The woman stepping out of the sports car wore a white chiffon blouse and tight blue jeans, the blouse tucked into her waistband, her slender waist so fine it seemed one could encircle it with a hand.
Her long, raven-black hair fell softly around her elegant, pale neck. Her features were delicate and exquisite, her skin as smooth and flawless as fine porcelain, and her dark, limpid eyes were clear and bright. She exuded an aura of pristine elegance and cool nobility.
Si Jingyi naturally recognized this woman. She was Ruan Qinghuan, the top socialite of Ye City.
True to her name, she was a completely different type from the radiant and alluring Wen Yan.
She was cool as frost, pristine and breathtakingly beautiful.
A year ago, Old Master Si had arranged a blind date between Si Jingyi and Ruan Qinghuan.
At their first meeting, without saying a word, she had picked up a glass of wine and splashed it in his face.
Before leaving, she had even called him a scumbag.
He had been utterly baffled!
After that, they had met a few more times, each encounter like flint against steel.
Mutual aversion at first sight!
Si Jingyi never expected to be seen by her at his most disheveled and humiliating moment today. Ignoring the wound on his forehead, his peach-blossom eyes glared sharply at her. "Are you insane? Did you fucking try to run me over?"
A ball of fury burned in his chest, and this woman he detested had just walked right into the line of fire.
Ruan Qinghuan crossed her arms, looking down coldly at the man slumped on the ground, a sneer tugging at her lips. "What, got dumped?"
Seeing the mockery in her eyes, Si Jingyi felt like he'd swallowed gunpowder. "None of your damn business! Even if I get dumped ten thousand times, I'd never fancy a woman like you!"
A flicker of pain flashed in Ruan Qinghuan's eyes, but quickly, a scornful smile curved her red lips. "Likewise. A deadbeat scumbag like you isn't worth a second glance from me either!"
Ruan Qinghuan returned to her car. Seeing Si Jingyi hadn't moved aside, she coldly snapped, "Get lost!"
Si Jingyi's strikingly handsome face tightened. He gritted his teeth. "Go ahead, hit me if you dare!"
Vroom, vroom—
The sound of an engine revving echoed.
Ruan Qinghuan actually started the sports car.
Just as the car was about to charge at him again, Si Jingyi's tall, handsome figure swiftly dodged to the side.
The sports car sped away.
At the same time, the car window rolled down, revealing the woman's hand with a middle finger painted bright red.
Seeing her dare to flip him off, Si Jingyi felt his lungs were about to explode with rage!
Damn it!
One day, given the chance, he would definitely make that woman Ruan Qinghuan pay!
...
Si Jingyi arrived at the Si Corporation in a wretched state.
The Si Corporation was located in the very heart of Ye City's CBD, its towering skyscraper majestic and imposing under the sun.
As Si Jingyi entered the lobby, many cast strange glances his way.
"Young Master Si, what happened to your head?"
Si Jingyi waved it off. "It's nothing."
With a dark expression, he took the executive elevator to the top floor.
Si Moyan had just finished a meeting and was walking out of the conference room.
Dressed in a three-piece suit, he was coldly stern and imposing, his powerful aura making those behind him hardly dare to breathe.
"Young Master Si, you're injured?" Lu Zhou, Si Moyan's assistant, noticed Si Jingyi.
Si Moyan looked over at Si Jingyi, seeing the blood on his forehead, the dust on his clothes, and a tear. He frowned slightly. "Call the doctor."
After Lu Zhou went to fetch the doctor, Si Moyan led Si Jingyi into his office.
"What happened?" Si Moyan was two years older than Si Jingyi, but had been mature and icy since childhood. Si Jingyi was still somewhat intimidated by his elder brother.
Si Jingyi ruffled his hair, his handsome face wearing an awkward expression. "Big brother, Wen Yan... no, sister-in-law... the things she said in her mind, they all came true!"
After marrying Si Moyan, Wen Yan had constantly courted disaster, testing the Si family's limits.
No one in the Si family had ever sincerely called her 'sister-in-law.'
But at this moment, Si Jingyi's address was heartfelt.
"Song Fei'er really is a damn transgender!"
"She is having an affair with Xiao Chen, no wonder sister-in-law always thinks of me as a love-struck fool, a cuckold... I really live up to those titles!"
Thinking about how he would later be sent to Africa to dig coal and die miserably in a foreign land, Si Jingyi broke out in goosebumps.
"Big brother, do you think I'll really die miserably abroad in the future?"
Si Moyan looked at the bright red blood all over Si Jingyi's face, his expression grim. "You should deal with the wound on your forehead first before worrying about the future!"
Soon, the doctor arrived.
After Si Jingyi's forehead was treated, he couldn't help but bring up Wen Yan again. "Sister-in-law suddenly being able to foresee the future... do you think something might have possessed her?"
Si Moyan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking most of the city. "Don't let your imagination run wild for now. Since you've seen through Song Fei'er and Xiao Chen's true colors, what was to come might not happen anymore."
Si Jingyi nodded thoughtfully. "Right, if I'm not fooled by them anymore, maybe the course of fate will change. From now on, sister-in-law is my goddess. Big brother, you absolutely must not divorce her!"
Si Moyan's thin, rosy lips pressed tightly together, remaining silent.
He wouldn't divorce her for now, but he wouldn't develop any fondness for her either!
Knock, knock, knock.
Lu Zhou entered after knocking.
He handed a document to Si Moyan. "President Si, the newly hired expert has confirmed through survey that the ground under the E30 project is indeed an ancient tomb site."
Si Moyan's deep, narrow eyes suddenly narrowed.
That woman Wen Yan was actually right!
Since Gu Beichen and the Xie family wanted to scheme against him, he would turn their plot to his advantage.
"Oh, President Si, the contracts for the couple Shen Qingyan and Jiang Chun are about to expire. They want to terminate. The agency department at West Shadow Media believes we need to show sincerity and offer better resources to keep them."
After all, they were the top male and female stars at West Shadow Media.
If they successfully terminated and left, the company's stock price would surely fall.
Hearing the names Shen Qingyan and Jiang Chun, Si Jingyi, who had been resting on the sofa, suddenly jumped up.
"Big brother!"
Si Jingyi rushed to Si Moyan in a few strides, leaned close to his ear, and quietly relayed the gossip he'd heard from Wen Yan.
"Sister-in-law is superhuman. What she says must be true. If we keep the couple Jiang Chun and Shen Qingyan, and their scandal goes public later, causing both their careers to collapse, that would be a real loss for the company!"
Si Moyan narrowed his dark eyes slightly and asked Lu Zhou in a low voice, "Are they in a hurry to terminate because they've already found a new agency?"
"Yes, I heard Gu Beichen has established North Shadow Media and has met with the couple privately."
Si Moyan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. "Don't agree right away. Try to hold onto them for now. Since Gu Beichen wants to sign them, he'll have to show real sincerity. Wait until he gives up the 'Hairpin Blossom Journey' project, then we'll let them go."
Si Jingyi couldn't help but give his big brother a thumbs up.
Big brother was really cunning!
He already didn't want to re-sign that problematic couple, but instead of announcing it publicly, he'd make Gu Beichen pay a price to sign them. When the scandal eventually broke, Gu Beichen would lose on both fronts.
