Chapter 492 I've Seen Through Her All Along
Qin Ce leaned against the headboard, tilting his head to stare at her. "It's nothing, seems like nothing's wrong. How about we chat?"
"What should we talk about?"
"Anything, like your past."
Qiao Xing looked at him suspiciously, "Why are you suddenly talking about the past?"
"The old man has revealed all his secrets to you. In exchange, shouldn't you also tell us some stories from the past to increase mutual understanding?"
Qiao Xing frowned, tilted her head and thought for a while, "With so many things from the past, what do you want me to say?"
"Anything you find interesting or memorable."
Qiao Xing scratched his head, racking his brains for a long time, but couldn't think of anything interesting.
"I never imagined that my life before was so boring," Qiao Xing sighed. She didn't have any dramatic past; her life consisted mainly of going to school and staying at home.
"Yeah?"
"Yes, I used to be a model student. I'm a bit timid, so I didn't dare to participate in things like going out to play games online or skipping classes by climbing over walls."
Qin Ce put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. "It's fine."
"What's good about it?"
"Fortunately, you weren't involved in their early romance."
Qiao Xing almost rolled her eyes at him. "You're not just trying to ask me if I've been in a relationship since childhood, are you?"
"No, I know you definitely don't."
Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She pushed him away in annoyance, "Annoying!"
Qin Ce chuckled. "Do you still have any of my photos in stock?"
"What photo?"
"Those photos you secretly took."
Qiao Xing immediately became alert and shook her head, "No, there isn't any."
"What a pity, I wanted to see more."
"Really?"
Qin Ce nodded very seriously, "Of course it's true. I think what you said makes sense. These are all memories, and it would be a pity to destroy them."
"Now you know it's a pity, who told you to delete it so quickly? Luckily I..."
Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly looked at Qin Ce.
The man stared at her intently, with an expression that seemed to say, "So you did have a backup plan after all." "Luckily you what?"
Qiao Xing gritted his teeth inwardly; he had almost fallen for the trap.
"Luckily I..." She racked her brains for a reason, "Luckily I didn't either."
"real?"
"Of course it's true. You deleted everything from my phone, so how could I still have it?"
Qin Ce had already seen through her and knew that she must have a backup, but unfortunately he couldn't trick her into finding out where it was stored.
Afraid that he would continue to press her for answers, Qiao Xing pretended to yawn and said, "Oh, I'm sleepy. Time for bed."
After saying that, she quickly crawled into bed and pretended to sleep.
Qin Ce turned off the light, lay down next to her, and skillfully put his arm around her waist.
Qiao Xing was pretending to be asleep, but she fell asleep in less than half an hour. When she woke up the next day, Qin Ce was gone.
Qiao Xing got up and went to the dining room, where breakfast was indeed left on the table.
The old man didn't seem to be home either. After she finished eating, she cleared the table, turned on her computer on the sofa, and didn't want to neglect her work.
She had a remote conversation with Tao Yang and the others. She would continue working on the game she had made before, while Sun Miao would take over the recruitment. Shen Boyan had already finished Li Ya's project.
Tao Yang complained in the group chat that the rice dumplings she bought were moldy.
Qiao Xing remembered the zongzi incident and frantically tagged Shen Boyan, asking why he hadn't cooked any.
Shen Boyan simply replied with two words: "I forgot."
Qiao Xing was furious. She had gone to great lengths to snag it in the live stream, but she hadn't even eaten a single bite, and he had let it go moldy!
Qiao Xing typed: So what did you eat?
Shen Boyan: Takeout.
He actually preferred to order takeout rather than cook the zongzi, which made Qiao Xing even angrier.
Shen Boyan: I'll pay you back later.
Qiao Xing closed the chat window; she no longer wanted to talk to him.
Shen Boyan: What brand is your zongzi?
Five minutes later, the group chat remained silent.
Shen Boyan sent her a private message again: What brand of zongzi is it?
Shen Boyan: What kind of filling is it?
Three minutes later, Shen Boyan sent another message: How many did you buy?
Qiao Xing glanced at his messages and felt an urge to block him.
Shen Boyan: Why aren't you saying anything?
Shen Boyan: I'll reply when I see the message.
Through his writing, you can see that every word he posts is sincere, giving people a feeling that is both funny and infuriating.
Qiao Xing couldn't help but reply to him: No need.
Shen Boyan replied with an OK emoji, which was clean and straightforward, without any politeness.
"..."
Qiao Xing didn't know what to say to him.
Just then, the old man returned. Qiao Xing closed her notebook, stood up, and went to greet him. "Grandpa, did you go for a walk?"
"I went out for a walk, and the air here is still the best."
The old man chuckled and said, "I just went to the school over there and saw how energetic and mischievous the kids are."
Qiao Xing glanced at Dr. Chen subconsciously, then nodded with a smile, "I went to see it yesterday too. It's a daycare center with lots of three- or four-year-old kids."
"Yes, sigh." He sighed, probably thinking that he didn't know he would live to see his great-grandson grow up.
Qiao Xing noticed his sadness and immediately changed the subject, "By the way, Grandpa, do you need to pack your things? I'll help you move them over."
"I don't have much, just that box. Xiao Chen can take it over."
"Alright, you still don't know where that house is, do you? Shall I take you there to see it?"
"Let's go this afternoon. I just got back and I'm tired."
"OK."
The old man went back to his room to rest, and Qiao Xing also returned to his bedroom to continue working.
After lunch, I took the old man downstairs to digest his food and also took him to see the house, bringing his luggage along as well.
The old man toured the house and nodded, saying, "This house is nice."
"I'm glad you like it. This way you can go out by yourself, which is very convenient."
The entrance on this floor is in a different location, not through the lobby. There are steps leading in from the lobby, which is inconvenient. Also, he can't press the buttons on the elevator while sitting down. Otherwise, there's nothing wrong with it.
However, this house perfectly avoids both of these problems.
"Okay, okay, I'll check out the room."
The old man went to choose a room himself. Suddenly, Qiao Xing received a call on her phone from an unfamiliar number. She went outside to answer it.
Hello.
"Are you Miss Qiao Xing?"
"Yes, and who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Huang, the manager of Hongyue Real Estate. You bought a house yesterday, right? I'm your personal consultant now. If you have any questions or want to buy a house in the future, just contact me. I've already added you on WeChat, please accept my request."
Upon hearing his words, Qiao Xing responded with an "Oh," and then said, "Okay."
She had never bought such an expensive house before, and she didn't know that there were advisors when buying a house. She thought that those who bought luxury homes would have managers as advisors.
The man on the other end chuckled and exchanged a few polite words before hanging up without bothering her any further.
Qiao Xing glanced at WeChat and, sure enough, someone had added her as a friend. She accepted the friend request.
Meanwhile, Manager Huang turned to Gao Jin in the office and said with a stern face, "This client was signed by General Manager Yang, right?"
Gao Jin nodded. "Yes."
"You're just going to deliver a contract."
"Yes."
“Then this performance doesn’t belong to you, it belongs to General Manager Yang. Just because General Manager Yang doesn’t want it doesn’t mean you can get this benefit. So the commission for this house will be counted by the company.”
Gao Jin frowned and said, "But I signed it."
"Just because you signed it doesn't mean it's yours. It hasn't been entered into the system yet, has it? Mr. Yang doesn't care about this little bit of money. Just because he doesn't want it doesn't mean it's yours, do you understand? If Mr. Yang asks about it later, how am I supposed to explain it to him?"
Gao Jin was somewhat unwilling, but she couldn't refute it because she really hadn't signed the contract for this house.
Manager Huang added, "But you've worked hard making this trip. I'll apply to my superiors and give you a commission of 20,000 yuan, which will help keep your job."
Gao Jin kept her head down and didn't say anything.
"Xiao Gao, I know it's not easy for you. You have to take care of a child and go to work. You've been here for three months and haven't closed a single deal. I see you're having a hard time and haven't asked you to leave, but you have to be understanding of me, right?"
"Here's what we'll do: I'll raise your base salary by 500 yuan. Just stay here and work hard. Next time you close a contract on your own, I'll give you the normal commission. Okay?"
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