Chapter 145 Only You Are Pleasing to the Eye

Qiao Xing was stunned after she finished speaking.

They were just settling accounts when they suddenly started talking about this.

"Just kidding." Qin Ce changed the subject; he did indeed want to have a few children right away.

But they don't seem to have reached that point yet.

He prefers that such things be based on feelings rather than desires.

What people fear most is mistaking the passion of novelty for true love, and being unable to judge this feeling at the beginning of a relationship.

Only after a long time has passed, and the initial excitement has faded, when the initial passion has turned into the blandness of everyday life, is it truly time to test the relationship.

True feelings don't disappear with time; they are etched into the little things in life and become a part of it.

Just like Qiao Xing said last night, he was also afraid that he didn't understand what his feelings for her were. He was willing to challenge anything, but he never dared to challenge human nature, including his own.

Since he insisted on not getting a divorce, he didn't want to become the kind of person Qiao Xing described. He needed to be responsible for this marriage and for her.

Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but then he felt relieved.

He probably sensed her unease and didn't want to take advantage of her vulnerability under these circumstances.

Qin's strategy is different after all.

"Where are you sleeping tonight?" Qiao Xing asked.

“I’ll sleep on the sofa,” he said, adding, “Of course, if you invite me, I wouldn’t mind sleeping in the bed.”

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth. She understood what he meant; he was handing over the initiative to her.

Qiao Xing knew very well what her invitation meant.

but……

"Grandpa's gone, why are you still sleeping on that sofa?"

Qin Ce replied to her succinctly with three words: "I like it."

Qiao Xing's lips twitched, and she stood up and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

She had barely stood up and taken two steps when she saw out of the corner of her eye that Qin Ce had taken out his cigarette. Qiao Xing fell back down, sat opposite him, and stared straight at him.

Qin Ce was slightly taken aback. He looked at the cigarette in his hand and then at Qiao Xing.

After a moment of silence, he threw the cigarette on the table. "I'm not smoking anymore."

Qiao Xing hesitated for a few seconds. Remembering Yang Han's words, she mustered up her courage and asked, "Can I not smoke anymore?"

Qin Ce's expression was somewhat strange.

This was essentially telling him to quit smoking. He was completely bewildered by this sudden remark and found it hard to accept.

Anyone who smokes knows this.

Qiao Xing stared at her intently for a while before she said with a determined look, "As long as you promise me you won't smoke anymore and won't drink ice water from the refrigerator at night, I... I won't mention divorce to you..."

Before she could utter the last word, Qin Ce grabbed the pack of cigarettes on the table and threw it, along with the lighter, into the trash can.

Mr. Qin values ​​efficiency above all else.

"Okay, I promise you."

Qiao Xing: "..."

Qiao Xing believed he could do it, although she didn't know why, but it was just the feeling she got from spending so much time together.

If he promises it, he will do it.

Qiao Xing was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so she got up and went to the bedroom to get her clothes and take a shower.

Qin Ce said he was going to sleep on the sofa, but he didn't actually come in at all that night. When Qiao Xing got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, she found that the light in his study was still on.

She rubbed her eyes, glanced at the clock on the wall, and realized it was already one in the morning.

Is he still working overtime...?

Qiao Xing wanted to go and take a look, but she held back.

The next morning, Qiao Xing got up as usual to make breakfast, and Qin Ce returned right on time.

It seems the same as before, but it also seems a little different.

There was now a hazy veil separating them.

After dinner, Qin Ce drove her to work. Although there was no sunshine today, the air felt much fresher.

Qiao Xing dropped her off across from the company as usual. Before they could even get out of the car, a BMW pulled up beside them.

Lin Shuang got out of the car and greeted Qiao Xing with a smile, "Wow, Qin Ce is driving you to work now?"

Qiao Xing smiled and said, "Yes."

Lin Shuang took her arm and said with a smile, "I was wondering why you've been disappearing as soon as it's time to leave work lately."

She turned back to Zhang Zhe and said, "I'll get off here and go with Qiao Xing. You and Qin Ce should go to work at the company."

Zhang Zhe glanced at Qin Ce, looking somewhat guilty, and nodded sheepishly, "Okay, you can go in."

Lin Shuang turned around and waved to the two of them, it was unclear whether she was saying goodbye to Zhang Zhe or Qin Ce.

Zhang Zhe sat awkwardly in the car, then glanced at Qin Ce's electric scooter, and suddenly felt uneasy sitting in this BMW.

I never imagined that the BMW I bought at such a high price would be so uncomfortable to sit in.

After thinking it over, Zhang Zhe got out of the car and awkwardly approached Qin Ce. "Boss, let me take you to the company. The electric scooter is in the back of my car."

Qin Ce glanced at the trunk of his BMW. "Can it fit?"

"I can let it go!"

Zhang Zhe gave a fawning smile, then went up and lifted Qin Ce's electric scooter, stuffing it into the trunk.

The car can fit, but the lid can't be closed...

Zhang Zhe fiddled with it several times, but found that no matter how he put it, the trunk just wouldn't close. In the end, he gave up and just left it open!

So people on the street would see the trunk of a BMW opening and closing, bouncing back and forth, with an electric car inside.

Qiao Xing was unaware of the two people's actions.

As soon as she entered the company, Bai Yi called her over and urged her to submit the plan as soon as possible, because it had been a long time and not a single plan had been submitted in their department.

If she doesn't produce something soon, her time as team leader is probably over.

The main problem is that Bai Yi doesn't care much about her work. She basically leaves the employees in her team to their own devices, and she leaves work right on time.

After being urged yesterday, she had no choice but to catch up on her work.

Qiao Xing nodded. "I understand. I will hand it in as soon as possible."

"I've noticed you've been distracted at work lately. Is something wrong?"

Qiao Xing has been quite busy lately, and she's been so worried that she can't sleep at night.

But she still said, "It's nothing, I'll try my best to do my job well."

Bai Yi glanced at her suspiciously, but didn't say anything. "Okay, there's something else I called you here for. S&C has a project with us, and all the departments related to this project need to send someone over to learn."

“Our department also needs to send someone over. I’ve looked around and you’re the only one I think is decent enough. Why don’t you go?”

Qiao Xing was taken aback. S&C develops high-end projects, so it would be great to be able to go and learn from them.

"Can I do it?" After all, she had only been in this department for a short time, and Bai Yi sent her there just because he liked her. It felt a bit hasty.

"Of course it's possible. If I say you can do it, you can do it. Just listen to my arrangements. I asked around, and it'll probably take about half a month. Get ready and wait for the higher-ups to let you know. It should be in the next day or two. Quickly write a draft of the proposal I gave you and send it to me. I'll take care of the rest."