Ai Zhonghua was moved but did not express his opinion on the spot.

……

After Qiu Lisu became pregnant, she kept pestering Ding Zhiyuan. Ding Zhiyuan couldn't stand it anymore, so he called his parents to come and take care of Qiu Lisu.

Mr. and Mrs. Ding disliked Qiu Lisu and were always finding fault with her.

Qiu Lisu complained to Ding Zhiyuan, wanting his parents to leave as soon as possible.

Ding Zhiyuan couldn't bring himself to say it, so Qiu Lisu came up with all sorts of excuses.

Ding Zhiyuan had no choice but to agree to find time to persuade his parents.

Ding's parents took Dingdal shopping, and Ding Zhiyuan had no choice but to accompany them.

The elderly couple bought clothes and shoes for Dingdal. Ding Zhiyuan thought his parents were leaving and couldn't wait to buy them tickets.

The parents wanted to wait until Ding Zhiyuan's book club ended before discussing it further, and Ding's father even wanted to have a debate with Ding Zhiyuan at the book club.

Ding Zhiyuan was inwardly groaning and quickly fled, lying that he was going to take Tyndall to a tutoring class.

Ding Dale noticed Ding Zhiyuan's worries and casually mentioned Hu Manli's experience of hosting his grandmother and grandfather.

Ding Zhiyuan felt ashamed of himself, as he had only focused on his work for so many years and had never worried about these things.

Finally, Ding Zhiyuan took Dingdal home and watched Hu Manli and Dingdal go upstairs chatting and laughing. He felt a mix of emotions.

Just then, Qiu Lisu suddenly sent a message urging Ding Zhiyuan to buy train tickets for his parents as soon as possible. Ding Zhiyuan had a bitter pill to swallow.

Ding Zhiyuan couldn't afford to offend his parents, let alone Qiu Lisu, so he was caught in the middle and in a difficult position.

He could only try to avoid Qiu Lisu, but Qiu Lisu cornered him in the study.

Ding Zhiyuan had no choice but to explain that he wanted his father to attend the book club, but Qiu Lisu firmly disagreed.

They believed that Ding's father, being only a primary school Chinese teacher, was not suitable to participate in the book club.

Then Qiu Lisu produced the prenatal test results, claiming that the child's development was very slow, forcing Ding Zhiyuan to kick his parents out, and even gave Ding Zhiyuan an ultimatum.

……

After the tireless efforts of Suning, Xue Xiaozhou, and Hu Manli, they finally secured the big order for Ai Linjiang.

The three of them cheered and jumped for joy.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ling immediately offered a perfunctory congratulation to Suning and proactively proposed a collaboration with them.

Because Taiying International Company is preparing to open a business, Tang Ling wanted to use this deal to prove her ability to Li Qingqing, so she wanted Su Ning to give her the deal.

So they promised Suning a big bonus after the deal was done, and that Suning would also get a cut of the commission.

Tang Ling also asked Su Ning to poach all of Hu Manli's clients, promising to bring Su Ning to work at the company together.

Suning had no intention of betraying its partners, so it naturally scoffed at the idea.

Tang Ling reminded Su Ning to think it over carefully, as Hu Manli would be able to make a comeback in two years, and by then she would definitely leave Su Ning aside.

However, Su Ning stated that even if Hu Manli left him to work independently, he would not cooperate with Tang Ling, which made Tang Ling grit her teeth in anger.

"Su Ning, I hope you won't regret this?"

"What? You think I'm afraid of you?"

"Fine! You've got guts! We'll see about that."

"Tch! Idiot."

"you……"

As expected, after Suning submitted Ai Linjiang's insurance policy, it was delayed in receiving approval.

Hu Manli suspected that Tang Ling was behind it all. When Xue Xiaozhou heard this, he wanted to complain to Li Qingqing, but Hu Manli and Su Ning both advised him not to do so.

Because she felt it was pointless to do so, she had better ways to handle it.

Hu Manli's long-time clients were all asking her if she had been fired, and Hu Manli concluded that Tang Ling was behind it all.

Therefore, Hu Manli planned to use Sun Jie to scheme against Tang Ling and obtain evidence of Tang Ling's illegal and disorderly conduct.

Tang Ling arranged to meet Sun Jie, not only buying her gifts but also speaking ill of Hu Manli in front of her.

Sun Jie revealed that she wanted to buy her husband a 500 million yuan life insurance policy. Tang Ling offered to sign the policy for her and promised to return the commission of the first year's premium. Sun Jie readily agreed.

Little did they know that their conversation had been secretly recorded by Sun Jie, becoming unspeakable evidence against Tang Ling.

The next day, Hu Manli asked Tang Ling to meet her at the beauty salon again.

Feeling guilty, Tang Ling forced herself to go to the appointment.

Hu Manli guessed that Tang Ling wanted Ai Linjiang's order as a stepping stone, and Tang Ling readily admitted to this.

So Hu Manli played out the conversation between her and Sun Jie, and Tang Ling was stunned.

"You...how could you have..."

"Tang Ling, when you arranged to meet Sun Jie, I had Sun Jie record your conversation."

"This……"

"Tang Ling, if I were to file a complaint against you with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), would you be dismissed from your position?"

"Sister Manli, I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Please forgive me, okay?"

"Tang Ling, I'm warning you! This is a one-time exception! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Sister Manli, don't worry! I promise to protect Ai Linjiang's insurance policy."

"Humph!"

Then Tang Ling slunk away from the beauty salon.

Then Hu Manli personally visited Ai Zhonghua to express her gratitude, only to find out that Tang Ling had also called him.

Ai Zhonghua didn't care whether Hu Manli was expelled or not, indicating that he only recognized Hu Manli as a person, while Hu Manli felt warm inside.

The truth is that both Hu Manli and Su Ning knew about Ma Xiaowei's existence and naturally did not want any uncontrollable factors to arise.

Now, by having Hu Manli and Su Ning take out insurance, it's also a way to shut them up.

...(End of chapter)