Yin Xi hadn't expected her to behave like this and quickly turned around, signaling Steward Liu to help her up.
"No, I won't get up. I beg Miss Yin, have pity on me and let me stay."
"Get up first, then we'll talk," Yin Xi finally spoke.
A Zhen froze, remaining kneeling.
Steward Liu immediately tugged at her. "Aren't you going to get up? Are you trying to blackmail Miss Yin?"
"No. I'm not," A Zhen said quickly, standing up and brushing off her knees.
"If you want to stay, it's not impossible. But you can't be responsible for your original duties anymore," Yin Xi's expression remained serious.
"Okay, no problem. As long as I can stay here and work long-term. I'll do whatever Miss Yin and Steward Liu arrange," she agreed.
Hearing this, A Zhen's face finally showed a hint of relief. She wiped away a tear and looked at Yin Xi sincerely.
"However, you must promise me one thing. From now on, if you encounter anyone from the Lu family, you must report it to me immediately," Yin Xi's voice grew a little heavier.
"Okay. Miss Yin, please rest assured, I will do as you instructed.
Since you are magnanimous enough to let me stay, I will forever remember this kindness.
From now on, I will be loyal to Star Blue Bay, and to you and Mr. Qin."
"Good," Yin Xi replied with a single word. She then looked at Steward Liu and said, "Discuss with Sister Li and find someone to swap positions with her."
After watching Yin Xi leave the mansion with her bag, Steward Liu scanned the hall. Seeing no one around, he quietly said to Sister Li,
"Miss Yin is truly too shrewd. Do you know who that A Zhen is?"
"Who?" Sister Li, completely unaware of their conversation, asked, "I was just about to ask you why you're changing her position."
"She used to be the maid for Lu Yu Shan's family," Steward Liu replied.
"What?" Sister Li covered her mouth in disbelief. "When you hired her, didn't you look at her resume?"
"Ah, of course, I did. But how could I notice such a minor detail? Not everyone in City K surnamed Lu is their family," Steward Liu frowned.
Sister Li's eyes flickered. "Miss Yin has always been very shrewd and intelligent; I noticed it five years ago.
Whether it's her appearance or her talent, she's a perfect match for our sir. We should be happy to have such a mistress for Star Blue Bay.
From now on, we'll do as she says.
Of course, we must be more cautious with newly hired staff and avoid making such mistakes again."
"Yes. This is quite a significant issue. I must voluntarily admit my mistake to the sir," Steward Liu replied thoughtfully.
After Yin Xi drove away from Star Blue Bay, she didn't go to the pharmaceutical company but instead went to a large pharmacy.
She had an acupuncture patient scheduled there today.
During this time, she called Qin Si Ye several times, but they remained unanswered.
She busied herself the entire day at the pharmacy, daring not to stop.
She feared that if she stopped, her mind would start thinking of bad possibilities.
In all these years, except for the time she couldn't find A Zhe, she had never worried about someone this much.
She felt like a walking corpse, performing tasks mechanically, completely devoid of her own thoughts.
Finally, when work ended, she returned home, ate dinner, and settled the children upstairs.
She sat alone on the sofa in the bedroom, picked up her phone, and unconsciously dialed that man's number again. It was still unanswered.
Yin Xi suddenly stood up from the sofa and paced restlessly around the room.
If she knew where that man was now, she would immediately buy a ticket and fly there.
But he had left in such a hurry, saying nothing.
She stopped pacing and urgently wrote on WeChat:
"Si Ye, where exactly are you? Why can't I get through to you?"
"What are you doing? Don't you have time to call me back? Do you know how worried I am about you?"
However, after waiting for a long time, there was still no response.
Yin Xi gently clutched her chest, blinked her blurry eyes, put down her phone, and walked towards the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later, as soon as she opened the bathroom door, she heard her phone ring.
She quickly ran towards it and saw "Qin Si Ye" displayed on the screen.
Her heart suddenly accelerated, and her hands trembled as she slid to answer.
"Si Ye, is that you?"