The two made a bet, and Shi Xi then entered the villa and returned to her bedroom.
Around 11 p.m., the rumors about Xiao Wanjun on the internet finally began to be clarified one by one.
The scale was impressive, but it was far less grand than the original storyline described.
The group chat exploded with excitement, everyone was thrilled, and they kept setting off electronic fireworks in the chat.
【Protecting the world's best Junjun (521)】
[Walking with You: Awesome! After being attacked by trolls for no reason for so many days, I can finally fight back with a righteous voice!]
[Drunk and falling into my arms: Ahhhhhh!!! Great news, great news, great news! Director Jin just announced that Junjun will be starring in his new movie "Awakening of Insects," the well-deserved male lead! My Junjun is just too amazing!!!]
[Rotten Tomato Scrambled Eggs: Indeed, justice may be delayed, but it will never be absent! Waaah... All the suffering I've endured these past few days has vanished at this moment, it was all worth it!!]
Shi Xi set off two fireworks in the group chat and sent out a few red envelopes to make everyone happy.
I scrolled through Weibo until late at night, and only went to sleep when I couldn't stay awake any longer.
...
The next morning, the atmosphere at Jiang Sheng Construction was terribly oppressive.
From the moment he entered the company, Shi Xi sensed something was wrong; everyone's gaze towards him subtly revealed a sense of worry.
"What? How come the news of me being cheated on spread so quickly?"
"Young Master Jiang." The assistant hesitated for a moment, then called out Shi Xi after arriving at the office.
Shi Xi looked up at him and sensed something was wrong from his expression.
"...Mr. Jiang...the construction team for the western suburbs project ran away, taking the design drawings with them."
The preliminary preparations for the western route project have been completed, and most of the company's working capital has been invested in it. The project is already taking shape and cannot be changed.
Moreover, they took the design drawings with them, so it will take at least two months to find a new construction company to take over this complicated and massive project.
Every day that work was suspended, Jiang Sheng Construction undoubtedly suffered a huge economic loss.
If this drags on for two months, the company will be bankrupt.
Shi Xi's fingers, which were resting on the table, twitched slightly, and the office fell into a deathly silence.
The plot doesn't explicitly state when the construction company absconded; it only mentions the matter briefly.
Unexpectedly, it happened the day after Xiao Wanjun was exonerated.
After a long pause, he pushed back his chair, stood up, and stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, asking in a hoarse voice, "Does Chairman Jiang know about this?"
"I don't know yet."
"That's good." Shi Xi looked down at the bustling traffic below and said, "Don't let him know about this."
The old man is in poor health; there's no need to cause him unnecessary worry.
This will pass eventually.
"Yes," the assistant replied.
From that day on, Shi Xi started working like a workaholic, working overtime day and night and attending all sorts of social events.
Xiao Wanjun also got busy.
Despite this, he would still occasionally try to contact Shi Xi and ask her out, but Shi Xi always declined, citing meetings or working overtime as reasons.
...
That day, Shi Xi worked overtime until midnight and returned to the villa, starving.
He stood at the doorway, watching Xiao Wanjun, who was wearing a dark apron, busy in the kitchen.
The aroma of the food made my mouth water, and I sighed, thinking of someone with a cold.
"That beautiful woman is so virtuous."
Hearing the sound, Xiao Wanjun came out holding a spatula and said to Shi Xi, "You're back. Wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
Shi Xi responded and went to the restroom. When she came out after washing her hands, four dishes and a soup were laid out on the dining table.
He casually took the corn and pork rib soup that Xiao Wanjun handed him, took a sip, and found it fresh and delicious. He could drink another bowl.
"You like it? I'll get you another bowl and let it cool."
As she spoke, Xiao Wanjun took a spoon and ladled out another bowl for him.
Shi Xi nodded, "I didn't expect that you, Wan Jun, could not only cook, but you were such a good cook."
"I just made it casually," Xiao Wanjun said modestly. "If you like it, I'll make it for you every day from now on."
Shi Xi took it as a polite remark and did not reply.
After all, they were so busy that they couldn't see each other for a whole week, so how could Xiao Wanjun possibly cook for him every day?
Receiving no reply, Xiao Wanjun's expression darkened slightly. Looking at Shi Xi's weary face, she asked, "Has the company been very busy lately?"
"...Yes, I've been a bit busy." Shi Xi nodded and said gently, "I've encountered some difficulties."
Xiao Wanjun pursed her lips and didn't press further. Shi Xi had been unusually busy lately.
The time he got busy happened to be the very next day, the day after he had taken it upon himself to refuse Qin Huaixi's offer.
He suspected that Qin Huaixi was retaliating.
After all, what he said at the time was not very polite.
After having dinner with Shi Xi, he put on his mask and, seeing Shi Xi about to get up to see him off, said, "No need to see me off, the car is parked right outside."
...
Xiao Wanjun got into the car, took out the business card from her pocket with a disgusted expression, stared at it for a while as if she had seen something dirty, and then made a call.
"Hey." His tone was nothing like the gentle one he used with Shi Xi; his first words were a sharp interrogation: "Was it you who orchestrated the Jiang Sheng Construction incident?"
There was some noise on the west side of Qinhuai, it seemed that someone was kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"No, I haven't stooped that low." His tone was full of disdain.
Qin Huaixi hung up the phone immediately.
His handsome face was mostly hidden in shadow. He glanced disdainfully at the man on the ground, dressed like a homeless person, and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
The man looked up and nodded frantically, saying, "Yes, yes, yes!"
"I really am the father of the superstar Xiao Wanjun! Once I contact him, I'll compensate you tenfold... no, a hundredfold!!!"
"No need to pay compensation. Just do me a favor, and we'll call it even." Qin Huaixi curled his lips, and an unspoken sense of oppression emanated from him.
"Y-yes, you can." The man froze in fright and answered blankly.
...
The moment the call was disconnected, Xiao Wanjun immediately realized that He Xiangdi was the one who did it.
He frowned and stepped on the gas, driving towards the Oriental Entertainment Building.
"You shouldn't have targeted Jiang Sheng Construction." Xiao Wanjun entered the office and walked up to He Xiangdi.
"You broke the rules."
He Xiangdi's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, and his gaze towards Xiao Wanjun even held a hint of reproach: "I'm curious, how did you convince Jin Chen to stand up for you?"
Xiao Wanjun rested her hands on the table, her sharp gaze sweeping over He Xiangdi, who was sitting there: "How I did it is my own skill, and has nothing to do with Jiang Feng."
He Xiangdi narrowed his phoenix eyes behind his glasses and said casually, "I gave you chances, but you never seized them."
"You don't have a chance now, Xiao Wanjun," He Xiangdi said.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wanjun could no longer maintain her usual indifferent expression and swung her fist directly at He Xiangdi.
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