The Whole World Is Waiting for Them to Divorce [Transmigration Into a Book] - Chapter 9

Guangying Entertainment headquarters.

There were five people in the secretary department in total. Aside from the special assistant currently presiding over the meeting, three were veteran employees, and one was a newly hired junior assistant.

Monday was the day most full of fighting spirit, and also the day most likely to leave people utterly overwhelmed.

Zhang Manni pretended to be busy, her eyes passing over her computer as she looked toward the panoramic conference room across from her.

The glass had been wiped so clean there was not a speck of dust on it. From her angle, she could just happen to see the person seated in the main seat—the beautiful CEO who made all the female artists at Guangying feel ashamed of their own inferiority, Lu Xi.

She really, really was so beautiful!

Zhang Manni’s heart rippled, and she had no mind to work.

The soundproofing of the glass was excellent, so no sounds from inside could be heard. She only saw several executives attending the meeting stand up one after another, and Zhang Manni sprang to her feet. The movement was so loud it startled her colleague beside her.

Her colleague teased, “Did your chair grow nails?”

Zhang Manni’s eyes shone as she looked at the commotion in the conference room, unable to hide her excitement. “President Lu’s meeting is over. I’m going to make her coffee!”

Without waiting for anyone else to react, she picked up her small makeup bag and dashed off to the break room.

Xiaomi, the newcomer, watched her back as she walked briskly even in high heels and said, “For such a small thing, she could have just left it to me. Why is Sister Manni going personally?”

The two veteran colleagues exchanged knowing smiles.

One of them said, “Of course she’d rush to do such a good thing.”

Xiaomi did not quite understand how making a cup of coffee counted as a good thing.

“Look at how showily she dresses every day, deliberately wearing low-cut tops. Isn’t it all to seduce President Lu?”

The other colleague said disdainfully, “She’s so slutty it’s unbearable.”

Xiaomi listened, utterly dumbfounded.

Xiaomi was new. Every day, she only did odd jobs and often went to deliver documents to the CEO. The first time she saw Lu Xi, she had been stunned by the other woman’s beauty and that otherworldly aura. If she had not personally seen Lu Xi smoothly sign her name, she would have thought this was some celebrity she simply did not know.

President Lu was too beautiful, too cold, and her presence was too powerful. Every time, Xiaomi only dared secretly look at her. In front of President Lu, she was so nervous she could not even speak properly. How could anyone dare seduce President Lu?

Zhang Manni was indeed pretty and had a good figure, but Xiaomi felt that a vulgar thing like Zhang Manni was not worthy of President Lu.

She even felt that someone as breathtaking as President Lu could only be admired from afar. If she became entangled with love and romance, it would feel like a dream being shattered.

The colleague added, “Our President Lu really is a stunner among mortals. The big shots chasing her could form a hundred football teams, but she just remains unmoved. Two years ago, there was even a woman who added me on WeChat and asked me every day to report President Lu’s whereabouts to her. If anyone tried to get close to President Lu, I had to tell her immediately, and every time, she would send me a huge red packet.”

Xiaomi’s curiosity was piqued. “Was she also one of President Lu’s pursuers?”

“Yeah.” The colleague said teasingly, “She chased for two years and still couldn’t get her. Quite persistent. That woman was especially generous with red packets, stupid and rich. But last time I sent her a message, she didn’t reply. I don’t know if she gave up.”

“A rich person, huh.” Xiaomi could not help asking, “How old is she? Is she pretty?”

“Don’t know,” the colleague said. “She blocked me from seeing her Moments, and her profile picture isn’t a photo of herself.”

The other colleague said sarcastically, “If she were pretty, why would she be afraid of letting you see her Moments? Maybe she’s the type of rich woman who’s fat and old.”

The colleague neither agreed nor disagreed. She secretly took out her phone, opened WeChat, found the rich woman saved under the note “Si Yu,” and told her that Zhang Manni was preparing to seduce President Lu.

After sending the message, she happily said to her two companions, “Once she sends me a red packet, I’ll treat you two to food.”

Lu Xi did not know that she was being discussed by several secretaries. After ending the two-hour-long morning meeting, she looked slightly tired and left the conference room under the respectful gazes of several executives.

Returning to her office, she had not even sat down properly when the office door was pushed open directly. “Sis, are you done being busy?”

Seeing that the person entering was Lu Wei, dissatisfaction appeared on Lu Xi’s usually unruffled face. “If you don’t knock again in the future, I’ll have someone throw you out.”

Based on Lu Wei’s understanding of her cold-faced biological sister, she knew this sentence was not a threat. She stuck out her tongue, lowered her head, and admitted her mistake. “I won’t dare next time.”

There was still a pile of documents waiting for her to read, so Lu Xi had no time to waste words with her. Expressionlessly, she said, “If you’re asking for money, I don’t have any. If you want resources, go to your agent.”

Every time Lu Wei came to find Lu Xi, it was for one of those two things. After being exposed, her face reddened slightly. But today, she had come to seek justice for her best friend. She said, “I want to talk to you about Si Yu.”

Lu Xi’s movement of twisting open her fountain pen paused, and her long, narrow phoenix eyes swept over. “What is there to talk about with her?”

Afraid she would be thrown out, Lu Wei did not dare beat around the bush. She walked up to her and said, “That day, she was the one who pushed Yufei into the water, but she argued that it was an accident. She’s lying. Grandma is muddled and was deceived by her, but you’re such a sharp person. How could you believe that kind of nonsense too?”

Lu Xi gently placed the fountain pen down, her slender fingers casually interlacing. “When Si Yu fell into the water, Uncle Chen was the one who saved her. Uncle Chen personally sent her back. She did not lie about that.”

Uncle Chen was the driver Lu Zhennan had arranged for Si Yu. He had worked for the Lu family for over ten years and was honest and sincere.

At the time, when Auntie Zhao called her and said Si Yu had fallen into the water and lost consciousness, asking her to come back, Lu Xi had thought Si Yu was playing some trick again. She had not expected Liang Yufei to be involved.

Lu Wei said anxiously, “I’m not saying she lied about losing consciousness, but she really did push Yufei into the water first. And she even argued that she jumped in because she wanted to save Yufei. Pei! How could she possibly be that kindhearted?”

In their two years of marriage, Si Yu had often made a scene, but when it came to harming people…

Even if Si Yu was malicious, did she have the nerve?

Regarding Liang Yufei accusing Si Yu of pushing her into the water, Lu Xi felt it was full of holes. Why had she not chosen a more hidden place? With so many people at the banquet, was she not afraid of being discovered? Why had Si Yu also been in the water? The area by the pool was so open, yet she could have accidentally fallen in by herself? If she had been saving someone, then Si Yu clearly did not know how to swim. Would she jump in to seek death?

Of the four questions, only the last one could barely support the idea that Si Yu had harmed her deliberately.

Without evidence, relying solely on Liang Yufei’s words was truly hard to believe.

Lu Xi looked at Lu Wei, who was filled with righteous indignation, and said faintly, “Liang Yufei herself has already accepted that it was a misunderstanding. Why are you still fixated on this matter?”

“That’s because she’s too kind. I don’t want to see her get bullied.”

“You mean that Grandma and I joined hands with Si Yu to bully her?”

Meeting her suddenly freezing gaze, Lu Wei trembled and hurriedly corrected herself. “I didn’t say you and Grandma bullied her. I just think Si Yu is too cunning. Sis, you absolutely must not be deceived by her. Hurry up and divorce her!”

What kind of person Si Yu was, and whether she had lied or not, Lu Xi had her own judgment. Hearing the word “divorce,” a ripple passed through her pale eyes. “She has already signed the Divorce Agreement. As for the divorce… it may have to be delayed.”

“Why delay it?” Lu Wei was even more worked up than she was.

“Because of Grandma.”

“Achoo—”

Si Yu rubbed her nose, finding it strange that she kept sneezing today.

“Are you about to catch a cold? Drink some granules to prevent it,” Old Madam Lu said worriedly.

Si Yu did not feel any signs of a cold, but to reassure the old woman, she could only obediently listen.

Old Madam Lu immediately instructed the housekeeper to make the medicine for her.

Si Yu stopped the housekeeper. “I’ll do it myself. You go ahead and work.”

The Lu family had two housekeepers, one chef, one driver, and one butler. It sounded like a lot of people, but each had their own duties. The villa was very large, and just cleaning every day took the two housekeepers a lot of time. Si Yu did not want to trouble others over something small like making medicine.

After drinking a packet of granules, Si Yu went to wash the cup and heard her phone ring briefly twice.

It had been several days since she transmigrated here, and aside from a few calls with Auntie Zhao and Uncle Chen, Si Yu’s phone had never rung. She thought it was spam, but when she picked it up and looked, she found that it was a WeChat message.

Liu Meimei: “Si Yu, are you there?”

Liu Meimei: “Zhang Manni, the one transferred up from HR, went to seduce President Lu again. [Image]”

When she opened the picture, it was a photo of a hot-bodied beauty holding coffee. Her face was powdered pale, her lipstick was as red as blood, and her smile looked utterly flirtatious.

Who was this?

And who was Liu Meimei?

President Lu???

With her head full of question marks, Si Yu quickly skimmed through the female supporting character’s previous chat history with Liu Meimei and suddenly understood.

Liu Meimei was the spy the original female supporting character had planted beside Lu Xi!

She was not sure what kind of relationship the original female supporting character had with this Liu Meimei. As she scrolled down and saw quite a few red packets, Si Yu inwardly despised the filthy money transaction between these two, then fell into thought.

She had thought she only needed to deal with the heroine, that one potential romantic rival. She had not expected there to be quite a few little vixens hidden in the company too.

Opening the picture again, Si Yu curled her lip and said, “A flashy little vixen like you dares to seduce Lu Xi?”

Lu Xi clearly liked pure types like the heroine, okay!

Around ten that night, Lu Xi, who had been busy all day, returned home. She pressed the fingerprint lock, pushed the door open, and entered.

The living room light was on. Si Yu was sitting on the carpet playing on the computer. Hearing the movement, she ran over barefoot. Her face was bare of makeup, her smile bright, and her voice sweet and crisp. “You’re back.”

Lu Xi froze for a moment before recognizing that it was Si Yu, and her eyes flickered.

This was not the first time Lu Xi had seen Si Yu without makeup, but she felt that this was somewhat different from what she had seen before. Looking carefully, she realized her hairstyle had changed—the wine-red color had been dyed pure black, the cumbersome waist-length hair had been cut in half, and the curls had been straightened. Wispy bangs lay thinly across her full forehead.

The mature-woman style had become fresh and youthful.

Looking at this woman before her, whose entire temperament had changed, Lu Xi vaguely thought of what the housekeeper had said.

She heard that Si Yu had gone to see Grandma again today. Before coming back, Lu Xi had deliberately taken a detour to the Lu residence and asked the housekeeper whether there had been anything unusual about Si Yu.

The housekeeper said, “Nothing unusual. Miss Si spent the whole day keeping Old Madam company, and Old Madam was so happy. She even learned how to make pastries from the chef, and they turned out especially well. You really couldn’t tell she was so clever with her hands.”

Lu Xi found it strange. “She made pastries?”

“Yes.” The housekeeper said with a smile, “My mop broke, and she helped me fix it. We had to clean the sterilizer, and she and the chef carried it out together. I don’t know where she got so much strength. To be honest, after spending time with her these past few days, I’ve discovered that Miss Si is different from before. In the past, she disdained talking to people like us. Now, she’s especially friendly. It feels like she’s become a different person. I’ve lived to this age and seen all sorts of people, and I don’t feel like she’s pretending.”

If these words had not come from an old housekeeper who had served the Lu family for nearly twenty years, Lu Xi would have suspected Si Yu of bribing people to win their hearts.

Whether her personality had changed or not was hard to say, but the person before her had indeed changed.

A hairstyle was actually this important to a person’s image.

Lu Xi suddenly felt that this girl-next-door style suited Si Yu better. Compared with her previous deliberately mature look, it was much more pleasing to the eye.

Si Yu did not know the little thoughts in her heart. She flicked her freshly done hair and asked, “Does my new hairstyle look good?”

She did not know whether it was because of the housekeeper’s words or because these eyes were too clean and transparent, but Lu Xi temporarily forgot how much she disliked this woman. Her red lips parted slightly, and she said, “It looks nice.”