Chapter 1414 But I still want to pick him up

"How's my swing these days? I specially went to the coach to learn some new moves. They're not much worse than yours, right?"

In the tennis court, Zhu Xun was sweating profusely, holding his knees and asking breathlessly.

Qin Jixiu commented objectively: "Not bad."

His expression was extremely calm as he spoke, his eyes and eyebrows blank. Zhu Xun came over, poked his arm with his racket, and said, somewhat bewilderedly, "What's wrong with you? You were fine just now, who are you suddenly mad at? I didn't provoke you... Could it be that those few shots I hit were too powerful? Did you feel embarrassed? No way, even if you're not as skilled as others, you don't get upset."

"Not really. It's because of something else." Qin Jixiu wiped the sweat off his face and bent down to pack up his racket. His shirt had already been soaked with sweat, and the muscles on his back became tense with his movements.

"Then... is it Ye Lansheng?"

"Well," Qin Jixiu paused, "his real name is Shi Rui. When we were dating before, I thought he was young and deserved some coaxing. I also tolerated his occasional pretentiousness and eccentricities. Now I'm his immediate superior, but when I ask him to run more errands and work overtime on weekends, he dares to yell at me. Shouldn't I be angry?"

"Anger is bad for your health. You have to teach him a lesson," Zhu Xun said, his indignation evident. "Just make him do the dirtiest and most tiring work, and then, after that, you can't stop harping on his little mistakes. Then, subtly instigate your colleagues to exclude him and misunderstand him. Then, he'll be reluctant to resign, but it'll be too unfair for him to stay. Then, arrange a few more long-distance business trips for him. Let him pay for his airfare, accommodation, and food himself, and then slowly delay the company's reimbursement. Just imagine how miserable he'll be."

"I didn't expect that you are quite knowledgeable," Qin Jixiu thought for a while, "but he is not short of money now." After all, he had given him 200,000 yuan, although he didn't know how much was taken away by Yang Qiao.

"There's another way, it's a bit vicious."

"What?"

Zhu Xun came up and said mysteriously, "Take him out for social events, meet this guy and that guy, especially those in the circle who have terrible drinking habits. He'll know how hard it is to make money, and he'll just keep his tail between his legs. He won't have the guts to disobey you anymore."

Qin Jixiu's mind quickly flashed to several faces, and he felt a wave of disgust. Some men abandon all moral integrity when drunk, and there are many who exploit the situation. Previously, when Assistant Gu was accompanying him out, they met an old scoundrel named Huang Yong. After a few drinks, he boldly touched Assistant Gu's hand.

Qin Jixiu was young and hot-headed at that time. Seeing that his female subordinate was about to suffer because she dared not speak out, he reached out and forcibly twisted Huang Yong's wrist towards himself, and stuffed a glass of red wine into his hand.

"Mr. Qin, what do you mean?" Huang Yong looked worried, but he managed to keep his temper at that time.

"Please give Mr. Huang a taste of the wine." Qin Jixiu said with a fake smile, and suddenly grabbed his wrist and lifted it up, pouring the entire glass of red wine on Huang Yong's face. The red wine dripped down like blood, and was caught by Huang Yong's beer belly.

Qin Jixiu looked at Huang Yong's embarrassed look and said calmly, "I carefully selected this red wine and even sent someone to bring it here specially. But Mr. Huang didn't like it and would rather throw it away than drink it. Qin is really ashamed."

Huang Yong was so angry that he was shaking and shouting that his business dealings with Zhengfeng were over.

It was very lively in the box that night, and the two groups almost got into a fight.

There were many ways to scare Shi Rui, but Qin Jixiu didn't want to resort to such a despicable trick. At most, he could make him too busy to deceive others, which would still be a good deed. Shaking his head, Qin Jixiu said, "Forget it, I know what I'm doing." He raised his hand and patted Zhu Xun's shoulder. Suddenly, he remembered that he had to discuss the contract details with the legal department tomorrow morning. He had marked it that afternoon and left the company in a hurry, so he forgot to take the contract with him.

"I won't take you there. I'm going to the company."

Zhu Xun glanced at the time and said, "You're still going out so late? I remember your grandfather didn't seem to be involved in the company's affairs recently. Aren't you setting too high standards for yourself? Or is it because someone is working overtime and you're worried, so you have to go over to check on them?"

Qin Jixiu denied it directly after hearing it: "He is not that attractive to me. I have something serious to do. I am not kidding you. Let's go."

After driving the car to the downstairs of the company, Qin Jixiu glanced upstairs and found that all the lights in the building were off. Only when the searchlights from the construction site in the distance shone over could he see the mottled light and shadows floating in a few offices.

He went upstairs and walked out of the elevator. After taking a few steps, a dazzling light suddenly shone over him.

"Who?" Someone asked vigilantly in the darkness.

Qin Jixiu was startled and pressed a button at a familiar location to turn on the corridor light.

Inside the cubicle, a person sat on a black leather sofa. He was covered in a coat, one foot on the floor, clutching his phone. The light had come from this phone, and it hadn't been turned off yet.

Qin Jixiu looked carefully and wondered who else could it be but Shi Rui.

Why didn't he leave?

Walking forward, Qin Jixiu lowered his eyes and asked the man who was looking up at him with disbelief on his face, "Don't you have a place to stay? Who told you to stay at the company? If anything happens, who's responsible? Tomorrow... Monday I'll have the HR department change the rules. No one is allowed to stay overnight at the company."

"What are you doing here?" Shi Rui seemed to have not heard him. Perhaps because he was still half asleep, he had forgotten to call him Mr. Qin. Qin Jixiu was too lazy to argue with him. He wanted to mock him and said that he thought his head was stuck in the door. Even if the company gate was locked, the parking lot could still be entered and exited normally. Suddenly, he heard him ask unclearly, "Did you come back just for me?"

“…” Qin Jixiu was silent for a moment.

Is this some new seduction tactic? First he feigned innocence, claiming he'd never been in a relationship, then he offered some intimate attention. Now he's acting like a love-struck naiveté. Is he planning to cheat again? This guy really hasn't changed.

He suddenly sneered, causing Shi Rui to frown.

Qin Jixiu bluntly stated, "You've made it to Zhengfeng because you're capable of it, and you've made it to the CEO's office because you're lucky. I hope you won't be ungrateful, and don't try to take shortcuts. Put away your self-righteous cleverness, don't have any crooked ideas, and focus on your job. If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who do."

It seems that Qin Jixiu could only pretend to be indifferent even if he was interested due to their different status, so he urged him to grow up quickly and be able to stand on his own in the future, so that he could be qualified to be compared with his current designer lover. Shi Rui showed a look of realization on his face, he lowered his eyebrows and smiled, then stood up from the sofa.

The distance between the two suddenly became very close.

"I misunderstood. I'm sorry, Mr. Qin." He bit the last two words slowly, which made Qin Jixiu feel strange as if someone had suddenly chewed him.

Qin Jixiu suppressed his discomfort and asked, "Have you finished reading the five years of information?"

"Not so fast. I'll take a good look at it over the weekend."

It was only half past ten, and Shi Rui was already getting ready for bed. Qin Jixiu didn't think his words were sincere. When he was playing games before, Shi Rui was a night owl who would play until the arena closed. He deliberately asked, "Do you usually go to bed so early?"

Shi Rui's eyes flickered when he heard this. Qin Jixiu was concerned about his daily routine.

"I'm a little tired today, but I don't usually go to bed late. I usually go to bed before 11:30. In the morning, I like to get up early, run or do some other exercise, so that I have energy for the whole day."

Who asked you?

"Go home, it's getting late." Qin Jixiu was too lazy to argue with him anymore and went to the office to look for the contract. The contract was in a conspicuous place on the table. He took the contract and took out two books from the bookshelf. He thought they were very suitable for Shi Rui and planned to let him study them carefully.

When he stepped out of the office door, Shi Rui walked into the elevator without looking back, holding a pile of documents in his arms.

Qin Jixiu then placed the books on his desk, one on each side, took a photo and sent it to Shi Rui.

The two books are Madame Bovary and An American Tragedy. People who are unfaithful should be nailed to the pillar of shame. I hope Shi Rui can understand this truth.

[After reading this, tell me what you think.]

Qin Jixiu was about to leave when Shi Rui, who was in the elevator, quickly replied: [You don't need to ask for my permission.]

Qin Jixiu felt puzzled: [? ]

Shi Rui: [It depends on what your boyfriend thinks.]

Qin Jixiu: [? ]

["squid" retracted a message]

["squid" retracted a message]

Shi Rui: [Received, President Qin.]

It seemed like the message had been sent to the wrong person. Qin Jixiu turned off his phone.

That night, Shi Rui lay on the small bed in the rental apartment, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Qin Jixiu already had a man, but he was half-heartedly trying to seduce him. Qin Jixiu's treatment of him was sometimes good, sometimes bad. Could it be because of the shackles of his inner morality that could not be broken?

Shi Rui turned sideways, facing the window. Was he afraid that his seemingly innocent boyfriend would be sad?

He felt a bit breathless and shifted to a flat position. What if Qin Jixiu couldn't help himself and told him clearly? Should he endure the humiliation and make a million at Zhengfeng, or should he protect himself and find another place as soon as possible?

If he took the initiative and asked someone to find Qin Jixiu's boyfriend and tell him what Qin Jixiu had done to him, would the company be in chaos? Shi Rui quickly gave up the idea. There was no deep hatred between him and Qin Jixiu, so it wouldn't come to that.

What's more... if Qin Jixiu wasn't already taken, his impression of this Mr. Qin was actually quite acceptable. He had a perfect head-to-body ratio, and every bone protrusion on his body was just sharp enough. If someone like Qin Jixiu were in their school, he would definitely be a sculpture model that his classmates would scramble for.

Shi Rui sighed heavily in his heart.

He never expected that his casually submitted resume would land him his first job, only to face potential unspoken demands from his immediate supervisor. Society is indeed a mixed bag; his father was right.

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