The next morning.
In the top - floor office of SN in the imperial capital.
As soon as Song Jinghao entered the office today, he saw Chi Yu sitting in front of the desk.
He was taken aback for a moment. He knew about Chi Yu's accident. Chi Yu had just been able to get out of bed for a week, and his ears still hadn't fully recovered, yet he was in a hurry to come to work.
Song Jinghao strode towards Chi Yu.
He raised his hand and tapped on the table twice.
Only then did Chi Yu notice that Song Jinghao had entered the office at some point.
A look of gloom flashed across his face, and he said calmly, "When did you come?"
"Just came in."
Song Jinghao lazily sat down on the chair beside him, tilted his chin towards Chi Yu, and said half - jokingly,
"You haven't fully recovered yet. Why are you in such a hurry to come to the company? Don't you trust me?"
"Yeah, I'm afraid that if I'm not around, you'll steal the company."
A smile spread across Chi Yu's lips, but his hand flipping through the documents didn't stop.
Knowing he couldn't win an argument with Chi Yu, Song Jinghao glared at him, then got up and walked to the table. His gaze fell on the documents in Chi Yu's hand.
"What are you looking at? You're so engrossed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Jinghao's expression changed. What came into view were not other things, but a series of unsightly photos.
Song Jinghao subconsciously frowned. "Is this the factory?"
Chi Yu gave a soft grunt, neatly organized the things in his hand, and put them into the first drawer on the right.
Apart from these photos, he hadn't found many useful clues.
The person Xiang Yun mentioned had indeed died of illness a year ago.
The clues were broken again.
He hadn't found a single bit of information about the man who, according to Xiang Yun, had protected Qing Mian in the factory.
Could it be... that she was lying?
The next second, Chi Yu immediately dismissed this thought.
Judging from her appearance, she didn't seem to be lying. But why couldn't he find any information?
An Ya's influence couldn't reach as far as Mexico.
So it certainly wasn't someone arranged by An Ya.
But if Xiang Yun wasn't lying, based on everything so far, that man might have been involved from the very beginning when An Ya framed Qing Mian.
He was very clear that Qing Mian had never been in a relationship with anyone before him, so he was sure that the man Xiang Yun mentioned wasn't targeting Qing Mian for that kind of thing.
A bold and terrifying thought suddenly popped into Chi Yu's mind.
Could it be... that even Qing Mian's escape from the black factory was part of the other person's plan?
This thought was too terrifying, and Chi Yu's face became a bit ugly.
If all of this was really pre - arranged, it meant that the person behind it had been around Qing Mian for a long time without being discovered...
But Qing Mian had grown up in the imperial capital since childhood. Who would go to such great lengths to set up such a big trap for her...
"Hey, are you okay?"
Seeing Chi Yu's face getting uglier and uglier, Song Jinghao beside him thought he was feeling unwell and waved his hand in front of Chi Yu's eyes.
Only then did Chi Yu snap out of his thoughts.
"I'm fine."
He shook his head, trying to shake off the thought from his mind.
The speculation just now was too bold and too terrifying. He must have been overthinking.
Immediately afterwards, Chi Yu picked up a document on the table and handed it to Song Jinghao.
"I'm planning to start an entertainment company. This is some information I've prepared. Take a look and see if there's anything to supplement. I'm not very familiar with this area. Help me figure out what else is missing, and I'll continue to make up for it."
Hearing this, Song Jinghao took the things from his hand with a skeptical look on his face.
"What are you doing this for? Aren't you busy enough with the current business?" He took a brief look and quickly threw the things back into Chi Yu's hand. "I'm not doing it."
The company had just moved back to the country, and they had just taken on a few projects. They were so busy that they didn't even have time to eat.
Chi Yu wanted to start a new company at this time. Song Jinghao really didn't quite understand.
Moreover, Chi Yu's body couldn't withstand such high - intensity work at present. Whether as a friend or a business partner, Song Jinghao didn't quite approve of Chi Yu starting a new company at this time.
Furthermore, an entertainment company had nothing to do with their current business. They would have to start from scratch.
Not to mention that the entertainment industry was far less prosperous than before. Just dealing with public opinion would be a headache.
They were in the finance business. Even if Chi Yu really wanted to start an entertainment company for fun, he could just hire an agent. Why bother doing it himself?
Just as Song Jinghao was about to speak, Chi Yu's voice rang out first.
"Qing Mian is making good progress in Country A. I estimate that she'll be back in the country soon. I want to get the company set up before she comes back so that we can start working on the concert tour as soon as she returns."
Hearing this, Song Jinghao's eyes widened in disbelief. He looked at Chi Yu as if he were seeing a ghost.
He gave Chi Yu a thumbs - up.
"Brother, you're really..."
Wasn't this overkill? It was just a concert tour. Did he really need to start a company specifically for this?
They could just arrange for her to go to any entertainment company.
He really didn't understand what these people in love were thinking.
Song Jinghao silently complained in his heart.
"What?" Chi Yu looked at him expressionlessly.
Meeting Chi Yu's gaze, Song Jinghao gave a sheepish smile.
"Thoughtful."
"I'll take a look now, right now!"
Song Jinghao was a real doer. He picked up the information and quickly flipped through it. In a short while, he circled a bunch of things and pushed them in front of Chi Yu.
"These procedures will be a bit more troublesome. I'll handle the rest for you directly."
It was an expected answer.
Chi Yu took the things with a half - smile. "Thanks."
Seeing Chi Yu's unsurprised expression, Song Jinghao immediately realized that this guy had done it on purpose.
"So you knew I'd do it for you all along. You just pretended to ask me to take a look."
Song Jinghao had worked with Chi Yu for many years and knew his way of doing things very well. He knew that Chi Yu didn't like to trouble others.
Suddenly being treated like this by him, Song Jinghao was a bit unaccustomed.
Chi Yu hooked his lips and looked at him. "It's just making reasonable use of resources."
There was a relative in Song Jinghao's family who owned an entertainment company, so he knew more about this area than Chi Yu.
Hearing Chi Yu's words, Song Jinghao deliberately put on a somewhat unhappy look on his face as if he had been deceived, but in fact, he was happier than anyone else in his heart.
This was the first time Chi Yu had asked him for help. Over the years, it had always been him asking Chi Yu for favors. Even in the company, Chi Yu had done far more than him.
Sometimes he would even think that Chi Yu actually didn't need him as a partner. But what Chi Yu did today gave him a little bit of a sense of accomplishment.
He wasn't completely useless.
...
At the same time, in the suburban research institute.
Tan Si picked up the phone that had been ringing non - stop since just now and quickly walked to Shen Yu'an's side.
"Sir, Mayor An is calling again."