Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 426 Nuannuan, Let’s Elope (7)

Chapter 426: Chapter 426 Nuannuan, Let’s Elope (7)

Facing Xiao Shumei, Li Sitong truly felt a bit intimidated, mainly because he wasn’t quite clear about Miss Xiao’s intentions.

The overly cautious Li Sitong actually guessed right this time.

Xiao Shumei had summoned him alone for a talk, saying, "Minister Li, I hear you are the supervisor of the new employee Gu Nuan."

This was something Li Sitong could not deny, so he answered, "Yes."

His heart began to race, wondering if Xiao Shumei knew something.

"I’ve heard Minister Li is a very caring supervisor and leader who takes good care of newcomers. Have you provided any instructive advice to them?"

The point was directly aimed at the project he had shown Gu Nuan.

After briefly considering and weighing the conflict of interests, Li Sitong blurted out, "Previously, because she was proactive at work, she actively asked for more tasks, so I gave her a project to try her hand at."

A smart person indeed, he knew what was best for him. Xiao Shumei nodded slightly at Li Sitong, "Minister Li is indeed a good person. Giving a newcomer such a great opportunity."

"No. Mainly I personally believe, she cannot handle this project." Li Sitong had barely finished speaking when he realized he had unwittingly fallen into a trap. The other party hadn’t even asked directly, and he had practically spilled everything. It seemed that Miss Xiao was indeed extraordinary.

Li Sitong felt a cold sweat on his forehead.

"How can you determine that she can’t handle it?" Xiao Shumei asked, still not directly inquiring about the nature of the project.

Li Sitong was now one hundred percent sure of Xiao Shumei’s shrewdness, and he didn’t dare to lie, replying truthfully, "That project, previously even the chairman personally asked about it, but there was no progress. It gives one a feeling of not knowing where to start."

From his response, Xiao Shumei seemed to guess which project he was referring to, saying, "Is it the project in Z City?"

"Miss Xiao has heard of it?" Li Sitong was somewhat surprised, thinking that this young mistress had never been to Changda for work before, so how could she know so much about Changda’s affairs?

Of course, Xiao Shumei wouldn’t directly answer such questions, thus exposing herself. Instead, she responded, "My father occasionally talks about business experiences when bored at home. We siblings listen and learn from the experience. It seems I’ve heard my father mention this matter. Should it be nearly ten years ago? And to this day, probably more than a hundred companies, both domestic and international, have attempted to engage with this project. Despite being very financially capable, all ended in failure."

"Given that, such a project, she couldn’t possibly complete it." Hearing the inside information revealed by her, Li Sitong became even more convinced that it was an impossible task.

But Xiao Shumei only frowned slightly with an unusual calm, saying, "Find someone to keep an eye on her, and at the same time, pretend that you know nothing and probe her movements."

"Miss Xiao?"

Could it be that Gu Nuan really planned to do it?

Instead of speaking about Gu Nuan, Xiao Shumei suddenly started talking about her good-for-nothing younger brother, "Xiao Yebai might seem crazy and unchecked, but my father has always been optimistic about him, and it’s not without reason."

Li Sitong didn’t dare to disagree, as he had personally interacted with Xiao Yebai before and knew that he wasn’t as incompetent as people said.

It was probable that Miss Xiao knew something about the matter, otherwise, she wouldn’t have recruited him into her team. Miss Xiao’s target was directed at her own brother.

In Xiao Shumei’s eyes, the second, third, and fourth didn’t count for anything at all. It was only her seemingly crazy brother who, because people didn’t know his true nature, appeared both fearsome and troublesome.