After leaving the hospital, the sky had gradually darkened. Shen Xi casually had dinner outside before driving to the club where she had arranged to meet Jian Fan.
Not long after she arrived in the underground parking lot, Jian Fan and Xie Yifei also arrived.
"Xi Xi, you're quite early," Xie Yifei said as soon as she got out of the car, quickly running to Shen Xi and linking her arm.
Shen Xi smiled. "I had something to take care of outside, and after I finished, I grabbed a bite to eat and rushed over. Have you two eaten?"
"Yes, we have," Xie Yifei replied, glancing at Jian Fan, who was walking towards them.
At that moment, a luxury car drove into the lane. Upon seeing the license plate, Shen Xi recognized it as Qin Si Ye's car.
As expected, as the car approached, she saw through the tinted glass that Zhao Ze was driving, and Qin Si Ye was sitting in the back seat, looking at them calmly.
When his gaze met Shen Xi's, there was no ripple of emotion, as if he were seeing a stranger.
"Isn't that Qin Si Ye?" Xie Yifei asked after the car had driven past, belatedly noticing. "Xi Xi, why didn't you two say hello?"
Shen Xi took a step forward. "He was in the car, how could we greet him?"
"No, that's not it. Why does he look so composed, so different from when he used to see you? Did you two have a fight?" Xie Yifei quickly caught up with her, linking her arm again and continuing to question. She remembered that Qin Si Ye's gaze towards Shen Xi used to be full of light, but today it was so dim; it was too unusual.
"No. What is there for him and me to fight about?" Shen Xi looked straight ahead, smiling dismissively, and pulled Xie Yifei's hand. "Let's go. There's a great show waiting for us."
Inside the luxury car, Qin Si Ye slowly withdrew his gaze and asked Jian Fan in front, "Why are the three of them here?"
"I'm not entirely sure about that either," Zhao Ze glanced back through the rearview mirror. "However, according to reports from the people I sent out, Miss Shen has recently not only had Jian Fan represent Zheng Jing He's company and is preparing to establish a new company, but she also seems to have set her sights on the Xia Corporation."
"The Xia Corporation? The one whose stock has plummeted and is on the verge of collapse?" Qin Si Ye asked thoughtfully.
Jian Fan confirmed, "Yes. The second daughter of the Xia Corporation, Xia Jing Yi, is the woman who drugged Reporter Xie at the banquet organized by the government department last time."
Xia Jing Yi? Hearing the name, Qin Si Ye's mind immediately recalled that day's events. No wonder Xie Ruo Fei was also present today. Could it be that they were here to make a move?
"What event is being held here today?" Qin Si Ye couldn't help but be a little curious, his eyebrows raising slightly.
Zhao Ze found a parking spot, parked the car, and said, "There's a business salon on the third floor. I heard it has gathered many business tycoons and some socialites. The CEO of the Xia Corporation fell ill and was hospitalized due to the stock market crash. The Xia family has no sons, and the eldest daughter is already married. All the responsibilities have fallen on Xia Jing Yi. I heard she frequently attends such events lately."
Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye pondered for a moment, got out of the car, his gaze deepening. "Send a few people to keep an eye on Shen Xi and the others. Just make sure they don't suffer any losses."
The three of them, Shen Xi, Jian Fan, and Xie Yifei, took the elevator and quickly reached the third floor. They approached the door of the salon room, presented their admission tickets, and entered smoothly.
At that moment, the salon event was halfway through. The initial speech and discussion segment had concluded, and it was now the free networking phase. Shen Xi and her companions were not interested in this salon in the first place. While it was ostensibly a business salon, who knew what unsavory dealings were going on behind the scenes. Therefore, they had deliberately arrived a little late, intending to catch those illicit activities.
"Look, isn't that Xia Jing Yi?" Shen Xi suddenly pointed to a woman in the corner and asked in a low voice.
Jian Fan and Xie Yifei looked closely. They saw a woman wearing a strapless short dress, holding a wine glass, coquettishly chatting with a stout middle-aged man. As they talked, their distance closed, and in the next second, she half-heartedly sat on the man's lap.
"It's her. I didn't expect this woman to be so promiscuous," Xie Yifei exclaimed, feeling a surge of nausea.
"This might be the capital of her pride. Perhaps she's counting on this to help the Xia family recover," Shen Xi said coldly, then turned to Xie Yifei. "Why hasn't Zheng Tong arrived yet? It would be more exciting to let him see this scene."