When Ding Muyu first saw it, she was quite curious as to why Sheng Chenjin would buy a manor in Australia out of the blue.
She learned the answer later. This manor was mainly planted with various orange trees, with at least five varieties of oranges. And as far as she knew, Shi Xinxin's favorite fruit was oranges.
Moreover, Sheng Chenjin stated in the contract that after the purchase, the original manor owner would be responsible for its repair and renovation. It was explicitly stated that the manor would be renamed after Shi Xinxin, "Xinxin Manor."
"Such a cliché trick." Although she said so, Ding Muyu could clearly feel her heart ache. Sheng Chenjin used to be like this.
When the two of them were together, despite their financial constraints, Sheng Chenjin would pour all his savings into her birthday, even working overtime for several days in advance, just to give her a birthday gift she liked.
Every gift was a surprise, but it showed Sheng Chenjin's thoughtfulness. But now, even such cliché tricks, Sheng Chenjin was unwilling to use on her anymore.
His willingness to do this for a woman proved that Sheng Chenjin genuinely liked her, and Ding Muyu couldn't accept this fact.
She had always thought that Sheng Chenjin was deliberately trying to anger her, that he had found a woman who was inferior to her to get engaged to, just to make her jealous.
Even when Sheng Chenjin clearly told her in the restaurant that Shi Xinxin was the woman he truly wanted to marry, Ding Muyu refused to believe it.
She would rather believe it was Sheng Chenjin's angry words, but seeing this contract now, her heart was cut like a knife. This time, she had to believe it.
She forced herself to calm down and not think about the details of the contract, but she couldn't. Suddenly, an idea popped into her mind.
With such thoughtfulness, any woman would know how much Sheng Chenjin loved his fiancée. So, conversely.
If Shi Xinxin saw this contract, but the manor's name was Ding Muyu's name, how would she feel?
If this feeling of heartache were transferred to Shi Xinxin, how strong would she be? Ding Muyu instantly felt that her idea was brilliant, and she immediately went online to search for agreements related to buying manors.
She was going to create a contract that could be mistaken for the real thing to deceive another woman she had always considered a vixen.
The editorial meeting lasted the entire afternoon, and even lunch was ordered as takeout by the assistants and delivered to the conference room.
Everyone's discussion was heated, and editors from each section had different opinions. Some thought Ye Yun's outburst this time could become the magazine's next cover story.
Because there was no follow-up to the previous incident, everyone was unable to get any news. Ye Yun's appearance this time could fill that gap.
If the magazine produced such an issue, it could very well make a name for itself.
However, another group of people opposed it for the same reason. In this circle, people knew that you either listened to the rich or the powerful.
There must have been a reason why there was no follow-up to Ding Muyu's incident last time. The magazine was not powerful enough yet. If they forcefully dug into information that powerful people deliberately wanted to conceal.
It could very well lead to the magazine's downfall. Shi Xinxin was also overwhelmed by the whole process. She didn't know how to deal with it, but she always felt that Ye Yun's appearance this time had a purpose.
But for some reason, the plan seemed so rushed. She could feel that Ye Yun's words were prepared lines, but there were loopholes in her speech.
If it was prepared, why wasn't it more advantageous? It was so easy for Shi Xinxin to find flaws. This puzzled her greatly.
Everyone expressed their opinions and had their own views, each believing their ideas would benefit the magazine's survival, and they argued endlessly.
No conclusion was reached until the afternoon. When the editor-in-chief returned and heard about the matter, she couldn't make up her mind for a moment.
The editor-in-chief had just returned from an external meeting and was already somewhat tired. Hearing about the situation in the magazine made her even more powerless to make a decision.
So, she announced that the editorial board would be temporarily suspended. Anyway, there was still a lot of time before the next issue was published, so if they had to do it, everyone would have enough time to prepare.
The meeting was hastily adjourned. When she returned to her desk, Shi Xinxin saw her phone, which was smashed to pieces. With just over an hour left before work, calling Sheng Chenjin now would only make him worry again.
It would be better to wait until after work when Sheng Chenjin came to pick her up to discuss this matter. If it was just like this morning, where Ye Yun left after a few words, the matter would be easily resolved.
There was no need to bother Sheng Chenjin at all. If any further problems arose, she would talk to Sheng Chenjin then. Shi Xinxin was particularly distracted at the end of the day.
Usually, she was busy with her work and just needed to pay attention to Sheng Chenjin's calls. But today, she was worried that Sheng Chenjin would find her phone unreachable, so she kept looking downstairs to see if his car had arrived.
Today, unusually, Sheng Chenjin's car stopped at the company entrance, and Shi Xinxin walked out of the building. "What a coincidence, I haven't called you yet, and you're already downstairs?"
"Isn't it because I miss you?" Shi Xinxin's rare display of coyness made Sheng Chenjin very confused.
"Is there something you want to tell me?" As expected, Shi Xinxin knew that acting cute didn't suit her. She took out her shattered phone from her bag with a wronged expression and handed it to Sheng Chenjin.
"When I went downstairs today, my hand slipped, and I dropped my phone. It smashed in the stairwell." Sheng Chenjin took the phone and looked at it.
"Then let's go buy you a new one right now. What kind do you want?" Sheng Chenjin said as he started the car, completely unfazed by the broken phone.
"Anything is fine, as long as I can make calls."
"Don't you editors often need to send and receive files? You should buy one with better performance."
"Actually, it's alright. My previous phone was also very ordinary. After working as a small editor for so long, it has served me well."
"Let's go and see. Find something you like." Sheng Chenjin truly didn't understand what this woman was thinking. Other women who got involved with rich men would try to buy as many things as possible.
But this woman had no such awareness. As they spoke, the two arrived at a mall next to the company. Sheng Chenjin parked the car and took Shi Xinxin upstairs.