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Chapter 442 Tian Xinwei's Little Thoughts, Chen Xiu's Company Birthday

January 5th, Shenzhen, KKMall.

"Cut! OK, this one's passed."

Upon hearing the director's command, Tian Xinwei smiled, tidied her short hair, and quickly left the set.

Xiaotian waved away the water offered by her assistant, took the script, confirmed that her scenes for the day were finished, and walked straight toward the director behind the monitor.

While reviewing the clip, Li Zhi suddenly felt a shadow loom over him.

Turning my head, I was greeted by Tian Xinwei's sweet smiling face.

"Director, do I not have any scenes to film today or tomorrow?"

"Yep."

"Could I ask for a day off and come back tomorrow afternoon?"

"Well... okay."

When actors take leave during the filming of a TV series, it is always a troublesome matter for the director.

However, Li Zhi was very easy to talk to when faced with Tian Xinwei's application, for no other reason than her background.

Having successfully obtained her vacation leave, Tian Xinwei did not immediately head to the airport. Instead, she returned to her van and checked Meng Ziyi's boastful posts in the WeChat group.

Meng Dada: "I successfully wrapped up filming today @Xiaoba @Dalitian"

Meng Dada: "Do you even know what day it is today!"

Dali Tian: "You've said it so many times, how could I not know? @MengDada"

Xiao Ba: "Sister Meng, are you coming back to Beijing to celebrate Brother Xiu's birthday?"

Meng Dada: "That's right! I didn't celebrate his birthday that year!"

Xiaoba: "Amazing! Sister Meng is the best!"

"..."

After reading the message Meng Ziyi had sent two minutes earlier, indicating that he was preparing to leave for the airport, Tian Xinwei pursed her lips and decided to make a voice call to Meng Ziyi.

A few seconds later, Meng Ziyi's voice came from the phone.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Tian Xinwei took a breath, calmed herself down, and controlled her temper.

"Sister Meng, I'm going back to Beijing today too. How about we celebrate the boss's birthday together?"

"Impossible! Don't even think about it..."

"If you agree, I can tell you a secret."

"Hmm? What secret?"

Tian Xinwei smiled slightly, having already found a way to interpret the meaning of the character "Meng".

"I can't say now, I have to meet you to tell you."

"Hmm...you're not lying to me, are you? You tried to pique my interest with a secret first, just to get me to agree to let you come and celebrate Xiu-ge's birthday with him. Humph, that kind of trick won't work on me!"

"If I'm lying to you, I'm a fucking dog, okay?!"

"Uh..." (What a vicious oath! Is there really some secret I don't know?)

Meng Ziyi's voice on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment.

Tian Xinwei quickly pressed her advantage, saying, "If I go to your place to celebrate the boss's birthday and any problems arise, you can easily control me. What's there to worry about?"

"Hiss~, that's not wrong!" (That sounds nice)

"So! This is something you don't lose, and you get to know a secret. I swear, you'll be absolutely interested in this secret, and it's very relevant to you."

"Hmm..." (I need to pretend to hesitate for a moment; I can't agree too quickly.)

Meng Ziyi pondered for a long time on the phone, until Tian Xinwei began to suspect that she was in the bathroom, at which point the silly beauty's act of pretending to be profound finally ended.

"Alright! So when are you coming today?"

"I'm heading to the airport now; it will take about four hours to get to Beijing."

"Oh! What a coincidence! You can also help me carry Chocolate. The Chocolate I'm talking about is my dog, a very cute Pomeranian..."

"..."

Tian Xinwei suppressed the urge to facepalm, raised her hand to cover the speaker of her phone, and leaned forward to signal the driver to head to the airport.

Only after finalizing the itinerary and destination did she continue listening to Meng Ziyi introduce her adorable dog son.

"...Let me tell you, chocolate is so lovable, Dudu and Zhou Ye both love playing with it."

"Well, it's getting late, why don't you head to the airport first?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Tian Xinwei finally interrupted Meng Ziyi's boastful dog-related chatter.

Meng Ziyi seemed unimpressed: "It's nothing! I'm already in the airport VIP lounge. What are you doing? Don't you want to hear the story about chocolate? Then don't come. People who don't like chocolate aren't allowed in my house..."

"Hey, no, that's not true. I'd love to hear it, please continue."

Tian Xinwei felt helpless, but she could only endure it.

Seeing that he had successfully won over the "little sister," Meng Ziyi's voice became increasingly smug as he explained.

However, the topic of dogs is ultimately limited, and as the conversation went on, Meng Ziyi inevitably had to talk about dog owners.

When the topic turned to Chen Xiu, Tian Xinwei, who had initially just been giving perfunctory responses, suddenly perked up and, as she listened, even used the incident to reconcile accounts with Meng Ziyi.

The two men had similar experiences with Chen Xiu, but there were some subtle differences.

For example, Chen Xiu really loves watching anime, but she almost never watches it with Meng Ziyi. Tian Xinwei, on the other hand, envies Chen Xiu and Meng Ziyi for planting trees and practicing archery in their backyard...

As they chatted along the way, their relationship gradually became less tense.

When Tian Xinwei arrived at the airport and Meng Ziyi was about to board the plane, they wished each other a safe journey.

As for Chen Xiu, who had been chatting with the two of them the whole way, he was currently at Douyin headquarters, receiving a birthday banquet prepared for him by the company's staff. "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." *N
Initiated by the technical department and followed by other departments, a chorus of about a hundred people surrounded the birthday celebrant, Chen Xiu.

In order not to delay work and to respect the wishes of the parties involved, the celebration was held at noon. The celebration was also very simple: a cake was ordered and everyone shared it together to avoid waste.

Such a celebration involving hundreds of people was not only not mobilized in any way, but was even a scale that was suppressed as much as possible.

Many of the employees who left Didi with Chen Xiu in the earliest days are now scattered all over the country. They had already visited once before when Cheng Wei came.

This time, they did want to come over, but Chen Xiu stopped them all.

Left with no other option, they could only send their congratulations via video call, so many people in the crowd were holding up their phones with a large image of a person's face on the screen.

When the birthday song ended, Chen Xiu walked forward amidst applause, took a small plastic knife from the side, stared at the 1-meter-tall, 5-layer cake on the central table, and smiled bitterly to herself.

All he needs to do is cut the cake into more than 100 pieces so that everyone who comes to celebrate today can have a slice.

This is not only physically demanding, but also technically challenging.

Looking at the large cake, Chen Xiu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who wants to go first?"

"I!"

The first to raise her hand was a young lady from the front desk operations department.

When she received the cake, her eyes were sparkling, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

Besides being the company's CEO, Chen Xiu is also a top-tier celebrity, with many employees being his fans. They'd be more than happy to participate in an event like this where employees can receive a cake in person after singing a blessing!
After handing out the cake, Chen Xiu would also thank everyone sincerely.

"Thank you for taking the time to celebrate my birthday. I hope it won't interfere with your lunch break."

"No, no, Brother Xiu, remember to call me again if there are similar events in the future."

Everyone who received the cake was as happy as if it were their own birthday.

Seeing that everyone had finished taking turns and there was still cake left, Chen Xiu didn't stand on ceremony, picked up two slices, and went to Su Xiao's office.

When he pushed the door open with his elbow, he saw Su Xiao standing behind the desk, her expression still somewhat flustered...

Chen Xiu stared at her for two seconds and said, "You weren't spying on me the whole time, were you?"

"How can it be!"

Su Xiaosu retorted, then pushed up her glasses, turned her body to the side, and looked at the gathering and dispersing clouds outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

"I always watch openly and honestly..."

Hey, hey, hey, do you have to be so pretentious?
Chen Xiu squinted, kicked the door shut, walked to the window, and handed a cake to Su Xiao.

"Would you do me the honor of eating cake with me?"

"Okay, I'll make an exception for you once a year."

Su Xiao doesn't like sweets, which suits her personality quite well.

However, as she said, there is always one exception a year.

The two went over to the sofa, where they ate cake and drank coffee to cleanse their palates.

During the conversation, Chen Xiu also mentioned that she was going back to Shanghai the next day to meet with Musk and also to visit miHoYo to fulfill her shareholder responsibilities.

"Your investments have already gone overseas?"

Su Xiao slightly lifted her eyelids, her eyes sparkling with emotion, yet also filled with worry.

Chen Xiuxin reassured her, "Don't worry, I've always been very careful."

"I'm just worried about something going wrong. Aren't you going to the US again this year for work?"

“When TikTok was spun off and listed, the risks were already reduced. I arranged to meet with Musk to add another layer of insurance.”

The second half of the sentence, Chen Xiu whispered in Su Xiao's ear.

The hot, itchy sensation in her ear made Su Xiao's cheeks flush red. She turned her head and nodded, still reminding Chen Xiu to be careful.

"No matter what, you still need to be careful."

"I have my own arrangements."

Chen Xiu held Su Xiao's hand to reassure her.

Su Xiao turned to look at him, and their eyes met, their gazes as gentle as ripples on a calm lake, as deep and serene as a still pool.

Inspired by Chen Xiu, Su Xiao reached out and shook his hand, the worry in her eyes fading away like silk threads. She placed the cake in her other hand on the coffee table, then slowly got up and went behind her desk.

When she returned, she was carrying a delicate little box.

"A birthday present I prepared for you."

"Oh."

Chen Xiu reached out and took it, opened the box and saw a delicate watch that was ticking inside.

"PP (Patek Philippe)?"

"I couldn't think of what to buy, but I liked the look of this one, so I bought it."

Su Xiao picked up the cake and silently finished the rest.

Chen Xiu lowered her eyebrows, but still rolled up her sleeves and fastened the leather watch strap onto her previously empty right wrist.

Su Xiao said, "I thought you would say you don't like wearing watches, and then reluctantly put them on."

"After all, it was a gift from you, so I can make do with this..."

Seeing Su Xiao's speechless expression, Chen Xiu chuckled and winked at her.

"You didn't expect me to say that, did you?"