The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 494: A Man Who Works Seriously is the Most Handsome (2)_1

Chapter 494: Chapter 494: A Man Who Works Seriously is the Most Handsome (2)_1

Situ Xin, who didn’t want to be troubled by this question, took several deep breaths and forced herself to calm down, even going so far as to count sheep. As she counted, Situ Xin actually drifted off into dreamland.

Xiao Muli noticed Situ Xin’s movements. He thought she had woken up. However, when he turned to look at her, he only saw Situ Xin adjust her position. Then, there was no further movement.

This led Xiao Muli to believe that Situ Xin was merely sleeping deeply and had moved just to adjust her posture. Xiao Muli at that time didn’t know about the turmoil in Situ Xin’s mind. If he had known, he wouldn’t have been able to remain so composed. He would probably have died of laughter.

After tucking the blanket around Situ Xin, Xiao Muli turned back to his work.

Speaking of which, a significant part of Xiao Muli’s trip to BL was because of Situ Xin, while a smaller part was that the Xiao Family’s enterprise in BL had actually run into some trouble. The new manager of Xiao Family’s business in BL was lacking in ability.

This allowed the Xiao Family’s competitors in BL to snatch a deal that originally belonged to them. Not only that, after seizing a business deal from the Xiao Family’s BL company, the competitors didn’t wait for the Xiao Family’s BL company to retaliate. They started to view the Xiao Family’s BL company as an easy target and began to snatch up more of their business aggressively.

Moreover, the manager of the Xiao Family’s BL company, fearing punishment, had kept this situation hidden from the head office. It wasn’t until the head office in Capital City got wind of it through other channels that they learned of the matter.

Only then did they realize how much the Xiao Family’s company had lost during this period in BL.

Even so, such a matter didn’t really require the CEO, Xiao Muli, to personally make the trip. He could have just sent one of his subordinates or his work team to handle it. However, knowing that Situ Xin was going on this trip, Xiao Muli still chose to come himself.

And the excuse Xiao Muli gave to the Xiao Family’s board member was, the manager of the Xiao Family’s company in BL and one of the senior executives were leftovers from the previous Family Head. He did not trust them and had to go see for himself.

After Xiao Muli had dealt with all his business affairs, he took out his laptop and reviewed the preparations needed for the BL fashion show once again. Although he had already checked it once before, he was afraid he had missed something, so he reviewed it again.

Xiao Muli knew Situ Xin, knew that even though she was very capable, she was a lazy girl who hated trouble, so he feared Situ Xin would get tired because of the BL Fashion Week show and had made preparations for her in advance.

For example, for the makeup artist, hair stylist, and show venue, Xiao Muli had found several options for her to choose from in advance. As for the makeup artists and hair stylists, Xiao Muli had his subordinates find several well-known ones, just waiting for Situ Xin to arrive and pick the ones she was satisfied with.

Just as Xiao Muli was about to go over the BL Fashion Week preparation list one more time and, finding no omissions, put everything down and adjusted his seat to prepare to sleep, he suddenly felt a weight on his right shoulder. Turning his head, he saw Situ Xin’s head resting on his shoulder.

Seeing Situ Xin leaning on his shoulder, the corners of Xiao Muli’s mouth curled up unconsciously, then he revealed the most contented, largest smile he’d had since he became sensible. Xiao Muli stretched out his left hand and gently adjusted Situ Xin’s position to make her more comfortable, and then, with a satisfied expression, he entered dreamland.

Situ Xin slept deeply and comfortably. When she awoke, feeling rested, most of the passengers in the first-class cabin were already awake. Yet, out of consideration for those still sleeping, everyone acted gingerly, avoiding making loud noises.

When Situ Xin first woke up, she was slower to respond than usual. So, when she opened her eyes, she didn’t feel anything odd at first. It wasn’t until she gradually became more alert that she realized her head wasn’t resting against the back of the seat.

Situ Xin turned her head and almost let out a yelp. My goodness, her head was resting on Xiao Muli’s shoulder, and she even looked quite pleased with herself. Situ Xin didn’t dare make a sound, but she sat up swiftly with a "swoosh."

Because of her large movements, she woke Xiao Muli from his sleep.

"Eh, Xiao Xin, you’re awake?" Xiao Muli, just awakened, had a voice deeper than usual, but also more masculine.

"Yeah. I just woke up," Situ Xin replied, not daring to look at Xiao Muli. She didn’t understand what had happened to her, how she could have ended up resting her head on Xiao Muli’s shoulder while sleeping. After all, this was utterly impossible in the past; not only because Situ Xin was known to sleep soundly, but also because the trained Situ Xin always maintained what she considered a safe distance from most people, let alone unconsciously leaning on someone’s shoulder.

Situ Xin internally struggled with what could be wrong with her, but soon she found an excuse for her behavior: "Yes, it must be because I haven’t trained for a long time, and my alertness has deteriorated. It looks like I need to step up my training when I get back."

The inner turmoil of Situ Xin was unknown to Xiao Muli. At this moment, his mood was as radiant as the June sunshine. Xiao Muli’s change was felt by several of his subordinates.

Xiao Muli’s assistant and bodyguards occasionally snuck glances at him, observing their boss who had suddenly shed his usual stern demeanor. As for Old Madam Situ and the others, they had not noticed anything unusual between Situ Xin and Xiao Muli and continued to chat and laugh as usual.

"Xiao Xin, what would you like to eat?" Situ Xin, too shy to look at Xiao Muli, heard him turn to her with a tender look as he spoke to the flight attendant pushing the food cart.

Looking at the cart the flight attendant was pushing and smelling the faint aroma of food in the space, Situ Xin frowned. She really didn’t have an appetite for meals made with outside ingredients, especially airplane food. Just thinking about the airplane meals she had in her previous life, Situ Xin turned her head away with a face full of disgust.