Xia Zhiyi never expected that after asking someone for help, her own commotion along the way would lead to her being photographed and the photos being posted online.
but...
Xia Zhiyi touched her face mask to make sure it was still covering her face. "How did I get discovered?"
Ming Taotao's expression was somewhat indescribable. "Wearing a mask won't help, Teacher Xia. Do you think it's common for people like you to be able to subdue knife-wielding assailants so easily? Not to mention, you wore that outfit during your previous live stream, have you forgotten?"
"The features are too obvious."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xia Zhiyi looked down at her clothes, then at Ming Taotao, and then at Gu Miaomiao, hesitatingly asking, "Am I easy to recognize? These clothes aren't hard to buy, they're quite common, right?"
Gu Miaomiao: "... They're quite easy to recognize."
Ming Taotao: "Easy to recognize."
Assistant Li adjusted his glasses. "I wouldn't mistake Mr. Xia for someone else."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xia Zhiyi wondered if she had become too lax and forgotten all the skills she had learned to conceal her aura.
Xia Zhiyi rubbed her temples and asked Ming Taotao, "Did Sister Chen tell me what to do?"
Ming Taotao shook her head. "No, Sister Chen just said that the media might contact you, and asked me to come and see if there was anything I could do to help, and also to help you stop those people."
As she said this, Ming Taotao smiled and said, "Although Sister Chen and I both feel that even without anyone's help, there are plenty of ways to avoid responding to the media if you don't want to, it's better to be safe than sorry. As your assistant, I can't just do nothing."
As she said this, Ming Taotao looked at Gu Miaomiao, smiled, walked over to her, and patted her shoulder. "I was thinking this morning that if I wasn't busy today, I would come to see you this afternoon, but I didn't expect to run into you here."
Gu Miaomiao was also somewhat helpless; she hadn't expected any of this to happen today.
In the end, Xia Zhiyi cooperated and completed the statement. He then asked Ming Taotao to take Gu Miaomiao back to the hospital, while he left with Assistant Li.
Before leaving, some people actually followed the scent all the way to the police station, but no one dared to cause trouble there. At most, they just stood at the door hoping to find an opportunity to interview Xia Zhiyi and get first-hand information.
However, when they saw Xia Zhiyi get into a clearly expensive luxury car and leave, no one dared to stop her.
Especially when that car was a limited edition worldwide.
Even if the car doesn't Xia Zhiyi, the owner must have a special relationship with Xia Zhiyi. This kind of car isn't something you can just buy with money. They just want to gain traffic and make money; they don't really want to offend anyone.
Inside the car, Xia Zhiyi also somewhat surprised. "Where did this car come from? I don't remember Fu Chi having this car in his garage."
Assistant Li, sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and replied, "It's the young master's car."
The young master he was referring to was naturally Fu Yunyi.
"No wonder." Xia Zhiyi nodded, indicating that she understood.
Fu Chi used to be colorblind, and the lack of color undoubtedly made his life less enjoyable. Naturally, he didn't have much of a pursuit for luxury cars and focused more on performance.
In comparison, Fu Yunyi's hobbies are more in line with what boys his age should have, and he also has the means to satisfy them, owning quite a few cars, but he doesn't actually have many opportunities to drive them.
However, Fu Yunyi is generous, at least to his family. After buying the car, he would drive it for a while and then put it in the garage for his family to use freely.
Assistant Li: "Personally, I think that occasionally using a luxury car to intimidate others can save some trouble, if they have any sense."
I hope you don't mind.
This was because they were worried that Xia Zhiyi would think driving such a car was too flashy.
Xia Zhiyi didn't seem to mind. "I don't mind."
For someone like him, cars are just tools.
Whether cheap or expensive, they are essentially the same.
Assistant Li smiled and said, "Thank you."
Although when making these arrangements, Assistant Li guessed that Xia Zhiyi wouldn't mind these minor details.
Because Fu Chi was still in a meeting, which was reportedly about a project in cooperation with the government. Due to Fu Chi's recent accident and some changes within the Hangu Group, the government had sent a relatively important person to participate in the meeting, probably for some reasons. Fu Chi could not leave casually in order to show that the meeting was important.
The scenario in the novel where the domineering CEO leaves the meeting immediately upon hearing that his beloved wife is in trouble is obviously unlikely to happen to Fu Chi.
Even if Fu Chi values Xia Zhiyi highly, he wouldn't act so impulsively.
Xia Zhiyi wouldn't be upset that he sent Assistant Li instead of picking him up personally, because Xia Zhiyi is essentially a rational person.
This was Xia Zhiyi's thought before she met Fu Chi.
He hadn't expected that, after arriving at the company, he would have to wait until Fu Chi finished his meeting before he could see him.
But Fu Chi found an excuse to leave midway through the meeting, just to see him and confirm that he was really safe, before hurriedly returning to the conference room to continue the previous meeting.
Although it's only a few minutes, a short break is understandable for a large meeting, but...
Sitting in Fu Chi's office, Xia Zhiyi couldn't help but chuckle as she thought about Fu Chi's behavior earlier.
"This is a little unexpected, Mr. Fu," he murmured.
He assumed Fu Chi had remained calm, which was why he made this arrangement. But that was assuming nothing had happened to him. If Fu Chi received news of his injury, would he still be able to remain calm?
However, Xia Zhiyi could only think about this; she couldn't confirm it.
After all, he's very skilled and hard to get injured.
He doesn't have a masochistic tendency, nor does he intend to hurt himself casually; that's not fun.
Knock knock--
Xia Zhiyi looked up. "Come in."
Another woman in a business suit entered carrying tea. "Excuse me."
Xia Zhiyi watched as the other person placed the tea on the coffee table in front of him, smiled gently at him, and then, after confirming that Xia Zhiyi had no other needs, politely and courteously left the office.
That's not the point.
The key point is that this person's face is unfamiliar; Xia Zhiyi has never seen him before, so he might be a new member of Fu Chi's secretariat.
During their brief encounter, although the other party thought she had hidden it well, Xia Zhiyi still noticed her subtle and unpleasant scrutinizing gaze, as well as the somewhat disdainful look in her eyes before she left.
"Hmm, my Mr. Fu is indeed very charming." Xia Zhiyi adjusted her posture, casually and lazily lying on the sofa, without touching the still steaming cup of tea. "What should I do? Am I going to become a villainous supporting character too?"