Chapter 167 The Scenery is Too Beautiful
"I..." Qiao Xing looked into his eyes and could clearly sense a hint of anger mixed in his smile.
"It's not that I feel ashamed, I just..."
What is it?
Qiao Xing turned her head away, avoiding his gaze. After a moment of silence, she said, "Aren't you avoiding my questions too? You keep making assumptions. What are you assuming? Or are you testing me?"
Qin Ce also fell silent for a moment.
The underground parking garage was eerily quiet; neither of them spoke for a moment.
A cold wind crept in from the entrance, seeping into the garage in wisps, making Qiao Xing's hands and feet feel cold.
After a long silence, Qin Ce seemed to have made up his mind. He sighed softly and was about to speak when he said, "Qiao..."
Suddenly, the elevator in front opened with a "ding," and Han Yan stepped out, witnessing the tense atmosphere between the two.
He awkwardly pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, coughed lightly, and greeted them with a smile, "Assistant Qin, what are you doing here?"
Han Yan spoke, breaking the silence and interrupting Qin Ce.
Qiao Xing also turned to look at Han Yan, and then glanced at Qin Ce out of the corner of her eye.
Qin Ce had been looking at her until he heard Han Yan's words, at which point he looked away. "We were discussing who President Qin is."
Han Yan couldn't help but smile, but he tried his best to suppress it. "President Qin? President Qin has been very busy these past few days. His wife has been pestering him every day, and he hasn't had time to do his work. He's still working overtime right now, and I guess he won't be able to get off work tonight."
As he spoke, Han Yan walked over to Qin Ce and patted him on the shoulder, "Why are you copying President Qin? President Qin hasn't even left work yet, and you've already run off with your wife?"
Qin Ce glanced at him.
Han Yan chuckled, "Fine, I won't disturb your date any longer, I'm leaving."
After saying that, Qiao Xing looked at him, walked straight to a black electric scooter, the same model as Qin Ce's, put her briefcase in her pocket, skillfully took out the scooter key, turned the scooter, and drove away in a dashing manner.
The atmosphere was initially awkward, but when Qiao Xing saw him in a suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a business elite, with his suit jacket and hair blowing in the wind as he rode his electric bike, the scene was so beautiful that she almost burst out laughing. She bit her lip hard to swallow the laughter.
Immediately afterwards, a man in a suit and tie came out of the elevator. After he came out, he didn't even look at the two of them, went straight to the parking space, and drove away on an electric scooter.
The man had a serious expression, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, but his image was shattered when he rode away on his electric scooter in purple leather shoes.
Qiao Xing slowly withdrew her gaze and glanced at Qin Ce.
"Um, you're really not the boss?"
Qin Ce looked at her calmly, "I am."
If Qin Ce had admitted it earlier, Qiao Xing would have believed him, but now, he was clearly acting out of spite.
"I'm sorry, I used too harsh a word just now."
Qin Ce turned and left, secretly letting out a long sigh of relief. Luckily, he was quick-witted and had arranged this scene before leaving get off work; otherwise, something terrible would have happened today. "I told you it was you, but you didn't believe me."
Qiao Xing quickly caught up with him and tugged at his sleeve. "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted you."
Qin Ce sighed with a headache and got on the electric scooter.
Qiao Xing consciously picked up the helmet and put it on, then sat behind him and hugged his waist, which seemed rather ingratiating.
Qin Ce glanced down at the hand at his waist, his expression somewhat complicated.
But he still started the electric car and drove it out.
Qiao Xing wanted to start a conversation, "How about we go to a restaurant for dinner later? I wonder if Auntie and the others have eaten yet? Should we invite them to join us?"
"Let's pack it up and eat it at home."
Qiao Xing nodded. "Okay, the vegetable market is closed now too."
The two of them packed dinner near the neighborhood and took it back home. Joey and Xueling were both at home.
Joey lay on the sofa watching TV, while Xue Ling sat cross-legged, playing mobile games.
Hearing the door open, Joey jumped up from the sofa. "CeCe, XingXing, you're off work?"
Qiao Xing changed her shoes and walked over with a smile, "Auntie, have you eaten yet?"
"Oh dear, what time is it? We haven't eaten yet!" Joey glanced at the takeout in Qin Ce's hand and said with a smile, "You've all bought it? How lucky you are."
After saying that, Joey patted Xue Ling's arm and said, "Stop playing and wash your hands to eat."
"Hey, it'll be over soon, don't bother me."
Xue Ling was having a blast, her body swaying from side to side with the characters on her phone.
Qin Ce placed the packed food on the table, and Qiao Xing ran in to get bowls and chopsticks. Qiao Yi rested her chin on her hands, watching the young couple with a smile in her eyes.
"CeCe, how was work today?"
Qin Ce paused for a moment, then continued taking the vegetables out of the bag. "They're alright."
"Oh? Not bad?" Joey glanced at Qiao Xing. "Seems alright."
Since the two didn't have a falling out, it seems there's no problem.
"Tomato and egg soup, Cece, you actually remembered that Mommy likes to drink this, and you bought it for me specially? Love you."
Joey quickly ladled out a bowl and handed it to Qiao Xing, saying, "Xingxing, drink more; tomatoes are good for your skin."
Qiao Xing was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Okay, thank you, Auntie. I can do it myself."
"We're all family, don't be so polite." Joey turned around and shouted again, "Xueling!"
Xue Ling immediately threw down her phone and ran over to eat.
Joey then asked Qiao Xing, "Xingxing, did anything fun happen when you went to Cece's company today?"
"No, what fun things could there be in the company?" Qiao Xing didn't quite understand.
"Have you heard any gossip or anything? Tell Auntie quickly."
Qiao Xing stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon, thought for a moment, and said, "It's nothing, I just overheard them gossiping about the boss."
Qin Ce, who was standing next to him, froze.
Qiao Xing, oblivious, continued, "Their company boss shares the same surname as Qin Ce, and he even makes everyone ride electric bikes to work, saying they're environmentally friendly..."
"Same surname, what a coincidence! What's their boss's name?"
"His name is Qin Yi."
"Pfft—" Joey choked on the soup she had just drunk. She turned her head and vomited all over the floor. The remaining half went down her throat and some even came out of her nostrils.
"Auntie!" Qiao Xing was terrified. She quickly went over and patted Qiao Yi's back, handing her a few tissues. "Are you alright?"
Joey grabbed the tissue from her hand, covered her mouth, and coughed for a long time before she could catch her breath.
When she looked up again, Joey's gaze swept over Qin Ce, filled with a murderous rage.
Qin Ce rubbed the tip of his nose, picked up the water glass next to him, and took a sip.
"It's okay, I drank it a little too fast, I'm fine now." Joey sniffed, then took out a few more tissues and blew her nose.
Qiao Xing saw that she had indeed recovered, and then sat back down with peace of mind.
She naturally didn't believe that Joey had drunk too much; she clearly choked when she heard the name Qin Yi. "Auntie, do you know that Qin Yi?"
Joey ran her fingers through her hair, sighed helplessly, and looked forlorn. "I know him, but it's been a long time."
"Is he Qin Ce's boss?"
Joey rubbed her temples, then silently took a tissue and bent down to wipe the soup off the floor.
She didn't want to lie, but she couldn't directly expose Qin Ce, so she chose to avoid answering.
Qiao Xing frowned suspiciously. She didn't understand why Qiao Yi reacted so strongly to the name Qin Yi. Did they have some kind of connection?
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