The Art of Pursuing: The Unyielding Ex-wife-Chapter 425: She Just Finds This Matter Somewhat Repulsive.
An hour later, the police revealed that Xia Yuge was not associated with the studio’s alleged prostitution activities. She was only the nominal owner and did not manage the studio.
As a punishment, the police only fined her thirty thousand yuan and closed her studio.
At the end of the news report, the reporter left a thought-provoking comment... It was unclear whether Xia Yuge was truly unaware of the studio’s activities, or if she had made a secret transaction with Chairman Xu that afternoon.
The four words "secret transaction" hinted at meanings everyone could already guess without explicit clarification.
Initially, Qin Muni didn’t notice this news until she was stared at strangely by two people in a restaurant, whispering to each other. She assumed they were displeased with the food, so she approached them warmly to inquire.
As it turned out, the two customers directly showed her the news on Weibo and curiously asked her if it was true.
Qin Muni merely smiled faintly, said she didn’t know, and then turned to leave, returning to her office where she logged onto Weibo to check the news on her computer.
She was back in the office, having just finished reading this trending news, when her phone on the desk started buzzing.
Qin Muni glanced at the caller ID—it was Xu Yisen calling. After a brief moment of hesitation, she picked up the phone and answered.
"Yes, Yisen."
On the other end of the line, Xu Yisen’s voice carried a barely detectable hint of tension. "Munni, did you see the news?"
Qin Muni replied in a calm and relaxed tone, "Yes, I saw it."
"When Xia Yuge came to the company, I was attending an executive meeting. Secretary Wang told her to either wait for me or come back another time.
The meeting lasted an hour, and she waited for me in the lounge for an hour before seeing me when I returned to the office.
She indeed wanted me to pull some strings to help resolve the alleged prostitution organization charge, but I refused.
I don’t know how she eventually resolved it, but I definitely didn’t intervene to help her."
Upon seeing the news, Xu Yisen immediately called Qin Muni to proactively explain, hoping she wouldn’t misunderstand him due to the news and more importantly, that their relationship wouldn’t be affected by a groundless rumor. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Is that all? Nothing else?"
"Yes, that’s all, nothing else."
"Okay, I understand."
"So don’t overthink it. There’s nothing between her and me!"
"Alright, I got it. Thanks for calling to explain. The restaurant is quite busy today, so I’ll hang up now."
"Okay."
Hanging up the phone, Qin Muni reopened the message from a mysterious person sent to her two hours ago, clicking on the photo that had just been received.
Her eyes remained indifferent as she stared at the nearly bare photo of Xia Yuge trying to seduce Xu Yisen, a slight mocking smile tugging at her red lips.
Xu Yisen was still hiding something from her, perhaps to prevent her from overthinking, but his concealment made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Whether anything had happened between him and Xia Yuge, Qin Muni did not know, nor did she have a desire to know.
She simply found the matter somewhat distasteful.
That afternoon, Qin Muni injured her left hand, making it somewhat inconvenient to work. Deputy Manager Dong Chujun and Head Chef Fujino Doxu repeatedly advised her to leave work early, but she declined their kindness.
It wasn’t until the restaurant closed that she slowly left with the staff.
Xu Yisen stood by Qin Muni’s door for some time, ringing the doorbell, but she did not come to open the door. Thus, he took out his phone and called her.
