In the afternoon, Qiu Hu arrived at Ning's as promised. Entering Ning Yizhan's office, he found him absent. He hadn't paid close attention to the style of Ning's office last time, but now, seeing it—a monotonous, cold black-and-white style—it seemed incompatible with his unrestrained personality. However, he had seen Ning Yizhan's coldness and even dislike towards Luo Yingwei at the mall, yet he was quite serious towards Ning Yijia, displaying a strong elder brother aura. And considering his previous interactions with Mo Ran, he seemed calm and friendly.
Sure enough, speak of the devil and he appears; there was no time to be surprised. A sound came from the doorway, and Ning Yijia walked in arm in arm with Guan Moran.
"Chou Hu, what are you doing in my brother's office?"
Qiu Hu gave a wicked smile, "You've come to find Ning Yizhan!"
Ning Yizhan was still in a meeting when he heard Zhou Jue tell him that Qiu Hu had arrived. Without hesitation, he adjourned the meeting and went back to his office to find Qiu Hu.
As soon as he entered the office, he saw that there were people sitting there besides Qiu Hu. Why were there other people there? He pinched the bridge of his nose.
Only the single sofa furthest from Qiu Hu remained on the sofa. He didn't even want to sit on it, so he simply leaned against the sofa where Qiu Hu was sitting.
"Brother, why is she here?" Ning Yijia asked Ning Yizhan.
Whether she comes or not is none of your business. But what's wrong with you guys?
"Let her go first, then we'll talk," Ning Yijia said to Ning Yizhan after glancing at Guan Moran beside her.
"Say it now, we have important things to discuss."
Ning Yijia was a little surprised. Was her brother getting impatient and didn't want her to come? She was stunned.
Seeing that Ning Yijia didn't speak for a long time, Guan Moran slowly said, "Actually, Jiajia wanted to help me ask Brother Yizhan for a job."
Upon hearing Guan Moran's voice, Ning Yijia finally realized the purpose of their visit. "Right, brother, how about arranging a job for Sister Moran?"
Guan Moran was afraid he would refuse, so she gave herself an out in advance, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it. I've already told Jiajia that I'm not in a hurry."
His younger sister always had a knack for making trouble for herself. He said impatiently, "If you're looking for a job, go for an interview. Why are you bothering me? If I remember correctly, you and Ning Yijia studied the same major. Ning's is not a good fit for you."
Guan Moran's smile vanished upon hearing this; she hadn't expected him to refuse so explicitly.
Ning Yijia disagreed, "Doesn't Ning's have a design department? Why is it inappropriate? Besides, Sister Mo Ran studied business administration abroad."
"Ning Yijia, how about you take my seat?"
"Brother, you..."
"Jiajia, it's okay. Besides, Yizhan is right. I should get a job through my own efforts." Guan Moran stopped her from continuing and comforted her. After speaking, she glanced at Qiu Hu, who was looking at his phone the whole time and seemed oblivious to what was going on, and said goodbye to Ning Yizhan with a smile, "Well then, Yizhan, we'll be going now."
Ning Yizhan sat down after they had all left and took the initiative to speak to her, "They didn't bother you, did they?"
Qiu Hu then put down his phone and replied, "No, they just asked me what I was doing here."
“Yeah, that’s just how Ning Yijia is, very willful.”
"I can tell you're quite strict with her."
"That's because she's not very bright." Ning Yizhan was speechless when he thought of the stupid things his sister had done in the past.
"Hmm, looks like you're doing a pretty good job as an older brother." Remembering what happened earlier, "Wasn't that girl your childhood sweetheart? Why didn't you help her?"
"Guan Moran? I have no obligation to help her." Realizing that Qiu Hu was asking him about another woman, he chuckled inwardly, lowered his head and leaned closer to her, resting his head on his hand on the edge of the sofa. "My relationship with her is so-so, but Ning Yijia is close to her. Why are you asking about this? Are you jealous?"
"Jealous? Not at all."
"Would you be angry if I arranged a job for her?"
She wondered, was she angry? Not really, just a little annoyed. After thinking it over, she said to Ning Yizhan, "Don't be angry."
"Really?" he asked, somewhat skeptical.
"What did you find out that you called me here?" Qiu Hu tried to change the subject.
"Tsk, so impatient. Wait here." Ning Yizhan got up and walked to his desk.
Even on such a short journey, he didn't forget to explain to her, "She's not exactly my childhood sweetheart. At most, we've known each other since we were little. She used to come to my house with Ning Yijia when we were kids, so we only got to know each other a little bit. If we're talking about childhood sweethearts, you're the one. After all, we're childhood sweethearts who pinched each other's cheeks when we were little."
"You're quite the storyteller."
"I'm just telling the truth."
Ning Yizhan handed her a document, which included some photos and information. "Look at this. That man is indeed from the Lin family of Mucheng, and he's a relatively important figure. However, he's probably looking for Qiu Bing because of the Lake Heart Necklace. Not long ago, I found out that the Lin family has made contact with the Colin family abroad. Moreover, the Lin family is doing it very discreetly. If it were just business, why would they be so secretive? I guess there's some kind of conspiracy. And recently, the Lake Heart Necklace is the only target of the Colin family."
The Lin family and the Ning family are mortal enemies; this needs to be investigated thoroughly.
Ning Yizhan gave her a long explanation, "What you said makes a lot of sense. Last time I went home and interrogated Qiu Bing, and it turned out that she was the one who wanted to steal the necklace, but why wouldn't she say? What exactly is the value of the necklace in the middle of the lake?"
"You have to ask yourself, what is the value of the necklace in the middle of the lake?"
"I'm not really sure either, it doesn't seem to be anything special. Anyway, you can keep the necklace for now!"
"Tsk, you've already given it to me, taking it back won't be that easy." Ning Yizhan was somewhat pleased. "It seems you trust me quite a bit, and you have good taste." "Go back and think carefully about what's so special about this necklace? Otherwise, no one would come to snatch it for no reason."
"Hmm, I know. Where's the necklace now? Let me take a good look."
"You want to see it? It's at my house. If you want to see it, come home with me."
"Have you finished get off work yet? Let's go now." Qiu Hu glanced at his watch; it was only 3:30. "It's only 3:30; you shouldn't be off work yet."
"It's alright, if you're in such a hurry, then let's go." Ning Yizhan narrowed his peach blossom eyes and said playfully.
Qiu Hu picked up his bag and walked towards the door, followed by the stern-faced Ning Yizhan.
As they passed the secretary's office, everyone was stunned. After Ning Yizhan left, everyone was talking at once: "Did the boss leave work so early today?" "Where is my boss who loves to work overtime?" "Who was that beautiful woman?"
"What are you all doing? What's all this commotion about? Get back to work!" Zhou Jue came to disperse the crowd, though he was also surprised.
Qiu Hu got into Ning Yizhan's car. After driving for a while, he realized it wasn't going in the direction of Ning's house. He turned to look at him and asked, "Where are we going? Aren't we going to your house?"
"Let's eat first?" Ning Yizhan was still trying to win her over through her stomach.
"So early?"
"Let's buy groceries first, then I'll cook for you when we get back. Let's go to the supermarket and see what you want to eat."
Qiu Hu's eyes lit up, but he still said reservedly, "Alright then."
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