Qi Xuan’s eyelids twitched. He sighed softly, “Go ahead and tell me.”
Ye Zhi didn't hide anything from him, revealing her plan to Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan was very surprised. If it was just a tour group, the situation was much better than he had imagined, and he could accept it.
He was, however, genuinely surprised by Ye Zhi’s magnanimity and vision. More importantly, he was surprised that she was willing to make such an attempt and was prepared to sacrifice.
Seeing Qi Xuan’s continued silence, Ye Zhi said somewhat guiltily, “If you’re willing, we can go together then. We can travel and explore those cities. Isn't that the meaning of travel? Of course, if you disagree, I can go scout them first, and we can travel together separately later.”
“I’ll go with you,” Qi Xuan replied, snapping back to attention. He looked at Ye Zhi, with a hint of approval, and said, “This idea of yours is excellent, and I’m very happy to join. Moreover… Ms. Ye, I also trust my judgment, and I believe I’ll be able to help then.”
“Thank you, Mr. Qi~ To celebrate your joining us, let’s have a toast~” Ye Zhi said with a charming smile, raising her wine glass.
Qi Xuan’s cheeks flushed slightly. He suddenly realized that he didn’t really care what Ye Zhi called him. As long as Ye Zhi called him by name, he would be very happy.
After dinner, they returned to the hillside villa together. Standing outside the door, Ye Zhi remembered the advertising incident. She took out her phone and opened the trending searches.
As she had suspected, the outdoor screen advertisement they saw earlier wasn't from Taoxun Games. Instead, a wealthy female player, in a fit of excitement, had created a promotional advertisement to promote her in-game “husband.”
Someone had filmed this and posted it online, which naturally quickly climbed to the top of the trending searches. Many people were commenting, jokingly saying they were hungry and wanted the wealthy woman to feed them.
Ye Zhi shared this with Qi Xuan. Qi Xuan smiled and said, “Congratulations, Ms. Ye. Taoxun Games has become so popular now that it doesn't even need to buy trending topics; its fans are willing to pay out of their own pockets.”
“And congratulations to you too, Mr. Qi. Taoxun making money wouldn't be possible without your contribution,” Ye Zhi said with a smile. “Investing in Taoxun is definitely the most correct decision you’ve ever made.”
“No, it isn’t,” Qi Xuan suddenly shook his head. “This isn’t the most correct decision I’ve ever made.”
“Huh?” Ye Zhi looked at him with a half-smile, “Brother Qi~ I advise you to think carefully before speaking~”
Qi Xuan’s lips curved into a slight smile. The next moment, he gently took Ye Zhi’s hand and said, “The most correct decision I’ve ever made was falling in love with the founder of Taoxun.”
Then, he brought Ye Zhi’s hand to his lips and gently kissed the back of her hand.
Ye Zhi’s heart warmed. She actively wrapped her arms around Qi Xuan’s neck and kissed him.
The butler standing nearby was excitedly taking photos with his phone, suppressing the urge to cry out.
Soon, Ye Zhi returned, and Qi Xuan went back to his own home.
He opened the door and, as expected, saw the butler hiding behind it.
“Young Master, you’ve made progress!” the butler said with a chuckle. “Are you learning to retreat to advance, to play hard to get?”
Qi Xuan chuckled, his laughter full of smugness.
“I wonder when you’ll start staying out all night,” the butler teased.
Qi Xuan: …
He should really consider changing his butler.
*
The next day, while Ye Zhi was at work, she received a call from Zhan Ruoqing.
“Ye Zhi!” Zhan Ruoqing’s voice was filled with shock. “Do you know? Ou Minghan actually sent Cen Ya a satellite too!”
“Ah?” Ye Zhi was a bit surprised. “Really? That doesn’t seem right. Ou Minghan has to buy outdoor advertising and also buy trending topics to let the whole world know. For something as big as sending a satellite, how could he bear to keep quiet and not publicize it at all?”
“That’s because the satellite he sent was not what it seemed!” Zhan Ruoqing said gloatingly. “He was afraid of being exposed if it came out, which would make him look even more foolish!”
Ye Zhi suddenly understood; that made sense. However, she asked in confusion, “He should have kept something like this a secret all along. How did you find out?”
“It’s because their Cen family started causing trouble again, and they had the argument at my friend’s restaurant, so I found out,” Zhan Ruoqing explained.
Then, she excitedly told Ye Zhi all the gossip she knew.
It turned out that yesterday, Ni Na had taken the initiative to invite Cen Ya and Cen Xiucheng for dinner, hoping to mend their sibling relationship.
However, Cen Ya brought Ou Minghan with her. With Ou Minghan instigating, the dinner didn't last long before they started arguing.
Ou Minghan taunted Cen Xiucheng, saying that as a brother, he didn’t love Cen Ya at all and never considered her interests, claiming that he was the one who loved Cen Ya the most in the world.
Angered, Cen Xiucheng revealed the truth he had investigated on the spot.
He first mentioned the satellite Ou Minghan had sent to Cen Ya. He directly presented evidence proving that Ou Minghan had only spent five million to buy a satellite but had lied to Cen Ya, claiming he spent fifty million.
As for Cen Ya’s studio, the designer Ou Minghan had contacted for her was fake, and the so-called master teaching videos were all public courses from the internet. As for the fabrics he bought for Cen Ya, they were half genuine and half fake, choosing the cheapest ones whenever possible.
Cen Xiucheng threw all this evidence in Cen Ya’s face, but Cen Ya still refused to believe it.
Cen Xiucheng, in his anger, beat up Ou Minghan on the spot, and then dragged Cen Ya, preparing to forcibly take her away.
“He didn’t succeed, did he?” Ye Zhi asked curiously as she listened.
She was truly surprised by Ou Minghan’s opportunistic methods; they had genuinely shocked her.
She knew Ou Minghan liked to cut corners in business, but she hadn’t expected him to be so calculating and try to save money in every way possible when giving Cen Ya a gift.
However, with all this evidence presented, Cen Ya still refused to believe it. How could she be willing to go with Cen Xiucheng?
“He indeed didn’t succeed,” Zhan Ruoqing continued. “As Cen Xiucheng dragged her out, he cursed her for being stubborn and foolish, and said that Ou Minghan used to treat her so poorly, keeping her locked up in the Ou family and tormenting her all the time, yet she still loved Ou Minghan to death. He said she was simply asking for it… Cen Ya, furious, bit his arm and even defended Ou Minghan, saying he had no choice…”
At this point, Zhan Ruoqing stopped talking.
Ye Zhi’s eyelids twitched, and she roughly understood the reason.
“Ye Zhi,” Zhan Ruoqing hesitated for a moment, then said, “Cen Ya said that Ou Minghan used to torment her because the Ye family had caused the death of Ou Minghan’s parents, so he took out his hatred for the Ye family on her. She said she endured the hardships for the Ye family. Is this true?”
Ye Zhi slowly exhaled. As expected, even though she had clarified things before, Cen Ya was still deceiving herself.