Chapter 456 How Could You Be Trouble?
When Qiao Xing arrived at the company, she glanced at her phone as she got out of the car. Qin Ce hadn't replied to her messages or called her.
Feeling somewhat disappointed, she put away her phone and quickly went upstairs.
Pushing open the door, the room was filled with smoke and fumes. Qiao Xing covered her mouth with her hand and the first thing she did upon entering was to open the window for ventilation.
Shen Boyan was in front of his computer, seemingly unaware that she had arrived.
After opening the window, Qiao Xing turned to him and said, "Why do you never open the windows?"
"It's too noisy." Shen Boyan still had a cigarette in his mouth, but then, thinking of something, he took the cigarette out of his mouth and crushed it in the ashtray.
Qiao Xing twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced outside again. There was road construction behind him, which was indeed quite noisy.
"They've been digging this road for half a month now, why are they still digging?"
"How can we afford to dig so fast?" Shen Boyan typed idly on the keyboard. Qiao Xing hesitated for a moment, feeling that what he was saying didn't seem to have anything to do with road construction.
Qiao Xing didn't bother thinking about it. She opened the window to let in some fresh air. The weather was a bit warm now, but not too hot.
She went to the refrigerator and saw that the rice dumplings were all inside, perfectly fine.
Haven't you eaten yet?
I'm not hungry yet.
"Are you starving?" Qiao Xing looked at the table, and it was still the same as when she left yesterday, showing that he hadn't eaten breakfast.
Shen Boyan stopped typing, thought for a moment, and said, "It seems so."
Qiao Xing was speechless, but it was neither too early nor too late, and he wouldn't be able to eat anything else in the evening anyway, so he decided to wait until later and let him eat with him.
She walked up to Shen Boyan, who was working on the software for Li Ya. "How's it going?"
"Almost there. How's your AI training going? We can test it out once we connect."
"I'm almost done too. Since you're almost finished, why are you still working so hard without even eating?"
After listening to her words, Shen Boyan opened another document, which contained a series of delivery dates.
“It’s not just this one; these are all projects that need to be completed, and the timeframe is too tight.” He said, then asked Qiao Xing, “How’s your recruitment going?”
"I'll see later. Didn't you guys say those guys weren't good enough? Let's see if we can recruit a few better ones after the salary increase."
"Okay." Shen Boyan closed the document and continued working.
Qiao Xing will also continue to debug the AI, which is the most crucial part of the entire program and must be done well.
The person in charge at Li Ya's side gave her some blocked words and keywords. She had to test it repeatedly to train the AI to be just like a real person. She had to adjust the tone and speaking style to ensure that it wouldn't break the persona.
After working for a while, Qiao Xing took out her phone again and looked at it. Qin Ce still hadn't made a move. What did he mean?
Even though she didn't want to think about it, she couldn't help but let her mind wander now.
As it approached six o'clock, Qiao Xing lost all interest in going to work. She turned off her computer, cooked some zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) for Shen Boyan, and then went home.
As she left, she reminded him, "Remember to eat, I'm leaving now."
"good."
Qiao Xing, carrying her bag and looking preoccupied, went downstairs. Xing Jiu's car was waiting not far away. Qiao Xing walked over, got into the car, and then took out her phone to check it.
It was still very quiet.
She put down her phone, looked at the setting sun outside, and felt her mood sink along with it.
After arriving home, Qiao Xing sat cross-legged on the sofa, staring blankly at her phone screen.
While she was still lost in thought, a phone call suddenly rang, startling her.
The words 'Qin Ce' were clearly visible at the top of the screen. Qiao Xing's expression brightened, and she quickly answered the phone.
"Hey Qin Ce!"
She sounded a little agitated, wanting to ask him why he wasn't answering the phone, but Qin Ce spoke first, "My phone was on silent all day, so I didn't see your call. I'm sorry."
"By whom?" Qiao Xing's disappointment returned after hearing his explanation.
He doesn't like playing on his phone. If his phone isn't making any noise, he might not take it out to check it all day. So, it's understandable that he didn't see it.
Qin Ce frowned, wondering who it was.
Shi Yi came today. Although he ignored her, she kept acting suspiciously in the corridor. Only then did he go to the old man's room without his phone.
It's highly likely that Shi Yi sneaked in and silenced his phone.
Of course, he couldn't tell Qiao Xing this. He only said, "I don't know. Maybe I accidentally muted my phone. I saw you called me several times. Is something wrong?"
"Oh right, I almost forgot the important thing. Your dad called me and said it's Grandpa's birthday and asked if I wanted to go."
"He asked you to come over?"
"Yes," Qiao Xing hesitated again, "Should I go over there?"
She thought that it would be a big birthday party for Grandpa Qin, and Qiao Xing didn't even dare to talk to Qin Liang and his family, let alone so many people and such a big event.
"Do you want to come over?" Qin Ce asked her in return.
Qiao Xing bit her lip, still hesitating, unsure whether to go over.
On one hand, she wanted to see him and Grandpa Qin, but on the other hand, she didn't want to face those people, so she was conflicted.
Qin Ce said on the phone, "You can come if you want, or you can stay if you don't. There's no need to force yourself."
"Okay, I understand." A warm feeling welled up in Qiao Xing's heart. He always tried to see things from her perspective.
Qiao Xing couldn't help but ask again, "If I come, will it cause you any trouble?"
"No, how could you be a problem? Don't always think about these things, just do what you want."
Qiao Xing remained silent, unsure of what to say for a moment.
After a long while, she finally said, "Okay, I'll think about it some more."
"Don't worry, even if you don't come, Grandpa will understand. I'll bring him back to see you when I have the chance."
"Uh-huh."
The two chatted for a couple more minutes before hanging up.
Qin Ce checked his phone again. Because it was on silent, there were many missed calls, including from the company, but he hadn't answered any of them.
There were also many WeChat messages from the company that Han Yan couldn't contact, so they all sent him text messages.
He rubbed his phone, looking thoughtfully at something.
In another room, Wang Yu massaged Qin Liang's shoulders while tentatively asking, "How did it go? Did Miss Qiao agree to come?"
Qin Liang snorted, "Why bring this up? These two always think I'm going to eat me alive. Look at the terrible idea you came up with. I even risked my reputation to call them, and she doesn't appreciate it at all."
Qin Liang grew angrier the more he thought about it.
Wang Yu explained, "Isn't this to ease the tension between you and your son? You see, if Miss Qiao comes, and Xiao Ce sees that you treat her well and are willing to accept her, he will naturally change his opinion of you."
"Xiao Ce is very attentive to her. Instead of starting with Xiao Ce, why not start with Miss Qiao? If Miss Qiao is on your side, wouldn't Xiao Ce obediently listen to you?"
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