Chapter 224 is equivalent to an accomplice
"Uh, didn't your brother tell you?" Qin Yi was a little annoyed. Did he not even deserve to have a name in his wife's eyes?
Qiao Xing paused, then pondered for a moment and said, "Aren't you... called Qin Yuan?"
"Pfft—" Yang Han couldn't help but laugh out loud. How casual must one be to come up with such a casual name?
Qin Yi's face darkened further, and he said stiffly, "Xiao Yuan is my nickname, my full name is Qin Yi."
Qiao Xing's expression froze, her heart pounding. The name seemed familiar; she felt like she had heard it somewhere before.
Upon seeing Qin Yi's face, in a flash, Qiao Xing suddenly remembered that Qin Ce had said their boss's name was Qin Yi.
"Which Yi?"
"The perseverance of the character '毅' (yì).
Qiao Xing's face turned pale instantly. She suddenly felt completely lost and her mind went blank.
The words I wanted to say were stuck in my throat, and I couldn't get them out for a long time.
Qin Yi noticed her reaction and panicked a bit. He looked at Yang Han for help and asked her what was going on.
Yang Han was also confused. He didn't know anything, let alone why Qiao Xing would react this way when she heard his name. Did Old Qin say something to her again?
"What's wrong, sister-in-law..." Qin Yi asked guiltily.
Qiao Xing forced a smile, her lips twitching slightly: "It's okay, this name is quite nice."
Qin Yi frowned and exchanged a glance with Yang Han, both noticing Qiao Xing's unusual behavior.
While the two were still in a daze, Qin Ce arrived.
Qin Yi, as if seeing a savior, hurriedly called out, "Brother!"
Qin Ce strode over, glancing at Qiao Xing and then at Qin Yi.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Han said, "Sister-in-law seemed surprised when she heard Qin Yi's name. What's wrong?"
He was subtly reminding Qin Ce.
Qin Ce's expression changed, and he glanced at Qiao Xing again.
Qiao Xing glanced at him, her eyes revealing disbelief, shock, and unspeakable anger.
Qin Ce subtly withdrew his gaze, his face still showing the same calm and composed demeanor. "His name sounds the same as my boss's, so it's normal to be surprised."
Upon hearing Qin Ce's words, Yang Han and Qin Yi suddenly realized what was going on. They looked at each other, then cautiously glanced at Qiao Xing.
Qiao Xing was also taken aback.
Yang Han said, "Oh, I see! Sister-in-law, you didn't think Qin Yi was the boss of S&C, did you?"
Qiao Xing stood there stunned. She looked around and saw that apart from Xiao Lin, who had a slight frown, everyone else looked calm and looked at her like she was a monkey.
She suddenly felt ashamed.
"I..." Qiao Xing suddenly didn't know what to say.
Qin Yi said, "I don't know either. My brother didn't tell me either. If I had known my sister-in-law would misunderstand, I would have..."
His voice lowered, "I won't say anything more."
His words further confirmed the truth of what Qin Ce had said. If Qin Ce had intended to deceive her, he would have informed Qin Yi and would not have let Qin Yi reveal her real name.
Moreover, Yang Han didn't know that if they wanted to lie to her, they would have already conspired beforehand, and she wouldn't be so surprised now.
It's normal to have the same name, and this name isn't anything special.
Thinking of this, Qiao Xing's expression changed unpredictably, and she even felt like banging her head against a tofu block.
"No, I... I was just surprised, that's all," Qiao Xing quickly explained. After saying that, she felt too embarrassed to stay any longer. "Um, I suddenly remembered I have something to do. You guys talk first, I'm leaving."
After saying that, she fled the scene in a panic.
The group stared at her retreating figure until she disappeared around the corner of the corridor, at which point Yang Han finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Qin Yi's expression also became somewhat unnatural. "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't know."
Yang Han also said, "Why didn't you tell us?"
Qin Ce's expression was tense. He remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "It's nothing. I'll be going now."
After saying that, he chased after Qiao Xing.
There were two reasons why he didn't say anything: first, he didn't want to escalate the lie and drag more people into it, making things even more difficult to handle later.
Secondly, he also wanted to see Qiao Xing's reaction to knowing Qin Yi's name.
But as it turned out, her reaction was even stronger than he had anticipated, so much so that he was somewhat alarmed.
Qin Ce thought that she could accept his transformation from a junior accountant to his current position as the boss's assistant, and that if things progressed gradually, it wouldn't be too much of a shock for her.
But in reality, she couldn't accept taking it any further.
It's like being stuck at a very delicate juncture, unable to move forward or backward.
Qiao Xing ran out of the hospital and stood in the open space outside for a while. The cold wind blew and the fever on her face subsided.
She is still very confused.
When Joey first heard that Qin Ce's boss's name was Qin Yi, her reaction seemed to be similar to hers.
At least in Qiao Xing's view, these surprised people were not lying to him.
So her reaction just now was a bit too much, making her feel like she was being paranoid and annoying to others.
The three people left behind at the hospital looked at each other in bewilderment. Xiao Lin couldn't help but say, "So many of you lied to her. Did you ever think about how she would feel when she found out the truth?"
Qin Yi quickly said, "I'm not lying, I'm telling the truth, and I'm not your boss."
Yang Han scratched his head. "I... I didn't say anything. My job as a garbage collector was arranged for me by Lao Qin."
Xiao Lin said, "Not telling doesn't mean there's no deception. If you know the truth but conceal it, you're no different from accomplices."
As Xiao Lin finished speaking, she realized something and her expression became somewhat unnatural. "I'm sorry, this is just my personal opinion, and I didn't mean to criticize you."
Yang Han looked at her, speechless for a moment.
Well, now Xiao Lin is starting to give him a headache too.
But what she said makes a lot of sense, so now that Lao Qin has gone too far, he's even less likely to tell the truth.
The less we say, the more serious the consequences become; this has become an unsolvable problem.
Qin Ce caught up with Qiao Xing and saw her standing at the door in a daze.
He took a deep breath of the cold air, paused for a moment, then walked over and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Qiao Xing".
Qiao Xing snapped out of her daze, turned to look at him, a flicker of panic in her eyes, "Ah, why did you come out?"
Qin Ce looked at her with a complicated expression, twitched the corners of his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Qiao Xinghe said, "I got a little excited just now, I'm sorry."
She felt that she had embarrassed Qin Ce in front of Yang Han and the others. Her reaction was like that of someone who had never seen the world, just like her aunt, who was both gossipy and ignorant.
Qin Ce grasped her hand and stared intently at her. "I'm the one who should apologize."
The night wind was a bit chilly, and Qiao Xing's hands were icy cold, but his large, warm palms made Qiao Xing feel much more at ease.
She forced a smile: "You didn't do anything, why should you apologize?"
Qin Ce pondered for a moment and said, "I didn't explain it clearly to you before, so I'm sorry."
"It's nothing, it's not a big deal. Didn't you say before that your younger brother has been with Father for many years and you haven't seen him? You probably didn't expect him to come here, did you?"
"No." Qin Ce interrupted her, but then fell silent.
"If I hadn't come just now, what would have happened if you really considered Qin Yi my boss?"
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