Squatting together in the toilet stall, the girl in the pink bubble skirt and the one in the professional shirt whispered to each other.
“No, wait.” Xiao Qiangwei said vigilantly, “Answer a few questions first.”
Rong Jin said, “Ask away.”
Xiao Qiangwei asked, “What was I wearing the day I came for the interview?”
“…” Rong Jin was speechless. “That was six years ago. How could I possibly remember?”
Xiao Qiangwei asked again, “How long did I date my last boyfriend?”
Rong Jin said, “What does that have to do with me?”
“…” Xiao Qiangwei was heartbroken. “Three months, then he cheated on me. Boss, I told you about it, and you forgot?”
“Forgot.” Rong Jin was completely honest. “Why would I need to remember something like that?”
This was clearly a scumbag move from a downright scumbag boss.
Xiao Qiangwei refused to give up. “What about my phone number?”
This one Rong Jin knew. She fluently recited a string of digits.
Xiao Qiangwei was somewhat moved. “Boss, you actually memorized my phone number!”
Rong Jin said, “I memorized the entire contact list.”
As long as she wanted to remember, she could achieve a photographic memory.
“…”
Well, that worked too.
“Boss, it’s so great that you’re okay!” Xiao Qiangwei was thrilled. She looked her up and down and pinched her pink bubble skirt. “You look pretty cute like this.”
It was still a bit funny, but she couldn’t laugh.
Rong Jin asked strangely, “Why aren’t you shocked by this at all?”
Wouldn’t normal people be scared by such a supernatural event?
Xiao Qiangwei waved it off humbly. “My family has been Daoists for five generations. This kind of thing is no big deal.”
Rong Jin: “…”
“During that time, you were always unconscious. You were injured, but your vital signs were stable. Yesterday, Su Qingqiu pissed me off so much that when I got back, I did a reading for you. The divination said your fate is incredibly strong and prosperous, with the aura of great wealth, nobility, and even an emperor. You’ll live to a hundred, no matter how you try to get yourself killed!”
“…”
“It’s true. I’m really good at divination.”
“…”
“But we can’t do too many readings. It shortens your lifespan.”
“…”
People really couldn’t be judged by appearances. She had underestimated Xiao Qiangwei before.
Xiao Qiangwei herself accepted this soul possession incident with remarkable ease, even showing a bit of curiosity.
She carefully studied her little face for a moment before suddenly saying, “Boss, who are you now? You look a bit like yourself.”
Rong Jin answered, “Su Xijing.”
Xiao Qiangwei was stunned. “Su Xijing? The daughter of that Su executive who had a low fever at the birthday banquet?”
“Yes, it’s her.”
“How could it be Su Xijing?” Xiao Qiangwei muttered to herself. “But soul possession isn’t that easy to pull off. There are conditions…”
“What did you say?”
Xiao Qiangwei jolted. “Nothing, nothing at all.”
Xiao Qiangwei suddenly remembered something and said sullenly, “Su Executive came for a meeting today. Who knows what she’ll do to Rong Corporation. That’s the empire you’ve built over so many years, Boss.”
“I can’t quite figure out Su Qingqiu’s intentions either,” Rong Jin said slowly. “But I feel like she won’t do anything to Rong Corporation.”
After all, if Su Qingqiu wanted to destroy Rong Corporation, she wouldn’t need to go to all this trouble or even acquire shares. She could just let it fester on its own, and it would collapse completely in less than two months.
Xiao Qiangwei looked at her. “Boss, are you speaking up for Su Executive?”
“Just facts,” Rong Jin said.
She had been at the board meeting and heard it herself. Whatever Su Qingqiu’s true goal was, she was indeed helping restore order to Rong Corporation right now.
Rong Jin had this intuition.
Xiao Qiangwei sighed. “Lately, people from all departments have been resigning left and right. It’s chaotic enough, and now this.”
“People climb higher. With Rong Corporation in crisis, it’s understandable some would want to leave.”
Xiao Qiangwei shook her head. “It’s not like that, Boss.”
“The ones resigning said they don’t want to work under Su Executive. We’ve always been at odds with Su Corporation, and she always targeted you—we all know that. They also said that if you ever woke up, they’d all come back.”
Rong Jin smiled. “I see.”
“So I can’t even find a reason to refuse them,” Xiao Qiangwei complained. “Boss, you really have no idea how much charisma you have.”
Xiao Qiangwei suddenly perked up, clapped her hands, and said excitedly, “Boss, now that you look like this, you could sneak into Su Corporation and steal their secrets!”
Rong Jin: “…”
What wild ideas.
Rong Jin stopped joking around and said seriously, “I came to find you today mainly because I need your help with something.”
Xiao Qiangwei turned serious too. “What is it, Boss?”
“I need to contact my parents,” Rong Jin said. “Even if Su Qingqiu won’t mess with Rong Corporation, I can’t rest easy handing it over to her. I have to take back control.”
When Rong Jin became a vegetable, her assets naturally transferred to her guardians.
Xiao Qiangwei understood. “Got it.”
She thought for a moment, then puzzled, “But Boss, you remember my phone number, so you must remember your parents’ numbers too. Just call them and explain when you get a chance.”
“…”
That was a novel line of thinking.
Xiao Qiangwei added, “If they don’t believe you and think you’re a scammer, you can video call on WeChat. You’d find a way to convince them.”
“…”
It wasn’t impossible, actually.
…
At that moment, a commotion suddenly erupted outside the restroom door.
Su Qingqiu’s voice came through the stall door.
“What do you mean she’s gone?” Su Qingqiu’s voice was ice-cold, like shards of ice scraping across faces. “Didn’t I tell you to follow her? She just went to the bathroom—how did you lose her?”
The assistant was on the verge of tears. “Xixi said she didn’t want to go to the bathroom anymore and wanted to sunbathe instead, so I took her to the Small Garden. Then she vanished. I don’t know anything…”
“If you can’t find her, check the surveillance footage. Do I have to teach you something this simple?”
“Yes, I’ll go right now!”
Xiao Qiangwei jumped at the noise outside. “What’s going on?”
Rong Jin’s mood was complicated. “Su Qingqiu really dotes on Su Xijing. I snuck out to find you.”
Dote? Su Xijing was practically Su Qingqiu’s life.
Xiao Qiangwei: “So???”
Rong Jin: “You’ll see in a bit.”
Xiao Qiangwei: “Huh?”
“You’d better hide,” Rong Jin said. Her small body leaned against the door, peeking through the crack. She glanced back at Xiao Qiangwei. “Forget it, it’s too late to hide now.”
Xiao Qiangwei was baffled. “???”
What was happening?
Su Qingqiu pushed open the restroom door with her entourage and scanned the area.
Rong Jin opened the stall door and stepped out.
Su Qingqiu spotted Su Xijing immediately and hurried over joyfully, scooping her into her arms.
“Xixi, where did you go? You scared Mommy to death.”
Xiao Qiangwei, who had been behind Rong Jin, tried to sneak out while Su Qingqiu wasn’t looking. She crept along the wall ghost-like, but upon seeing the scene, her eyes widened, and she froze in place like she’d seen a ghost.
The little girl might have Su Xijing’s shell, but the core inside was Rong Jin.
She watched wide-eyed as Su Qingqiu hugged Rong Jin tightly, her hands rubbing the little girl’s cheeks.
Rong Jin remained perfectly calm.
Su Qingqiu scolded, “I told you not to wander off. Why don’t you listen? You’re still not well, so Mommy won’t bring you out to play anymore.”
Xiao Qiangwei was full of question marks. “???”
Rong Jin answered obediently, “Xixi was playing in the garden and suddenly needed the bathroom. I didn’t tell big sister.”
Life was like a play, all depending on acting skills—truth indeed.
She was getting calmer and more natural with her performance.
Xiao Qiangwei couldn’t bear to watch. “???”
Dazed, her worldview shattered.
No way, Boss. Even though you’re Su Xijing now, you wouldn’t…
No, you really wouldn’t do this?!
Su Qingqiu was your arch-nemesis, Boss!
Snap out of it, Boss!!
Don’t just submit like this!!
Rong Jin’s acting grew smoother, her lines flowing without a single pause—utterly professional.
If Rong Corporation ever went bankrupt because of her, she could just become an actress.
Su Qingqiu checked Su Xijing’s body all over and spotted a bruise on her little leg, stark against her fair skin.
That was from when she and Xiao Qiangwei had tumbled together earlier; she hadn’t even noticed.
The sight pierced Su Qingqiu’s heart. Her gaze shifted coldly to Xiao Qiangwei, who was sidling along the wall trying to slip away. “Miss Xiao, what’s this? Why are you here?”
She pressed aggressively, “How did Xixi get hurt? You owe me a reasonable explanation.”
Xiao Qiangwei was at a loss. “I didn’t, I…”
She let out a dry laugh. “Haha, why would I be here…”
How to explain? What excuse could there be for her and Su Xijing being in the same stall?
How to make up a reason?
Xiao Qiangwei’s eyes darted, catching Rong Jin’s frantic signals.
Boss, save me! Su Qingqiu’s glare is killing me!
Rong Jin blinked innocently and said sweetly, “Xixi felt dizzy when she stood up from the toilet and almost fell.”
“This big sister heard and came to help Xixi. Thank you, big sister.”
Xiao Qiangwei looked terrified. “No, no, you’re welcome!! It’s what I should do!!!”
Su Qingqiu’s gaze lingered on Xiao Qiangwei once more.
Xiao Qiangwei felt like bolting on the spot.
Su Qingqiu said, “Alright, I misunderstood you. Thank you for saving Xixi.”
Su Qingqiu took Su Xijing’s little hand and said gently, “Xixi, time to go home.”
Rong Jin asked puzzled, “Is the meeting over?”
Su Qingqiu patted her head. “Not yet, but we’ll skip it. Home first.”
Halfway through the meeting, the assistant had burst in saying Su Xijing was missing. She was terrified out of her wits—what meeting? Get the child home first.
The crowd outside, having watched the drama, parted to let Su Qingqiu pass with Su Xijing.
Su Qingqiu picked up Su Xijing and turned to leave.
Xiao Qiangwei suddenly said, “Wait!”
Su Qingqiu turned back, her eyes questioning: Speak if you have something, or step aside.
Xiao Qiangwei’s scalp tingled under her gaze. “Can I hug Xixi? She seems so cute…”
Su Qingqiu’s look grew subtly complicated.
Xiao Qiangwei weakly held up one finger. “Just once.”
Su Qingqiu agreed. “Fine, for saving Xixi.”
Xiao Qiangwei: “…”
Why did it feel like receiving imperial favor?
Rong Jin had no idea what she was up to when Xiao Qiangwei suddenly hugged her.
She wrapped her arms around Xiao Qiangwei’s back and sensitively felt something slipped into the little pocket of her bubble skirt.
The two exchanged a secretive glance, like spies making contact.
Xiao Qiangwei didn’t linger and released her.
“I wish your daughter a speedy recovery,” Xiao Qiangwei said sincerely.
