"Thank you, but it's no need," Si Jin refused. "It's such a small matter, not worth bothering you with."
A small...trivial matter?
He considers it a trivial matter to be fighting against the Yu family, one of the four most powerful families in the capital, all by himself.
Qu Jing stared wide-eyed in astonishment, and it took her a long time to calm herself down and accept what she was saying.
Thinking to herself, "A child who can win Xiaoyuan's heart must be no ordinary person," she decided to stop worrying and wait until her son-in-law truly needed help before secretly offering assistance.
She's so smart!
The two chatted for a few more minutes.
As she got up to leave, Si Jin habitually asked, "Do you need me to drive you?"
This is not flirting, but a basic gentlemanly etiquette.
No matter where they are, if there are ladies or other people who are not feeling well at a gathering, Si Jin will take the initiative to ask them what's wrong.
Qu Jing smiled and declined, "No need, I brought a driver."
After getting into the car, he pointed to the man in a suit and tie in the driver's seat and said, "Look, this is the driver. We're leaving now."
Si Jin paused for a moment, then waved: "Goodbye, Uncle and Aunt."
Qi Qiubai, in the driver's seat, was taken aback and waved to Si Jin.
After closing the car door, he muttered in dissatisfaction, "When did I become a driver?"
Qu Jing retorted, "What? Aren't you one?"
"Yes, whatever my wife says goes."
After Qi Qiubai's car drove away, Si Jin returned to her own car and headed to work.
It is said that the offline base will officially open tomorrow to welcome the first batch of full-time authors.
As the editor-in-chief, he has to go back and work overtime to keep an eye on things.
More importantly—he was welcoming his God A.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of his workplace, he saw a group of people gathered around something, which even attracted reporters.
Si Jin got out of the car and took two steps into the crowd. She saw Qu Linyuan, like a little beast with its fur standing on end, raising his gun and pointing it at a woman's head.
That woman... was none other than Yu Simiao, who replaced the original owner and had a secret relationship with Yu Siqing.
The brightly dressed woman, her eyes filled with tears, huddled in Yu Siqing's arms, sobbing as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Brother, you know I'm not a good driver. I didn't hit him on purpose. It's just that he walks so slowly and was blocking my car."
“My agent told me that ‘Lu E’ is going to be adapted into a TV series and I will play the female lead. That’s why I came here to pick up two original manuscripts of the novel that the editorial department has approved, so I can go back and study them.”
"I was in a hurry and stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, and the car started to lurch forward at only 60 miles per hour."
"Look, look, he's not even hurt, why is he yelling at me like that?!"
Yu Simiao is young and beautiful, and is known in the entertainment industry for her "princess syndrome" and "drama queen" attitude. Her occasional coquettishness and affectation are very cute in the eyes of her fans.
This crying immediately enraged the male fans watching, who began to berate him without any regard for the facts.
"Yeah, who is that guy? I'll dox him! He's a girl, I should forgive her bad driving skills, she didn't kill you, does she really need an apology? Who does she think she's scaring with that toy gun?"
"I'm on Yu's side. That man who got hit seems to be sick. He didn't say a word, like an idiot. I think he was sent by the rivals to disgust our Yu."
Amidst the complaints, only the security guard at the gate saw the whole thing clearly, tried his best to explain the truth, and spoke up for Qu Linyuan.
"No, it's because Yu Simiao didn't show any identification and didn't say what she was there for. When I didn't open the door, she just drove her car into me."
"The car was traveling at 60 or 70 miles per hour, and it went straight for the person. If the young man hadn't been quick and dodged in time, he would have been killed!"
Unfortunately, his voice was too soft and couldn't drown out Yu Simiao's group of brainless fans.
Yu Siqing, unaware of Qu Linyuan's true identity, took advantage of his speech impediment and continued to recklessly manipulate public opinion.
"Yeah, saying sorry would have been enough. Are you trying to ride on Miaomiao's popularity? Trying to scare people with a toy gun? Go ahead and fire a shot, and I'll call the police..."
Bang--
Si Jin had somehow walked to Qu Linyuan's side, grasped his right hand, and gently pressed the trigger.
The bullet left the barrel, passing between Yu Siqing and Yu Simiao, and grazed Yu Siqing's ear.
The next moment, it pierced through a decorative green plant outside the company building, sending up wisps of white smoke...
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