Seven o'clock in the morning.
Qin He woke up, had breakfast, and set off to pick up her elder brother.
She specially drove the family's RV to the hospital.
Lu Mingxi was also there. Qin Yun was sitting in an electric wheelchair, waiting for her.
The three of them left the hospital, and Lu Mingxi followed them to the Qin family home.
After Qin He took Qin Yun home, she tidied herself up and planned to go to Qin Corporation. "Brother, I'll be back in the afternoon. You need to take care of yourself."
Qin Yun's eyes were warm as he smiled, "Alright, hurry to the company."
Lu Mingxi, now the CEO of Lu Corporation, also had to go to Lu Corporation.
As Qin He left, she sighed inwardly. Mother was not home either. Her brother would surely be bored at home by himself.
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Gu Corporation.
Gu Qichen was in a bad mood today. After the morning meeting, several executives came out of the conference room with their heads down and voices hushed.
Back in his office, Gu Qichen rubbed his temples wearily.
He, who usually had a regular schedule, had insomnia last night.
All he could see when he closed his eyes was Qin He. He thought about the videos from Senyuan over the past two years, and about Qin He secretly looking at his photos, gazing at the door and waiting for him to come home.
His heart ached. He then thought about what happened the night before their divorce.
Gu Qichen now understood the true Qin He. Deep down, she was spirited and proud, with a wild streak.
When she retracted all her defenses and let him push her onto the bed without any gentleness, how did she feel?
The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became.
Grandmother had said that he didn't cherish Qin He, so heaven took away Qin He's memories and her love for him.
Gu Qichen rubbed his temples. The feeling of emptiness in his heart, coupled with thoughts of Qin He, brought a suffocating pain.
The office door creaked open. He said coldly, "Enter."
The door was pushed open, and Yu Jing hurried in. "CEO Gu, there's new news about Miss Qin online again."
Gu Qichen frowned, remembering the last time some professional slandered Qin He, making her cry until her eyes were swollen.
His expression turned cold. "What news?"
Yu Jing handed him a tablet. It was a program Qin He participated in: "Heard."
The program had not officially aired yet, but some staff members had anonymously released clips.
Gu Qichen watched for a while. What was released was not the full version, but edited clips, mostly featuring Qin He confronting Song Nuan.
Finally, after recording ended, an un-turned-off camera captured Lu Mingxi picking up Qin He.
The caption was also very direct, implying that Qin He had bought her way onto the show, that she was arrogant and had low emotional intelligence, couldn't even handle a card game, and had injured Song Nuan.
The whistleblower claimed that after the recording, the director and host of the program were forced by Lu Mingxi to apologize to Qin He.
The underlying insinuation was about Qin He's relationship with Lu Mingxi.
Lately, Qin He was constantly being "sent" to the trending topics.
Gu Qichen glanced at the comments. Apart from Song Nuan's fans, most reactions were rational and calm.
"Who is slandering Qin He again? Who has this eldest daughter of the Qin family offended?"
"I squat in 'Diligent Little He's' live stream every day. She's such a gentle young lady. Don't post edited clips; post the original footage if you dare."
This time, no one had to make a move, and no clarification was needed. Qin He's previous instances of backlash against rumors had made netizens remember her peculiar ability.
"Waiting for Qin He to strike back."
"I think it might be that Song, the third party, causing trouble again?"
Various comments poured in. Gu Qichen narrowed his cold eyes. Since the public opinion was in Qin He's favor—
As he was considering whether to have this trending topic removed, his subordinate refreshed the page, and it was no longer searchable.
Gu Qichen looked at Yu Jing. "Who removed it?"
Yu Jing immediately shook his head. "It wasn't from our side. I was going to ask for your instructions."
In less than five minutes, Yu Jing finished a call and turned around. "CEO Gu, it was Lu Mingxi's people who removed it."
Lu Mingxi.
Why would he remove the trending topic about Qin He?
Gu Qichen's expression turned grim. He thought of Lu Mingxi constantly by Qin He's side, and his hand gripping the tablet tightened slightly.
The original video of the program "Heard" was soon released.
Yin Zi also came forward on Weibo to explain the situation, including Song Nuan's tardiness and the program's failure to notify in advance.
Qin He had known about this early on and only had time to deal with it after lunch.
She frowned. Song Nuan's tricks were endless!
Qin He logged into her Weibo account. Instead of making a clarification, she announced the establishment of a charity studio, stating that all her income from short video platforms would be donated to orphanages in China.
Finally, she added: "Please, Miss Tea, stop buying trending topics for me in the future."
The netizens all knew who "Miss Tea" was.
Song Nuan had dug her own grave. Her reputation was already poor. After Qin He posted this Weibo, she did not respond.
Her fans felt that their idol had been hurt and wronged, and they indignantly cursed Qin He in their fan group. Someone took screenshots.
This was a case of the main party not admitting it, but the fans inadvertently revealing it. After all, she hadn't explicitly said that "Miss Tea" was Song Nuan.
Song Nuan's die-hard fans were now known as the "Magical Faction."
The heat gradually subsided.
Qin He's establishment of a charity studio was commented on and praised by several official media accounts in Qingcheng.
She currently had immense online traffic, and those who frequented "Diligent Little He's" live stream knew that Qin He had over a dozen generous patrons on her leaderboard.
The friends of a wealthy young lady would come to show support, showering her with gifts that ordinary streamers rarely saw in years.
Donating millions of yuan in income each month was real money, and the annual amount was considerable.
Qin He received many private messages, asking for donations for various reasons, such as financial hardship or inability to afford education, mixing truth with falsehood.
Sometimes, the cost of doing good deeds was greater than not doing them.
Qin He sent a message to Shen Yilin, entrusting him with the task of handling the private messages.
After lunch, Qin He no longer looked at Weibo and went directly to the West District Joint Department.
There was a weekly meeting at the Joint Department today, where each team leader would report on their work.
As the work in the West District progressed, the most troublesome reconstruction sites in the early stages had all been discussed and finalized.
In the conference room, Qin He listened to the reports from the leaders.
The West District had completed all resident mobilization work. For those needing renovation, residents were either provided with rental housing or rent subsidies to temporarily relocate.
As for demolitions, they were to be rebuilt in nearby areas.
"The initial work has been implemented. A final inventory will be conducted tomorrow, and construction can begin the day after tomorrow," the general leader said excitedly.
Qin He flipped through the documents, her expression serious and focused.
After confirming there were no issues, she finally felt relieved. "When construction begins, safety must be paramount, and building materials must be strictly controlled."
After giving a few instructions, Qin He frowned and looked at Gu Qichen.
She had a feeling that this man had been staring at her while she was speaking.
Turning her head, she met Gu Qichen's deep gaze. On his exceptionally handsome face, his expression was cold and stern, as if he were seriously listening to her.
Qin He choked slightly. "The initial mobilization work is complete. Starting tomorrow, I will have Zhou Yang come over to take charge."
"And you?" Gu Qichen frowned.
Qin He's expression was calm. "Qin Corporation still has a lot of work that needs my attention."
In reality, Qin Corporation was not that busy, but she genuinely didn't want to shuttle between the two places every day.
Gu Qichen stared at Qin He for a while, his voice cold. "If there are problems, Zhou Yang cannot make decisions."
Qin He waved her hand and said to everyone in the conference room, "You have all worked hard during this period. I will ask the finance department to give you an extra month's salary as a bonus. You may leave now."
The people in the conference room left one by one.