Chapter 273: What if I am caught?

"A private cinema?" Xu Tian raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Xu Rixin had indeed covered his tracks perfectly; even if he were photographed going to a private cinema with Chen Xiaoxiao, it could be explained away as the two of them meeting up to watch a movie.

However, the private cinema's booths had no surveillance, so what the two of them did inside was completely impossible for the outside world to detect.

"That's right. After I discovered that the two of them were entering and leaving the private cinema together, I specifically investigated and found that Xu Rixin had opened a membership card at this cinema, and the stored value was quite high. He has an exclusive VIP room."

"Do you have the address of that private cinema and his exclusive VIP room number?" Xu Tian thought for a moment and asked.

"I have the address here, but as for the room number, I haven't found it out yet. However, you don't need to worry; in two days, I will definitely give you an accurate answer."

Chang Jizhe had once been an experienced reporter, and with the connections he had accumulated over the years, finding out which private cinema Xu Rixin's exclusive booth was in was only a matter of time.

"Then I will trouble you, Chief Editor Chang."

Xu Tian stood up, poured a cup of tea for the two of them across the table, and raised his cup as a substitute for wine, saying, "I'll treat you to a meal another day."

"Mr. Xu, you are too polite. If it weren't for you, our Tongtian Times would probably have gone bankrupt, and I wouldn't have been promoted to Chief Editor. In the future, if there are similar commissions, just call me directly. I will use the connections I have on hand to investigate for you."

"Many thanks."

Xu Tian exchanged a few more pleasantries with Chang Jizhe, then bid him farewell and left the tea house.

The auction for that piece of land in Beicheng would begin soon. Before that, if he couldn't make Yan Qingxue see Xu Rixin's true colors, he could only temporarily let Su Xiuya and Yan Jinsong suffer and worry.

Weighing the pros and cons, Xu Tian still wanted to minimize the damage, but now that Yan Qingxue only trusted Xu Rixin, he had to prepare for both possibilities.

In the blink of an eye, there was less than a week left until the day of the auction.

On this day, Yan Qingxue got off work early and returned to her apartment, digging out a door card and several keys from the corner of her wardrobe.

Previously, when her family was kicked out of the house by the Yan Family Patriarch, they were only allowed to take some personal items, but she had secretly kept the door card and keys when the Yan family wasn't paying attention.

At the time, she hadn't thought of doing anything; she was just unwilling to accept it. She was unwilling to be kicked out of the house so ignominiously, and she still fantasized that one day her father's grievances could be cleared and they could be accepted by the Yan family again.

But as time passed, she was now completely disappointed with those so-called family members and no longer had any expectations for them. However, she didn't expect that the door card and keys she had unintentionally kept would help her a great deal.

Yan Ershu was a cautious person who didn't trust anyone, and he would take important company documents home for safekeeping. As long as she snuck back in when the Yan family wasn't paying attention, avoided all surveillance, entered the study, and found the quotation for the Beicheng land, she would be able to help Xu Rixin win the Beicheng land.

The situation was even smoother than she had expected. After all, the Yan family mansion was the place where she had lived for nearly twenty years, and she was very familiar with the blind spots of the surveillance and the security patrol times there.

She snuck in through the back door, easily avoided the surveillance, and climbed into the mansion through the warehouse window. After quietly closing the window, Yan Qingxue walked toward the door on tiptoe, aided by the faint moonlight.

After so long, returning to the familiar Yan family mansion, Yan Qingxue only felt desolate and ironic. This was once the place where she had lived, her home, but now she had become an outsider, unable to even walk through the front door openly to go home.

Family affection was simply a joke to her. She hated these people in the Yan family, hated the Yan Family Patriarch for not believing them, and hated Yan Ershu for being treacherous and wanting to wipe out their family.

Therefore, she felt no guilt for what she was about to do now; she only felt that this was the punishment Yan Ershu deserved.

What's more, it was just a mere piece of land worth a million; it couldn't be considered a big project for the Yan family. Even if they didn't win the bid, Yan Ershu wouldn't care.

Constantly building herself up mentally, Yan Qingxue soon arrived at the study and rummaged through the drawers on tiptoe. After searching for more than ten minutes, she finally saw the quotation list for the Beicheng land.

She memorized the total price on it, then quietly put all the documents back in their original places and left without a sound.

On the other side, in Xu Rixin's office, Chen Xiaoxiao was leaning in Xu Rixin's arms, holding a lady's cigarette and puffing away.

"Brother Rixin, do you really think that stupid woman can find out the final bottom price of the Yan family for you? For confidential documents like this, the Yan family will definitely guard them strictly. How could they let her have a chance?"

"Don't underestimate Yan Qingxue; she is quite clever."

Xu Rixin's gaze was firm.

"Just wait and see; she will definitely tell me the Yan family's final bottom price."

"Hmph!"

Chen Xiaoxiao snorted with dissatisfaction and complained coquettishly, "You're praising her in front of me; I'm going to be jealous."

"Don't mess around; business is important."

He pushed Chen Xiaoxiao and pushed her off his body.

To Xu Rixin, whether it was Chen Xiaoxiao or Yan Qingxue, they were just his tools.

Chen Xiaoxiao was bold and unrestrained, and could satisfy all his needs in bed. As for Yan Qingxue, she could manage the company for him in an orderly manner.

He very much enjoyed the pleasure of being in control of the overall situation between the two women.

Chen Xiaoxiao extinguished the cigarette in her hand with some displeasure.

"Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that that woman is still a little useful to us, I would have kicked her out of the company long ago!"

It had to be said that sometimes she was still jealous of Yan Qingxue's talent.

"Baby, do you think I'm willing to fob her off? We must prioritize the big picture. During this time, don't come to me if you have nothing to do. In case she bumps into you, I'm afraid she'll be suspicious."

"Even if I bump into her, so what? Could it be that I'm afraid of her!"

Chen Xiaoxiao curled her lips in defiance.

"At worst, I'll just have a showdown with her directly. I'm already somewhat famous in the fashion circle now. I don't believe that without her as a ghostwriter behind the scenes, I won't be able to design other outstanding works."

Just as her voice fell, footsteps came from outside the office, and then the door was knocked on, and Yan Qingxue's voice came in.

"President Xu, are you there?"

Yan Qingxue was here!

Xu Rixin immediately sat up straight and gave Chen Xiaoxiao a look.

"Got it, I won't give it away."

Although Chen Xiaoxiao was a little unconvinced, in order to preserve the overall situation, she could only tidy up her skirt and take a few steps back to distance herself from Xu Rixin.

"I'm here, come in." Xu Rixin cleared his throat and said to the person outside the door.