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"Hmm?" Qin Wushuang sensed something was off from Aunt Bai's words. He looked down and adjusted the cuffs of his sweater as he walked downstairs, asking, "Did Xiaosong say something to you?"

Aunt Bai followed behind him with a frown, and gave a somewhat embarrassed "hmm".

Qin Wushuang: "What did she say?"

"Sigh..." Aunt Bai sighed sadly first, and then hesitantly began to tell Qin Wushuang every word Xie Zhaoyuan had said to her yesterday.

Qin Wushuang had no interest in the fact that she was being scolded; he only cared about what Xie Zhaoyuan had said.

Xie Zhaoyuan has never had a good temper, and the impulsive things she says when she's in a fit of emotion are anything but pleasant.

Although Qin Wushuang was already used to Xie Zhaoyuan's sharp tongue, he still couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions when he heard Xie Zhaoyuan's words that pushed him away.

"She really said that?" he asked coldly, his face dark.

Aunt Bai said with certainty, "Xiao Song really said that. If you don't believe me, you can check the security camera footage in the room!"

"...I understand." Qin Wushuang's voice suddenly became somewhat dejected, and she didn't say anything more.

Aunt Bai followed closely behind him, comforting him with concern: "Mr. Qin, you don't need to be too discouraged. It's normal for Xiao Song to feel resistant when she was first brought to your side."

"You're so handsome and rich. If you put in the effort to treat Xiao Song well, I believe Xiao Song will eventually be moved by you!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Wushuang paused for a moment in her steps as she descended the stairs.

"Really? Will she really be moved by me?"

"Of course!" Aunt Bai said confidently. "I'm a woman too, and I understand what Xiao Song is thinking best. Xiao Song just broke up with Pei Xingzhi, so she definitely doesn't want to accept you right away. Because that would make her seem heartless. She needs some time to convince herself."

"I……"

"Buzz-"

"Buzz-"

The sudden vibration of her phone interrupted Aunt Bai's words.

Aunt Bai wisely shut up immediately, giving Qin Wushuang a quiet enough environment to take the call.

Qin Wushuang took out her phone, and her sharp brows furrowed instantly after just one glance at the caller ID on the screen.

"You go down first."

Before making the call, he spoke to Aunt Bai, who was standing to the side.

Aunt Bai exclaimed "Eh!" and immediately jogged downstairs.

Qin Wushuang held his phone for a few seconds, until Aunt Bai's footsteps disappeared in the stairwell, before he answered the call.

"Hey."

"President Qin, something has happened."

"What happened?" Qin Wushuang turned around on the spot and strode upstairs.

"There's been a problem with our new project!" The voice on the other end of the phone was filled with urgency. "You need to call a video conference right away, this could get really bad if we delay any longer!"

Qin Wushuang: "Understood."

He went back to his room, rushed to his computer desk, and immediately convened an emergency video conference.

At 12:30 pm sharp, Aunt Bai came upstairs to deliver lunch.

"Just leave it there." Xie Zhaoyuan sat on the bed, her tone towards Aunt Bai much colder than before.

Aunt Bai placed the food on the dining table for her, and seeing that she didn't seem to be coming over to eat, she didn't rush to bring out the bowls and chopsticks for her.

"Xiao Song." She glanced at Xie Zhaoyuan's face and, risking being scolded, said, "Mr. Qin has been in a meeting in his room all morning and hasn't eaten a single thing. Do you want to bring him some food?"

"...Why should I deliver it to him?" Xie Zhaoyuan glanced at Aunt Bai, speechless. "Are Qin Wushuang and I close? Why should I deliver it to him if he hasn't eaten?"

"This..." Aunt Bai stammered, unable to answer.

Xie Zhaoyuan rolled her eyes at her: "I even brought him food. I'd be grateful if he starved to death... Hey? What did you just say?"

Xie Zhaoyuan was halfway through her rant when she suddenly realized the amount of information hidden in Aunt Bai's words.

"You mean Qin Wushuang has been in meetings all morning?"

"Yes." Aunt Bai frowned deeply, her face full of worry for Qin Wushuang. "After Mr. Qin came out of your room, he suddenly received a phone call. I don't know what the person on the other end of the phone said to him, but after he finished the call, he went straight into his room for a meeting and hasn't come out yet."

"...He's been in meetings for hours?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked, feigning composure.

Aunt Bai calculated the time: "Mr. Qin entered the room at 9:30 in the morning, so it has been more than four hours now."

"More than four hours..." Xie Zhaoyuan narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "Even a shareholders' meeting wouldn't take this long, would it?"

"What shareholders' meeting?" Aunt Bai asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I was just talking nonsense," Xie Zhaoyuan said dismissively. "By the way, do you remember Qin Wushuang's reaction when she received that phone call?"

"Reaction?" Aunt Bai scratched her head and thought carefully. "Mr. Qin didn't have much of a reaction, he just looked a little sullen and angry."

"Ah..." Xie Zhaoyuan raised an eyebrow, unable to deduce anything.

"Xiao Song," Aunt Bai said, forcing herself to continue persuading her, "Mr. Qin will listen to you. After you finish eating, bring him some food and take it over."

"I'm not going." Xie Zhaoyuan got out of bed, walked to the dining table in a nonchalant manner, and sat down to eat.

“He knows to find food when he’s hungry, I’m not going to bring him anything.”

Aunt Bai: "Mr. Qin is busy, isn't he?"

"Hmph," Xie Zhaoyuan sneered, her tone wicked, "It's good that he's busy, it would be best if he were kept busy to death!"

"Xiao Song!" Aunt Bai said, somewhat displeased. "How...how could you say that about Mr. Qin?"

Xie Zhaoyuan glared at her impatiently: "I'm going to say it like that about him. If you say another word, you'll die with me!"

Aunt Bai: "..."

As I get older, I can't bear to hear the word "death," so I had no choice but to reluctantly shut my mouth.

After finishing her meal, Xie Zhaoyuan went back to bed for a nap. When she woke up, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Qin Wushuang had not yet come out of the room.

Xie Zhaoyuan was immediately certain that something must have happened to him.

But what exactly it is, we'll have to wait for her to probe a bit to find out.

She got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and made her way to Qin Wushuang's door.

Qin Wushuang had said that she could enter his room at will, so she consciously didn't knock and simply turned the doorknob and swaggered in.

Qin Wushuang sat in front of the computer without wearing headphones.

Xie Zhaoyuan glanced at it, and her heart, which had been filled with expectation, instantly turned to death.

"Xiao Song?" Qin Wushuang was quite surprised to see Xie Zhaoyuan come in. He stood up from his chair, placed his hands on the table, and looked at Xie Zhaoyuan with a smile: "Why did you come here? Were you bored in your room?"