Chapter 16: Puzzles and Questions
The arrival of her paternal uncle did not bring too much trouble to Xu Si’s life. Due to the vast family fortune, unlike petty profits, they were particularly patient, like dark rats hiding in the shadows, always waiting for Xu Si to let her guard down. Xu Si understood their schemes and had no time to deal with them.
Recently, a trouble-making newspaper had sensationalized her father’s death on the front page of the financial section, maliciously speculating numerous reasons and painting the internal situation of the company as perilous, which caused quite a bit of turmoil. She was so busy that she holed up in the study every day, dealing with corporate decision-making, calling Anshi to the old family home for meetings that lasted two to three hours at a time. Occasionally, other internal employees of the company would join them.
Xu Si’s professional ability in handling official business shocked a group of people, making them feel that the rumors were not credible. On their way back, one of the employees was still saying to Anshi, "Assistant An, Miss Xu is quite competent, not like a student at all. The marketing campaign this time was very successful—a lucky draw for a car! Wow, half of Hong Kong Island came to join in the excitement. With half the budget, buying a car, a few boxes of soap, and printing a bunch of worthless raffle tickets, the mall was revitalized just like that."
"Those previous tabloids were really full of it, saying Miss Xu was always causing trouble and acting recklessly. Seeing her with my own eyes today, it’s clear those rumors were completely false."
"After such a major event, perhaps people do change a lot."
Anshi’s lips twitched, his mind full of the day Xu Si had asked him to arrange the kidnapping of her paternal uncle.
I really want to tell my colleagues that although the young lady is capable, sometimes the tabloid news isn’t false. Strong abilities and a fierce temper do not conflict.
But in the end, he didn’t speak his mind. He just calmly pushed up his glasses, cleared his throat twice, and said in a composed tone, "Work hard. If the company does well, Miss Xu won’t treat anyone unfairly."
The staff all knew that Anshi was the special assistant Mr. Xu had left for Xu Si, so they didn’t dare to discuss too much in his presence. They responded with a few words of agreement, but behind his back, they spread the news in the pantry.