Facing the woman's doubts and anger, Kristino smirked.
He placed his hands on Du Ruoxin's shoulders, his smile as bright as the sun. "What? Is there something wrong with me letting my own sister do what she wants?"
Yes, there was nothing wrong. The overwhelming majority of votes for Xin Yang Company's design draft, "A Peerless Ride," was orchestrated by Kristino.
N minutes ago, Du Ruoxin, who was surveying the mall, heard her stomach rumble.
Glancing at the time, she realized it was already noon without her noticing.
Du Ruoxin and Kristino joined others for a meal at a nearby food street.
Fragrant hot pot.
Mouth-watering grilled meat.
And all sorts of local snacks.
As soon as she entered the food street, Du Ruoxin decided to treat her stomach first.
"Boss, two boxes of fruit salad."
The vendor smiled, "Coming right up." While busy, he pointed to a QR code. "Help me vote, and the second drink is half price."
Du Ruoxin took out her phone. "Sure."
On the principle of not taking advantage of a good deal being a fool, she scanned the code to vote.
"Vote for the first one, Xin Yang Company," the vendor said.
Du Ruoxin: "..."
Isn't that her company?!
What's going on!
How did the airport design draft voting get moved to the food street?
She cast a vote for herself, her movements slightly stiff, then scrolled down. One, two, three, four, five... she recognized all the companies, but the San Jian Group, managed by Ai Wei, was missing.
That shouldn't be right.
Despite her doubts, Du Ruoxin didn't want to waste her thoughts on the "green tea," so she didn't dwell on it.
Looking up, she smiled at the vendor. "Boss, is your son in charge of this company?"
The vendor replied with a smile, "No, I don't have that kind of ability to have a son who can design an airport."
"It's the sister of the boss of our street."
"If they get enough votes, they can get rent reduction."
"Miss, thank you."
Du Ruoxin: "...You're welcome."
For some reason, she instinctively looked back at the man behind her. Her eyebrows rose, and she silently asked, "Is it you?"
Kristino had his hands in his pockets, wearing sunglasses, and his clean attire hid any expression. He didn't reply.
"Here you go." The vendor brought over the fruit salads, handing one box to Du Ruoxin and Kristino. "Handsome guy, can you scan the code too? This drink is on the house."
Kristino shook his head with a cold expression.
He had already voted for her; he couldn't scan again.
Facing Du Ruoxin's questioning gaze, he slung an arm around her shoulder and walked inside. "What do you feel like eating?"
Du Ruoxin stared suspiciously at his profile. "Brother, is it you?"
Kristino didn't answer, and they continued their conversation with him evading her question. "Chinese food? Western food? Or barbecue? Hot pot?"
He paused. "How about hot pot?"
He remembered that she loved hot pot the most.
Without further ado, Kristino led the woman into a hot pot restaurant.
"Welcome, please scan the code to order," the waitress said, pointing to the first QR code on the table.
Du Ruoxin had to snap back to reality, temporarily suppressing her doubts. "Okay."
The waitress then pointed to the second QR code. "Miss, could you help us vote? One vote gets a free snack, two votes get two."
Du Ruoxin's body stiffened. Here it was again, it was happening again.
She gave the waitress an awkward smile. "I've already scanned."
The waitress said, "It's okay, you can ask others to vote."
Du Ruoxin replied, "Thank you."
After the waitress left, she didn't put her phone down. Instead, she took a picture of the second QR code on the table and sent it to Rong Jingyang.
She wrote: "Husband, help me vote, get a bargain."
Time ticked by, but Du Ruoxin didn't receive a reply from Rong Jingyang.
Was he busy?
Just as she was about to call him, Yang Fei's number came in.
She had already seen the result.
After hanging up, Du Ruoxin looked at her older brother again. "You did this, didn't you?"
Kristino removed his mask, his blue eyes deep and captivating. "Is there anything wrong with me making my sister happy?"
It was him.
He had given the order to ensure Du Ruoxin's votes exceeded a million.
"You have too much money!" Du Ruoxin couldn't help but shout.
No!
This wasn't about money.
Kristino's actions seriously compromised the fairness and impartiality of the competition!
She didn't like it.
Du Ruoxin said with a cold face, "Stop it. I don't want you to use underhanded tactics behind my back. I want to win fair and square."