Shi Xinxin felt a pang of anxiety, thinking about Yang Yue, who hadn't returned.
"Hello? Yueyue?"
Shi Xinxin asked tentatively.
"Hello, Xinxin, something's wrong, the company's factory had an accident."
Hearing Yang Yue's voice, Shi Xinxin felt relieved, so much so that she didn't react much to the panic in the other's voice.
"Don't rush, tell me slowly, what exactly happened."
Shi Xinxin was no longer panicked at all, completely different from how she felt just moments before.
She had immense confidence in the factory renovation plan she had personally overseen.
"The people who went to change shifts at the factory found that the guards on duty had fainted and were thrown into the bushes."
"The factory, the factory is full of the smell of gasoline, and a large fire surrounds it. We can't see what's happening inside now."
Shi Xinxin could faintly hear the sirens of fire trucks from the other end of the phone.
"After the firefighters arrive, ask them where the fire is concentrated."
Yang Yue never expected Shi Xinxin to ask her this question. She immediately ran over to ask, not delaying the firefighters' tasks.
"I've asked, the fire is concentrated in the lower section and has even spread inside the factory. This factory is full of precious metal goods."
"This was clearly planned."
Yang Yue's mind also returned to clarity, and she calmed down.
But the tremor in her voice was still audible.
"For now, don't rush. Control the scene. Don't stop those people who are taking pictures. Let them take as many pictures as they want, the more detailed the better."
Shi Xinxin was clearly superior when it came to manipulating public opinion.
"I'm coming over right now, wait for me."
Yang Xi and Yan Hao also noticed Shi Xinxin's solemn expression.
"Sister Shi, is this your company!"
Yang Xi had found a live interview posted on Weibo.
"Yes, I have to rush over now. Please help me look after the three little ones at home, thank you. Don't wait for me."
Shi Xinxin took off her apron, put on her jacket, changed her shoes, grabbed her car keys, and prepared to leave.
"I'll go with you," Yan Hao said, putting down his chopsticks. He closed his eyes, glancing at the delicious food he hadn't tasted in a long time.
"What are you going for? You can't help much. I can handle it, don't worry. This fire will only benefit me. Remember to wash the dishes!"
Shi Xinxin slammed the door shut, and her footsteps gradually faded.
Yan Hao blinked. Did his junior sister see his expression just now?
He chuckled. She was still so independent, so optimistic, and so confident.
He sat down and continued eating, not worried about his junior sister at all.
"You're really not worried?" Yang Xi asked tentatively, as she wasn't very familiar with him.
"She can handle it, I believe in her." Yan Hao smiled politely, looking at this new friend of his junior sister without any prejudice.
Yang Xi was stunned. She hadn't expected everyone around Shi Xinxin to trust her so much. A sense of envy arose in her heart.
But when she thought of herself as part of this group of believers, she felt an inexplicable pride.
...
Just as Shi Xinxin was about to go to the underground parking lot to get her car, she saw a car coming towards her honking its horn.
The window rolled down, and Sheng Chenjin, sitting in the driver's seat, winked at her.
He was handsome, but it felt strange on Sheng Chenjin.
The band-aid and wound dressing on his face were gone.
"No need to get your car, I'll take you."
Shi Xinxin didn't stand on ceremony, opened the door, and got into the passenger seat.
Just as Sheng Chenjin was about to speak, Shi Xinxin's phone rang.
"Hello, Xue'er."
"Axin, do you know about your company's incident? Do you need me to help control the public opinion?"
Yin Xue said meaningfully.
Shi Xinxin paused. She hadn't thought of this.
"Of course, I do." Shi Xinxin was not so polite with her.
"I'm on my way over. Don't worry, I'll hang up if there's nothing else."
Just as Shi Xinxin was about to hang up, Yin Xue started to laugh.
"You trust me so much, aren't you afraid I'll mess it up for you?"
Yin Xue never expected Shi Xinxin to trust her so much after knowing each other for only a few days.
"If you don't trust me, I'll dig up your ancestors' graves."
Shi Xinxin, amused, hung up the phone with a playful retort.
Since Yin Xue had asked her that, she had obviously understood her intention. Shi Xinxin didn't have time to wonder if Yin Xue was just an ordinary minor celebrity.
Sheng Chenjin listened to their relaxed conversation and felt a little jealous. Shi Xinxin was only this carefree and uninhibited when she was scolding him.
"Sheng Chenjin, were your eyes feeling uncomfortable just now?"
Shi Xinxin's heart fluttered, thinking about the flirtatious look Sheng Chenjin had given her earlier.
Had she really been electrocuted? Thinking of this, Shi Xinxin shivered unexpectedly. How terrifying.
Sheng Chenjin was almost suffocated with annoyance.
"Do I seem like such a rigid person in your eyes?"
So rigid that you don't believe I'm trying to seduce you?
"Your impression is quite rigid, after all, you always have a straight face."
Shi Xinxin retorted with full justification.
Sheng Chenjin fell silent. He didn't care what she thought.
"Why aren't you worried? If the gold burns, your project will only lose money."
Sheng Chenjin drove with exceptional speed, yet they were calmly bantering.
"Then why aren't you worried?"
Shi Xinxin thought that nothing good could come out of his mouth.
"I personally oversaw the construction of the factory. A mere fire certainly won't harm me in the slightest. I'll still ship the goods."
Shi Xinxin spoke with an air of mystery, which indeed piqued Sheng Chenjin's interest.
"What do you mean? Don't tell me you've already transferred the gold?"
"How is that possible?" Shi Xinxin had indeed considered it, but the sheer volume of goods had dissuaded her.
"It's not like you asked the gold to hide itself when it encountered difficulties."
Sheng Chenjin was joking, and he noticed that Shi Xinxin didn't answer his question.
"Could I have guessed correctly?" Was this woman that bold? He knew how much such a renovation would cost.
"You're so confident that you won't lose money?"
The only response Shi Xinxin gave Sheng Chenjin was a soft "mmm-hmm."
Clearly, Shi Xinxin didn't take the cost of the factory renovation into account at all.
She was confident that she could earn back a thousandfold.
"The factory was renovated with an automated lifting platform. The important goods are on the roof of the factory. The fire below couldn't reach that high."
"I was just trying it out, I didn't expect it to be useful."
Shi Xinxin said calmly, as if all of this was just a net she had cast casually, everything under her control.
Sheng Chenjin chuckled lowly, his magnetic voice filled with pleasure, his eyes even showing tiny specks of starlight.
He looked at Shi Xinxin so intently.
At this moment, Shi Xinxin felt as if Sheng Chenjin's eyes were like a vortex, drawing one in just by gazing at them.