"Rourou suspects this person has an illicit deal with Xie Zhendong and wants to find some evidence through him to report Xie's company."
"Report Xie Zhendong?" Huangfu Sishu found their idea too naive. "The Xie family has connections upstairs; do you think a report would succeed?"
Jin Dan looked at him and asked, "Do you have any better ideas?"
He couldn't answer immediately.
"I think Rourou's method is worth trying. How will we know if it works if we don't try?" Jin Dan insisted.
Seeing her eagerness to help Feng Rou, Huangfu Sishu put away the documents and said, "Alright, I'll think about it tomorrow at the group and see if there's a way to engage in some business with this person."
"Then I'll leave it to you. Rourou is counting on you." Jin Dan was relieved when he agreed.
...
Xiao Anjing returned to the group from outside, giving instructions to those around him as he walked.
As he passed the lobby's front desk, he heard an employee call out to him, "General Manager Xiao, hello."
He replied with a casual "hello" without looking, continuing to walk forward.
The young lady at the front desk quickly caught up to him. "General Manager Xiao, it's me. Don't you recognize me?"
Xiao Anjing stopped and finally looked at the girl, but still didn't recognize her. He asked, "Are you new? If you have any questions, you can ask your department manager."
The girl pushed her bangs aside, made a guitar-playing gesture, and smiled at him.
An Jing recognized her and immediately pointed at her, saying, "Oh, it's you! Why are you working at the front desk?"
"It's my graduation internship. I worked hard to get hired," Xi Xianya said respectfully, bowing to him. "Please take care of me in the future."
An Jing smiled meaningfully and patted her shoulder, saying, "Work hard, and keep it up."
Afterward, he entered the elevator. As the doors closed, he pursed his lips and smiled. "Wow, she's chasing Tianyi all the way to our group. Girls these days are so bold and proactive."
He even thought with a bit of schadenfreude that he could now watch Tianyi's drama unfold.
Xi Xianya remained standing there, watching the numbers on the top-floor private elevator light up. Her heart was pounding.
By greeting General Manager Xiao so directly, Mr. Qin should know she's working at the front desk.
She had been interning at the front desk for a few days and had seen Mr. Qin coming and going, but she didn't have the courage to approach him.
Every time she saw his cool, self-possessed demeanor and his infinitely charming gait, her heart would race.
His black suit and neatly buttoned shirt made her imagine the firm muscles beneath his clothes.
She felt utterly captivated by Mr. Qin.
Despite having many better internship opportunities available for seniors, she had come to Aoxiang Group to be a small front desk receptionist.
She didn't care about learning anything or improving herself; she just wanted to see him from afar every day.
...
In the office, Tianyi was discussing important matters with An Jing. However, Tianyi noticed An Jing looking at him with a half-smile.
"What are you thinking about? Can you be more serious?" Tianyi said impatiently.
An Jing finally laughed and said, "Do you know who I saw at the front desk downstairs today?"
Tianyi asked indifferently, "Who?"
"The girl who sings at the bar. She's now an intern at our group." An Jing watched his reaction.
He responded with a casual "oh," but then immediately realized something was off. He glared at An Jing and asked, "Did you bring her into the group to work?"
"No..."
"If you dare to do something like that, I'll beat you to death!" Tianyi threw a folder he was holding at him.
He caught it nimbly and said aggrievedly, "Why would you suspect me? Am I that bored? Besides, even if you didn't beat me, I wouldn't do anything to betray Susu. You know that girl has feelings for you; why would I provoke her!"
Tianyi believed him for the moment and said, "Go find out about her application process. If she was hired through regular channels, don't bother with her for now."
"Okay, I got it." An Jing stood up and said, "You say you don't care, but you're quite nervous, aren't you?"
"I'm nervous?" Tianyi said. "What's there to be nervous about? Just keep your mouth shut and don't let Susu know about this, so she doesn't overthink it."
An Jing made a gesture indicating he understood and suggested, "How about I come up with a reason to have HR fire her?"
"No need. She's an intern, right? Just don't formally hire her after her internship period ends." Tianyi didn't want to be too obvious, especially since the girl wasn't malicious, just had unrealistic fantasies about him.
...
Jinyi Building, Huangfu Group.
Huangfu Sishu was summoned to his elder brother's office. Holding the contract for the building's internal renovation project, his brother asked, "Did you have the engineering department find this construction group? What's your relationship with them?"
"No relationship. I just happened to learn that their engineering quality is decent." Huangfu Sishu hadn't expected his elder brother to inquire about such a small project.
It was just that the exterior wall on the tenth floor of the building was aging and had some water seepage; it wasn't a major project or undertaking.
He had casually mentioned Zhao Jianhua Group's engineering team to someone from the engineering department that day when he overheard them talking about finding a construction team for repairs.
He hadn't expected the engineering department to be so efficient; the contract was already signed.
His elder brother stared at him and smiled, saying, "Do you think that reason holds water? You've never bothered with these trivial matters of the group..."
"Isn't being in charge of administration just doing chores? This falls within my scope of concern."
"Just tell me, what kind of business dealings do you have with this group?" his elder brother cut to the chase. "I don't mean anything else; what benefits you should get is your business, but I have to consider the quality and effectiveness of this renovation to avoid gossip."
"Brother, I didn't take any benefits from them." Huangfu Sishu was eager to explain. "I just wanted to help Jin Dan's cousin. What benefits could there be from such a small matter?"
"Jin Dan's cousin, that's Xie Zhendong's ex-wife, right?" Huangfu Sisong asked. "What exactly is going on? You should explain it clearly. For so many years, we brothers have been united, which is how the Huangfu family got to where it is today. Is there anything you can't tell me?"
Huangfu Sishu said, "It's not that I wanted to hide it from you. It's just that it's not a big deal. My wife just wanted to stand up for her cousin. I was pestered by her, so I thought I'd help them out."
"When it involves our group, no matter is small. Tell me about it."
Huangfu Sishu explained the whole story, everything he knew.
After listening, Huangfu Sisong fell silent, deep in thought, and gave him no response.
"Brother, you can scold me if you want. I know I shouldn't have gotten involved with them..."
Huangfu Sisong gestured for him to calm down and said, "Wait. We should strategize this properly. It's a great opportunity to annex Xie's company."
"Ah, Brother, what?" Huangfu Sishu didn't understand for a moment how it had become a great opportunity.