Office area.
Xiao Cheng handled his official business with a calm expression. His slender fingers danced across the keyboard, displaying rows of obscure and difficult-to-understand text on the screen. A stack of documents was piled on the table.
Just as he finished his work, Yun Ruolin arrived at his desk.
"The incident involving the China Securities Regulatory Commission was too strange, catching major companies off guard. We have taken countermeasures, but we must also turn the situation around and find the root cause to solve it. What do you think?"
When talking about work, Yun Ruolin is serious, her expression calm and composed, without a trace of inappropriate affection on her face.
What are Director Yun's insights?
Xiao Cheng didn't answer but asked a question in return, his cold and stern expression making it impossible to discern his true feelings.
Bai Lu couldn't detect any flaws in his expression.
I could only turn my attention to the computer; there were three running windows on the taskbar.
One is the page currently displayed on the computer screen, a German email confirming a successful reply.
Judging from the subtitle in the window, one of the videos is a promotional video sent by a European jewelry brand, likely a collaboration proposal from the brand company.
The last one is a picture that has already been opened.
However, there is no title.
It should be a small number of pictures saved on the computer, which can be found quickly without shortcuts.
Xiao Cheng doesn't like saving pictures.
He usually deletes work-related images after he finishes looking at them and using them for work.
The computer in my home study is perfectly innocent.
There is only one photo of the marriage certificate.
They both looked very happy in the photo.
“If it’s a routine procedure for the introduction of new policies, that’s fine, but if it is…” After a formulaic and meaningless exchange, Yun Ruolin and Xiao Cheng finally got to the point.
"If, like E International, which was also affected this time, the group's heir takes a fancy to a female college student and harasses her relentlessly, disrupting her life."
"In the end, the State Food and Drug Administration shut down its food and drug companies, and only then did we realize that the female college student had a powerful background. It was too late to regret it. E International will be affected this time, most likely because the State Food and Drug Administration and the China Securities Regulatory Commission are also connected."
Xiao Cheng raised his eyes slightly, his gaze indifferent, it was unclear whether he was interested in what Yun Ruolin had said.
He only spoke in a flat tone: "Continue."
Yun Ruolin was pleased that Xiao Cheng was willing to listen, and continued in a light and tactful tone: "If any senior executive or director in our group takes a fancy to someone who is not suitable..."
"It's best to keep your distance. Officials and businessmen are in different circles and have always kept to themselves, only cooperating. Forcing things will not end well. Don't wait until you're retaliated against like E International before you start to regret it."
"After all, the leaders of the State Drug Administration have children, and the leaders of the China Securities Regulatory Commission also have children."
Yun Ruolin paused, then said clearly, "Not to mention the investigation and punishment of the securities regulatory bureau's agencies."
"When you encounter a parent who is overly protective of their child, they will do anything in a fit of rage for their children."
This is so blunt... it's practically saying that Xiao Cheng has taken a liking to the judge's daughter and the prosecutor's granddaughter, and that he's been paying too much "attention" to them, which is why he's been indirectly put in a difficult position.
If Bai Lu could hear the implied meaning, I don't believe Xiao Cheng couldn't.
But when she looked at Xiao Cheng, he not only wasn't angry, but his expression didn't change at all.
With a half-smile, he asked Yun Ruolin, "Director Yun, are you being selfless by using the Yun Group as a case study to give the Xiao Group a friendly reminder?"
The Yun Group case is a prime example, with eight crimes and a combined fine of 45.8 billion!
Xiao Cheng is really good at giving examples!
Bai Lu could imagine Yun Ruolin's unwavering expression cracking as she froze.
Upon inspection, it was indeed the case.
Yun Ruolin didn't know how much Xiao Cheng had found out, so she could only pretend to be calm and shift the blame with exasperation: "That's right, a senior executive of Yun's Group has taken a liking to a female college student."
"They even hired private investigators to stake out universities. When they were discovered, it implicated the entire Yun Group, and they've already been dismissed."
"Our Yun family has learned its lesson. The Xiao Group cannot afford to be careless again. Forcing things will only lead to bad results. President Xiao, it would be best to act cautiously."
Yun Ruolin seemed to be reminding the Xiao Group, but in reality, she was reminding Xiao Cheng.
The fine imposed on the Yun Group and the evaporation of the Xiao Group's market value are both of the same nature, from the same government agency, and the reasons are clear to everyone.
Having achieved her goal, Yun Ruolin didn't care whether Xiao Cheng was pretending to be expressionless or truly calm inside. She said goodbye as usual and left.
Not getting an answer, Bai Lu subconsciously turned around.
I actually saw it.
Xiao Cheng's hand, which was casually resting on the table, accidentally touched the switch key, and the computer screen instantly changed.
The German email reply page has disappeared.
A photo of a smiling girl in an academic gown suddenly caught my eye.
The familiar campus background, the familiar silhouettes, the overlapping smiling faces—Bai Lu felt a jolt in her heart.
This is her graduation photo.
Xiao Cheng...
Are they really starting to investigate her?
Was it before or after the 50 billion? Did they only find out about her, or did they find out about her family as well?
……Why?
Bai Lu wanted to see Xiao Cheng's expression.
Even just from micro-expressions, after being with him for so long, she could tell what he was thinking from his micro-expressions.
Even though he has no expression, you can deduce his emotions and analyze what he is thinking from his eyes.
But this last glance ended outside the door that automatically closed after Yun Ruolin took a step out.
Bai Lu had no idea what Xiao Cheng was thinking.
Bai Lu had no idea what Xiao Cheng was doing.
Bai Lu had no idea what Xiao Cheng's purpose or mindset was in finding out about her identity, the school she attended, or that she had graduated.
Graduation photos on the computer, a woman projected holographically, a beautiful and familiar song, a familiar private kitchen.
Bai Lu tried to connect all the events and make a deduction, but the scene before her eyes began to gradually blur.
not good!
Yun Ruolin is about to wake up.
Now is not the time!
Bai Lu immediately gathered her scattered thoughts, stopped thinking about Xiao Cheng's matter, focused all her mental energy, and used her mind to outline the wind chimes in Yun Ruolin's dream world.
As the azure sky gradually fades and intertwines with the blurry, dissipating clouds, a gentle breeze blows by.
A series of light and gentle wind chimes rang out.
It fell from the horizon.
The hazy, indistinct world is brought to a standstill by the natural sounds of nature; the laws of nature are guided back to their proper course by the omnipresent wind chimes; and the beautiful dream continues naturally.
Yun Ruolin's translucent body gradually solidified, and the vanished skyscrapers returned to their original positions.
Dreams from past and present lives overlap.
It took Bai Lu a great deal of mental energy to guide Yun Ruolin's subconscious back to her past life's dream world.
As a result, Yun Ruolin didn't remember the lesson and repeated the 50 billion incident and the graduation photo incident.
Before closing the door, Bai Lu decisively abandoned looking at the computer and looked directly at Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng seemed unaware that the interface had switched. Without looking at the computer, he casually opened a drawer with his eyes slightly lowered.
A ray of sunlight streamed in through the glass window.
The light reflected off the corner of the desk, casting a halo around the shimmering, pearly glow inside the drawer.
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