Chapter 65 Two-faced
"Can I bring my family? That would be great!" Lin Shuang was the most excited. She immediately took out her phone and sent a message to her boyfriend.
"Of course, everyone can bring their own. You should call your families right away, but hurry, or the restaurant will close soon."
After Wu Yun finished speaking with a smile, she looked at Qiao Xing and, seeing that she didn't move, said, "Qiao Xing, why don't you call your husband?"
Qiao Xing forced a smile and said, "I think I'll pass. I have things to do at home."
"What could possibly happen at this hour? Don't spoil the fun. Hurry up and call your husband. Look, everyone else has called their family members," Wu Yun urged.
Qiao Xing opened her mouth, wanting to refuse, but when she saw everyone around her looking at her, they all advised her to call her husband over.
Wu Yun said, "What's there to be afraid of when your husband is so handsome? Even if anyone should be worried, it should be others who are worried."
Her words undoubtedly aroused public outrage. What did she mean by saying that others should be worried?
Is their partner really that shameful?
As a result, everyone became curious about just how handsome Qiao Xing's husband was that Manager Wu would say such a thing.
If you're not handsome, they'll start laughing at you.
“That’s right, Qiao Xing, I haven’t even seen what your husband looks like yet. Why don’t you call him over so we can see him?” Lin Shuang stepped forward and took Qiao Xing’s arm, speaking affectionately.
Qiao Xing knew that Wu Yun didn't genuinely want Qin Ce to participate in the team building activity; he just wanted to see Qin Ce make a fool of himself and might even mock Qin Ce along with him.
"He might not be off work yet, so let's not call him."
"What time is it? Why isn't he off work yet? What does he do?" Lin Shuang asked suspiciously. Wasn't her husband rejected in the job interview?
Has she found a new job?
"Alright, stop dawdling and let's go." Wu Yun was getting impatient. She urged, "Qiao Xing, you should call your husband right now."
Qiao Xing didn't even have a chance to speak before Wu Yun and his department left.
Wu Yun had already asked the administration for several cars, and they took them to the team building event.
Qiao Xing was pulled into the car by Lin Shuang. Sitting in the car, she opened WeChat and checked the messages she had sent him. He hadn't replied to any of them yet.
But after thinking about it, Qiao Xing sent him another message.
[The department is having a team-building activity, and I'm going to a restaurant with them right now. If you haven't eaten yet, you can come along.]
Qiao Xing sent this message, then added: "[They've all brought their families. You can come if you want, or not if you don't."]
It's up to him now.
Qiao Xing didn't want to call him over rashly and make a fool of himself in front of everyone.
When Qin Ce received this message, he was at his grandfather's place, trying to cook, but failed several times.
The old man watched from the side, shaking his head.
"You brat, if you can't cook it, then don't cook it. It's such a waste of food." The old man looked at the scraps in the trash can with heartache.
Just then, his phone rang. Qin Ce took it out and walked aside to check the message.
Upon seeing the first message, Qin Ce couldn't help but frown. Qiao Xing harbored such deep resentment towards him; if his identity were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He instinctively wanted to ignore the message, but when he glanced at the time in the upper left corner, he frowned.
Qin Ce remembered how she looked when she was drunk that day, so he called Qiao Xing.
Qiao Xing quickly answered the phone, "Hello."
Where are you going for your get-together?
"It's just across the street from the company, what's wrong?"
Qin Ce paused, then asked, "What time will you be back?"
"I don't know about that, but it shouldn't be too late. Have you gone back yet?"
Qin Ce ignored her last sentence and asked again, "Can I bring family members?"
"Hmm..." Qiao Xing wanted to remind him, but Lin Shuang and several other colleagues were sitting in the car, so there were some things she couldn't say.
Send me your address, I'll pick you up later.
Qin Ce didn't plan to attend this boring party, but he could wait for Qiao Xing to finish and pick her up, so he wouldn't have to worry about her getting drunk and causing trouble.
If we finish our meal at this time, it will be at least 11 or 12 o'clock by the time we finish the second half of the event.
Qiao Xing said "Oh" and sent him the address.
Lin Shuang had been eavesdropping the whole time. Although she didn't hear any useful information, she did hear the magnetic voice on the phone.
Judging from his voice alone, he must be a handsome guy.
"Qiao Xing, is your husband coming?"
"He should come, I think." Qiao Xing forced a smile; she didn't really want Qin Ce to come.
"I'm getting more and more curious."
It's human nature to gossip, and Lin Shuang is no exception. She became even more curious when Wu Yun said that Qiao Xing's husband was very handsome.
The tone suggested curiosity, but it was more like a competitive spirit.
The competition among women boils down to a few things: partners, money, and beauty.
Qiao Xing put away her phone with a worried expression, looked at the road ahead, and sighed silently.
Soon, the car arrived at the location. The restaurant was large, but it could only be considered a four-star hotel at most.
Many companies like to have their dinners here, so business is pretty good.
Although it was almost 10 o'clock, the restaurant was still very busy. The hall was bustling with people, some drinking, some playing drinking games, and some bragging. Everyone was talking louder than the last.
They booked a large private room with three tables, which could seat thirty or forty people.
After Qiao Xing sat down, the people in the department started chatting.
"Xiaoqin, doesn't your husband own a supermarket? Isn't he going to treat us later?" a female colleague joked.
Xiaoqin, a female colleague, laughed and said, "Oh, don't tease me. It's not his turn to treat us tonight. Xiao He's boyfriend is a manager at a listed company."
"Then Xiao He's girlfriend will treat us."
"No, no, no, if anyone's going to invite someone, it should be someone like Xiaobai. She's a rich second-generation heir, it's not our turn."
The girl named Xiaobai sat next to Qiao Xing. She was indeed beautiful, with fair skin, a pretty face, and long legs.
Although the group was flattering Xiaobai at the moment, Qiao Xing could hear them discussing Xiaobai's boyfriend whenever he went to the bathroom.
They said her boyfriend had several girlfriends, and that Xiaobai was being kept by a sugar daddy.
These people are masters of saying one thing to your face and another behind your back.
Xiao Bai just smiled at everyone's teasing and didn't reply.
Soon, everyone's family members arrived one after another. Several people, as soon as they sat down, put their car keys directly on the table.
Some pretended to roll up their sleeves to show off their big gold watches.
This doesn't look like a team building event at all; it's more like a large-scale competition. I really don't know what Wu Yun is trying to do with all this.
Seeing this, Lin Shuang became a little uneasy. She pulled Zhang Zhe and rummaged in her pocket, taking out his car keys and placing them on the table.
It's just a car, as if everyone doesn't have one!
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Wu Yun looked at Qiao Xing and Xiao Bai.
"Where are your partners? Why aren't they here yet?"
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