He Yining said indifferently, "Oh, is that so?"
Sensing He Yining's coldness, Feng Kexin suddenly asked, "That girl... is she with you?"
Finally getting to this question!
All that talk earlier was just a lead-up, wasn't it?
He Yining knew that with Feng Kexin's connections, finding out who had come out with him was hardly difficult.
Still, it was decent of Feng Kexin to hold back for two days before asking.
"Does that concern Miss Feng?" He Yining replied with the same cold attitude.
Feng Kexin gritted her teeth: "Yining, I just don't want you to misunderstand. That day, actually..."
"Alright, Miss Feng. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I have things to do." He Yining genuinely couldn't be bothered to entertain this top socialite of H Province.
Others treated her like a treasure, but he saw her as nothing but grass.
If he didn't like her, he didn't like her!
The phone emitted a dial tone, and Feng Kexin's face grew increasingly terrifying.
She hurled her phone to the ground with force.
The exquisite phone screen instantly became covered in a spiderweb of cracks.
The people around her all fell silent, not daring to make a sound, afraid that Feng Kexin would turn her anger on them.
"He Yining, how dare you..." Feng Kexin was so furious that her hands gripped the sofa back tightly, her beautiful eyes blazing with fire.
After a moment, Feng Kexin issued an order: "Spread my word: from today on, no one is to do that little girl's styling! Let's see how long He Yining can protect her! In all these years, I've never seen a woman by He Yining's side last! I'll make sure there's no place for her in all of H Province!"
Someone immediately bowed: "Yes, Miss. From today on, from top to bottom, no one will hire her for anything anymore!"
Feng Kexin stood up furiously and strode away from the spot.
Inside the RV, Shen Qi had indeed prepared a full table of dishes.
Goose egg pancakes, goose egg custard, goose egg rolls...
He Yining looked at the food on the table, his phoenix eyes widening: "Don't tell me today's food is all goose eggs?"
Shen Qi replied smugly: "Of course not. There's this too!"
Shen Qi brought out a plate of fried dishes from behind her.
No need to guess—the batter coating also had egg mixed in.
He Yining helplessly covered his face with his hand.
He really shouldn't have gotten his hopes up...
"Want to give it a try first?" Shen Qi looked at He Yining with anticipation.
He Yining, being gracious, actually took a bite.
The taste and appearance were, as always... appalling.
Still, to avoid discouraging Shen Qi, He Yining nodded and said, "Not bad. A slight improvement."
Hearing He Yining say that, Shen Qi's face lit up with joy: "See, I told you, it was just the cookware's fault!"
He Yining raised an eyebrow slightly and shook his head, but he finished all the food in front of him.
Standing off to the side, Xiao Xia couldn't help but elbow Xiao Chun: "Am I really going blind? When has the CEO ever eaten something so tasteless? But today he ate it all!"
Xiao Chun glanced at the other three colleagues and sighed softly: "Looks like this is going to happen more and more often from now on!"
Returning to H City, Shen Qi got out of the car and hurriedly rushed home.
Before she left, He Yining called out to her: "I'll give you half a day to rest. You'll need to come back tonight—I have a dinner event."
"Understood." Shen Qi nodded, grabbed her bag, and sprinted home.
After being away for two and a half days, she hoped her brother hadn't gotten into any trouble!
When Shen Qi got home, Shen Lu was still asleep.
Seeing the house clean and Shen Lu seemingly unharmed, Shen Qi finally breathed a real sigh of relief.
The caregiver, Wei Wei, clocked out and went home to rest once he saw Shen Qi was back.
Shen Lu seemed to sense something; shortly after Shen Qi returned, he woke up quickly.
Even if he hadn't seen Shen Qi first, he knew she was back, and he called out in surprise: "Xiao Qi..."
"Yeah, I'm back." Shen Qi came over immediately and reached out to tuck Shen Lu's blanket in: "Brother, have you been good the past few days?"
Shen Lu smiled softly.
Shen Qi couldn't resist reaching out to pinch Shen Lu's cheek again. She actually wanted to pinch He Yining's cheek too!
What would it feel like to pinch that cool, handsome, and dashing face?
After having dinner with her brother and coaxing Shen Lu to sleep, Shen Qi grabbed her bag again and headed to Jinghua Manor for work.
Since the evening event was a dinner party, Shen Qi styled He Yining with an outfit that was both noble and elegant, making him look like a true royal prince.
He Yining wasn't just blessed with a great body and face—the key was that his temperament could handle any occasion.
No matter what clothes Shen Qi paired for him, he could adjust his aura to match.
As a stylist, Shen Qi couldn't help but praise him this time: "Really handsome!"
Hearing Shen Qi's compliment, He Yining finally showed a genuine smile from the heart.
"Alright, you should head back and rest early. You can do your own things for the next few days, but keep your phone on." He Yining said, "If I need you for work, I'll have Xiao Chun call you."
Shen Qi agreed readily.
Having been away for three days, she wanted to spend time with her brother at home.
The doctor had said that people with autism actually need the company and encouragement of their closest loved ones the most.
Shen Qi couldn't wait to see the day her brother recovered.
Shen Qi grabbed her bag and returned home. Just as she set her things down, her phone rang.
This time, it was an unfamiliar number.
Shen Qi answered, and Feng Kexin's voice came through: "Xiangyun Road, number 80. I'll wait half an hour."
Before Shen Qi could respond, the line went dead.
Feng Kexin was looking for her?
Shen Qi's intuition told her something was wrong.
Hadn't Feng Kexin's anger from slapping her last time subsided? Was she going to take it out on her again?
Shen Qi didn't dare not go.
She quickly tidied up and appeared at Xiangyun Road, number 80, as instructed.
It was a very deep alley.
This alley had accompanied H City through over a hundred years of history.
The houses in this alley were all antiques, each with over a century of architectural history.
Thus, the H City government had given this alley special protection, with many municipal projects deliberately avoiding this area.
And the people living in this alley were all wealthy and influential.
When Shen Qi appeared at the alley's entrance, someone immediately came out to receive her: "Miss Shen? This way, please."
Shen Qi's heart began to pound, and she asked instinctively, "What does Miss Feng want with me?"
The other person just smiled faintly without answering.
Shen Qi was quickly led into a courtyard, where someone directed her to a room and pointed at the items inside: "You can use all of these. Get dressed and made up, then come see our young miss."