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"How is it?" Sheng Xuanling looked back at him with an indifferent expression, seemingly unaware that there was anything wrong with what she said.

"It's just..." Yan Ran struggled to explain, but after gesturing for a long time, she realized the sea world was a mess and soon gave up on this self-torturing act.

"It's probably just that he spoke rudely, nothing serious." He shrugged, tilted his head slightly, and smiled resignedly, his tone full of helpless laughter. "Let's get down to business."

“These photos… I took them from the archives. Due to time constraints, I only took some of them. You can have someone go and check again.” The phone finally found the content it had saved earlier.

He leaned slightly forward and handed over the phone he was holding.

Sheng Xuanling subconsciously paused for a moment and reached out to take it, only to accidentally touch Yan Ran's fingers that were holding the phone.

Although she had been married, Yan Ran's hands were still fair and soft because someone did the housework and she had all sorts of skincare products. Sheng Xuanling's fingers trembled slightly, and he almost dropped the phone he had just received.

Yan Ran seemed oblivious to all of this, and looked at him with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong?"

His words conveyed doubt and confusion.

Sheng Xuanling realized his embarrassment and quickly shook his head. He held his phone, looked down, and gently swiped his fingers across the photos, pretending to be engrossed in studying information to cover up his awkwardness.

He didn't know why, even though his neck and cheek had been touched, perhaps it was unintentional?

"How are you? Have you found anything about the accounting?" Yan Ranguang, who was standing to the side, was also getting restless. He scanned the surroundings to see if there was anything to look at or do.

Sheng Xuanling glanced at her, then casually pointed to the bookshelf beside her and said, "You can read for a while; the documents will be delivered in a bit."

"Okay, I didn't expect President Sheng to break his promise." Yan Ran replied with a light laugh, and walked to the bookshelf in the direction she was pointing. The bookshelf in the office was crammed full, with all kinds of books in it. She even saw martial arts novels and Taiwanese romance novels, but management and economics books still made up the majority.

"Broken promise? How could that be? I just asked him to prepare as much as possible before sending it to you, so it's normal that it takes a little longer." Sheng Xuanling looked at Yan Ran as if she hadn't heard anything, her words full of laughter. "Besides, look, haven't I been waiting for you here for a while already?"

He walked up behind the person standing by the bookshelf, reached over her head, took a book about media and interviewing, and handed it to her in a cradling motion.

"Ah... thank you." The book that suddenly appeared in front of her and the warmth from the person behind her made Yan Ran blush for some reason. She reluctantly accepted the book and thanked him.

Sheng Xuanling responded softly, "Mm." She then returned to her seat and began to look at the documents, her expression nonchalant, as if it were just a small favor.

Yan Ran sat down on the sofa with the book in her hand and began to read it attentively.

The two waited silently in the office, exchanging no words.

Suddenly remembering something, or perhaps wanting to break the slightly awkward atmosphere, Yan Ran looked up at the person sitting at the desk: "By the way, you can use a data cable to transfer it to the computer first before watching it."

Sheng Xuanling then realized that he had been staring blankly at his phone for the entire time. He coughed lightly, "Ahem, it's okay, I'll just look at it once first."

His tone was calm, and his expression was natural.

Yan Ran looked at him suspiciously, then nodded: "Oh... okay, then you can keep an eye on it for now. Let me know when you need the data cable."

Sheng Xuanling did not respond this time.

Yan Ran continued reading the book in her hands, seemingly unconcerned.

……

A moment later, the assistant brought up the documents. Before leaving, he gave Sheng Xuanling a meaningful look. Sheng Xuanling knew what he was thinking, so he glared at him to signal him to leave quickly and not to overthink things.

The assistant gave him a meaningful look and then walked into the elevator and left. Sheng Xuanling saw his look but couldn't read his expression. He just nodded and Yan Ran looked at the documents.

"That's about all the information we have. We've collected information on the cancellation of wages under the Zong family. Please check if there's anything we've missed."

"Shengshi Haoting plans to acquire a portion of the shares first, become a shareholder, and then apply to audit the accounts."

Sheng Xuanling looked at the person and explained in a slightly serious tone.

Yan Ran glanced at the information and said, "That's all. As expected of Shengshi Haoting, they even found the small company that the Zong family was secretly running."

His words seemed to be full of praise.

Sheng Xuanling raised an eyebrow, moving closer to the person in an ambiguous manner, gently stroking the smooth cheek with his hand, his low, husky voice seductively whispering in the person's ear, like a tempting demon: "In that case, how about coming to work at Shengshi for a while?"

Yan Ran frowned and took a step back to avoid the person's touch, saying coldly, "No need."

"Oh, that's a real shame." Sheng Xuanling curled the corners of his lips into a nonchalant smile, his words full of teasing.

Yan Ran's heart was rekindled. She looked at Sheng Xuanling coldly, then smiled gently, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Sheng. I'll have to leave the patients' condition to you now. I'll take my leave now."

His gentle tone carried a hint of detachment.

"Okay, goodbye." Sheng Xuanling watched her leave with a smile in his eyes, but his expression darkened as soon as she was gone. "Mr. Sheng..."

Looking down at the documents in his hand, he squeezed the paper tightly, and the corner of the document that had been squeezed clearly showed traces of torn paper.

"Sheng Xuanling".

Suddenly, the silence in the office was broken by the intrusion of an outsider.

"Sister? What are you doing here?" Sheng Xuanling's expression instantly returned to calm upon seeing this uninvited guest, a fake smile appearing on her face. "Don't you not come to the company often?"

Sheng Liuli tilted her chin slightly and walked gracefully out of the elevator. "If I hadn't come, were you going to sell Shengshi Haoting and buy a luxury house just to woo women?"

"I don't understand what you mean."

Sheng Xuanling straightened up and sat in her office chair, her long legs crossed on the floor, her smile distant as she spoke.

Sheng Liuli remained unfazed, her face displaying a friendly and generous smile, completely unconcerned by Sheng Xuanling's perfunctory attitude. "The dignified young master of the Sheng family, for the sake of a woman, auctioned off a ruby ​​necklace, 'Heart of Extravagance,' which was worth at most five million RMB, for four million nine hundred and fifty thousand US dollars at a charity auction with the current head of the main family."