Once Qiu Hu had drafted the contract, she rushed over to have Ning Yizhan and Shang Ji sign it. Shang Ji signed it immediately.
Meanwhile, Ning Yizhan went on a business trip, and it would be several days before he returned.
Ning family.
Qiu Hu was taken to Ning Yizhan's office. As soon as she entered, she saw Ning Yizhan with his back to her, making tea.
Ning Yizhan heard her footsteps, turned around, and smiled slightly. "You're here. Have a seat!"
Qiu Hu sat on the single sofa next to him, watching him brew tea with considerable skill. She could smell the aroma of Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle White Tea), with its distinct downy fragrance, floral notes, and clear, bright pale yellow liquor.
The man handed over a cup of tea. "Silver Needle White Tea, would you like to try some?"
Baihao Yinzhen (Silver Needle White Tea) is Qiu Hu's favorite tea variety. Qiu Hu took a sip; it was sweet and refreshing, with a lingering aftertaste. He praised, "Not bad."
"That's from my grandfather." After showing off, he continued, "I heard you've been making a name for yourself at the Qiu family lately? How about it, need any help?"
Qiu Hu, a businessman, played his part perfectly. "I'm here to sign a contract with you, Mr. Ning." With that, he took out a contract and handed it to him.
Ning Yizhan reached out and took it, saying with a slightly serious tone, "I'll look at it now, and then I'll sign it for you."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
In the middle of the meal, Zhou Jue brought in some cakes and cookies, which Qiu Hu ate without any hesitation.
Ning Yizhan glanced at her a few times while looking at the contract, "You're really getting more and more impolite these days!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Hu stopped what he was doing, appearing somewhat restrained. "It's alright."
"It's okay, I was just kidding. You can keep eating. It was prepared for you anyway."
"Oh!" However, Qiu Hu did not eat any more.
Ning Yizhan watched Qiu Hu stop touching the food on the table and felt a little annoyed. "Tsk, why did he stop! It's all my fault for having such a big mouth, saying things like that!"
After a long while, he finished reading the contract. "The contract is fine. I'll sign it. I'll find someone to handle the handover later, or you can have me go in person if you prefer."
Qiu Hu was somewhat taken aback and kindly reminded him, "Are you sure there's no problem? Cooperating with the Qiu family now is quite risky, you should know that."
"With me here, the risk is not high. The Qiu family has realized that cooperating with me is the best solution."
"Are you so sure?"
"Of course, and this is just the beginning. Slowly, you'll discover my abilities." After saying that, he curled the corners of his lips and added, "Yes, abilities in all aspects."
...What are you saying? Something's not right.
Qiu Hu chose to ignore him and continued, "But can I have autonomy? Don't interfere."
"Of course, I still trust your judgment and ability."
After saying that, he picked up the pen, signed the contract, stood up, shook hands with Qiu Hu, and the two smiled at each other. "President Qiu, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you!"
"President Ning, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"
"Want to have dinner together?"
"OK."
"Should I call Shao Jin, Shao Ling, and Ning Yijia as well?"
Qiu Hu frowned as soon as he heard about Shao Ling, "No."
"Why? Is it because of Shao Ling? You hate him?"
She nodded; he was right.
Ning Yizhan was a little annoyed. She was paying so much attention to another man, and last time she had observed him for a long time, even though she disliked him. "Why are you paying so much attention to him?"
"I just don't like him."
"Then we'll go eat by ourselves." He had originally planned to eat with Shao Jin and the others, but Qiu Hu had finally agreed to have dinner with him, so he didn't want to be bothered by anyone else.
Wangyue Tower, second-floor private room.
The two ordered several of Qiu Hu's favorite home-style dishes and juices, and tried them all. "Isn't it as good as what I make?"
Actually, Qiu Hu thought it was just so-so, but he still said, "I think it's alright. Don't be so narcissistic, eat up!" Then he put a few more bites of food into Ning Yizhan's bowl.
Ning Yizhan began to eat with relish. Qiu Hu served him food for the first time, and he was so happy that he forgot all about home. "Why are you being so nice to me today? You even served me food?"
"I'm in a good mood."
"Because of the contract I signed for you?"
"uh-huh."
"Then I'll give you a few more contracts, and you'll end our ambiguous period and start dating, how about that?" Ning Yizhan tempted her.
"No, I can't agree to that." She didn't want her feelings to be mixed with other things.
They stopped eating when they were really tired of it.
At this moment, four people suddenly entered the private room. Who else could they be but the three bastards abandoned by Ning Yizhan, and a girl Qiu Hu didn't recognize.
The gentle, watery woman looked at Ning Yizhan the moment she entered the room, her eyes filled with spring-like affection. Qiu Hu saw her the moment she walked in.
"Well, bro, you stood us up just to have dinner with this woman."
"What do you mean this woman? She has a name, Ning Yijia. You really have no manners."
Ning Yijia was already used to it; her brother would go crazy whenever Qiu Hu was involved. If the manager hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known that her brother stood them up because he was having dinner with Qiu Hu. She ignored him and continued, "Do you know that Sister Mo Ran came back to China today? We were having a welcome-back party for her, and you just stood us up."
At this moment, Guan Moran smiled gently and said, "It's alright, Brother Yizhan, it's been a long time."
Ning Yizhan then noticed Guan Moran beside Ning Yijia. "Sorry, Moran, I just found out you're back."
"It's alright, Yizhan-ge." Guan Moran was a little sad; he hadn't even known she was coming back today.
Ning Yizhan noticed that Qiu Hu was staring at Shao Ling again, this time seemingly trying to stare a hole through him. "You..." Qiu Hu was about to speak when Ning Yizhan pulled him away.
Before she could speak, Ning Yizhan quickly pulled Qiu Hu away, saying, "You guys eat, we're leaving first."
"What are you doing? I haven't finished speaking yet!"
There was nothing she could do; Shao Ling had bullied her sisters again!
After they left, Shao Jin and his group returned to their private room.
"It's been years, Yi Zhan seems to have changed a lot. Was that girl his girlfriend just now?" Guan Moran asked, half-jokingly.
"No, who knows what will happen in the future? My brother's taste has become less than great in the last few years," Ning Yijia said with disdain.
Chou Hu, who had been pulled out the door by Ning Yizhan, shook off his hand and said impatiently, "Why are you pulling me so fast?"
"Why are you staring at Shao Ling again? Why are you always targeting him? Anyone who didn't know better would think your daughter was deceived by him."
"I not only want to target him, I also want to hit him and yell at him, you scumbag!"
"What did he do? Why are you so angry?" he began to probe indirectly.
"What's it to you?" She quickened her pace, trying to leave Ning Yizhan behind, but he still caught up with her.
Suddenly, Ning Yizhan stopped, covered her mouth and nose, and pulled her to a corner to hide. The two faced each other, shook their heads, and said indistinctly, "Um, what?" Ning Yizhan pointed in the direction behind her. She turned her head and saw Qiu Bing and a man, a man she had never seen before.
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