Oh, this?
Xie Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn't really sad about it.
"Did my mother say anything to you?" Shi Xi suddenly asked.
Xie Yunzhou's heart jumped again. "W-what?"
Shi Xi served herself some soup and asked, "Hua Xuanhe said my mom talked to you. What did you talk about?"
"It's nothing, just that I need to treat you well." Xie Yunzhou snatched the bowl from Shi Xi as if to cover up his intentions. "I'll serve you."
Shi Xi found it strange.
Why is that so strange?
Was he heartbroken because Xie Chongshan caused trouble?
Shi Xi generously understood Xie Yunzhou's difficulties and did not press the matter further.
Xie Yunzhou spoke up: "Perhaps we can discuss our engagement."
Shi Xi almost dropped the spoon in her hand. "Hmm?"
"We're getting engaged." Xie Yunzhou said seriously, "We've both been too busy lately, and we finally have some time now."
"I'm still very busy with my film crew, let's wait a bit longer." Shi Xi glanced around, then snatched Xie Yunzhou's bowl as if to hide her intentions. "This soup is really good, you should try it!"
…
*
Xie Chongshan was desperate and received a message from Yan Linlang.
Yan Linlang has already been investigated, but she still wants to drag others down with her.
When she met Xie Chongshan, they were still separated by iron bars.
Xie Chongshan asked suspiciously, "How can you help me in this state?"
"I'm not helping you, I want revenge." Yan Linlang's eyes were cold. "Tao Boli is going to such lengths to help Xie Yunzhou because of Shi Xi. There must be something shady going on between them!"
"Even if you do, what can you do? Blame it on you not being pretty enough to charm Tao Boli?" Xie Chongshan snorted.
"Can't you try to sow discord?" Yan Linlang said as if she were looking at an idiot. "If Shi Xi and Xie Yunzhou fall out, Tao Boli will definitely help Shi Xi deal with Xie Yunzhou."
Xie Chongshan sat up straight and pondered, "But what good would this do for me?"
Yan Linlang took a deep breath. "If Xie Yunzhou falls from power, who will benefit?"
"Shi Xi? Tao Boli?" Xie Chongshan's eyes were filled with confusion. Seeing Yan Linlang's speechless expression, he finally asked in disbelief, "You mean, I can benefit from this?"
Yan Linlang nodded.
Xie Chongshan's eyes burned with fervor, "We need to plan this carefully!"
…
Xie Yunzhou, unable to get engaged, racked his brains trying to figure out where he went wrong.
Seeing his serious expression, Assistant Xu assumed the company was about to go bankrupt. Braving the pressure, she asked, "Mr. Xie, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Xie Yunzhou replied dismissively.
"Tell me what's wrong, I'll help you out." Assistant Xu leaned on the table, wondering if it was really going to go bankrupt and be liquidated.
Xie Yunzhou thought for a moment.
Three cobblers with their wits combined can outwit one Zhuge Liang.
Xie Yunzhou asked thoughtfully, "Tell me, why doesn't Xixi want to get engaged to me?"
Upon hearing this, Assistant Xu nearly tripped and fell over.
That's it?
That's it?
That's it?
"Mr. Xie, has Miss Shi said she wants to get married?" Assistant Xu felt he hadn't phrased it tactfully enough, so he added, "Have you proposed?"
Xie Yunzhou: ...Ah, I forgot about this important step.
"Wasn't it the engagement party where he proposed?" Xie Yunzhou, inexperienced, pretended to be calm.
"Then you should propose beforehand," Assistant Xu stammered. "Mr. Xie, I think Miss Shi probably doesn't want to get married right now, right?"
Xie Yunzhou frowned slightly. "She took the initiative to make our relationship public, so naturally I have to think about it more."
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