"Alright! Then I’ll go find Zhao Huai, he still needs to familiarize himself with these people so it’s easier to handle things in the future."

Qiao Yi lightly tapped his fingers twice on the desk, then stopped, as if he had confirmed something important, before standing up.

Qiao Yi went to Zhao Huai’s office, where Zhao Huai was half-sitting on his desk, chatting merrily with a pretty female assistant. Upon hearing the door open and seeing Qiao Yi, he frowned unconsciously and said, "Hey hey hey, don’t come in without knocking every time, okay?"

"Is it me not knocking or you being too engrossed in chatting?"

Qiao Yi scoffed, thinking that if Chen Xiaomei knew you were teasing female colleagues in the office all day, you’d probably have no time to blame me for not knocking when I come in.

The female subordinate saw Qiao Yi coming in, nodded her head knowingly, and left. Zhao Huai straightened up a bit but still half-sat on the desk and said, "Speak up, whom do you want me to meet this time?"

"Hmph! Smart, knowing I’m bringing you to meet someone."

Qiao Yi chuckled while speaking, then sighed, "It’s a bit tricky, there are a few people you’ll often be in contact with in the future, let’s meet them together today."

Qiao Yi was serious, so Zhao Huai nodded seriously as well, "Alright, let’s go!"

The two brothers chatted while walking out the door, and Mu Yichen happened to be heading out as well. The three of them stood in the elevator, and the situation was unprecedentedly silent.

Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai exchanged glances but chose to ignore Mu Yichen, after all, interacting could only lead to mistakes now.

Mu Yichen glanced back, puzzled, these two, what are they up to?

The three got out of the elevator, with Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai leading the way.

Zhao Huai asked, "Where’s Chen going?"

"Got business?"

Mu Yichen almost blurted out going to the studio, but quickly changed his mind, mainly because he thought of how Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai often joked about him always going to Qin Mu’s studio.

Sure enough, as soon as he uttered the word, Zhao Huai’s big eyes became a bit disoriented, and he didn’t inquire further.

Mu Yichen found it amusing internally but maintained a cold facade.

Qiao Yi and Zhao Huai walked ahead exchanging whispers, encountering colleagues but not greeting them, acting quite busy.

Mu Yichen was sending WeChat messages to Qin Mu while walking out, without even glancing up.

Yang Qin was returning from outside when someone grabbed her wrist from behind, she turned around in panic, and was lost seeing Zhang Hongyun’s face full of hatred.

"Hmph! Managed to find you, huh? Talking about being short of friends, I thought you genuinely wanted to be friends."

Zhang Hongyun grabbed her hand tightly to prevent her escape, then started to lay out her intentions for being here.

"I have no idea what you’re saying, let go of me!"

Yang Qin was baffled by Zhang Hongyun’s words, clueless about her odd behavior, but she calmly reasoned with Zhang Hongyun.

"Don’t know what I’m talking about? Dare to swear that you weren’t the one who sent people to smash my house? Dare to swear you don’t fancy President Mu?"

Zhang Hongyun’s face was filled with the arrogance of youth, disrespecting elders, considering herself a big deal.

"Are you crazy?"

Despite her rationality, Yang Qin couldn’t tolerate Zhang Hongyun’s provocations; she instinctively exerted force to free her wrist from Zhang Hongyun’s grip and then nervously looked around, fortunately, it wasn’t after hours, fewer colleagues present, lest they witness this scene and spread rumors.

"I’m crazy? Yes, I am crazy, driven mad by you shameless, deceitful women! Robbing men is one thing, but smashing houses, what kind of skill is that?"

Zhang Hongyun sneered, aggressively pressing Yang Qin.

"Nutcase!"

Yang Qin’s mind was a mess, faintly guilty for reasons unknown. Annoyed and frustrated, she glanced at Zhang Hongyun once more, rubbed her wrist that Zhang Hongyun had twisted painfully, and turned to ascend the steps.

"Hey! I’m telling you, you’re not allowed to leave unless you give me an explanation today, otherwise I’ll make sure this place is chaos."

Zhang Hongyun immediately chased after her in high heels.

"I can’t even understand what you’re saying, what kind of explanation can I give you?"

Yang Qin was extremely irritated but blocked from leaving by Zhang Hongyun, forcing her to retort.

"Don’t understand? Stop pretending. Because you sent people to smash my apartment, leaving me nowhere to stay, my mother came here to find me and forced me to go home with her. I’m telling you, you’re not getting in today unless you provide an explanation."