The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition
Chapter 115

The ambitions of the secretary's wife

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Oh no!

Jian Shuyue blushed despite herself and instinctively covered her red lips, but that reaction only gave her away.

Experience really did count. A single remark had left the two of them nowhere to hide.

Anyone would have felt awkward being caught getting intimate with a girl by his future mother-in-law.

Zhou Yi was no exception.

He stood up and greeted her sheepishly. "Hello, Auntie!"

Mu Yalan smiled and nodded. Her attitude was vastly warmer than it had been at the birthday party two months earlier.

There was no helping it. People had to face reality eventually.

And the reality was that her precious daughter had fallen for this young man. As for her husband, he not only had no objections, but seemed to be actively encouraging them.

Thinking it over carefully, Zhou Yi was actually a fine young man. He had the looks, the height, and the talent!

Once someone came around and stopped insisting on perfection, they would soon discover that something they had once found unacceptable was actually a rather good choice.

"Keep Xiao Zhou company for a while. I'll make dinner. Stay and have a meal with us tonight." Mu Yalan shot her daughter, who was making a face, a glare, then turned and walked into the bedroom.

"What happened?" Zhou Yi asked quietly.

"Who else do you think deserves the credit? I've been saying nice things about you every day!" Jian Shuyue lifted her pretty face and proudly claimed the credit.

"I could never repay such kindness. All I can offer is myself," Zhou Yi said, deeply moved.

"Stop being glib! I'm warning you, unless I agree, you can't do that again!" Remembering what had just happened, Jian Shuyue felt her cheeks flush and her heart race once more. Her beautiful eyes looked as

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