Chapter 446 The Different One
Xing Jiu quickly grabbed a bottle of water from the car, ran to Qiao Xing's side, and handed her the water.
"Miss Qiao, are you alright?"
Qiao Xing vomited for a while, then took a few sips of water, shook her head, and said, "I'm fine, I probably just drank too much."
The liquor was too strong; the car swayed, and he became even more dizzy.
She rested by the roadside for a while, and only got back into the car when she felt much better.
When the car started again, she still felt dizzy and her stomach felt nauseous from the shaking, but she could still hold it in and not throw up.
Xing Jiu parked the car in the garage, and Qiao Xing dragged her tired feet upstairs.
Could it be that drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor) caused such severe motion sickness?
She pushed open the door listlessly, turned on the living room light, and collapsed onto the sofa.
She slept until noon the next day. When she woke up, her head still ached a little, her stomach was uncomfortable, and she still felt a bit nauseous.
Qiao Xing hadn't drunk much baijiu before, and he didn't expect that these two glasses of baijiu would be so potent, even though they were such small glasses.
She's not planning to go to the office today; she simply doesn't have the energy to go out.
After taking a shower, Qin Ce called me when I came out.
She dried her hair, picked up her phone, and answered, "Hello, Qin Ce."
"Did you just wake up?"
"Yes, I might have drunk a little too much last night, and I have a bit of a headache."
She heard Qin Ce sigh, "Then stay home and rest for a day, don't go to work."
"Um."
After a while, Qiao Xing remembered that he had been in the capital for almost half a month, and couldn't help but ask, "How much longer are you going to stay there?"
"It might be a few more days, until after the old man's birthday."
Qiao Xing was taken aback. "Grandpa's birthday is coming up. When is it?"
Number 15.
"The 15th of this month?"
"right."
Qiao Xing counted on his fingers, and realized there were still half a month left.
"Okay, is the capital city fun?"
"It's not fun."
His answer was straightforward, so it seemed it really wasn't fun. Qiao Xing then asked, "So what have you been doing?"
Working remotely.
Qiao Xing twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that he had asked a pointless question. It seemed that he didn't have any hobbies other than going to work.
"Then you go ahead and do your thing, I'll go order some takeout first." Qiao Xing was a little hungry since she hadn't eaten breakfast all morning.
Qin Ce hung up the phone quickly. Qiao Xing didn't know what to say. He had said before that Qin Ce never called him, but now he knew to call.
Qiao Xing ordered takeout for himself. Although he was very hungry, he didn't have much of an appetite and could only eat a couple of bites before he couldn't eat anymore.
She put the food in the refrigerator, lay down on the sofa, and asked Tao Yang about what happened last night.
Tao Yang told her that last night they went to the second half of the event, and He Yu sat next to Shen Boyan, constantly leaning against him and trying to take advantage of him.
He even secretly took photos; Shen Boyan's face looked so droopy it could be used as a meme.
He Yu knew she couldn't outdrink him, so she didn't do what she did last time, afraid of getting drunk and embarrassing herself again.
Qiao Xing couldn't help but laugh when he saw the photo.
As for Qin Ce, he and Qin Liang have been locked in a stalemate for so many days, and Qin Liang has made no progress at all.
Because Qin Ce was unyielding, he stubbornly clung to his shares and refused to part with them.
Qin Liang was alright, but Wang Yu was getting restless.
When Qin Ji arrived at her room, he saw Wang Yu sitting by the window rubbing her temples. He paused for a moment, then stepped inside.
"mom."
Wang Yu turned and glanced at him. "Why are you back?"
"I didn't have anything to do today, so I came back early."
Wang Yu asked, "How are you feeling at the company?"
"Not so great. It seems like the company's veterans look down on me." Qin Ji thought of the way those veterans looked at him, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.
Wang Yu held his hand and said earnestly, "You've only just joined the company and haven't shown your abilities yet, so it's definitely not easy for you to keep them in check."
"However, it doesn't matter what they think of you. The most important thing is that you have to let your dad see your abilities."
After Qin Liang took over the company, he replaced all the old men in the company over the years, and now all the veterans are Qin Liang's people.
As long as Qin Ji gains Qin Liang's approval, those old guys won't matter at all.
Qin Ji frowned and asked doubtfully, "Mom, what do you think Dad means? I don't feel that he thinks highly of me."
Wang Yu said, "Didn't I tell you? You've only just joined the company. If you don't work hard to show him your abilities, how can he possibly entrust you with important responsibilities?"
Even if Qin Liang likes him a lot, he can't just leave the whole company to him to play with.
“He said he wanted to redistribute the shares, so I thought he really wanted me to inherit the company.”
"He does have this idea, but you also have to work hard, understand? He's still having conflicts with Qin Ce, but haven't you noticed that he doesn't actually dislike Qin Ce as much as he seems to?"
Qin Ji nodded. "I can see that."
Although the father and son argued every day, Qin Ji could tell that Qin Liang looked at Qin Ce differently than he looked at him.
Qin Liang saw him as kind and compassionate, but he saw Qin Ce as admiring.
He was angry because Qin Ce didn't listen to him. He had a love-hate relationship with Qin Ce. He wanted to tame his rebellious son.
"Xiao Ji, do you know what I'm worried about?"
What are you worried about?
“I’m worried that if this goes on for too long, and Qin Ce gives in to his father, we’ll be in danger.”
Qin Ji's expression changed. "Then what should we do?"
Wang Yu rubbed his aching temples, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "We have to find a way to make them turn against each other completely."
What are your plans?
"Let me think about it, you can go out now."
Qin Ji hummed in agreement, then turned and walked out of the bedroom.
When he came out, Qin Ce also came out of the house. The two met face to face and looked at each other across the corridor.
Qin Ji tightened his grip on the doorknob. Even from this distance, he could still feel that penetrating gaze, giving him the illusion that he was being seen through, and making him feel guilty.
Qin Ce only glanced at him before turning and heading towards the old man's room.
The servant tried to give the old man his medicine, but he refused, insisting that he was perfectly healthy.
The old man was stubborn, and the servants couldn't do anything about it; they couldn't just force-feed him.
Just when the servant was at her wit's end, Qin Ce walked in. Seeing him, the servant clung to him like a lifeline.
"Young Master."
When the old man saw him, he immediately put on an impatient expression. "You're here again! No matter what you say today, I'm not sick."
Qin Ce walked straight to the bedside, took the medicine from the maid, and said, "Go out first."
The maid hurriedly left.
Qin Ce looked at him, and the old man snorted coldly, turning his head away as if he didn't want to talk to him.
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