A beep sounded in Xia Qingtian's mind.
"The Chosen One System has been activated.
Choose A: Prevent the accident alone and save the Xia family's reputation. Reward: Information about the Xia family's traitor and Xia family shares.
Choose B: Seek help from Mr. Gu and prevent the accident with external forces. Reward: A secret truth."
Seek help from Mr. Gu?
Xia Qingtian didn't feel that familiar with Mr. Gu. She'd rather ask Mobius for help than bother Mr. Gu.
Besides, this matter might involve the Xia family's business secrets. If she rashly asked for help from someone from another company, it might bring a different kind of danger.
Xia Qingtian resolutely chose A.
The dismissal bell rang. Li Xiaoxiao leaned over and said, "Qingtian, do you want to go watch a movie tomorrow? We finally have a whole day with no classes, let's go have some fun~"
"No, I have something to take care of," Xia Qingtian replied with a smile, shaking her head. "You go ahead and watch it. Remember to tell me if it's good after you're done."
She had to go to the Xia family this weekend.
"Okay," Li Xiaoxiao said, propping her chin. "I was thinking of introducing my brother to you tomorrow. He has a competition tomorrow morning and is free in the afternoon."
"You have a brother?" Xia Qingtian didn't know this.
"He just started high school this year. He's a bit mature for his age and has those dead fish eyes. His grades are pretty good, ranking second in various competitions, whether it's school rankings or city rankings. Pretty impressive, right?" Li Xiaoxiao laughed heartily. "He's also the second child in my family, forever second place, hahahaha! I think his name is just poorly chosen. Li Xiaozhong, isn't that just Li Xiao'er (Little Second Brother)!"
"It's quite impressive to always come in second," Xia Qingtian said. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and grabbed Li Xiaoxiao's arm, asking, "What's your brother's name? Li Xiaozhong!"
"Yes," Li Xiaoxiao was startled by Xia Qingtian's action.
"The Prodigy of the Century! Li Xiaozhong!" Xia Qingtian asked.
"What Prodigy of the Century? It's the forever second place Li Xiaozhong!" Li Xiaoxiao corrected.
"The Chosen One System has been activated.
Choose A: Prevent Li Xiaoxiao's kidnapping and reverse her death ending. Reward: The Prodigy of the Century, Li Xiaozhong.
Choose B: Stand by and watch Li Xiaoxiao be kidnapped. Reward: An olive branch extended by a mysterious organization."
According to the system's options, Li Xiaoxiao's brother should be the Prodigy of the Century who was once famous in her previous life. But... why was Li Xiaoxiao referring to her brother as the "forever second place" now?
Wait a minute... she remembered that when news of Li Xiaozhong winning various international awards was everywhere... Li Xiaoxiao had already passed away!
This meant that before Li Xiaoxiao's death, Li Xiaozhong had been deliberately hiding his brilliance by always achieving second place!
Why would he do that? And why did he only reveal his true abilities after Li Xiaoxiao's death?
The kidnapping that Li Xiaoxiao was destined to suffer must have had hidden motives!
Also, what was that mysterious organization in option B?
In just an instant, Xia Qingtian immediately recalled her own kidnapping experience in City C.
Immediately after, the button she found at the Lei family's house flashed in Xia Qingtian's mind...
Things that hadn't made sense or been clear in her past life seemed to connect at this moment in Xia Qingtian's mind!
She had always wondered how Song Junhan, the live-in son-in-law, had so smoothly seized power and driven her to ruin.
So, someone else was behind it all!
That button should be related to that so-called mysterious organization, and there were people from that organization infiltrated within the Lei family, which was why counterfeits had been mixed into the auction.
What was the identity of this organization, why were they targeting the Xia family, and when did they collude with Song Junhan...
Xia Qingtian increasingly felt that things were far more complex and dangerous than she had imagined.
The next morning, Xia Qingtian deliberately cooked a few simple dishes following online tutorials and made rice. She packed them in a nice insulated lunchbox and took them to the Xia family.
Just as her father Xia had finished his morning work and was about to ask his secretary to prepare lunch, Xia Qingtian arrived with the homemade lunch: "Dad, I'm here to treat you! Come and taste my cooking."
"You made it yourself!" Father Xia's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xia Qingtian with great admiration. He immediately said, "Then I must taste it carefully."
Xia Qingtian smiled and placed the lunchbox in front of Father Xia. She then claimed she hadn't visited in a while and went to say hello to some colleagues she knew, leaving Father Xia's office.
After leaving Father Xia's office, Xia Qingtian ran into a few colleagues she had interacted with before. Xia Qingtian chatted casually and steered the conversation to Song Junhan: "How is he doing now? I'm not very familiar with him and haven't been in touch much."
"He's fine now," a colleague replied. "You're his savior, is there anything you need to ask?"
"Qingtian is a well-bred lady from a prominent family. It's normal for her to be reserved, unlike some people who are so eager even though nothing is set in stone yet," another female colleague said with a disdainful curl of her lips.
Before Xia Qingtian could ask, someone recounted to her how Su Wan had been fawning over Song Junhan recently.
Xia Qingtian just chuckled upon hearing this, not saying much, but couldn't help but recall how these people must have spoken about her to Su Wan when Su Wan was popular.
Comparing the situations, Xia Qingtian felt a sense of melancholy. She vaguely remarked, "As long as he doesn't mess around at work."
"You don't know, the new guy in the Information Technology Department today was reportedly recommended by Song Junhan. The Human Resources Department, out of respect for Su Wan, even skipped the interview and hired him directly," the person whispered.
"Is that so..." Xia Qingtian's gaze shifted slightly, and she started to formulate a plan.
"We're just hearsay, Qingtian. We're going to lunch now." Seeing that her companion was being too talkative, the female colleague next to her nudged the informant with her elbow.
At that moment, the informant realized and smiled, leaving with his colleagues.
After parting ways with them, Xia Qingtian went straight to the Human Resources Department, claiming to be passing a message from Father Xia, and asked for a list of all recent personnel changes and new hires.
As soon as she got the list, Xia Qingtian found the information for the person who joined today.
"Liang Shidong," Xia Qingtian murmured, taking a photo of this information and saving it on her phone.
Around the corner, Song Junhan caught sight of Xia Qingtian's back and felt an ominous twitch in his eyelid. He immediately changed direction and headed for the Human Resources Department.
It wasn't that he was overly suspicious, but the incident where he was hit by a car last time was too strange.
When Song Junhan asked about Xia Qingtian's purpose in the Human Resources Department, he broke out in a cold sweat. He immediately chased after her, hid by the door of Father Xia's office, and listened carefully.