So Ni Jingxi tiptoed over, not even noticing when she passed his desk. It wasn't until Ni Jingxi quietly placed her hand on his shoulder.
But the next second, Huo Shenyan's hand gripped hers, but when he looked up and saw Ni Jingxi's face, he froze.
After a slight look of surprise, a smile appeared in his dark eyes: "What brings you here?"
"This humble woman has come from the mountains. Would you, sir, be willing to let me kiss you?" Ni Jingxi's eyes were filled with laughter, and her voice was soft and shy.
It really seems like a little imp that suddenly popped out of this office.
Huo Shenyan looked at her, and slightly loosened his grip on her wrist, his voice filled with uncontrollable laughter: "Naughty."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and leaned in to kiss Ni Jingxi.
Even if it really was a fairy, he would still be happy to accept it.
Author's Note: Ni Jingxi: I'm here to absorb yang energy...
Shenyan Gege: If you're so capable, then take it.
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Chapter 26
When the kiss ended, Huo Shenyan gently released her. Outside the window was the dazzling night view of Shanghai, with the lights on the skyscrapers changing from time to time, illuminating the dark night sky.
On the road below, countless red taillights of cars connected together, eventually converging into a long red dragon.
Ni Jingxi looked up at him slightly, her eyes glistening with a faint sheen of water, bright and captivating.
At this moment, Huo Shenyan felt his heart flutter simply by looking at her.
The two looked at each other for a long time before Ni Jingxi finally spoke up and asked, "Are you hungry?"
As soon as she finished asking the question, her stomach, as if it had been holding back for a long time, finally gave her a definite answer, and actually made a very obvious rumbling sound.
Ni Jingxi looked down at her stomach, and instantly, her fair cheeks flushed a tempting red, as if tinged with rouge.
Huo Shenyan rarely saw her in such an embarrassed state, and he actually laughed out loud without giving her any face.
Fortunately, Ni Jingxi wasn't one to be coy, so she simply looked at him frankly and said, "I'm just hungry, so hungry."
"Shall we eat first?" Huo Shenyan said in a low voice.
So he pulled Ni Jingxi directly to the reception area. Huo Shenyan's office was really big enough, probably more than a hundred square meters. Such a place where every inch of land was precious was so luxurious that it made people envious.
Although there was a sofa next to her, there was a distance between the sofa and the coffee table, so Ni Jingxi simply spread tissues on the carpet and sat down on the floor.
Unexpectedly, when Huo Shenyan saw her sit down like this, he reached out and unbuttoned his suit jacket with one hand.
Ni Jingxi had just taken the cutlery out of the bag to hand it to him when she looked up and saw him unbuttoning his shirt with one hand. It wasn't that he was trying to show off, but he did a simple action with such ease and grace.
Huo Shenyan straightened his suit jacket slightly and tossed it onto the sofa next to him.
He actually sat down on the carpet along with Ni Jingxi.
"What's wrong?" Huo Shenyan noticed her staring at him and took the chopsticks from her hand.
Ni Jingxi lowered her eyes, concealing the amazement in them. She had always considered herself the kind of person who could resist male beauty. Whether it was during high school when everyone was crazy about Korean idols or after entering university when domestic heartthrobs swept across the country, she would never fall into infatuation.
At most, when my roommates are shouting and yelling, I tell them to shut up and watch dramas and variety shows in peace.
She once genuinely believed she was immune to handsome men.
After all, she is stunningly beautiful herself. After seeing herself so often in the mirror, do you think she would still be amazed by others?
But after meeting Huo Shenyan, she was immediately captivated by his beauty, and now even the way he casually unbuttons his clothes seems so handsome.
Has she gone mad...?
Ni Jingxi shook her head, clearing her mind of all the distracting thoughts.
Huo Shenyan's dinner was both plentiful and light. Ni Jingxi, who usually ate very little at night, ate only a few bites at a time while holding her chopsticks.
Finally, the person opposite her looked up at her and whispered, "Is it not to your liking?"
ah??
Ni Jingxi looked down and noticed that the rice in her bowl was riddled with holes, making it look rather unsightly.
She looked up at the rice in front of him; the glistening, plump grains of rice were only fewer than before, and not a single drop of broth had touched them.
At that moment, her gaze fell on his hands, which were resting on the black coffee table.
Huo Shenyan's hands were truly beautiful, especially now that his fair palms rested on the black coffee table. The backs of his slender hands had slightly protruding bones, and his fingers were exceptionally long. The black mirrored surface of the coffee table, with its highly technological look, made the visual impact even stronger.
The contrast between black and white is so clear.
"Stars?" Huo Shenyan called out softly again when he saw her in a daze.
Ni Jingxi then came to her senses and looked up. She blinked, her eyes still blurry, clearly having missed Huo Shenyan's words.
Huo Shenyan noticed that she was staring at his palm and assumed she was looking at his bowl. He said in a low voice, "Do you want to eat my rice?"
His question immediately stumped Ni Jingxi again.
Ni Jingxi swallowed, her fingers tightening around the chopsticks. She couldn't very well say that she was drooling over his fingers, could she?
Huo Shenyan: "Call me in advance next time you come."
That way, he could get Tang Mian to prepare the food she likes to eat.
Ni Jingxi looked at him and chuckled softly before saying, "I wanted to give you a surprise."
"Aren't you surprised?" Ni Jingxi tilted her head slightly and looked at him: "Husband."
Her voice was usually a bit cold and gentle, but now she deliberately called out "husband" in a soft voice.
This is deliberately trying to kill someone.
Huo Shenyan gazed at her slowly, his dark eyes deep and unfocused. After a long while, he said in a very low and hoarse voice, "I already have Jingxi."
Jingxi was pleasantly surprised.
Jingxi is his biggest surprise.
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Huo Shenyan left the country the next day, and Ni Jingxi felt empty all day. Actually, it wasn't that their relationship had been distant before; it was just that sometimes they didn't know how to express their longing for each other.
Not only is Huo Shenyan reserved and profound, but even Ni Jingxi is different from ordinary girls.
This time, when he left again, Ni Jingxi remembered and sent him a message. He might not reply immediately, but he would definitely reply.
It wasn't until Ni Jingxi submitted her latest article to Lao Zhang that things changed.
Old Zhang glanced at it a few times and immediately called her into his office. At that moment, a document was open on the computer screen—Ni Jingxi's manuscript.
He took a deep breath and said, "Is this the content of your own interview?"
This article directly targets Dadikang, a health supplement company, and examines how it grew from a small workshop into a business empire worth tens of billions of dollars.
The detailed content and clear accusations clearly indicate that a considerable amount of time had been spent preparing them.
Ni Jingxi nodded: "I hope to publish this article."
Old Zhang glanced at the large office area outside. Everyone seemed busy, but quite a few were slacking off. Who knows, maybe they weren't even working on their computers right now.
Even so, Old Zhang did not criticize them.
After all, everyone has times when they want to slack off at work.
He had always felt that Ni Jingxi was different from others, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Back then, he thought she was serious about her work and never complained about hardship.
Now he finally realized that 80% of the people outside just treated this job as a job.
Even if he were included, it would be the same.
But Ni Jingxi regarded journalism as her ideal profession.
Ideals will shine brightly, radiating a unique brilliance. At this moment, Old Zhang felt that brilliance.
"Jingxi, do you know what you'll face once this article is published?" Old Zhang looked at her very seriously.
A business of this scale, worth tens of billions, involves a truly deep and vast network of vested interests. Once this report is published and attracts public attention, Ni Jingxi will be standing on the hot seat of trouble.
Not only the newspaper, but she herself will be under pressure from all sides.
Can a young woman like her, who has just graduated and is still inexperienced, handle this?
Ni Jingxi looked straight at him: "Team leader, I know what you're worried about. Such a large health product company will indeed have many people attached to it, and I will be under a lot of pressure. But more than bearing the pressure, what I want to do is tell the truth."
“I visited many victims this time, most of whom were elderly people over sixty years old. They believed the exaggerated claims made by the company's employees about the effects of their products. They even said that taking their health products could cure diseases if they had them and prevent diseases if they didn't. Many elderly people spent most of their life savings on these completely useless things.”
"So I want to expose these scams, even if I get hurt badly, I don't care."
Old Zhang sighed, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "Young people..."
But he didn't continue speaking. Instead, he told her to go back first, and that he would discuss the matter with the editor-in-chief.
That evening, the editor-in-chief called Ni Jingxi into his office. In front of him was a printed copy of Ni Jingxi's manuscript.
After Editor Yao let her in, she continued reading the manuscript with her head down.
Finally, he looked up and carefully examined Ni Jingxi before speaking after a while: "I agree to publish this article."
Ni Jingxi's face immediately lit up with surprise, and she said, "Thank you, editor-in-chief."
“However…” Editor Yao interrupted her, saying, “This article should not be published in the newspaper for the time being.”
Ni Jingxi was taken aback. Editor-in-Chief Yao said in a low voice, "Publish it on the newspaper's official WeChat account and Weibo account first. Nowadays, the influence of online dissemination is faster than that of newspapers. If we want this report to quickly gain traction and attract public attention, then publishing it online first is more appropriate, in my opinion."
Although Editor-in-Chief Yao is over forty years old, he is not a stubborn person and knows that the speed of dissemination of new media is indeed better than that of print media.
He had also read Ni Jingxi's article. It not only contained a large number of interview examples, but her writing style was also sharp and incisive.
He genuinely believes in it.
"Thank you." Ni Jingxi bowed deeply to the editor-in-chief.
Editor-in-Chief Yao smiled faintly and said, "No need to say thank you. Journalists' conscience isn't something only young people like you have."
On Monday morning at 10:00 AM, the article titled "The Rising Health Empire Dadikang and the Elderly Who Went Bankrupt" was officially launched simultaneously on WeChat and Weibo.
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