Chapter 867 seemed to have made some sense.
Qiao Xing and Shen Boyan randomly found a place near the company.
As soon as she sat down, Qiao Xing asked Shen Boyan, "So the final payment for Jing Feng can't be made?"
"Um."
Qiao Xing looked at him with a complicated expression, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Of course she didn't know that Shen Boyan didn't tell her because he was afraid Qiao Xing would go to Qin Ce.
For Shen Boyan, liking her was already something he found difficult to admit; he didn't want his company to rely on Qin Ce for support in the future.
Shen Boyan simply said, "This matter was originally my responsibility. Telling you all will only make everyone anxious, it won't do any good."
Qiao Xing frowned. "The company belongs to everyone. Regardless of whether it can be resolved or not, when something goes wrong, everyone should discuss it together."
If Qiao Xing hadn't guessed that Shen Boyan and Tao Yang's meeting with Jing Feng's people last time might not have reached an agreement, and the company's funds had become increasingly tight recently.
Even daily expenses have become a problem.
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She pressed Tao Yang for answers several times before he finally told her the truth.
Qiao Xing couldn't understand it at the time, "Why didn't he tell me?"
Little did Tao Yang know that if he had known, he wouldn't have helped him keep it a secret from Qiao Xing.
After a long silence, Qiao Xing looked intently at Shen Boyan.
"You're not telling me about this because you don't want to, or because you simply don't trust me?"
Shen Boyan pursed his lips, his heart filled with complex emotions. "I'm not unwilling."
"So you don't believe I can handle this, right?"
"No," Shen Boyan denied, but couldn't find a suitable reason to explain.
How could he say that he didn't want Qiao Xing to ask Qin Ce for help because of his own pathetic pride?
Qiao Xing felt somewhat helpless. Like Tao Yang, she didn't understand what was bothering him.
“Boyan, we are not only friends, but also colleagues and partners. When you asked me to sign that share agreement, you said it was what I deserved, which means you also think I am important to the company. In that case, no matter what problems the company encounters, whether or not they can be solved, I should be informed and involved, right?”
Shen Boyan remained silent.
He also longed to work with Qiao Xing to make Big Bad Wolf bigger and better; it was his dream and something he wanted to do with Qiao Xing.
But Shen Boyan also knew perfectly well how ridiculous all of these ideas were.
Their respective roles meant that their relationship, whether as friends, colleagues, or business partners, was unlikely to last.
Shen Boyan finally raised his eyes and looked deeply at Qiao Xing. "If I had told you about this from the beginning, your first thought would have been to go find your husband, right?"
“Yes.” Qiao Xing said subconsciously.
Shen Boyan seemed to have expected Qiao Xing to say that, and he curled his lips in a mocking smile.
Qiao Xing seemed to understand something from his expression.
Shen Boyan has always been a person with a very strong sense of self-respect. He runs around every day, worrying about all the big and small things in the company, all in order to make Big Bad Wolf a success through his own efforts.
Just like how he was able to resolutely sever ties with the Shen family back then.
He had considered what difficulties and setbacks he might encounter in the future.
But no matter how difficult the road ahead may be, he always wants to rely on himself.
He also knew that as long as he talked to Qiao Xing, the matter could definitely be resolved.
But Shen Boyan didn't want to do that.
He put in so much effort and endured so much hardship, not so that others would tell him that his struggles could be easily dismissed with a few words.
“Boyan, don’t misunderstand. I’m not looking for a shortcut to find my husband. Like you, I want to prove myself through my own efforts, instead of having people think that my current achievements are all thanks to my husband.”
"I just feel that if there isn't a better way to solve our current predicament, he can really help us."
Qiao Xing spoke from the heart. Although she wanted to find Qin Ce, she never thought she could justifiably ask him to invest money in the Big Bad Wolf.
In matters like this, she hoped Qin Ce could make his own judgments, just like the decisions he made when discussing projects with others.
He thinks the project is worthwhile, so he invests money; if he thinks it has no future, then it's not worthwhile.
For Qiao Xing, Qin Ce's status in this matter was no different from that of Jing Feng's side.
However, Shen Boyan felt that Qiao Xing's thinking was too simplistic.
“Even if he could, he wouldn’t agree,” Shen Boyan said.
Seeing how certain he sounded, Qiao Xing asked doubtfully, "Why?"
She then added, “You should have confidence in your company and in us. Even if we weren’t in this kind of relationship, our project would still be a very worthwhile investment, and he would definitely be willing to invest.”
She thought Shen Boyan believed that Qin Ce would look down on Big Bad Wolf's company.
But Shen Boyan said, "But there are no 'ifs.' This is the kind of relationship you have, so no matter how valuable this project is in his eyes, he won't..."
"Why?"
Shen Boyan sighed, "Qiao Xing, don't you understand? To him, you were a mistake at Big Bad Wolf. If he really doesn't want you to stay at Big Bad Wolf, and you make this request to him, even if he is willing, it will become his charity."
His words made Qiao Xing understand why he had been unwilling to tell her about this.
Another thought vaguely surfaced in Qiao Xing's mind.
But Qiao Xing didn't voice this thought. If her guess was correct, then everything would make sense.
For some reason, Qiao Xing felt a little sad.
Because she knew that Shen Boyan harbored those prejudices against him because of her.
Qin Ce did nothing wrong.
Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth and calmly said to Shen Boyan, "You're wrong. Qin Ce is indeed not very willing for me to work at Big Bad Wolf, but that's because he's worried about me. Even so, he still made a concession. Do you know why I came back to work after staying at home for two days? It was because he asked me to come. Actually, even if he really disagreed, there was nothing I could do, but he still chose to respect my decision."
"Is that so?" Shen Boyan said meaningfully, "Some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. The human heart is the hardest thing to see through. How come you don't know that everything he is doing for you now is just what he wants you to see?"
Qiao Xing looked at him, puzzled. "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Shen Boyan gently shook his head. "It's nothing."
He stood up and said his last words to Qiao Xing, "I'll figure out the investment myself. I know you want to help me, and I appreciate your kindness. But if you really want to do something for the company, then stay here."
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