Xiangtian Internet Cafe.

Shi Yao, A Hai, and the others were gathered around a booth. The computer screen in the booth displayed stock K-line charts, and the red light from the computer screen shone on their faces.

Ah Hai swallowed hard as he watched the stock price rise.

"Brother Yao, we really have to thank you for leading the brothers to make a fortune this time."

"I bought 2,000 yuan worth to test the waters, and now it's doubled. I never expected Sugie to be such a promising stock."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yao nudged Ah Hai on the shoulder: "Didn't I tell you to just blindly jump in?"

"Why did you only buy a 2,000 yuan item? If you bought a 10,000 yuan item now, it would be more than your monthly salary!"

Ah Hai and the others all wore expressions of regret.

Shi Yao glanced at the group's regretful expressions and chuckled, "Alright, don't look so dejected. You can still make a profit by adding to your position now!"

Upon hearing that there was still a chance, and seeing Shi Yao's confident expression, Ah Hai exclaimed, "Add more! Add as much as you can! We'll empty our savings to buy more now!"

The other two blond-haired boys nodded frantically.

"Brother Yao, we'll believe whatever you say now!"

"From this moment on, we are your soldiers. We will do whatever you say!"

The three sycophants offered Shi Yao cigarettes, then quickly went to raise money to buy more shares; they were now rich!

After the three left, the internet cafe owner, Mou Zitong, stepped forward and handed Shi Yao a cigarette: "Brother, your inside information is really reliable."

Mu Zitong had a little money, so he invested 50,000 yuan, and his face beamed with a smile as bright as a flower.

He was now very curious about Shi Yao's source of information. "Could you tell your brother about your way of making money?"

Shi Yao looked at Mu Zitong and knew that the kid was quite clever. He could tell that Mu Zitong wanted to get to know the person behind him.

“Ah Niu, it’s not that your brother doesn’t want to help you.”

Mu Zitong's nickname was "A Niu," and Shi Yao put a peanut in his mouth. "It's because I haven't handled things well lately, and the person who guided me doesn't like me very much."

“I see.” Upon hearing Shi Yao’s words, a dark glint flashed in Mou Zitong’s eyes.

He patted his chest and said, "Alright, if there's anything I can help with, just let me know."

Seeing how loyal Mu Zitong was, Shi Yao felt bad for his brother and said, "I have another way to make money."

“I have a senior care project that I can invest in.”

Shi Yao took out his phone.

*

At 9:30 p.m., on Amber Avenue leading to the Haiper Bay residential area.

Through the rain, a stretch Lincoln drove steadily along Amber Avenue.

Driver Xiao Liu was focused on driving, while in the back seat, Si Jiuyin and Si Jiuyin were discussing the group's accounting.

Si Jin flipped through the investigation report: "This accounting scandal involves as many as twelve key personnel. With them taken away, many important positions in the group have become vacant."

Si Jiuyin gazed at the water flowing on the glass: "To completely eliminate the parasites and preserve the foundation of the group, pain is inevitable."

"Mother, don't worry, I'm here, so don't overwork yourself."

“I plan to promote another batch of people to fill the management positions. In recent years, there have indeed been many key employees who have been suppressed and unable to get promoted, and whose credit has been stolen.”

“That’s exactly what I was thinking too.” Si Jiuyin handed a USB drive to Si Jin. “This is my list of potential candidates.”

In the original storyline, when the original owner passed away from a serious illness, the scene showed the original owner's funeral.

The female lead, He Qinqin, attended the funeral to pay her respects, which drew criticism from many people. The original plot portrayed her this way to show how innocent and misunderstood she was.

This part was so infuriating to the audience that Si Jiuyin had a deep impression of it.

In her previous life, Si Jiuyin was a top student with an excellent memory. During her time here, she has been trying her best to recall which company employees came to pay their respects in the original story.

After a person dies, it is the best time to see how others truly treated her.

The employees who came to pay their respects after the company went bankrupt and Si Jiuyin passed away deserve to be given important responsibilities.

And now, the employee list that Si Jiuyin painstakingly compiled is on the USB drive.

Si Jin took the USB drive from his mother without any surprise, and felt even more respect and admiration for her.

As expected of Si Jiuyin, she made thorough preparations from the very first move.

Just as Si Jin was about to hand Si Jiuyin a fruit platter, a loud screech of brakes rang out, and both Si Jiuyin and Si Jin were thrown forward.

The car was turned off and stopped in place.

"Mom, are you alright?" Si Jin quickly went to help Si Jiuyin up.

Si Jiuyin waved her hand, "I'm fine."

She frowned: "It's probably a car accident."

Si Jiuyin was puzzled. Xiao Liu was a very steady driver, and they weren't driving fast.

Si Jin pulled out an umbrella. "It's raining so hard, Mom. You stay in the car, I'll go down and check."

While driving, driver Xiao Liu was startled when a figure suddenly flashed in front of his car, causing him to brake abruptly.

"Damn, is this guy trying to scam me?"

The driver, Xiao Liu, pulled the handbrake, took out a large umbrella, and got out of the car.

Holding an umbrella, he walked to the car and saw a disheveled woman, soaked to the bone in the early morning, slumped in front of the car.

The woman looked up, and her familiar yet unfamiliar disheveled face startled Xiao Liu: "Miss He?"

Xiao Liu used an umbrella to shield He Qinqin from the rain, but He Qinqin didn't look at Xiao Liu; her dark eyes were fixed on the back door of the car.

"Qinqin?" Si Jin's voice came from behind. He Qinqin suddenly looked at the other car door, and then screamed in anguish, "Brother! I was wrong, I want to go home!"

Si Jin saw that He Qinqin's wet hair was all stuck to her face, her face and neck were covered in red rashes, and she had lost one of her shoes. She looked absolutely miserable.

He Qinqin was always treated like a little princess in the Si family, pampered and well-groomed. Si Jin had never seen He Qinqin in such a disheveled state before, and he was shocked and heartbroken at the same time.

Has life really turned out like this after only one month away from the Si family?

"Let's get in the car first, this isn't the place to talk."

“I can’t get up by myself.” He Qinqin said with a pained expression, “I fell down before, and my tailbone hurts. I think it’s cracked.”

"Let's go to the hospital first."

Just as Xiao Liu was about to help Si Jin get the second son into the car, an uncle carrying an umbrella came running over: "Hey! Wait, we haven't paid the taxi fare yet!"

Si Jin looked at the white BYD car parked by the roadside and took out his phone: "How much?"

The middle-aged man looked at Si Jin in his sharp suit and hesitated before saying, "Ten thousand."

"Ten thousand?" Xiao Liu was stunned when he heard the taxi fare: "Miss He took a taxi from Hainan to Haicheng?"

Xiao Liu believed that the uncle must have seen Si Jin's good clothes and insisted that the situation was urgent, so he was making an exorbitant demand.

"Sir, I'm warning you, don't try to stage an accident. This is a society governed by law!"

"I really didn't try to scam you; this lady set the price herself!" the man said, quickly playing the recording from his car for the two of them. "Because of this, I even refused to pick up a customer I already had an appointment with!"

The arrogant voice of the second daughter in the uncle's phone recording was completely different from her previous weak and submissive demeanor.