Chapter 62
Chi Qi's sleep quality has been very good recently, and he falls asleep with a smile on his face every night.
He slept until he woke up naturally, went downstairs and looked around, but didn't see the person he wanted to see, so he asked indirectly, "Mom, are there only two of us at home?"
Chi's mother said, "They all went to the company."
Chi Qi moved closer to her, "I know Dad went to the company, I want to ask where Xie Mu went?"
Chi's mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "I told you, I'm going to the company."
"Oh." Chi Qi suddenly realized that he had missed the word "all" and then asked an idiotic question, "What did Xie Mu go to the company for?"
Chi's mother was puzzled. "Going to work? What else can you do in the company? Going out for fun?" She added, "I don't know the details. He got a call and left in a hurry. Maybe it was something important."
"Where is the Xie family's company?"
"Why are you asking so many random questions?" Chi's mother was impatient. "What do you want to do by asking for the address?"
Chi Qi's face flashed with guilt, and he said weakly, "He left in such a hurry, he might have forgotten to bring something. I know the address so I can send it to him."
He felt a little nervous, afraid that his abnormality would be discovered, so he dared not look around and only stared at the tip of his shoes.
Chi's mother snorted and said calmly, "It's enough to bring your brain with you when you go out. Nothing else matters."
“…”
It’s strange, he didn’t feel anything because he saw her every day. But now that she disappeared, he suddenly felt his house was empty.
Chi Qi wailed.
[Wow, everyone has their own career, except me. I am not good at anything. I am the worst at being the first and can only be a small vase. 】
Seeing that his hair had lost its spirit and was drooping limply, Chi's mother felt her maternal love awakened and was about to open her mouth to comfort him: At least you are the best among the little vases, and you look very pleasing to the eye when placed at home.
Unexpectedly, Chi Qi's mumbling took a 360-degree turn.
I’ve decided! I want to seize power and usurp the throne! I want to commit treason! I want to commit a crime! I want to seize power and then exile my father and elder brother, hehehehe. 】
As he spoke, he even started singing.
[I will ascend the throne now.
Withstand the eunuch party's criticism and put on a windbreaker
I will ascend the throne now. I will ascend the throne now.
When the sun shines on the earth, I will ascend the throne.
“…”
Mother Chi swallowed the words that were about to come out of her throat. She didn't understand why she had lost her mind just now and actually wanted to comfort him?
After all, she had never heard Xiaoqi blame herself. When something went wrong, he always found someone else's fault. Being strict with others and lenient with himself was his code of conduct. His mental attitude was far ahead of the whole family.
Chi Qi made up his mind and started to talk nonsense, "Mom, I don't think I can lie flat any longer. I should go to the company to train for a while, strengthen my iron will, and share the worries of Dad and Big Brother, and do my best."
Since everyone is going to the company, he has to go too. Although he doesn’t know why he should go, it’s never a bad idea to go!
Chi's mother: "..."
I think it is more important to take you to the hospital to check your brain. If you succeed in usurping the throne, I'm afraid the Chi family will be finished.
She said with a headache: "Your father is still in good health and has no plans to abdicate...retire for the time being. You should just lie down and relax."
I hope I can dispel Xiaoqi’s unrealistic ideas.
But Chi Qi had made up his mind and decided to go on a spontaneous trip.
He picked up his cell phone and put it in his pocket, then ran out empty-handed, found the driver who was napping in a recliner in the sun, and asked him to take him to the company.
It was already past the morning rush hour, and the car was driving smoothly. It didn't take long to reach the group's gate. The security guard recognized it as the Chi family's car and let it pass.
But he stopped at the front desk because last time he followed Chi Tingsi and entered by scanning his face.
The lady on duty at the front desk didn't recognize him and asked in a routine manner, "Hello, who are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?"
Chi Qi was not here for business, so naturally he did not have an appointment. He lowered his head and sent messages to his father and elder brother, but neither of them replied, probably because they were busy in meetings.
He had no choice but to say, "No."
The receptionist looked at him apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I can only contact you if you have an appointment."
Chi Qi was not annoyed when being stopped, and prepared to sit in the waiting area for a while, "Okay, then can you help me contact Secretary Cen? Thank you for your help."
Secretary Cen knows him and can take him in.
Before the front desk could reply, a surprised voice came from the back, "Xiao Qi?"
Then, a dazzling golden light flashed in front of him. Chi Qi closed his eyes instinctively. After a few seconds to make sure that he would not be blinded, he opened his eyelids.
——It was Chi Wanglian, and Secretary Cen was standing next to him.
Why did these two people get together?
Could it be that Chi Wanglian already knows that Secretary Cen is...?
Chi Qi's eyes scanned the two of them back and forth, looking at them calmly, trying to find some clues.
Secretary Cen remained calm and gave him a friendly smile. "Are you here to see the president? He's in a meeting now. You can come up with me."
"Okay, thank you Secretary Cen."
Several people took the elevator upstairs. Chi Qi had a lot of questions to ask, but he couldn't find the right opportunity, so he had to give up for the time being. He turned his head and found that Chi Wanglian was secretly looking at Secretary Cen.
Take a look, look away for a moment, then can't help but take another look, look away for a moment, and repeat this cycle over and over again.
Not only that, the tips of Chi Wanglian's ears were a little red, just like a shy boy in adolescence who didn't dare to approach and talk to someone he liked.
Following the other person's line of sight, Chi Qi noticed that there was a very faint dark circle under Secretary Cen's eyes, as if he had not rested well.
Is the pressure too great? Or... is my eldest brother a black-hearted boss who exploits his employees? !
Secretary Cen took him to the president's office and left, leaving Chi Wanglian and him staring at each other for a while.
Chi Qi lay down on the sofa and said leisurely, "I haven't asked you yet, why are you here?"
Chi Wanglian complained to him, "You don't know how much my father is doing! He couldn't stand me doing nothing every day, so he threw me into the company."
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but his father pushed him directly into the fire.
Chi Qi said, "What's your position?"
Chi Wanglian scratched his head and said, "I don't really understand my position. I should be your eldest brother's secretary."
No wonder it’s Secretary Cen’s little tail.
Chi Wanglian continued to complain, "I used to be a security guard, but a few days ago my dad asked me how my job was, and I said being a security guard was too tiring, and I had to carry three power banks every day, so he transferred me to this position, where I have to run errands and serve tea and water every day. I wish someone would torment me as much as possible."
Chi Qi blinked his eyes and sympathized with his tragic experience, "You are so miserable."
Chi Wanglian wiped away the non-existent tears of sadness, "Fortunately, Secretary Cen is here. He is the only person in this company who cares about me and treats me well."
"You know what? I woke up late the other day and was almost late. I rushed to the company without having breakfast. Secretary Cen knew that I was working on an empty stomach, so he ordered me some porridge. I felt at home for the first time in this cold company."
Chi Qi had an inexplicable familiar feeling, "A bowl of porridge makes you obsessed?"
"What do you know?" Chi Wanglian said in a strong tone, "That's not just a bowl of porridge, it's Secretary Cen's kindness to me, it's Secretary Cen's care for me, it's Secretary Cen's attention to me..."
"Stop!" Chi Qi twitched his lips, "Stop using parallel sentences."
Chi Wanglian said infatuatedly, "You don't understand, you don't understand me."
“…”
It's fate. What should I do if I'm surrounded by a group of love-brained people?
Waiting online, very urgent!
After being bored for two hours and eating three bags of potato chips, two bags of biscuits and a bag of spicy noodles that he had looted from Chi Wanglian's drawer, he was thirsty as expected. "Secretary Chi, pour me a glass of water."
Chi Wanglian sat there like a clock, "You don't have hands? Go by yourself."
"Are you crazy? Believe it or not, I will report you to my brother."
Chi Wanglian was fearless and shouted, "If you have the guts, ask your brother to fire me."
Anyone who wants to do the crappy job can do it; he just wants to go home and lie down.
“…”
Chi Qicai didn't let him go home as he wished, and took a step forward with his noble legs, "Where is the tea room?"
Under the guidance of Chi Wanglian, he went to the tea room with a cup to pour water and accidentally ran into Secretary Cen in the smoking room next door. The smoke blurred his face.
Through a layer of glass, Chi Wanglian was like a puppy that had seen a bone, with his invisible tail wagging behind him. He was about to say hello, but Chi Qi quickly covered his mouth.
Secretary Cen is on the phone and doesn't seem to be in a good mood, so it's better not to disturb him.
He glanced at it for a few times and felt strange, because he remembered that Secretary Cen refused to drink even ice water in order to protect his throat, but now he was hiding here and smoking secretly.
Is it because of work? Going to work really makes people tired.
In the empty smoking room, Secretary Cen sat on the sofa and said indifferently, "Mom, didn't I transfer this month's living expenses to you?"
A slightly harsh female voice sounded, "It's true that the living expenses have been transferred, but you also know that your brother is not young anymore, and it's time for him to get married."
"Well, I remember he had a girlfriend."
Secretary Cen took a puff of his cigarette and asked directly, "How much does it cost?"
Mother Cen didn't even bother to act. She just opened her mouth and said the number, "One million, eight hundred and eighty thousand."
Secretary Cen frowned, shocked. "One million and eight hundred and eighty thousand? Do you need that much? I can't afford it."
Although he has been promoted to his current position, he does not have much savings. After deducting daily expenses and rent, most of the remaining money is sent back home.
Mother Cen became sharp again when she heard this, and was very unhappy, "Young girls nowadays are very precious. If you don't have enough money, they won't be willing to marry in at all."
She accused him without any reason, "You don't have any leisure time, and you don't have a girlfriend. You've been working for so many years, how could you not be able to come up with the money? Besides, Xiao Zhan is your brother, and as an older brother, it's only natural for you to give him the money."
"Mom, I really can't take it out right now." Secretary Cen's throat was choked and he defended himself, "I didn't ignore my brother."
He knew that arguing was useless, and his eyes were filled with fatigue.
After a while, there was a new person on the other end of the phone.
Father Cen had just finished drinking, and he said with a thick tongue, "You know, your mother had a difficult labor and heavy bleeding when she gave birth to you. She went through a near-death experience before giving birth to you. Her words may be a little harsh, so don't take it to heart."
"We are old and can no longer work. We have no other ideas but to look after our little piece of land and be surrounded by our children and grandchildren. You work outside and cannot take care of the family. It is your brother who accompanies us and has been serving us wholeheartedly. He is under our eyes every day and has seen us many times. It is inevitable that your mother is partial. I have told her several times, but she is stubborn and does not listen to me."
Father Cen sighed, and seemed to be in a dilemma. "I know you are sensible. Please be more considerate of your mother. She has worked hard for this family for so many years. It is not easy."
Secretary Cen did not respond. He had heard this set of rhetoric since he was a child. It might have touched him in the past, but later he realized that something was wrong and was left with only chill in his heart.
Partiality is terrible, and partiality that claims to be fair is even more terrible.
He suddenly felt very tired and didn't want to continue. There was no point in doing this.
Secretary Cen said disappointedly, "You raised me, and it is my duty to support you. I will not be lazy where I should contribute, but I don't want to burden other people's lives."
"What do you mean? You..."
Toot--
Secretary Cen hung up the phone, and his ears instantly became quiet. He rubbed his brows and looked somewhere, "Have you heard enough?"
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