Chapter 703 seems to be giving her a chance.
Shi Yi originally didn't plan to continue, after all, this matter was too risky, what if Qin Ce found out...
However, when Tan Yongye contacted her later, Shi Yi couldn't help but have some thoughts again.
She knew that with her own abilities, it would be difficult to stir up public opinion online by relying solely on those online trolls.
So she agreed to Tan Yongye's offer: she would provide the photos and the article, and Tan Yongye would be responsible for amplifying the whole thing and keeping the media buzzing about it.
The effect was very obvious; almost everyone in the capital believed that Tan Yuwen and Qin Ce were having an affair.
Just when Shi Yi thought the matter would escalate and spread to Chongqing and Qiao Xing, all the news and photos disappeared from the internet overnight.
Shi Yi knew that either Qin Ce had used some technical means to prevent the news from appearing in the entire Chongqing area, or he had already found out who it was, or the news had already died down.
Clearly, all three are possible.
This is why Shi Yi felt uneasy; if Qin Ce really knew, she wouldn't be sitting here right now.
But a night passed and everything remained calm.
Tan Yuwen held a press conference, which meant that the matter was completely over, but Shi Yi knew that this press conference was not something Tan Yuwen wanted.
So, did Qin Ce not look for her because he didn't want to hold a grudge, or was it for some other reason?
A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Shi Yi's heart.
She always felt that this matter wouldn't be resolved so easily.
Sure enough, just as Shi Yi was feeling uneasy, the Shi family called her.
"Xiaoyi, something's happened at home!"
Shi Yi gripped her phone tightly. "What happened?"
“Your father has had several projects suddenly suspended for some reason, and our family’s factories have also run into problems. There were even surprise inspections from above. Now the company is in chaos, and there are problems with cash flow.”
The mother's choked, helpless voice came through the phone.
Shi Yi never expected things to turn out this way. The Shi family's company had been declining in recent years. Last year, it underwent a reform and invested a lot of money. Only now has it begun to gradually and steadily improve.
Now that we're facing this situation, if there's a problem with cash flow, it could paralyze all of the company's projects.
Given the Shi family's current status in Beijing, these problems would never have occurred unless they had offended someone. Few companies can withstand a surprise inspection.
Mother Shi continued, "Your grandfather got angry and gave your father a severe scolding, telling him to resolve this crisis no matter what. But what can your father do now? Did you offend someone outside?"
“I…” Shi Yi didn’t know how to answer her mother.
It's quite possible that she caused this trouble, but she doesn't dare to say it.
“Xiaoyi, aren’t you close to the Qin family? Why don’t you go and talk to them? Only the Qin family can help us now. Your grandfather refuses to talk to them, so I can only rely on you now. If even the Qin family won’t help, then we won’t be able to get through this.” Mother Shi cried harder and harder as she spoke.
This happened so suddenly that there wasn't even a chance to react.
Shi Yi was caught in a dilemma by her mother's words.
She couldn't just sit idly by and watch the Shi family face their crisis, but what about Qin Ce...?
After thinking for a moment, Shi Yi said to her mother, "Don't cry, let me think of a way."
Upon hearing this, Shi's mother immediately nodded, "Okay, okay, then Mom will wait for your news!"
After hanging up the phone, Shi Yi stared at her phone quietly.
The good relationship between the Shi family and the Qin family is solely due to the good relationship between the two elders.
Even though Shi Yi grew up with Qin Yi, she knew very well that their relationship was nothing more than friendship, and Qin Yi had no say in her father's eyes at all.
Only Qin Ce... but it was obviously Qin Ce who did it, so Shi Yi couldn't possibly appear in front of Qin Ce.
However, Shi Yi quickly changed this idea.
Why can't she go to Qin Ce?
Even though Qin Ce already knew that she was involved in the matter, she had already found someone to take the blame for her, so even if Qin Ce knew, there was nothing he could say to her.
The more this was the case, the more open and honest she had to appear in front of Qin Ce.
If he chooses not to help her because of what happened before, Shi Yi has other plans.
Having made up her mind, Shi Yi picked up her bag and went straight to Qin Ce's company.
As Shi Yi stepped out of the elevator, she ran into Han Yan, who was about to leave.
Han Yan raised an eyebrow in surprise when he saw Shi Yi. "Miss Shi?"
"President Han," Shi Yi greeted Han Yan, "I'm looking for Brother Qin Ce, is he here?"
Han Yan gave her a meaningful look, as if he had already guessed Shi Yi's purpose for coming.
But instead of asking her directly, he said, "Yes, I'm inside. You can go in."
Shi Yi walked to the office door and knocked.
"Enter."
Qin Ce's voice came from inside.
Shi Yi pushed open the door and walked in. Qin Ce was sitting at his desk, staring at the computer.
He glanced up at the door and saw Shi Yi. His eyes showed no emotion; he simply said, "What do you want?"
Shi Yi squeezed the bag in her hand. "Aunt Wang said you went back the other day, but left again soon after. I wanted to see you, but you've been busy, so I came here directly."
She pursed her lips and asked, "You wouldn't mind, would you?"
Qin Ce didn't even glance at her. "Whether you mind or not, you're already here, aren't you?"
Shi Yi felt a little embarrassed.
Qin Ce asked, "Is there anything else?"
Shi Yi asked with concern, "I've heard about what's happened lately. How are you doing?"
Qin Ce finally looked at Shi Yi. He closed his computer, his deep eyes fixed on hers. "You came to see me just for this?"
Qin Ce's question was pointed, and it seemed to be giving her a chance.
Shi Yi was caught in a brief internal struggle.
If she were to confess this to Qin Ce now, there would be absolutely no chance for Qin Ce to help the Shi family.
But if she doesn't say anything, then there's still a sliver of room for maneuver.
Shi Yi smiled, but the smile seemed a little forced. She spoke calmly to Qin Ce, "Yes, it's not just me. Uncle Qin and Aunt Wang are also worried about you. They're worried that this will affect you and your work. So, has the matter been resolved?"
Qin Ce's gaze lingered on her for a few seconds before he looked away.
"It's resolved. Tell them not to worry."
Shi Yi nodded. "Then I'm relieved."
Just then, Han Yan pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that Shi Yi was still there, he said apologetically, "I didn't know you were still here. You two chat, I'll go first..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shi Yi said, "No need, Mr. Han. I just came to see Brother Qin Ce. You two must have something to talk about. You go ahead and I'll head back now."
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