Qin Sili was in a meeting when he received Lu Chiyan's call.
Everyone knew President Qin had strict standards, not only for his subordinates, but even more so for himself. He would never take a call during a meeting.
So when Qin Sili paused the meeting and answered his phone in front of everyone, they were all shocked.
What kind of call could make President Qin break his own rules?
Then the few people sitting closest to Qin Sili heard an exceptionally pleasant male voice coming from the other end of the line.
It was quiet, but loud enough for those few people to hear clearly.
Once they heard what he said, they exchanged glances, confusion in their eyes.
My dearest, dearest, dearest big brother?
Since when did President Qin have a younger brother?
At the sound of Lu Chiyan's voice, Qin Sili's heart instantly softened, but his words made Qin Sili frown. He slowly spoke, asking in a low voice, "What happened? What trouble did you get into?"
"It's too complicated to explain in a sentence or two. Anyway, it's already trending. Once you see the trending topics, you'll know what happened," Lu Chiyan said. "What I actually wanted to say was, if the production team comes after me and makes me pay compensation, my dearest, dearest, dearest, dearest big brother, you won't leave me to fend for myself, right?"
"Mm." The corners of Qin Sili's mouth lifted somewhat uncontrollably. The chill in his eyes faded, melting into a touch of tenderness. "I won't."
"Then I can relax!" With that assurance, Lu Chiyan's smile grew considerably brighter. "I'll head home first, then. Make sure you come home early too. I'll cook you something delicious tonight!"
Qin Sili: "???" Lu Chiyan was going to cook again?
Qin Sili was just about to suggest leaving the cooking to a professional, but unfortunately, Lu Chiyan gave him no chance to say it and had already hung up.
All right, then...
It probably wouldn't kill anyone, anyway...
After hanging up, Qin Sili checked the time and said in a cool voice, "After all this discussion, you still haven't produced anything that satisfies me. That's all for today's meeting. I want to see a new proposal before work starts tomorrow, but I don't want to see anything of the same caliber as today's."
With that, Qin Sili tossed away the stack of folders in front of him, rose, and left the meeting room.
Fang Zhi followed close behind.
Once they were back in the president's office, Qin Sili asked Fang Zhi, "What's this trending topic A-Yan mentioned?"
Fang Zhi took out a tablet, opened Weibo's trending topics, and handed it to Qin Sili, explaining, "The variety show Young Master Lu joined this time is livestreamed. Apart from him, the guests include Duan Linfeng and Jiang Zhinian. Young Master Lu exposed Duan Linfeng's cheating and Jiang Zhinian's involvement as the other man right on the show, forcing production to pause. Everyone on Weibo's trending topics is discussing it now."
Qin Sili opened some livestream clips users had shared, his brows drawing into a deep frown as he watched. Jiang Zhinian had even sent A-Yan such outrageous messages. That alone showed how much injustice A-Yan had suffered and how much hardship he had endured in this relationship.
Fine. Fine. Fine.
The person he wanted to cradle in his palms, whom he could not bear to let suffer the slightest injustice, had actually been hurt like this by two scumbags. Did they really think he, Qin Sili, was dead?
"Since this Jiang Zhinian wants to be famous so badly, let's give him a hand." Qin Sili glanced at Fang Zhi. "If he wants to be famous, everyone ought to get a good, more comprehensive look at him, shouldn't they?"