The Mind-Read Heiress: From Impostor to Family Favorite-Chapter 558 - 301

"No?" Shen Jingxiu’s gaze carried a hint of skepticism as he looked toward Wenyan standing beside Qin Yulong.

As he considered Wenyan, so did Qin Yulong.

Wenyan instantly felt the atmosphere in the study change.

She felt like a worker at that moment, with her two bosses locked in a tense stand-off.

Just as she was unsure of what to say, Qin Yulong spoke up.

"What do you mean by that, big brother? Do you not believe what I said, or do you doubt my ability to run the company?"

Wenyan: "..." Oh, well, that direct question just made things even more awkward on the spot.

But then again, she realized she’d never really considered this issue before.

Her usual thought was, "Since those people don’t speak the truth anyway, let them slander as they wish. I’ll have my day to slap them in the face hard."

But now that Shen Jingxiu had brought it up, she suddenly realized she indeed had an entertainment company in her hands.

She was also becoming a bit curious.

[Right, why hasn’t Yulong intervened in those slanderous trending topics online? She’s not the kind of person to do nothing. Does she have some plan?]

[Yeah, she must have a plan. I always believe in her!]

Qin Yulong hadn’t planned to explain herself in detail to Shen Jingxiu.

Since Shen Jingxiu was not her lead, she was under no obligation to go out of her way to prove herself after being questioned.

But now, she’d heard Wenyan’s inner thoughts.

Wenyan had doubts as well.

The most important thing was that Wenyan trusted her from the bottom of her heart.

She hadn’t brought these issues up to Wenyan before because they had nothing to do with her duties as an actress, and Wenyan didn’t need to worry about them.

But since she was curious, Qin Yulong didn’t mind clarifying things in front of her.

"I have my reasons for my actions. Before, people thought Wenyan had no support, so they acted recklessly. Now everyone knows she is one of the shareholders of ’Sanzhong Culture’, yet they continue unabated.

"If those comments online are not naturally developing, then I’m quite interested in our opponent. I want to find out who is behind the enemy lines."

"There’s a saying, ’Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.’ I need some time to figure out who’s pulling the strings."

"Right!" Wenyan squeezed Qin Yulong’s hand and looked toward Shen Jingxiu sitting opposite her, "You see, big brother, we have our own pace."

Shen Jingxiu nodded and asked, "Have you found out who’s behind it all then?"

"I’m pretty close."

Shen Jingxiu continued nodding, "Then what do you plan to do after you’ve figured it out?"

Qin Yulong didn’t actually enjoy being interrogated like this, but seeing the curious and eager look in Wenyan’s eyes, she chose to keep answering.

"I’ve had a data company registered that will specifically handle Wenyan’s operations. Our current strategy is ’borrowing the arrows with straw boats,’ using their own momentum against them. We’re going to climb up the pole they’ve put in place. It’s already showing results."

"Good, clear-headed and strong execution," Shen Jingxiu retracted his hand from his long legs, looking much more at ease.

"I’ve been too worried. If I’ve made you uncomfortable earlier, I apologize."

As he relaxed, Wenyan felt as if the entire atmosphere in the study had eased up as well.

Qin Yulong felt it too, surprised by the strong presence that Shen Jingxiu could unconsciously project.

She looked at Shen Jingxiu, her tone light, "No need. I know you have Wenyan’s interests at heart too. Anything else?"

"That will be all."

"Alright then, since there’s nothing more, we’ll be taking our leave."

With that, Qin Yulong stood up from the sofa.

Wenyan also got to her feet, "Then we’ll head to our room now, good night, big brother."

Watching Wenyan’s retreating figure, Shen Jingxiu felt their interaction that evening was too brief.

He couldn’t help himself and suddenly called out to Wenyan.

"Can you stay for a moment? I have something else to talk to you about."

Without any hesitation, Wenyan replied, "Sure, you go on ahead, Yulong."

"Alright." Qin Yulong nodded to Wenyan and left Shen Jingxiu’s study alone.

"Sit." Shen Jingxiu invited Wenyan to take a seat again, "Would you like something to drink?"

"No thanks, I’m not thirsty. What did you want to talk about?"

Wenyan sat on the sofa, her large, black, bright eyes filled with anticipation as she stared at Shen Jingxiu.