The man looked down, his gaze landing on her alluring collarbone. He inhaled the unique scent emanating from her, his body stiffening involuntarily.
Whether it was the alcohol or something else, he felt a dryness in his throat, his Adam's apple bobbing.
Just as Yin Xi was about to unfasten her belt, he suddenly grabbed her hand, his voice hoarse as he said, "That's enough, you can go. I'll handle it myself."
Yin Xi was somewhat surprised. When she looked up, she found the man had turned around, his back to her.
She turned and left with a sense of disappointment, believing he still didn't trust her. She tossed and turned all night, only falling asleep in the latter half of the night.
The next morning, as soon as she stepped out of her room, she saw Qin Si Ye walking towards her with his head down, coming from the direction of the bedroom.
Recalling the events of the previous night, she wondered how much of it the man remembered.
Yin Xi acted as if nothing had happened, greeting him with a smile, "Morning."
"Morning." Qin Si Ye finally saw her. His steps faltered, and as he brushed past her, he leaned in slightly and said, "You did well last night. I can give you an extra star."
Hearing this, Yin Xi felt a surge of pleasant surprise and stood there, stunned for a long time.
"What are you spacing out for? Aren't you going to eat? Or are you not going to send Shuoshuo to class later?" Qin Si Ye had reached the middle of the stairs and stopped, looking back at her.
"Huh? Oh, coming." Yin Xi followed him, walking down together.
If she had known the outcome would be like this, why had she worried so much last night?
During breakfast, Yin Xi chatted and laughed with the three children. Occasionally, Qin Si Ye would chime in, interacting with them.
The children noticed that their father was in a good mood that day. It was the first time since they had arrived that they saw him not wearing a stern expression at the dining table.
After breakfast, Qin Si Ye drove to the company. Yin Xi, accompanied by Butler Liu, went to the garage to get her car, preparing to take Shuoshuo to his Rubik's Cube class.
There were indeed five or six cars there, all world-class luxury vehicles. Yin Xi spent a long time choosing, finally picking a relatively low-key silver Bentley.
After class, Shuoshuo ran happily towards her, "Mommy."
"Class is over?" Yin Xi put away her phone and stood up from the sofa.
"Yes." Shuoshuo looked at her excitedly, "Mommy, Teacher Jin taught me a new method for solving the cube today. When we get home, I'll show you."
"Okay." Yin Xi affectionately ruffled his little head and looked up at Jin Jingchen, saying,
"About what I told you last night, could you tell me when you have time if you could meet with that child?"
Just as Jin Jingchen was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. He had no choice but to look towards the door and say, "Please come in."
The sweet receptionist pushed the door open and said, "Principal Jin, the fire department is here for a routine inspection. Please come over."
"Alright, I'll be there immediately."
Jin Jingchen was startled and turned to Yin Xi, saying,
"I apologize, Yin Xi. There have been many issues at the institution these past few days, and many departments conduct surprise inspections.
Regarding what you mentioned, perhaps we can wait a few days. Wait for my call, and I'll contact you."
"Okay." Yin Xi's lips curved slightly.
In the afternoon, she went to the pharmaceutical company.
As she passed Xie Yifei's office, she overheard her talking to Yin Zhe. She couldn't help but walk in.
"What are you two discussing?"
Upon seeing her, both of them looked up and greeted her with smiles. Xie Yifei walked over, pulled her to the computer, and said,
"Xi Xi, Yin Zhe is professionally trained, so his analysis and views on data are indeed different.
Look, we thought our drug sales were very good during this period. Today, after his review, he discovered a major problem.
Ningpu Biology's sales of one of their drugs have surpassed ours, and several other drugs similar to ours are poised to enter the market."
Ningpu Biology? Isn't that the largest pharmaceutical company in K City? They were also the most vocal opponent of my father entering the pharmaceutical industry back then.
They must have cooperated with Lu Huai'an and put a lot of effort into suppressing our family's company.
"This discovery is significant." Yin Xi's pupils contracted slightly. "Yifei, have Jian Fan send some people to keep a close eye on Ningpu Biology's CEO, Qian Feng. See who he's been in frequent contact with lately?
Also, arrange for our company's employees to purchase some of their drugs from the market for laboratory analysis."