There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, because Qiao Xi had told him the time was four o'clock in the afternoon, but she had suddenly appeared now, and here at that.
Qiao Xi didn't dare to be too blatant in this situation, so she could only subtly exchange glances with him.
With their tacit cooperation, Qi Jincheng quickly understood Qiao Xi's meaning and temporarily refrained from looking at her, but his eyes still lingered on her out of the corner of his eye.
"So handsome!"
"Yes, he looks much more handsome than in the photos."
"I now suspect that those reporters and media outlets deliberately smeared him and made him look ugly in photos."
Qiao Xi heard the whispers of her classmates standing next to her. Apart from Su Qingyao, the others were looking at her with predatory eyes.
One student volunteered, "Ahem, I'll go and bring him some water in a bit."
“I want to go,” another classmate interrupted her.
Another person whispered, "I want to go too."
Seeing them arguing about this, Su Qingyao quickly advised, "What's the rush? You'll have plenty of opportunities when you're patrolling the school later."
"Class monitor, do you mean we can follow you when you patrol the school later?" the students asked excitedly.
Su Qingyao said, not entirely sure, "It should be okay."
Although it was an uncertain answer, they were already very happy to hear it!
However, a classmate quickly caught the key point in Su Qingyao's words: "Class monitor, you just said 'you guys'? Don't you have feelings for him?"
Su Qingyao said very clearly, "I am quite self-aware and do not want to offend the heir of the Jinghua family. I cannot afford to offend this Mrs. Qi."
Upon hearing her words, Qiao Xi could only offer four words of praise: "A truly clear-headed person."
However, some of the other students were clear-headed, saying, "What you're saying is really true."
For some inexplicable reason, Qiao Xi said, "It's just for looking, don't overthink it."
This statement was immediately echoed by the other students, who agreed, "Qiao Xi is right, we'll just observe."
“That’s right, we’re not like the finance department students,” the students immediately chimed in.
Su Qingyao didn't want to continue discussing this issue with them. She checked the time and said to Qiao Xi, "Qiao Xi, you go ahead."
"What are you doing?" Qiao Xi didn't react for a moment.
"Go deliver the water," Su Qingyao reminded her.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi dared not make any rash moves, because all the hostile gazes around her were directed at her.
Su Qingyao knew they all wanted to go, which was why she let Qiao Xi go. Only Qiao Xi was as self-aware as she was, as she could tell from the moment she saw Qi Jincheng, unlike the other classmates who couldn't wait to pounce on him.
She felt safest sending Qiao Xi; she didn't trust any of her other classmates.
Today's 'waitress' job was assigned to her by the supervisor, so she dared not make any mistakes.
Seeing that Qiao Xi remained unmoved, Su Qingyao urged her again, "Go quickly."
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Qiao Xi said, trying to deflect the question.
“There’s nothing wrong with taking turns,” Su Qingyao said deliberately to them.
The student who heard this immediately understood what she meant and said quickly, "I'll be next in line."
"I'm next."
"I!"
"..."
Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment before picking up the water, but Su Qingyao gestured to her with her eyes, "Go ahead."
"Okay." Qiao Xi nodded, and then started handing water to the big shots from the first row.
She finally reached Qi Jincheng and handed him a glass of water with a smile, "Mr. Qi, here's your water."
At this moment, many eyes were watching them, especially Su Qingyao and the others. She just wanted to quickly deliver the water and then continue to deliver it to the back, but unfortunately, Qi Jincheng did not reach out to take the water.
Qiao Xi gave him a subtle look, hinting that he should quickly take the water, but he seemed not to understand and stared back at her with that alluring gaze.
After a moment of eye contact, he reached for the water, but as he did so, he lowered his voice and said, "I'll be waiting for you outside in ten minutes."
"No, there are people outside." Qiao Xi rejected his request without hesitation.
As Qi Jincheng collected the water, he asked, "Isn't there a place where no one is around?"
"Let's talk about it when we get home later." Qiao Xi said, preparing to walk towards the back, but Qi Jincheng almost grabbed her. "No, I want to hug Xi'er right now."
Qiao Xi knew that if she didn't agree, he would reach out and grab her.
Having no other choice, she could only bite the bullet and agree, "I understand, see you outside in a bit."
Qi Jincheng smiled as he pleased and said in a voice that everyone could hear but wouldn't be abrupt, "Thank you, classmate."
"You're welcome, Mr. Qi." Qiao Xi's heart started pounding.
This small gesture was enough to make Su Qingyao and the others have all sorts of wild thoughts.
Just as she was walking away, Qi Jincheng whispered to her again, "Don't touch any other man's hand."
"I understand," Qiao Xi said through gritted teeth. "Do you think everyone is like President Qi?"
After saying that, she quickly slipped away.
When she returned, her classmates surrounded her and asked, "Qiao Xi, what did Qi Jincheng say to you just now?"
"I didn't say anything," Qiao Xi quickly denied.
The students questioned in disbelief, "You lingered around him for a long time, and he even thanked you at the end."
"He was distracted and didn't see me hand him water," Qiao Xi said, making it up.
This answer was still quite suspicious, and in the end Su Qingyao stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, you guys go in a bit, but don't be infatuated."
Upon hearing that it would be their turn soon, they had no time to argue with Qiao Xi and couldn't help but imagine the possible interactions between themselves and Qi Jincheng.
Remembering her promise to A Jin, Qiao Xi quickly asked Su Qingyao for permission: "Class monitor, I'm going to the restroom."
"Okay." Su Qingyao readily agreed.
No sooner had Qiao Xi left than Qi Jincheng got up and went out through another door.
At that moment, the principal was speaking eloquently, but because Qi Jincheng left his seat, all eyes followed him away from the auditorium, and the principal's speech stopped instantly.
After a few seconds of silence, the principal said, "President Qi must have gone to the restroom."
Please feel free to use the restroom if needed.
Before he finished speaking, nearly half of the people followed him to the restroom, a truly spectacular sight.
Seeing this, the principal felt there was no need to continue speaking; he could take a break and wait for the others to return.
Su Qingyao and the others were no exception. Except for Su Qingyao, the other classmates chased after him, wanting to catch up with him in the restroom and block Qi Jincheng.
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