When Mai Xiaoshu rushed into the unfamiliar office, Shi Hang and a tall and thin man who looked like the leader of a magazine just stood up and shook hands. Both of them said "Happy cooperation" with smiles on their faces.
Mai Xiaoshu suddenly broke in and interrupted their conversation. The two looked at each other, neither of them understood what she meant.
"Who are you?" The tall and thin man looked outside the door with a puzzled look on his face, and looked suspiciously at Mai Xiaoshu and Song Feifei, who had half of his head sticking out of the door, looking at a loss.
Seeing the terrifying look her boss gave her, Song Feifei instantly broke out in a cold sweat and silently prayed in her heart that Xiao Shu would not say anything nonsense and get her fired.
"Excuse me, I'm here to see Mr. Shi Hang." Mai Xiaoshu bowed deeply to the two people in front of him to express his apology, "Because the situation is urgent, I came here uninvited, I'm really sorry."
"Are you the girl from Shiku Technology? Are you here to see me?" As if remembering Mai Xiaoshu's identity, Shi Hang's tense face relaxed. "Let's go. This is someone else's territory. Let's go downstairs..."
Before he finished speaking, the tall and thin leader turned to him and said politely: "Mr. Shi, from now on this is your territory. You can chat as long as you want. I'm going back first."
"Yes, yes, I almost forgot that the acquisition was successful and our contract is effective." Shi Hang sat back in his chair with a smile.
After the tall and thin leader walked out, Shi Hang looked at Mai Xiaoshu for several seconds before he said, "What do you want from me?"
"Please continue to invest in Shiku Technology!" Knowing that her request was unreasonable, Mai Xiaoshu's fair face turned red instantly.
Shi Hang was stunned for a few seconds, then came back to his senses and said in a low voice: "Didn't I tell An Chengye very clearly? Don't consider the investment. Did he send you here?"
"No... I came here on my own initiative. But please think about it carefully again. The future of Shiku Technology is limitless, and the Reiki ZOO project is also of great significance to the peaceful coexistence of humans and animals. We are only facing a temporary crisis now. As long as we solve the current problems, your investment will increase hundreds of times in the future." Mai Xiaoshu's already tense nerves became even more tense. She told herself in her heart that she should just tell him the facts she knew, and he would definitely make the right judgment.
"That's no use. Little girl, to be honest, I also valued the prospects of Shiku Technology before, and I still value it very much even now, so I wanted to persuade An Chengye to accept my investment, but I didn't expect that when the signing was approaching, an old friend really showed up and asked me to give up this cooperation. I gave up because I had no choice ." Shi Hang sighed and shook his head. It seemed that he also felt sorry for not being able to invest in Shiku Technology.
"You were entrusted by Uncle Yin, right?" Mai Xiaoshu guessed boldly.
Unexpectedly, she guessed right. Shi Hang's expression was very surprised. He raised his eyebrows and said nothing more.
"Mr. Shi, you also know that even if you don't invest in Shiku Technology, it won't go bankrupt completely. It will just fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives, and it will no longer be the creative and vibrant Internet company it is today."
Shi Hang nodded as he listened. He was impressed by the girl in front of him. Although she looked skinny and insignificant, she possessed maturity and courage rarely seen in girls of her age.
Mai Xiaoshu continued, "Do you want it to become a tool for short-sighted businessmen to make quick money? No, according to the thinking of some people who only care about immediate interests, it is not difficult to imagine that if Shiku Technology falls into their hands, it will completely decline within a few years... If it continues to develop like this, I am afraid it will go against your original intention of wanting to invest in Shiku Technology, right?"
Shi Hangmeng was a little shaken after hearing what Mai Xiaoshu said: "Your analysis is quite thorough. But if I ignore my old friend's face, I won't be able to survive in this industry!"
"No, everyone will only respect you more. In business, friendship is important, but it should also be based on mutual benefit. If the other party's request itself is a form of unfair competition and even harms your interests, why must you comply? Fame and applause will always only be reserved for true successes."
"Good girl, why didn't I realize you were so eloquent when we first met?" Shi Hang seemed to have just woken up from a dream, raised his head and looked at the little girl in front of him with a burning gaze, "Tell An Chengye about the investment, I will reconsider it."
"Really? Thank you so much!" Mai Xiaoshu was so excited that she almost burst into tears again, "But..."
Her sudden hesitation made Shi Hang frown: "But what? Is it because my investment amount is not enough?"
"No," Mai Xiaoshu shook his head self-deprecatingly, "Mr. Shi, can you tell An Chengye in person? He may not believe what I say."
Shi Hang looked up at Mai Xiaoshu, wanting to ask the reason. However, seeing the pain on her face, he immediately guessed that there was a misunderstanding between them, and stopped making things difficult for her: "You are loyal to the company, he will understand sooner or later."
"Thank you." Mai Xiaoshu looked at him gratefully.
Two weeks passed, and Mai Xiaoshu did not go to the company again, because she could not provide evidence to prove that she did not steal company secrets. No one in the company dared to contact her except Jiang Xingye's occasional calls. They seemed to have already determined that she was a traitor and were extremely disappointed in her.
Mai Xiaoshu did not go to the company to process her resignation, and she lost contact with everyone at Shiku Technology.
In her dreams at midnight, she even wondered if she was dreaming about the few months she worked at Shiku Technology. Otherwise, how could they have completely disappeared from her life like passers-by?
Her life changed from a routine of going from three points to a routine of going from two points.
The news that Shi Hang had reinvested in Shiku Technology came on the afternoon of the second Sunday. That day, Jiang Xingye gave her the items left in the company. He told her that Shi Hang had come to them again and wanted to invest, and the Lingqi ZOO project was revived.
I don’t know why, but when Jiang Xingye talked about this that day, his expression was not excited, but rather a little disappointed.
Maybe he was dissatisfied with Shi Hang's repeated inconsistency.
Jiang Xingye also said that fortunately the problem was discovered in time and remedial measures were taken immediately, so it did not cause much impact on the company. An Chengye finally decided not to pursue her responsibility because of her contribution to the project. At the same time, he also said that he never wanted to see her again.
Mai Xiaoshu didn't know whether to be happy or sad. She no longer had to worry about the police coming to arrest her. Although this had nothing to do with her, she couldn't go to the company anymore because he didn't want to see her again...
That night, Mai Xiaoshu tossed and turned. She had originally planned that if Shi Hang agreed to invest again, she would rush out of Scool Technology and tell him that she was the one who convinced Shi Hang and that she had not betrayed him, so that he would slap her in the face.
However, after hearing what Jiang Xingye said, she suddenly didn't want to say anything.
So let it be. Faced with someone who doesn't trust her, why bother to spend all her time explaining things to him? She just needs to have a clear conscience.
Having said that, why did I still feel so sad when I heard Jiang Xingye say that An Chengye didn’t want to see her again?
Song Feifei got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and after finding out that she was not asleep, the two talked all night... After learning the reasons why she was unemployed at home again, she was so angry that she went to settle the score with An Chengye and Yin Lunmei that night.
"Although I don't know what great project you are working on, anyone with a little bit of common sense should know that it's not you who did it! The annual salary they offer is already very high, is it necessary this? What basis do they have to say that you and Miyamaru Satoshi are in cahoots? And now Miyamaru Satoshi is just missing, and they have no evidence to prove that he is the hacker!"
"It would be great if they were all willing to believe me like you do."
"I really misjudged An Chengye. I didn't expect him to be so incapable of distinguishing right from wrong! Let's go and settle accounts with them now!" Song Feifei said as she tried to pull up Mai Xiaoshu, who was lying on the sofa with a gloomy face. Her face turned red with anger, and she looked like she was going to avenge Mai Xiaoshu.
"Fei Fei, what time is it now? If you want to teach him a lesson, you have to do it during the day." The two turned their heads to look at the time on the wall. It was 10:40 p.m.
"Then... let's do it tomorrow." Song Feifei scratched his head and sat down dejectedly.
"It must be Jiang Xingye who persuaded An Chengye not to pursue the matter, otherwise you would have been sent to jail by An Chengye! Xiao Shu, do you really not want to clear your name?"
"I have no idea……"
She really wants to prove it to the whole world, but what can she prove?
Originally, Mai Xiaoshu thought that Song Feifei was just talk when she said she would teach An Chengye and Yin Lunmei a lesson. However, she didn't expect that the next day after school, as soon as she came out of the classroom, Song Feifei dragged her to the laboratory.
"Why on earth are you taking me there? We don't have any evidence at all!"
Along the way, she tried to stop the impulsive Song Feifei, but her best friend seemed to have made up her mind: "You don't have to say anything, just stand by and listen to me. I will definitely seek justice for you!"
When they walked to the lobby on the first floor of the laboratory, as if it was destined, they happened to run into Yin Lunmei and An Chengye coming out of the elevator.
Song Feifei, who had no idea what had happened, was stunned when she saw this scene.
In her sight, Yin Lunmei was talking to An Chengye with great excitement. Although An Chengye's face was expressionless as always, he did not shake off her hand...
The two of them standing together, the boy is handsome and the girl is pretty, they look like a match made in heaven.
Until he saw this moment with his own eyes, the only remaining fantasy in Mai Xiaoshu's heart was shattered.
"These two look so close... They... They are a couple?" Song Feifei turned to look at Mai Xiaoshu in disbelief, but unexpectedly saw a trace of panic and sadness across her face.
"What's wrong?" Song Feifei asked Mai Xiaoshu when she noticed her mood change.
"Fei Fei, let's go back!" Mai Xiaoshu said with his head down.
"But..." Song Feifei looked unwillingly at the man and woman walking towards them not far away. Didn't they agree to seek justice for her today?
"Please!" She felt her eyes getting hot.
A refreshing breeze blew through the hall, and the coolness penetrated her skin and reached her heart.
Seeing Mai Xiaoshu's distraught look, Song Feifei fell silent, and suddenly a guess came to her mind: Could it be that Xiaoshu likes An Chengye?
Seeing the two people getting closer, Mai Xiaoshu subconsciously wanted to find a place to hide, but found that there was no one around... Her face instantly turned red to her neck, and soon they walked up to her .
She was still thinking about how to greet them without appearing flustered, but she saw a trace of trance flash across An Chengye's handsome face. He seemed to see her, but he treated her as air, and passed by them intimately with Yin Lunmei holding his hand...
At that moment, they were so close, so close that she could even smell the faint scent of shower gel on him; yet so far away, so far that yet so close yet so far away.
Mai Xiaoshu watched them walk past him. From beginning to end, he didn't even look at her.
She suddenly remembered what Jiang Xingye had told her. He said he didn't want to see her again.
Yin Lunmei, who was standing by, smiled triumphantly and glanced at her casually, which made her frustration obvious.
"Xiao Shu, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have pulled you here without considering your feelings..." On the way back, Song Feifei seemed to have noticed something and apologized.
"I'm fine." Mai Xiaoshu lowered his head and walked back with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Along the way, passers-by kept looking at her.
Her eyes were red as she tried to hold back tears. She knew how miserable she was, but she couldn't control herself from thinking the worst.
Why did she think he should believe her? After all, she was not his. Moreover, maybe An Chengye was using her as a scapegoat to cover up the fact that Yin Lunmei committed a crime? In any case, she was just a chess piece that was completely abandoned.
Mai Xiaoshu was in such a low mood that she was a little absent-minded when Andy came to see her in the evening.
"Chirp (small bundle)——"
"Andy," Mai Xiaoshu stood on the balcony, looking at the oriole perched on the balcony railing, and greeted it with a smile, "Where have you been recently? Why haven't I seen you?"
"The weather is getting colder and colder. I seldom go out now." Andy's feathers were drooping and he looked listless. Mai Xiaoshu suddenly felt a little guilty. She had been busy with the affairs of Shiku Technology and had completely neglected Andy and the others.
"I'm sorry, I didn't even notice this..."
"It's okay," Andy shook his feathers, trying to cheer himself up, and said to her, "I came here today to say goodbye to you. I'm going to the South!"
Mai Xiaoshu then remembered that orioles are summer migratory birds, and in autumn they will migrate to warmer places to spend the winter.
"Andy, I can't bear to leave you..." Mai Xiaoshu reached out and touched its feathers, only to feel sore in his eyes.
Hearing this, Andy tilted his head and rubbed her palm. He whispered, "I can't bear to leave you either... But don't worry, I will come back to see you next year when the weather is warmer."
"Well! Then we have a deal, you must come back to see me!"
"During this period, you have to take good care of yourself..."
"I will. You too, be careful on your way south..."
The man and the bird whispered to each other reluctantly until Song Feifei heard the sound, and Andy flew away reluctantly.
Mai Xiaoshu looked at the direction where the bird disappeared, and finally forced himself to cheer up: Mai Xiaoshu, stop dwelling on those who don't care about you. Don't forget that there are many friends around you who care about you. Even for them, please cheer up!