The swaying of her long legs slowed as Si Wen said with interest, "Oh? Is he planning to sell himself to the fashion brand over a re million yuan?"
To her, a million yuan was rely pocket money.
It’s just that Lin Xi had just returned ho, and now Xue Yang wants to borrow a million from the company. What could he want it for? Si Wen was quite curious.
Jennifer’s lips twitched. "Miss Si Wen, that’s not it. He must need it for sothing urgent."
Although Jennifer had only known Xue Yang for a short ti, she trusted his character.
Si Wen asked curiously, "Did he say what he wants to do with the money?"
"I didn’t ask, Miss Si Wen," Jennifer replied. "I’ll ask him and let you know."
"Oh, tell him the company will lend him the million. And don’t tell him I’m the owner."
I wonder what Xue Yang will think when he eventually finds out I’m the owner of the fashion brand? His expression will be priceless, won’t it? His creditor! She couldn’t help but laugh.
With that, Si Wen hung up.
She was in an excellent mood and couldn’t help but hum a song. She thought about calling Lin Xi, only to rember her friend’s phone had been confiscated by Chairman Lin. Poor thing, she thought, silently lighting a candle for her in her heart before getting up and heading to the study.
She had to study hard, or Lin Xi might actually surpass her.
Lin Xi had been on a crazy study binge lately. She could stay at her desk all day, and Si Wen found the intensity of her focus frightening. It seed that when a person was truly determined, they really could cast everything else aside.
Once in the study, Si Wen took a set of mock college entrance exam papers from her backpack and began to work on them seriously.
「...」
In a luxurious courtyard that resembled a royal garden, a beautiful girl—as lovely as a celestial maiden from the Tang dynasty—was diligently working on exam papers in a conservatory study. Though a bleak, cold wind blew outside, the study was as warm as spring. She was surrounded by clusters of blooming flowers, and an uninford observer might have mistaken her for a flower deity descended to the mortal realm, the very embodint of the phrase "a beauty that outshines the flowers."
Outside the conservatory, a man and a woman stood, one behind the other.
Auntie Shen said respectfully, "Since the Young Miss returned, she has done nothing but study. She’s taken no breaks, aside from drinking water or using the restroom. I asked if she needed anything to eat, but she said no and told not to disturb her. She said she’ll co out on her own when she gets hungry."
"Is she in there alone?"
"I asked the Young Miss if I should call for a private tutor, but she said she doesn’t need one because she already has one."
As the heiress of the Lin Corporation, Lin Xi had all sorts of private tutors at her disposal, but she had always refused them as a form of protest. Even so, Lin Zhenhai always kept them on standby, ready for Lin Xi to summon the mont she changed her mind.
Lin Zhenhai frowned. "Xiao Xi has a tutor?"
"Yes, but you’ve confiscated her phone, leaving her with only a study tablet. I don’t know who the Young Miss could be referring to."
"Has Xiao Xi shown any other unusual behavior lately?"
Auntie Shen shook her head. "Aside from going to school, the Young Miss just cos ho and studies. The only positive thing is that she obediently goes to sleep when I remind her it’s ti."
And as for Xue Yang... it’s as if he never existed in her world at all, Auntie Shen added silently.
Lin Zhenhai understood. Xiao Xi was staging a silent rebellion against him.
"Keep a close eye on the Young Miss."
After saying this, Lin Zhenhai left the house. Company business had been quite busy lately. If he weren’t so worried about Lin Xi, he would probably already be in Arica for a eting.
Since Xiao Xi is this determined, let’s just see how long she can keep it up.
When eleven o’clock arrived, Auntie Shen could no longer hold back. She knocked and opened the door. "Young Miss, today is a rare day off. You should go to bed early and get so rest so you have the energy for your studies. If your health collapses, it will only make things more difficult."
Lin Xi lifted her head and glanced at the ti, only then realizing how late it had gotten. Ti really flies when you’re studying.
She stretched her slightly sore neck and said, "I’ll sleep after I finish this last problem."
After saying this, she buried her head in her work again, not stopping until midnight. Only then did she take a relaxing bath and get into bed.
Auntie Shen tucked her in, dimd the lights to a suitable level, and quietly left, closing the door behind her.
Standing outside the door, Auntie Shen took out her phone and pulled up Xue Yang’s contact information. She hesitated for a mont before putting the phone away.
「...」
The next day, Lin Xi woke up at her usual ti. She washed up, put on her school uniform, ate breakfast, and then got into her personal car—a Cayenne—to go to her high school, Harlow International Language School.
It was the most expensive school in Yanbei, with tuition fees that could only be described as astronomical. Moreover, money alone wasn’t enough to get in; the student body was composed exclusively of the rich and the noble. It was a world ordinary people could never even imagine.
Lin Xi had just stepped out of her car when Si Wen’s Rolls-Royce pulled up.
She got out of the car and jogged over to Lin Xi. "Xiao Xi, guess who called yesterday?"
"I don’t know."
"Jennifer!"
Lin Xi’s brow furrowed slightly. "She called you. Why are you telling ?"
And here I was, hoping for news about Xue Yang.
"Hear out! Do you know why Jennifer called?"
"No."
Lin Xi had no interest in humoring her; she just wanted to get to the classroom and study.
"Just guess."
"Not interested."
"You’re no fun." Si Wen stopped teasing her and got straight to the point. "Jennifer said Xue Yang wants to borrow a million from the company. She called to ask if I should approve it. What do you think? Should I lend it to him?"
The mont she heard Xue Yang’s na, Lin Xi stopped dead in her tracks. She then pulled a card from her schoolbag. "Have him use this card. And don’t tell him it’s from ."
Si Wen was speechless.
Lin Xi thrust the card into Si Wen’s hand and continued walking toward the classroom.
Si Wen stared in shock at the black card in her hand. It was the only one of its kind in the world, a card specially created by Lin Zhenhai, the Chairman of the Lin Corporation, exclusively for his beloved daughter, Lin Xi. Its credit limit was a complete mystery.
"Wait, seriously? My dear Young Miss, you’re not even going to ask what Xue Yang needs a million for? You’re just handing over the money?"
And not just any money—this card! Si Wen couldn’t understand. Doesn’t Lin Xi realize this card is a symbol of her identity?
Lin Xi paused, appearing to seriously consider the question.
"My card’s limit is over a million. I’m not sure of the exact amount, but it should be more than enough for him."
Si Wen was speechless again.
What was I even expecting? Did I really think Lin Xi would understand what I was trying to say?
Si Wen handed the card back. "If he gets his hands on this card, it will be the sa as telling him you’re the heiress of the Lin Corporation. Do you want him to find out you’ve been deceiving him?"
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