Chapter 445

Shu Xuan had just clocked in for work, and before he had even sat down, a haggard-looking Lin Qi arrived in front of him.

Lin Qi was truly a person who did not invite affection.

"Do you have business with me?" Shu Xuan asked, looking up at Lin Qi.

Lin Qi's eye sockets were red; he must not have slept well last night.

"I have already requested leave from the company, and starting today, I will come to the office every other day," Lin Qi said.

Shu Xuan had little patience. "There is no need to tell me about your affairs."

"Of course there is a need. Do you know why I requested leave? Because my mother was in a car accident and had to have an amputation; from now on, she can only lie in bed and be cared for by others. But Shu Xia only went to the hospital on the day of the surgery, and then she disappeared for these past two days; I can't get in touch with her no matter what," Lin Qi said with some urgency in his tone.

A car accident, an amputation?

Shu Xuan was slightly surprised. "There is no need to tell me about your family's affairs."

"How is it not my business? Shu Xia is also your sister; she is my mother's biological daughter. At a time like this, what she should be doing is staying by my mother's side and doing her best to take care of her, yet she is silent and has no news," Lin Qi frowned tightly.

Shu Xuan sneered, "Why didn't you treat Xia Xia like family before? Now that something has happened, you want to use moral kidnapping? Are you worthy? The ones who should be taking care of your mother are you siblings. If Xia Xia wants to take care of her, that is Xia Xia's kindness; if Xia Xia doesn't want to, that is also perfectly understandable."

"But we all have our own jobs and don't have that much time; only Xia Xia..." Lin Qi argued.

Shu Xuan's face turned completely cold; Lin Qi's logic truly refreshed the bottom line of shamelessness. "Xia Xia also has a very good job; in my view, none of your family's jobs are as respectable as hers. If there is something wrong with your own brains, don't think that others are as brainless as your family. If there is nothing else, get lost; I still have work to do."

Lin Qi retorted almost subconsciously, "How can she be the same as us..."

But as soon as the words left his mouth, he froze.

It seemed everyone in his family thought this way: Shu Xia was different from Miaomiao, and different from them; she didn't have as high a status as them, nor was she as important as them, so no matter how much Shu Xia gave, they could turn a blind eye to it, or even feel it was only natural.

Lin Qi suddenly realized this point.

Because of this sudden realization, the muscles in his face tightened.

He stiffly took a step and left.

Shu Xuan watched Lin Qi leave and immediately let his face drop. "Shameless."

He knew Xia Xia had gone traveling, and now that he knew the despicable thoughts of these petty people in the Lin Family, he felt even more heartache for Xia Xia.

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When Shu Xia woke up the next day, she discovered it was already past ten o'clock, and Qiao Muting was not there.

She got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After changing her clothes, she searched everywhere on the bed for her phone.

The phone had fallen onto the floor.

There was a message left for her by Qiao Muting.

He had left at seven in the morning and told her to call the hotel butler after she woke up to have them send breakfast, and he had arranged for Zhang Tezhu to accompany her to go out and have fun today.

He also emphasized that it was not safe for a girl to travel alone.

Shu Xia felt a bit helpless; fine, if he said it wasn't safe, then it wasn't safe.

After eating breakfast, Zhang Tezhu came to knock on the door, holding a printed document in his hand.

"Miss Shu, this is the itinerary I made this morning. It has detailed introductions on it; take a look and see which one you like."

Looking at the document in front of her, Shu Xia sincerely praised, "Professional!"

"That's right, I have a kind of ability: whatever I do, I do it well," Zhang Tezhu said, feeling a bit smug from the praise.

Since it was the boss who gave the order for him to take Miss Shu out to have fun, he would absolutely make sure Miss Shu had a good time.

For the entire day, Zhang Tezhu took Shu Xia to check in at several places.

Zhang Tezhu also brought a professional camera, and the photos he took were no less than those of a professional photographer.

Shu Xia looked at the photos in the camera and praised Zhang Tezhu once again, "They are taken so well."

Zhang Tezhu's personal ability was truly comprehensive; with just this photography technique, even Qiao Muting would probably have to call him a teacher.

When it reached dinner time, the two of them chatted about tomorrow's itinerary.