Huo Siye picked up the phone and dialed the number that had just called him. It was quickly answered by a cheerful voice of a little crazy girl, "Brother, are you busy?"
The word "brother" was like sunshine after rain, suddenly shining in and sweeping away all the gloom on him.
Huo's family had seven children, including the adopted Huo Qingyan. He was the fourth child with three younger siblings. But in the past twenty years, he had never felt the title of "brother" so pleasant as it was at this moment.
"Not busy," he replied in a low voice.
Bai Ning silently recited the dense schedule for today and wished he could slap it on his face to show him how "not busy" he was. Did he misunderstand the meaning of these two words?
"Can I come see you?" the little crazy girl asked.
"Hmm?"
Xingkong giggled shyly, "I have a little something sweet that I want you to taste."
Huo's eyes behind the golden-rimmed glasses sank suddenly. She was like a burning fire, tightly surrounding him. The flames were like snakes, coiling around him. He remembered the day at Ruyi when she was in his arms, with her almond-shaped eyes slightly raised, watery and charming, with an indescribable charm.
His eyes deepened with a hint of restlessness. He took a few deep breaths to calm the dryness that had spread throughout his body.
"Okay," he said, but his voice was hoarse.
Bai Ning on the side, "...What did he say?"
Fourth Prince had a satisfied expression as if he had just accomplished something great.
"I'll be there in five minutes!"
"Five minutes?"
"Yeah, I'm just downstairs from your place~ I'm coming up now."
"I... I'll have Bai Ning come pick you up." He had wanted to go himself, but thought better of it and decided to send Bai Ning instead.
"Okay, see you later."
"Mm, see you later."
After Xingkong hung up, Huo Siye finally put his phone away.
"Fourth Prince?" Bai Ning asked, reaching out to take the phone back, but Huo Siye didn't seem to have any intention of giving it back.
Bai Ning suddenly had a bad feeling. Why did he feel like he was the one who was going to be in trouble now?
"Um... Fourth Prince?"
"Why does she always call you?" Huo Siye placed his phone on the table and his refined face was covered with a cold air. He tapped his fingertips lightly on the table and looked at Bai Ning with a cold and angry gaze. "When did your relationship become so good?"
Bai Ning stuttered, "..."
He was so scared that his legs were trembling and his spine was cold. "Four... Fourth Prince, let me explain."
Huo Siye looked at him quietly, with an expression that seemed to say, "I'd like to see you explain your way out of this."
Bai Ning swallowed the saliva that had risen due to fear and continued to explain, "Last time, Miss Shen asked for your contact information, but you didn't give it to her. I thought that she liked you, so I gave her my phone number."
Huo Siye paused his fingers tapping on the desk and said, "Go on."
Bai Ning was about to cry. This was not fair. When he called Miss Shen, Fourth Prince, you clearly gave your consent. Besides, shouldn't you thank me? If I hadn't fearlessly left my number for Miss Shen, where would you be now? Not to mention last time when she was kidnapped, it was all thanks to me leaving my number for her, so she could send a distress message.
Fourth Prince, why are you being ungrateful?
Of course, he couldn't say that out loud, so he could only silently think to himself.
"Fourth Prince, think about it. I helped you. This is your first time in love, and you were too shy to leave your contact information...so I left it for you. But I see that things are going smoothly between you two, so don't be too shy to give your number to Miss Shen. Oh, and if Miss Shen invites you to dinner next time, you must pay this time and let her pay next time."
Huo Siye, "..."
"Hey! Isn't Miss Shen downstairs? I'll go get her. It's pretty hot outside." After babbling a bunch of nonsense, Bai Ning knew he had to leave before it was too late, so he quickly slipped away.
Huo Siye, "..."
Suddenly, he laughed.
A few minutes later, the office door opened again. Huo Siye still hadn't looked up, but a faint fragrance wafted in.
It was the same as last time at Ruyi.
The corner of his mouth lifted as he looked up and habitually pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up his nose. He watched as the little girl bounced and ran towards him.
"Slow down," he said.
Xingkong stopped in front of him, her smile as bright as a flower. "I've been waiting for so long, I couldn't wait any longer."
"How long have you been waiting?"
"About twenty minutes."
Huo Siye glared at Bai Ning.
Bai Ning remained silent.
Oh well, men in love are always so easily blinded!
Bai Ning quietly left the office, leaving the space to the two of them.
This was the first time Xingkong had been to Huo Siye's office, and she looked around curiously.
Black and white.
Simple to the extreme.
Yet extravagant to the extreme.
It was just like his style.
Unknowingly, she felt a sense of pride and arrogance, as if she was standing shoulder to shoulder with him, looking down on the world.
"Brother."
"Hmm?"
"Can you do me a favor?" Shen Xingkong sat on his desk, swinging her legs and blinking her big, bright eyes.
"Is it the Shen family causing trouble again? Or is it not going well with Shen Xinai?"
Xingkong shook her head. "No, it's neither of those."
Dong Ru zhu had been trying to find a way to save Shen Xinai these past few days, but unfortunately, things had gotten too big and no one was willing to get involved at such a time.
Moreover, even the third wife of the Huo family, Dong Ru zhu's own sister, chose to turn a blind eye. Who else would be willing to help?
As for Shen Xinai, things were going too smoothly.
All the evidence pointed to Shen Xinai being the one who had been using and hiding drugs, and even the case of the classmate who had been forced to jump off the building was becoming clearer. Shen Xinai had been the one to drive the person to jump, and Qin Zhenzhen had been falsely accused. Even someone had produced a secretly filmed video from that day. In the video, Shen Xinai was shouting, "Jump, jump down for me!" The person hesitated, but Shen Xinai suddenly took a step forward, causing the person to slip and fall from the fourth floor. Both charges were now established, and they were just waiting for the official prosecution by the public security and judicial departments.
"Did someone bully you again?" Huo Siye asked after thinking for a moment. "Was it Huo Qingyan?"
Shen Xingkong shook her head. "No, it's not her. No one dares to bully me now."
Huo Siye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As thin as she was, with arms and legs like twigs that could be blown over by the wind, she had no room to fight back if someone bullied her.
"I was thinking, Dong Ru zhu gave me 40 million before. I want to use that money to start a business and make more money."
"What kind of business do you want to start?"
"I want to open an economic media company. I've already thought about it, and the first artist I want to sign is Qin Zhenzhen."
Huo Siye raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised by her idea.
"I want to make Qin Zhenzhen into a top-tier superstar, even more famous than Shen Xinai".