Chapter 434 Missing Me?
Qiao Xing didn't go home that early that night. Thinking about how empty her home would be, she figured she might as well stay here and work overtime with them.
These three people work day and night, and it's common for them to stay up until four or five in the morning.
Around 7 p.m., Tao Yang remembered it was time to eat, and he subconsciously asked, "What are we having for dinner?"
Sun Miao said, "Didn't Qiao Xing leave some food in the refrigerator?"
"Oh right, I forgot again. I'm going to heat it up." Tao Yang rubbed his stomach, as if he was used to Qiao Xing not being around, and walked right past her.
But five seconds later, he came back. "Hey, why haven't you gone home yet?"
Qiao Xing was busy revising the plan and didn't even look up. "No one's home. I'll go back later."
"Your husband isn't here?" Tao Yang felt a little awkward after asking this question, and scratched his head slightly embarrassedly.
"He's away on a business trip."
"Oh, isn't it unsafe for you to go home so late?"
"No way." Qiao Xing thought for a moment. There was also Xing Jiu, but who knew where he was hiding, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.
Qiao Xing had tried looking for him, but couldn't find him. However, as long as he made a phone call, he would appear within a minute.
"Alright then."
Tao Yang felt embarrassed to ask any further, otherwise it would feel even stranger, so he said, "Then let's eat together."
"good."
Tao Yang's idea of "heating the food" simply means putting the food in the microwave to reheat it; it's impossible for him to stir-fry it.
After Qiao Xing finished revising the final version of the proposal, she rubbed her slightly sore neck, picked up her phone and glanced at it; it was not yet eight o'clock.
Qin Ce didn't send her any messages either. Was he that busy?
She took the initiative to message Qin Ce, asking him what he was doing.
Qin Ce replied slowly; she had already eaten before responding.
Qiao Xing picked it up and glanced at it. His reply was: Just got home.
Qiao Xing: Why are you home so late?
Qin Ce: Yes, I went to visit relatives.
He didn't want to go at first, but the old man insisted that he go, saying that it wouldn't be right not to pay a visit since he had come back.
Especially the Gu family, which is his maternal family. He can skip other places, but he still has to go there.
It's been many years since I last visited. Now, the only elderly person in the family who still cares about us is my maternal grandmother, but she's quite old and doesn't recognize people anymore.
She always mistook Qin Ce for her youngest son.
Sometimes I feel sorry for these elderly people. Although they have many children and grandchildren, most of them are not around. No matter how powerful their status is or how glorious they were in the past, they are still alone when they get old.
Qiao Xing asked him again: When will you be back?
Qin Ce: Missing me?
Qiao Xing pursed her lips. Although she really wanted to, she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
She replied: No.
Qin Ce: Then I won't come back.
Qiao Xing: Oh.
The word "oh" made Qin Ce frown. It was really difficult to hear any sweet words from her.
Not long after, Qin Ce called.
Qiao Xing quickly grabbed her phone and went to the restroom to answer. "What are you calling for?"
Qin Ce: Why haven't you gone back yet?
Qiao Xing was taken aback. "How did you know?"
What do you think?
Qiao Xing thought for a moment and realized that Xing Jiu must have told him. Sure enough, that guy was squatting downstairs.
Qiao Xing said, "I'll be back later, I have to work overtime."
"What kind of job is so busy?"
"Mind your own business! I'm busy!"
Qin Ce chuckled, "You were at Bai Yi's house yesterday, and you're not going home this late today. Isn't it because I wasn't there?"
"Stop being so conceited. I was delayed by work, otherwise I would have gone home much earlier."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Qiao Xing was too lazy to waste time with his nonsense. "Alright, I'll go and finish up and then head back."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Qiao Xing hung up the phone, went back to tidy up her computer desk, picked up her things, and said, "I'm leaving now."
Tao Yang looked up at her and asked, "It's so late, do you want me to take you home?"
"No need, I've already called a car."
"oh."
Qiao Xing walked out of the company and saw a car parked downstairs. She went over and looked at the license plate number; it was indeed Qin Ce's Mercedes.
Xing Jiu got out and opened the car door for her. Qiao Xing got in the car and returned to Tianxiang Shuiyuan.
Before getting out of the car, she patted Xing Jiu on the shoulder. Xing Jiu turned around and looked at her. "What's wrong, Miss... Miss Qiao?"
"Don't tell Qin Ce on this."
Xing Jiu was taken aback for a moment, then touched his nose. "He asked it himself."
"Just tell me if I ask?"
"Then... I won't tell?"
Qiao Xing scratched his head. This was Qin Ce's man. Would he listen to him?
"Look, I live alone at home. What if something happens to me at home, like I faint, get electrocuted, or get carbon monoxide poisoning?"
Xing Jiu stared intently at her, clearly lost in thought.
But he looked too fierce. When he stared at Qiao Xing, it gave her the creeps. She always felt that he was going to punch her head off at any moment.
Qiao Xing swallowed hard, feeling a little intimidated. "Well, I was just giving an example, it's not like it'll actually happen..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xing Jiu seemed to realize something, "Miss Qiao is right. I have to report this serious matter to the young master."
"..."
He was about to take out his phone to call Qin Ce when Qiao Xing quickly stopped him. "No, no, I was just saying it casually, it was just a hypothetical situation. Don't tell him, so he won't worry."
"Then what should we do?"
Qiao Xing said, "Exactly. Like tonight, if he asks you, just don't tell him. Just tell him I'm at home. Isn't it safer to be with my colleagues than at home?"
Xing Jiu thought about it carefully for a while, then nodded reluctantly, "I understand."
A question mark flashed through Qiao Xing's mind: What does "knowing" mean?
Let's just take it as a yes.
Qiao Xing opened the car door. "I'll get in first."
She got out of the car, went straight to the elevator, and after returning home, she collapsed onto the sofa.
She was probably too tired from work today, because she fell asleep on the sofa not long after lying down.
The next morning, Shen Boyan called her. She groggily picked up the phone and answered it.
"You haven't arrived yet?"
When Qiao Xing heard his voice, she vaguely remembered something, and she was instantly wide awake. She glanced at the time and saw that it was already 8:30.
"I'll be right there!"
She didn't dare delay, so she got up and washed her face and brushed her teeth as quickly as possible, then took a taxi to Liya.
The traffic was terrible this morning, especially at this hour. What was supposed to be a short distance took more than forty minutes to get there due to the traffic jam.
Before she even got out of the car, she saw Shen Boyan waiting by the roadside.
He was wearing a white T-shirt underneath a beige casual jacket; he actually wore a casual outfit to meet a client.
He stood by the roadside, hands in his pockets, looking more like a college student looking for a job than a business owner.
Qiao Xing got out of the car and hurriedly ran over, "Sorry, I overslept."
Shen Boyan sized her up.
Although Qiao Xing left in a hurry, she still changed into slightly more formal clothes: a white shirt and white trousers, with a long black coat on top. Her hair was all tied back, with a few wisps of hair left by her ears.
This is quite different from her usual style of dress.
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