Chapter 103 The Story of His Friend
"ah?"
Qiao Xing was stunned. She stared at Qin Ce for a long time before suddenly realizing what was happening.
He was troubled by this very thing; he couldn't have children, so he couldn't fulfill the old man's wish, which was really difficult for him.
"I understand you," Qiao Xing comforted him, acknowledging that the matter was indeed a bit tricky.
"What?" Qin Ce didn't understand what she meant for a moment.
Qiao Xing asked cryptically, "Have you thought about telling Grandpa the truth?"
Qin Ce frowned. What was she talking about?
"Confess what?"
"It's... the thing that you can't have children."
Qin Ce: "???"
"Wait a minute, why did you say I can't have children?"
Qiao Xing touched the tip of her nose, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Then, if you like men, how will you have children?"
Although this is his private matter, and talking about it might touch a raw nerve, since homosexuality is still unacceptable to many people in modern society, we've already come this far, so the matter needs to be resolved.
Qin Ce was completely stunned. He stared at Qiao Xing, and the composure on his face began to crumble.
But Qiao Xing looked completely serious; she didn't seem to be joking.
"Where did you hear that?" Qin Ce took a deep breath and asked as calmly as possible.
Qiao Xing couldn't very well tell Yang Han what he saw, so Yang Han said that he never had a girlfriend when he was in school and even disliked girls, while he had a better relationship with boys.
His intimate behavior with Han Yan at the company, his own admission that Han Yan doesn't like women, and Zhang Xue's words all point to him being gay.
Of course, Qiao Xing was too embarrassed to say this. She could tell from Qin Ce's astonished expression that she had definitely guessed correctly.
She continued to comfort him, "It's okay, I won't tell anyone, and I won't look down on you. Love doesn't discriminate by gender."
"..."
Which step went wrong?
Why would she think he's gay?
"I'm not!" Qin Ce tried to clear his name.
"There's nothing shameful about it. You don't need to explain. I understand you..."
Qin Ce's forehead veins throbbed. Before Qiao Xing could finish speaking, he suddenly pushed her onto the bed, his deep eyes staring straight at her. "Do you need me to prove it to you?"
Qiao Xing's eyes widened. The two were so close that they could almost hear each other's breathing clearly.
His breathing was somewhat rapid, it was hard to tell whether it was from anger or something else.
But within those unfathomable pupils, a dark undercurrent surged, carrying a hint of danger.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Qin Ce stared into her calm and clear eyes, his disbelief practically written all over his face.
His fingers, which were braced on either side of her, clenched. If he were to take her right there and now, it would frighten her...
Qiao Xing could see that he was struggling with this, and thought to himself, "Just as I thought, he can't bring himself to sleep with a woman."
It must be very painful to do things you don't want to do just to prove yourself.
Qin Ce could tell at a glance that she was daydreaming and her mind wasn't on the matter at all, so their current actions, though seemingly intimate, lacked any ambiguous atmosphere.
He closed his eyes to catch his breath, exhaled, and released Qiao Xing as he sat up.
“I’m not gay,” he explained again.
Qiao Xing also got up, nodded, and couldn't bear to expose him anymore, "Yes, I believe you."
Qin Ce twitched the corner of his mouth. She believed him for a second; it was obvious she was just making excuses.
He pinched his temples and said helplessly, "Never mind."
"Then go to sleep, stop bothering yourself. If it really doesn't work out, you can adopt one..."
Qin Ce suddenly laughed, a laugh born of anger.
He was now both amused and exasperated. "Can you tell me where you heard I'm gay?"
Qiao Xing scratched the tip of his nose, his eyes somewhat unfocused. "Just leave it alone."
"Qiao Xing, I'm telling you again, I'm not gay!"
"I understand, you don't need to emphasize it."
This was the first time Qin Ce had ever wanted to swear, but his self-restraint wouldn't allow him to use foul language. He couldn't explain himself now unless he could prove it to her.
But she clearly didn't have those feelings for him. If he hurt her just to prove he wasn't gay, what kind of person would he be?
Qin Ce sighed sadly, "Let's go to sleep."
Qiao Xing suddenly felt a little sorry for him, that he couldn't openly like someone.
The two lay in bed, each lost in their own thoughts, unable to fall asleep.
Qin Ce discovered that things were even more outrageous than he had imagined. If she insisted that he was gay, then even if they were in the same bed for a lifetime, they would never spark any romance.
So the two of them get caught in a vicious cycle: she's not attracted to him, and he can't bring himself to touch her...
Qiao Xing was troubled by company matters. Bai Yi knew that Qiao Xing had taken action against Wu Yun, but she did not know the whole story. Although Bai Yi said she would not tell anyone, she was definitely still wary of Qiao Xing.
She suddenly turned over and looked at Qin Ce, "I have something to tell you."
"What's up?"
"It's about our General Manager Wu..." Qiao Xing told him the general outline of the matter, and said worriedly, "Did I do something wrong?"
Qin Ce calmed down and said calmly, "No, this is just a survival skill of yours. She transferred you to her department to get revenge on you and stole your credit. If you don't fight back, she will only become more demanding."
"Really?"
"Of course, some competition between companies is even more brutal. In fact, in the workplace, people who are too kind often become the most mediocre. In the end, people will only say that they are useless and will not praise their kindness."
Qiao Xing was taken aback. Hearing him say that, she felt a little better.
Qin Ce continued, "Before, I... I had a friend abroad who, after graduating from university, with a heart full of enthusiasm, started a small game company with his friends and made a very good game. However, less than a week after its release, it was blocked by a large company and could not be released on any distribution channels."
"In the end, that big company directly copied his game, reskinned it, and launched it online. It made $150 million in profit in two months, while his team couldn't even afford to eat and almost jumped off a building in the end."
Qiao Xing was somewhat taken aback, "Those big companies...would they do that?"
"Now it's all about capital. Whoever has money is the boss. If you don't have money or strength, no matter how well you do your work, you're just doing the work for someone else. This is true between companies and in the workplace. So if you're doing well, there's no need to feel guilty."
Qiao Xing stared intently at him. There was a story hidden in his eyes. Although she couldn't understand it, she could sense that what he said was heartfelt.
"So what happened to your friend afterward?"
"Later he got smarter. He realized that the product couldn't be too good, otherwise, without a background or connections, he would just be eaten up by others. So he stuck to that rating line and gradually built up his strength, and finally got the opportunity to cooperate with big companies."
"Then what?"
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