The helicopter slowly rose from the hotel's rooftop.
The entire city was shrouded in darkness, with only a few faint lights, like lurking wild beasts, exuding the deathly aura of impending disaster.
As Assistant Lu looked down through the plane window, he saw the entire city, its former prosperity gone, submerged in a pool of water, a sight that evoked a sense of melancholy.
A city can be reduced to ruins in an instant, but it takes an unknown amount of time, manpower, and resources to restore it to its original state.
The sound of the propellers broke the silence of the sky, leading many people who had taken refuge on the top floor to believe that a rescue team had arrived, and they opened their windows to look out.
But the helicopter had already flown far away, plunging those who had just begun to have hope back into despair.
Chu Mingqian and his wife stayed at Yunxing until the afternoon, but Shen Que had to attend an online meeting and couldn't stay with them, so she suggested that they go back and rest first.
But Chu Mingqian seemed determined to wait for Chu Xing, waving his hand to signal Shen Que to go ahead and get busy, saying he wanted to look around the company premises.
This made Shen Que panic. If she were there, at least she could guarantee that nothing would go wrong. Even if something did happen, she could at least remedy the situation in time, and if she couldn't remedy it, she could notify Chu Xing in advance.
But if she wasn't there, then what happened would be completely unknown.
Therefore, Shen Que quickly stopped him.
"Uncle and Aunt, it's getting late. Master Yun definitely won't be back anytime soon. Instead of waiting here, why don't you go back and rest first? When Master Yun comes back, he'll show you around the company."
Having just gotten off the plane without rest, and having spent the entire afternoon at Yunxing Group, Qin Jizhi was already quite tired.
Hearing this, she turned to look at Chu Mingqian: "What she said makes sense. Why don't we go home first? We don't have to go shopping today. Let's wait until Yunxing comes back."
"Okay, then let's head back first."
Chu Mingqian's expression was serious, and he only agreed after Qin Jizhi spoke.
Seeing that he agreed, Shen Que silently breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then I'll see you downstairs."
As the meeting was about to start, Qin Jizhi patted her hand considerately.
"No need to trouble yourself, we can go down by ourselves. Work is important, you go to your meeting first."
Seeing that they were about to leave, Shen Que thought that taking an elevator would only take less than two minutes, so nothing should happen. In addition, the meeting was indeed very important, so he agreed.
They also arranged for a car to wait for them downstairs.
After seeing Chu Mingqian and Qin Jizhi off, Shen Que breathed a sigh of relief and then turned back to his office.
Two young women in business attire carrying folders got on the elevator when it reached the fifteenth floor.
Since Chu Mingqian and Qin Jizhi had never been to the group since Yunxing was founded, they never imagined that they would have any connection with Chu Xing, even though they were in the same elevator as them.
Seeing that their faces were unfamiliar, I subconsciously assumed they might be from a branch office or a partner of the group.
The two girls whispered to each other:
"Have you heard about the project team in charge of the land purchase plan? The entire team is trapped in the West and we still don't know how they are doing. It seems like their fate is unknown and they've disappeared without a trace."
"Where did you hear this rumor? I just ran into Su He from the translation department this morning. She told me that the branch office in the West has already sent them back to their hotel. They are currently staying safely at the hotel. Although they were in danger before, they are fine now. They should be able to come back once the disaster is over."
The girl nodded, and then said:
"Translation Department... I remember that the person from their department who participated in this project this time wasn't Tang Lanlan, but that newcomer, what's her name, Song Mai."
"That's right. I heard it's because that newcomer handled things well at the product launch that she was put in charge of the Dayue 2 project. Didn't the company also give her a 500,000 yuan bonus for what she did at the launch?"
"However, I think I heard that their department manager, Manager Ji, was worried and went along as well."
...
The two continued their conversation, but Chu Mingqian's expression had turned extremely ugly the moment he heard Song Mai's name.
"What are the two characters you mean by 'Songmai'?"
The girl was startled and turned to look at Chu Mingqian, immediately taken aback by his expression.
"Song Dynasty, the Song; wheat, what's wrong? Do you know her?"
She clearly remembered never having seen this middle-aged couple in the company before. Why did he inexplicably ask Song Mai what she was doing?
Do they know each other?
Seeing that Chu Mingqian seemed a bit strange, the other girl quickly pulled the girl off the elevator after the doors opened.
The two walked very fast.
Chu Mingqian followed him off the elevator. Qin Jizhi tugged at his sleeve, his expression also not very good, but it was still much better than Chu Mingqian's.
Aren't we going home?
Chu Mingqian was in no mood to go back and rest.
"Why would he even go home! It wasn't enough that he secretly married that woman without telling us; he even got her to work right under his nose. I think he's determined to go against me to the very end! He didn't listen to a word I said on the phone last time!"
Compared to Chu Mingqian's irritability, Qin Jizhi seemed much calmer, but the gloom in her eyes still betrayed her dissatisfaction and anger.
“He shouldn’t be like this, but barging around in his company like this won’t solve anything, it will only cause trouble. If you really make a scene and everyone in the company knows about it, and you don’t give him any face, then don’t expect him to listen to you. You know your son’s personality. You should go home first and wait for him to come back before we talk.”
Chu Mingqian was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. He originally wanted to ask someone to tell him which floor the translation department was on, so he could go there himself to confirm whether the Song Mai the girl had mentioned was really that woman, or just someone with the same name.
However, Qin Jizhi is right. If he goes over to confirm in such a furious manner, wouldn't everyone find out?
Moreover, judging from the tone of those two girls' voices, it seems that no one in the group knows about the relationship between Song Mai and Chu Xing.
If he goes to confirm this, even if we don't say that Song Mai and Chu Xing are married, everyone in the company will be able to guess that Song Mai and Chu Xing have an unusual relationship.
With Chu Xing's protection of that woman, it's even possible that they'll just make it public and reveal her identity as the wife of the president of Yunxing Group.
He couldn't imagine how big a commotion this news would cause. He wanted Chu Xing to quietly get a divorce and then just tell outsiders that the old man had been confused and introduced Chu Xing to this woman as his wife.
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