Chapter 415 Still Not Enough Effort
Cao Yun ignored him and continued, "Qiao Hong, I've noticed you're acting increasingly strangely lately. Tell me the truth, are you hiding something from me?"
Qiao Hong's face stiffened, and he forced a smile. "How could that be? I have nothing to hide from you. It's just that there have been too many things going on at the company lately. I've been so busy that I've neglected you all. I'm really sorry."
Qiao Hong didn't tell his family about the company's situation. If Cao Yun knew he was going to lose his job, his family would probably be in an uproar.
Cao Yun's salary is not high, and even with the year-end bonus, it only averages about eight thousand a month.
Cao Yun was attracted to him because he was a young team leader at the time, and a salary of 10,000 yuan was considered high-income at that time. Otherwise, how could Cao Yun have married him, who was a divorcee?
Who knew that after so many years, he hadn't made any progress at all. Over the years, Cao Yun had become increasingly dissatisfied with him. She wondered if he should still be paid. Cao Yun probably would have filed for divorce long ago.
Given the current situation, he dared not speak out and could only try to find a solution.
Once he loses his job, his family will almost certainly lose their source of income, and given his age and work experience, it will be nearly impossible for him to find another job.
He couldn't even imagine the terrible things that would happen if he lost his job.
Cao Yun looked at him suspiciously, "You better not have anything to hide from me. If I find out you're hiding something, I won't let you off the hook."
"Yes, yes, yes." Qiao Hong smiled ingratiatingly as he helped her wash the vegetables, but he felt even more annoyed.
...
Qiao Xing practiced questions for a week straight, and she finally managed to score above 90.
I did it five times, and I could almost always get over 90 points, with the highest score being 99 points.
Qiao Xing jumped up from the sofa excitedly, ran quickly into the study, grabbed Qin Ce's arm, and said excitedly, "I passed! I passed!"
She was even more excited than when she got into university.
Qin Ce couldn't help but chuckle. He grasped Qiao Xing's hand and asked, "So when are you planning to take the exam?"
"I've already registered, and I'll be going the day after tomorrow."
Is it far or not?
"It's alright, it takes an hour by bus." Qiao Xing opened the location sent by the teacher in the group chat, and the route was clearly written.
Qin Ce pulled her onto his lap and sat her down, holding her close as he whispered in her ear, "I'll take you there."
Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and met his malicious gaze. She subconsciously wanted to stand up and run away, but he pulled her back.
Why are you running?
Qiao Xing forced a smile and said, "I won't disturb your work."
Qin Ce stretched out his long arm and closed the notebook. "It's done."
"Then you do something else, I'll go do a couple more practice problems..."
Before she could finish speaking, the man snatched her phone and tossed it onto the table. He put his arm around her waist and leaned closer, asking, "Why are you doing practice problems so late?"
His breath hit Qiao Xing's face, the intense heat burning her skin.
"Can you be a little more restrained?" Qiao Xing pushed him twice, her tone somewhat resentful.
After a moment's reflection, Qin Ce said solemnly, "It seems I still haven't tried hard enough."
"What?"
Qin Ce stared at her and said in a low voice, "Is it because my technique isn't good enough that you don't like it?"
"..."
Every time he discussed this topic so seriously, Qiao Xing would be speechless. It felt like... like reading a book in a brothel.
Why can he be so serious?
Why aren't you saying anything?
"...What do you want me to say?" Qiao Xing wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear, but he still dragged her into discussing this kind of thing.
"Then I won't say anymore."
He stood up abruptly, and Qiao Xing felt dizzy. When she came to her senses, the two had switched places. She was now sitting on the sofa, and Qin Ce was above her.
Before Qiao Xing could speak, the man's kiss landed on her lips.
She widened her eyes and quickly pushed him. Perhaps sensing her strength, Qin Ce suddenly let go of her.
Qiao Xing said urgently, "I've started my period."
Qin Ce stared at her, just stared at her.
Qiao Xing blinked, her eyes full of sincerity; she really had her period.
Qin Ce's eyes held a hint of resentment for a moment, but he ultimately let her go.
Qiao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, he pinched her chin and looked at the wound on her neck. The scab had fallen off, leaving only a scar that was darker than her skin.
"Does it hurt?" He touched it with his finger.
Qiao Xing shrank her neck. It didn't hurt, but the calluses on his fingertips tickled her.
Go to bed early.
Qin Ce stood up and made way for her.
Qiao Xing said, "You should go to sleep early too."
"I'll be there in a bit."
After receiving his reply, Qiao Xing went to the bedroom.
On the day of her first exam, she got up early. Qin Ce said he would take her there, so he stayed.
After she finished eating, I took her to the examination hall.
After arriving at the destination, Qin Ce parked the car and said to him, "Go on, do your best on the exam, I'll wait for you here."
"Okay, I'll go then."
Qiao Xing picked up her things, got off the bus and walked towards the examination hall. She didn't expect there to be so many people, which gave her a sense of déjà vu when she took the college entrance examination back then.
I waited in line for ten minutes before finally finding my spot inside.
To pass the exam, she spent the entire day yesterday practicing questions, including on the way here. She was able to score above 90 on most of them.
Looking at the familiar questions on the computer, Qiao Xing remained calm. She quickly answered the questions, and the score was displayed as 94 points.
She was so delighted that she almost stood up from her seat.
Less than five minutes after I finished answering the questions, the loudspeaker announced that time was up.
As Qiao Xing walked out of the examination hall, seeing the worried faces of some people around her, her mood improved.
Qin Ce was sitting in the car looking at emails on his phone when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.
Turning his head, he saw Qiao Xing standing outside with a smile on his face. He unlocked the car, and Qiao Xing got in.
"Looks like he passed the exam."
How did you know?
"Your mouth is practically stretched to the back of your ears."
Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment, then raised her hand to touch her face. "Is it that obvious?"
"Otherwise what? Where to go next? Home or..."
Qiao Xing stretched and said, "Let's go home. I need to prepare to register for my driving test (Part 2)."
Qin Ce nodded in agreement and drove her back.
After dropping him off at the entrance of the residential area, Qiao Xing told him to put him down and go to work, while he walked back home.
Qiao Xing had nothing to do, so instead of rushing home, she strolled around the roadside. Everyone was at work, and no one wanted to play with her.
She suddenly remembered Wang Ye, took out her phone and called him.
"Cousin, what are you doing?"
Wang Ye had heard something was up. "I'm delivering takeout, what's up?"
"You actually went to deliver food?"
“I don’t just deliver food, I also sell breakfast in the morning. Let me tell you, my cousin, it won’t be long before I open a restaurant.”
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