Chapter 1251: Who’s the Real p.a.w.n?
Wen Xinya was still a little glum when she returned home, for she was upset about the fact that she had been used by the owner of Boya Pavilion.
At this moment, Si Yiyan was seated on the couch and typing away on his keyboard. Upon hearing her footsteps, he exclaimed without raising his head, “You’re back!”
Seeing how busy he was, Wen Xinya poured him a gla.s.s of fruit tea and placed it on the coffee table before taking a seat beside him.
They often say that men were the most charming when they were focusing on work. It was indeed true.
Si Yiyan was dressed in an emerald s.h.i.+rt which made him look refined, mature and masculine. He folded his sleeves to reveal a small segment of his fair but muscular and toned forearm and his long, slender fingers. He was also typing on the keyboard at an incredible speed, his agile fingers exuding his tender and masculine side.
Si Yiyan slowed down and finally stopped. He picked up the mulberry-flavored tea and took a sip. “Have you been drinking?”
Wen Xinya looked away, not daring to make eye contact with him. “Yeah… I was in a good mood, so I only had two gla.s.ses. I really only had two gla.s.ses. I drank less red wine because it makes me drunk.”
After getting herself dead drunk and making a fool out of herself in a drunken stupor on several occasions, Wen Xinya had already developed a phobia of drinking and hence, would refrain from drinking whenever she could during her gatherings with her friends. She would only misbehave and act inappropriately whenever she was with Si Yiyan when she was drunk.
Si Yiyan’s smile stiffened and the corner of his eyes raised a little. Actually, he just wanted to sniff for the smell of alcohol on her body and hence, asked the casual question. As long as she knew her limits and stopped getting drunk, he would allow her to drink.
Wen Xinya felt that the topic of alcohol was rather dangerous and hence, frantically changed the subject. “What are you busy with?”
Si Yiyan answered, “I’m busy with the matters regarding the Korean-Chinese Alliance. I’m trying to use the time to find out more about the alliance while Gu Yuexi is in charge of Lucifer now.”
Since Gu Yuexi was in Russia, the investigation of the alliance was reaching a bottleneck and he had been trying to a.n.a.lyze every report of theirs in a bid to find out more constructive information.
The mention of the alliance made Wen Xinya feel worse. They were practically society’s parasite. “Is Gu Yuexi doing alright in Russia? Why don’t you go and help him out?”
Although Si Yiyan trusted Gu Yuexi and had faith in his abilities, Wen Xinya felt that the matters about the Korean-Chinese Alliance were extremely important and regardless of how competent Gu Yuexi may be, he’d still just be Si Yiyan’s right-hand man. He could take charge of their strategies, but Si Yiyan was the only one who held power and authority since he was the mind and soul of Lucifer.
Si Yiyan shook his head and said, “No need for that. Gu Yuexi can still handle the situation for now. There’s no need to alarm them yet.”
Things in Russia were still temporarily under control and what they needed to do now, was to find out more information about the Korean-Chinese Alliance before wiping out their members in Russia. On the other hand, the members in China were hiding behind the Zhang Corporation and causing chaos in the Wen Corporation. Since the entertainment city project had just begun, they would be able to use the chance to find out more constructive information.
Wen Xinya nodded and decided not to probe any further about Lucifer. Currently, she already knew enough about Lucifer but had yet to intervene.
Noticing that she seemed to be deep in thought, Si Yiyan asked, “Are you in a bad mood?”
Si Yiyan could guess that it must have been because of the owner of Boya Pavilion.
Wen Xinya nodded and said, “It’s no big deal, I just feel upset because Xia Ruya resorted to spiking my food in order to harm me during the gala while Lin Yingxin ended up in a pathetic plight after trying to make use of me. Du Ruoxin had also put in effort into causing a stir during the gala and in the eyes of everyone, I’m the winner. However, I got used by the owner of Boya Pavilion. Even the heiresses were implicated.”
“Everyone pulled scheming tricks and competed with each other. Yet, the only winner, in the end, was the owner. We’ve all become her p.a.w.ns.”
Wen Xinya did not expect that to be the outcome at all. Lin Yingxin’s insanity and Xia Ruya’s scandal did not affect the reputation of Boya Pavilion at all.
Si Yiyan said calmly, “They’re all just there to achieve their own goals. Although the owner was the real winner at the end of the day, you’re not a loser either. Not only were you given a good reputation, but you also managed to teach Xia Ruya a good lesson. It’s not a bad thing that the owner is willing to give you fame and regard you highly. You may not care about reputation, but you can’t deny that it can bring you more benefits.”
After giving it some thought, Wen Xinya felt that Si Yiyan was right. However, she had her own qualms. “The owner bears a grudge against me. I hope she won’t try anything funny.”
The mention of the owner made Wen Xinya’s eyes turn menacing. She added, “Yan… Grampy said that the owner detests me because she has some differences with my granny, but I doubt things are that simple.”
Si Yiyan smiled and remained silent. It would be taboo for Wen Xinya to gossip about her elders, and even if Old Mr. Mo were to know of it, he would just receive a las.h.i.+ng. However, if Si Yiyan were to get involved, Old Mr. Mo would be displeased with him.
Not noticing the look on his face, Wen Xinya continued, “She detests my granny even until today, even though granny has already pa.s.sed on. She even resents me, granny’s descendant. Things are definitely not that simple.”
Next, she asked curiously, “Do you think she hates Granny because she’s in love with Grampy? After all, I heard that plenty of women harbored designs on him back then.”
Si Yiyan smiled, wis.h.i.+ng he could say: “You’ve got a wild imagination. Old Mr. Mo is going to punish you if he finds out.”
The more Wen Xinya thought about it, the more excited she got and the more likely she found it to be. “The owner is still single until now. Most women who remain unmarried for life, usually do so because of unrequited love.”
She could not help but take pity on the owner, thinking that she must have had a feud with Ren Yuqian because Old Mr. Mo did not realize her devotion towards him, nor reciprocated her feelings.
Si Yiyan patted her head and said, “I don’t think you’ve finished the homework that Teacher Ji a.s.signed you. It’s Monday tomorrow.”
Wen Xinya was immediately distracted. “Ah, I almost forgot about that.”
She then scurried towards the study.