Chapter 31 The Eight Trigrams are Human Nature
Supervisor He nodded approvingly, "Alright, go and pack your things, and report to the sales department tomorrow morning."
Qiao Xing nodded, turned around and left the office.
She knew Wu Yun was behind it all, but Wu Yun had a good relationship with Manager He, so she had no say at all.
Qiao Xing could have easily resigned, but that would have played right into Wu Yun's hands, so she decided not to. She wanted to see what Wu Yun could do to her.
Thinking of this, Qiao Xing sighed and sped off on her electric scooter toward Qin Ce's company.
The road wasn't as congested during rush hour as it was in the morning, and Qiao Xing quickly arrived at the company building. She took out her phone and sent a message to Qin Ce.
Qiao Xing: I've arrived.
Qin Ce didn't reply; he was busy with work. It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that he saw her message.
He thought for a moment and replied to her: Right away.
Qiao Xing: I'll drive the car to the right side of the road, you can come over here. Your company's people can't see you from this position.
Qin Ce stared at her message, his expression somewhat subtle.
Why does it look like they're having an affair?
Han Yan came in carrying documents, and seeing him taking his clothes to leave, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Leaving get off work so early today?"
Qin Ce raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. "It's almost seven o'clock, is it still early?"
Han Yan was stunned. He opened his mouth, speechless. This didn't sound like something a workaholic would say.
"At this time in the past, you would just say, 'It's only seven o'clock, time to get off work?'" Han Yan raised an eyebrow and looked Qin Ce up and down. "Something's not right with you. Tell me honestly, is your wife here to pick you up?"
Qin Ce glanced at him, but didn't answer his question. He picked up his things and left.
As soon as Qin Ce left the company, he saw Qiao Xing's electric scooter parked not far away. She was wearing a helmet and looking around furtively, just like a spy.
He strode over and called out behind her, "Qiao Xing."
Qiao Xing was startled. She quickly got out of the car and handed him the black helmet, saying, "You're here. Here."
Qin Ce took the helmet and skillfully put it on. No matter what, once you do it once, you'll do it again.
This was Qin Ce's second time riding an electric scooter, and he adapted quickly. He calmly stepped onto the scooter and sat down.
Qiao Xing quickly climbed on as well, saying, "Hold on tight."
"Let's go." He placed his hand on her waist again, and sure enough, her body stiffened a little more.
She didn't show it, acting as usual, and thought Qin Ce hadn't noticed.
It was right at the end of the workday, and several senior executives, hearing that he had left halfway through processing some documents, rushed to the window to look down.
And that's when we saw this scene.
Their CEO, Mr. Qin, the president of S&C, a man worth hundreds of billions, was sitting on a woman's electric scooter, and it was pink.
"Damn, how come he's sitting so naturally?"
"What do you know? This is what you call the romance of the rich."
"Have you seen what our CEO's wife looks like? I'm so curious!"
"You'll have to ask our CEO Han; he's definitely seen it."
"What are you all doing, peering out the window like thieves? Are you planning to jump off the building all at once?"
As if on cue, Han Yan stood behind the group. It was hard to imagine that these company executives, each of whom was a powerful figure in their respective departments, would be so unladylike, leaning against the window to watch the drama unfold.
What kind of message would this convey to other employees?
As soon as Han Yan spoke, everyone turned around and surrounded him again.
"Mr. Han, quickly show us what the president's wife looks like!"
"Yes, yes, let's satisfy our curiosity."
Han Yan looked at them, both amused and exasperated. "Why aren't you guys usually this enthusiastic about work?"
Indeed, gossip is human nature. Some people are not uninterested in gossip, but rather they haven't encountered gossip that interests them.
Take these people for example. If you gave them a celebrity gossip magazine, they probably wouldn't even glance at it.
If you tell them you want to show them a picture of the CEO's wife, that guy will run away faster than a rabbit.
Of course, Qiao Xing was completely unaware of what was happening at Qin Ce's company; she was focused on driving Qin Ce home.
Halfway there, Qiao Xing suddenly asked him, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
"casual."
Qin Ce sat calmly in the back of the car, his large hand casually holding her waist.
Qiao Xing's waist was so thin that it seemed he could snap it in two if he used any more force.
"The farmers' market is probably closed now, but the supermarket should still have vegetables."
The supermarket price is a bit higher than the price at the farmers' market.
"Then don't bother, just find somewhere to eat."
Qiao Xing paused for a moment, "Eating out is expensive. A hundred or two hundred yuan is enough to buy groceries for a week. We're in debt right now, let's save some money."
Qin Ce's lips twitched slightly. "I have a coupon."
After saying that, he added, "It's about to expire."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Qiao Xing immediately drove her electric scooter to the side of the road, turned to look at Qin Ce, and asked, "Which one?"
After some thought, Qin came up with a restaurant that he vaguely remembered: "Yuxiang Restaurant".
Qiao Xing took out his phone and checked. The distance wasn't far; it was in the city center, 1.2 kilometers away, which would cost a little over 500 yuan per person.
"So expensive?"
Qin Ce glanced at her phone and said casually, "I have a coupon for 890 yuan."
"Uh..." Qiao Xing choked. Why did he have so many coupons?
"Let's hurry up, they'll close if we're late," Qin Ce urged, while secretly operating his phone.
"Okay, it would be a waste not to use a coupon worth over 800 yuan."
Qiao Xing had never been to such an expensive restaurant before, nor had she ever wondered how a restaurant could have such high coupon rates. However, some restaurant coupons could indeed be accumulated. It seemed that Qin Ce was used to being frugal and had saved up so many coupons over a long period of time.
She changed her navigation and rode her electric scooter to the restaurant.
The decor made it clear that this was a place she couldn't afford, but the thought of the coupons reassured her.
"Show me your coupons. Some accumulated coupons cannot be used all at once."
Qin Ce stared at her for a few seconds. He didn't have any coupons; he was just making it up to her.
Qiao Xing stared at him expectantly.
Qin Ce coughed and said somewhat awkwardly, "Their coupons aren't paper; you have to check them in the system. Just go check and you'll find out."
"Oh, okay, let's go in and ask." Qiao Xing found a place to park her car. There were no parking spaces for electric bikes in front of the restaurant, so she could only park in the shared bike area across the street.
As the two were crossing the road, Qin Ce suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her back, saying, "Be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, a car sped past her. If Qin Ce hadn't pulled her back, she might have been hit.
Why is this person running a red light?
"That's normal." That car was a Lamborghini.
Qiao Xing patted her chest and realized that he was still holding her hand. Her cheeks flushed again, and she subtly pulled her hand back.
This action startled Qin Ce, who looked at Qiao Xing in surprise.
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