On the way to the Industry and Commerce Bureau, Shi Tian asked the staff beside him: "Can I borrow your phone to make a call? My phone was stolen abroad."
The two staff members looked at each other, and one of them took out a mobile phone from his trouser pocket and handed it to him: "Okay, but you need to turn on the speakerphone."
Shi Tian nodded and said thank you.
He originally planned to call Ji Yuanlin, but first of all, he couldn't remember Ji Yuanlin's cell phone number, and secondly, Ji Yuanlin's cell phone was probably turned off.
He thought about it and entered another number on the keypad.
The number was dialed, and the phone rang in the car: "I can't fly out of this colorful world. It turns out that I am just that drunken butterfly——"
Shi Tian: “…I’m sorry.”
He was about to hang up when someone picked up the phone. Lao Shi's loud voice came from the receiver: "If you don't have a credit card, I'll block you if you call again!"
"Dad," Shi Tian said, "it's me."
"Son?"
Lao Shi paused on the other end of the phone and suddenly laughed, "Why are you calling? Are you two back home?"
Hearing Lao Shi's powerful voice as usual, Shi Tian finally let go of the heavy stone that had been hanging in his heart.
It seems that the two elders have not heard about what happened in the past two days.
"Are you and mom still at your aunt's house?" Shi Tian asked, "Are Teacher Ji and the others with you?"
"No, we'll be staying at your aunt's house for a week. The school is going to train new teachers, so my in-laws went back yesterday." Lao Shi said on the phone, "Hey, let's not talk about it now. Your mother has already posed under the tree. I'm going to take a picture. My son—"
After reminding Shi Tian a few more times to eat on time and not to forget when he got busy, Shi's father hung up the phone in a hurry.
After returning the phone to the staff, Shi Tian leaned his head against the car window, staring at the people outside the window in a daze.
From childhood to adulthood, it seems that there are very few things in this world that can stump him.
If you fail an exam, you can sort out the wrong questions and try again. If you encounter setbacks in starting a business, you can use the experience you have learned to change the business model and start over. If the company encounters difficulties in financing, you can first borrow money from the bank to alleviate the urgent need, and then try your best to deal with investors.
No matter how difficult the situation is, he can handle it as long as he is given some time.
Shi Tian suddenly realized that he had only fallen into such a helpless situation twice in his life, and it seemed that both times were due to the same reason.
Fuck love.
As soon as the car entered the gate of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, he saw Ji Yuanlin's pure white Quattroporte in the parking lot. The tires and hood, which were always well maintained, were covered with rain and mud. It was obvious that Ji Yuanlin must have gone back home after returning to China, and then hurriedly drove to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
Following the law enforcement officers into a separate interrogation room, Shi Tian sat in front of a chair and repeated his request to everyone in the room, asking to talk to Ji Yuanlin face to face.
The transcriber sitting opposite seemed a little embarrassed: "Mr. Shi, this——"
"Mr. Shi," another researcher took over, "Since this dispute involves individual partnership debts, we do not have the right to allow you to communicate with Mr. Ji in person without the approval of our superiors."
"What's the difference between talking here and talking privately after we get home?" Shi Tian's tone was surprisingly calm. "He and I are in a legal relationship, and no compulsory measures have been taken against us so far. From the perspective of protecting the common property of spouses, I also have the right to exchange information with him on an equal basis before receiving a notice from the court."
Several staff members present also looked a little embarrassed. After all, what Mr. Shi said was indeed correct. In addition to the partnership dispute, they also had another layer of spouse status in the middle.
The recorder called a colleague from outside the door and whispered a few words to him, and the staff member hurriedly left the inquiry room. A few minutes later, the staff member knocked on the door and came back with a new message.
"Mr. Shi, Mr. Ji has submitted all the materials for cooperating with the investigation half an hour ago and has been allowed to leave," the staff member said. "His lawyer told us that Mr. Ji will not meet with you in private before the dispute case goes to court."
Shi Tian: “…”
It is indeed Ji Yuanlin's style to immediately seek the intervention of a lawyer right after the investigation.
However, the speed this time was too fast.
He suddenly thought of an important point.
I'm afraid that on the way back to China, or even before leaving the country, Ji Yuanlin had already contacted the legal team to prepare for the upcoming civil lawsuit.
Ji Yuanlin has no way of knowing when the Industrial and Commercial Bureau will intervene in the investigation, but he can decide when the company's financial problems will be exposed. Once the Industrial and Commercial Bureau or the tax department intervenes, he can immediately take out the materials he prepared in advance and quickly clear himself of responsibility.
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If he had known Ji Yuanlin's plan in advance, he would have been able to come up with a complete response plan. But at present, the company's building is occupied by law enforcement agencies, and it would be harder than climbing into the sky for him to obtain the financial and financing information he had handled in the past.
He has now completely lost the initiative and can only passively accept everything Ji Yuanlin imposes on him.
Thinking of this, Shi Tian gradually calmed down.
Since he cannot clear himself of the charges immediately, nor can he produce sufficient evidence to overturn the case right away, what he needs most and the only thing he can do now is to delay time.
Sitting up straight in front of his chair, Shi Tian said calmly: "The company's financial department is already cooperating with the investigation. I have nothing to say at the moment."
"Since my husband believes that I am fully responsible, let his attorney file a civil lawsuit."
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After completing all the investigation procedures, Shi Tian left the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the evening.
The Maserati parked in the parking lot had already driven away. Only Assistant Chen received the notice in advance and was waiting for him outside the gate in his own Audi.
Shi Tian opened the back door and got in. He heard Assistant Chen ask softly, "Boss Shi, where are we going now? Should we go back to Dijing first?"
Dijing Haoting is a high-end residential area in the city center. He and Ji Yuanlin bought a three-story villa two years ago and lived there before getting married. Now it is their wedding house.
"No." Leaning back on the chair, Shi Tian raised his hand and rubbed his brow tiredly, "Let's find a hotel first and stay for one night."
As the Audi drove into the evening traffic, Shi Tian noticed an unopened mobile phone box and a phone card on the passenger seat. He did not ask Assistant Chen to do this, but Assistant Chen still prepared everything for him considerately as usual.
After inserting the phone card into the card slot, Shi Tian said to the assistant who was driving, "Xiao Chen, starting tomorrow, you don't have to follow me."
"... Mr. Shi?"
Assistant Chen was stunned for a moment, not knowing what Shi Tian meant.
"I have good relationships with the CEOs of several listed companies. I will introduce you to them tomorrow. If you work with them, your salary will be higher than Feng Yu's." Shi Tian sighed, "You have worked hard following me over the past few years."
"No way!"
Assistant Chen stepped on the brakes and turned around in a hurry, "You need me right now. If you need anything, just tell me. I won't go anywhere."
He had seen all the kindness that Mr. Shi had shown to his subordinates. If he just walked away like that, he would be such an ungrateful person.
Hearing him say this, Mr. Shi pursed his lips and said nothing more. He just lowered his head and flipped through the phone he had just turned on.
Shi Tian casually opened a web page and wanted to read something to distract himself, but he found that the hot news every day was just the same few categories. After flipping through them for a while, he felt a little bored.
He didn't understand what he was thinking. He had no such intention, but he couldn't help but enter those two words in the search box.
——Chengxi. This is the boy’s name that Lao Cui told him.
Scrolling down the page and staring at the boy's bright smile in the photo, he felt vaguely that the man's name and appearance looked familiar.
The latest piece of news is a one-on-one interview with Sung Hee about the upcoming Filoni fall ready-to-wear show in Paris.
Female host: "As the only Asian model selected for this year's Filoni show, do you have anything to say to the audience in front of the camera?"
Cheng Xi showed his little tiger teeth to the camera: "I am very happy to accept the invitation of Filoni organizers. I will not let you down for this precious opportunity."
The hostess asked a few more questions about the fashion show. At the end of the interview, she noticed the diamond ring that Sung Hee wore on her middle finger and asked in surprise, "Wow, is this a couple's ring?"
Cheng Xi frowned slightly and smiled shyly: "Yeah...right."
"He will also come to Paris to watch my show next month. I will then formally introduce him to everyone!"
The progress bar reached the end. Shi Tian stared at the close-up of the diamond ring in the camera, and his knuckles holding the phone curled up slightly.
The replica starry sky, the interlaced half arcs, the dazzling facets——
This was the birthday gift Ji Yuanlin gave him two years ago, a pair of symmetrical couple rings.
After successfully proposing last month, her husband asked him to take off the ring and replace it with a wedding ring on her ring finger.
And now, this little thing that carries all their memories is worn on the finger of his new love.
--
In the evening, a drizzle began to fall from the sky.
After finishing a whole day of shooting for a fashion magazine cover, Chengxi suddenly received a text message from his agent asking him to return to the company immediately.
Although he didn't know what happened, after getting in the nanny's car, he still sent a message to Ji Yuanlin: "Ah Lin, there is something urgent at the company, I guess we can't have dinner together tonight."
A-Lin didn't reply to his message, and he understood and didn't call to disturb her again.
After all, Alin just came back from abroad and there were still a lot of messy things waiting to be dealt with, so the possibility of going out for dinner tonight was not very high.
After returning to the company in the nanny's car, Cheng Xi just got out of the car and saw his agent, Sister Mei, at the company gate.
As soon as he got out of the nanny's car, Sister Mei rushed forward in three or two steps in high heels without saying a word, grabbed his arm, and walked into the company door.
Cheng Xi had never seen his manager so anxious before, and was confused for a moment: "Sister Mei...what happened?"
Sister Mei looked unhappy: "I don't know what to say. Go and explain to the boss."
Taking the elevator up to the top floor of the company, Sister Mei took Cheng Xi directly into the CEO's office of Swire Entertainment.
Swire Entertainment is one of the top modeling agencies in the industry. Its current owner is Adam, a former artist director who is very prestigious in the circle.
Seeing Chengxi coming, Adam looked gloomy and slammed a photo on the desk.
Staring at the photo of himself and Ji Yuanlin kissing outside the car door, Cheng Xi's heart suddenly skipped a beat: "Godfather, listen to my explanation..."
Adam interrupted him in a harsh voice: "How many times have I told you not to mess around outside? If you are taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, you will be in big trouble!"
After being scolded, Cheng Xi had a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead: "Godfather, no one else knows about this, don't worry, I will take care of it——"
He thought about it quickly in his mind. He had only sent this screenshot to the senior executives of Feng Yu. There was only one possibility, that someone inside Feng Yu sent this picture to his agency.
"You deal with shit!"
Adam raised his finger and pointed it at the person in front of him, his face full of disappointment. "Danofi's PR team sent someone to negotiate with me and asked me to explain immediately, otherwise they would terminate the contract with you."
Cheng Xi was stunned: "...Danofi?"
He didn't expect that the person who handed over the evidence of his affair to the company was party A who had just signed a contract to endorse the brand.
"In addition to the photos, they also sent us other information." Sister Mei added coldly, "The other party in the photo, the company under his name is facing a series of debt disputes and financial problems. Danofi is worried that once your scandal is exposed, it will affect the brand image of the S260 series."
"With the size of this contract, if there's any negative news, do you know how much the breach of contract fee will be?" Mei asked him. "Money compensation is secondary. Their PR team also said that you were sure you were single before signing the endorsement contract. If we knew about this risk and didn't inform them in time, they would have to resolve it with us through legal means."
"Forget it, what's the point of telling you this now."
Adam covered his forehead with his hands, frowning tightly. "I heard that Danofi has approached you, and several new brands are also negotiating with us. We must not make any mistakes at this time."
Hearing what his boss and agent said, Cheng Xi panicked. His delicate face turned pale in an instant: "Godfather...what should I do now?"
Looking at the boy's bewildered face, Adam pondered for a while and slowly said, "There is a way."