Si Jin looked at the pictures in the investigation report, his eyes gradually turning cold.
Two months ago, when He Qinqin came to my office to deliver a cake, she rummaged through the safe where confidential documents were kept.
She deliberately chose a blind spot in the surveillance footage, unaware that a hidden camera was installed on the safe.
Si Jin chuckled self-deprecatingly. Qinqin knew that he would set all the passwords for his safe and computer to the date of the first time he gave her a gift, right?
You can guard against anything, but it's hard to guard against a thief within your own family.
"Brother, you didn't even tell me what you wanted to eat, so I ordered your favorite set meal for you."
He Qinqin returned with a smile on her face after ordering the food and placed the plates in front of Si Jin.
Si Jin looked at the food on the plate, at the same packaging box that hadn't changed since he was in elementary school, and then at He Qinqin's bright smile, just like when she saw him in elementary school.
Si Jin struggled internally. This happened two months ago, and it might have been Shi Yao who instigated it. Qinqin has already broken up with Shi Yao.
He Qinqin nudged Si Jin's arm and said coquettishly, "Brother, try it quickly and see if the taste has changed."
"Do you only drink plum juice?" Si Jin noticed that there was only a glass of plum juice on the empty plate in front of He Qinqin.
"Brother, I've just recovered from my illness and am taking care of myself." He Qinqin took a sip of plum juice to hide his unusual expression. In fact, he dared not eat anything else, as it would trigger his morning sickness.
"Although the food here is quite clean, it's still a bit greasy for me."
Si Jin nodded knowingly, put on his gloves, and picked up the hamburger from his plate.
Si Jin only took one bite of the hamburger before losing his appetite.
Although the packaging looks the same as it did 15 years ago, the taste has completely changed.
He Qinqin leaned closer and asked, "How's it, brother? Does it still taste the same as before?"
Si Jin's expression was inscrutable: "I don't know, I can't taste it."
However, adhering to the belief of not wasting food, Si Jin still finished the food, but felt very upset.
After dinner, Si Jin and He Qinqin strolled around the elementary school campus and the shops around it. Many things had changed, but He Qinqin was still in high spirits, chatting with Si Jin. Si Jin echoed He Qinqin's words, and the relationship between the two siblings seemed to be gradually repaired, becoming the same as before.
When the two returned, Si Jin looked at He Qinqin in the passenger seat and suddenly asked, "Qinqin, is there anything you're hiding from me?"
"No, brother, why do you ask that?"
He Qinqin paused, her eyes widening. A look of grievance flashed across her face, then turned firm: "I know you don't believe me yet, but I will try my best."
"Because I'm hiding something from you."
Si Jin took out a carefully wrapped gift box from the back seat of the car.
"Qinqin, welcome home."
He Qinqin's face lit up with surprise when she saw the velvet gift box. "Thank you, brother."
She resisted the urge to open the gift box right now, but every item her brother gave her was very valuable, and He Qinqin was filled with anticipation.
Si Jin instructed, "Remember to keep it safe."
"I definitely will!" He Qinqin raised her right hand, making a gesture of swearing to the heavens.
Si Jin smiled gently.
Si Jin escorted He Qinqin back to the Si family's large apartment, and then went back to his company to work overtime.
Back at the Si family home, He Qinqin couldn't wait to go to her bedroom and then open the gift box that Si Jin had given her.
When He Qinqin discovered that the gift box contained only a teddy bear the size of a handbag, the happy look on her face instantly vanished.
"Not a bag, or jewelry?"
"They're trying to coax me like a child. Kids these days don't like these kinds of toys anymore."
I casually tossed the teddy bear onto the bedside table, and it fell into the gap between the bed and the bedside table.
He Qinqin scrolled through her phone in frustration, desperately wanting to contact Shi Yao.
As if suddenly remembering something, she took a folder from her bedside table and carefully took out the paper inside—her household registration book page.
He Qinqin kissed the thin piece of paper. Fortunately, when she went through the company's procedures, she changed herself to the head of household and had her own separate household registration book.
He Qinqin glanced at the calendar and counted the days on her fingers.
*
According to the investigation by relevant departments, the Si Group has not engaged in any illegal or irregular tax-related activities.
The Si Group has already rectified the tax loopholes caused by employee bribery and embezzlement.
The uproar online over the tax evasion scandal involving the Si Group has subsided.
The Si Group narrowly escaped disaster once again, but there were people behind the scenes who were furious.
Jiang Shen, president of Shanjiang Group, grabbed his secretary by the collar: "Secretary Kuang, didn't you say that the information your informant provided about Si's Group was absolutely reliable?"
Secretary Kuang looked troubled: "President Jiang, I didn't expect the Si Group to suddenly take such swift and decisive measures, and with such powerful backing, they directly brought people to the company to investigate, and sent anyone they found to the police station, cutting through the mess quickly."
"This Si Jiuyin is more powerful than we imagined."
Jiang Shen rubbed his temples. "Didn't they say she's shifted her focus to her family all these years?"
"I thought that with Jin Che dead, taking over the Si Group would be much easier."
He spread his hands and sighed, "The Si Group has also removed those parasites, and the people promoted are all as tough as iron barrels, completely impervious to reason. What kind of good fortune did Si Jiuyin accumulate? She's so lucky, everyone is a loyal subject?"
At that moment, Secretary Kuang received a phone call, and his expression changed drastically: "President, that stubborn Lin Ce exposed on the 'City of Light' live broadcast that the skincare product KA Beauty, which we are vigorously promoting, has counterfeit ingredients and contains carcinogens!"
Jiang Shen's expression immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. "Didn't I tell you to have your subordinates block his sister's application to the arts school? What kind of work is this?"
Secretary Kuang immediately called the person monitoring Lin Ce's sister, only to receive the message: "Lin Ce's sister was sent abroad for further studies a week ago."
Jiang Shen gritted his teeth: "Where did he get the money from, coming from some backwater village? Did his sister hook up with a sugar daddy?"
Secretary Kuang looked at the message sent by his subordinate: "The sponsor is the Si Group Charity Foundation."
"Fine, fine, the Si Group again." Jiang Shen laughed in exasperation.
"President, what do we do now?" Secretary Kuang was already worried about the group's stock price. Ever since the last time they were caught framing the Si Group for plagiarism, the stock price, which had been on a positive trajectory, began to decline, and the group's reputation was also affected.
Now, with the added issue of counterfeit skincare products containing carcinogens, it's like adding insult to injury.
"Professor Ma has already been pressured by the authorities and the public to admit that his academic paper was fabricated. This is tantamount to proving that the source of the core ingredient data for our KA Beauty is fake."
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