Chapter 88.
The atmosphere in the moving car was so depressing that the driver in front was silent. He didn't know what had happened. He only remembered that the boss was in high spirits when he came, but his face was ashen when he left.
Qian Chaowen still couldn't believe that he was tricked by Qian Yirong, and even led him and those companies into a ditch, causing them to become clowns in this bidding meeting.
Qian Chaowen's gaze could not help but fall on the pale-faced Xu Baiqing. He began to wonder what role his seemingly very obedient daughter had played in this incident.
When things were going smoothly at first, Qian Chaowen thought he had kept it a secret, but now it seemed something was amiss. So were Xu Baiqing and Qian Yirong colluding to deceive him? Qian Chaowen felt that it was unlikely. After all, they were closer to Xu Baiqing than to Qian Yirong.
There was no conversation along the way. When they returned to the villa, Qian Chaowen asked Qian Chengshu to go to the company to stabilize the impact of this failure, but asked Xu Baiqing to follow him to the study. He wanted to review what happened carefully and take a good look at what his daughter was thinking.
Xu Baiqing was alerted by Qian Chaowen's unusual behavior. Perhaps he was doubting himself, but Xu Baiqing was sure that he did not reveal any flaws this time, so he calmed down and decided to fight against the enemy with his own strength and block the water with earth.
Qian Chaowen brought Xu Baiqing to the study. He sat on the chair behind the desk without looking at Xu Baiqing, and let Xu Baiqing stand in front of the desk without saying a word.
The atmosphere in the study suddenly became gloomy. Xu Baiqing lowered her eyes and looked at the tip of her shoes. She had made up her mind that if Qian Chaowen didn't speak, she wouldn't speak either. The two of them fell silent as if they were in a standoff.
"Bai Qing..." After an unknown amount of time, Xu Baiqing heard a call. She raised her head and saw Qian Chaowen's scrutinizing gaze.
"Father." Xu Baiqing replied calmly.
"You were watching what happened at the bidding conference from behind, and you should know what happened the whole time. Didn't you notice anything around Qian Yirong during this time?" Qian Chaowen asked, staring at Xu Baiqing, trying to see the expression on her face clearly.
"My sister is the same as usual. I didn't notice anything." Xu Baiqing replied.
"Was it the same after you went to her office?" Qian Chaowen continued to ask.
"..." Xu Baiqing pretended to think, then said, "Since then, my sister seems to have become a little cold towards me."
Upon hearing this, Qian Chaowen realized that it was just as she had guessed. She had originally thought that Qian Yirong treated Xu Baiqing differently so she asked her to approach Qian Yirong, but Qian Yirong had been suspicious of Xu Baiqing from the beginning.
What's more, Qu Xueer also deliberately contacted Qian Yirong afterwards. He and the head of the Qu family thought that Qian Yirong was still young and therefore valued feelings, but they did not expect that she was deliberately playing along and made them all fall into the trap.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Qian Chaowen felt that if Xu Baiqing told him that Qian Yirong's attitude had changed, he would definitely be able to detect Qian Yirong's conspiracy.
"You haven't asked me questions about this." Xu Baiqing blinked innocently and replied.
Qian Chaowen choked. Indeed, he didn't care at all about how Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing got along. He asked Xu Baiqing more about the matters concerning Qian Yirong's company. With the experience gained this time, he would definitely not fall into the trap so easily next time.
"You stay at home for the time being, and we'll deal with the rest later." Qian Chaowen confirmed that Xu Baiqing was just being used, and waved his hand to let her leave.
Xu Baiqing left the study, spread out his hands and saw the crescent-shaped marks on his palms made by his own fingernails. He let out a breath, thinking that he was not calm enough, which was why he was so nervous under Qian Chaowen's questioning. Fortunately, he did not reveal any flaws this time, but Xu Baiqing still decided to adjust his mentality.
On the other side, some people had actually expected Qian Yirong to leave in anger with Qian Chaowen and others. After all, they had suffered such a big loss at her hands this time, and they had done it on their own initiative.
"Thank you, Director Liao, for coming to notarize our company's bidding plan." Qian Yirong said to the notary from the government with a smile.
"You're welcome. This is all for the development of the east city." Director Liao looked at the girl in front of him who was almost the same age as his daughter, and felt that heroes emerge from young people.
"Don't worry, Director Liao, we will definitely start work on time according to the plan." Qian Yirong said.
"Then I'm relieved." Director Liao nodded. If it weren't for the bidding meeting of the Economic Development Zone, she would not be in charge. They don't care which companies win the bid, but they have to start work on time according to the plan given to them.
"The bidding meeting is over. Director Liao, would you like to stay? I'll treat you to a meal." Qian Yirong said politely.
"You're welcome, but I have things to do and will be leaving soon," Director Liao declined. However, she thought of the people who had left the table in anger, hesitated for a moment, and then offered a subtle reminder, "Things may have ended smoothly, but where there's sunshine there's always a shadow. You still have to be careful."
Qian Yirong's eyes flashed when she heard this. She understood the implication of Director Liao's words. It seemed that something must have happened before, so Director Liao deliberately reminded her.
"Thank you Director Liao for the reminder. I will pay attention to it." Qian Yirong replied.
After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Director Liao left with his subordinates, and then Qian Yirong was surrounded by the successful bidders. Although the bidding matter had been settled, the specific details still needed to be discussed, so Qian Yirong continued to hold a small meeting with the representatives of these successful bidders.
A few hours later, the representatives of the winning companies left Qian Yirong's company with satisfied smiles on their faces. After everyone left the office, Qian Yirong began to look a little tired. She rubbed her eyebrows, feeling that all kinds of things had happened one after another that day, and she was a little exhausted.
She was just about to ask Xu Baiqing to leave after get off work, but she didn't see her in the familiar place. Then she remembered that Qian Chaowen took Xu Baiqing away when he left. The worry that had been suppressed in her heart burst out at this moment.
Although Qian Chaowen should feel that Xu Baiqing was being used by him because of her arrangement, but who can say for sure about such things? Qian Yirong was worried that Qian Chaowen would find out that Xu Baiqing was in cahoots with her. If he beat Xu Baiqing... The more Qian Yirong thought about it, the more panicked she became.
At this moment, there was a knock on the office door. Qian Yirong came back to her senses from her wild thoughts. After calming down, she said, "Come in."
"Qian Zong."
A familiar voice accompanied a familiar figure. Qian Yirong looked at Zhou Rongruan and asked, "Have Director Liao and the others made arrangements?"
"I asked Xiao Chen and the others to send Director Liao and the others back." Zhou Rongruan replied.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. You can go back and rest. Your bonus will be doubled later." Qian Yirong said.
"General Qian..." Zhou Rongruan looked at Qian Yirong with an expression that seemed to want to say something but stopped.
"What do you want to say?" Qian Yirong saw Zhou Rongruan's hesitation and asked directly.
"Captain Qian, are you too unguarded towards Miss Xu and Miss Qu?" Zhou Rongruan couldn't help but say it.
In Zhou Rongruan's eyes, Qian Yirong is rational and calm, and can handle everything with ease, but she is too indulgent when facing Xu Baiqing. When she went to Qian Yirong's office to report something that day, Qian Yirong didn't care at all that Xu Baiqing was also in the office. Zhou Rongruan even saw that Xu Baiqing was looking at the company's top-secret documents.
What's more, at this bidding meeting, Xu Baiqing's father looked like he had bad intentions, and after failing, he took Xu Baiqing away directly. If Xu Baiqing told Qian Chaowen the company's secrets, or accidentally revealed some of it, it would probably bring huge trouble to the company.
"Secretary Zhou, I know you care about me, but don't worry, Bai Qing... and Xue'er are both trustworthy people." Qian Yirong said.
She knew what Zhou Rongruan was worried about. Qu Xueer was a shareholder of the company before, but after Qian Yirong bought the land in the east of the city that had not yet been designated as an economic development zone, Qu Xueer's shares were transferred to Qian Yirong's name.
Zhou Rongruan knew that Qu Xueer was no longer a fellow traveler, but Qu Xueer appeared in the company again after the document of the Economic Development Zone was issued. At that time, Zhou Rongruan knew that she must have other intentions.
However, Qian Yirong trusted them extremely, so Zhou Rongruan could only keep an eye on things herself. Moreover, Zhou Rongruan noticed something wrong at today's bidding meeting, but due to limited information, he had no way to figure it out.
But after watching Xu Baiqing and Qu Xueer leave with the companies that came to bid, Zhou Rongruan finally connected everything together. Perhaps they had ulterior motives, so they couldn't help but speak up and remind them at this time.
However, Qian Yirong's performance made her feel a little suspicious. Perhaps there was something inside that she didn't know. But seeing that Qian Yirong seemed to know what was going on, she could only put aside her worries and choose to trust Qian Yirong's judgment.
After Zhou Rongruan left, Qian Yirong also prepared to go back. This great victory was inseparable from the help of Xu Baiqing and Qu Xueer. Of course, the painstaking preliminary preparations also made Qian Yirong exhausted. My business has come to an end, and she can have a good rest.
However, Qian Yirong didn't know the situation on Xu Baiqing's side. She wanted to contact Xu Baiqing, but she was worried that her actions would be discovered by Qian Chaowen, which would make Xu Baiqing's situation more difficult.
Just when she was holding her phone and hesitating whether to send a message or call Xu Baiqing, she received a message from Xu Baiqing reporting that he was safe. This made Qian Yirong completely relax. However, the message said that she might not be able to contact Qian Yirong for a while, which also made Qian Yirong feel lonely.
As for Qu Xueer, they went directly to the company. After chatting with her for a few words, the head of the Qu family knew that he had been completely tricked by Qian Yirong. Since he became the head of the Qu family, he had never suffered such a big loss. The head of the Qu family sent Qu Xueer away and called Kuang Zhanyun.
The innocence on Qu Xueer's face disappeared after she left the office of the head of the Qu family. Her expression became solemn. Based on her understanding of the head of the Qu family, he would not let it go easily. Since there was nothing he could do head-on, he would definitely use some underhanded tricks. Qian Yirong had to be alert, otherwise, Qian Yirong would definitely fall into the trap.
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