He sheltered her from the wind and rain back then.

Now she accompanies him on his journey.

Meanwhile, downstairs.

The assistant relayed Qin Zheng and Gu Jin's words to Ning Jingqiu verbatim.

"What?"

The secretary standing next to him looked surprised.

They came to see Qin Zheng in person, and Qin Zheng actually dared to make them make an appointment?

The assistant was a refined-looking man wearing glasses and showing eight standard teeth. He replied in a formal manner, "Our policy is that without an appointment, we cannot arrange a suitable schedule for you and Mr. Qin to meet. We apologize for the inconvenience."

The secretary was speechless.

After a long while, she laughed in anger, finding it incomprehensible, and cast a questioning look at Ning Jingqiu.

Ning Jingqiu's face was gloomy.

Upon hearing the reply, he gripped his teacup tightly, his face tense, and a storm was visibly brewing in his eyes.

The secretary said again, "Sir, didn't you tell your boss who we are?"

The assistant smiled politely again, "Sorry, everyone needs an appointment, no matter who comes. It's the rule!"

secretary:"……"

The beautiful and poised female secretary had never been turned away like this before. Her boss was of high status and position, which made her respected in the industry.

He was just a junior assistant in front of him.

The secretary was about to make a sarcastic remark when Ning Jingqiu, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly spoke up.

"Alright."

Ning Jingqiu, true to his old fox nature, quickly regained his composure, stood up, casually patted his shoulder, then turned to his assistant, his eyes conveying a quiet authority: "You said your CEO Qin wants to make an appointment, right?"

The assistant nodded. "Yes."

"Make an appointment for me."

Seeing Ning Jingqiu give in again, the secretary next to him pursed his lips, looking hesitant to speak.

The assistant flashed his standard eight teeth again, his smile sly: "You'll need to personally call and ask our CEO Qin for a suitable time."

The secretary immediately couldn't bear it anymore.

He said sternly, "Why don't you just go up there and ask your boss directly?"

The assistant remained calm, glancing at her indifferently, "Excuse me, I don't know what you're talking about."

"you,"

The secretary wanted to scold her, but her excellent professionalism made her hold back.

Ning Jingqiu raised his hand to silence his secretary, then looked at the composed assistant in front of him and laughed in exasperation. "You're Qin Zheng's assistant, right? Could you please go upstairs and ask your boss to schedule a meeting with me?"

To refuse to see him and instead make him call Qin Zheng himself—isn't that an insult to them?

He can't make this call.

He came to the provincial capital in person, and then called Qin Zheng from downstairs to beg to see him. What kind of behavior is that?

Unexpectedly, the assistant shook his head.

"I'm sorry, our boss is currently in a meeting and we can't go in to disturb him. It would be better if you could call our CEO Qin at a later time to schedule an appointment."

"Also, I'm sorry, I'm not President Qin's assistant, I'm President Gu's assistant."

Ning Jingqiu's eyelids twitched.

Does it matter whose assistant it is?

"Gentlemen, we have some business to attend to upstairs, please excuse us." Qiu Fei smiled politely again and turned to leave.

The two who remained were speechless.

The secretary was speechless.

Ning Jingqiu's face was gloomy.

He was furious.

"That's too much, that's too much..."

The secretary was so angry that she was stunned and didn't know how to describe her feelings. She had never suffered such humiliation in Beijing. How could she have been defeated in such a small city as Huaicheng?

If a secretary is like this, one can only imagine how Ning Jinqiu is.

Ning Jingqiu stared at the direction his assistant had left with an unfriendly look. After a long while, he closed his eyes tightly; he could hardly hold back any longer.

...

Upstairs, the assistant reported the conversation with Ning Jingqiu to Qin Zheng and Gu Jia.

Gu Jin burst into laughter upon hearing this.

He was especially amused when he heard Ning Jingqiu pretending not to be angry despite his anger, and he slapped his thigh repeatedly.

"That old scoundrel, he got what he deserved!"

"Let him bully me back then, now that I'm powerful enough, I'll kill him!"

"Well done, Qiu Fei! Come on, let me treat you to some tea!"

Gu Jin pulled her assistant to sit down, excitedly poured herself a cup of tea, and said enthusiastically, "I just brewed it, it tastes just right, come and try it!"

The assistant forced a smile.

He was quite helpless about Gu Jin's constant requests to drink tea and alcohol.

His ambitions lay elsewhere; he longed to make his mark and showcase his talents. Unfortunately, upon joining the company, he was assigned to the irresponsible Gu Jin.

However, his salary is quite high.

Gu Jin is generous to her subordinates, offers good treatment, and the work is not tiring, so it seems like a good job.

Just don't keep taking him out for tea.

He was afraid he would forget his identity.

If you're going to be treated like a beast of burden, you should be prepared to be one!

"Qin Zheng, when do you think that old bastard surnamed Ning will call you?" Gu Jin poured tea and chatted with Qin Zheng in a good mood.

Qin Zheng: "I don't know."

"It probably won't be long. Beijing is so important to him. What he wants is to control the economic lifeline of the whole country. If he can't even keep Beijing's position, how can he talk about the whole country?" Ye Yun curled her lips and interjected lightly.

Gu Jin nodded, "What you said makes sense."

"However, while we have been lying low for so many years, his power has grown rapidly. According to my sources, he has businesses in various provinces and cities, and he has won over many entrepreneurs."

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