Chapter 69 Scramble For A Husband In Rong''s House


    "But I don''t want to make you feel obligated to do anything. Please just answer me honestly. My


    question is, are you going to work in Hiram Rong''spany in the future, or are you going to stay at


    home and be a full-time housewife?" asked Celine.


    Without hesitation, Rachel answered frankly, "I like keeping myself busy with work. If no other


    Rachel absolutely wouldn''t be a full-time housewife.


    Maybe she would change her mind in the future, but at least, for the moment, she wasn''t able to do


    that.


    "If you do join hispany, could you ask him to hire all the members of sales team A? We want to


    continue working with you. If you think we''re capable enough, we want to follow you and work in Hiram


    Rong''spany.


    "We don''t care about how much the sry would be. We''re not asking for much. Anyway, we''ve no


    confidence in thispany anymore after this incident. We can''t see a promising future working there."


    Rachel kept silent for a moment as she pored over Celine''s words. Then she replied, "Okay, I''ll tell


    Hiram about this. I think that there''s a good chance that he''ll agree to it."


    Rachel was determined that if Hiram didn''t agree to it, she would start her own business together with


    her teammates.


    Rachel was the team leader of sales team A. It was an excellent team. Rachel believed that she would


    be able to work smoothly anywhere if the whole team continued to follow her.


    "Really?" said Celine excitedly.


    "Of course, trust me. I would never lie to you, " Rachel said confidently.


    Celine was thrilled. This was great news for the whole team.


    She excitedly thanked Rachel on behalf of all the members of team A. Then she asked, "Oh, right! Mr.


    Rong has been on his business trip for more than ten days. Is heing back soon?"


    Rachel paused and put her ss down on the table. Hiram hadn''t called her yet.


    At first, Rachel had thought that Hiram would call her at least once a day.


    However, for the past ten days, she only saw Carl calling Hiram all the time and reporting everything to


    him. But Hiram hadn''t made a single call to her.


    Rachel had sent some WeChat messages to him, but he hadn''t answered any of them.


    "He said that he would stay there for about two weeks. I think he should being back soon, " Rachel


    answered with hesitation.


    She found it difficult to understand Hiram''splicated thoughts. She was unable to guess what he


    was thinking. Maybe he just didn''t like to make constant phone calls to a woman to talk about


    something romantic.


    Celine nodded her head. She noticed the lonely and upset look in Rachel''s eyes, so sheforted her


    by saying, "Rachel, don''t overthink it. Mr. Rong is always upied with a lot of work. I think he''s just


    too busy. That''s why he''s always on some business trip or the other."


    Rachel raised her eyebrows and said, "But I guess that he might want to make me know the feelings of


    living without him, so that I would know his importance. I will prove to him that I still can live a happy life


    without him!"


    Rachel was well aware of Hiram''s strong ability in controlling his inner feelings. He was good at


    restraining himself.


    "Rachel, sometimes I really think that no other woman in this world but you would be able to conquer


    Mr. Rong, who is like a wild horse in a prairie, " Celine praised Rachel sincerely. Rachel was indeed the


    right one for Hiram.


    Rachel came to Hiram''s life by coincidence, and Hiram happened to be the man who was able to open


    Rachel''s heart. They were bound to be together.


    Suddenly, Rachel''s phone rang. She nced at the screen of her phone and signalled Celine to keep


    silent. She picked up the call and said, "Hello, mom?"


    She was cautiously answering it, because this mother was not Rachel''s mother, Fannie, but it was


    Hiram''s mother, Joanna Fang.


    "Rachel, are you free now? If you''re free, pleasee back to our house. Something has happened


    here, " Joanna said calmly on the other line.


    "Um... Okay, I''ming there now, " said Rachel. She felt anxious. Joanna had never asked her to go


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    to the Rong''s house for something urgent before. Rachel wondered what could have happened.


    After she hung up the phone, she worriedly looked at Celine and said, "Let''s meet next time. Hiram''s


    mother asked me to go back to their house for something urgent."


    "Fine, then you go back first. Take care of yourself!" Celine said with a perplexed face, but she didn''t


    dare ask about it. She didn''t know the whole story yet, so she was afraid that she might look like she


    was poking her nose into Rachel''s business.


    In the Rong family''s house...


    A few days had passed since Rachel visited the Rong family''s housest time. This time, she bought


    some gifts on the way. Whether the gifts were expensive or not to the Rong family, Rachel thought that


    it was the proper manner to do it.


    "Mom, I''m back, " Rachel said with a smile as she walked into the living room. But as soon as she


    entered and saw the people sitting there, the smile on her face faded away.


    Colin Ruan, Selina Zhou and their daughter were sitting on the sofa of the living room.


    Hiram''s father, Gavin Rong, wasn''t at home. Although he had handed thepany over to Hiram,


    Gavin still spent most of his time abroad taking charge of their business there.


    When Joanna saw Rachel, she stood up and beckoned her toe over.


    Rachel put down the gifts, changed into a pair of slippers and walked inside.


    She went to her rtives and greeted them with courtesy. "Uncle Colin, Auntie Selina, why are you


    here? Why didn''t you call me in advance?" Rachel looked at her three family members. She was


    actually very shocked, but she tried to hide her emotions and keep a calm look on her face.


    Of course, Rachel undoubtedly understood the purpose of their sudden visit.


    But Rachel hadn''t expected them to be shameless enough toe straight to the Rong family''s house


    to scramble for a husband.


    "Rachel, I know that it''s not polite toe here without informing you first. But we just wanted to visit


    the Rong family and get acquainted with each other, " Selina Zhou said, smirking. She then nced at


    Joanna and continued, "Because you know, you and Vicky are both the Ruan family''s daughters. I think


    the Rong family should know about Vicky, too."


    Rachel nodded and immediately shifted her eyes to Vicky Ruan, and asked, "So...that''s why you''re


    here. Oh, Vicky, I have two dresses that would suit you very well. You''ll look quite good in them. Why


    don''t you follow me to my bedroom and try them on?"


    Rachel figured that they wouldn''t leave the house so easily, so she decided to persuade Vicky first.


    After all, she had a good rtionship with Vicky.


    Vicky wanted to agree with Rachel, but Selina pulled her arm and discreetly pinched her.


    Vicky knew what her mother meant. Not daring to stand up, she answered meekly, "Um...no, thanks.


    Rachel, I have enough clothes."


    Devoid of any facial expressions, Joanna discreetly observed this whole family exchange and said,


    "Rachel, since I was living abroad before, I didn''t know about the whole background of your family. I


    didn''t know that your father had an elder brother, too."


    The Rong family only knew that the Ruan family had a son called Simpson Ruan. They didn''t know


    there was also another son called Colin Ruan.


    Before Rachel could say something, Colin answered instead, "Yes, you were always so busy and you


    had been abroad for so many years. And I was brought up by a rtive rather than my own father.


    That''s why you didn''t know about my existence."


    "Yes, yes. Though Colin didn''t grow up together with Rachel''s father, both of them are the Ruan family''s


    sons. This is the fact, " Selina echoed. She kept observing Joanna''s reactions, too.


    Rachel looked at them and then turned to Joanna. She whispered, "Mom, it''s alreadyte. If you''re


    tired, please go and take rest. I''ll keep my uncle and auntpany."


    Joanna nodded, stood up and said, "Okay, I am indeed a little tired. Please receive your uncle and aunt


    well. You can carry on talking among yourselves."


    After Joanna left, Colin and Selina red at Rachel.


    "Uncle Colin, if you have anything to say, you can tell me directly. Please try not toe here anymore,


    " Rachel said calmly.


    "Rachel, Mrs. Rong didn''t say anything to refuse our visit. How dare you say something like that to us!


    That''s so impolite of you!" Selina scolded and let out a cold hum. She was already very furious that


    Rachel had asked Joanna to leave. She had wanted to be familiar with Joanna.


    Since Joanna was Hiram''s mother, Selina thought that if she could win Joanna over, it would be more


    possible to have Vicky marry into the Rong family.


    Rachel tittered and stared at her coldly.


    "Auntie Selina, who is being impolite here? It seems like you came here to see me. But you didn''t notify


    me before you came here. Why? What''s the reason?"


    Obviously, Selina was determined to get Rachel out of the Rong family upon her arrival at the Rong''s


    house. In Selina''s eyes, her daughter was the perfect person to be the Rong family''s daughter-inw


    and live in this luxurious house.


    "Rachel, you''ve already cheated the Rong family. You know that? If they had known from the beginning


    that there is also another daughter in the Ruan family, do you think they would''ve chosen you?" Selina


    sneered. Vicky was about five or six years younger than Rachel. She was young and beautiful. Selina


    believed that Rachel was no match for Vicky.


    Throughout the whole conversation, Vicky kept her head down.


    But she happened to catch a glimpse of the family photo on the wall, and suddenly broke her silence.


    She looked at the photo on the wall and asked, "Rachel, who is the man standing at the back in the


    photo there? Is that Hiram Rong?"