Chapter 261: Empty-Nest Elder

Winter in Jiangcheng has no snow, only rain; it has been raining for days, and the damp, cold feeling makes it hard to muster any motivation.

Lin Sui's entire Company exudes a lifeless feeling.

Guan Miao, not knowing what kind of mindset she was in, happened to be passing by today and snuck over to take a look.

Ever since she gloated in Lin Sui's Live Streaming Room last time, she hadn't really watched Lin Sui's Live Streaming much.

She has been busy lately, too.

She had already successfully used her father's connections to get Yong Xi onto a music program on a certain television station.

If nothing else, Yong Xi is quite talented at singing and should be able to make a name for himself.

However, with the previous scandal about rigging the show being exposed, the production team is very wary of people sent over by their Guan Clan.

Yong Xi's singing isn't bad; she hopes he can rely on his talent to attract a wave of fans.

Once this show is over, it will be equivalent to gilding him.

As long as he doesn't crash and burn and can produce two more hit songs, his popularity will definitely surpass Lin Sui's!

Some say Lin Sui is also good at singing and dancing, but she has never participated in a show; in their line of work, what is the point if you aren't recognized by mainstream programs?

She had already imagined Lin Sui scratching her head in anxiety at the Company recently.

So, when she passed by today, she was inexplicably drawn to take a look.

Sure enough.

She had never seen a company so lifeless; everyone looked like they lacked motivation.

It might just go bankrupt.

It is truly a delightful sight.

…

Lin Sui returned from supervising a construction site in the afternoon and saw a figure lurking at the entrance of the Company.

She suddenly remembered the scene a few months ago when Feng Liu was surrounded.

He has been very well-behaved lately and hasn't exposed any big shots, so who is this person stalking now?

Lin Sui squinted her eyes and stared at the person's back; the only thing she could be sure of was that the person was a girl she had never seen before.

Could it be!

A sasaeng fan of some male Live Streamer?

Things are really looking up; Live Streamers even have sasaeng fans now.

Lin Sui put away her umbrella, snuck behind the person, and followed her gaze to look inside.

She asked in a low voice, "What are you looking at?"

Guan Miao was still secretly excited and didn't react at all, blurting out, "Seeing when this company will go bankrupt."

Lin Sui was puzzled: "Huh? Bankrupt? Did you hear some rumors?"

Guan Miao opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, when she suddenly realized this voice sounded a bit familiar.

She turned her head abruptly to look at Lin Sui, who was standing behind her and was a head taller than her.

"……"

"………"

"…………"

Damn!

Why does Lin Sui look even better in person than she does in the Live Streaming Room?

Is this the legendary "not photogenic"?

This skin is no different from having a beauty filter on.

She didn't even look like she was wearing makeup.

A "no-makeup" makeup look!

It must be a "no-makeup" makeup look!

Guan Miao twitched the corner of her mouth, said nothing in the end, grabbed the scarf around her neck to cover her face, and turned to leave.

Lin Sui hadn't seen her face before, so she shouldn't have recognized her.

If she were to be recognized…

"Miao'er! Since you're already here, why not come in and sit for a while?" Lin Sui's devilish voice rang out behind her.

"You've got the wrong person!"

Guan Miao dropped this line, covered her face tightly, and ran into a luxury car parked on the side of the road through the drizzling rain.

Lin Sui: "……"

Although she hadn't seen her before, it was hard not to guess based on her tone.

Facts proved she hadn't guessed wrong.

Lin Sui walked into the Company lobby and looked at the lazy staff members.

She felt a moment of confusion.

Who exactly leaked the news?

Knowing that this company was going to "go bankrupt"?

So what did Guan Miao come here for?

…

The lack of motivation during the day was because most of the Live Streamers in the Company streamed at night, and it only got lively in the evening.

Unfortunately, Guan Miao didn't see it.

That night, Guan Miao specifically kept an eye on Lin Sui's Live Streaming, wanting to see what she would say.

As it turned out, Lin Sui didn't do a Live Streaming tonight either.

She felt more and more that Lin Sui was about to be unable to keep going, and she felt absolutely wonderful inside.

At the same time, she couldn't help but feel a bit of disdain.

It was just that her popularity wasn't as good as Yong Xi's, and she couldn't handle that and stopped doing Live Streaming?

That was just too fragile!

In reality, Lin Sui was organizing a list of partners; she was about to open a factory, and the raw materials needed suppliers.

The system had listed a bunch of reliable raw material suppliers for her, and she needed to negotiate with them one by one herself.

Otherwise, how could the system have agreed to her not doing Live Streaming every other day?

Because the raw materials were a secret!

They absolutely could not be exposed.

Busy, it's good to be busy.

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In the blink of an eye, major companies all began to make arrangements for the holidays to go home for the New Year.

Lin Sui also gave her employees time off in advance.

After all, these people could still do Live Streaming when they went home, so there was no need to keep an eye on them constantly, as long as they had some sense and didn't cause trouble.

Suddenly, she was the only one left in the Company, still leaving early and returning late.

It reminded her of when she first established the Company; in such a large company, there was only her.

But later, A Fu was coaxed over by her, and after keeping her company for a period of time, it gradually became lively.

Thinking of A Fu, Lin Sui hadn't been in contact with him for a while.

He also hadn't come to her Live Streaming Room for a long time.

She didn't know if he was truly busy, or if it was because she broadcasted less, or perhaps...

Just like how Guan Miao had mocked her before.

Some big shots say they are busy with work, but in reality, they have long since jumped ship.

Being busy with work is just a decent excuse.

After thinking about it, Lin Sui still took the initiative to send a message to A Fu.

Lin Sui: "Will you still come back?"

A simple and straightforward greeting.

There was no reply from the other side for a long time.

It was morning on her side at this moment, and it should be night on A Fu's side.

She wasn't sure if the other party was sleeping.

Lin Sui put down her phone, just about to start a new day of work.

A Fu's message came back: "Mm, I'll return after the New Year."

At most, there were only ten or so days left!

He was almost through the worst of it.

Seeing this sentence, Lin Sui raised her eyebrows slightly, "Are you planning to spend the New Year's reunion there?"

A Fu: "Mm, that's what my brother said."

Lin Sui: "Let me confirm, that is to say, you still acknowledge the identity of being an employee of my Company, right?"

It took A Fu over a minute to reply: "Mm... my employment contract... hasn't expired yet, right?"

Lin Sui: "Not yet. ^_^"

A Fu: "That's good..."

He would go back to renew the contract.

Lin Sui took a screenshot of A Fu's words on the spot and threw it to Fu Xi.

Lin Sui: "Jiaren Ge, remember to pay for poaching my Company's employee. ^_^"

Fu Xi: "?"

Fu Xi: "Pay what money? That's my own younger brother!"

Lin Sui: "He is my employee, there is a contract in black and white; do you know how much the Company has lost during the time he hasn't been here!"

Fu Xi: "Say it and let me be happy?"

Lin Sui: "I'm afraid you won't be happy if I say it; all losses shall be borne by Young Master Fu!"

Fu Xi: "On what grounds?"

Lin Sui: "On the grounds that you poached my employee."

Fu Xi: "... Then don't say it."

Lin Sui: "I only gave him a vacation, you held him back for several months, where is your conscience!"

Fu Xi: "Not listening, not listening, the turtle is chanting scriptures."

A Fu lay on the bed, nervously and conflictedly waiting for Lin Sui to say something else to him.

But it seemed that apart from these, she had nothing else she wanted to say to him.

Just... not chatting anymore?

Since she didn't take the initiative to speak, he was also a bit embarrassed to say anything.

The message typed in the chat box was deleted and edited over and over.

It should be morning on her side now; usually, she basically sleeps in on mornings, why did she get up so early today?

After hesitating for a long time, A Fu still reservedly sent over a sentence.

A Fu: "Is there nothing else you want to say?"

"..."

A while later.

She did not reply to him.

He waited anxiously.

After another while, there was still no reply to him.

Could she have fallen asleep?

So what was the question she just asked him...? Did she think of him while she was dazed, and then come over to ask him?

A Fu: "Did you miss me??"

【You recalled a message】

A Fu: "Did you think of me?"

It really was a bit too embarrassing.

Adding one extra word changed the meaning, making it not so shy-making.

A Fu also felt a bit like he was too cowardly.

But Lin Sui had never shown that she was interested in him as a person; he dared not act recklessly.

Dull and boring was Fuxi's evaluation of him.

It would be strange if she could be interested in him, right?

Oh my, why hasn't she replied to him yet?

He even wanted to recall this sentence.

"Damn Lin Sui, are you trying to kill me!"

Fuxi's furious voice suddenly rang out in the living room.

A Fu sat up from the bed at once.

Listening to the commotion outside, it sounded like Fuxi was using a voice message to scold Lin Sui.

"You dare to set a trap to harm me, and you dare to blackmail me? I'm going to report you! I'll go to your Live Streaming Room tonight and report you!"

"..."

A Fu stared at the chat box on his phone and took a deep breath.

She didn't reply to him because she was busy demanding money from Fuxi...

At this very moment, he also really wanted to ask that classic quote.

Is money important or...?

That was a bit too overestimating his own capabilities.

A Fu recalled the last sentence he had just sent to Lin Sui as well.

She had only come to ask him if he still acknowledged his status as an employee, so she could go blackmail Fuxi.

It wasn't about thinking of him at all, let alone missing him.

Even though she had been gone for so long, she hadn't contacted him even once!

He should have known long ago!

Ding—

The phone chimed once.

A Fu immediately lowered his eyes to look at the phone.

Lin Sui: "I've given all the Company employees time off. Now I'm the only one in the Company. I suddenly remembered when the Company was first established; it was just like this. Later, you came, and things slowly got better."

Lin Sui: "After being together day and night for so long, you suddenly left for a few months; it's impossible to say I didn't miss you at all."

Lin Sui: "Counting it up like this, I did miss you."

A Fu: "..."

He suddenly threw off the quilt, gripped his phone with trembling hands, grabbed a jacket draped to the side to put on, and left the bedroom.

In the living room, Fuxi was still holding his phone, preparing to send a voice message to Lin Sui to scold her.

He had just learned that the reliable detective he had found for the second time was actually Feng Liu's alt account.

He had been set up by Feng Liu and Lin Sui twice.

He was furious to the point of death; he couldn't stand it at all!

His mouth was still aimed at the phone, but his eyes were already fixed on A Fu, who had a flushed face, eyes rimmed with mist from shyness, and looked like he was about to cry.

"Where are you going in the middle of the night? I wasn't scolding Lin Sui, I was just joking around with her. I won't report her or file a complaint, don't be angry."

He still thought A Fu was angry that he was scolding Lin Sui.

A Fu was still wearing his pajamas, just draped in a jacket, and had already started changing his shoes at the door.

He made a decision that went against his ancestors.

"I plan to return to the country, Brother."

Fuxi: "?"

"Didn't we agree to wait until after the New Year to leave?"

Fuxi stood up from the sofa at once, his finger releasing the recording button he had been holding down, accidentally sending it to Lin Sui.

He couldn't care about that anymore.

"What am I supposed to do if you leave?"

A Fu looked serious, "Lin Sui needs me!"

Fuxi asked suspiciously: "In what way? Did she tell you that herself?"

A Fu did not stop the movements of his hands at all, "No, but she is the only one in the Company right now, and it just so happens that she thought of me at this time, which means she needs me."

Fuxi: "? Are you... also infected with delusional love disorder?"

A Fu: "You don't understand at all."

Last time Fuxi asked if there were any secrets between him and Lin Sui that belonged only to the two of them, he thought, this could count as a secret.

The rare time they could be alone together.

Fuxi: "? I don't understand, you can tell me so I can understand, right? She is a person, am I not a person too?"

A Fu: "No time to tell you, I will ask Mom and Dad to come over to keep you company as soon as possible."

"What about the Lunar New Year?"

"Where in a foreign country is there a holiday like the Lunar New Year? Stupid brother."

"..."

A Fu left overnight, without the slightest bit of lingering attachment.

Leaving Fuxi all alone, as helpless as an empty-nest elderly person.

If he was going to leave, couldn't he have left during the day?

In the middle of the night, in such a rush, he wondered if Lin Sui had confessed to him, making him so excited.

What the hell!

Lin Sui heard the voice message Fuxi sent; although A Fu's voice was very soft, it was still very distinct.

He said he was returning to the country.

Just like that, he was coming back?

Lin Sui was so excited she was almost in tears.

Brother!

Finally willing to come back; from now on, her work will be cut in half!

Fuxi: "You used a beauty trap? Despicable!"

Lin Sui: "This is called reminiscing about the past."

She was just speaking the truth, having simply remembered the past.

Fuxi: "Reminiscing my ass! He just up and left; do you know how much work he left for me?"

Lin Sui: "Jiaren Ge~ that is your Company, it has nothing to do with Fu. He has signed a contract at my Company~"

Fuxi: "..."

Lin Sui: "Oh my, I am about to be liberated."

Fuxi: "..."

A Fu is a brick, moved wherever he is needed.

If anyone had known A Fu was so useful, who would have let him go to another company!

At the thought that A Fu was about to return, Lin Sui felt much more relaxed.

This is an affirmation of Fu's work!

But he still came back late; during this period, she had already handled most of what needed to be dealt with herself.

The cooperation had also been negotiated, just waiting for a good day to start work.

It's good that he's back; the whole family should be together to witness the big Company!

Lin Sui calculated the time, looked at what time A Fu would arrive, and wondered if she should go pick him up.

He estimated he wouldn't arrive until noon tomorrow, so he could have a good rest today.

As it turned out, the next morning, just as she finished getting ready, she didn't wait for A Fu to return, but instead waited for Shen Ti.

He was dressed quite festively, carrying big and small bags in his hands, looking like he was here to pay a New Year's call.

But it wasn't time for the New Year yet, was it?

"Sui Sui, I've come to keep you company, are you happy?"

Lin Sui asked suspiciously: "Hm?"

Since when did she need someone to keep her company?

Shen Ti: "My dad asked me to bring you some things..."

Lin Sui's expression changed, "Happy! Quick, give it to me!"

So it turned out he was delivering her bonus; look at this whole mess.