I Am Really Rich - Novelbike

The door closed carefully behind her.

In the vast office, the sound of rain pattering against the floor-to-ceiling windows was particularly noticeable.

Shi Xing remained silent for a while, then patted Wen Xiangling on the head. “Get up.”

Wen Xiangling straightened slightly. “President Shi?”

“I’m heading back.”

“Not continuing?”

Shi Xing sighed in despair. “Not in the mood.”

First, there was Doctor Huang, then the people from Huashi, and now Wang Xueru. The whole world seemed to think she had some peculiar hobbies-

And the worst part was, Wen Xiangling seemed to actually have them.

She handed the dog leash back to Wen Xiangling. “I’m not playing with you today. Call me next time if you want to play.”

With that, she walked expressionlessly towards the office door.

“President Shi,” Wen Xiangling followed her, smiling at her side. “Are you leaving now?”

“Yes, no need to see me off. I have other matters to attend to.”

Since Shi Xing said so, Wen Xiangling didn’t insist.

He stood at the door, smiling. “Then President Shi, see you next time. Let’s continue what we left unfinished.”

Shi Xing paused in her steps. “No need to continue.”

“Why not?”

Shi Xing turned her head. “Because-”

She looked utterly defeated. “It’s bad for my health.”

With that, she walked out of the office, her steps unsteady, leaving Wen Xiangling at the door, laughing almost uncontrollably.

“Oh, President Shi,” he chuckled, “you really are giving up.”

Shi Xing walked out of the office alone. When she reached the hall, she saw a familiar face-

Wang Xueru, sitting on the break room sofa, trembling.

Upon seeing her, Wang Xueru quickly stood up.

However, she seemed to remember something, hesitated for a moment, then approached.

Shi Xing glanced at her and walked over. “What’s up?”

“President Shi, you, you finished?”

“Yes, just now.”

“I… I didn’t interrupt you, did I?” Wang Xueru asked cautiously. “Sorry about that.”

“It’s fine, it was quite enjoyable.”

[Host, it seems you’ve accepted this setting.]

Shi Xing ignored it and said to Wang Xueru, “By the way, did you have something to tell me?”

“Oh, right,” Wang Xueru said quickly. “It’s about Lin Yi.”

She recounted the events of the afternoon.

Not long ago, she, Lin Yi, and Guan Tian had all joined the same crew, the large-scale costume drama “Flower Sword.” Lin Yi and Guan Tian played the male and female leads, while she played the villainous supporting role.

After Guan Tian’s incident, her role was quickly replaced, and the scenes she had filmed were deleted, leaving only Lin Yi and Wang Xueru in the crew.

This afternoon, after the press conference, Lin Yi returned to the crew to film. However, unlike usual-

He was extremely respectful to the director, didn’t immediately ask for a break, and even-

He astonishingly treated the entire crew to coffee!

Wang Xueru and the entire staff were so shocked their eyes nearly popped out.

Not only that, after distributing the coffee, he brought a special cup over.

“Xueru,” Lin Yi smiled, “I know you like sweet things, so I added cream and extra sugar for you. Do you like it?”

…Extra sugar?

Wang Xueru took a sip of the overly sweet coffee and nearly fainted from the sweetness.

But she endured the discomfort, smiling sweetly. “Thank you, Lin Yi-Ge, you’re the best.”

“It’s nothing, we’re all colleagues.” Lin Yi paused and said, “By the way, you’re with Huashi, right?”

“Yes.”

“I heard that Guan Tian’s contract termination wasn’t Huashi’s decision.”

Wang Xueru was taken aback, giggling. “Why do you say that, Lin Yi-Ge?”

“You know I have a wide network. So, I heard Huashi acted on President Shi’s orders.”

Lin Yi paused, lowering his voice. “Huashi can abandon someone as promising as Guan Tian over personal matters… you should be careful.”

“Lin Yi-Ge, don’t say that! It scares me.”

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.” Lin Yi smiled. “You can keep an eye on any news from Huashi and let me know in advance. My studio is always open for you.”

Wang Xueru leaped forward, coquettishly saying, “Okay! Lin Yi-Ge, you can count on me.”

…

“Wang Xueru.”

Wang Xueru finished her dramatic recount and immediately looked up.

Shi Xing said, “It’s a pity you’re not a best actress.”

“President Shi, don’t flatter me,” Wang Xueru twisted bashfully. “He really thinks I’m infatuated with him.”

Shi Xing chuckled.

Lin Yi had this mysterious confidence, always believing others were enamored with him.

After all, he’d been pampered by rich women since his debut.

“But with Lin Yi’s personality, unless it affects him, he wouldn’t act so hastily.”

“All afternoon, I saw him constantly on the phone with his agent. So, I think he saw the hot search.”

Hot search?

Shi Xing squinted.

After the press conference, she went straight to Huashi and hadn’t checked the hot search.

Could the hot search have already reached Lin Yi?

She checked the hot search.

Less than two hours after the press conference ended, the top ten hot searches were dominated by topics related to Guan Tian.

Besides the usual topics like Guan Tian’s contract termination and her admission of using her looks to climb up, the hottest topic was about Guan Tian’s meltdown at the press conference and being dragged away.

She opened the comments on the hottest tweet.

“Tofu Is Delicious: Guan Tian is really… getting terminated is one thing, but to slander others on the spot.”

“Furry Monkey: She seemed mentally unstable when she was dragged away. Who would dare hire her now?”

“Little Flower: But she had such good resources before? She must have had backing, right? …Wait, who gave her those resources before?”

…

“Hey, wasn’t she always with Lin Yi before?”

“Yeah, were her resources from Lin Yi? I don’t see Huashi’s name on her drama productions.”

“Right, they must be close to keep giving her resources. Who gives you so many resources, and all lead roles, if you’re just acquaintances…”

…

Under the comment asking “who gave her resources before,” thousands of replies appeared, all pointing to Lin Yi.

“No wonder…”

Shi Xing squinted.

If someone wanted to dig into Lin Yi and Guan Tian’s relationship, they could definitely find something.

They’d collaborated on so many dramas, and coincidentally, none of the productions involved Huashi.

[Host, according to the original plot, these clues were left by Lin Yi on purpose. He planned to stir up gossip with Guan Tian and join a romance reality show.]

Shi Xing smiled. “He’s quite thorough.”

-Too bad these have become perfect weapons to suppress him.

“Contact the agency and push Lin Yi and Guan Tian’s topic to the hot search.”

[Got it!]

“And, isn’t he very afraid of this hot search?”

She squinted, smiling. “So-”

“As long as I don’t speak up, this hot search will never go down.”