Chapter 311 Please Believe Me
Qiao Xing went to his desk, put down his things, tidied up his workspace, and turned on his computer.
I sat for an hour, but still no one came.
It looks like everyone else has taken leave; she's the only one at work.
While looking at the company group chat, she suddenly realized that her annual leave wasn't over yet!
Previously, the company only gave seven days off, but this time it was twelve days. She misremembered, and kept telling herself that it was only twelve days, so she thought that even with annual leave, it would only be twelve days, and therefore her total vacation time should be seventeen days...
Qiao Xing slapped his forehead. No wonder no one was at work today.
But since we're already here, let's just start eating.
Qiao Xing took out the planning document that Bai Yi had given him earlier. It was an event plan for two games during the Qingming Festival. This was still early, so there was no need to rush.
She searched online for a lot of information, looking at how other people planned things and the company's plans from previous years.
No matter what kind of event they hold, the goal is to make money, to get players to spend money, and for the company to make money.
After watching for a whole morning, Qiao Xing's eyes were almost blind.
She ordered takeout for lunch and took out her phone to browse her WeChat Moments. She saw many photos of the Chinese New Year posted by Qiao Ying, as well as many group photos.
Among them was a family photo. Qiao Xing clicked on the family photo taken at the entrance of the villa. There were so many members of the Qiao family; they occupied a total of five rows.
Qiao Xing saw Qiao Hong, her adoptive father, in the second row, along with the woman beside him.
It had been ten years since I'd last seen him. Qiao Hong had become bald, his face was oily, and he wore glasses. The woman beside him was dressed smartly, with permed hair, and she looked half a head taller than Qiao Hong.
The woman in the photo looks to be only in her thirties or forties, and she looks much younger and healthier than Wang Qin.
It's ironic when you think about it.
The reason the two divorced was because Wang Qin liked to dress up too much, and Qiao Hong felt that she was having affairs.
And isn't this woman dressed in a flamboyant manner, just like everyone else?
Although it had been so long since they last met, Qiao Xing could still barely recognize his two children.
The eldest daughter is six years younger than Qiao Xing and should be in college now.
Qiao Xing stared at the photo for a long time, looking at everyone in it. The photo was filled with the joy of family reunion.
She scrolled past the photo; the next one was a picture of Qiao Ying with a man.
Analyzing their movements, Qiao Xing deduced that the man was Qiao Ying's father, her second uncle.
After looking through the photos Qiao Ying had taken these past few days, it was almost certain that she was her second uncle's daughter.
Turning to the last page, another familiar photo caught Qiao Xing's eye.
She paused, clicked on the picture and looked at it for a while. Wasn't that... the bag Qin Yi bought abroad?
Then look at her caption: "A New Year's gift from my baby, mwah! Sending love and roses."
Qiao Xing finally understood: Qin Yi had dragged her into this online shopping spree so that he could buy her a gift!
She took a screenshot of her WeChat Moments and sent it to Qin Yi.
Qin Yi received the message and sent her a kneeling emoji.
Qin Yi: I just bought it on a whim.
Qiao Xing: Guess whether I believe you or not?
Qin Yi: Please believe me.
Qiao Xing didn't want to talk to him anymore, especially when she thought about how the two women had complained that the items were fake when she gave them to Jiang Wang. She felt even more annoyed.
She already didn't have a good impression of the Qiao family, and Qin Yi was still trying to fool her.
She continued browsing her WeChat Moments.
Yang Han posted photos of the upcoming competition, while Jiang Wang was still seen with luxury cars, beautiful women, and a large villa.
Not long after, Qin Yi called.
Qiao Xing thought about it for a moment, then answered his call.
Qin Yi said on the phone, "Sister-in-law, I really just bought it on my way here. You can believe me, it's not what you think."
Qiao Xing said, "If I bought it, I bought it. There's no need to say anything more."
Qin Yi was a little anxious, "I was just afraid you'd be angry."
"If you're afraid I'll get angry, just tell the truth. Did you trick me into going so you could buy a present for the little rabbit?"
"Sigh... Okay, I was wrong. She insisted on coming to see me, and I promised to bring her a gift, which is why she gave up on coming. But I don't know what kind of girls she likes, so..."
"So you made me do personal shopping to find out what kind of bags girls like? You could have just asked me, or asked other girls, why did you lie to me..."
Qiao Xing didn't know what to say. She really didn't need to get angry about this, but she still felt a little upset.
"I didn't want others to know, but I was afraid you would laugh at me. I'm really sorry, I had a brain fart, I didn't really mean to lie to you."
Qin Yi always felt that online dating was unreliable and that people would laugh at him if he told them. He was also worried that sending such an expensive gift to someone he met online would make Qiao Xing think he was crazy.
Qiao Xing said, "You're really strange. If you like her, why don't you meet her?"
"It can't be explained in a few words, but you'll understand later."
Qiao Xing didn't want to know and wasn't interested in their affairs. "Never mind, it's nothing."
Are you still angry?
"I'm not angry anymore."
Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Xing suddenly thought of Lin Yu. In order to curry favor with Fang Ya, Lin Yu had also overspent by sending so many things to Fang Ya.
Just as she thought of this, Qiao Xing immediately shook her head, banishing the chaotic thoughts.
Clearly, Qiao Ying and Fang Ya are not in the same league, so Qin Yi had no need to do this. Moreover, Qiao Xing felt that Qiao Ying was even inferior to Qin Yi.
After thinking it over and over, Qiao Xing couldn't figure it out, and she was too lazy to think about it anymore. Anyway, it was Qin Yi's own business.
Qiao Xing opened the game and went to play it by himself.
She was the only one at work in the department today, and she managed to get through the day.
Near the end of the workday, Bai Yi sent her a photo.
The moment Qiao Xing opened the photo, her phone almost flew out of her hand. She grabbed the phone and looked at the photo carefully.
That's right, it's a marriage certificate!
The speed these two went was astonishing; they practically got their marriage certificate the moment the civil affairs bureau opened...
Bai Yi wanted to treat them to dinner that night, and Qiao Xing couldn't possibly refuse.
Qiao Xing quickly messaged Qin Ce, asking him to have dinner together that evening.
Qin Ce didn't reply, so it's unclear whether he received it or not. Anyway, when Qiao Xing got off work, his car was already waiting across the street.
Qiao Xing jogged over, opened the car door, and got in. She asked breathlessly, "Did you see the message I sent?"
Qin Ce was looking down at his phone, not even looking up, and said, "I saw it."
"This is unbelievable! My boss actually got married to my cousin."
"There's nothing strange about it. Your team leader isn't stupid."
Qiao Xing couldn't help but glance at Qin Ce a few more times. She rarely heard Qin Ce praise people, but she had heard him praise Bai Yi several times, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Yes, although it was just a fake marriage, Team Leader Bai was really decisive and efficient. He got the marriage certificate right away."
"You think it's a fake marriage?" Qin Ce suddenly looked up at her.
Qiao Xing nodded, "Yes, my cousin told me everything."
"Then why doesn't she marry someone else?"
"She owes so much money, I doubt anyone would be willing to help her, right?"
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