“Huan?!” Mu Yu was shocked to see Qin Jinhuan the moment she spun around. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to visit Qiqi,” he said with a smile as he stepped in.
“Wow! Huan!” In one swift motion, Feng Qiqi leaped into a standing position on top of her bed excitedly as she said, “Is this cake for me?”
“You’re the only one whose birthday is today; of course it’s for you.”
It was only then did Mu Yu notice the cake he was carrying in his hands. Surprised, she turned toward Rong Jian and asked, “Is it Qiqi’s birthday today?”
Rong Jian, who had felt guilty from the start, only felt worse when he remembered that it was the young girl’s birthday. “I’m sorry, Qiqi—I…”
“Hmph! I always knew that Huan cared for me more than you did!” Rejecting his apology, Qiqi simply jumped off her bed as she gleefully ran toward Qin Jinhuan.
“Watch out!” Mu Yu quickly edged forward to help the girl down. She finall
Qin Jinhuan calmly shifted his gaze over to Bian Zijun, while Mu Yu seemed a lot more anxious as she was the first to ask, “What is it?”“There’s been an issue with the factory at South City too!”“What?!” Mu Yu felt like her heart was about to leap out of her throat. “What issue is it this time?” It can’t be someone else dying again! God, please bless us! Don’t let it be another dead body!“The factory workers from the first department are going on a strike! Those in the second and third departments seem to be intrigued by this idea as well!”Phew, it’s just a couple of workers going on strike! As long as no one is dead. Mu Yu let out a sigh under her breath. To her, human lives mattered the most. However, she soon realized the impact of the staff’s strike on Qing Tian Group’s profit, and her relief turned into worry yet again. She was about to ask what was the reason behind the strike when Rong Jian beat her to it. “Why are they
“C-Chief Rong?” She stuttered while answering the call.“Yu, what was the hypothesis you had about the underlying reason for Rubing to reject me?”So this is what it’s about, thought Mu Yu as she relaxed slightly. After contemplating for a moment, she said, “Even though she likes you, my guess is that Madam Feng probably rejected you because of her own hidden issues—she could be suffering from a traumatic experience during her own childhood or something like that. This can also explain why she’s especially strict toward Qiqi now.” As she spoke, she felt Qin Jinhuan’s gaze landing on her. She then chuckled and scratched her head before she added, “This is just my own guess.”However, the man on the other end of the call seemed much more serious as he only spoke up after a moment of silence. “I might need to visit her hometown just to look around.”“Wasn’t Madam Feng a graduate of An University? I didn’t know she wasn’t a local.” Mu
“D-Did you just hit me, Jinhuan?!” Yin Anran couldn’t believe her own eyes. She gave Qin Jinhuan a death glare, her eyes tearing up as she did so.On the other hand, Qin Jinhuan had a cold look on his face; there wasn’t the slightest hint of warmth in his tone as he said, “How dare you lay hands on my woman? Do you have a death wish?”Immediately, Yin Anran understood what was going on. She felt her chest burning with rage and had to stop herself from calling Mu Yu a b*tch. With tears in her eyes, she stared at Qin Jinhuan as she asked, “What did she tell you, Jinhuan?”He side-eyed her emotionlessly as he warned with a clear voice, “I won’t forget this—stay away from her in the future!”“Jinhuan, how can you simply listen to her side of the story without asking me anything about what really happened? You’re being unfair to me!”“Get out.”“Jinhuan!”“Get out!”How could someone l
Qin Jinhuan’s eyes widened. He stared at Wen Zeyu—the only person who was free to enter his office at all times—as the latter walked hastily toward him. “I just received some news from South City Factory; a lot of the workers have decided to leave their jobs in the end. The assembly line is slowing down, and it’s probably going to affect the rate at which we are manufacturing our products!” Wen Zeyu shook the stack of papers in his hand as he continued, “This might also impact our scheduled orders; based on our calculations, the amount of compensation required to pay off the liquidated damages might go up to several billion! Huan, why don’t we agree to the worker’s requests for now? Just so…”“I want you to post up the recruitment advertisements for newcomers immediately.”“I’m afraid it’ll take a while for us to find skilled, older workers who are familiar with the job! If we hire a lot of newbies, we’d have to give them basic training—it will influence ou
“What is it?” Qin Xiaozhi anxiously glanced at Mu Yu once he realized the sudden change in her expression. “Uh… It’s nothing.” Mu Yu kept her legs pressed together as she forced a smile onto her face. “I just feel like going to the toilet all of a sudden. I’ll head there now, Grandpa.”“Go on. Take your time and don’t run there!” he uttered.“Alright! I’m fine, Grandpa.” Mu Yu answered him while she speedily walked toward the toilet. After she shut the door, she quickly opened the cupboard beneath the sink—she usually kept her sanitary pads there. What?! Why aren’t there any sanitary pads here?! She had just bought tons of boxes of pads during the last Black Friday sale; the entire cupboard had been stuffed with it! Wan Mingxiu—and occasionally, Li Xianglan too—usually cleaned her room up. Could they have taken all my sanitary pads away because they thought I was pregnant and wouldn’t be needing it for a while? Oh my God!Mu Yu pressed her legs
Under the well-lit streets, there was a 7-foot tall snow castle that was built on the land beside a stretch of wisteria trees. The mini castle was delicate and clear; it looked exactly like an actual castle.“Watch out, it’s slippery!” Qin Jinhuan followed closely behind Mu Yu as he reminded her.“Who made this? It can’t be you, can it?” Mu Yu was extremely surprised as she looked around, admiring the whole castle. Qin Jinhuan stood in front of the castle’s ‘grand entrance’ and beamed at her with his eyes narrowed. “Why can’t it be me?”“This looks like so much work…” Realizing that she should try her best not to offend him for anything, Mu Yu quickly changed the topic. “Did you come here right after you sent me home?”“No. I went back to the office,” he replied honestly.Mu Yu then gave him a ‘See, I knew it’ gaze as she grinned and looked at him. “I told you that it’s impossible for you to make this! Even if we don’t
“Okay.” After the series of surprises that came before this, Mu Yu was in high spirits. She ran downstairs with a grin on her face, picturing the sort of surprises that might await her as she made her way down. But when she arrived at the living hall, it was empty. She curiously glanced toward the entrance that was tightly shut. “Huan?” she called.“Over here.” His voice came from the dining area. She quickly followed his voice and went over. “You must be hungry, right?” He embraced her with a grin.“It smells great!” She greedily sniffed the tasty aroma of the dishes. “Where’s your surprise?” she asked, not forgetting what he had mentioned. Although she was starving, the idea of getting a surprise was much more attractive. “There.” He pointed toward the four dishes and a pot of soup that still had steam coming out of it.Mu Yu stared at him in disbelief and asked, “Are you saying that you prepared all of this?!” Although the dish
“Hello? Am I speaking to the brother-in-law of the owner of this phone?” Instantly, the man’s voice made Qin Jinhuan feel uneasy. He asked in return, “What happened to her?”“She was involved in a car accident—she’s currently stuck in the car.”“What!?” Qin Jinhuan sprung up. “Where is the accident? Have you called an ambulance?”“Who was in an accident?!” Mu Yu almost choked on her meal when she overheard the conversation.Qin Jinhuan ignored her and listened intently to the man’s voice. “It’s at South City Highway on Liu Family’s farmhouse road. I have already called for an ambulance with her cell phone; you should hurry over if you’re her brother-in-law.”“Is her condition life-threatening?” he asked as he walked briskly.“I don’t know; I tried nudging her a few times, but she didn’t move. She’s still breathing, though.”“Then you—hello? Hello?” Filled with exasperation, Qin J