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"Huh? You're back so soon? What were you doing just now?"
Jin Yuxi was scooping pudding with a small spoon when she noticed someone sitting down next to her. She looked up and saw Qu Shiyao, who had just slipped out.
Qu Shiyao's gaze swept over the table full of desserts, then she precisely picked up a plate of tiramisu, scooped out a large spoonful, stuffed it into her mouth, squinted her eyes, and looked completely satisfied.
"Hmm~ I went out to release some pent-up desires."
"Oh, releasing desires, that's good, that's good..." Jin Yuxi nodded subconsciously and scooped another spoonful of pudding into her mouth.
She chewed twice and then suddenly stopped, her pupils dilating in shock, her voice instantly rising several octaves: "What?! What the hell are you releasing?!"
The others at the table were instantly drawn by the startled breath and all turned to look.
Jin Yuxi quickly covered her mouth, leaned closer to Qu Shiyao, and lowered her voice to a whisper, filled with disbelief and a burning passion for gossip:
"What kind of desire?! Is it the kind I'm thinking of?! With whom?! So fast?!"
Her eyes darted around uncontrollably, and when she saw the head of the table...
Huh? Where's General Manager Si? Could it be...?
No, no, maybe he just went to the restroom!
Qu Shiyao rolled her eyes at her speechlessly: "Stop with the dirty thoughts in your head! I'm just simply releasing stress physically."
Jin Yuxi chuckled, rubbing his hands together, his expression a mix of lewdness and curiosity: "I'm just concerned about you~"
She sneakily reached out and touched the hidden large pocket on the inside of Qu Shiyao's coat.
After showering and changing clothes today, Qu Shiyao specially wore this black overcoat with hidden pockets, and the brick was safely inside.
She was wondering when she would need to use this "ultimate weapon," but she didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
She glanced furtively around, her voice barely audible: "Used it? How does it feel? Does it feel good?"
Qu Shiyao flexed her wrist, as if savoring the moment: "Very nice! Solid feel, clear feedback, outstanding effect!"
She even gave a serious thumbs up.
Jin Yuxi's eyes lit up as she listened, and she even felt a little eager to try it out: It sounds... pretty stress-relieving?
She quickly shook her head vigorously, muttering to herself: "Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law..."
Qu Shiyao: "..." What strange things have these sisters imagined this time?
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The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight fell upon the sea, golden light danced on the water, creating a breathtaking scene.
At that moment, the company bus was already waiting downstairs at the villa.
In addition to her suitcase, Qu Shiyao also carried a large, tightly covered bucket filled with all sorts of fresh, live seafood she had managed to catch in the sea during a break last night – absolutely organic.
Jin Yuxi yawned widely and, still half-asleep, dragged her suitcase to Qu Shiyao's side.
She looked around, a puzzled expression on her face, and asked, "Shiyao, have you seen Sun Mei? Why haven't I seen her?"
"I don't know." Qu Shiyao deftly stuffed her suitcase and large bucket into the bus's luggage compartment, and then carried Jin Yuxi's suitcase in as well, placing them neatly.
"That's strange..."
Jin Yuxi felt something was off, so she turned to Zhang Li, who was chatting and laughing with someone, and asked, "Sister Zhang, you share a room with Sun Mei, where is she?"
Zhang Li frowned upon hearing this: "Don't even mention it. She hasn't come back since the banquet ended last night. When I woke up this morning, I found her suitcase was still in the room."
Although they were competitors, a living person had disappeared, and that person was her colleague, so she eventually turned to housekeeper Liu.
"Housekeeper Liu said she had an emergency and left without saying goodbye to me."
"Urgent matter? What urgent matter could be so urgent that you don't come back all night and don't even want your luggage?" Jin Yuxi found it even more bizarre.
"Stop worrying," Qu Shiyao clapped her hands and closed the luggage compartment door. "What could possibly happen in President Si's villa? Maybe he has a better place to go."
She spoke casually and got into the car first.
Jin Yuxi stared at Qu Shiyao's retreating figure, stroking her chin thoughtfully, and quickly followed after her.
As soon as she sat down, Jin Yuxi couldn't wait to take out her phone and start typing rapidly.
[Gold and Silver Jewelry: Shiyao, tell me the truth, do you know where she is?]
Qu Shiyao's phone vibrated. She picked it up and glanced at it, then turned her head to look at Jin Yuxi sitting next to her, giving him a mysterious expression that seemed to say "it can only be understood, not explained".
Holy crap! He actually knew?!
Jin Yuxi's heart skipped a beat, but then she inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good to know where he is; at least he's not missing.
Although she disapproved of Sun Mei's petty schemes, she had been colleagues for several years and didn't want anything to really happen to Sun Mei.
[Gold and Jewelry: What did you guys do last night?! A movie for three, but I can't even have a name?! Come on! Confess! (rolls on the floor and screams.jpg)]
Qu Shiyao almost burst out laughing when she saw the meme of someone throwing a tantrum on the screen.
[Sister Qu: Want to know? Same as always~ (A treasure chest full of banknotes sparkles.gif)]
Jin Yuxi's lips twitched violently as she turned to look at Qu Shiyao.
Qu Shiyao stretched out two fingers and skillfully made a universally recognized "money-rubbing" gesture.
The meaning is quite clear: cash on delivery.
Jin Yuxi immediately looked pained, and suddenly felt that the gossip wasn't something she absolutely had to listen to!
But in the end, the burning passion for gossip triumphed over the instinct to be stingy.
She clutched her chest, which felt as if it were bleeding, and sent a red envelope with trembling fingers.
The red envelope was claimed in less than a second after it was sent out!
Qu Shiyao clicked on it with a smug look, but the moment she saw the amount, her smile froze on her face: "...One yuan? Just one yuan and you're making that face of someone who just lost a hundred million?!"
"You rich people wouldn't understand!" Jin Yuxi disagreed with Qu Shiyao's statement and retorted confidently:
"Isn't a dollar money? It can buy me a piece of candy to sweeten my mouth, a pack of tissues to wipe away my tears right now, and it can even buy back my shattered dignity right now!"
Even the system couldn't help but interject upon seeing Jin Yuxi's exaggerated statement: "Didn't she just win over 300,000 yuan in prize money yesterday?!"
Qu Shiyao rolled her eyes at Jin Yuxi, but still "reluctantly" accepted it.
[Sister Qu: Okay, I'll say it for the sake of one yuan. The princess and the prince lived happily ever after.]
Jin Yuxi stared at her phone screen for a long time, her expression contorted like an old man on the subway looking at his phone: "???"
What kind of code is this?!
She gritted her teeth and sent another red envelope, adding: [Gold and Jewelry: More money! Speak plainly!]
The red envelope was claimed instantly once again.
Qu Shiyao clicked on it and her eyes lit up instantly!
Wow! Huge sum! This time it's actually two dollars!
System: [...] This one is really not picky! It began to feel completely lost about having such a host.
How could anyone get excited or even think they've gotten a great deal because of a small amount of money?
[Sister Qu: Her relationship with President Si... well, it's what you understand.]
Qu Shiyao gave Jin Yuxi a knowing look.
Gold and silver jewelry: ???
Gold and silver jewelry: ???
[Gold and silver jewelry: I don't understand!!! What's going on?! How could it have turned out like that?! (Cat's pupils dizzy.jpg)]
The series of question marks perfectly expressed the shock of Jin Yuxi's brain CPU overheating; she was completely dumbfounded, her mouth agape enough to fit an egg.
Qu Shiyao returned her a mysterious smile that said, "It's a secret that can't be revealed."
Jin Yuxi gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and, determined to find out everything since she had come this far, sent out what she considered a huge red envelope!
This mentality is actually caused by sunk costs. The money has already been spent, and it's still stuck at the last minute, so people don't want to miss out and invest even more money.
Qu Shiyao raised an eyebrow and clicked to take a look.
Wow! This is a real huge sum compared to the previous two, a full ten dollars!
Once she was paid to do something, she immediately became incredibly candid: [Sister Qu: I went to relieve some stress yesterday, and she went in shortly after I came out.]
A single sentence contains a wealth of information.
Jin Yuxi instantly imagined a whole drama unfolding before her eyes, but she still couldn't understand it:
[Gold and Jewelry: What's she after? CEO Si's harem could practically form a football team! Even if... well, does she think she can just jump straight to becoming Mrs. Si?]
[Sister Qu: Probably... for love? (A little figure struck by an arrow of love, frantically emitting hearts.jpg)]
Jin Yuxi's lips twitched even more violently: [Gold and Silver Jewelry: Do I look like an idiot to you?]
Qu Shiyao shrugged innocently.
[Sister Qu: What? You won't allow a pure-hearted goddess of love to emerge from our group of money-obsessed colleagues?]
Jin Yuxi took a deep breath and slowly leaned back in her chair; she felt she needed some quiet time.
This world is too magical. Sun Mei's actions are more outrageous than any old-fashioned melodrama she has ever seen!
"What are you talking about?" Lin Weiwei saw Jin Yuxi's dumbfounded expression as soon as she got into the car.
Jin Yuxi came to her senses and looked at Lin Weiwei with a complicated expression.
Fortunately, Lin Weiwei didn't know that Sun Mei in their assistant's office had taken that step earlier than them, otherwise, given Lin Weiwei's personality... ugh! This would have blown up.
"Hehe...yes! Sun Mei is so unethical, she left without waiting for us!"
Jin Yuxi already knew where Sun Mei was, but for the sake of her peaceful life in the assistant's office, she still covered for Sun Mei.
"Have you lost your mind? What does it matter to me whether Sun Mei is ethical or not? She'd better stay away from me!"
Lin Weiwei looked at Jin Yuxi with a puzzled expression. She found Jin Yuxi's words very strange. When did they become so close to Sun Mei?
She didn't say anything more and went straight to the empty seat at the back.
Wang Qian, who was following closely behind, nodded to Qu Shiyao and Jin Yuxi.
"Sigh~ I've sacrificed so much for this family." Jin Yuxi looked out the window with melancholy.
Qu Shiyao also said helplessly, "I've also worked very hard for this family."
system:【……】
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