Song Qinian hadn't expected Shen Keqin to be the one behind this stunt. She pressed her forehead in exasperation.
Indeed, besides the enemies lurking in the shadows, she also had to constantly guard against her own people.
Because at any moment, she could be stabbed in the back.
"Qinqin, hurry and take that down!"
"No way, if I take it down, my brother will suspect we're plotting against him together. Then, not only you, but I'll be in deep trouble too!"
Just as Song Qinian was about to type, Shen Keqin sent another WeChat message, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I've arranged everything. Don't mind this for now. Go and see my brother's reaction. Hmph~ Someone is confessing to his wife in front of his company building. I don't believe he won't be jealous."
Song Qinian's heart skipped a beat.
Would Shen Chi'an really be jealous?
She cautiously raised her eyes and glanced across. She found that Shen Chi'an was no longer there. He had left the restaurant at some point.
Only Lin Lanxing was looking at Song Qinian, walking towards her step by step.
Lin Lanxing was extremely smug, her triumphant smile reaching for the heavens. "Song Qinian, you're finished."
Song Qinian ignored Lin Lanxing, but her mood was utterly terrible.
Because of this confession, the once obscure Song Qinian suddenly became famous in Ding Sheng Group.
Almost everyone knew that a beautiful, mute girl had joined the planning department. Countless people found excuses to visit Song Qinian.
Song Qinian had been worried that Shen Chi'an would make trouble for her. But an entire afternoon passed, and her phone, aside from a few messages from Shen Keqin, remained silent.
Song Qinian's feelings were complex and conflicted.
If Shen Chi'an confronted her, it would at least mean she held some importance in his heart.
But if he didn't care even when she was being confessed to by others, it would truly mean he didn't care about her at all.
"Song Qinian, Shen Yushu, you two will complete this amusement park planning proposal together. Submit the finalized plan to me by Monday morning."
After Yang Hongbin left the company, Shen Chi'an poached a professional manager from an overseas headhunting firm at a high price.
Her name was Pan Yingying. As soon as she arrived, she made significant changes, and the negative atmosphere that had lingered in the planning department vanished without a trace under her leadership.
When it was time to leave work, Shen Yushu approached Song Qinian.
"Niannian, what are your thoughts on this proposal?"
Song Qinian shook her head. Her mind had been occupied by Shen Chi'an all afternoon, and she hadn't focused on the proposal.
"It's a bit difficult to just imagine. How about this? Tomorrow is the weekend, let's go to the amusement park together to scout it out. Perhaps we'll get some inspiration."
Before Song Qinian could write anything, Shen Yushu added, "This is our first collaboration, and it's the first task assigned by the new manager. We must complete it well."
Shen Yushu's enthusiasm and proactivity in work infected Song Qinian. She took a deep breath, temporarily pushed Shen Chi'an out of her mind, and nodded.
That evening.
When Song Qinian returned home, Shen Chi'an was not back yet.
After eating dinner, she went back to her room and tried to find information about the amusement park on her computer.
However, the computer had been with her for five or six years, its components were aging, and it ran very slowly.
She looked at the money in her bank card and decided to buy a new computer after she got paid.
By eleven o'clock, Shen Chi'an still hadn't returned. Song Qinian finished her wash-up and had just gotten into bed when she received a WeChat message from Mu Yuxin.
"Niannian, are you asleep yet?"
"Not yet, what's up?"
"We have an event at the mall tomorrow, so I can't look after Qiaoqiao. Can you take care of her for me for a day?"
Mu Yuxin was someone Song Qinian met outside the prison when she went to visit Song Guanliang.
Mu Yuxin's boyfriend had been sentenced to ten years for intentional homicide. She often went to the prison to see him, but the guards never let her in.
Song Qinian had seen Mu Yuxin being blocked several times and had asked Song Guanliang to pass a message to her boyfriend.
Over time, Song Qinian and Mu Yuxin became good friends.
Qiaoqiao was Mu Yuxin's niece. Mu Yuxin's sister had passed away early, so Mu Yuxin had been raising Qiaoqiao.
Qiaoqiao was obedient and sensible, and Song Qinian liked her very much.
"Okay, I'll go pick up Qiaoqiao tomorrow then."
"Mmm-hmm, thank you, my dear Niannian darling."
Song Qinian chuckled, and then she suddenly remembered the plan to go to the amusement park with Shen Yushu tomorrow. She sent a message to Shen Yushu.
"No problem, I like children too. See you tomorrow then."
Shen Chi'an did not return that night.
The next morning, Song Qinian first picked up Qiaoqiao, then went to the amusement park to meet Shen Yushu.
...
"Uncle, I'm already six years old. I don't want to go to the amusement park."
Shen Chi'an glanced indifferently at his nephew beside him. "Do you think you have a choice?"
Wen Ziqian was utterly dismayed. "Today is my birthday! Isn't the birthday person supposed to be the greatest?"
Shen Chi'an let out a cold snort. "You're just a little brat, how can you be the greatest?"
Wen Ziqian: "..."
Dictatorial!
Indifferent!
Ruthless!
Outrageous!
"Uncle, if you act like this, will your aunt make you kneel on a durian?"
Thinking of Song Qinian, Shen Chi'an frowned slightly, his expression turning unpleasant. "She wouldn't dare!"
Wen Ziqian snorted indignantly. "Where there's oppression, there's resistance. If you act like this, and if a gentle, kind, and handsome young man pursues your aunt, she'll definitely leave you."
Wen Ziqian really knew how to hit a sore spot. Shen Chi'an's expression grew even more foul.
The phone suddenly rang.
"Speak!"
"Brother, have you arrived? I think I just saw my sister-in-law with a little girl and a man playing in the amusement park?"
"Whose child?"
"How does this person know? Do you need me to go ask for you?"
"No need!"
After hanging up, Shen Chi'an said coldly to Gao Kunlun, who was driving, "Drive faster."
Because it was the weekend, the amusement park was crowded, and there were long queues for every ride.
Song Qinian saw that Qiaoqiao's face was flushed and took her to buy ice cream.
"Niannian, can I have this one? These rabbit ears are so pretty."
Song Qinian smiled and nodded, taking a pair of rabbit ears and putting them on Qiaoqiao's head. Qiaoqiao had large, round eyes and plump cheeks, making her incredibly adorable.
"Qiaoqiao has them, so Niannian should have them too, right?"
Shen Yushu picked up a red fox ear headband and was about to put it on Song Qinian's head.
Song Qinian instinctively dodged back. Seeing Shen Yushu's hand awkwardly suspended in mid-air, she felt a little embarrassed.
"I'll pass, thank you."
Qiaoqiao understood sign language. On this outing with three people, she was essentially the little translator.
"Yes, yes, Qiaoqiao wants to see Niannian wear them too."
Shen Yushu was also quite gentlemanly. He handed the fox ears to Qiaoqiao. "Then, Qiaoqiao, can you help Niannian put them on?"
"Okay~"
Shen Yushu picked up Qiaoqiao. Song Qinian could refuse Shen Yushu, but she couldn't refuse Qiaoqiao.
When Shen Chi'an arrived at the amusement park, he saw at a glance Shen Yushu holding a little girl wearing rabbit ears, and the little girl was putting fox ears on Song Qinian.
The scene was warm and happy. An unknown rage spread from his limbs to his chest...