The car pulled up in front of the company. Qiao Xi was already waiting there. As soon as Wen Sining got out of the car, she rushed forward impatiently.
"I heard Amanda hurt her hand?"
There were employees from Moxin at the shooting site. Any stir there would soon reach the ears of the company's employees.
Xiao Cai got out of the front passenger seat and excitedly ran up to Qiao Xi. "Sister Qiao, let me tell you, today was a real bloodbath. Amanda came with Lu Luochen early this morning. She seemed to be cooperating during the shooting, but actually she was full of resentment. It was obvious to everyone that she deliberately pressed her hand on the broken glass."
He rambled on like a machine gun, almost drowning Qiao Xi in his saliva.
"Xiao Cai, go help the driver carry the equipment to the lobby," Wen Sining interrupted Xiao Cai, who was still in the middle of his passionate monologue.
Xiao Cai still had a lot to say. He looked at Qiao Xi, who was feeling a bit awkward, with an unsatisfied expression. "Sister Qiao, wait for me. I'll tell you more after I'm done."
Watching him jump around like a monkey towards the driver, Qiao Xi shook her head helplessly.
Xiao Cai joined the company three months after Qiao Xi. Since they were about the same age, Xiao Cai was very dependent on Qiao Xi. Apart from work, he would also turn to her for help in his daily life. Wen Sining would sometimes joke that Qiao Xi had an extra "little brother".
With the annoying noise gone, Qiao Xi let out a sigh of relief.
"Let's go in," Wen Sining said, leading the way.
As they entered the company, the seemingly busy employees immediately fixed their eyes on Wen Sining as soon as the revolving door opened.
Qiao Xi looked around and then took Wen Sining's hand. She only let go after they got into the elevator.
"The Lu Group wants to cooperate with Moxin."
"Cooperate?" Qiao Xi opened her mouth wide. "Do you mean what I think you mean?"
Wen Sining nodded. "The additional condition is that they won't replace Amanda and they'll pause the shooting for three days to let her hand recover."
The elevator door opened, but Qiao Xi was still standing there, stunned and unable to come to her senses.
Putting the conditions aside for a moment, to be able to cooperate with the Lu Group was like winning the lottery. There were so many groups in Licheng that were eager to get a chance to cooperate with the Lu Group.
Wen Sining waited outside the elevator for a few seconds and then looked at Qiao Xi, who wasn't moving. Seeing that the elevator door was about to close, she quickly reached out her hand to stop it.
"Qiao Xi?"
"Huh?"
Looking up at the elevator display screen, Qiao Xi was in a daze for a few seconds and then quickly stepped out of the elevator.
She furtively glanced around, then secretly grabbed Wen Sining's arm and dragged her to the end of the corridor.
Wen Sining leaned against the wall cooperatively. The leaves of the potted plant behind her were brushing against her arm.
"Have you agreed?" Qiao Xi asked eagerly.
"I'm still considering."
"Don't consider anymore. Just agree quickly. It's the Lu Group! It's extremely difficult for us to get a chance to cooperate with them."
Wen Sining looked down at Qiao Xi's tightly gripping arm and uncomfortably moved her wrist. "Calm down. Although cooperation is a good thing, we can't seem too eager."
The partner was Lu Luochen and also Yun Chutong. If the Lu Group joined, Yun Chutong's pride would make her even less cooperative during the shooting.
Pressing down Qiao Xi's excited arm, she continued, "Now the decision is in our hands. Lu Luochen has given us time to think. If we choose to cooperate, we also need to set some conditions to restrain Amanda."
Hearing this, Qiao Xi's excitement subsided. She nodded thoughtfully. "It does make some sense."
It made not just "some sense". You couldn't really tell what a person was like just from their works on the Internet, especially when their true selves were hidden behind a persona.
Wen Sining freed her hand from Qiao Xi's grasp. Seeing a colleague approaching in the distance, she said, "Let's go in."
After sitting at her desk for a while, Wen Sining made an excuse and left early. On the way, she received a call from Jiang Ruanqing, but she hung up again.
She arrived five minutes earlier than expected. As she walked into the yard, she heard a familiar voice.
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. Sining just loves going shopping. She was like that at home before."
When she reached the living - room door, Wen Sining looked through the glass door at Jiang Ruanqing sitting on the sofa with a fake smile on her face.
It seemed that the mistake Wen Minhao made was quite hard to solve.
Uncle Bai saw Wen Sining at the door and immediately left Jiang Ruanqing and walked towards her.
"The young mistress is back."
Wen Sining nodded and bent down to change her shoes.
Before she could step off the step, Jiang Ruanqing rushed in front of her like a gust of wind.
Her hands were warmly held. Wen Sining calmly sat there. "Aunt, why are you here?"
"Aunt hasn't seen you for a few days and misses you so much. You used to stay by my side and talk to me. Now I'm all alone at home and feel so lonely." As she said this, Jiang Ruanqing even raised her hand to wipe away the non - existent tears from the corner of her eyes.
Maybe the ability to be flexible was the only redeeming quality Jiang Ruanqing had.
Wen Sining played along. She touched her heart and imitated Jiang Ruanqing. "Cousin is really something. The other day, he blocked me on the road and was so excited that he pinned me against the car. Fortunately, Luochen passed by at that time. Otherwise, cousin's pouting lips would have kissed my cheek."
"Cough, cough, cough..." Jiang Ruanqing quickly let go of Wen Sining's hands like she had been electrocuted. She nervously lowered her head. Her mind was spinning so fast that her eyes could hardly keep up.
Wen Sining wiped the places that had been touched by Jiang Ruanqing with her hands and leisurely watched Jiang Ruanqing's reaction.
If Jiang Ruanqing came to the Lu Mansion full of hope, Wen Sining would find a way to make her go back disappointed.
Jiang Ruanqing felt the taste of blood in her mouth. After taking a few breaths, she found something to say.
The lace on her sleeves moved towards her shoulders. Wen Sining nimbly moved her arms behind her back and leaned to the side to avoid Jiang Ruanqing, who was pouncing on her.
Stumbling several steps, Jiang Ruanqing struggled to rub her soles on the smooth floor. Feeling that her soles were about to catch fire, she opened her arms, trying to grab anything she could.
Uncle Bai was on her left and the display shelf was on her right. Uncle Bai didn't want to have any contact with Jiang Ruanqing, so he quickly moved aside, making her out - stretched hand grab nothing again. Seeing that she couldn't stop herself from falling, she had to shift her weight to the right and grabbed the display shelf.
"Aunt!" Wen Sining shouted.
Jiang Ruanqing turned around. Feeling the things in her hand shaking, she turned back again and saw a large white object falling from above.
"Smack!" The clear sound echoed in the air, followed by a deathly silence.
It was all over...
Big drops of sweat fell from her forehead like raindrops. Jiang Ruanqing felt the sweat sliding down her face and hitting the broken tiles.