Chongming pushed up his glasses and smiled. "That's perfect, Ah Lin and Xiao Yu are both up there, so you won't have made a wasted trip if you go now."

His smile was gentle; just by looking at him, you would never guess that he was the one who caused discord between Chongyu and his family.

But logically speaking, it seems that Chongming didn't do anything.

Seeing that he was about to leave, the girl subconsciously turned back to look at his retreating figure. "Here to discuss the contract?"

"Yes, I hope our Chong family will have the opportunity to cooperate with Xingyue in the future." With that, he smiled and left.

Throughout, his words and actions were very appropriate.

Watching the increasingly blurry figure, the girl pursed her lips, lowered her eyes as if thinking about something, and finally turned around and left in the president's private elevator.

Along the way, they encountered many members of the Qi family whom they had met before. When they saw Qi Jiu, they nodded familiarly. Although they had only met a few times, they seemed to feel more affection for Qi Jiu than for Qi Silin.

"Hello, Miss Qi!"

"Miss Qi!"

"..."

Just as the girl was about to reach Qi Silin's office door, before her hand could even touch the doorknob, the office door opened by itself.

Looking through the crack in the door, I saw Chongyu's somewhat surprised face.

"Qiqi? What brings you here? Did you come to see your brother?"

The girl nodded, glancing at the cup in his hand, and raised an eyebrow with interest. "Is the coffee in Ah Lin's office no longer enough for you?"

Do I really have to bring my cup out now? The coffee in the break room isn't even as good as the coffee in the office, is it?

Chongyu glanced down at the cup in her hand and smiled. "No, I just wanted to try some other flavors, like... coffee mixed with alcohol?"

Qi Jiu: "..." Do you want to hear what you're saying?

Coffee with milk, coffee with coconut milk... coffee with alcohol is definitely a niche combination. It's not that it doesn't exist, it's just extremely niche.

The girl smiled, and seeing the awkward expression on his face, she suddenly understood.

"Is it because you saw Chongming?"

I haven't seen this guy make such an expression in a long time, except for the last time I saw Chongming, who had just gone out. I could guess it with my knees.

Chongyu pursed his lips and remained silent.

But such silence seems to have become a tacit affirmation.

Seeing him like this, the girl suddenly laughed, leaning lazily against the wall, her dark eyes fixed on him.

“You clearly care a lot, why don’t you ask your parents? Maybe things aren’t as you think. Once everything is out in the open, your relationship can be restored to normal.”

Although she never spent time with her parents growing up, she seemed to understand something by looking at the people around her.

In this day and age, misunderstandings between children and parents are simply a normal thing.

Chongyu pursed his lips, his face showing some resistance, as if he didn't want to do it. He hesitated for a long time without saying a word.

Seeing this, the girl said nothing more. This was a family matter, and she wouldn't interfere. Since he was unwilling, then so be it.

"Hey you two at the door, if you have any conscience, can't you come in and talk? Am I some kind of vicious person who's hiding from me?"

Suddenly, a man's somewhat helpless voice came from inside the office.

These two have been chatting at the door for quite a while, but they show no sign of coming in.

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiu chuckled softly. "They've arrived."

The topic of Chongming seems to have come to an end.

Regardless of Chongyu's thoughts, the girl knew that things wouldn't end so simply with Chongming. As long as they didn't reconcile, this problem would remain.

Chongyu's departure made the already quiet office even quieter.

"Is the injury to your groin better? Can you move around freely and squat on the toilet anytime?"

Qi Silin: "..." No, he's supposed to be the president of a multinational corporation, why is he speaking so down-to-earth?

The man in the main seat was taken aback, his smile becoming somewhat awkward. "If you hadn't told me where you were injured, I might have healed much faster."

Qi Jiu sat down on the sofa opposite her with practiced ease.

"Didn't I ask you all about what happened last time?"

At this point, the man paused subconsciously in his grip on the pen, looked up at the figure not far away, and swallowed hard.

"Why don't you... ask now?"

"Where are they?" The girl asked lazily, sitting on the sofa without turning her head.

Qi Silin blinked, realizing that the 'they' in that sentence were not simple, and smiled. "Already dead? They were plotting against me, what good could possibly come of it?"

"I'm talking about the other people. They're dead, but the forces behind them are still there, aren't they?"

Understanding that Qi Jiu was trying to help him get revenge, he felt much better. "She should still be in the same place."

The girl nodded knowingly.

As time goes by, the weather gradually gets hotter. If you take a walk outside during the hottest days of summer, you'll definitely come back covered in sweat.

However, Qi Jiu looked at the gloomy weather and a hint of annoyance flashed across her face. "It's so hot, even without the sun, it's still stuffy. What is this?"

However, even though that's what she said, she still had to go out in this kind of weather.

Looking back at Sisi, who had already begun preparing, she spoke softly. "Sisi, carefully check your ID card and admission ticket... I don't want you to make any mistakes on the day of the college entrance examination. The college entrance examination can be said to be a matter that can determine your future."

Time flies. When she first arrived at the Shen family, Shen Sisi was a high school freshman, and now she is taking the college entrance examination.

Chen Sisi nodded. "Don't worry, I'll definitely perform exceptionally well today!"

The black sports car sped along the road, passing through traffic lights, and finally stopped in front of Chuyang Middle School.

Actually, she was quite fortunate that the college entrance examination was held in the classroom where she usually lived, so she wouldn't be nervous because of the unfamiliar environment.

"Qiqi, I, I'm now..."

“You can do it.” Before she could finish speaking, Qi Jiu had already answered first.

As students entered the middle school one by one, the school became much quieter. However, Chuyang Middle School was noticeably more lively than usual that day.

As the official announcement rang out, the black sports car drove away from the school.

Inside the Xingyue branch in China, the girl had just stepped in with her left foot when she ran into the unexpected person. She raised an eyebrow with interest.

What are you doing here?