My Scheming Little Devil

Moreover, this is just the secretary of a governor, speaking of status, it’s not very high, Madam Aisha is a lady of the noble class, yet he dared to speak to the governor’s wife in this manner.

Jun Yiyi’s face fell, and she was about to stand up for Madam Aisha and mock the short-sighted secretary for a few words.

Yet she saw Madam Aisha hurriedly give her a look, with a hint of plea in her eyes, indicating a desire to keep the peace. Jun Yiyi was helpless; she didn’t want to make things difficult for Madam Aisha, after all, this visit was to see the governor, and making a scene wouldn’t look good.

She could only suppress the frustration in her chest. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Yiyi, wait here, I’ll explain your situation to Xingbo when I go in, then you’ll be able to meet him." Madam Aisha comforted her with a smile, then followed the secretary inside.

...

Madam Aisha walked into the office and saw Governor Yun Xingbo behind a large, several-meter-long desk, busy signing a pile of documents. He didn’t even look up at the sound of her footsteps.

"Xingbo, you’re finally back. It’s been over two months since I’ve seen you. You’ve been very busy with work lately, haven’t you? No matter how busy you are, please take care of your health." Madam Aisha looked at him happily, her eyes filled with concern.

Yun Xingbo didn’t lift his head, nor did he respond to her concerned inquiry. He was still flipping through the paper documents, speaking coldly.

"What do you want?"

Madam Aisha originally wanted to inquire about what work had been keeping him busy lately, hoping to chat with her husband a bit longer, but seeing his indifferent tone, her face paled slightly. She lowered her head and forced a smile.

"Xingbo, I, I recently met a pitiful girl. She’s a smart and adorable girl from Yalan Country, but unfortunately, she lost her parents at a young age and is now lonely. I feel very connected with her and want to adopt her. What do you think?"

Madam Aisha’s voice was somewhat tense and stammering.

Governor Yun frowned deeply, his voice becoming stern: "I haven’t stopped you from adopting cats and dogs, after all, we’re not short of money. But a family of our stature can’t just adopt an outsider, especially not someone who’s not from the Aus Empire, but a lower-class girl from Yalan Country. The status difference is just too great."

When he mentioned Yalan Country, there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"But she’s truly pitiful. Although she’s from Yalan Country and of a lower class, she’s very smart and well-mannered, she definitely won’t disgrace our family." Madam Aisha’s voice was anxious, she could tell her husband was unhappy.

Normally, she wouldn’t dare to contradict him, but today she was very persistent.

Governor Yun was surprised to see her dare to continue arguing. He raised his head, showing some astonishment.

This wife, normally so timid that she barely even had a presence. A stern word from him and she’d dare not say more, but today she was so insistent. His gaze shifted, contemplating something, and his voice softened a bit.

"Madam, it’s not that I’m unsympathetic, but someone of our status can’t just adopt an unknown girl’s child. Don’t be easily deceived."

"She’s not an unknown person. I’ve already investigated her background, there’s no problem. If my father and brother were still alive, I could leave her to them to adopt, but they’re no longer here and I really can’t feel at ease leaving her alone."

Upon hearing Madam Aisha mention her father and brother, an expression of displeasure flickered across Governor Yun’s face, but he quickly regained his composure.

He thought for a while, the deep and profound darkness in his eyes flickered with an unusual color, finally, showing a concerned smile to Madam Aisha.