Chapter 216 Do you think of me like this?

Chen Qing looked straight ahead, as if it was none of his business.

Yan Baiqing had not sat at the dinner table with her many times, but he knew that she loved to eat fish, the tenderer the better, and she also loved almond tofu. Perhaps it was these two things that made her face fair and tender, and her eyes looked truly innocent when they looked innocent. Even if there was some fakery mixed in with them, people still couldn't bear to dislike them.

He was wondering whether Chen Qing's kind nature was innate or influenced by Jiang Jingyan. If he had raised Chen Qing to this day, would this person have his shadow?

"Don't worry, Mr. Shao. A gift is not about the price, but the sincerity." Yan Baiqing waved. The driver waiting outside brought a stack of documents and said, "Take a look first."

Officially getting to the point, Mr. Shao adjusted his glasses and looked solemn and serious.

After a long while, he couldn't hide his astonishment. He quickly glanced at Chen Qing and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Yan, this... is Huasheng's project?"

"good."

"How did you get it?"

Yan Baiqing rubbed his lower lip with his thumb, his eyes meaningful. "Vice President Lin is unwilling to be inferior to others, but he has no real ability. He placed all his passion on the wrong person. I am... taking the opportunity to help my former junior brother."

Chen Qingxin was startled and slowly turned his head.

The man had a smile on his face, his expression normal, but in his eyes was a dark vortex, rolling and tempting everything to fall.

She took a deep breath and looked away.

Mr. Shao flipped through the document, closed it, and muttered with his head down, "Mr. Yan plans to have me take Vice President Lin's position?"

"Not the vice president, but the general manager."

He was horrified. "Mr. Jiang's location?"

"Mr. Shao, haven't you heard the rumors yet?" Yan Baiqing held up the teacup and turned it under the lamp. "Vice President Lin has violated a taboo, so the position will most likely remain vacant. Jing Yan will soon be demoted to vice president, and the vacant position will become general manager."

"But what qualifications do I have to be above Mr. Jiang?"

"Mr. Shao's resume has some shortcomings, but they are not without merit. Vice President Lin lost this project, and you will do a great job, making up for the province's losses and gain recognition from the higher-ups. Why not?"

Mr. Shao held the teacup with trembling fingers. "That's Mr. Jiang... Even if he's demoted, few people in the province would dare to challenge him. Mr. Yan, please tell me clearly what you want me to do."

Yan Baiqing took a sip of tea and didn't respond to him immediately.

Chen Qing couldn't help but clasp the edge of the chair tightly with his fingers. He waited anxiously and sweat slowly seeped out of the tip of his nose.

"I'm sure Mr. Shao has also heard some gossip." Yan Baiqing took out a handkerchief and rubbed her forehead and mouth and nose. "There is a misunderstanding between Jingyan and me."

She was stiff.

Mr. Shao was puzzled, "Could it be... true?"

"True or false, our relationship is indeed not as good as it used to be. At the beginning of the year, several companies in the city bid for a jewelry exchange exhibition. It was originally in Yan's pocket, but the higher-ups gave Jing Yan broad authority, so he didn't sign. The industry still laughs at my mother's mistake."

Mr. Shao understood that Yan Weilan was seriously ill, Yan Baiqing inherited the Yan family, and Huasheng controlled the checkpoints of external communication. Such problems could not keep occurring in the future.

Yan Baiqing wants to cultivate a complete "one of his own" and have a place in Washington.

As for whether it would offend Jiang Jingyan, it was not important, because the province had given up this beloved piece of flesh and blood to reorganize Huasheng Group, and sooner or later he would be compensated with a higher position and power.

But it is better to have your own people within the group than to have none.

The 700 million yuan project that Huasheng lost to Vice President Lin was a bribe from Yan Baiqing, and it was also the stepping stone for President Shao to enter Huasheng.

After listening for a while, Chen Qing began to wonder why Yan Baiqing kept him here.

The purpose of letting her know such important and sensitive information openly was to test her sincerity, whether she had really broken up with Jiang Jingyan, or whether their old feelings were still there.

So cunning...

Until the end of the dinner, Mr. Shao did not give any answer.

Yan Baiqing had expected this. He had his reasons for choosing Mr. Shao. He needed to pass the test of the provincial government and Jiang Jingyan. This person must have good character and know what to do and what not to do.

If Mr. Shao agreed readily today, he would be considered a short-sighted, greedy and belligerent person.

Chen Qing walked out of the box with big and fast steps.

The staircase at Hanlinyuan was narrower than that of an ordinary hotel, with a curtain of water hanging down beside it. Yan Baiqing was worried that she might sprain her ankle, so he grabbed her wrist and said, "Why are you running? Do you have to pee urgently?"

"You did it on purpose."

She looked so angry, Yan Baiqing laughed, "What's your intention?"

"You deliberately let me hear you plotting with others to see if I would pass on the message to Jiang Jingyan."

He clasped her shoulders tightly with one hand and wiped the sweat from her neck with his thumb. "So, can you?"

"He and I are separated, but I'm also made of flesh and blood. I can't be so heartless. If you're plotting against him, I certainly won't listen."

“But you listened to the whole thing.”

Chen Qing brushed his hand away and said, "I've heard it all, but I didn't understand."

"Nonsense." Yan Baiqing's smile grew wider. "Qing'er has a heart of flesh and a brain not made of almond tofu."

"I won't tell on him. Who knows if you're sure I'll act on impulse and set some other trap just for him to fall into."

"You think of me like that?"

The man's voice became deep, and Chen Qing shuddered and continued to go down the stairs.

Ten minutes after getting in the car, Yan Baiqing walked to the side of the car.

He stood sideways to light a cigarette, and when he raised his eyes, his gaze went straight into the car window.

Even though she couldn't see into the car, Chen Qing instinctively flinched and turned her head away. She pretended to expose the truth in order to lower Yan Baiqing's guard. Once Mr. Shao entered Huasheng, Jiang Jingyan would be in great danger with such a big hidden danger around him.

Yan Baiqing smoked only half of a cigarette before putting it out. He was not a heavy smoker to begin with, and Chen Qing was so angry that he had to find a reason to smoke outside the car.

"When are we going to see Li Xiangli?" Chen Qing spoke first, breaking the eerie silence in the carriage.

His cheekbones trembled. "Now, are you satisfied?"

"Not satisfied." Chen Qing muttered softly, "It's been delayed for so long, it's just a lie..."

Yan Baiqing laughed angrily and tilted his head, "Who gave you this temper?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something, his smile disappeared completely, and he turned his head to look out the window.

He is the one who is upset because he is bringing up things that are not related to the topic.

Chen Qing tried to hold back his laughter, but his heart was filled with sourness.

Jiang Jingyan's temper is frightening, but she is not afraid of him deep down. Instead, she wants to act like a spoiled brat and provoke him.

In the past, when she was occasionally willful at the Luo family, Mrs. Luo was so angry that she jumped up and down, and scolded her in the same way, "Mr. Jiang spoils you, can he spoil you forever?"

Chen Qing leaned her head against the car window, and the strong sunlight burned her eyes.

I never thought that my words would come true.

Li Xiangli was placed in the suburbs. When Hua Mei found him, he was hiding in the sheep pen to avoid being seen and smelled terrible. After he came back, Hua Mei asked the girls in the club to "serve" him with the highest standards. He was very happy these days and didn't want to leave.

Yan Baiqing closed his eyes for a moment, feeling uneasy. He opened his eyes and glanced at the rearview mirror with a gloomy expression. "That white car behind us, how long has it been following us?"

The driver frowned. "This road leads to the highway exit. What a coincidence, isn't it?"

The man took off his coat, wrapped it around Chen Qing's head, and fastened her seat belt. Before he could fasten his own, he was hit hard by the car behind him.