Chapter 516 He Will Check Rooms
"What do you want to tell me? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Qiao Xing said, "Oh, I just wanted to ask, how did you get in touch with Tian Yue?"
"You mean this? This was arranged by a middleman. He probably didn't want the hassle of dealing with things later, so he just told us to talk to Tianyue ourselves. What happened?"
Qiao Xing paused, then subconsciously glanced at Qin Ce beside her. He was focused on driving, his face expressionless, so he must have heard her.
"Is this middleman reliable?"
“This…” Tao Yang hesitated. “Whether he’s reliable or not, we’re not cooperating with him. He said that no matter how much money we negotiate, giving him 10% is enough.”
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Qiao Xing's forehead. This money was really easy to make.
"Okay, I understand."
"Then why are you asking this?"
Qiao Xing paused for a moment, then said, "It's nothing, I'm just analyzing it."
"Oh, then hang up if there's nothing else, we're going to eat."
"good."
Qiao Xing hung up the phone, rubbed his chin, and pondered, "Since this middleman wants to make money, he shouldn't be colluding with the client to rip us off, right?"
Qin Ce said, "He's just making the connection. He might have recommended more than just your company; there might be other suckers involved."
"A sucker?"
"What else? He doesn't have to do anything to get 10% of the money. It's so easy to make money. I think you can give it a try. You don't have to work so hard."
Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth. "Hey, I'm being serious with you."
"The truth is, if you're paid, everything's negotiable; if you don't see the money, there's no point in talking."
Qiao Xing's eyes lit up. "So it seems you also think signing a buyout is the most suitable option?"
"If the client is honest, any signing is appropriate; if they are unreliable, you'll suffer losses no matter what you sign."
"Maybe they just want to use the mini-game contract to keep you hanging, wait for you to finish the game library, get a program for free, and then kick you out without getting a penny."
Qiao Xing's eyes widened instantly; what he said seemed to make sense.
"So, what should we do?"
Qin Ce pondered for a moment and said, "Be more careful. Don't hand over the code easily after the game library is completed. Don't listen to what they say. Only hand over the money after they've paid you."
"Is that all? What about the mini-games?"
"Let's build the game library first, before we talk about mini-games."
Qiao Xing touched her nose and said "Oh." Sensing his perfunctory attitude, she was too embarrassed to ask any further questions.
She thought about it carefully and still believed Qin Ce's words, but she couldn't tell Tao Yang and the others, for fear of discouraging them or making them think she was worrying unnecessarily.
They seem to have high hopes for this project.
When they got home, Qin Ce went to the kitchen to cook, while Qiao Xing sat outside chatting with the old man. Now that Dr. Chen was watching over the old man to make sure he took his medicine, Qiao Xing didn't have to worry about it.
Back in Beijing, the old man would throw tantrums and refuse to take his medicine every day, but now that we're in Chongqing, he's been taking it obediently.
His complexion was visibly much better than it had been in Beijing.
"Grandpa, how are you feeling today?"
"I'm fine. Grandpa has always been in good health, so you don't need to worry. I'm even looking forward to holding my great-grandson."
Qiao Xing smiled and glanced at Dr. Chen out of the corner of her eye. He had come here from Beijing, so Qiao Xing wasn't sure if he was Qin Liang's or Wang Yu's man, and therefore didn't dare to say anything.
But her belly will grow bigger sooner or later, and she won't be able to hide it anymore, right? I wonder what Qin Ce is planning to do.
After dinner, on the way back, Qiao Xing asked Qin Ce this question.
Qin Ce said, "We'll talk about it later. You just need to get through these next few months safely."
The first three months are a dangerous period, so Qin Ce did not approve of her traveling around. However, she was indeed bored at home, so he allowed her to go to driving lessons and company meetings.
Qiao Xing touched her lower abdomen, but still couldn't feel anything; it was completely flat.
Qin Ce has gone to sleep in the next room now, and the two of them are sleeping in separate rooms, but he will come in around ten o'clock to remind her to go to sleep.
Qiao Xing thought that everything would be fine once the lights were turned off at 10 o'clock sharp, but this man would check on her!
She was happily playing on her phone under the covers when suddenly the covers were pulled off, startling her so much that she almost dropped her phone.
"..."
"Weren't you asleep?" He stood in front of the bed, and his voice sounded particularly frightening in the dark room.
Qiao Xing chuckled twice and put her phone under her pillow. "Actually, I wasn't playing. I was asleep when someone sent me a message, and then I woke up. Who knew you'd come in as soon as I picked up my phone? Did you install a surveillance camera on me?"
Qin Ce snapped the light on, and Qiao Xing instinctively raised her hand to cover her eyes.
Qin Ce had already taken her phone out from under her pillow, grabbed her finger to unlock it, and there was a short video on it.
By the time Qiao Xing tried to snatch it, it was too late.
Qin Ce held his phone screen up to her. "Who messaged you?"
"Oh dear, I can't sleep..."
She used to go to bed around 11 or 12 at night, but now she sleeps during the day and at night. She doesn't do any work and is full of energy, so how can she fall asleep?
Qin Ce sighed, sat down beside her helplessly, and reached out to touch her lower abdomen. "You are now two people, not just one person like before. Think about the baby in your belly."
"If you don't rest, he needs to rest too."
Qiao Xing slumped her shoulders and sighed helplessly, "I understand."
But she really couldn't sleep; she wasn't sleepy at all.
Qin Ce was silent for a while, then said, "I'll come back early tomorrow and take you for a walk so you can sleep better tonight."
"All right."
"Lie down and go to sleep."
Qiao Xing nodded and lay down in bed. Qin Ce grabbed the blanket and covered her with it, then turned off the light. But he didn't leave; he just sat there beside her.
Qiao Xing had never experienced this feeling before, but she had heard other classmates talk about it when they were in school. They had also been caught by their parents playing on their phones in bed.
They shared how they evaded their parents' checks and how they outsmarted them, which Qiao Xing found incredibly enviable.
Because she has no parents and has never experienced this kind of life.
Who would have thought that at almost 26 years old, I would still be able to experience this kind of battle of wits while sleeping?
Qiao Xing knew he hadn't left; this time, he was probably going to wait until she fell asleep before leaving.
She lay in my bed, silently counting sheep in her mind. I don't know how long she counted sheep before she finally drifted off to sleep.
She had no idea when Qin Ce left, and by the time she woke up, it was already daylight.
She got up and went outside to check. Breakfast was still in the restaurant, and Qin Ce had already gone to work.
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