"Finished?"
"Um"
Are you sleepy?
"It's alright, there's still plenty of time."
It's only a little past nine o'clock, so there's no need to go to bed so early.
I'll carry you back to your room.
Okay!
Qin Zifu was being held by him, her feet hooked on her slippers, her calves swaying with his steps.
"Play by yourself for a while, I'm going to take a shower."
"Um"
When Qi Jingchen came out, he saw Qin Zifu sitting on the bed waiting for him obediently without playing on her phone. She seemed to be thinking about something, like a little white rabbit, making people want to bully her.
"Why are you being so well-behaved?"
I'm sleepy...
He yawned as he spoke.
"You just said you weren't sleepy, but you're sleepy in just a few minutes?"
Qi Jingchen stood by the bed, looking at her suspiciously. Didn't he know what she was thinking?
Yes, really.
"Go to sleep when you're tired, I won't bother you."
Qi Jingchen lay on the bed and opened his arms to hug her. Qin Zifu nestled in his arms. She really wanted to chat today and started talking non-stop, but her voice gradually grew softer and she fell asleep soon after.
I have so much to say today.
Qi Jingchen kissed her cheek and gently moved her to lie down properly, otherwise she would complain of a sore neck again tomorrow.
the next day
Before Qin Zifu got up, Qi Jingchen went for a run and came back. He usually doesn't go back to the bedroom to shower after exercising in the morning, for fear of waking her up.
I took a shower in the study, looked at my back and arms, and decided to practice more during work hours. I haven't been looking my best lately, so I put on a suit and went to the office.
As soon as Qi Jingchen entered the office, his assistant followed him in.
"President Qi, Yao Manyu is here."
"Let her in."
"yes"
He took off his coat and hung it up, then strode to his desk and sat down. He sent a message to Qin Zifu, but received no reply, which meant she was still asleep.
This little girl sleeps way too long every day. She went to bed at 10 pm yesterday and it's past 9 pm now and she's still not awake? She's almost slept through the night. And this isn't just one day; it's the norm.
A few minutes later, the assistant came in with a document, followed by Yao Manyu. When Qi Jingchen heard the noise, the tenderness in his eyes disappeared, replaced by his usual serious and indifferent expression.
"Mr. Qi, here are the documents you requested."
"Go out, don't close the door."
"yes"
It must be that a woman who likes the boss has come. President Qi is worried that his wife will misunderstand. President Qi is so considerate. He gave his wife a lot of reassurance. He took out his phone and secretly took a picture and sent it to Li Wen.
Suddenly feeling a sharp gaze directed at him, he quickly put away his phone and got back to his work. How careless of him, he'd been caught taking a sneaky photo by his boss.
After seeing the picture, Li Wen couldn't help but admire his leader; the way he avoided suspicion was quite effective.
Qi Jingchen didn't ask anyone to sit down, so she stood opposite him. Yao Manyu had just been released on bail yesterday, and although she had dressed up carefully today, she still couldn't hide her haggard appearance; she looked several years older in the past few days.
The strong scent of perfume made Qi Jingchen frown.
He pushed the document in front of Yao Manyu, and then slid his chair back a little.
Why do you think I would sell my shares to you?
Yao Manyu only opened the first page and saw the equity transfer.
"Do you have a choice? Otherwise, what else can we talk about?"
"Why would you do this? Did Qin Zifu make you do this? Did you buy it for her?"
Yao Manyu became more and more agitated as she spoke, but Qi Jingchen just watched coldly, as if he hadn't heard her at all.
"You really are heartless. Is it wrong for me to like you? My liking you has led my family to the point of having to sell our shares?"
"Take a good look; if it drops any further, it won't be worth this price anymore."
Yao's stock has recently plummeted, causing many retail investors to cut their losses and exit the market. Qi Jingchen didn't want to engage with her and saw no need to explain why.
The business world is like a battlefield, and it has never been a place for personal feelings.
Yao Manyu bit her lip and turned the pages one by one. The price was not high, but she knew that it would only go lower. Many people dared not take over Yao's company because of the relationship between Qi's and Gu's families, and her father was still hoping to make a comeback by keeping the company in his hands, so he never made a move.
"Including the shares held by my mother?"
"You think I'd even look at what you have? If you could get your dad's too, I'd take it all."
Yao Manyu had too few shares. She only got them a couple of years ago when she was taken abroad by that man and took the opportunity to ask Yao Yuan for them.
"My mom won't sell it; she'll keep it for her son."
She had long seen through that family. If something happened, only her son would matter. Their shares would all be left to that good-for-nothing son. She might as well exchange the money and find a safe place.
Yao Manyu gripped her bag tightly.
"You'll have to figure out how to get your mother's shares, otherwise you won't get this money."
Yao Manyu gritted her teeth. What a clever tactic. No wonder he's a seasoned businessman. How did she end up getting involved with him?
"Then send someone to D country."
Taking this money and hiding in country D is the safest option. Actually, if she stayed in China, that devil's reach wouldn't be able to extend, but she has a murder case in China and can't stay there.
Qi Jingchen tapped the table lightly, unhurriedly, looking at Yao Manyu across from him, making her feel uneasy.
"Can"
"Wait for my news. Keep your word; I'll sell you the shares once you've safely gotten me out of here."
Go sign it.
Yao Manyu took the documents and walked out of Qi Jingchen's office. As soon as she stepped out, her body slumped, and she was covered in sweat.
night
"You smell strange."
"Puppy nose"
Qi Jingchen pinched her nose, and Qin Zifu wrinkled her nose.
"They changed female secretaries?"
"Would I dare replace her with a female secretary? Yao Manyu is coming over."
"What do you want?"
"Sell me the shares and let me send her to country D."
"Will she sell her shares?"
"If she were smart, she would sell."
Qin Zifu remained noncommittal. She wouldn't gain anything from keeping the shares, so she might as well exchange them for cash and leave as soon as possible.
"Then send her to Germany?"
"Nowhere is necessarily safe; it depends on her abilities."
"Yeah, that's true. Let's leave it at that then, it's not really important."
The Yao family is currently scattered, each busy with their own affairs and pursuing their own futures, and their internal strife is in complete disarray, because Yao Yuan's ex-wife has also started making trouble.
Gu Di'an, that cunning old fox, stirred up this mess and got the shares from Yao Yuan's ex-wife and daughter.
Yao Yuan was quite shrewd. His two wives had roughly equal shareholdings, which helped them check and balance each other and use each other. But in the end, neither of them wanted to stand on his side, and no one listened to his orders, not even his wives and children.
Yao Yuan's ex-wife took the money and left the country without a care, leaving him with a mess.
"Aren't you going to ask her why she contacted me?"
"Are you worried I'll think you're getting the short end of the stick? You were just looking for other opportunities, but I didn't expect you to directly ask for her shares."
Qin Zifu didn't intend to ask these questions. She was a person with a strong sense of boundaries. She preferred a marital relationship where loyalty wasn't deliberately emphasized, nor was responsibility overemphasized. Instead, she understood that her sense of boundaries with other men was a way of ensuring her partner's sense of security.
She doesn't like asking everything; she prefers the relaxed atmosphere between the two of them, where they care about each other but also have their own space.
The two have always tacitly reached a balance in this regard, so that neither of them feels tired or tense in their interactions.
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