Shi Xi argued, "Snacks are snacks, and meals are meals; they're not the same!"

What's the difference?

Xie Yunzhou sat next to Shi Xi, watching a mindless romantic drama with her. "What's so interesting about this?"

Shi Xi: "Just looking for a simple form of entertainment."

Life is too bitter.

Let's check out some sweet treats.

Shi Xi rarely takes on romantic comedy scripts in the past.

Most of them are plot-driven.

She used to look down on sweet romance dramas.

But recently, Shi Xi has found sweet romance dramas to be quite enjoyable.

Life is too short to enjoy sweetness and pampering.

Xie Yunzhou held the girl's hand, but after a while, he was no longer satisfied with just holding her hand and hugged and kissed her for a long time.

The two collapsed onto the sofa.

...Lunch break.

Shi Xi wasn't sleepy at first, but after lying down for a while, she also fell asleep.

The sofa in the villa is big enough to comfortably sleep two people.

Xie Yunzhou was a light sleeper and woke up half an hour later.

First, I looked at Shi Xi for a while.

As Xie Yunzhou was getting ready, he saw his phone in the middle of the sofa.

Shi Xi's cell phone.

Xie Yunzhou glanced at the hand he was holding with Shi Xi, took out his phone, and unlocked it with Shi Xi's fingerprint.

Opening WeChat, Xie Yunzhou quickly scanned his recent contacts.

They are all work group chats.

At the very top are IBW's group chat and Han Chuan's private chat, asking Shi Xi what she thinks.

Shi Xi has not replied yet.

The rest were greetings from relatives and friends.

Nothing special.

Then I checked the call log.

I've called Hua Xuanhe twice today alone.

What's there to talk about?

Xie Yunzhou continued sliding down the slope expressionlessly.

"What are you doing?" Shi Xi opened her eyes and saw Xie Yunzhou scrolling through her phone, still a little dazed.

I just woke up, and my mind is still foggy.

"What did you talk about with Hua Xuanhe?" Xie Yunzhou looked down at her. "I just finished talking to Hua Xuanhe on the phone, and then he called you. Are you two hiding something from me?"

Xie Yunzhou's eyes were dark and deep, making it difficult for anyone to meet his gaze.

Shi Xi let out a breath and said, "It's nothing, just about acquiring Xianwei."

"Is it you who wants to acquire Xianwei?" Xie Yunzhou asked.

He knew that, given Hua Xuanhe's personality, she wouldn't easily venture into other industries.

Shi Xi nodded.

Xie Yunzhou looked into the girl's eyes and asked, "Why didn't you ask me for help?"

Shi Xi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Are you worried that I can't help you? After all, in my condition, I can't even handle my work, let alone acquire Xianwei." Xie Yunzhou chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"I'm just worried about you, and it doesn't matter who does it!" Shi Xi reassured her. "You can help me again next week when we go back to Yanjing, okay?"

Xie Yunzhou's dark eyes deepened. "Then why didn't you tell me?"

Shi Xi: ...

Your situation is really worrying!

“I can have someone else do it; there’s no need to trouble outsiders,” Xie Yunzhou insisted. “You’d rather trust an outsider than trust me?”

“Hua Xuanhe isn’t an outsider, he’s my brother.” Even with her good temper, Shi Xi couldn’t help but get a little angry. “Xie Yunzhou, I haven’t even mentioned that you looked at my phone earlier!”

"If I hadn't looked at your phone, I wouldn't have known you were asking outsiders for help behind my back." Xie Yunzhou's tone was light, but he gripped Shi Xi's hand harder.

“You!” Shi Xi reiterated, “He is my brother.”

Xie Yunzhou stubbornly said, "But I am the person closest to you, and he is an outsider."