Chapter 429 You Forgot About Me

"This shareholder is a really good deal," Tao Yang exclaimed sincerely, watching her hardworking figure.

Sun Miao nodded in strong agreement.

Shen Boyan stood there casually, hands in his pockets, a half-finished cigarette still dangling from his mouth. He didn't offer any opinion, but his gaze remained fixed on Qiao Xing.

Tao Yang couldn't stand it anymore. He reached out and took the cigarette out of Shen Boyan's mouth, and whispered, "People are mopping the floor, and you're still smoking here. Look, there's more on the floor now."

Shen Boyan glanced at him sideways, then returned to his seat and continued coding.

Sun Miao returned to her seat, and just as she sat down, her phone rang. She took her phone upstairs to answer it.

After mopping the floor, Qiao Xing came out and tidied up the table.

It finally looks pleasing to the eye.

"I'm going out to buy groceries first. Tao Yang, could you give me the keys?"

"Oh, wait a minute." Tao Yang grabbed his backpack and rummaged through it to find his keys.

Sun Miao came downstairs and returned to her seat. She asked Shen Boyan, "Boyan, do you still have any money?"

Shen Boyan took out his phone and glanced at it. "How many do you want?"

"Ten thousand."

"I'll empty my credit card, wait a minute." Shen Boyan took out his phone, then pulled out a POS machine from the drawer and started fiddling with his credit card.

Qiao Xing watched him operate the device, feeling somewhat surprised.

Tao Yang asked, "What's wrong? Does your family need money again?"

Sun Miao sighed, "Yeah, my dad's in the hospital again, it's so annoying."

Tao Yang also took out his phone and glanced at it. "I still have two thousand here. You can have it all. It's from a job I took last week. I just went to ask for it back this morning."

As he transferred the money to Sun Miao, he complained, "These people are really stingy to the extreme. They promised 20,000 yuan, but they only gave me 2,000 yuan."

Qiao Xing witnessed firsthand how poor these three people were, and also witnessed how good their relationship was.

Shen Boyan said, "I can only spare five thousand, I'll transfer it to you first."

Still short three thousand, Sun Miao scratched his head, "I'll borrow some more from someone else."

Perhaps they were used to the three of them, and they forgot that Qiao Xing was standing behind them.

"Um... are you still short three thousand? I have some."

After Qiao Xing finished speaking, the three of them looked at her at the same time. Shen Boyan clicked his tongue and said, "You forgot about me? Do you have ten thousand?"

Yes, there are, right?

Just as Qiao Xing finished speaking, Shen Boyan said to Sun Miao, "Give me back the money, and let Qiao Xing lend it to you."

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of his mouth. So impolite?

"oh."

Sun Miao returned the money to him, then turned around and looked at Qiao Xing with pleading eyes.

Qiao Xing took out his phone, added Sun Miao on WeChat, and transferred the money to her, lending her all of his salary from the month he had received after quitting his job.

Sun Miao gave her a grateful look. "Thank you. I'll pay you back once I settle this payment."

Qiao Xing smiled and said, "No rush, I'll go buy groceries first."

Tao Yang said to her, "Buy a fish, I want to eat fish."

"Okay." Qiao Xing opened the door and went out. After going downstairs, she rode her electric bike straight to the vegetable market.

Inside the room, Tao Yang stroked his chin and murmured, "I always had a feeling that this Qiao Xing was not simple."

Shen Boyan glanced at him. "What's not simple about it?"

"I can't explain it. Look how poor we are, and she still dared to join the company. She's either stupid or she's rich."

He recalled seeing Qiao Xing get out of the Bentley earlier, and felt even more that he was not as simple as he seemed.

"Don't overthink things, just get back to work."

Shen Boyan had no interest in these gossips; he continued typing his code.

Tao Yang pursed his lips and continued the conversation.

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As Qin Ce walked out of the airport, Qin Yi waved to him from the lobby, "Brother, over here."

Qin Ce carried his suitcase over, and Qin Yi offered to take it from him. "Didn't we agree on 11 o'clock? It's already 12 o'clock. Are you late?"

"Hmm, what's wrong with the old man?"

"Nothing serious. He got angry while talking to his dad a few days ago, but thankfully he was saved."

Qin Ce frowned. "What did they say?"

"I don't know about that. They were talking in the study, and nobody knows. You can ask Grandpa."

Qin Yi put the luggage in the trunk and opened the passenger door for him to get in.

After driving back to the Qin residence, the security guard opened the villa's wrought iron gate as the car approached, and Qin Yi drove the car inside.

We drove for a while before arriving at the main building of the villa.

Wang Yu was talking to a middle-aged man at the door, a generous and polite smile on her face, and she gestured for him to enter.

The man nodded, turned around, and left with his men.

Qin Yi said, "This looks like Uncle Lin's assistant."

He called him Third Uncle, who was Qin Liang's cousin and the old man's nephew.

There are too many people in the Qin family; Qin Yi doesn't even recognize some of them.

The old man had few children; his brothers and sisters had many children and grandchildren, but only a few were outstanding enough for Qin Yi to remember.

As the two were talking, Wang Yu also saw their car and stood there with a smile, waiting for them to get out.

With no other option, Qin Yi opened the car door and got out.

Once the two were closer, she said, "Xiao Ce, I'm so sorry, I should have picked you up, but we've had a lot of guests at home these past few days, and your father isn't home, so I really couldn't leave."

"It's alright. Where is the old man?"

"Oh, it's upstairs. I'll have someone take you up."

Even though Qin Yi was right next to her, she insisted on having someone take him upstairs. As soon as she came up, she put on airs like the lady of the house, which made Qin Yi glance at her again.

Her smile remained unchanged, and unless you looked closely, you probably wouldn't be able to tell that there was something hidden in her smile.

"No need, Qin Yi can lead the way." Qin Ce said this and walked into the house.

Qin Yi quickly followed and led the way for him.

Wang Yu's nanny said, "She doesn't even know how to greet people; she has absolutely no manners."

Wang Yu stopped her with a look, "Go tell the kitchen to make more dishes. Xiao Ce has finally come back, we can't neglect him."

"yes."

Qin Yi knocked on the bedroom door before opening it. "Grandpa is inside."

Qin Ce nodded slightly and walked into the room.

The old man leaned against the headboard, wearing reading glasses and holding a newspaper. When he saw the two people come in, he snorted coldly.

"You still know to come and see this old man."

"You look good." Qin Ce walked over and placed the pile of things Qiao Xing had bought for him on the table next to him. "Qiao Xing bought these for you."

"Thank goodness Xingxing still remembered me. Where is she? Didn't she come with you?"

Qin Ce sat down beside her. "No, it's inconvenient for her to come."

The old man sighed sadly, folded the newspaper and put it aside. "I heard from Xiao Yi that she knows everything?"

"right."

"Then aren't you bringing it?"

Qin Ce pondered for a moment, then remained silent.

The old man had guessed what was going on. "Forget it, it's better that she didn't come. She's not suited to come to places like this."