Chapter 55 But he was very good to me and gave me all the money he cheated...
With only six days left until New Year's Eve, the air in the Zhengfeng Group headquarters building is filled with a tense and anxious feeling.
The two black printers in the president's office were visibly smoking. A maintenance technician was squatting beside them, removing screws, and the screwdriver made the parts clink.
The third printer was placed next to Gu Qing's workstation. As she reached out to take the freshly printed project approval form, her fingertips shrank back due to the heat.
She couldn't help but complain, "Why do all the deadlines have to be before the holidays? Debt collectors are afraid their clients will run away during the Lunar New Year holiday, those approving projects want to start work at the beginning of the year, and those signing payrolls are worried people won't get paid. I understand all that. But are all those other tasks that important? Don't people celebrate after the holidays? Why do we have to rush to make big plans before Spring Festival?"
Qiao Yu couldn't agree more: "Boss Qin has been signing all morning, and I can see he doesn't look too good. No one would be happy with this workload."
The pen in Qin Jixiu's hand was about to spark, and so was his heart.
As soon as he arrived at work today, the entrance to the president's office was crowded with people queuing up waiting for his signature.
Just after signing a cooperation agreement, the sales manager pushed the door open and reported on this year's work. The first thing he said was "When I first joined the company." Qin Jixiu listened patiently for five minutes before he picked out the core data from a pile of "memories of the past" - annual sales exceeded the target by 5%.
"Got it," he said, lowering his head to sign the report. His pen slipped across the paper, leaving a deep mark. "The data is fine. Just follow the process."
The manager wanted to say a few more words about the "team's struggle history", but Qin Jixiu looked over and saw fatigue mixed with impatience in his eyes. The other party tactfully shut up and quietly retreated with the signed documents.
The moment the door closed, Qin Jixiu leaned back in his chair and pinched his swollen temples, but his mind was not at peace.
He is chased by work during the day and has to "compete wits and courage" with Shi Rui at night.
Shi Rui promised to let him do it next time, but the actual action went against his promise.
The first time, Shi Rui said that he was too busy recently and not very interested. Qin Jixiu also lost interest seeing his depressed look, and the matter ended in nothing.
The second time, Qin Jixiu was going to force his way in regardless of Shi Rui's thoughts, but Shi Rui suddenly stuck out his healthy, rosy tongue and said, "I want to use this."
Qin Jixiu thought to himself, "Fuck!" No man could resist a partner who took the initiative. He swallowed and nodded excitedly.
Of course it was great this time.
Qin Jixiu secretly swore in his heart that he would never do this again next time.
The third time, Shi Rui didn't wait for him to get ready and rushed over right after taking a shower. Her warm lips started from his forehead and went all the way down.
Qin Jixiu felt dizzy, and by the time he came to his senses, he had already been turned over.
Afterwards, he lay on the bed, listening to Shi Rui laughing in his ear, and said, "Brother, you seemed to like it just now."
Qin Jixiu wanted to refute, but found that his throat was too hoarse to make a sound, so he could only bury his head in the pillow and pretend to be dead.
After doing it more and more times, Qin Jixiu gradually got used to it and even enjoyed it a little.
Sometimes, Qin Jixiu really wanted to kneel down and beg himself to be more capable and not always be led by Shi Rui. Later, he found that the angle for kneeling was just right.
That night, Shi Rui had to do his homework as usual. Qin Jixiu was conflicted and still refused to cooperate, but it did not affect Shi Rui's performance at all.
Midway through, he raised his left hand with difficulty and said, "No, my butt is wronged."
Shi Rui grabbed his hand and kissed it again and again, leaving a wet touch. He leaned over and chuckled in Qin Jixiu's ear: "What grievance? I think it likes it very much."
Qin Jixiu swallowed and tried to reason with him: "I've been busy all day and I'm exhausted. Can't you let me rest for a while?"
"But I feel uncomfortable." Shi Rui lowered his head and rubbed his neck.
Qin Jixiu still softened his heart.
After a while.
Qin Jixiu angrily shouted, "Do you think you're pounding garlic?!"
Shi Rui stopped what he was doing, looked up at him, his eyes full of smiles, and leaned close to his ear and said, "Brother, mashed garlic isn't that fine, this is garlic juice."
Damn it, Qin Jixiu cursed in his heart and closed his eyes pretending to be dead.
In short, he didn't gain any advantage from the bed fight with Shi Rui.
Qin Jixiu unilaterally started the defense. He encouraged Shi Rui to go out and play with his friends at night, but Shi Rui said that he had no friends in Jiangcheng except him.
"How could he not be there? Isn't it Jiang Lin?" Qin Jixiu said.
Shi Rui thought about it. Indeed, Jiang Lin had sent him a WeChat message a few days ago, saying that he wanted to invite him to dinner before the Spring Festival, and that he wanted to bring Yang Qiao along. He hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, but now that Qin Jixiu mentioned it, he remembered it.
Shi Rui felt that Jiang Lin's attitude towards Yang Qiao was not right. Perhaps he felt that it was pitiful for a girl like her to be away from home, so he always wanted to care for her.
Shi Rui doesn't like gossiping about other people's affairs.
He told Qin Jixiu, who nodded immediately, fearing that he would regret it: "You and Jiang Lin haven't seen each other for a long time, it would be nice to go out and get together. I can just do some work at home tonight, so you don't have to accompany me."
The place Jiang Lin chose was very close to Qin Jixiu's house, and it was inconvenient to park at the destination, so Shi Rui took a taxi there.
Jiang Lin saw that he came alone, looked behind him, and didn't see anyone else, with some disappointment in his eyes.
Shi Rui instantly saw through his thoughts, raised his eyes slowly and said, "He has something to do today."
Jiang Lin lowered his head uncomfortably: "Oh, Mr. Qin is very busy."
As Shi Rui walked up the stairs, he glanced at Yang Qiao, who was standing next to Jiang Lin. She was wearing a white coat and light makeup.
Yang Qiao smiled at him: "Shi Rui, long time no see."
"Hello." Shi Rui replied with a faint smile. He had never spoken to Yang Qiao during high school. He just knew that there seemed to be such a person in the liberal arts class next door.
This restaurant served food quickly, the dishes were cheap, large in size and delicious, but Yang Qiao stared at the table in a daze.
Seeing her distracted, Jiang Lin couldn't help but ask, "Yang Qiao, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yang Qiao came back to her senses and shook her head: "No, I just miss my boyfriend a little bit."
Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment, looking at her in surprise: "Ah? Your boyfriend? But wasn't he arrested for fraud? Why do you still miss him?"
Yang Qiao's face darkened, and she bit her lip and said, "But he was very good to me. He gave me all the money he scammed, and I didn't dare spend a cent. He's too cruel. After all, he had been in a relationship with Ye Bo for several years, and he actually sent him to jail with his own hands. He showed no mercy at all."
Shi Rui raised his eyes but didn't respond.
Jiang Lin seamlessly connected with his train of thought: "And you're cheating on someone else's feelings? That's too much."
"Things like love are very subjective, and Ye Bo didn't want to be involved," Yang Qiao hastily explained. "It was because he was so difficult to deal with and kept pursuing Ye Bo, that we ended up dating. He was the one who gave me all those gifts during our relationship, but after we broke up, he turned around and sued Ye Bo for fraud. He's so stingy!"
Shi Rui put down the water cup, looked at Yang Qiao, and asked calmly, "What did you give me?"
Yang Qiao was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect Shi Rui to ask this. After hesitating for a few seconds, she said, "I sent a car."
"What car?" Shi Rui asked.
Yang Qiao's eyes flickered: "Porsche."
"Oh my god!" Jiang Lin exclaimed in amazement, "Such a rich young lady? She's so generous."
"It's not a young lady," Yang Qiao corrected him, "it's a man."
As soon as these words were spoken, the box fell silent. Shi Rui and Jiang Lin exchanged a glance and both stepped back, as if they had heard something incredible.
Shi Rui frowned slightly.
Jiang Lin's comment was straightforward: "How disgusting! She's popular with both men and women."
"No!" Yang Qiao hastily retorted, her voice rising a few notches. "Ye Bo accepted his advances and gifts for me, to give me a better life! He has no feelings for that man at all; he only has me in his heart!"
Shi Rui stroked the rim of the cup with his fingertips, his eyes falling on Yang Qiao's red eyes.
Blaming mistakes on "the other party being difficult" and packaging calculations as "for the sake of love" are just attempts to find an excuse to make oneself feel at ease.
Shi Rui didn't want to say anything more, but at this moment he couldn't help but ask, "Do you really think so?"
Yang Qiao's eyes flickered. "Yes, Ye Bo has no feelings for him. Furthermore, we've already paid back the money and car the other party gave Ye Bo, but he's still holding on to it. Rich people are just so stingy!"
Jiang Lin scratched his head. He wanted to say, "Even if it's for you, it's wrong to lie to someone," but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. He was not good at Chinese, so he didn't know what else to say nicely.
Shi Rui was too lazy to comment.
The atmosphere in the box suddenly turned cold.
Seeing that neither of them was talking, Yang Qiao felt a little embarrassed and took the initiative to change the subject: "By the way, do you remember Li Mengmeng from high school? She got married a while ago to a rich second-generation man. Her circle of friends is full of pictures of luxury cars and mansions. It's really enviable."
Jiang Lin was still too kind and cooperated with her in chatting about gossip.
Shi Rui had no interest in getting involved, so he took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Qin Jixiu: [What are you doing?]
Qin Jixiu: [Did you finish eating so quickly?]
Shi Rui: [Soon.]
Shi Rui: [I miss you, brother.]
Qin Jixiu: [I’ll pick you up after this?]
Shi Rui: [No, I'll take a taxi myself. It's cold outside, and you'll have to change clothes before going out. That's a bother.]
Qin Jixiu: [It’s very close, I can get there in ten minutes.]
Shi Rui didn't insist: [Okay, then I'll wait for you.]
Qin Jixiu drove a relatively low-key car today and came to pick people up on time.
The three of them walked out of the restaurant. Shi Rui looked forward and saw Qin Jixiu had already gotten out of the car. He was wearing a black coat and standing under the street light with a straight posture.
Qin Jixiu strode over.
"Is it over?" Qin Jixiu asked with a smile, then turned to look at Jiang Lin and Yang Qiao and greeted them briefly.
Jiang Lin nodded quickly: "Hello, Mr. Qin! What brings you here? I thought you would be busy until late."
"I'll come pick him up when I'm done," Qin Jixiu smiled and asked politely, "Are you guys going home? Do you want me to call a car for you?"
"No, no," Jiang Lin waved his hand hurriedly, "I've already called a car, it'll be here soon. Mr. Qin, please take Shi Rui back first, don't waste your time."
Qin Jixiu didn't hesitate and nodded at them: "Then we'll go first. Be careful on the road."
The car slowly drove away. Jiang Lin watched the taillights disappear into the night before turning to Yang Qiao and saying, "The car is almost here. Let's go wait in front."
Yang Qiao didn't move, just stood there, her face pale, her nails dug into her palms so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Jiang Lin saw that something was wrong with her and asked in confusion, "Yang Qiao, what's wrong with you?"
Yang Qiao snapped back to her senses, her voice trembling slightly, "Did you just... call him Mr. Qin?"
"Yes," Jiang Lin nodded without thinking, "He is the president of Zhengfeng Group, Qin Jixiu, Shi Rui and I's boss."
"You said his name is Qin Jixiu?" Anger instantly appeared in Yang Qiao's eyes.
Jiang Lin was startled by her reaction and nodded blankly: "Yeah, what's wrong? Do you know Mr. Qin?"
Yang Qiao's lips trembled, and the color on her face gradually faded. She clutched the corner of her clothes tightly and tried to calm her breathing. After a long time, she forced a smile: "I don't know him, but I think the name sounds familiar. The car is here, let's go."
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