Chapter 344 Am I really such a failure?
Qiao Xing stared at the string of English names, her face turning pale, her fingers trembling uncontrollably.
To avoid making a mistake, she even searched online for the pronunciation of French and English.
Hearing the sound coming from the computer, Qiao Xing's face grew even paler.
It was like a sudden blow to the head, leaving her feeling dizzy and her mind blank.
Zhao Yan noticed that her expression was off, so she went over and patted her on the shoulder.
"Sister Qiao Xing, are you alright?"
"Sister Qiao Xing, are you feeling unwell?"
"Sister Qiao Xing!"
Qiao Xing was startled, then looked at her blankly, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Yan said, "You look terrible. Should you ask for leave and go home to rest?"
Qiao Xing tried to force a smile, but she failed.
I can't laugh.
"No, it's nothing." Qiao Xing stood up. "I'm going to the restroom."
"Sister Qiao Xing..."
Zhao Yan watched her flustered back and subconsciously turned to look at Bai Yi, who naturally noticed as well.
In the restroom, Qiao Xing's mind flashed back to everything that had happened with Qin Ce.
Those images flashed through my mind like a movie replay: Yang Han, Jiang Wang, Qin Yi, and others.
Thinking of these people's faces makes her feel like everything that happened is mocking her.
They laughed at her, saying she was like a fool, completely fooled by everyone.
In fact, she had vaguely guessed it yesterday, but she didn't dare to think about it. She was still deceiving herself, thinking that as long as Qin Ce didn't say anything, she would pretend that she didn't know and that it didn't exist.
And now, this signed document has been delivered right to her.
She was forced to accept the truth.
Just when she was completely at a loss, a phone call came in.
It was an unfamiliar number.
Qiao Xing remained silent for a moment, calmed himself down, and then answered the phone.
"Hello."
A strong, resonant voice came from the other end of the line, "Hello, I am Qin Ce's father."
Qiao Xing was slightly taken aback.
"What?"
Qin Liang said, "Actually, I didn't want to make this call, but I thought about it, and if I don't call you now, my son might completely disown me as his father."
"What's the meaning?"
"Don't you understand what I mean? He married you, stayed in Chongqing, and repeatedly went against me. Isn't he just afraid that if I find out about you, he'll take action against you?"
Qin Liang chuckled as he finished speaking.
Qiao Xing held the phone, her feelings extremely complicated.
“My son has been rebellious since he was a child, and he gives me headaches every day, but no matter what, he will always be my son.”
“We are connected by blood. I didn’t really want him to leave back then, but there was nothing I could do. Things had come to that point.”
Qiao Xing listened quietly as Qin Liang spoke at length.
After an unknown amount of time, Qiao Xing suddenly spoke up, "So what is the purpose of your call?"
Qin Liang's voice sounded rather kind. "My purpose is very simple. You are a smart person. You can go back and think about it carefully."
"I believe in making money through harmony. After all, I'm getting old and don't want to cause too much trouble, and I especially don't want to worsen my relationship with my son. So, Qiao Xing, do you understand?"
Qiao Xing did not speak.
She could naturally hear the threat in Qin Liang's words; if she didn't do as he said, he would take action.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Qin Liang added, "It's okay if you don't understand, you can go back and think about it slowly."
After saying that, Qin Liang hung up the phone, and the smile on his face vanished completely.
He turned to look at Lao Zheng, "Have you checked? Have all the shares been transferred to Xiao Ce's name?"
"Yes, the formalities have been completed."
Qin Liang glanced at a spot upstairs, and smiled, a smile that was ambiguous, neither clear whether he was angry nor self-deprecating.
"Am I such a failure? It's one thing for my son not to acknowledge me, but even my father doesn't trust me."
Old Zheng lowered his head and pondered, "Perhaps the old master just wanted to treat everyone equally. If he didn't trust you, he wouldn't have handed the company over to you so early."
Qin Liang waved his hand and slowly walked to the sofa to sit down.
"If he trusted me, he wouldn't have transferred the shares without my knowledge, ha."
Old Zheng didn't know how to respond.
Qiao Xing hung up the phone and stood in the bathroom for a long time.
For some reason, she picked up her phone, opened a webpage, and typed in the name Qin Liang.
The next second, a lot of news about Qin Liang popped up.
Qiao Xing only saw the most crucial one—Qin Liang, chairman of the Qin Group.
When the old man was hospitalized, Qin Liang also made a phone call, which Qiao Xing caught a glimpse of.
Therefore, we can now be fairly certain of Qin Ce's identity.
Qiao Xing covered her head, scratching her hair in frustration, making a mess of it.
"Qiao Xing".
Bai Yi appeared behind Qiao Xing without her noticing. She patted Qiao Xing on the shoulder, startling him.
Qiao Xing turned around to look at the person behind her. Seeing that it was her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Team Leader Bai?"
Bai Yi sized her up, a look of suspicion on his face.
"Qiao Xing, you're not feeling well today. If you're not feeling better, go home and rest. You don't need to force yourself to come to work."
Qiao Xing shook his head, glanced at Bai Yi, and hesitated before speaking.
Bai Yi seemed to sense that she had something to say, and frowned, asking, "What's wrong?"
Qiao Xing said, "I'm not feeling unwell."
Why is that?
Looking at the people coming and going around her, Qiao Xing bit her lip and whispered, "After work, can I walk with you?"
"Of course you can, but I don't have a car to take you."
"Oh, no need, I'll take the bus with you."
Bai Yi smiled and said, "Okay, then call Wang Ye after get off work, I'll treat you to dinner."
"Okay, let's go back to work now."
Qiao Xing nodded and followed Bai Yi back to the company.
However, she couldn't concentrate on work right now. Her mind was filled with Qin Liang's words and those familiar faces, and she kept thinking about how they had lied to her.
When it was almost time to leave work, Qin Ce sent her a message.
Ask her when she gets off work.
Qiao Xing remained silent for a while, then tossed her phone aside without replying.
A while later, Qin Ce sent another message: I'll be at your company soon.
When Qiao Xing saw this message, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a panic she had never experienced before.
She quickly picked up her phone and typed: You don't need to come, I'm having dinner with Team Leader Bai in a bit.
Whether from nervousness or guilt, her hands were shaking as she typed.
Qin Ce parked his car by the roadside, looking at her reply with a thoughtful expression.
Qiao Xing waited a moment and, after confirming that he would not reply again, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Yi walked over carrying her bag. "Come on, it's time to get off work. Why are you still spacing out?"
Qiao Xing snapped out of her daze, hurriedly tidied up the table and turned off the computer, "Let's go, I'm done."
Bai Yi glanced at her a couple more times, but didn't say anything. The two of them left work together.
She didn't actually let Qiao Xing take the bus with her; she had already called a car, and it arrived as soon as she got downstairs.
"Let's go, get in the car," Bai Yi said.
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