Midway through the meal, Xia Wensheng suddenly received a call from his assistant.
"I understand, I'll head back to the company right away."
Xia Wensheng's face turned very ugly after he hung up the phone, causing Ming Huan and Xia Wenxi to unconsciously put down their skewers.
"What's wrong? Did something happen at the company?"
"Okay, let's go. I'll take you two home first."
By the time Xia Wenxi got into the car, she already knew what had happened.
The fact that the original owner used to like Xia Wensheng was exposed, and there was also a photo of Xia Wenxi leaving Xia Wensheng's house that night.
Fortunately, the other party has no further evidence, but this matter will indeed have a great impact, especially since not long ago, people were still talking about her and Lin Shen online.
Xia Wenxi was also learning for the first time that even if she wasn't a celebrity, as the sister of Hengyuan's general manager, she couldn't escape being watched every move she made.
Even now, there are still many people on the internet who criticize Xia Wenxi, saying that she even likes her own brother and is shameless, and saying that she hooked up with Lin Shen so quickly, which are very offensive.
Minghuan also saw the comments online, and she reached out to cover Xia Wenxi's phone.
"Stop looking, Wenxi."
"Um."
Xia Wenxi obediently turned off her phone. She felt a little bad, but the main reason wasn't being scolded, but the negative impact this incident had on Xia Wensheng, Sister Minghuan, Lin Shen, and the company.
"Huanhuan, let me take you home first."
"good."
When Minghuan got out of the car, she said to Xia Wensheng, "If there's anything I can do, just tell me. Whether it's posting on Weibo or helping to clarify things, it's all fine."
He then said to Xia Wenxi, "Wenxi, you're welcome to come to my house to see Dengdeng if you have time."
After Minghuan left, Xia Wensheng didn't start the car immediately, nor did he say anything. Xia Wenxi held back for a while but couldn't hold back any longer, "Is there any way to clarify this matter? Will there be serious consequences?"
Xia Wensheng didn't say anything, but stepped on the gas to take Xia Wenxi home first.
After a while, he told Xia Wenxi with certainty, "No, don't overthink it. I have a pretty good idea who did this. They've gone to such lengths, which means they really have no other leverage against them."
"Is this the Bosch Group you mentioned before?"
Xia Wensheng glanced at her through the rearview mirror, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Not bad, not too stupid. Besides them, who else would be so against seeing Hengyuan and the Lin family cooperate? They probably thought the news about you and Lin Shen was true."
So they're so eager to expose this now, probably because they think Lin Shen will turn against them and refuse to cooperate with us.
"What can I do? After all, I bear a great responsibility for this."
Although she didn't do what happened before, Xia Wenxi felt that since she was now enjoying the benefits the Xia family brought her, she should do something for her family and the company.
"You? Just focus on your studies and spend less time online. Don't go to the study room for now, I'm worried about reporters waiting for you."
Xia Wenxi opened her mouth as if to say something, but her phone rang.
"My parents called."
"Aren't they farmers? How come they have time to care about things online?"
Upon answering the phone, Xia Hengyuan and Ke Shurong, as expected, learned about the matter.
But Xia Wenxi didn't expect that their first words would be: "Xiaobao, Mommy and Daddy will be home soon, don't be afraid."
These words made Xia Wenxi's throat tighten, and she couldn't speak for a long time, afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would reveal that she was crying.
Xia Wensheng couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Turn on speakerphone."
"Mom and Dad, I'm with Xia Wenxi, so don't worry about it."
"That's good. Your mother and I are already on our way. I'll go to the company tomorrow."
When Xia Hengyuan's voice came, Xia felt inexplicably at ease, even though he had just rehearsed many possible responses in his mind.
Ke Shurong comforted her daughter for a while before hanging up the phone. They had only learned about the incident from a friend's call. When she saw the abusive comments online, Ke Shurong was so angry that she almost smashed her phone.
After a moment, Xia Wenxi asked Xia Wensheng, "How should we respond to this? You don't need to treat me like a child. Actually, I'm the one involved in this matter, so maybe it's better for me to respond."
Xia Wensheng was silent for a moment, then turned around at the next intersection. "Let's go to the company together then. The public relations department is already there. Let's have a meeting together."
"Should I attend the meeting too?"
"Yes, just like you said, let's not treat you like a child anymore. In that case, let's have a meeting together."
"Okay." Xia Wenxi nodded in agreement.
As Xia Wensheng approached the company, he received a call from Lin Shen, which he answered on speakerphone.
"It's so late, Mr. Lin, is there something you need?"
"I saw the message. Please feel free to contact me if there's anything I can do for you."
At this moment, Xia Wensheng didn't stand on ceremony with him. "I suspect the Ji family did this, but it's not confirmed yet. If it really was them, we'll have to give them some fun too."
"I understand, I'll have someone investigate."
Xia Wensheng's most important task right now is to figure out how to handle this matter. As for who did it, he originally planned to deal with it later, but since Lin Shen is willing to help, it saves him time.
"Thanks, I'll treat you to dinner when this is all over."
"Um."
After finishing his business, Xia Wensheng was about to hang up when Lin Shen's clear voice came through the receiver, instantly filling the small carriage.
"Did Wenxi see the message? How is she feeling?"
In that instant, Xia Wensheng looked up and met Xia Wenxi's equally shocked gaze in the rearview mirror.
"The forest is deep."
"Um?"
Xia Wenxi is in my car.
"..."
"Good evening."
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lin. I'm in a pretty good mood right now."
"That's good, goodbye."
Whether Lin Shen felt awkward or not, he hung up the phone quickly after speaking.
Afterwards, Xia Wenxi and Xia Wensheng remained silent until they arrived at Hengyuan's underground parking lot.
It wasn't until the two were standing in the elevator that Xia Wenxi managed to organize her thoughts.
"I feel like something's not right, Xia Wensheng, what do you think?"
"What's wrong?" Xia feigned ignorance. "Nothing, right?"
Xia Wenxi said calmly, "You didn't press the floor button."
"Oh! So that's what you meant?"
"No. What I meant was, why did Lin Shen say those things to you? He didn't know I was in the car at first, and besides! He always called me Miss Xia... Did I miss something?"
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