In the chairman's office.

Hei Huomian glanced at his watch and continued to move the mouse around to scroll through the exquisite menus in front of him, cursing inwardly:

I shouldn't have organized any competition for Xiao Maobi and let her officially join the design center.

Now that’s great, I often worked overtime when I was an intern, and now that I’m a full-time employee, I have a legitimate reason to work overtime every day.

If I, as the chairman of the board, can't even organize the company's employees' lunch break, then my position is in vain!

Hei Huomian turned off his computer, stood up, buttoned his suit and walked towards the door. Someone knocked on the office door urgently, and then Li You walked in uninvited, walked over quickly and handed over a tablet computer, "Boss, take a look at this quickly."

On the screen, several promotional posters for rings and brooches were automatically scrolling. In the corner of the picture, the Espoir (Hope) logo was prominently displayed. This was the jewelry brand under Deschamps, the main competitor of Fire Whisper.

“This isn’t…” Hei Huomian frowned slightly as he took the computer and quickly swiped the screen with his long fingers to browse through 5 jewelry posters.

Li You nodded quickly, subconsciously glanced at the photo frame of Hei Huomian and Bai Shuiru on the desk, and carefully considered the words before replying:

"We compared the simple luxury jewelry that Espoir launched ten minutes ago, and they are indeed very similar to Miss Bai's designs."

Hei Huomian handed the tablet back to the other party and sat down on the sofa. "A month ago, I witnessed Shui Ru getting inspiration when she was lying in my arms and playing with my hair. She drew the first drafts of these designs while explaining them. There is no way she copied them."

"Besides, she doesn't know anyone at Deschamps, so she certainly wouldn't secretly publish the work that Han Shuli doesn't approve of. It must have been stolen by someone."

Li You blushed slightly, cleared his throat, and asked for instructions in a rare non-constructive way:

"Then what should we do?"

"Contact Espoir immediately to buy out the product. Shui Ru must not be informed of the news."

Li You quickly pressed the calculator function on his phone to do some calculations, then frowned and replied:

"But this will have a significant impact on us."

"Our mobile game 'Lianyou Lianhui' has long been planning to look for co-branded brands. Can we use those pieces of jewelry as small gifts that the two characters Ye You and Xiao Xian have prepared and collected for many years and want to give to the main controller?" The knock on the door and the answer came almost simultaneously.

Hei Huomian showed a slight surprise on his face. He had already stood up and walked quickly, stretching out his arms to Bai Shuiru, "You, know everything?"

"Miss Bai!" Li You whispered and quickly took two steps back.

"Hei Huo Mian~, I didn't do it, I really didn't do it!" Bai Shuiru embraced the man and leaned into his solid and warm arms, looking up and pouting aggrievedly, "Will you believe me?"

Hei Huomian hugged her and sat on the sofa, patting her back gently. When she calmed down, he picked up a bunch of grapes on the coffee table and handed it to her. "Of course I know that your design was stolen by Deschamps Espoir, and was quickly mass-produced and widely publicized." He calmly stopped the second half of the sentence:

This is definitely not just aimed at Baishuiru you, but also precisely at Mingxin.

Li You saw that the boss and his wife's expressions were becoming more relaxed, so he asked tentatively:

"Boss, what do you think of Miss Bai's opinion?"

Hei Huomian's eyes were still glued to Bai Shuiru's. He nodded approvingly, "Very good."

Li You's eyes lit up immediately and he nodded repeatedly. He relaxed completely and took out his mobile phone with high morale to quickly edit a message for his team.

Bai Shuiru breathed a sigh of relief

Hei Huomian leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip of the already warm tea. "How is the preparation for the acquisition of Deschamps that I asked you to prepare going?"

Li You immediately retrieved the document from his tablet and presented it to him, "My men just found out that he is the actual major shareholder behind Deschamps."

"That's even better." Hei Huomian didn't even raise his eyebrows, and leisurely peeled pistachios and put them into a small porcelain plate. "The acquisition price is reduced by 35%. After all, a brand that is embroiled in scandals and has plummeted in stock prices is not worth spending a penny more on us."

Li You's eyes lit up, "You mean, it's time to release the news that Deschamps bribed FIFA officials to co-sign the World Cup at the end of last year!"

Hei Huomian nodded, "Release them at the same time. The reason why we didn't release the news about the co-branded jewelry of 'Lunyou Lianhui' and Espoir first is because the two characters Ye You and Xiao Xian wanted to give the main controller a surprise."

Bai Shuiru picked up a peeled pistachio and thought, "How about the theme of the collaboration be 'Hide the Heart and Give Forever'? Just like a little squirrel in the forest in late winter and early spring, finding the winter food it has buried and giving it to another little squirrel it likes, the wish is for eternity."

Li You looked eager to try and responded:

"I'll do it right away!"

As soon as the door of the chairman's office closed, Bai Shuiru pretended to be suspicious and looked at Hei Huomian for confirmation:

"Hei Huo Mian, how can you be so sure that I didn't plagiarize it? How long have you known me? Huh?"

Hei Huomian swallowed the words "childhood sweethearts, innocent and innocent" and reached out to take the grape skin she spat out, bringing the topic back:

"I am the only one in the world who completely trusts you. Besides me, who else has read these manuscripts of yours?"

Bai Shuiru pursed her lips and giggled, eating a grape and answering:

"Besides me and you, there was me that day, I..." She suddenly blushed and glared at Hei Huo Mian, "I was nestling in your arms and sketching, and Uncle Nan brought in tea and snacks, and praised my designs for being more and more unique."

She glanced at the ceiling and continued eating grapes, spitting the grape skins into the man's hand. "Then I communicated with Qin Xi and gave comments to Director Han." She suddenly widened her eyes and turned to meet the man's calm black eyes. "Could it be..."

"No matter who did it, you don't have to worry about it. Just leave it to me." Hei Huomian kissed her forehead devoutly and respectfully, soothing her fluctuating emotions. "You just need to concentrate on doing what you like and love to do, designing, eating, drinking and having fun. Do you understand? And I promise that your design will be evaluated fairly."

Bai Shuiru took a deep breath to stop the uncontrollable tears and snot, "Heihuo Mian, do you think I'm getting lazier and lazier, more and more dependent on you, and let you handle everything?" She spat the grape skin into Heihuo Mian's palm.

"Eat some pistachios and be happy~!" The man picked up a pistachio and put it to her mouth with a laugh. "No matter what you want to do or what you have done, I will encourage you and support you with ease. Besides because you are very important to me, you also give me a lot of inspiration." As he said that, he fed two more pistachios into her little mouth.

"Huh? What?"

"You were going to set up the 'Po Tu Xiang Yang' Foundation, which reminded me that if the underworld cared for those who died unjustly, especially those aborted babies, not only would it reduce the number of them trying to sneak into the human world to seek revenge on the culprit, but they themselves would also be comforted, which would be more conducive to their reincarnation."

"Why, are you still going to work in the underworld?" Bai Shuiru showed a hint of worry. If I submit the bill to Mu Xian, isn't it very likely that the two of us will meet? ! Isn't it very likely that my whereabouts will be exposed, and then I will be caught by Mu Xian? ! !

No, no, no, Bai Shuiru, don't scare yourself. Why would Hei Huomian mention me to Mu Xian? No.

Bai Shuiru shuddered suddenly: How could I imagine Mu Xian, who was fully armed and carrying guns, fighting Hei Huo Mian alone...

"What's wrong? Is the air conditioner too cold? Or are you hungry?" Hei Huomian hurriedly turned up the temperature of the air conditioner and opened various snacks such as the cakes that he announced he was tired of last night. "Eat one first to fill your stomach. I'll ask Li You to prepare other flavors right away."

"No, it's okay." Bai Shuiru grabbed the other person's sleeve and shook his head. He picked up a small piece of cake and ate it while thinking about the explanation. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind:

"I just remembered that cat spirit. Hei Huomian, why don't you consider suggesting to appease the animals? They also live on our land. They were also creatures who worked hard to live when they were alive. They will also have their resentment and revenge if they lose their lives for various reasons. If we can find ways to appease them, I believe it will also alleviate their pain and conflicts with humans. The duty of the underworld to punish is never missed, isn't it?"

Hei Huomian thought about it and nodded in approval:

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of this. Roughly speaking, it is indeed feasible. I will consider it carefully, and I hope you can give me more suggestions on my proposal when the time comes." He said and extended his hand to her.

"Then we will support each other! That's great!" The girl held the man's thick and broad hands with both hands and shook them gently. Then she giggled and kissed the back of his hands lightly. She raised her eyebrows and was satisfied with the man's face quickly getting hot. He covered his face with his hands and lay on her legs. She quickly leaned over and pecked the back of his hand with a smile, not noticing the seriousness and determination in his eyes.

Bai Shuiru was pestered by Hei Huomian and had no choice but to leave the other party's office on time after agreeing to get off work on time, under the pretext of packing up and turning off the computer. However, he quickly slipped into the chairman's special assistant next door, signaled the third and fifth dark guards to hold down Li You's shoulders, and he clamped the former's neck with his elbow from behind, forcing:

"Tell me quickly, who does Hei Huo Mian suspect of stealing my design?"

"No, no." The young man began to have difficulty breathing due to being strangled, but he was more afraid of the consequences of his boss discovering that he and the boss's wife had such close contact.

"No?" Bai Shuiru's pupils turned, and she smiled mischievously as she moved closer to him, "If you don't tell me, I'm going to kiss you~!"

"Really, no." Li You closed his eyes tightly, looking fearless and ready to die, and prayed silently in his heart:

Both results are that the boss will kill me, but the way of death is different~!

Woo woo woo, you poor working people~!

"Very good!" The girl pouted and helplessly flicked her finger on the young man's forehead. "Your boss is very satisfied with your loyalty to him. Add some food tonight." After ordering a luxurious dinner for the other party, she strode out of the office.

Damn, I didn’t ask.

Then I'll check it myself, I'll always be able to find it anyway!

How dare you frame me?

If I don't make some alterations and scribbles on your Book of Life and Death before handing you over to the police, I'm not Shui Ru!

Uncle Nan has served the Hei family for generations and has always cared about me. He will not betray me.

Black Fire Sleep is even more impossible.

Then all that's left is...

While Bai Shuiru was thinking, the elevator door slowly opened, and it could be seen that Qin Xi and Wanlan had been waiting anxiously outside the elevator.

Wanlan stepped forward and took Bai Shuiru's arm as they walked towards the tea room. "How is it going? Has the chairman found out who the culprit is?"

Bai Shuiru's mind moved, and his eyes fell on Qin Xi, "Hei Huomian has found out who leaked my design."

Qin Xi clenched his fist and cheered in indignation, "Great! We must ask the chairman to call the police and punish him. We must not tolerate it. You must know that if this matter becomes a big deal on the Internet, it will not only affect your development and foothold in this industry, but also the reputation of the group."

"Don't worry, it won't damage the company's reputation~!" Wan Che walked over with a bowl of snail noodles in his hand and interrupted:

"The chairman has asked me to deal with all the information about this matter on the Internet. If anyone mentions it in any form in the future, as long as the key words or alternative words are connected to the Internet, they will be wiped out by me early in the morning."

Wanlan was relieved, she stood on tiptoe and rubbed her younger brother's head, "That's good, Shuiru, you can rest assured."

"Sister~~!" Wan Che tried his best to avoid her, but he didn't dare to move away from where he was. He curled his lips and retorted coldly:

"I'm not helping her." The young man muttered as he sipped another mouthful of powder, closing his eyes to enjoy it happily, and then added smugly:

"The chairman agreed to reduce my labor by 20 days."

Bai Shuiru observed the expressions of the three people, but could not find any flaws, so he smiled and thanked them:

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to afternoon tea so we can calm down together."

Bai Shuiru, Wanlan and the other two were drinking afternoon tea when they received a message from Hei Huomian: the other party had to meet with a client for negotiations and would not be back until later tonight.

At the same time, the chairman's office issued a notice to the entire group, strictly intervening in the group, especially the headquarters departments' working hours:

“Combining work and rest is the fundamental way to ensure the healthy and happy development of employees, and the basis for them to continue to contribute actively and effectively to the group. From today on, Mingxin Group will start and end get off work on time, and no one is allowed to work overtime without reason.

It was time to get off work, and Bai Shuiru was "forced" to leave work on time along with Ming Xin's colleagues. She was picked up by the driver and taken back to Sucong Manor. After having dinner with Hei Zhan Ze's family of three, she returned to her studio to work overtime to modify the design.

"Humph, Hei Huomian, you are a workaholic but you don't allow me to work overtime. This is outrageous!"

She was halfway through revising a manuscript, holding a spicy noodle dipped in ice cream. Suddenly, she put down her pen and glanced to the right. "Did you find out whether I had the same idea as someone else, or someone stole my design?"

Secret Guard Five was startled, and raised his hands and shook his head while holding two or three spicy strips in his mouth.

Bai Shuiru glanced to the left, and the seventh secret guard immediately stood up from the wooden horse and waved and raised his hand.

Bai Shuiru suddenly stretched out her toes to hook the leg of another chair beside her, dragged Heihuowan, who was playing with fried dough sticks, and the chair in front of her, raised her eyebrows, glared at him, and asked in a low voice:

"Is it you or Youtiao?"

Nuotuanzi subconsciously raised his hands, blinked his big eyes, and shook his head and waved his hands together with Youtiao.

Bai Shuiru tilted her head and frowned. She was just about to pick up the little golden retriever from Nuotuanzi's arms and knead it when a paper airplane whizzed towards her nose and hovered in front of her.

How did he suddenly appear?

No, it can't be...

Sitting on a chair in the garden under the moon, Bai Shuiru frowned and thought as she turned a piece of letter in her hand, her whole body trembling with worry.

Well, then I'd better not go.

Bai Shuiru had just made the decision and nodded when someone covered her eyes tightly from behind. She was so frightened that she screamed "Ah" and jumped up to run away, but someone grabbed her wrist.

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