Rebirth Starting as a Stock Market Enthusiast

Chapter 155 Where did Zhou Yun go?

Shen Fei had just sent the video when Chen Xi initiated a video call.

"Boss Shen, you're pretty quick." Chen Xi leaned against the wooden door frame of the old house. On the screen, her temples still had a trace of ash from the stove, yet she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Shen Fei leaned back in his boss's chair and lit a cigarette. "I've sent you the video. As I instructed before, release the response video first. Remember, keep the tone calm, don't play the victim, maintain your 'focused on your career' persona. After releasing the video, don't reply to any private messages or comments. Let things build up. When the buzz is at its peak, we'll release the teaser for the 'Intangible Cultural Heritage Studio'."

"Hmm..." Chen Xi responded with a sound of agreement, then remained silent for a few seconds.

Looking out at the night sky, she said in a slightly more relaxed tone, "By the way, I probably won't be going to Anyuan for the May Day holiday."

Shen Fei raised an eyebrow: "What, you're reluctant to part with your old house?"

"No." Chen Xi smiled. "Chen Lili is keeping an eye on the store on Chunxi Road in Rongcheng, and the progress is faster than expected."

I reckon we can open on May Day.

Shen Fei nodded slightly, pondering for a moment.

The Hanfu store on Chunxi Road is the first battle for the Chen Xi IP to take root, and it absolutely cannot go wrong.

"Okay, you keep an eye on that side. Chen Lili isn't good at management, so you need to keep a close eye on things there."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xi recorded another video under the lights of the old house.

In the picture, she is without makeup, yet her skin is radiant.

Hello everyone, I'm Chen Xi.

Her voice was soft. "I've received a lot of concern from friends these past few days, thank you everyone. The past is the past. I'm very happy now, staying in my hometown with my grandmother, learning embroidery, and making clothes."

She paused for a moment, then said, "I'm no longer concerned about relationships. For the rest of my time, I just want to quietly focus on my brand—'Xi Lan'. I hope that next time we meet, people will focus on my work, not my story."

The video has been released.

In less than half an hour, the number of likes exceeded one million.

The comment section exploded.

"Holy crap, this is real wake-up call! Forget about men, isn't building a career more appealing?"

"My heart aches for Xi. Her eyes have seen through the world. It's so heartbreaking."

"Is this the self-cultivation of a top-tier rich and beautiful woman? No fighting, no affectation, just a graceful turnaround."

After sending the video, Chen Xi casually tossed her phone onto the pillow and sank into the soft bed in the old house. Lying on her back, she looked at the tranquil night outside the carved wooden window and listened to the chirping of insects in the yard, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace.

The phone screen lights up from time to time with notifications of new comments and likes.

She didn't go to see it again.

Shen Fei was right, let the bullets fly a little longer.

But this peace didn't last long. Chen Xi suddenly felt empty inside, as if something was missing.

She frowned, thought about it carefully, and then suddenly sat up.

Zhou Yun!

Yes, it's that girl Zhou Yun!

During this period of time, she didn't call herself even once!

This is very abnormal.

Given Zhou Yun's clingy and imaginative nature, upon seeing her "breakup video" and now this "sober-up" video, she should have made a phone call long ago, either tearfully questioning him or cautiously probing his intentions.

But now, her WeChat is quiet, and her call history is unusually clean.

Has this girl changed her personality?

Chen Xi felt increasingly uneasy, so she picked up her phone and dialed Zhou Yun's number directly.

"Beep~ Beep~ Beep~"

"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable."

The phone rang for a long time but no one answered. Chen Xi waited a while and called again, but still no one answered.

At this moment, Zhou Yun was already fast asleep on the large bed in Longhu No. 1.

She barely saw Shen Fei for the past week.

Aside from the occasional video scripts Shen Fei sent her on WeChat, she hadn't seen the man she longed for for a whole week.

She no longer went to Feiyu Media whenever she had free time, unlike before.

Because she has a new "career".

Ever since she went with Shen Fei to film a video for Li Yuanyuan, Zhou Yun had been holding back a lot of energy.

She didn't want to always be seen as a naive and easily deceived "sweetheart".

So, on her mother's advice, she invited her cousin Zhou Xiaowen, who was a senior executive at the logistics center, back to work at Kangyuan Food Factory, which should now be called Anyun Food Factory.

Zhou Xiaowen was like a strict head teacher, dragging her around the workshop, warehouse, and office every day.

From production line processes to quality control management and financial statements—Zhou Yun learned everything from scratch with Zhou Xiaowen.

Zhou Yun felt that the knowledge she had acquired in her four years of university was not as much as what she had been forcibly crammed into her brain in the past week.

Today was no different. She had just returned from the food factory and was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open. She quickly filmed a video of herself practicing traditional etiquette, uploaded it, and then went straight to sleep.

She had put her phone on silent and tossed it on the bedside table. The screen lit up briefly in the darkness before quickly going off again.

It wasn't until early the next morning that sunlight shone on my face through the gaps in the curtains.

The phone on the bedside table started vibrating stubbornly, over and over again.

Zhou Yun groggily reached out from under the covers and fumbled for her phone.

When Zhou Yun saw the caller ID of her cousin, "Old Fox," her mind went blank, and her last vestiges of sleepiness were instantly dispelled.

She cleared her throat and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Chen Xi—"

"Miss Zhou, you've finally decided to answer the phone? I thought you were hiding from me and had ascended to heaven." Chen Xi's cool voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, came through the receiver with a powerful penetrating quality.

Zhou Yun felt a pang of guilt and subconsciously sat up in bed, leaning against the headboard. Her voice lowered involuntarily: "I—I went to bed early yesterday—my phone was on silent, I didn't hear you."

"Really?" Chen Xi's tone was unreadable, but Zhou Yun felt a strange pressure. "What have you been doing for the past week? You've vanished into thin air!"

A barrage of questions left Zhou Yun speechless.

She couldn't very well say that she had spent the entire week at the factory learning management from her cousin Zhou Xiaowen, could she?

If Chen Xi finds out, she'll definitely give me another dressing down.

Where would that leave my pride?

Zhou Yun rolled her eyes and started rambling, "What can I do? I just read books, drink tea, and practice the ancient etiquette that Shen Fei gave me—it's pretty much the same every day, quite boring."

"Oh~ reading and drinking tea?"

Over the receiver, Chen Xi let out a meaningful chuckle: "Miss Zhou, when did you become so studious? You've been reading and drinking tea for a whole week?"

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