"Oh my god, your face looks so scary."
"What's going on? It's like a ghost story this early in the morning."
"This is so annoying..."
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the receptionist, showing good judgment, called over Chu Ruoxue's secretary, who then led Qin Yiheng into the office.
What brings you here?
In the past, when Qin Yiheng came, his secretary would notify Chu Ruoxue in advance. But later, Chu Ruoxue said that Qin Yiheng didn't need to be notified in advance if he came again. Why did he change his attitude today?
And that wasn't all. Chu Ruoxue then scolded the secretary, "Who told you to bring him in?"
"President Chu, this Qin..." The secretary tried to explain, but was interrupted by Chu Ruoxue's cold voice, "Alright, you can leave."
The secretary felt very wronged, but dared not say anything. She could only obediently close the door and then turn around with a gossipy expression.
Judging from this, the two of them don't seem to get along very well?
"Secretary Jin, what's going on? What happened to Qin Yiheng?"
"Yeah, I was curious too. I came here this morning with a face like I'd been to a grave."
"Hey? Did you guys watch Jiang Yan's live stream yesterday? It was so exciting..."
"I don't know, what's wrong? Tell me quickly..."
While the employees outside gathered to listen to the stories and brainstorm, the atmosphere inside the office between Qin Yiheng and Chu Ruoxue was far from harmonious; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was tense.
Qin Yiheng rolled up his sleeves, revealing the wound inside. It was unclear whether he had torn it due to his movements, but a layer of blood seeped through the white gauze, making it look rather frightening.
"What do you mean?" Chu Ruoxue glanced at him.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Yesterday, Jiang Yan and I were in danger, why didn't you do anything about it?" Qin Yiheng said coldly.
The two of them seemed to be having a contest to see who could be colder, each showing less and less mercy than the other.
"You're a miracle doctor, a great hero. You handled those bodyguards at the Chu family with ease, so how did you get injured yesterday? If it weren't for the Chu family, you probably would have..."
Chu Ruoxue shook her head, not saying the rest of her words, but the meaning was already very clear.
Their conflict lies in whether Qin Yiheng should be allied with the Chu family, or the Chu family should be allied with Qin Yiheng.
If Qin Yiheng can't function without the Chu family, then he should adjust his attitude, be a qualified person who relies on the Chu family, and stop thinking he can control the Chu family or overestimate himself.
“I know what you want to prove, but there’s no need to risk your life to prove it. If no one had arrived last night, Jiang Yan and I would be…” Qin Yiheng seemed unable to continue when he mentioned Jiang Yan. His eyes reddened, and he said softly, “Yan Yan is still sick at home.”
Chu Ruoxue looked up in surprise, but quickly composed herself.
Qin Yiheng's sadness just now was so genuine! His eyes turned red so easily?
It's actually true that Jiang Yan is sick.
After Leopard and the others left last night, Jiang Yan tidied up the house, and the two of them lay down on the bed to go to sleep.
The apartment has two rooms, and they usually sleep separately to avoid any accidental incidents that could lead to irreversible consequences.
However, Qin Yiheng was worried that Jiang Yan would be frightened, so with her tacit consent, the two slept in the same room.
Jiang Yan fell asleep quickly, but her sleep was very restless. After being awakened twice by nightmares, she developed a fever in the middle of the night.
It's easy to imagine that, after being caught in the rain and frightened, anyone who isn't as physically robust as Qin Yiheng would definitely fall ill.
He used his internal energy to bring down Jiang Yan's fever and gave her medicine. When he woke up in the morning and saw that she was awake and not feeling so bad, he came to find Chu Ruoxue.
"You said it yourself, it might really be a matter of life and death if no one arrives in time. But didn't someone arrive? You, Doctor Qin, are all-powerful, do you need one more from the Chu family?" Chu Ruoxue said with disdain, seemingly complaining that Qin Yiheng was making too many moves and not loyal enough to the Chu family.
Qin Yiheng was enraged by her words. He slammed his hand on the table and reached out to grab Chu Ruoxue's collar.
However, as he reached his hand closer, he remembered that Chu Ruoxue was a woman, and no matter what, he couldn't lay a hand on a woman.
Unfortunately, Chu Ruoxue was emboldened and continued to provoke him: "What? You feel embarrassed because I called you out? This is the Chu Group, do you want to make a move?"
With a "smack," Chu Ruoxue also slammed her hand on the table and stood up. The two stared at each other, their eyes flashing with a fierce and piercing light.
These two noises were enough to attract the attention of those outside.
The employees, who were already engrossed in listening to the story, all crowded around the office door and started peeking through the crack in the door.
"Oh my god, are they going to start fighting?"
"Aren't President Chu and Mr. Qin on good terms? They can't fight, can they?"
"What's this about good or bad relationships? Society is so realistic..."
As they were discussing it, the noise inside suddenly grew louder, as if a heated argument was taking place.
"You're absolutely right about one thing. I, Qin Yiheng, am incredibly powerful. Even if I leave your Chu family, there are plenty of other families that want me." Qin Yiheng suddenly gained the upper hand, and his voice rose considerably, enough for those outside to hear the gist of it.
"I knew it." Chu Ruoxue raised her voice. "I saw it coming a long time ago. Last time, you clearly had evidence, but you insisted on waiting until the very end to reveal it, slapping the Chu family in the face. What do you mean by that? When you want to subdue the Chu family and then pledge allegiance to a new master, you can talk to them?"
"Nonsense!" Qin Yiheng raised his hand.
Go ahead and hit them.
Chu Ruoxue saw his hand stop in mid-air and urgently gestured with her eyes.
Qin Yiheng couldn't bring himself to do it. Although he and Chu Ruoxue had agreed to include a physical altercation for realism when they were acting, actually hitting a woman, especially Chu Ruoxue, just...
Hurry up and call, or the surveillance cameras won't be able to hide it from you any longer.
Chu Ruoxue was so anxious she was about to jump up and down, but in order not to look strange on the surveillance footage, she couldn't make any big movements.
After a long standoff, a loud "slap" was heard as Chu Ruoxue struck first and slapped Qin Yiheng across the face.
"What do you want? You've gone too far..." Chu Ruoxue shouted.
"Smack!"
Qin Yiheng slapped Chu Ruoxue across the face without hesitation.
"Ah—" Chu Ruoxue was hit so hard that she fell to the ground with a loud sound.
"Qin Yiheng—" she screamed, her voice filled with anguish.
Chaos immediately erupted outside the door.
Those who had initially been discussing the topic with a gossipy attitude all became wary.
"What's going on? A real fight has broken out! It's so loud!"
"Why don't we go in and take a look?"
"Is this feasible? What if President Chu gets angry? What if we just barge in like this..."
In the end, it was Secretary Jin who made the decision. She shouted, "Don't worry about all that, just go in! If something happens, President Chu will be even angrier!"
The door was pushed open, and everyone gasped when they saw the scene inside.
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