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Mina has been gone for so long, and with the wedding approaching, I didn't want her to come back and get involved in this matter, so I told her it was fine, and that Xiao Minxing could handle it alone.
But this Good Fellow was stubborn and insisted on telling me that she wasn't consulting me, just notifying me, and that her flight was already booked and she would be home soon.
Having one more person back would only give me more worry. Although I felt sorry for Xiao Minxing having to bear all the burdens right now, Mina's return wouldn't change anything unless she knew who started the fire.
When I mentioned this to Xiao Minxing in the evening, he paused for a moment before saying, "If she wants to come back, let her. We can't stop her. However, Mina has managed that company for a long time and has connections with many clients. Her return could actually help us deal with some issues."
I had nothing to say. The situation here had already become a mess, but I had no ability to clean it up, and Xiao Minxing wouldn't let me try. Only Mina's return might provide some assistance.
Before Mina arrived in Haicheng, I received a call from someone.
Xiao Minhui.
Since Xiao Minxing handed over Zhi Xing Company and publicly severed ties with the Xiao Family, he hadn't mentioned them again, and I rarely thought about them either.
As for how the Xiao Family was doing, we didn't have time to pay attention.
However, after this incident occurred, I did think of Xiao Minhui.
Just as Xiao Minxing said, we had no evidence; such a serious crime couldn't be imposed on someone without proof. Besides, I always felt that with Xiao Minhui's intelligence, it was very possible she could do something like this, but she wouldn't execute it so cleanly. She was always good at causing trouble but had a hard time getting out of it.
It had been almost a week since the fire, and the police only had that blurry video with insufficient evidence while nothing significant happened on our end.
When Xiao Minhui called me, she sounded a bit smug: "I heard your family had a fire."
I replied coldly, "You heard wrong."
She laughed and said, "Heard wrong? Everyone in Haicheng knows that the company Xiao Minxing took from me caught fire. You still say I heard wrong?"
This woman's mind really had issues. With such an incident occurring, shouldn't she be trying to avoid suspicion? Wasn't she afraid others would doubt her?
Yes, this company originally belonged to the Xiao Family, and when it was poorly managed and up for auction, it was secretly bought by Xiao Minxing. He has been running it under Mina's name for a long time. If he hadn't later consolidated the company and Mina happened to go to Hong Kong, I doubt I would have been able to go there myself.
But what does this have to do with us? It was clearly her own mismanagement. Even if Xiao Minxing hadn't bought it, someone else would have. I really don't understand how she managed to stay in the Xiao Family for so long.
In fact, I was quite angry when I received a call from her. I directly asked, "So, what does Ms. Xiao mean by calling? Do you know what this fire is about?"
As soon as Xiao Minhui heard this, she started cursing: "Qiu Yuhan, don't slander me here. I'm just telling you that God has eyes; some people who do bad things should face retribution."
I was equally furious and shouted back, "Yes, bad people always get their comeuppance. Anyone who is suffering now knows whether it's retribution or not."
Indeed, we only lost a small company, which is just a tiny part of Xiao Minxing's many assets. Meanwhile, Xiao Minhui has already squandered everything Old Master Xiao left her. Now all she can show for it are one or two small projects she got from Zhi Xing, and those things hardly bring her any profit.
It's easy to imagine how angry she must have been to hear that, but I didn't give her another chance to insult me and promptly hung up the phone.
Honestly, thinking about it made me even angrier. If someone truly hates Xiao Minxing to the bone, aside from the Xiao Family members, I can't think of anyone else.
However, there are three or four siblings in the Xiao Family, so it's hard to say who it could be.
I think Xiao Minxing should be able to figure this out too; I just don't know if he mentioned it to me or even to the police.
If he really didn't say a word about it, that would undoubtedly make uncovering the truth more difficult.
But then again, if this matter really has nothing to do with the Xiao Family, providing such information to the police might interfere with their investigation.
Forget it; after thinking about all this mess, my mind calmed down instead.
As Xiao Minxing said, the truth will always come out.
Although we didn't discuss this matter further and I didn't even mention Xiao Minhui's call to him, we reached a consensus.
We didn't even bring up the fire at home; I focused on taking care of Xiao Zhe while he worked late hours.
After Mina returned, she came over once but only chatted casually with me and didn't mention her marriage in Hong Kong. She went into the study room with Xiao Minxing to discuss company matters.
Through their efforts, there was soon new progress at the company. The sealed-off factory and office areas were put back into use, but since the damage from the fire was severe, they needed to be renovated.
However, Xiao Minxing was no longer the same as before. He had a large amount of bonuses and resources at his disposal, so he could quickly handle this matter. Mina would take care of the client and all interpersonal relationships within the company.
I wanted to help as well, but Xiao Minxing said that the danger outside had not yet been resolved. Since that person held a grudge against us, seeing that we were not affected would likely provoke them to take action again, so we had to remain vigilant.
When I asked about the progress with the police, he shook his head and said, "We don't know yet. Moreover, when the police are handling a case, they won't inform us of everything. Even if there is progress, they might not disclose it to the outside world due to confidentiality and various other reasons. So all we can do now is to be cautious."
Longwen did not return with Mina, which made me feel uneasy. After the company resumed operations, I wanted to find an opportunity to talk with Mina.
Unexpectedly, she came over that afternoon.
Xiao Zhe was always enthusiastic towards this godmother. Before I could say a word to Mina, he rushed over and kissed her, leaving her face covered in saliva.
Mina laughed as she pulled him away and said, "Fortunately, I knew to come to your house without any makeup on; otherwise, you would have to pay thousands of dollars. Do you know how I maintain this face now?"
I smirked and said, "You should save that conversation for when Xiao Zhe is older."
Mina looked at me disdainfully and said, "He doesn't understand, but someone else does. I'm saying this for someone else's benefit."
I smiled at her, and she smiled back. Then she handed Xiao Zhe over to Sister Liu, who was standing nearby, and said, "Come on, I have some private matters to discuss with you."
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