Who is this woman?

Shen Yanxi's mind was now entirely focused on this woman. She ignored Zhou Mingyan's genuine feelings and desperately wanted to know what was going on with this woman.

Zhou Mingyan paused for a moment, then answered truthfully, "It seems to be He Lingchuan's junior sister, who is currently interning in their lab."

"Junior sister?"

Shen Yanxi seemed to be deep in thought. How come she had never heard of this junior sister before?

Shen Yanxi was furious. In the photo, He Lingchuan and his junior sister were chatting and laughing, getting along well, and the two of them were practically touching.

If you can talk to me properly, why does He Lingchuan always act like he's seeing an enemy whenever he sees me?

Shen Yanxi pursed her lips and immediately called her assistant: "I need to know all the information about this woman within three minutes."

...

The day after she entered the company, Shen Yanxi received a document.

The assistant followed behind her and reported: "This girl is very capable. She studied AI design under Professor Zhao, and I heard that her senior brother is also very talented. President Shen, do you want me to keep her here?"

"Leave?"

Shen Yanxi was completely bewildered until her assistant handed her a resume: "She just came to our company for an interview last week, and I also think she's a talented person. We're planning to have her interviewed again, if you..."

"No need to trouble yourself."

Shen Yanxi threw her resume into the trash can: "Just tell her she failed the interview."

"Mr. Shen, this girl is very capable. I think you can take another look at her resume before making a decision."

The assistant didn't want to let such a talented person slip away, and he was a little anxious.

But then he heard Shen Yanxi coldly question him: "Are you trying to teach me how to do things? There are plenty of talented people, we won't miss this one."

Shen Yanxi looked at the girl's photo, her face turning pale.

If anyone has a grudge, it's only their own restlessness.

...

After receiving the news that he had failed the interview, Xiao Cao was in a bad mood all day.

She was depressed, and even He Lingchuan, who was fully immersed in his work, could sense that something was wrong with her mood.

"What happened?"

He looked at Xiaocao with tenderness. Xiaocao was a student he had mentored, and He Lingchuan would usually take good care of her.

"I failed the interview."

Xiao Cao curled the corners of his mouth into a forced smile: "The Shen family is my dream. I thought I could get in."

Xiao Cao sighed, completely baffled: "They said I was excellent during the first interview, so why did I fail?"

The Shen family?

He Lingchuan's first thought was Shen Yanxi's company. He frowned, but then realized he was overthinking it.

There are so many people with the surname Shen, how could it be such a coincidence?

Besides, Xiao Cao's failure only means that she wasn't the talent they were looking for, and it probably has nothing to do with me.

He Lingchuan hesitated for a moment and then gave up the idea of ​​calling Shen Yanxi.

If it has nothing to do with him, wouldn't he be doing something pointless?

He Lingchuan gently patted Xiao Cao on the shoulder: "There will be better companies waiting for you in the future."

With red eyes, Xiao Cao suppressed her grievances and continued the experiment she hadn't finished.

In contrast to the harmonious atmosphere in the laboratory, Shen Yanxi was restless.

She had expected He Lingchuan to come and confront her, but she waited in the office all morning and no one showed up.

Shen Yanxi was upset and felt as if a stone was stuck in her chest, making it hard for her to breathe.

She paced back and forth in her office, and a few minutes later, she drove to the lab.

Shen Yanxi had her assistant order dozens of cups of coffee and send them to the lab. After the people there learned about Shen Yanxi's relationship with He Lingchuan, they looked at her differently than before.

They had doubts and questions, but they only dared to glance at them briefly, not daring to show their inner emotions too obviously.

Shen Yanxi looked around but didn't see the person she wanted to see. Instead, she ran into Gu Chengze.

"What wind blew you here today?"

Gu Chengze had long disliked her. When he saw her in the office, he immediately came over, intending to get rid of her before He Lingchuan noticed her.

"You've all worked hard lately, so I'll treat you all to coffee."

Shen Yanxi behaved very appropriately; she seemed to have come specifically to reward the laboratory staff.

Gu Chengze readily accepted, and the two looked at each other, neither willing to speak.

Finally, Gu Chengze took the initiative to break the deadlock: "President Shen, you came all this way just to invite them for coffee? Really, nothing else?"

Gu Chengze looked at the laboratory next to him: "You didn't come here for someone, did you?"

You're overthinking it.

Shen Yanxi sensed his sarcasm and turned to leave, but after taking two steps, she stopped again, looking condescending: "I just wanted to remind President Gu to keep a close eye on his employees and not let their romantic relationships affect their work progress."

Gu Chengze raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding her meaning, but replied in accordance with her words: "Put it down. Our employees keep their personal and professional matters very separate."

Shen Yanxi gritted her teeth and left the laboratory with an angry expression.

I spent the whole afternoon here, but I didn't get any information.

She was so angry that she stomped her feet. After thinking it over, she decided to call He Lingchuan.

"What's up?"

It was quite noisy on He Lingchuan's end; he sounded very busy.

Do you have time in a few days?

Shen Yanxi cut to the chase, using her mother as an excuse: "It's Mom's birthday in a few days, do you have time?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end. He Lingchuan had also been thinking about this today. In the past, he would go with Shen Yanxi to celebrate Shen's mother's birthday, but now...

He gave a self-deprecating laugh, and Shen Yanxi could hear a hint of grievance in his laughter: "I don't need to go, you and Zhou Mingyan can go."

Shen Yanxi's heart clenched suddenly, as if it were being tightly gripped by a large hand.

She suddenly felt a little short of breath and also felt sorry for the man opposite her.

“It used to be just you and me going, and I hope it will be the same this year.”

Fearing that He Lingchuan would feel awkward, Shen Yanxi used her mother's words to put pressure on him: "The person your mother wants to see more is you."

"I'm not going."

He Lingchuan seemed to still be conducting experiments, and he kept talking without stopping. Shen Yanxi could vaguely hear the sounds of the equipment clattering together.

Aren't you afraid of upsetting your mother?

“You yourself said that you and Zhou Mingyan are family, so I think you have the ability to get your mother to accept Zhou Mingyan.”

He Lingchuan seemed to have moved his phone away. Shen Yanxi heard the voice on the other end getting softer and softer until finally she heard, "I have to work, I'll talk to you later."

A busy signal came from the other end, and Shen Yanxi's face was filled with disappointment.

She told her mother the news, looking aggrieved: "Mom, I went to see him, but he just wouldn't come."

"Isn't this your own fault?"

With a stern expression, Madam Shen stood up with the help of the housekeeper: "I will go to him myself."