Chapter 34: Going Crazy Day 34: The Five Roots (I)…
General Assistant 34
"It definitely wasn't me. I didn't betray your whereabouts, President Lie. If it were me, I'm willing to resign to prove my innocence." Qin Ming spoke up for himself for the 10,086th time with a hoarse voice.
However, what he got in return was Nangong Lie's distrustful look.
Qin Ming looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle: So sad, his career suffered a century-long Waterloo.
And he looked at Tan Mo with condemnation and contempt.
Tan Mo just wanted to teach this small profiteer who was raising prices a lesson, and she didn't really want to get rid of his job.
"Actually, you've wronged a good person, Nangong Lie. I didn't get the news from him, so please don't make things difficult for him."
Qin Ming's eyes were full of stars: I didn't expect Mr. Tan to be able to speak human language.
Nangong Lie placed his thumb and index finger on his chin, looking thoughtful. "I've thought about this again and again. If he wasn't one of your men, would you be so kind as to explain for him?"
Tan Mo: ...
Qin Ming: ...
"Stop playing tricks on me, you two. I'm not that stupid."
Tan Mo stared at him: "No, you are indeed stupid."
Qin Ming: "One hundred percent."
"I've thought about it again and again, and I think it's better to return it to you than to keep a spy around to steal my trade secrets."
Tan Mo: "When you think deeply, even God will laugh. Think less deeply in the future."
Qin Ming: "Thinking is thinking, not thinking is not thinking, that is thinking..."
"No, wait a moment!" Qin Ming seemed to be awakened. "What did you say? Let me go back to Mr. Tan?"
Oh my god, what’s the difference between that and letting a tiger go back to the mountains or throwing meat buns at a dog?
Every time Qin Ming went to Mr. Tan's place, he drooled with envy.
There is food and drink, no need to work overtime, and a mattress to sleep on. Most importantly, the office is full of nice-smelling colleagues who are very friendly to a mysophobia like him.
"Great!" Qin Ming smiled. "Boss Tan, let me pack up and I'll report in tomorrow."
Tan Mo: ...
Lu Xingjian: ...
"Or do you want me to come over now?"
"Wait a moment." Lu Xingjian stood up with dead eyes. "Boss Lie, I deduced your whereabouts based on a photo, not Qin Ming. So there's no need to send Qin Ming over."
Nangong Lie: "A photo?"
"Could it be the photo I took?" Xu Xiaonian, who had been watching the farce in silence, suddenly trotted over to Lu Xingjian, with a sneaky look and a little excitement in her eyes.
Lu Xingjian nodded.
"Wow! You're amazing. I just sent a photo of me eating, and you were able to find this place!" Xu Xiaonian admired. "Assistant Lu, you're like Sherlock Holmes in a detective movie."
"That's nothing. The main thing is that what you eat is quite special, high-end Japanese cuisine, and there are only a few places like that in the whole city of A. And every place has different fresh food presentation and tableware. Just take your photo to Dianping and compare them."
Xu Xiaonian was surprised and delighted: "So it can be done this way, I didn't know it before."
Tan Mo snorted twice, crossed her arms and joined in, "I'm the one who's so good, okay? If I hadn't got the photo, what would Xiao Lu have used for comparison?"
"You're awesome too."
"So... it was you who betrayed me?" Nangong Lie's voice was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out of it.
Xu Xiaonian: "Ah, this..."
She didn't dare look at Nangong Lie, like Sang Biao who knew he had done something wrong, and avoided his gaze, "Not really. This photo was taken a few days ago. I just told them that I was still eating at the same Japanese restaurant with you last time... I didn't expect..."
"Xu Xiaonian!" Nangong Lie interrupted her angrily, "Do you know that this time I invited Mr. Song from Guanghua Media, and we want to discuss important business secrets. Whether we can bring down Tan Mo depends entirely on this cooperation..."
"Didn't I tell you not to get close to Tan Mo? She's not a good person! Why don't you listen to me?"
Xu Xiaonian said in a low voice, "But Tan Mo is my friend, I don't think she is a bad person..."
Tan Mo's heart softened, and she slapped Nangong Lie, "Why are you so mean to her? I forced her to post the photos, come at me if you dare."
"Stand up for her? Then you're willing to do anything for her, right?"
"Yes! That's it."
Nangong Lie was stunned.
Xu Xiaonian crossed her arms, her eyes sparkling: So manly.
Lu Xingjian moved between Xu Xiaonian and Tan Mo, silently blocking Xu Xiaonian.
Qin Ming's eyes flickered between these people: Has the script changed? A beautiful woman saving a beautiful woman and fighting a bully, while a servant protects his master and becomes jealous?
Hearing Tan Mo say this, Nangong Lie was furious, "Then get out of here before my guests arrive."
Tan Mo smiled shyly: "Except this one."
Nangong Lie: ...
Tan Mo said shamelessly: "I'm here now, just bear with it."
"It's dinner time, and I came to you before I even had dinner. You'll have to take the blame."
Nangong Lie: ...
There was a lot of noise and fighting in the private room when a waiter came running in hurriedly, "Boss Lie, Boss Song has arrived."
Nangong Lie thought for a few seconds: "Hmph, I won't argue with you anymore. You'd better be quiet later! Don't delay my business."
After saying that, he turned around and went out with the waiter to pick someone up.
Tan Mo touched her nose and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Qin Ming and Lu Xingjian walked at the back.
The private room was a tatami room, and the sliding door could only allow one adult to pass through. Qin Ming and Lu Xingjian bumped into each other, and the two squeezed each other, as if neither of them would give way to the other.
Qin Ming gathered all his strength and leaned his upper body forward.
He gritted his teeth and insisted, "If you hadn't used a trick last time and suddenly pushed me towards President Lie, I would have worked for President Tan a long time ago."
"Look at how stingy you are. Didn't I exclude you from the discussion with Mr. Tan about how to return to the palace?"
"You're worried that I'm too good and too dazzling as Mr. Tan's assistant, and that I'll overshadow you, right? This time, I absolutely must perform well in front of Mr. Tan. As a person, you shouldn't be too outstanding. Recruiting people..."
Lu Xingjian was forced to get involved in the 'dispute over who goes out first'. Listening to the noise around him, he narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly stepped back.
Due to inertia, Qin Ming rushed out directly, then stepped on Tan Mo's heel and stepped on Tan Mo's shoes.
Tan Mo: ...
Qin Ming: That’s great, Mr. Tan is wearing sneakers, not high heels.
Tan Mo jumped on one foot and turned around, "...What do you want to do?"
"……envy."
"You're jealous of me, so you want to step on my shoes?" Tan Mo yelled in fear, "You're such a scary person, Lu Xingjian, come and save me."
"I'm coming." Lu Xingjian ran over with a kind face and helped Tan Mo put on shoes.
Qin Ming: ...That’s great, I’m beyond help.
*
What Tan Mo didn't expect was that the so-called Mr. Song from Guanghua Film and Television, whom Nangong Lie mentioned, turned out to be the cuckold, Song Yuanqiao, whom she met at the last banquet.
Her only impression of him was that her child was actually her younger brother.
Nangong asked the waiter to serve the dishes, and when he turned around, he saw Tan Mo staring at his distinguished guest.
Nangong Lie coughed violently, trying to awaken Tan Mo's conscience.
Tan Mo covered her nose and mouth, waving her hands in disgust, "Do you have any sense of public morality? Coughing when you have a cold is contagious."
Nangong Lie: ...
"My dear Jie Jie, Mr. Song is indeed a handsome uncle, still has his charm, you don't have to keep staring at him. Don't mess around." Nangong Lie lowered his voice and lectured her.
Tan Mo looked at Tan Mo as if she were a pig.
"Mr. Lie, all the dishes are served." said the waiter.
"Oh, okay..." Before Nangong Lie could finish his words, he heard Tan Mo calling out to Lu Xingjian, who was kneeling beside him, "Come here quickly. Didn't you hear that the dishes are all served? Come and eat."
Nangong Lie: ...
"Thank you, Mr. Tan." Lu Xingjian thanked politely and then sat next to Tan Mo.
Qin Ming looked cautiously at Nangong Lie, whose eyes were blazing with anger, then pretended not to know, and rolled over and crawled over, smiling happily.
Nangong Lie has been short of money recently, and he has been following Nangong Lie out to do business, so he has no chance to have such a luxurious meal. He has to make a good use of it today.
Nangong Lie stroked the bulging veins on his forehead, clenched his fists, and swallowed his anger.
He looked at Song Yuanqiao with an apologetic smile, "Boss Song, I'm so sorry, this is my employee. He has never seen such a big scene. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"It's not a big deal. This is your sister who just came back home not long ago, right?"
Unexpectedly, the other party was talking about Tan Mo. Nangong Lie was stunned and felt uncomfortable. "You still remember me, Uncle Song. We only met for a short while at the last banquet." Tan Mo chewed sashimi, the unique spiciness of wasabi rushing into her nose, and her whole face wrinkled with discomfort.
"How could I not remember? I haven't seen a lively girl like you for a long time." Uncle Song smiled and poured barley tea for Tan Mo.
Being praised by her elders, Tan Mo laughed heartily.
Nangong Lie: I must regain the initiative!
"Mr. Song, I see you've met before. That saves me the trouble of introducing myself. My sister just came back, and this is her first time dining in such a high-end restaurant. I apologize if I've offended you." Nangong Lie said politely.
Tan Mo: This is typical green tea talk!
"Let's continue discussing the cooperation we discussed on the last phone call."
Let you cooperate!
"Brother, what are you saying?" Tan Mo said sadly. "What's the big deal about restaurants? They're all places to eat. Uncle Song, did I offend you?"
"Of course not! I hate people talking about table manners and dining rules. When I was a child, my family had no money and I grew up in the countryside with my grandparents. There weren't so many rules."
Tan Mo took advantage of the situation and acted like a good girl. "I'm really sorry. My brother offended you. I apologize to him."
Nangong Lie was so angry that his teeth were itching.
"Let me introduce you," Tan Mo said, "This is my assistant..."
She pointed at them one by one, and when she came to Xu Xiaonian, she was about to say that this was her friend, but Nangong Lie interrupted her.
Nangong Lie was still angry about what Xu Xiaonian had revealed. He took a sip of shochu, staring at the table in front of him with a gloomy look, and said, "She is the woman who followed me."
Tan Mo: ???
Xu Xiaonian: ???
Xu Xiaonian snorted softly: "What do you mean by follow?"
Nangong Lie: "You know it in your heart."
"Oh, I understand." Xu Xiaonian said, "So you are a rootless person? That's why you let women follow you?"
Nangong Lie: ...Why is it so weird?
Xu Xiaonian: "Do you have any roots at all? How do you want me to follow you?"
Nangong Lie: ...
Tan Mo applauded: "Wow! Xiao Nian, you have created a medical miracle. You have given roots to the rootless."
Nangong Lie: ...
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