Although one person cannot completely change the environment, she influences those around her through her actions.
Ni Jingxi answered the phone, "Hello, this is Ni Jingxi."
She took the initiative to speak, but the person on the other end was stunned. After a long while, they coughed and said, "You're Reporter Ni, right? I have something I'd like to tell you about."
It was a man's voice; he didn't sound young, but he wasn't too old either.
She guessed it should be around forty years old.
"Please speak," Ni Jingxi said softly. Although her voice wasn't particularly enthusiastic, her unique calmness reassured the other person.
The man said, "It's like this, I have a son who is in junior high school. He is currently studying at Shanghai Jiarui School, which is a private school. However, we parents have recently noticed that some of our children have diarrhea and headaches, so we suspect that the school cafeteria is not clean."
Problems with school cafeterias?
When Ni Jingxi was interning before, she covered local news for a period of time, and she even accompanied the Education Bureau's inspection team to inspect the hygiene of school canteens.
Because the editor-in-chief had a good relationship with a leader in the education bureau, the task of following up on the story was handed over to their newspaper.
At that time, Ni Jingxi was just an intern reporter, and could only follow behind the reporters to organize their articles.
She didn't take this revelation lightly and asked, "Are you sure these health problems your child is experiencing are related to the school cafeteria?"
"What are you saying? You don't trust me!" Clearly, the other person felt that Ni Jingxi didn't trust them, and immediately raised their voice.
Ni Jingxi frowned slightly and said softly, "Sir, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that many students are now eating off-campus, so I wanted to confirm with you."
After all, they are all junior high school students, and it is not uncommon for them to eat outside of school.
Therefore, Ni Jingxi asked one more question.
However, the other party clearly felt that Ni Jingxi had neglected them and started shouting: "Of course it has something to do with the school cafeteria. After the school outsourced the cafeteria last year, our children often experienced vomiting and diarrhea. We have also reported these issues to the Education Bureau."
Just as Ni Jingxi was about to ask another question, the other party suddenly said impatiently, "I have photos here. You need to write an article for me right now, the kind you wrote about that health product last time, and make sure everyone pays attention to this school cafeteria. Children are the flowers of our motherland."
Ni Jingxi found it somewhat amusing, but still patiently said, "Sir, every article I write undergoes thorough investigation, and I only publish it when I have solid evidence. So please don't worry, I'll go to the school today to find out more..."
"I've already told you about the situation, so you just need to hurry up and write the article."
The other party frowned, particularly displeased that Ni Jingxi hadn't done as he requested.
Ni Jingxi's face showed a helpless expression, but her tone was as calm as she could muster: "The issue of food safety on campus has always been a key concern for us. Since you've given us this information, we will definitely investigate the truth and provide you with a report that will satisfy you..."
At this moment, Wen Tang, who was carrying a bag, came in from outside. When she passed the front desk, she saw Ni Jingxi holding a microphone and standing with her back to the door. After thinking for a moment, she slowly approached.
Wen Tang doesn't usually need to clock in, but she pretended to do so and overheard Ni Jingxi talking to the other person.
But the other side was very dissatisfied, and the man said angrily, "If you don't report it, I'll go find someone else."
The call was then disconnected. Ni Jingxi paused for a moment, then put the phone back.
In fact, this situation is not uncommon. Some people do leak information to reporters in order to solve problems, hoping to get the results they want through news exposure.
However, Ni Jingxi is not the kind of person who would immediately write an article based on just a few words from the other party.
Every word she writes is based on her own investigation, just like in the case of Daichi Kang, where she dared to take responsibility for every word in her articles.
They are not afraid of the other party's so-called lawyer's letter at all.
Just then, the other end of the phone hung up. Ni Jingxi turned to leave, but almost bumped into Wen Tang behind her. She glanced at Wen Tang, who was carrying a bag, and said, "Sorry."
Wen Tang actually smiled at her.
Ni Jingxi didn't think much of it and went back to her office.
After she finished speaking, Wen Tang immediately said to the receptionist, "I'd like to use this phone."
The receptionist was busy with other things and didn't seem to mind, smiling as she said, "Team Leader Wen, please make yourself at home."
Wen Tang pulled up the recent call log on the landline, and the first one was the number Ni Jingxi had just called.
She immediately opened her phone's camera and took a picture.
After she felt she had done all this without anyone noticing, she put the landline back, picked up her bag, and left.
Instead of going directly to her seat, Wen Tang found a place where she wouldn't be overheard making a call and dialed the number back.
A moment later, the other party answered the phone: "Hello, who is it?"
"Hello, I'm a reporter from the Shanghai Daily," Wen Tang introduced herself first, afraid the other party would mistake her for a salesperson.
The man paused, but his tone was much better than before: "Which reporter are you?"
"Did you just contact reporter Ni Jingxi?" Wen Tang didn't answer his question, but asked first.
The man said in a low voice, "Yes."
Wen Tang chuckled. "It's like this, Reporter Ni is a very busy person these days and probably doesn't have much time to follow up on this news. But if you need it, I can continue to follow up on this news."
Recently, the newspaper has been receiving a constant stream of tip-off calls, but Wen Tang hasn't taken a liking to any of them.
But when she heard Ni Jingxi mention the topic of food safety on campus, she immediately spotted the explosive point in it.
"You?" came a suspicious voice from the other end. "Can you write whistleblower articles?"
Wen Tang was furious, with nowhere to vent her anger. Before Ni Jingxi joined the newspaper, she was one of the most renowned reporters in the entire organization. Everyone she had interviewed before was either the chairman of a listed company or someone who could influence the domestic economy.
If she hadn't been unwilling to be outdone by Ni Jingxi, would she have gone to such lengths to call such a nobody?
Wen Tang calmed her anger and smiled, "Not only can I write sensational articles, but I can also write viral articles."
A previous post had thoroughly exposed Wen Tang, leading her to believe that Ni Jingxi was behind it all. Determined not to lose to Ni Jingxi, she was determined to get her revenge.
She can write anything, even just a viral article.
*
Ni Jingxi was unaware of Wen Tang's contact with the whistleblower because she was currently being entangled with Hua Zheng.
Hua Zheng held her wrist, staring at the plain ring on her ring finger for a long time before whispering, "Lord Ni, tell me quickly, you're just wearing this ring for fun."
Hua Zheng hadn't paid much attention to the ring on her hand when she first saw it.
It wasn't until she realized that Ni Jingxi was wearing the ring on her ring finger that she came to her senses and immediately grabbed her hand to ask.
"Do you think anyone would wear a ring on their ring finger just for fun?" Ni Jingxi asked with a light laugh.
Hua Zheng: "..."
Wearing a ring on your ring finger, isn't that a wedding ring?
She stared intently at Ni Jingxi, her face full of surprise. After a long silence, her voice trembled as she finally spoke: "You...you mean you're married?"
Ni Jingxi didn't speak immediately, but a slight smile appeared on her face.
Hua Zheng felt that her outlook on life was about to be reshaped. She had always thought that Ni Jingxi was a single dog like her, but who knew that he had taken a half-month vacation and had already gotten married when he came back.
"You don't have a boyfriend?" Hua Zheng exclaimed in surprise.
Ni Jingxi nodded and said softly, "I don't have a boyfriend."
“But I have a husband.”
At that moment, Hua Zheng really felt that even being struck by lightning wouldn't have left her so stunned. Ni Jingxi actually got married?
As for Ni Jingxi, she never thought of taking the initiative to expose her relationship with Huo Shenyan. Even her three college roommates, who were so close to her, still don't know that she is married.
The gap between her and Huo Shenyan was as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.
But they ended up together.
Initially, she was reluctant to disclose it publicly because it was inconvenient; she didn't want that kind of unbridled prying to fill her life. Although she always spoke of Huo Shenyan's female fans in a joking tone.
But she would also think that this man clearly belonged to her.
But she couldn't tell the whole world.
Over time, she realized that she could also feel resentment deep down.
Although she didn't tell Hua Zheng who her husband was, just knowing that she was married was enough to make her happy.
Hua Zheng didn't understand her feelings at all. She was still struggling with Ni Jingxi's sudden announcement of his marriage. "How did you get married? Lord Ni, how did you get married?"
They agreed to be single together, but in the end, Hua Zheng discovered that the only "dog" was her.
I happened to meet Tang Mi for lunch.
As soon as Hua Zheng saw Tang Mi, she grabbed Ni Jingxi's hand, almost shoving her palm into Tang Mi's face. "Did you see that? Did you see that?"
Tang Mi looked closely and saw that Ni Jingxi was wearing a ring on her ring finger.
A particularly simple and elegant design.
"Wow!" Tang Mi exclaimed, whistling, but then casually glanced at it seriously and said, "I've never seen you wear this ring before?"
Tang Mi had seen Ni Jingxi's engagement ring before. Although Huo Shenyan bought it in a hurry, it was still a classic Tiffany six-prong diamond ring.
Besides, Tang Mi had seen the new ring Huo Shenyan had bought for her when she went to the villa.
This is such a simple entry-level model; it really doesn't seem like something Mr. Huo would design.
“I bought it,” Ni Jingxi said calmly.
Tang Mi nodded in understanding. She knew Ni Jingxi's personality; she wasn't the type to show off. The diamond ring Huo Shenyan gave her was beautiful, but she probably wouldn't wear it out on a daily basis.
Seeing that Tang Mi showed no surprise whatsoever, Hua Zheng almost shouted, "You don't even know?"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry." Tang Mi patted her shoulder and comforted her with a smile, "I only accidentally discovered Lord Ni's affair, otherwise she would have kept it from me as well."
At this moment, Hua Zheng was a little puzzled: "Why did Lord Ni keep his marriage a secret from everyone?"
Tang Mi looked at Ni Jingxi with amusement, intending to see how she would handle this problem.
Ni Jingxi, on the other hand, said quite calmly, "It's a personal quirk."
Hua Zheng: "..."
Tang Mi: "..."
Tang Mi, in particular, practically knelt down and sang "Conquer" for her; it's such a damn personal fetish.
Hua Zheng, however, looked on with admiration, and after a long while, she sincerely exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being Lord Ni, even his personal quirks are so unique."
Tang Mi turned to look at her and thought that this person was beyond saving.
Although Hua Zheng managed to get away with the excuse of a personal quirk, she was still very curious about Ni Jingxi's marriage partner. She knew that Ni Jingxi was tight-lipped and wouldn't be able to get any information out of him.
So she asked Tang Mi, "Have you seen Lord Ni's husband? Isn't he handsome?"