Fu Chi took the contract from Xia Zhiyi, and the two sat down in the living room together. Xia Zhiyi naturally picked up the cup that originally belonged to Fu Chi, took a sip, and asked, "Why did you make coffee?"
Fu Chi glanced at the contract briefly and noticed that Xia Zhiyi had included a clause requiring Gu Miaomiao to work for him for three years. He wasn't surprised.
Upon hearing this, Fu Chi looked up at Xia Zhiyi, "I'm a little sleepy, I don't want to sleep."
Xia Zhiyi: "You should drink less coffee."
Fu Chi: "Yes, I know."
After speaking, Fu Chi put down the documents and his gaze fell on the leather bag that Xia Zhiyi had casually placed on the coffee table. "What's that?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "I'm planning to give the coffee beans to Fu Yunyi later."
Fu Chi paused for a moment, his gaze towards him filled with a hint of helplessness.
Tell him to drink less coffee, but is it okay for Fu Yunyi?
Xia Zhiyi shrugged; "He's been drinking a lot of coffee lately."
That's normal. After all, it's work that you don't like but have to do, so the feeling of fatigue will be more obvious.
As she spoke, Xia Zhiyi raised her hand and pressed near Fu Chi's neck. Without any other movement, Fu Chi suddenly felt his mind clear up considerably.
Xia Zhiyi: "How is it?"
Fu Chi: "It's fine."
Xia Zhiyi smiled, "That's fine then."
Fu Chi: "However, even though a contract has been signed, things probably won't go so smoothly if they don't back down."
This is a reminder to Xia Zhiyi not to relax too soon.
Xia Zhiyi nodded. "Yes, but the most important thing in this matter is Gu Miaomiao's own will."
As long as Gu Miaomiao is willing to cooperate with him, then given the current Power of the Plot, which cannot change Gu Miaomiao's will, anything he does will be in vain.
but...
Xia Zhiyi: "That kind of rigid procedure doesn't allow for flexibility, so you're right. Even if I sign a work contract with Gu Miaomiao and arrange work for her for the next three years, they'll still find another way."
"Therefore, we can't just make this one preparation."
Fu Chi: "Do you need my help?"
"Hmm, I want to." Hearing Fu Chi's words, Xia Zhiyi snapped out of her thoughts and quickly adjusted her original plan in her mind, her expression remaining calm. "According to the usual formula, in this situation, if something forces the female lead to give up her original ideal job and find work in a completely unfamiliar circle, the reason is actually quite easy to come up with, right?"
Money or people.
If it's for money, it means that Gu Miaomiao might suddenly encounter some trouble and urgently need money. Given Gu Miaomiao's personality, she doesn't like to trouble others, which means that she prefers to earn money on her own rather than borrowing from others.
Even if she can't earn money, she's probably the type of person who would take out a loan from a bank or other legitimate channel to tide her over, and then repay the loan through her own work.
If someone happens to offer her a job that allows her to earn this money in a short period of time, Gu Miaomiao will most likely make choices that Xia Zhiyi would not want to see.
As for her personality, that depends on her character. At least Gu Miaomiao isn't the kind of person who follows celebrities to the film set. If she were to enter the entertainment industry for someone, it would only be in a situation like Xia Wanyi's —to find out the truth about her brother's death, to avenge him... Only reasons like these could force Gu Miaomiao to abandon her original bright future and step into this circle that wasn't part of her plans.
The Xia Wanyi ends up on the same path as Gu Miaomiao in the storyline suggests that the two are somewhat similar in some way.
People who don't get along, even if they share the same goal, will find it difficult to cooperate if they can't trust each other.
Besides, Xia Zhiyi many guesses about what might happen, but he had actually made preparations for all of them.
And now...
Xia Zhiyi smiled at Fu Chi, a hint of mischief in her smile, "Although I can't be 100% sure things will go the way I expect, that possibility is certainly higher than others."
"If Gu Miaomiao continues to need money or connections for help, then you or Fu Yunyi should handle it."
Fu Chi looked at Xia Zhiyi and nodded in agreement.
He wouldn't ask Xia Zhiyi considerations in making this arrangement; he just needed to know that Xia Zhiyi didn't intend to exclude him from her world.
*
It's hard to say whether the world's tricks were too old-fashioned or Xia Zhiyi was too familiar with those tricks; the subsequent developments did not surprise him.
On the day Xia Zhiyi was to meet with Li Jing and his boss, before Xia Zhiyi even arrived at the meeting place, she received news that Gu Miaomiao's mother had suddenly fainted and was rushed to the hospital.
After Xia Zhiyi finished her meeting with the leaders of the Internet Office, the follow-up on the other side also came out.
The plot isn't exactly new: Gu Miaomiao's mother suddenly falls ill with a serious condition, requiring immediate surgery, not to mention the substantial costs of her subsequent care.
Gu Miaomiao comes from an ordinary family. Her family has some savings, but not much, not enough to allow her small family to get through this disaster without any burden.
As if this level of anxiety wasn't enough to make Gu Miaomiao decide to follow the path originally laid out for her in the story, after Gu Miaomiao's mother was diagnosed, her father, in his haste to get there, didn't pay attention to the road conditions and got into a car accident.
Since it was Mr. Gu's fault for not paying attention to the traffic lights, he must bear full responsibility.
After hearing Fu Yunyi's explanation, Xia Zhiyi frowned, pinched the bridge of her nose, and asked, "How is Mr. Gu now?"
Although Fu Yunyi was not familiar with Gu Miaomiao and did not know Gu's father at all, he was very empathetic. Even though they were complete strangers, he was worried about Gu's father and mother's situation after learning about this.
Fu Yunyi: "He's still being treated, but according to the nurses, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be out of danger."
However, car accidents are no joke. Even if there is no danger to his life, Mr. Gu's body cannot be completely unharmed.
But in such a situation, being able to save one's life is already the best thing.
Fu Yunyi: "After receiving the news, I had someone contact the hospital to temporarily pay the fees for them. But... I'm not familiar with Miss Gu, and even if it's a donation from a kind person, there needs to be a reason, otherwise I..."
Xia Zhiyi: "You've already paid?"
Fu Yunyi: "... Ah, I didn't think that much at the time. By the time I came to my senses, I had already paid the money."
Xia Zhiyi rubbed her forehead, thought for a while, and finally said, "Fine, just help her to the end. If Gu Miaomiao asks you why you're helping her, just don't reveal that you investigated her before."
If she asks how you know her, just say you've mentioned her to me.