The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 764 - 743 Traditional Chinese Medicine (1)_1

Chapter 764: Chapter 743 Traditional Chinese Medicine (1)_1

No matter how shocked Situ Xin was, she knew that for some time now, taking over "Xin" Apparel Company was a done deal. Hadn’t she seen the smug look on her Aunt Lu Juan’s face, smiling from ear to ear? However, Situ Xin also knew that for many years, although she had been receiving dividends from "Xin" Apparel Company, aside from submitting a fixed number of design sketches each month and sharing some of her off-the-cuff plans, her Aunt Lu Juan managed everything else about the company.

And managing a company, especially a multinational one, came with an immense pressure that was hardly a secret.

This was also why, after coming to her senses, Situ Xin had chosen to compromise with her Aunt Lu Juan, expressing her willingness to share some of the burden during her internship period.

Once this was settled, Situ Xin started her so-called nine-to-five white-collar job. She had originally thought her aunt, who was on vacation, would go traveling for a while.

Situ Xin learned the truth soon enough. As soon as Lu Juan handed over her work to Situ Xin, she excitedly began planning her vacation itinerary. She wanted to fly overseas to meet up with friends she hadn’t seen in a long time. But before she could even make the call to book the flight, her husband Loo Jianxin gave her a woeful look and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

At the time, the good-humored Lu Juan failed to notice her husband’s unusual demeanor and excitedly shared with him, "Oh, I’m planning to book a flight to go abroad for a few days to catch up with some close friends."

As soon as Lu Juan said this, her husband pulled her up abruptly. "Ay, Jianxin, what are you doing?"

"It’s late, and the ticketing offices are already closed. Let’s go to rest," Loo Jianxin said after giving her a good toss during the night. The next day, he packed her up directly and took her to his company, keeping her under close watch.

The official reason was, "Wife should accompany her husband to work and share some of his burden." When Situ Xin heard about this, she laughed so hard she collapsed onto her office desk at "Xin" Apparel Company, holding Baibai.

Who would have thought? Who would have thought her Uncle Jianxin had this side to him? And her Aunt Lu Juan probably didn’t expect her well-planned vacation to fall into her uncle’s hands this time. But Situ Xin, stroking her chin, thought it wasn’t so bad. Over the years, her aunt and uncle were busy with business, and although their affection hadn’t changed, they certainly spent less time together. They could fully take advantage of this time to relive the sticky sweetness of their romance.

Thinking of this, Situ Xin couldn’t help but remember Xiao Muli, who had gone to the Xiao Family Old Mansion three days ago and had not yet returned. However, last night, when Xiao Muli called her, he mentioned he would be back tomorrow after sorting out some matters and meeting with a few well-connected scions from Aristocratic families.

Baibai, looking at its master’s lovesick expression, was quite helpless. It didn’t know whether letting its master fall so deeply in love was a good or a bad thing.

Situ Xin, following her usual work schedule, organized the various reports and plans on her desk and then prepared to leave work for home with Baibai in her arms.

Seeing the office door open, Situ Xin’s assistant had everything ready, just waiting for Situ Xin to leave so she could also head home. It wasn’t that she was being casual; after Situ Xin took charge and became the manager of "Xin" Apparel Company, she made it clear that the company would not work overtime except in special circumstances.

Despite no overtime, the day’s tasks still had to be completed, and before leaving each day, Situ Xin would check on the day’s work. If it wasn’t done well, deductions from the bonus would follow. Under Situ Xin’s approach, everyone in the company worked faster, no longer dragging their feet, and people started leaving work on time. Now that they had tasted the sweetness of not working overtime, everyone became more conscious of it.

"The supervisor is leaving, huh?" This title was something Situ Xin had asked to be called. She didn’t want people to address her as manager or "BOSS."

"Yes, I’m off. Once you’ve finished cleaning up, you can leave too," Situ Xin said after glancing at her assistant’s immaculately tidy desk.

"Oh. Okay." Sensing Situ Xin’s glance toward her desk, the assistant scratched her head a bit awkwardly.

After arriving home, Situ Xin automatically went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Ever since she began cultivating, the working members of the household, rather than going out to socialize after work, would rush back home to practice cultivation. The elders of the house also spent their time cultivating, which consumed a lot of time; sometimes a whole afternoon would pass by the time they opened their eyes.

Therefore, Situ Xin took it upon herself to handle the responsibility of preparing the family’s dinner. These past few days, they had been blessed with an abundance of good food thanks to her cooking. If it hadn’t been for everyone practicing cultivation, surely their waistlines would have expanded horizontally.

After dinner, Situ Xin took Baibai back to her room, while the others spontaneously did what they needed to do.

Night deepened. Baibai nestled next to Situ Xin, sleeping soundly, but Situ Xin couldn’t fall asleep. Uncharacteristically, Xiao Muli hadn’t called her. These past days, she had unconsciously come to expect a call from Xiao Muli every night before sleep, chatting with him about the day’s events before his voice lulled her into dreams.

Sometimes, habit could be a terrifying thing. Today, without Xiao Muli’s call, Situ Xin’s mind started speculating reasons for his silence: perhaps something urgent had come up and he was too busy to call, or there was some other reason.

Regardless, no matter how much Situ Xin tried to force herself to calm down, it was futile. As soon as she closed her eyes, all sorts of thoughts would uncontrollably surface.

"Ah," Situ Xin exclaimed and sat up abruptly from the bed.