After Lin Shengxia finished reading the news on her phone, there was no particular expression on her face. Tang Huainan's gaze fell on the screen.
The headline on the website, which had appeared just five minutes earlier, read—
"The president of the Lin Group has gone missing, and Lin's father has temporarily handed over real power to his stepdaughter."
Tang Huainan frowned suddenly and looked at Lin Shengxia with concern, but seeing her calm as usual, his worries subsided.
From the day he met her, Tang Huainan knew she was intelligent.
"Never mind them for now, I need to buy a new phone and get a replacement SIM card. The old one fell into the Gu family's swimming pool." She said casually, as if nothing that had happened could affect her.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
Tang Huainan spoke, and Ye Yining nodded.
***
"What did you say? Let A-Kai and Lin Shengxia get married? I don't agree!" Xie Qingge's face turned ashen, and she stood up abruptly upon hearing Gu Hongwen's decision.
"Do you think this is still a matter of whether you agree or disagree? This is a decision, there's no room for negotiation!"
Gu Hongwen frowned, his tone resolute.
"The Lin family ruined our family and caused our deaths, and you still let that trouble into our home? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
When Xie Qingge saw Lin Shengxia appear at the old house, she was startled. She wondered what tricks Lin Shengxia had used to get the old man to agree. Thinking this, Xie Qingge's disgust for Lin Shengxia intensified.
"Go and ask your grandson what good deeds he's done! She's carrying our great-grandson now, do you want the Gu family's child to be left outside?"
Gu Hongwen raised his voice in anger, leaving Xie Qingge dumbfounded.
Lin Shengxia —
Is she carrying Ah Kai's child?
***
As soon as Lin Shengxia stepped into the company, the once bustling lobby fell silent.
She seemed oblivious and walked straight towards the private elevator.
The surroundings were quiet; even the sound of her shoes on the marble floor could be clearly heard.
It wasn't until the elevator doors closed that the Lin Group employees who had been standing in the lobby realized that the person just now was none other than President Lin Shengxia, who had been reported missing early this morning.
With a 'ding', the elevator doors slowly opened from the inside.
The CEO's office had never been so lively. Lin Shengxia coldly watched as the movers hired by Fu Wenwen carried out the old desk, while her assistant, Xiao Ke, stood anxiously by, helpless. Meanwhile, another secretary surnamed Chen followed closely beside Fu Wenwen, her obsequious smile not going unnoticed by Lin Shengxia.
"President Lin?" Xiao Ke was the first to feel the keen gaze. She turned her head and was surprised to find Lin Shengxia standing there with her arms crossed.
Her surprised words caused Fu Wenwen's smug smile to freeze.
"You—how did you get back?" Fu Wenwen walked quickly to Lin Shengxia, her voice filled with disbelief.
If Lin Shengxia hadn't known that Gu Zekai was the one who kidnapped her, given Fu Wenwen's behavior, she would have suspected her first!
"Fu Wenwen, I'm not dead yet, what's your hurry?"
Lin Shengxia pointed to the desk that had been moved halfway, and the coldness in her tone startled everyone.
The movers were unsure whether to continue.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the CEO's office became somewhat subtle.