“He founded his own etiquette company, which specializes in etiquette services.”
“It seems like the company is doing very well.”
“Many large companies in Aurous Hill have been cooperating with him for a long time, and Emgrand Group is his biggest client.”
Charlie of course knew Wendy’s situation.
It was he who helped her deal with the profiteers who had been harming her at the label company, so Wendy could pursue her own career.
He also secretly instructed his subordinates to take good care of Wendy’s company.
However, he felt that he had to pretend not to know anything about Wendy Willson in front of Claire, so he pretended to be amazed and said: “I didn’t expect Wendy to still walk the right path one day.”
Claire nodded and chuckled, “I guess he’s just like me. Someone must be helping him.”
“Otherwise, given our situation, how could we cooperate with the Emgrand Group and even communicate directly with Vice Chairman Doris Wang?”
Charlie felt embarrassed in his heart, but he smiled calmly: “Maybe you two are lucky.”
Claire didn’t say anything, just nodded slightly and smiled.
Today, the Qinhuai River is a bustling waterway, with antique boats and cruise ships moving back and forth.
One of the boats, along with the others, slowly moved to the right and passed Charlie and Claire.
At the bow and stern, two boatmen use bamboo poles to control the speed and direction of the boat.
Inside the cabin, curtains were installed at the entrance and windows on both sides. We couldn’t see inside from the outside, but we could vaguely see outside from inside.
Such boats are not uncommon, and there are more than one or two boats with the curtains lowered.
After all, some young couples went out for a boat ride, and after enjoying the scenery on the riverbank for a long time, they would lower the curtains and spend time on the boat in their own world, so Charlie didn’t pay much attention to it.
Inside the cabin, a beautiful woman was holding a cup of tea in her hand, staring at Charlie absentmindedly from afar through the window.
Across from him, two old people, a man and a woman, sat cross-legged, motionless.
The beautiful woman was Charlie’s mother, Margaret An.
The two old men in front of him were Sister Sun who always followed him, and Stephen Tang who had recently been guarding Qixia Temple.
At this moment, the two of them also didn’t dare to breathe, because they didn’t expect to meet Charlie here, and so close.
Nearby, Charlie and Claire are walking on a long stone path along the riverbank, and their boat is sailing along the shore.
Charlie’s toes were less than half a meter from their boat.
When the boat had sailed a hundred or two hundred meters, Margaret An put down her teacup and said sadly, “At that time, I even wished Charlie and I could communicate with each other…”
Sister Sun immediately whispered, “Madam, be careful with your words!”
“Young master has extraordinary powers and might be able to hear our conversation!”
Margaret An smiled wryly and said, “Don’t worry. Even though cultivators have sharp senses, they can’t always keep an eye on everything around them.”
“There are so many people here, so much conversation.”
“Even if Charlie heard it, he would have a hard time dealing with it.”
“Unless he is suspicious of our ship and is specifically watching us, there is no need to worry too much.”
Stephen Tang then said, “Madam, why did you come to Aurous Hill again this time?”
“If you need anything, I will go to Mount Putuo to meet you!”
Margaret An smiled and said, “For so many years, I have always wanted to come to Aurous Hill more often.”
“After all, this is where Charlie grew up and settled.”
“But every time I come, I come and go secretly, and I don’t even dare to see Charlie.”
“This time, I came here to see more of this place, but I didn’t expect to meet Charlie here.”
After that, he waved his hand and said in a condescending tone, “Forget it, I won’t whine like that for no reason.”
“Stephen, I called you here today because I have something very important to discuss with you.”
Stephen Tang cupped his fists respectfully and said, “Madam, please speak!”
Margaret An said, “I saw that Miss Claire was indeed preparing to leave Aurous Hill recently.”
“He works overtime to catch up on the many projects that can be completed.”
“For projects that could not be completed, he has taken the initiative to request compensation from the client.”
“I’m sure after Charlie’s birthday on February 2nd, he and his parents will be able to go.”
Stephen Tang nodded and said, “I also think this problem will not change.”
Margaret An reminded him, “Charlie is very powerful and has many spies.”
“If the Willson family girl disappears from his side, I’m afraid he will immediately look for her.”
“If he reacts fast enough, with our abilities, I’m afraid we won’t be able to escape his pursuit.”
Stephen Tang looked at her and asked respectfully, “What do you mean, Madam?”
Margaret An said calmly, “I don’t think Charlie could have been in this country on the day the Willson family girl and her parents left China.”
“We need to find a way to take him away, the further the better.”
“That way, it would probably take him a day to realize the Willson family girl was missing, and then at least ten hours to rush back.”
“By then, the Willson family girl must have been in the vast ocean.”
Stephen Tang nodded. “Madam, what you’re thinking is that if we can get rid of Young Master, that would be great.”
“But… right now, there aren’t many people who can influence Young Master’s schedule.”
“It’s difficult for us to make it develop in the direction we want.”
“And if we find someone to get rid of him, once Young Master realizes he’s been tricked, he’ll definitely start with that person.”
“Then we might be exposed.”
Margaret An smiled and said, “You’re right.”
“We can’t let Charlie dictate our itinerary.”
After that, he suddenly changed the topic and said, “However, we can find a way to trick Charlie.”
Stephen Tang hurriedly asked, “Madam, do you have any good ideas?”
Margaret An looked at Stephen Tang and said calmly, “Stephen, you disappeared on my orders.”
“Charlie must have realized that you weren’t actually serving the Wade family all this time, but there was someone else behind all this.”
“He obviously couldn’t guess it was me.”
“So, you must be one of the people Charlie is most interested in finding.”
“You hold many mysteries that he wants to solve.”
“If you suddenly appeared in a country on the night of the second day of the second lunar month, and he accidentally found out, I think he would definitely fly to look for you.”
Stephen Tang’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said, “Madam, you are wise.”
“If the Young Master knew I was showing up somewhere, he would definitely look for me.”
“Once she boards the plane, we will arrange Miss Claire’s departure.”
“I will arrange a domestic transfer route.”
“When Young Master gets off the plane, I will make sure Miss Claire has left this country and left no trace behind!”
Margaret An asked him, “Then where do you want to go, and how are you going to pretend to be found by Charlie by accident?”
Stephen Tang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, “I have a wife!”
“I’m going to Australia!”