The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Happy times are always fleeting.

After the Lantern Festival holiday, Xu Xi reluctantly returned to work.

After all, she hadn't stepped into the company since last year's Singles' Day. In addition, with the end of the fiscal year approaching, the group had a lot of backlogged business waiting for her, the president, to handle.

Work has resumed, but a sense of dejection permeates the entire company. From the president to the employees, not a single person has a smile on their face.

But there was one exception.

"My Emperor, have you finally remembered us old ministers?"

Wen Yao sat on Xu Xi's desk, legs crossed, swirling a bottle of champagne in her hand, her lips curling into a wide grin that seemed impossible to suppress.

"Waaaaah..."

Xu Xi rested her chin on her hand, looking at the mountain of documents in front of her, feeling like crying.

"I don't want to do anything!"

"That won't do."

Wen Yao shook Xu Xi's shoulder.

"To succeed, you must first go crazy and charge forward regardless of everything."

"But I've already succeeded."

"You have to work your way up to be rich for three generations to succeed; you have to work your way up to avoid failure."

"But I've already earned more money than I could spend in dozens of lifetimes."

"Sleep on the floor today, be the boss tomorrow."

"But I'm already the boss."

"Wait a minute, let me go find some more PUA quotes."

Xu Xi twirled her pen, looking at Wen Yao beside her, who was swinging her legs and staring intently at her phone, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

"I don't care, you can't just give up."

Wen Yao pinched Xu Xi's cheek.

"So many people are waiting for you to make a living. You need to be responsible, you need to have dreams, and you need to have faith."

"I can live without it."

She paused, then changed her tone.

"Yaoyao, I have a business deal here that can make you a fortune. Would you like to hear about it?"

Tell me about it.

"For one dollar, I'll sell you all my shares in the group, and you can be the chairman of Sixiang from now on."

"Damn it, I knew you weren't up to any good."

Wen Yao angrily tugged at Xu Xi's ear.

"I'd also like to sell you my shares for one dollar. Do you want them? I'm going back to my hometown to retire, have kids, and enjoy my old age."

"Besides, even if you wanted to sell, where would you find any shares left?"

"Your shares are now all in Xu Nian's hands; he's the chairman."

Xu Xi sighed helplessly, picked up a document and began to read it, her little mouth occasionally uttering sobs.

"Crying? Crying counts as time too."

Wen Yao chuckled, lay down on the sofa, sipped champagne, and watched Xu Xi work like a beast of burden.

During Xu Xi's absence from the company, she took on this crucial role.

Now it's finally her turn to supervise the cattle and horses at work.

After a while, Wen Yao stopped smiling and said seriously.

"By the way, when do you plan to announce the changes in the equity structure?"

Xu Xi put down her pen, frowned, and pondered for a while.

"No rush, let's wait a bit."

"This dragging on isn't a solution."

"Let's drag it out for as long as we can."

Xu Xi shook her head.

Changes in a company's equity structure must be disclosed to regulatory authorities and the public.

For small businesses, this is an obvious and convenient thing to do.

However, for a multinational trillion-dollar company like Sinian Group, countless people are paying attention to its information every moment.

If it were made public, everyone would know that her shares had been transferred to her brother.

Given the size of the Sinian Group, it is bound to cause a huge sensation.

The older brother, on the other hand, will move from behind the scenes to the forefront, appearing in front of the public.

She knew that her brother was not someone who liked to be in the public eye.

This kind of life is really uncomfortable.

She is the best example.

Every time I go out, I need to disguise myself completely so that others can't tell my identity, making me look like a thief.

"Whatever you want. I'll notify the finance department and have them figure out a way to cover for you."

"Okay, sure."

.....

On the other side, the company's parking lot.

Xu Nian drove the black SUV and parked it steadily in the president's reserved parking space.

He turned off the car, reclined the seat, took out his phone, and started scrolling through short videos.

"If God hadn't given birth to Odbiao, there would be no one in Africa to grow bananas..."

......

"Guys, today we're going to renovate this carpet that hasn't been washed in 10 years..."

.....

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the driver's side window.

He quickly sat up and rolled down the car window.

A security guard was standing outside the car window, carrying a huge sack.

"Hey bro, what's up?"

"Hello, it's like this."

The security guard pointed to the sack next to him.

"A few months ago, our security guard received a package with a label that said it was for Mr. Xu."

"Mr. Xu hasn't come to the company for a while, so we haven't dared to dismantle it. It's been sitting here for several months."

"So I wanted to ask you if this belongs to Mr. Xu?"

"If not, we'll just throw it away. It's such a big thing, it takes up too much space."

Although he didn't know Xu Nian, he recognized the car.

The person sitting in this car must be Xu Xi's driver.

As a security guard, he had no right to contact Xu Xi directly.

But Xu Xi's driver will definitely be able to contact her.

"pack?"

Xu Nian raised an eyebrow.

Xu Xi always uses her home address when buying things online and has never had anything shipped to her company.

Moreover, such a large bag certainly doesn't contain work documents.

What could it be?

He opened the car door, got out, borrowed a utility knife from the security guard, and cut a small opening in the sack.

In an instant, a pungent, spicy smell rushed into his nasal cavity.

"Cough cough..."

Xu Nian was so burned that he could barely open his eyes. He quickly turned his face to the side, covering his mouth and nose and coughing.

"Are you alright, bro?"

The security guard quickly tied up the sack.

"It's alright, it's her stuff, just leave it here."

Xu Nian wiped away her tears, frowned, and took the sack from the security guard.

"Okay, sure." The security guard put down the sack and left the parking lot.

Xu Nian covered her nose, opened the hole in the sack again, and squinted to look inside.

There was a large bag of bright red chili powder and a note with crooked handwriting.

"Mr. Xu, thanks to you, my son has recovered and been discharged from the hospital. Now he can eat two bowls of white rice in one go, and he's incredibly healthy!"

"You are a good person, you will surely live a long and healthy life, and enjoy peace and happiness."

"This is homemade chili powder. I saw that you really like it, so I made a little extra for you."

"This stuff keeps well. As long as you don't let it get wet, it can last for 8 to 10 years without any problems."

"If you finish eating, ask me for more."

Wishing you booming business and all the best!

Below is a phone number.

It was him.

Xu Nian smiled.

At the end of October last year, he and Xu Xi ate barbecue skewers at a barbecue stall on the street.

The boss's child had a terminal illness, but after trying a new drug from Xu Xi's pharmaceutical company, he was given a new lease on life.

The chili powder from that barbecue stall was delicious; he once asked the owner to send him some of his homemade chili powder.

Later, Xu Xi was under too much pressure and fell into a period of depression. When Xu Xi, who had a sweet tooth, appeared, he completely forgot about the whole thing.

I didn't expect that the boss would still remember.

only...

Xu Nian glanced at the large sack at his feet, which was thicker than his waist, and his lips twitched.

With so much chili powder, even if Xu Xi ate it as a meal, she could probably eat it for several years.