His nephew had turned out like this, but the nephew did have some ability, and he couldn’t just start favoring an outsider over his own family. Thinking of this, his expression instantly darkened. Since things had already come to this point, he might as well gamble once.

So he made a phone call, then waited quietly in the hospital corridor.

After Xu Ke finished dealing with company affairs, he immediately booked a plane ticket and rushed to the little mountain village. But once he arrived, after twisting and turning through the paths, he finally reached the place where he used to live with Wang Cuixia.

Yet when he went up, he didn’t hear any chickens clucking. Pushing the door open, he saw dust constantly falling down. He called out a few times, but no one answered. He opened the kitchen door and saw a thick layer of dust everywhere; it looked like no one had lived here for quite a while.

And Wang Cuixia’s clothes and everything else had been emptied out. It looked like she really wasn’t here anymore. Thinking of this, Xu Ke frowned. When he left, he’d clearly agreed with Wang Cuixia that she definitely wouldn’t be the first one to leave. But he never expected that after he’d been gone just a few months, Wang Cuixia would disappear. All his clues were cut off.

He looked over at Li Shu’s house down below and saw it was empty as well. Could it be that Uncle Li had left together with Wang Cuixia? With no other choice, Xu Ke could only take a cab to the airport. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he saw a strange number calling.

Xu Ke picked up, and to his surprise it was Old Master Xiao. Old Master Xiao felt especially guilty about not having invited Xu Ke. Even though he didn’t want his granddaughter and Xu Ke to have too much contact, Xu Ke was still the one who had saved their family’s lives, so he couldn’t help feeling he’d failed to treat him properly.

"Child, I’m truly sorry. I’ve been too busy these days and forgot to invite you. Just come straight over, and I’ll arrange a seat for you."

"Trust me, this time I definitely won’t treat you poorly."

Hearing Xu Ke stay silent, Old Master Xiao took a breath. Even a clay statue would have a temper at this point. He really had been neglectful lately. "All right, there are also some matters about the company. When the day comes, I’ll explain everything to you clearly. I hope you won’t hold it against me. If you’re at the company now, I’ll send someone to pick you up!"

Old Master Xiao was afraid something unexpected might happen, so he wanted to send his own driver specifically to pick up Xu Ke. Unexpectedly, after thinking it over for a moment, Xu Ke refused. "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely come, so you don’t have to worry. And I don’t need a driver. I’ll be there tomorrow for sure. I might be a little late, so I hope you won’t mind. I’m about to board the plane now, I’ll hang up first and contact you again after I land."

Hearing that Xu Ke would come, Old Master Xiao felt somewhat relieved, and he instructed the butler to make sure to pay attention to Xu Ke and not dare slight him.

In the past two days, Xiao Keyi’s illness had gotten a bit better, so she really wanted to go to the branch office. But thinking of Xu Ke’s behavior lately, she lost any desire to go. Why go looking for that kind of unhappiness?

But she was really too bored today, so she found an excuse of checking on the company’s project department and, full of righteous confidence, headed to the branch. She didn’t expect that as soon as she reached the entrance, she would run into Jin Yina and the others.

And today, Jin Yina was dressed especially beautifully, and she was arriving together with a few others.

Seeing Xiao Keyi at that moment, Jin Yina immediately waved her hand. After all, this young lady was easy to talk to.

"Sis, we’re over here. Hurry and come in with us. Brother Xu Ke must be inside waiting for us."

Hearing the way Jin Yina addressed him, Xiao Keyi felt even more stabbed in the heart. Her relationship with Xu Ke was clearly so good, yet she didn’t even have a sweet nickname for him, unlike Jin Yina.

The two of them really did match, and besides, just like those news reports said, weren’t all the young company presidents into these young college girls?

Xiao Keyi answered Jin Yina’s greeting half-heartedly, merely squeezing out a forced smile before going straight in. Jin Yina was a bit confused. Wasn’t she getting along well with this older sister? How come she suddenly turned like this?

Seeing Jin Yina take a loss, the classmates beside her couldn’t help but burst into laughter. "Didn’t you say you were super close with her? And now she just brushed you off. How does that feel? Embarrassing or what? If I were you, I’d be ashamed to death and wouldn’t even dare stand here talking."

"Exactly. Look at your own status. She’s a proper young lady, and you? You’re just a minor employee in some company. Besides, isn’t it all thanks to that young lady that you even have this position now? And yet you actually want to be friends with her."

"Now you’ve finally been slapped in the face, right? Walking around with someone like you is seriously too embarrassing."

Right now, Jin Yina felt extremely wronged and humiliated, but there was nothing she could do. What they said sounded like it might be true, and her older sister really didn’t want to pay attention to her.

But as the director of the design department at Light and Shadow Company now, Jin Yina wasn’t afraid of these two in the slightest. Even though she hadn’t graduated yet, she still wouldn’t allow them to talk like that. "If you two can’t shut your mouths, then go back. Don’t come with me. If you can keep them shut, then hurry up and do it. My business doesn’t need either of you butting in."

Seeing this college student suddenly lose her temper, the two of them didn’t dare talk anymore. Who told Jin Yina to be so in demand right now? Even Ren Liang, the president of Light and Shadow Company, had to watch this little girl’s mood.

The two of them could only stomp their feet and follow behind Jin Yina.

After Xiao Keyi came in, Vice President Chang Jingshu heard about it and hurried out, afraid of accidentally slighting the young lady.

"Miss, our branch’s recent operations have been very lively. Please come take a look. Oh, and our branch’s latest animation project is doing quite well, but there have been some issues in the project department. I heard you’re here to visit the project department, so I’ll take you there now."

Hearing Chang Jingshu’s words, Xiao Keyi frowned, but she didn’t say that she’d actually come just to see Xu Ke. Unfortunately, no one guessed that. Forget it. If she went to see Xu Ke, wouldn’t that mean she was bowing her head?

She refused to bow her head. It was clearly Xu Ke who was in the wrong.

Wearing high heels, she followed Chang Jingshu toward the project department. The project department was in perfect order at the moment, because Secretary Zhou was sitting there and no one dared act up. The people in the project department didn’t recognize the young lady, but Secretary Zhou had followed Xu Ke several times and had had the good fortune to see her.

"Miss, this is our project department. Do you have any guidance for us? If you do, I’ll definitely follow your instructions."

Seeing how cautious Secretary Zhou was, Xiao Keyi walked straight in and took a look around the project department, but she didn’t voice any opinions.

She just kept her brows tightly furrowed, and Chang Jingshu had no idea what was going on.