"How's it going, Miaomiao? Have you gotten in touch with that Mr. Xia yet?"
Seeing Gu Miaomiao hang up the phone and come back from the balcony, her roommates, who were sitting together, asked her curiously.
Gu Miaomiao was still a little dazed, recalling her conversation with the seemingly young Mr. Xia. Upon hearing this, she pursed her lips and said, "It sounds like it might be true."
"Really? If this works out, your internship will be sorted out, right?"
"Wait, let's not be so certain. Didn't Miaomiao try to reach them several times before? Maybe it's another scam..."
Gu Miaomiao glanced at her phone and then pulled up the bank transfer notifications she had received a few days ago. "But he transferred money to me first."
The roommates looked at each other in bewilderment.
If Gu Miaomiao hadn't inexplicably received a transfer notification for 100,000 yuan, which she had confirmed with the bank, she wouldn't have believed that someone else knew about her situation and wanted to cooperate with her.
Roommate: "But... but what if..."
The other person exclaimed, "Wait, wait a minute, Miaomiao, did you confirm first whether he is Xia Zhiyi?"
Gu Miaomiao exclaimed "Ah!"
Everyone: "You didn't forget to ask, did you?"
Gu Miaomiao was a little embarrassed. "I... I was too nervous."
Seeing her roommates were somewhat speechless, she quickly said, "But he said I could add him as a friend using my phone number, so I can ask him later."
"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and speed up!"
Someone muttered under their breath, "Even if it's confirmed to be Xia Zhiyi, it might not be reliable. He's just a small-time actor, he hasn't even debuted yet, and all we've found so far is one drama he's in, which hasn't even aired yet."
Even child actors can lie.
Another roommate nudged her and said, "Didn't you hear when we were investigating? Xia Zhiyi is a student at University A, lots of people know that now! If he really lied to our Miaomiao, we can go directly to the school to find him."
"Yeah, yeah, and if it really Xia Zhiyi, he wouldn't need to lie to Miaomiao. He and Miaomiao have no prior connection, they don't even know each other, why would he lie to our Miaomiao for no reason?"
With a few people talking amongst themselves, they managed to silence the person who insisted it was a scam.
She finally rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Fine, fine, you're all just trying to be nice, and I'm the one who's wrongly accusing you."
"Oh, don't be angry. We're just stating the facts."
"Yes, yes."
Seeing that they were about to argue over her, Gu Miaomiao quickly stepped forward to mediate. "Don't rush, I... even if I really want to cooperate with someone, I will definitely ensure my own safety. Besides, Mr. Xia also said that there will be a contract, and he won't just make me work for free with empty promises."
"Whatever you want."
As he spoke, the man, feeling disgruntled, snorted and left through the door.
The remaining people looked at each other, then all turned to Gu Miaomiao: " Miaomiao, hurry up and add that person as a friend. If it really is that person, then you've got the celebrity's contact information, right?"
Gu Miaomiao was a little embarrassed. "Oh? Okay, that seems to be true."
*
Xia Zhiyi sat down next to Fu Chi and noticed a business laptop in front of him, with what appeared to be an online meeting interface on the screen.
He paused, glanced again, and noticed that Fu Chi hadn't turned on his camera or microphone; it seemed he was using a secondary account to spy on the employee list. " Fu Yunyi in a meeting?"
Fu Chi nodded slightly. "Mm."
Xia Zhiyi found it a bit strange, and after thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask directly, "What kind of meeting is this? Why are so many employees attending?"
Fu Chi paused for a moment, then slowly said, "That kid paid for the employees' benefits out of his own pocket, and even held a special meeting to tell everyone."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xia Zhiyi: "Did you know about this before?"
Fu Chi: "He told me."
Xia Zhiyi nodded. "Oh."
Fu Chi: "In some people's eyes, his behavior is probably an attempt to win people's hearts."
Xia Zhiyi understood.
No wonder Fu Chi didn't stop Fu Yunyi from messing around.
Hangu Group and its subsidiaries are known in the industry for their excellent employee benefits. These days, if a large company doesn't offer good benefits, it's easy for people to think it lacks vision and it will damage its reputation.
"It just so happens that the company was in a bit of turmoil a while ago because of your car accident. It's perfect timing for Fu Yunyi to personally send some things to reassure everyone."
Fu Chi nodded slightly.
This is also why he didn't stop Fu Yunyi from doing so.
It's just adding a few extra things to the company's year-end gift, no big deal.
Even if Fu Yunyi didn't offer to pay, Fu Chi wouldn't refuse such a thing.
However, Fu Yunyi suddenly decided to pay for it himself. Fu Chi did some mental calculations and, after confirming that he wouldn't bankrupt his foolish nephew, he let him be.
Anyway, the old man will definitely compensate this silly boy afterwards. He'll give him more lucky money, and that should make up for it. It's not a big problem.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Fu Yunyi deliberately wanted others to misunderstand, which is why he said he would pay for it himself.
But in Fu Chi's eyes, this nephew was still a bit foolish; there was no escaping it.
Xia Zhiyi glanced at the people who had their videos on; he recognized some of them from the news. He raised an eyebrow. "The second person from the left doesn't look too good; he has a pointed mouth and a monkey-like face. What's his position?"
Fu Chi glanced at him and said, "A shareholder. He worked in the finance department when Dad was still in the company, but he did something he shouldn't have done and Dad kicked him out."
"But Dad was too soft-hearted. At a time like this, he should either be sent to jail or his shares should be taken back. He just kicked him out of the company; that was too lenient."
Upon Xia Zhiyi nodded, offering no comment on the old man's matter.
He didn't know the situation at the time, and the old man was an elder, so there was no need for him to comment.
The meeting content was simple, so this video conference, which accommodated many people, did not last long.
Xia Zhiyi glanced one last time at Fu Yunyi, who was sitting perfectly upright in the video and looked quite professional, before looking away. "As for company year-end gifts, our family should get one too, right?"
Fu Chi nodded. "Yes, what's wrong?"
Xia Zhiyi curiously, "Where's Tianhuan?"
Fu Chi: " Tianhuan is essentially my personal property. Company benefits don't go through Hangu's side, but I've still arranged for New Year's gifts."
Xia Zhiyi thoughtful. "Oh, then I'll say the two sides are different."
Fu Chi nodded.
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "Do I have one too?"
Fu Chi's gaze softened. "Of course."
He wouldn't be missing if anyone else were gone.
In addition to the company's New Year's gifts, Fu Chi will also prepare gifts for Xia Zhiyi, but he won't say it directly.
Just then, Xia Zhiyi's phone vibrated.
Someone has added him as a friend.