Chapter 14: Reserved
Qu Xiaoxiao opened the WeChat dialog box and looked at it again and again, but there was not a single message in the dialog box with Zhao Ziqian.
She waved her phone in the air again and again to make sure the signal was strong.
She bit the straw, blinked her big eyes and called Qiu Yingying.
As soon as the call was connected, Qiu Yingying's energetic roar came from the receiver.
"Qu Xiaoxiao! Where are you?! Why don't you come to Xingtu? The coffee shop downstairs is so busy, and the phone in the office upstairs keeps ringing. I can't handle it even if I split myself in half! If you don't come, I'm going to call Sister Fan to complain!"
Qu Xiaoxiao held the phone far away, and waited until the noise on the other end died down before lazily leaning towards the microphone.
"I know, I know, here I come~"
After hanging up the phone, she stared at the phone and muttered, "I don't owe any money."
She blew her bangs in anger.
"Good job, Zhao Ziqian. Playing hard to get with me, eh? Okay, we'll see!"
She picked up her expensive little bag and drove straight to Xingtuli in a hurry.
Zhao Ziqian was currently sitting on the sofa in the lounge area of the Xingtu lobby, also staring at the screen, his slender fingers tapping his knees intentionally or unintentionally.
The moment he caught a glimpse of Qu Xiaoxiao entering the room, he stood up——
Qu Xiaoxiao also saw him, her heart skipped a beat, she slowed down her pace instantly, straightened her back subconsciously, maintained a fake smile, and muttered softly,
"Zhao Ziqian, if you have the guts, then keep pretending. You're just sitting here waiting for me to get something."
She raised her delicate little chin, ready to show her full arrogance, and walked towards him frankly but with a hint of provocation.
"Mr. Zhao, everyone is here, you can go in."
Zhou Feng appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of Zhao Ziqian.
"Okay, go in."
Zhao Ziqian nodded calmly and walked into the exhibition hall with Zhou Feng without stopping for a moment.
Oh my god, I almost expressed the wrong feelings!
Qu Xiaoxiao quickly withdrew one leg, turned around very naturally, and walked towards the elevator with her high heels "tapping", completely unaware of the playful and doting look behind her.
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Qu Xiaoxiao walked into the office swaying with her Fendi pompom keychain.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Qiu Yingying holding her chin, staring blankly at a table full of various snacks, with a worried expression as if she was thinking about some world problem.
Qu Xiaoxiao unceremoniously picked up a bag of imported potato chips, opened it and started to chew them.
"Yao Bin gave it to me, right?"
Qiu Yingying seemed to have her tail stepped on. She sat up straight with her eyes wide open.
"H-How do you know?!"
Qu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at her.
"I've known him for how many years and I don't understand him? Being nice to anyone is like feeding a pig. In this regard, you two are quite a match."
Qiu Yingying opened her mouth, but didn't refute and then became dejected again.
Qu Xiaoxiao sat down opposite her, crossed her legs, and pointed at her with potato chips.
"Tell me, what's going on between you two? Weren't you getting all worked up over him just a few days ago?"
Qiu Yingying hesitated for a moment, but still said,
"Just...just once before, Ying Qin came to the coffee shop to find me and wanted to get back together with me. I disagreed, so he...he got a little angry and yelled about all the things that happened in my past. It was quite an awkward scene at the time."
She paused, "Yao Bin happened to come looking for you that day and ran into you. He...he beat Ying Qin up and drove him away, saving me."
"Stop!"
Upon hearing this, Qu Xiaoxiao immediately interrupted her, looking as if she understood everything. "Don't even mention the rest. You must have been incredibly moved, thinking he was the best man in the world and thinking of ways to thank him. No wonder you always disliked me during that time, and tried so hard to defend him."
Qiu Yingying defended herself in a low voice, "He...he is really a very good person."
"Stop! Stop!"
Qu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes again, "My little disciple, being nice and being attractive are two different things. Just tell me, do you really like him?"
Qiu Yingying was stunned by the question. She thought seriously for a long time and hesitated to speak.
"I...I thought I kind of liked him at first, but didn't he like you at the time?"
"That's enough! If you really like him, it doesn't matter whether he likes me or not. He doesn't like me now. I sent you a bunch of food. Why are you worried?"
Qu Xiaoxiao tossed the potato chips aside and concluded, "So you don't like him at all. Comrade Yao Bin has once again received a golden "Good Guy Card"!"
She rolled her eyes, and suddenly moved closer to Qiu Yingying, lowering her voice.
"Could it be... related to that silly little dog?"
Qiu Yingying looked bewildered. "Little silly dog? Who is that?"
"The one... who looks like a Husky, Pei... Pei what's his name?" Qu Xiaoxiao tried hard to recall.
"Pei Yu?"
Qiu Yingying responded subconsciously and then shook her head like a rattle.
"No, no, no! How is that possible! I only treat Pei Yu as my younger brother! Being with him is just playing around and having fun, but that's not love!"
Qu Xiaoxiao stared at her for a long time, and asked seriously,
"Little earthworm, you've been in love twice. Do you really know what love is? Do you really know what kind of person you want to date?"
This question really confused Qiu Yingying. She opened her mouth blankly.
"Just... like Mr. Meng and Sister Fan?"
Qu Xiaoxiao took a tissue to wipe her hands and looked at her.
"That's not wrong. Being happy and relaxed is the most basic thing. But what makes you happy and relaxed? At least the two of you have to be on equal footing! It's not like you were doing it before, where you'd blow the other person's every display of basic courtesy and manners, and think they were so excellent and perfect."
She leaned forward and said word by word,
"You, Qiu Yingying, the most important thing right now is to stand up straight! Stand tall! You should choose a man based on whether he's worthy of me, instead of spending all day wondering, 'Ah, does he really like me?' or 'Why does he like me when I'm so ordinary?' Are they good? How good are they? Can they be better than Meng Yanchen? ? Can they treat you better than the sisters on the 22nd floor? Stop listening to your parents' nonsense all the time."
Qiu Yingying was stunned by what she said, blinking her eyes, as if she understood but not quite.
Qu Xiaoxiao patted her shoulder and concluded her speech.
"So, you're right to think about it more. Look carefully and don't jump to conclusions."
Qiu Yingying nodded seriously, and suddenly clenched her fist, looking like she had found a new direction in life.
"Xiao Qu, you really said it so well. You really are worthy of being my master. I don't want to fall in love for the time being. I want to work and strive hard. You're right! I want to be reserved! I must meet someone who is willing to treat me wholeheartedly and devote himself to me, just like President Meng treats Sister Fan!"
Then she suddenly remembered something and became excited. She grabbed Qu Xiaoxiao's arm and shook it.
"Oh right! Did you receive that mysterious invitation from President Meng? I'm already looking forward to it! Do you think Sister Fan will be so moved that she'll cry?"
Qu Xiaoxiao poked her head and said, "Be more careful. Sister Fan will be back in a couple of days. Don't let anything slip in front of her."
Qiu Yingying quickly covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and she nodded vigorously.
"That's right! You can't tell me! You absolutely can't tell me!"
Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Qiu Yingying's silly expression, then lowered her head to glance at her phone which was still silent.
"Forget it. The Zhaos aren't good matches, and the cultured Zhaos are even less so. You can be casual when eating meat, but once you're full... you have to put on your dignity!"
After Zhao Ziqian finished the meeting and discussed the follow-up matters with Zhou Feng, he walked towards the parking lot alone.
Just as he reached his black Bentley, he stopped.
I saw that the front tire on the driver's side was obviously deflated and lay limp on the ground lifeless.
Zhao Ziqian raised his eyebrows, his expression calm, and counted down.
“3, 2, 1!”
“Oh my—”
A bright yellow Mini Polo did a beautiful drift and stopped precisely in the parking space next to him.
Qu Xiaoxiao pushed open the car door, covered her mouth in pretended surprise, with an exaggerated and undisguised gloating expression on her face.
"Mr. Zhao! What's wrong with the tires of your luxury car?"
She blinked her innocent eyes, walked around the flat tire, and shook her head.
"It seems some people won't be able to go home today~"
After saying that, she whistled at him proudly, leaned her body sideways, and lazily leaned on the front of her little Polo, raising her delicate little chin.
"Tsk, how pitiful. If you beg me now, I might consider giving you a ride."
Zhao Ziqian looked at her "successful" look and walked up to her in a few steps.
One hand rested casually on the roof of the car beside her ear. He leaned over slightly and leaned close to her ear. His warm breath brushed against her earlobe. His voice was low and slow, full of teasing.
"If you want to take me home, just tell me. There's really no need to go through so much trouble."
He paused and continued, "Although our family has money, wouldn't it be better to save it for you?"
Qu Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat. She pretended to be calm, blinking her big innocent eyes and speaking in a coquettish and pretentious voice.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand a thing."
"Oh? Really? You wrongly accused a good person?"
Zhao Ziqian raised his eyebrows, slowly took out his mobile phone from the inside pocket of his suit, and tapped the screen lightly with his fingertips.
Then, he pointed the screen steadily at Qu Xiaoxiao.
On the screen, a high-definition video is playing——
In the picture, Qu Xiaoxiao squatted stealthily beside the tire of his Bentley, aimed at the tire, and stabbed it with a knife.
The smile on Qu Xiaoxiao's face froze instantly——
Come on, thunder, strike me to death!
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