Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan frowned slightly: "Mu Zhi and Xiang Zhilan live across the street? I didn't know that; it was all arranged by my subordinates."
Ni Sitian knew that her anger was unreasonable. Xu Tingchuan couldn't possibly be involved in such trivial matters himself; he must have instructed his employees to arrange it.
This floor is quite upscale and is where board members, company executives, and their friends live. It was already a kindness of Xu Tingchuan to arrange for Zhi Lan and the others to stay on this floor.
"Why would Shen Muzhi come? Doesn't he prefer quiet and dislike crowds? Could it be that he knew Zhi Lan and the others were coming?" Ni Sitian guessed.
Xu Tingchuan pinched her cheek and said, "You're overthinking it. Mu Zhi is also one of the shareholders."
"Huh?" Ni Sitian was surprised. "How come I've never heard you mention this before?"
"Does this need to be mentioned? There are over fifty shareholders who qualify for a shareholders' meeting. Do you want me to list their names one by one?" Xu Tingchuan smiled and added, "By the way, Gu Chen is also a shareholder."
"Huh? Will Wen Nuan and the others come too?" Ni Sitian was even more surprised.
"Have you forgotten they went on their honeymoon?"
"Oh right, they're on their honeymoon in Europe right now," Ni Sitian said, remembering after being reminded. Then she asked, "Is Jia Yue coming? Isn't she a shareholder too?"
Xu Jiayue was the only shareholder Ni Sitian knew about before today, and it was Xu Jiayue herself who told her.
“I asked her that day, and she said it depended on her mood. I reserved a room for her,” Xu Tingchuan said.
"I wish he were here." Ni Sitian had been led astray by him without realizing it. After her mind returned to normal, she pouted again: "Even if Shen Muzhi is a shareholder, he can't talk to Zhi Lan like that."
Xu Tingchuan saw that she was genuinely angry and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What did Mu Zhi say?"
"That's like she had a deadpan expression and said, 'Why is she here?' It's like she doesn't welcome Zhi Lan." Ni Sitian couldn't help but complain to Xu Tingchuan.
Upon hearing this, Xu Tingchuan smiled faintly, shook his head, and sighed softly, "You misunderstood Mu Zhi; that's not what he meant."
"What does that mean?" Ni Sitian pouted, feeling that Xu Tingchuan was trying to defend Shen Muzhi.
Xu Tingchuan gently stroked her upturned lips and said with a helpless smile, "You have too much prejudice against him. Mu Zhi is just awkward, saying one thing but meaning another, a sharp tongue but a soft heart. I guess he said that because he knows Xiang Zhilan has severe seasickness, so he thinks she shouldn't be on the ship."
Ni Sitian was slightly taken aback when she heard Xu Tingchuan's explanation, but after thinking about it, it made sense.
But Shen Muzhi's expression was so off. Could it be that his personality had really become so twisted? Was he really doing this for Wei Lan's sake?
"He's not as good as you say. He pressured Zhi Lan to go around the Pacific Ocean before. Zhi Lan said she almost lost her life if she got off the ship." Ni Sitian was still a little skeptical. It's hard to change a person's preconceived notions.
In her mind, Shen Muzhi was the kind of person who forced Xiang Zhilan to be like Su Yan, the kind of person who forced Xiang Zhilan to do things she didn't want to do.
"Times have changed." Xu Tingchuan understood Shen Muzhi. He was too lazy to be unwelcoming or sarcastic towards others. His words were mostly out of concern, but given his perpetually icy demeanor, they were indeed easy to misunderstand.
Upon hearing Xu Tingchuan's words, Ni Sitian wavered and began to ponder.
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