"A little boy, only four or five years old, named Shen Zichen. And his mother looks very familiar to me," Zhao Ze replied mysteriously, word by word.
"Who? Shen Zichen?" Upon hearing this, Qin Si Ye put down his pen in surprise and took the phone Zhao Ze handed him, looking at it closely.
When he saw the photos of Shuoshuo and Shen Xi, a happy smile spread across his handsome face.
There was excitement, astonishment, and even a hint of pride in that smile.
Zhao Ze was taken aback; he seemed to have never seen this kind of smile from the president at the company.
Even the female secretary who knocked and entered to deliver coffee to Qin Si Ye was greatly surprised upon seeing it.
Had the company signed a major deal, or had Zhuo Sheng's stock prices soared? Why was the president so happy today?
She couldn't help but look at Zhao Ze curiously. Zhao Ze signaled her to remain silent and quickly exit. Soon, the news spread throughout the top floor: the company must have encountered some great joyous event, because the icy President had actually smiled, and smiled very happily.
However, no further news emerged. Instead, Zhao Ze stayed in the president's office for a long time and then drove away directly.
Later, the company's upper management held a very long meeting as planned, and everything was calm, as if nothing had happened.
Nonetheless, everyone in the company was amazed on their social media feeds by a genius little boy who was a Rubik's Cube master.
For a time, the entire company was abuzz with discussions and endless praise.
When Qin Si Ye walked out of the conference room, he also heard this news. Returning to his office, he couldn't help but open his social media feed.
Seeing Shuoshuo's composed and serious little expression during the competition, for some reason, a paternal sense of pride surged within him once again.
Qin Si Ye told Shen Xi that he had not only seen the news on social media but also received the competition results from his affiliated company.
"What are you saying? The sponsor is your company?" Shen Xi looked up at him in shock.
"Yes. Nuoyuan Technology is a new energy company under Zhuo Sheng Group. A while ago, company representatives discussed with leaders from the Science and Technology Bureau to jointly host this Rubik's Cube competition," Qin Si Ye replied with his eyebrows slightly raised, looking serious.
Oh, so that's how it was. This meant that Qin Si Ye was the real mastermind behind this Rubik's Cube competition.
No wonder he had chosen three gifts that satisfied the children so much; he must have known about this beforehand and carefully selected them after consideration.
"Qin Si Ye, thank you! You're so thoughtful." Shen Xi raised her head, her eyes filled with emotion.
She had been a little worried at first, fearing that the children would miss their father's congratulations if they achieved such good results.
She hadn't expected him, despite being so busy, to prepare all this so meticulously.
What moved her the most was that when this man bought gifts, he not only thought of Shuoshuo but also considered the feelings of the other two children and prepared gifts for them too.
"It's good that you know. But saying thank you makes us strangers. As long as you and the children are happy, I'll do anything," Qin Si Ye said, pulling her into his arms again.
Shen Xi rested her head on his chest, breathing in the clean, crisp scent emanating from him.
The gloom that had accumulated in her heart yesterday completely vanished at this moment.
Next, they discussed Shuoshuo's development in Rubik's Cubes.
Shen Xi said she planned to find a professional Rubik's Cube teacher for Shuoshuo, and Qin Si Ye strongly agreed.
He told her to start looking for one and to let him know if he needed to step in or help.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi suddenly remembered her last thank you and quickly declined.
She felt that for such a small matter, she shouldn't bother the big CEO, and she could handle it herself.
The next day, after finishing breakfast, Shen Xi returned to her room, preparing to tidy up and go to work, when she received a call from Xie Yifei.
"Hello? Xi Xi, have you seen today's K City news?"
"No. What's wrong? I'm about to leave." Shen Xi was startled, suddenly having a bad premonition.
And this bad feeling must be related to her, otherwise Xie Yifei wouldn't have called her so early and anxiously.
"I advise you not to go out for now. Quickly turn on the news and take a look. It's all about you and Shuoshuo's competition yesterday, and... and..." Xie Yifei found it difficult to speak, "You should just look for yourself. There are many things on there that are simply unsightly."
Hearing this, Shen Xi hurriedly hung up the phone and opened the local news.
She saw that several articles involved her and Shuoshuo.
Just by looking at the headlines, she knew that someone was maliciously hyping things up, intentionally exposing and slandering her and her children's reputation.
#Rubik's Cube Prodigy Gains Numerous Fans Overnight, Turns Out to Be an Illegitimate Child#
#International Renowned Doctor, Genius Mother, Behind the Glamorous Façade Lies an Unspeakable Scandalous Life#
Another news report's title was even more direct and explicit.