Chapter 2323 Would you like to book a standard room?
Not to mention how much of a commotion Qin Jixiu caused when he suddenly showed up in the staff cafeteria just to ask his secretary to drive him out, Qin Jixiu finally received a call from Wang Dong on Monday.
"The new factory is expected to take a year and a half to build," Wang Dong's voice came through the receiver, with the calmness of a seasoned businessman. "But our cash flow is a bit tight lately, so I'd like to ask President Qin for a partial sponsorship."
Qin Jixiu smiled and said, "Funding is not a problem." He paused and changed the subject slightly, "But I have a condition. Mr. Wang must help me convince your upstream companies to join the Jiangcheng industrial chain."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, followed by Wang Dong's appreciative laugh. "Mr. Qin may be young, but he's got a pretty good understanding of the upstream and downstream relationships." He emphasized, "Okay, I'll take it. I hope we can have a close partnership in the future."
"It's a seamless collaboration."
Qin Jixiu hung up the phone and tapped the signature of the letter of intent. The first move had finally been made, and he felt a little relieved.
Assistant Gu returned from vacation today. Not going to work is the best skin care product for a woman. She walked in with a rosy face.
"Sister Qing!" Qiao Yu looked up from the pile of documents, crying. "You're finally back. You were on vacation last week, and the three of us were all busy as hell."
Gu Qing put down her briefcase and thought to herself that she was back, but Assistant Li was on vacation again, so there were only three of them here this week.
Qiao Yu noticed her worry and quietly leaned over to say, "But don't worry. I think Boss Qin is trying to train Shi Rui. You didn't know last week that he was exhausted. Not only on weekday evenings, but he was also busy all day on weekends."
Gu Qingqi said, "Is it so exaggerated?" Her eyes subconsciously swept across the office. The door of Qin Jixiu's CEO office was closed. Shi Rui was sitting at a workstation outside, concentrating on writing something. A week later, the lines of his profile were visibly sharper than when he first started working. It seemed that he had lost weight due to fatigue.
Qiao Yu continued, "Last week, Shi Rui offended President Qin, and President Qin made him run laps as punishment. Many people saw it, so I didn't dare to say hello to him today. I was afraid that President Qin would think I was trying to win over a new colleague and make things difficult for me."
At this moment, Shi Rui suddenly raised his head and saw Gu Qing coming. He took the initiative to greet her, but he didn't call her sister like before. Instead, he called out politely, "Assistant Gu, good morning."
Gu Qing still smiled at him: "Good morning, Shi Rui. By the way, I went to Sucheng for a trip and brought you gifts. The air is dry in autumn, so I bought a few hand creams. You can choose the scent."
Shi Rui glanced at Qiao Yu's strange expression, moved his lips and said, "Let others choose first, I'll choose the rest."
Gu Qing didn't insist anymore.
Finally, Shi Rui chose one with the scent of osmanthus. Before going in to report to Qin Jixiu, he applied some on his hand. He raised his hand and sniffed it. It smelled sweet. No wonder Qin Jixiu liked it.
Gu Qing's eyes were sharp, and she immediately saw through the logic behind Shi Rui's behavior. After half an hour of observation, coupled with the gossip she heard from colleagues on the lower floors, Gu Qing's thoughts were different from Qiao Yu's. She didn't think Shi Rui was being treated coldly or excluded by President Qin. This was clearly a sign of respect and special care!
Gu Qing picked up the mug on the table, tilted his head towards the tea room, and made a "puffing" sound with his mouth.
This is the secret code between the three of them.
Qiao Yu immediately understood and grabbed her cup to follow. As soon as the two of them closed the door to the tea room, Gu Qing lowered his voice and asked, "Do you feel that Mr. Qin treats Shi Rui a little differently?"
"Are you saying we should assign him extra work?" Qiao Yu continued drinking coffee in her cup. As a worker, she could actually empathize with Shi Rui from last week, but since they were under someone else's roof, they dared not speak loudly. They all had to listen to President Qin.
"Of course not, you silly boy. Ever since President Qin suddenly transferred Shi Rui here, I felt he must have other motives. Until today, I finally understood."
Qiao Yu urged, "What do you understand?"
Gu Qing began to analyze the situation. The importance of the work Mr. Qin assigned to Shi Rui last week wasn't the main issue. The main issue was Mr. Qin's apparent trust in a newcomer. He didn't bring an experienced secretary with him to discuss matters with Wang Dong, but brought Shi Rui along, unconcerned about the newcomer's lack of experience and potential complications. This only meant that Mr. Qin's exception for Shi Rui wasn't accidental; it was premeditated.
And there is only one possible explanation for all the premeditation.
"Boss Qin is definitely interested in Shi Rui." Gu Qing said with certainty.
Qiao Yu, who usually only read romance novels, was so shocked that she almost spilled her coffee. Gu Qing helped her adjust the cup and continued to analyze, "My 'rotten eyes', who have read danmaku for ten years, can't be wrong. What's our CEO Qin like? A typical white-skinned, black-tongued, and beautiful CEO. And Shi Rui? Hardworking and considerate, I heard he even brought us his wardrobe after running ten laps? Young and strong, he might even be an electric motor in bed. Isn't he the standard younger puppy?"
She became more and more excited as she spoke, and finally concluded with one sentence: "I will always hold high the banner for my younger generation!"
Neither of them noticed that the door to the tea room had opened a crack. Shi Rui stood outside the door, holding an empty cup of water. His hand froze in mid-air as he was about to push the door open. Gu Qing's words rang through his ears without missing a word.
His fingers gripping the cup handle tightened involuntarily; he wasn't the only one who felt this way. Even Assistant Gu, the wisest and most understanding of Qin Jixiu, said so. It must be true.
Shi Rui quietly stepped back, pretending to have just walked over, and deliberately made some noise when he pushed the door.
Gu Qing and Qiao Yu immediately shut up.
"Shi Rui, come make some coffee?" Gu Qing pretended to be calm, picked up his cup and walked out, "I just told Qiao Yu that you worked hard last week."
“It should be.”
After the two ladies left this troubled place, Gu Qing whispered in Qiao Yu's ear, "By the way, President Qin has already decided to go on a business trip to South City this week. When he does, you'll know if what I just said was nonsense by seeing who he brings with him."
At 1:30 in the afternoon, Qin Jixiu indeed called Shi Rui to his office.
Qin Jixiu sat behind his large desk, his fingertips swiping across his tablet. The screen displayed the preliminary itinerary for his business trip to Nancheng. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, casting dappled shadows on the handsome man's face. Beneath his high nose, his thin lips were slightly pursed, his profile cold and hard, yet handsome.
"I'm flying to South City at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Go book the plane tickets and hotel." Qin Jixiu raised his eyes and landed on Shi Rui. "Pick a four-star or higher hotel close to Shanting headquarters."
"Okay." Shi Rui nodded. Perhaps he was too deeply hurt by Gu Qing's words, so he asked uncontrollably, "Want to book a standard room?"
Qin Jixiu paused holding the tablet, looked up at him, and asked sincerely, "Are you sick?"
Shi Rui: "Oh, I see."
Qin Jixiu really didn't understand what Shi Rui had "understood." This guy seemed reliable, but since this was his first time handling a business trip, he didn't want to mess up.
So he warned: "The room you live in cannot be too far away from me."
Not too far? Doesn't that mean he should live next door? Mr. Qin took him on a business trip, and he really had some ulterior motive. Shi Rui's heart was in turmoil, but he nodded quickly on the surface: "Okay, Mr. Qin, I'll remember that."
Shi Rui was afraid that Qin Jixiu would think he was trying to get close to him, so he explained himself: "I said I wanted to book a room because I thought it would save the company money. I didn't mean anything else."
"Working for others, are you also worrying about others?"
Hearing that Qin Jixiu thought he was meddling, Shi Rui had no choice but to say, "I don't have any money."
Seeing him pretending to be poor, Qin Jixiu felt that he had been taken advantage of. He waved his hand and chased him out. He said, "The company gave you a business card on your first day. Go ask Gu Qing how he usually does it. Don't try to be cute with me here."
Shi Rui had no choice but to go out and ask Gu Qing for advice.
At 9:30 on Wednesday morning, Shi Rui was standing in the airport waiting room, clutching a silver-gray suitcase. Qin Jixiu glanced at the delicate, small suitcase, recognizing it as a pricey brand. He thought to himself, "This kid must have cheated me out of money and treated me well."
Zhengfeng Group has always been generous to the secretaries of the president's office. When on business trips, the secretaries can travel first class with Qin Jixiu.
After boarding the plane, Qin Jixiu realized Shi Rui had purchased a double bed. Previously, female secretaries, to avoid suspicion, would never book a ticket with such a situation. Fortunately, there was a metal partition in the middle of the bed. Although he was reluctant, he only frowned slightly and said nothing more. He chose a window seat.
Shi Rui really didn't pay attention when he bought the plane ticket. He stood in the aisle and scratched the red tips of his ears before sitting down next to Qin Jixiu.
After the plane took off smoothly, Qin Jixiu put on his Bluetooth headset, turned on his laptop, and tapped his fingertips on the keyboard quickly.
Shi Rui turned his head and saw an English email on his screen. It was a letter of cooperation to a foreign company.
"Hours." Qin Jixiu suddenly handed him the computer and said, "Please proofread it for me to see if there are any grammatical errors."
Shi Rui immediately reached out his hand, and their fingers accidentally touched each other. The air was still too dry, and a tiny static sound was heard.
Qin Jixiu withdrew his hand and rubbed it on the blanket.
Shi Rui pretended to be calm and read the email word by word. When his fingertips slid across the screen, he could still feel the warmth left by Qin Jixiu.
After he finished reading the email, he turned his head and found that Qin Jixiu had fallen asleep to the silent movie playing in front of him. The Bluetooth headset was still in his ears, and Shi Rui helped him turn down the volume.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the plane landed at Nancheng Airport.
As soon as Shi Rui picked up his luggage, Qin Jixiu instructed him: "Send the email." He immediately found a corner, connected to the airport WiFi, sent the proofread email, and then quickly caught up with Qin Jixiu.
The hotel is not far from the airport and can be reached in half an hour.
Shi Rui booked an executive suite and a single room, and the two rooms were indeed adjacent.
He delivered Qin Jixiu's suitcase to the door of the suite and was about to turn back to his room when Qin Jixiu stopped him: "I'm having dinner with a client tonight, so get ready in advance."
"Okay, Mr. Qin."
Qin Jixiu asked him, "Can I drink?"
Shi Rui said modestly, "I can drink a little."
"Then let's see how you perform tonight."
It was just a casual remark, but Qin Jixiu's voice was lower than usual, and when it fell into Shi Rui's ears, his heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat.
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Sometimes I admire Shi Rui's brain circuit.
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