"Mr. Qi, everything has been taken care of. Miss Qin's classmate will not appear again before she returns to China."
"good"
"I've booked a flight back to China for tomorrow, is that alright? Or do you have any personal matters to attend to?"
Li Wen asked Qi Jingchen for instructions, mainly to find out if he should go see Miss Qin again.
"No need, let's go back tomorrow."
Qi Jingchen didn't look up, his eyes fixed on the files on the computer.
Thinking of Qin Zifu, Qi Jingchen's eyes softened a little. Let's talk about it when she returns to China.
We can't push them too far. After all, there has been progress; at least they're no longer on the blacklist.
Yesterday, he saw her arguing with another man, and he was furious. Later, he found out that the man had tried to assault her and had even drugged her.
He could clearly feel the relieved expression on Qin Zifu's face when she saw him, and that expression made him happy for a long time.
In one night, his feelings shifted from reluctance to anger to joy to restraint to release, all because of her.
The next day, Qi Jingchen boarded a plane back to China. He told her before takeoff, but did not receive a reply until he got off the plane.
For a while afterward, Qin Zifu was very busy preparing to return to China. She had returned ahead of schedule, so she had to hurry.
They would occasionally chat in a small group of three, and they would also watch the videos that Su Nuo posted on social media every day.
Making a video call to her family every day or sharing photos in the family group chat is something Qin Zifu has been doing since she went abroad.
"Sister Luodan, is Niannian there? I bought a lot of toys and clothes for Niannian, and I've already started sending them back."
"Auntie, I'm here! Thank you for buying me the toy!"
"Niannian, your auntie misses you so much!"
"Auntie, when are you coming back? I miss you."
"Auntie will be going back soon, and then Auntie will take you to play."
Lordan took the phone.
"Fufu, we can't spoil him too much. He has too many toys. Just these toy cars alone, I've seen hundreds of different kinds, and you bought almost all of them."
"Boys like cars, I can't exactly buy him Barbie dolls, can I?"
"You always have an excuse, so why can't you just not buy anything?"
"Buy more so you can rotate them. By the way, Sister Luodan, don't work too hard."
Qin Zifu changed the subject at the right time.
"I haven't been busy lately. Our club has been doing better and better these past few years, everything has been going smoothly, and I've had a lot more free time."
"That's good. I'll help you when I get back. If you're too busy, just ask Shuyu and Nuonuo. Those two are such hands-off managers, they just pay without doing any work. And if there's anything you can't solve, just ask my brother."
"They're not that busy. They both agreed to invest money, and they come over regularly, especially Nuonuo, who's been coming more often lately."
Mentioning Su Nuo might mean she's preparing for a divorce and wants to travel more, perhaps to help out in other ways.
"Okay, sister, take care of yourself. I'll come see you when I get back."
Just as Qin Zifu was about to put her phone down, a message popped up.
Qi the Big Bad Wolf: Well done!
Qin Zifu glanced at it, taking it for granted. Ever since she removed him from the blacklist, she had been receiving messages from him frequently.
Turn off the screen and go to sleep.
The CEO's office in the Qi Group building was decorated in a cool, austere black, white, and gray color scheme. The man sat in a leather chair, leaning back lazily with his legs casually crossed. He loosened his tie, and judging from his expression, he was in a bad mood.
No, it's very bad.
Seeing that none of the messages he sent each day had been replied to, he slammed his phone down on the table and couldn't help but sneer.
"Li Wen!"
When Li Wen heard his boss calling him, he quickly ran in, not daring to delay for a moment. After all, his boss's mood had been getting worse day by day, and being scolded had become commonplace. Nobody wanted to be the target at this time.
Moreover, he always looks at his phone during meetings, even though he specifically asked that people not to look at their phones during meetings. In fact, he doesn't silence his phone during meetings anymore.
The magistrate is allowed to set fires, but the common people are forbidden to light lamps.
When will Qin Zifu return?
"Miss Qin is coming back next week. Would you like to pick her up at the airport?"
Qi Jingchen's slender fingers tapped the table, rhythmically and without any discernible pattern. Li Wen had no idea what his boss meant.
"No need, you can leave."
After Li Wen left, Qi Jingchen rubbed his temples. "That little girl has a terrible temper. Once she gets angry, it lasts for years. She's completely unreasonable."
However, this does suit Miss Qin's temperament.
He then picked up his clothes and left the office.
Half-awake Bar at night
Music, alcohol, men and women on the dance floor, a scene of decadent indulgence.
Upstairs, in a discreetly luxurious room, a heavy door separated the bustling scene downstairs, where several men sat on a sofa.
"Aren't you guys bored? Just staring at each other like that? I recently signed a few girl groups, want to check them out? All kinds of styles, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
Every time Ling Zhiyi enters this room, it's as if he's been sealed away. Looking at these guys, you could say they're serious, since they come to his bar every few days; you could say they're not serious, since they never go downstairs or find women to keep them company, they just chat and drink.
"You're acting like a madam now. Watch out, or your girlfriend might come over and cause trouble."
Gu Di'an looked at him through his cool glasses and casually took a sip of wine.
"Damn, are they in a cold war? Why aren't they coming over? I don't know what they're up to."
The other two men completely ignored him.
"No, Jingchen and Yixing, is something bothering you? Tell me so I can cheer you up."
Qi Jingchen and Zhou Yixing exchanged a glance, raised their glasses, and each took a sip, without bringing Ling Zhiyi with them.
"Dian, is your little sister, whom you cherish like the apple of your eye, coming back?"
"Yes, they'll be back soon."
"That little girl, I used to see her all the time when she was little, but she's practically disappeared these past few years."
"Yes, the child has grown up."
They knew that a few years ago, one of Gu Di'an's brothers had an accident, and Qin Zifu's life trajectory was temporarily changed because of this incident. She was so busy that she couldn't take care of them.
"Hey, this is all a headache. I remember you were acting like you were going crazy back then, but wasn't it resolved three years ago? That little girl is so stubborn."
"Yes, that's why she went abroad to complete her studies after that issue was resolved."
Gu Di'an spoke of his younger sister with both affection and heartache.
"It's a bottleneck. If it's not resolved in ten years, she might not be able to get back on track for another ten years."
The group chatted casually, but Qi Jingchen remained silent.
Everyone knew that she had left them because of some unforeseen event, and no one except Qi Jingchen knew about their relationship before the incident. However, he had no interest in letting others know, and simply drank his wine and listened to their conversation.
"Qi Jingchen, Yi Xing got divorced, it's understandable that he's in a bad mood. What are you doing? Who upset you? Are you going bankrupt?"
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!"
Qi Jingchen glanced at Zhou Yixing on the opposite sofa, and the two spoke in unison.
"Are you really divorced?"
"It'll be over soon. If it weren't for the new policy, we would have already gotten divorced."
Although he spoke in a plain and simple manner, it was hard to hide his bitterness; he didn't know what was wrong.
"You don't know how to cherish her; your wife is a good person."
"Later I cherished it..."
Zhou Yixing put down his wine glass, lit a cigarette, and the sound of the lighter drowned out his words. The others didn't hear it clearly, but Qi Jingchen, sitting opposite him, saw it clearly and raised his glass with great interest.
"Can't you guys be a little happier?"
Ling Zhiyi didn't understand. Why were they all pretending to be so profound? Shouldn't they be enjoying life to the fullest?
"I advise you to treat your girlfriend better, don't be so demanding, or she'll leave you one day."
"Me, being difficult? Who's being difficult, me or her? She's angry every day, I don't even know what's wrong with her. Besides, we've broken up so many times, but we're still together, unlike Yixing's family, which is so fragile."
The group remained silent, continuing to smoke and drink as usual, with no one wanting to speak.
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