Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Do you want me to shut you up?
Zhao Xiao was stunned again and again.
Si Tu is different from him. What she can't get, he may also be able to get.
"What are you going to do?" she wanted to know.
Si Tu stopped there, glanced at her, and said, "No comment."
Zhao Xiao pursed her lips.
It's really boring.
But on second thought, it's true. I haven't given up after all these years. If it were Si Tu, it would be even more impossible for him to give up so easily.
"Okay, if you fail one day, come find me. I can still take you in." Zhao Xiao got down from his desk. "You'll always have a place here."
She would rather be his backup than give up.
Si Tu looked at her helplessly.
"That day will never come."
"That's hard to say." Zhao Xiao walked to the door, turned around, and smiled at him. "You may not be much luckier than me."
**
Two weeks later, Zhu Yinglong returned from his business trip.
That night, Qin Mian lay in bed, still suffering from insomnia.
In the past one or two years, due to some practical considerations, she has become increasingly anxious and has been suffering from insomnia.
It was only recently that she received a promotion and a raise, which gave her hope and the situation improved a little, but it hasn't completely disappeared.
Next to him, Zhu Yinglong seemed to have fallen asleep.
It's strange to say, although Zhu Yinglong's physical needs have decreased in the past two years, he still wants it every week. This is why when he came back from a business trip for more than a month, even if he was still angry with her, he would instinctively turn over and hug her and rub her at night.
But this time, they were on good terms, and he had no intention of doing it with her.
Qin Mian's needs were not strong, but if the experience that night was good, it would help her fall asleep faster.
So she was a little hesitant about whether to take the initiative.
Just as she was hesitating, Zhu Yinglong's cell phone vibrated twice on the bedside table next to her.
I originally thought that Zhu Yinglong was asleep, but unexpectedly he suddenly turned over and moved, reached out and touched his mobile phone.
Qin Mian turned his head and saw him get up from the bed with his phone in hand and then go outside.
Probably because she was worried about disturbing her, she didn't think much about it.
But who would message him this late?
Qin Mian turned over, his mind a little confused.
Zhu Yinglong didn't come back for a long time after he went out. She didn't notice how long it was because she fell asleep unknowingly. When she woke up, it was already the next morning.
Zhu Yinglong was lying beside her, soundly sleeping.
Qin Mian got up from the bed, washed up and went to work.
It was not until she came in to change her clothes that Zhu Yinglong seemed to be woken up and got up from the bed tiredly.
It looks like we chatted quite late last night.
"Who looked for you last night?" Qin Mian asked casually.
Zhu Yinglong just finished yawning, his eyes dodged, and he said, "Oh, there's a problem with the hotel system. Let me deal with it overnight."
After saying that, he got out of bed and hurried to the bathroom.
The hotel was open 24 hours a day, and there had been precedents of system failures that required the IT department to work overnight to fix them. Therefore, Qin Mian didn't doubt it and even asked considerately, "Will your department give you compensatory leave?"
"Let's talk about it later. I haven't asked yet." Zhu Yinglong's vague voice came while he was brushing his teeth.
Qin Mian changed his clothes and still had time to wait for him. Seeing that his suitcase was still beside him, he prepared to help him pack it. Zhu Yinglong came out after washing up and hurried forward to hold down the suitcase. "No, no, I can do it myself."
Qin Mian just went along with it. Since he didn't need help, she didn't insist. "Okay, I'll go downstairs and wait for you."
As she spoke, she walked out. Zhu Yinglong turned his head, looked at her back, and was silent for a while.
**
The hotel and catering cluster project in the government-developed new district also entered the bidding stage at this time.
On the day of bidding, Si Tu led a team from the development department to the site in person.
Participating companies arrived one after another at the venue prepared by government departments.
When I entered the venue, I happened to meet someone from the Qian family.
"Secretary Qin." Qian Yuzhou, the president of Qian Corporation, even went out of his way to greet Qin Mian.
Qin Mian didn't know him at all. It was only when she saw Zheng Shaoxing, who had met her that day, standing next to him that she roughly guessed his identity.
Qian Yuzhou looked at her, then at Si Tu, then returned his gaze to her and said with a knowing air, "I admire you very much."
Qin Mian:?
Pretending to know her was strange enough, but why was he so shamelessly acting like that?
Qin Mian has been working in the workplace for so many years and has seen all kinds of people, but this is the first time he has encountered such an inexplicable situation.
"If you want to change your environment one day, we Qian's will always welcome you." He said to himself.
Si Tu's eyes narrowed suddenly. This guy was actually trying to poach his people right in front of him.
Qin Mian finally understood that the other party said this in order to sow discord between her and her current boss.
After all, she refused their bribery, so they should be quite hostile to her.
"Mr. Qian, thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it. Everything is fine in SC." Qin Mian was forced to speak and draw a clear line between them.
"Eh." Qian Yuzhou waved his hands, not taking it seriously. "Life is long, and the business world is full of twists and turns. You never know when..." He paused intentionally and glanced at Si Tu. He was afraid of him, so he didn't say it bluntly, "SC may not be able to do it one day."
"It's always a good idea to leave yourself a way out." He looked back at Qin Mian with a smile.
Si Tu beside him couldn't help but laugh, "Boss Qian, I'm afraid you can't afford my secretary."
"Oh?" He looked back at Si Tu again. "Is the salary President Si gave Secretary Qin very high?"
"This isn't a matter of salary." Si Tu looked at Qin Mian proudly. "My secretary doesn't just look at the money, she also looks at the person. Not everyone is willing to serve her."
In a word, he not only elevated himself but also elevated Qin Mian.
It was also at this moment that Qin Mian felt that working with a boss like Si Tu was indeed very safe.
"When Mr. Qian is poaching people," Si Tu said, curling his lips slightly. He then looked at Qian and Zhou with a hint of sarcasm, "It's better to see if you're worthy of the position."
Both of them had fake smiles on their faces, and their words were spoken in a sarcastic tone, with invisible flashes of swords and sabers.
Qian Yuzhou raised his eyebrows, "If you put it that way, then I'm even more looking forward to it."
As he spoke, he looked at Qin Mian with a smile on his face again.
"There's no point in expecting." Si Tu said calmly, putting his hands in his pockets. "Mr. Qian's expectations will definitely be dashed."
"Because I am here at SC, there won't be a day when that will fail."
"But Mr. Qian is right about one thing." Si Tu changed the subject, "People should really leave a way out for themselves, otherwise..."
He took two steps forward, closing the distance between him and Qian and Zhou, and said with profound meaning, "Once you reach a dead end, there's no escape."
What he said was quite suggestive, and Qian vaguely understood it, but he was not so sure.
He frowned and tilted his head to look at him, "What do you mean by that?"
Si Tu chuckled and deliberately kept him in suspense, "Don't worry, Mr. Qian."
Although he was young, more than ten years younger than Qian Yushen, he still dared to raise his hand and pat the other's shoulder, "The answer to the mystery will be revealed soon."
As he said this, he smiled triumphantly and walked inside.
Qin Mian and the development department team quickly followed.
Liu Qian and Zhou stood there, trying to figure out what his last few words meant.
**
Representatives from each company sat down at the designated location. When the specified time came, the staff began to call out the bids one by one in the order in which the companies submitted them.
After the first two, it is SC Group’s turn.
The conditions offered by SC Group are almost all better than those of the previous two companies, and its chances of winning are actually very obvious.
Zhou Quan, director of the development department, was beaming with confidence written all over his face. He kept turning to look at Si Tu to see if his boss was happy.
But when it was Qian's turn, the expressions of the people from SC Group began to grow serious.
Because everyone found that all the conditions offered by Qian were just slightly better than SC.
Just like the comparison.
Normally, each company has its own strengths and weaknesses, but if one company happens to be slightly better in every aspect, it will make people feel that there is something fishy.
In fact, insiders have more or less figured out some of the tricks.
Zhou Quan's face turned green, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He turned his head and looked at Si Tu again and again.
Si Tu was calm and composed, and even a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Zhou Quan was a little confused. What was going on with him?
Qin Mian looked at the content and data on the big screen, and finally understood why Qian Yuzhou pretended to be familiar with her when they met at the door.
It wasn't just because she rejected them that they wanted to sow discord between her and Si Tu.
They even wanted to frame her for this matter.
Since she might have tipped off Si Tu, she might also be a double agent, turning against them at a critical moment and revealing the bid price to Qian.
Will Si Tu become suspicious of her?
Qin Mian turned his head and looked at him. Seeing that he remained calm, he felt a little uneasy and began to get anxious. "Boss Si."
She called him softly.
Si Tu turned his head and smiled at her, "Don't worry."
It looks like he has other plans.
But what is his plan?
Qin Mian frowned slightly, his mind uneasy.
Only after the bidding process was over did Si Tu slowly stand up from his seat and said, "Dear leaders, before we conclude today's bidding, I have a crucial document that I need everyone to review."
As he spoke, he raised his hand.
Soon, a presentation automatically played on the big screen.
"Qian bribed our company's employees and stole the contents of our bidding documents. I want to report it."
There was an uproar at the scene.
Qin Mian sat in his seat, his whole body stiff.
Because she saw that the person who appeared in the presentation, who secretly contacted Qian and sold out the SC Group's business secrets, was none other than her boyfriend, Zhu Yinglong.
Although only the side profile and back of him meeting with Qian's people were captured in the photo, she was sure!
After all, she has been with him for so many years and knows his figure too well!
And how did Zhu Yinglong get access to the contents of the bid?
He had no involvement in the project at all.
Could it be... Could it be...
An extremely terrifying idea popped into Qin Mian's mind.
Could it be that Zhu Yinglong got it from her?
If this is the case, then she is inevitably involved in this vicious business competition.
**
Once a company's bid price is revealed in advance and vicious competition occurs, the effectiveness of the bid will have to be re-evaluated.
So after the bidding conference ended, the leaders of the relevant units responsible for organizing the event came to the stage and asked the companies to go back and wait.
They also have to hold meetings, evaluate, and discuss countermeasures before notifying each company.
The bidding conference ended in suspense.
Representatives from various companies left the venue one after another, only Qin Mian and Si Tu remained seated without moving.
Zhou Quan knew that Zhu Yinglong was Qin Mian's boyfriend. Now that such a big thing had happened, he was afraid that he would have to settle it privately with Si Tu, so he took the others away.
"Mr. Si is really resourceful." Qin Mian, who has always been calm and self-possessed, couldn't help but tease his boss Si Tu.
Si Tu sat next to her, frowned slightly, and tilted his head to look at her, "Are you praising me?"
Obviously, he heard some sarcasm in her words.
Qin Mian held his breath, turned his head, met his gaze, and asked, "What do you think?"
He was able to produce so much evidence right when the incident was happening, which means... he knew about it from the beginning and started preparing to fight back!
He was just waiting for this day to take over.
Qian bribed her, and she told him the truth, but what about him?
He did all this without telling her.
She even became part of his plan.
Si Tu knew what she was mocking him for.
He didn't quibble, but turned around, put his hand on the backrest behind her, looked at her intently, and asked: "If I don't do this, will you give up on him?"
Qin Mian was stunned.
She didn't expect that he would be so straightforward and confident, telling her clearly that he did this just to create a rift between her and Zhu Yinglong.
Moreover, it is a rift that cannot be healed.
After this incident, she will definitely break up with him.
Yes, she couldn't be with someone who could drag her into the mud for his own benefit at any time.
But in the end, this is also a problem between her and Zhu Yinglong.
"You don't think that if I break up with him, I will be with you, right?" Qin Mian once again answered his question directly.
Si Tu's eyes darkened, his brows furrowed, and he felt a sense of oppression. "Qin Mian, I advise you not to force me." Qin Mian twitched the corner of his lip slightly, as if he was aroused to rebel. "What else?"
The tip of his tongue lightly touched her cheek, and Si Tu suddenly raised his hand and touched her face. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, revealing a dangerous smirk, "Do you want me to block your mouth?"
As he finished speaking, his eyes fell directly on her lips.
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The author has something to say: Ms. Si: You always say things I don’t like to hear. I really want to shut her up with my mouth!
Seeing more and more children saying they want to add more chapters and irrigate the nutrient solution, let's do it tomorrow! I will add more chapters for everyone tomorrow!
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