"Xi Xi?" Hua Xuan called out to her.

"Huh?" Shi Xi came back to her senses and said, "I didn't mean to plead for Xie Er. I just wanted to ask. He has nothing to do with me."

She couldn't be happier that Xie Er was severely punished!

“Old Master Xie only has this one biological son, he will definitely protect him at all costs.” Hua Xuanhe pondered, “What did Xie Yunzhou say?”

"What does this have to do with Xie Yunzhou?" Shi Xi frowned. "He's already been kicked out by the Xie family, what use are his words?"

Hua Xuanhe said, "If Xie Yunzhou is willing to mediate, Xie Er might suffer less."

Even Hua Xuanhe felt that only Xie Yunzhou could handle this matter.

"Xie Yunzhou is away from Yanjing most of the year. If even Elder Xie can't do it, how could he?" Shi Xi was quite skeptical.

Hua Xuanhe shouldn't be too busy, so he's in the mood to chat with Shi Xi for a bit longer. "Old Master Xie is getting on in years, and the other families are hoping he'll fall from power soon so they can take a slice of the Xie family's fortune."

But if Xie Yunzhou goes back to oversee things, they'll have to think twice.

"Isn't Xie Chongshan still here?" Shi Xi asked.

"Xie Chongshan's abilities are limited," Hua Xuanhe commented bluntly. "Moreover, Xie's new wife is no pushover either."

Shi Xi was already having a headache just listening to this complicated relationship. "You mean, the Xie family will definitely force Xie Yunzhou to go back and deal with this matter?"

Hua Xuanhe neither said yes nor no, only saying, "If Xie Yunzhou goes back, the Xie family will not fall."

Shi Xi: "...We'll talk about it when things get interesting."

That's all we can do.

Shi Xi didn't know if Xie Yunzhou had any feelings for the Xie family, but she had a gut feeling that the Xie family wouldn't fall easily.

After hanging up the phone, Shi Xi had a vague feeling that something was wrong with the whole thing.

But I can't figure out what's wrong.

Shi Xu poured Shi Xi a cup of tea and asked, "Are you still thinking about that younger brother from lunch?"

"No way!" Shi Xi retorted, "I was thinking about other things."

“I think that kid is pretty good too. He’s about your age, so you two should be able to play together.” Shi Xu spared no effort in making things difficult for Xie Yunzhou.

Shi Xi was speechless. Then, as if thinking of something, she asked, "Has anything happened at Xie Yunzhou's company lately? He said last night that he had something to take care of at the company and then left me behind."

Timing: ...

He didn't really want to get involved in this kind of thing.

But Shi Xi asked, so Shi Xu consulted friends in the industry.

A short while later, Shixu received a reply.

"According to his company's senior management, there was nothing unusual yesterday, and there haven't been any emergencies for a week," Shi Xu said. "Are you sure you heard me right?"

"It's impossible to have misheard." Shi Xi could ask if there was a problem with the "company" after Xie Yunzhou returned.

It wasn't a company matter, and I didn't deal with Xie Er's situation.

Where did he go?

Shi Xi frowned.

"Don't think about it anymore," Shi Xu comforted him. "If he really wronged you, just dump him as soon as possible."

Shi Xi: "...If I remember correctly, our family and he have business dealings, right?"

Shi Xu paused, coughed, and said, "I still have some things to take care of. You can sit down by yourself. Don't feed Zhou Zhou anymore, let it run on the treadmill instead."

Before leaving, Shixu still complained about Zhouzhou, the fat cat.

Zhouzhou: "Meow meow meow!"

Did I eat your rice?!

You talk too much!

After Shi Xu left, Shi Xi struggled to carry Zhou Zhou and placed her on the treadmill. "Zhou Zhou, let's lose some weight, shall we?"

Zhouzhou jumped down lightly yet clumsily, falling face-first to the ground.

Shi Xi: ...This cat is probably useless now.