With a whoosh, the warehouse door was opened. A beam of light shone on Chen Chengyi like a ray of hope.
He felt like the protagonist who had endured countless hardships and had finally found redemption after all that suffering.
But it was Xi Xinxin who came in with the sunlight. Chen Cheng flinched and was slapped by Xi Xinxin.
The bodyguard next to her handed her a chocolate bar. Xi Xinxin took one and held it to her lips, looking at him with a cocky grin: "Do you know what you did wrong?"
The man gave a fierce look and remained silent for a long time.
Xi Xinxin realized what was happening and waved her hand: "Take the gag out of his mouth."
As soon as the dirty rag was removed from his mouth, the man roared impatiently, "Xi Xinxin! You're just relying on having a good family!"
His hands and feet were tied to the chair, preventing him from escaping. His body was covered in large and small red and swollen wounds. These injuries weren't actually serious; they were just red and inflamed.
Shen Chengyi already knew that the woman in front of him was a child from the Xi family.
Xi Xinxin took another chocolate bar and ate it, nodding in agreement: "So, that's why I'm telling you that being born into the right family is also very important."
The speech was delivered by a truly vicious character.
"My parents will definitely call the police! This is imprisonment. Once I get out, your entire Xi family will be finished, hahahahaha!"
Xi Xinxin really didn't understand where Chen Chengyi got his confidence from.
"So, you don't even know where you went wrong. To be honest, I didn't want to treat you like that. But people like you need to be taught a lesson."
Xi Xinxin's words made Shen Chengyi feel inexplicably uneasy.
Xi Xinxin smiled wickedly: "You'll find out in a few days how the wealthy should properly exploit their members."
The warehouse door closed again. Xiao Teng awkwardly touched his arm, which was covered in goosebumps: "Ugh. If we had disobeyed the boss that time, we would have been in big trouble too."
The brothers could only nod in agreement.
Xiao Ai was still in Xi Xinxin's shop. She anxiously checked her phone until Xi Xinxin returned.
"So? Has he admitted his mistake? Will he still act this way?"
Xi Xinxin shrugged, then reached into her pocket and remembered she'd forgotten to give her phone to Chu Quanyi yesterday: "He also said that if he went out, my Xi family would be finished."
Xiao Ai's eyes widened and she said, "Then why didn't you hit me harder?"
Xi Xinxin chuckled, "It's alright. Leave the rest to me. You go back to work first."
She turned the phone back on, which had sunk to the ground. Everything inside was gone. Xi Xinxin scratched her head, somewhat annoyed. She realized she had indeed acted too impulsively.
The factory reset was too fast. I need to get Chu Quan Yi to fix it.
The computer kept making noise. When Xi Xinxin entered the office, she thought she had gone to the wrong place.
The entire layout had been completely redesigned. Suddenly, a large set of keyboards and a large screen appeared on the left.
Chu Quanyi was surrounded by several adults in suits, one of whom took out a contract and wanted Chu Quanyi to sign it.
Chu Quanyi signed the contract without reading its contents, and the two shook hands: "Pleasant to cooperate."
Those people, holding contracts, brushed past Xi Xinxin: "Quan Yi? Is this the person you mentioned for the collaborative project?"
Chu Quanyi nodded: "The main thing is that there's money to be made."
Afterwards, Xi Xinxin told Chu Quanyi about what had happened to her, and handed the phone to him: "I want you to..."
After listening, Chu Quanyi grinned mischievously and said, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
Xiao Ai returned to work smoothly. She came straight to work as soon as she got back, and even brought Li Ping'an some milk tea: "Sorry, sorry. I'll treat you to meals these next few days!"
After Li Pingan expressed that they were just friends, Xiao Ai still felt bad, so she put all the documents on Li Pingan's desk on her side and started working like crazy.
Xiao Ai has been under a lot of stress these past two days. Now that she's finally relaxed for a while, she's feeling sleepy. She just wants to finish her work quickly and go home to rest.
"Team leader. These are An'an's documents. I've come to give them to you."
The team leader crossed his legs: "Okay. Put it on the table."
Just as Xiao Ai was about to open the door and go out, the team leader stopped her again.
"Wait a minute. I just saw it. These are Li Ping'an's tasks for today. Why did you complete them for her and even imply that she did them?"
Xiao Ai turned around: "But when I asked for leave, An An always made it for me. We're good friends, right?"
She spoke with great conviction. Because they were good friends, that's why they agreed.
The team leader's worldview seemed to crumble; she felt something was very strange. It wasn't just her who was strange; she felt the world itself was strange.
Even when she was young, the girls started comparing who was prettier and more beautiful. They were forever competing for material possessions; their very purpose in life was to compete and see who possessed more.
Especially among so-called best friends. They scheme and fight over men.
The group leader used to have a good friend. It wasn't until graduation that she realized how much her so-called good friend disliked her.
Her work environment was also suffocating. She had worked very hard to get the team leader position, enduring countless rumors and gossip.
However, she was also relieved that she was only of average appearance and not particularly beautiful. This meant she didn't attract the attention of other girls, and therefore, jealousy wouldn't overwhelm her.
The strange concept of female competition appeared in his mind.
"Why should I?" the team leader protested. She felt girls shouldn't act this way. A strange sense of independence and self-awareness gave her a feeling of superiority.
She saw Li Pingan and Xiao Ai while working here. She also wanted to remind them.
But that's not actually the case. Li Ping'an has a very good relationship with his friends.
The so-called self-proclaimed clarity is also in this broken and fragmented state.
It turns out that there are still many people who are breaking the so-called stereotyped status quo.
Girls are not just scheming as others say.
"I don't like hanging out with girls. They're so scheming. I'd rather hang out with you boys."
Women have never been in this situation.
They will grow. They will have beautiful emotions. They will have sufficient empathy.
They have their own abilities and don't depend on anyone for a living; most of them are still working hard to create their own wonderful lives.
The door was already closed. The team leader stood up, tidied the documents in his hands, and sighed slightly: "Looks like we need to work harder."
The clicking of the keyboard and mouse never stopped. Chu Quanyi's face showed disgust: "To be honest, I really didn't want to do this. If you hadn't asked me, do you have any photos of Chen Chengyi?"
Xi Xinxin smiled ingratiatingly, "A little bit." She straddled Chu Quanyi's back, massaging and patting her back, "Don't tire yourself out~"
Xi Xinxin is far less skilled in computers than Chu Quanyi.
She never understood why Chu Quanyi chose to become a nurse in the first place instead of going directly into her area of expertise.
For her sake?
The thought only flashed through Xi Xinxin's mind for a moment before she dismissed it. How could that be?
Mei Qing has become much more familiar with her work and is also able to apply what she's learned to other situations. She's also teaching many things to the two newly recruited students, replacing Chu Quanyi.
Xi Xinxin wrapped her arms around Chu Quanyi's waist from behind, resting her head on Chu's back. "Qingqing and Su Xiang are making good progress. What do you think?"
Chu Quanyi's back stiffened. His hand, which was operating the mouse, stopped moving.
Xi Xinxin was very close to her. So close that she could smell the scent of her shower gel.
Her hair fell onto her arm. Chu Quanyi controlled herself from letting her mind wander. Her earlobes turned slightly red.
She felt somewhat inadequate. No matter how long it took, she was always helpless in the face of Xi Xinxin's actions.
"Hmm. Hmm. They're all pretty good."
Xi Xinxin didn't notice her unnatural answer.
The ringing of a cell phone broke the silence between the two.
It was Chen Chengyi's phone call.
Because the phone number displayed after restoring factory settings cannot have any notes.
Chu Quanyi was too lazy to care. He simply hung up the phone.
The phone rang again. It was probably someone I knew calling.
Xi Xinxin released Chu Quanyi's waist. She got up from the chair and took the phone.
This left Chu Quanyi somewhat unsatisfied. It's all this damn phone's fault!
The call connected. A rough male voice came from the other end: "Cheng Yi, are you coming home for dinner this week? Why do you have to pick a fight with that teacher? We've already given the money, we can just find a way to get it back another day."
When the man saw that there was no response on the other end of the phone, he started saying, "Hello? Cheng Yi? Hello?"
Xi Xinxin cleared her throat and coughed: "Your son. He's in our hands!"
The sound of a phone falling to the ground came from the other end. Then came a panicked voice: "Cheng Yi, you're not kidding me!"
Then Xi Xinxin hung up the phone immediately.
The phone rang again quickly: "Don't hang up, don't be angry. We believe you. Don't get violent. How much money do you want?"
“Your son said he needs five million to redeem him.”
The elderly couple remained silent for a long, long time, before finally asking, their voices trembling slightly, "Do you really want five million?"
Xi Xinxin didn't want to make things difficult for her innocent parents. She simply gave them the warehouse address and told them to come. Then she would let Chen Chengyi go.
The elderly couple were extremely grateful and said it would be evening soon. Please be sure to wait for them.
Chu Quanyi finished setting it up: "Alright. Everything you wanted is on this phone. What's the next plan?"
"As long as he behaves himself, of course nothing will happen."
The warehouse entrance was even more deserted at night. And there was this eerie feeling.
The leaves of the big tree next to me rustled incessantly in the wind.
Soon, a light appeared in the distance; it was Chen Chengyi's parents' car.
The two men quickly got out of the car: "Where's my son? Where's my son?"
Xi Xinxin opened the warehouse unhurriedly.
Inside, Chen Chengyi was wolfing down a small piece of bread. He was being fed by a bodyguard standing next to him.
He had been disobedient before and deliberately bit the bodyguard's finger. After getting a good beating, he finally behaved.
Seeing her son in such a miserable state, the mother almost collapsed to her knees in grief. She wanted to go forward and untie Chen Chengyi's ropes.
Shen Chengyi had never been so disheveled. He roared, "Don't look at me!"
Xi Xinxin stopped Chen Chengyi's mother from doing so: "Your son threatened people before. If he admits his mistake now, I will let him go. Ask him if he has admitted his mistake."
Chen Chengyi's father wore a cold expression, not angry at his son, but at Xi Xinxin's indifferent attitude. Truly, a woman's heart is the most poisonous! Once they get out, he'll definitely sue her for illegal imprisonment!
Chen Cheng gritted his teeth. He could only feign a pitiful look: "I admit my mistake."
"What about being sorry?"
"I'm sorry." The voice was as soft as a fly's buzz.
Xi Xinxin opened her phone and pressed the voice message button on Xiao Ai's chat page: "Speak louder."
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have done that."
Xi Xinxin also followed the rules. She put Chen Chengyi down and returned his phone to him, saying, "Don't do anything bad again."
She didn't know if he was listening. But it didn't matter. Even if he wasn't, he'd be the one who suffered in the end.
The wealthy, the powerful. Isn't that how the rich behave? Xi Xinxin put on a show for him that only those with power could pull off.
After the Shen family's car drove away, only Xi Xinxin's laughter could be heard from inside the huge warehouse.
Hehehehehehehehehe.
He's a vicious villain. Being a villain isn't easy.
As soon as Shen Chengyi got home, he started smashing things everywhere. Shen's mother and father were already very tired. The older ones couldn't stand this kind of commotion: "Chengyi, calm down. You're back now."
"Ha. Don't think I can't do anything just because you reset my phone to factory settings. Mom and Dad, go ask me for the money tomorrow. How much compensation did Song He take before? If his daughter Song Nuannuan wants to live a good life, make her spit it all out." After saying that, he smashed a bowl hard.
Even though she was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, Mother Shen still coaxed, "Alright, alright, I'll listen to my son. I'll listen to my son."
The roadside flowers are nearing the end of their blooming season. But they too once had their most vibrant moments. Now, the flowers are about to fall asleep, awaiting their next peak bloom.
Having experienced a moment of brilliance, the next time will always be even better.
Xi Xinxin prefers to buy preserved flowers. She likes flowers, but she finds them troublesome and always buys flowers that won't wilt.
There's no special meaning behind it. She just wants to choose some decorations to put in her shop.
"Hello. Would you like to come in and have a look?" the staff member asked.
So Xi Xinxin went into the shop. The shop was filled with the fragrance of flowers.
"What flowers or colors do you prefer, guest?"
"Which ones would be suitable for decoration?" Xi Xinxin asked.
The staff enthusiastically introduced a great deal to Xi Xinxin.
Unable to resist her enthusiasm, Xi Xinxin came out carrying several bags, complaining, "Damn consumer traps!"
There are enough decorations in so many shops. Maybe we should give some to someone.
Xi Xinxin finished decorating the first-floor shop. Then she went back to the third floor to start packing the remaining flowers.
She packaged each name and read them aloud.
"This is for Xi Dai. This is for Yu Shuwen. This is for Xu Chacha. This is for..."
After finishing the packaging, she felt it was a bit monotonous. So she wrote several more letters by hand.
These letters were all promoted by the staff when she bought flowers. Because the designs were so beautiful and attractive, Xi Xinxin bought them on a whim.
She wanted to complain again: "Damn consumer traps!"
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