218 Any later, she would surely be surrounded by pesky suitors

Nian Xi thought she heard him wrong, "I thought you didn't care for the Ye family? Ma is always pleading you to go to their events, what's gotten over you today?"

"Yeah, I didn't want to go, but grandma nagged at me. I was thinking that I should be more filial and get to know her side of the family better since she's so old already."

Nian Junting said nobly, "I'll take over the Zhong Zhou Group Corporation when Ma retires, I should maintain an amicable relationship with Ye Dongwei. He is, after all, a senior executive at the company."

"Oh…" Nian Xi blinked her eyes, she thought her brother's excuse was kind of suspicious.

"I'll drive over to pick you up now…"

"Later, I'm not done with work yet."

"How long more do you need?"

"About forty minutes?" Nian Xi looked at her watch.