Chapter 217
Qin Xiang was recording data. Hearing this, he paused and couldn't help but look up at Cui Xueer.
Cui Xueer had a happy smile on her face, and her eyes were full of love when she talked about He Chenghua.
This made Qin Xiang feel very upset. A bright and beautiful girl like Cui Xueer actually liked He Chenghua.
But this has nothing to do with Qin Xiang. Maybe she is also willing to fight and be beaten. Can she still say to Cui Xueer that the man you like likes me and not you, so you should stop dating him.
She was sure that if she dared to say that, people would scold her for meddling in other people's business.
So Qin Xiang doesn't play the bad guy.
As for whether He Chenghua will really come, it’s up to him or not. If he comes, she will earn the money.
After she finished recording, Ms. Zhao smiled and said to Cui Xueer, "Forget it. He's a soldier, so he'd look more stylish in officer's attire."
Cui Xueer felt a little regretful, but she still nodded, "Okay then."
Qin Xiang said, "I'll be working on the design in the next few days. Can I come over to see it on Wednesday at 5 pm?"
Ms. Zhao did not object and set a date to view the design draft. She paid the deposit and left with Cui Xueer.
After they left, Qin Xiang didn't stay long. She packed her things and went directly to Meng Huaiqing's office. Unexpectedly, when she arrived, she was told that Meng Huaiqing had already left. She thought Meng Huaiqing had gone home, so she hurried back.
As a result, the door was locked, but the main room was warm because of the floor heating.
Where is this going?
Qin Xiang was puzzled, so she went into the house, took out a notebook and started designing clothes for Cui Xueer.
I was so busy that I forgot about time, and when I came to my senses, it was almost dark outside.
My stomach was rumbling, but Meng Huaiqing was nowhere to be seen.
The chef outside had already prepared the meal and kept it warm on the stove. There were four dishes, all of which were Qin Xiang's favorites.
Unfortunately, he had left long ago, so she couldn't ask where Meng Huaiqing had gone.
Is he angry and simply ignores her?
Qin Xiang couldn't eat dinner anymore, so she went to the front office to call, but the answer she got was that Meng Huaiqing had left that morning and hadn't returned. There was only one person on duty at the office.
Qin Xiang couldn't help but frown, and reflected on it again. She thought that Meng Huaiqing might really be hurt by her.
But she didn't understand. They were both career-oriented people and had agreed on it beforehand. Why should she be sad?
Or maybe she was too ruthless?
Qin Xiang didn't let Zhao Ping send her off. She walked home along the road alone. When she passed by the yard that she had rented as a warehouse, the door was open and there seemed to be lights on inside.
She couldn't help but feel a little regretful. This yard was really nice, but it was a pity that the owner didn't want to sell it. Was the owner coming back to live there?
Just as I was about to leave, the lights in the room went out and then I heard footsteps.
Qin Xiang was a little curious about who owned this yard.
She ran for a while, then walked back slowly. When she reached the door, the person inside happened to open it and come out.
Qin Xiang was stunned.
The people at the door were also stunned.
Qin Xiang blinked and understood everything in an instant.
This is Meng Huaiqing's house.
And it’s not far from the house she bought. No wonder she was able to rent here in the first place. It turned out that it was all arranged by Meng Huaiqing.
She smiled and said, "Can I say what a coincidence, Boss Meng."
Meng Huaiqing today is a little different from Meng Huaiqing at other times.
In the past, Meng Huaiqing was an extremely gentle person in terms of his expression, behavior and words, but at this moment, Meng Huaiqing was cold all over and gave off an aura of keeping strangers away. When he looked at Qin Xiang, Qin Xiang felt for a moment as if he was looking at a stranger.
This feeling made Qin Xiang feel very uncomfortable.
She took a few steps towards Meng Huaiqing and reached out to grab his hand, "Meng Huaiqing..."
Meng Huaiqing pulled out, and the coldness on his face slowly dissipated after a while, "Let's go home."
Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay."
She didn't ask about the courtyard, and Meng Huaiqing didn't explain.
When they got home, Qin Xiang asked him, "Are you hungry?"
Meng Huaiqing nodded.
Although the yard was decorated, there was nothing in it, and I had no appetite to eat or drink when I was alone there.
Qin Xiangcai asked in surprise, "Why don't I see your bodyguards?"
"Let them rest." Meng Huaiqing's face was unclear in the dim light, and his voice was a little ethereal. "You're right. This is the mainland, not Hong Kong. Sudden deaths on the streets won't happen here."
Qin Xiang was helpless. "Should you let the bodyguards follow you? You are not from the mainland after all. What if the enemies from Hong Kong City follow you?"
As they were talking, they arrived at the door. Qin Xiang opened it and went in. "I'm going to cook. You go in and wait."
After the door closed, Meng Huaiqing hugged her around the waist, then turned her around and leaned over to kiss her. The dense kisses made Qin Xiang breathless. She knew his inner uneasiness. What she said at noon had hurt him after all.
She responded to his madness, but Meng Huaiqing seemed unsatisfied. He picked up Qin Xiang horizontally and went straight into the house.
Qin Xiang hugged his neck and asked him, "Can't you wait until after dinner..."
"No, I just want to eat you." Meng Huaiqing's eyes were deep, as if he could see directly into Qin Xiang's heart through his pupils.
Qin Xiang was a little afraid to look him in the eye, so she let him put her on the bed and watched him fall over and tear off their clothes.
The temperature of the floor heating was very low and the room was a little cold. Meng Huaiqing covered himself with the quilt and leaned over to steady himself.
In Qin Xiang's impression, Meng Huaiqing has always been calm and restrained, always warm and gentle at all times. However, in bed, he has never been as crazy as he is today, wishing to crush Qin Xiang into pieces and swallow her into his stomach.
After an unknown amount of time, the two finally stopped. Meng Huaiqing pressed on her, buried his face in her neck, and said in a muffled voice, "Qin Xiang, I'm done."
Qin Xiang's heart skipped a beat. "What's over?"
She was thinking about business and stocks. Could it be that the stock market disaster came early and Meng Huaiqing didn't have time to sell, so he went bankrupt?
So many things have changed since her rebirth, and it might not be impossible for a stock market catastrophe to happen earlier than expected.
Qin Xiang thought she had revealed the truth, patted Meng Huaiqing on the back and said, "Don't be afraid, even if you have nothing, I will still take you."
The man on her body froze and looked at Qin Xiang in surprise.
Qin Xiang looked at him and said, "Really, it doesn't matter. Even if you go bankrupt and become a pauper, I will still want you. I will support you. You don't know that living off others is actually quite delicious."
Meng Huaiqing stared at her without saying anything. After a long time, he leaned back and chuckled.
Qin Xiang frowned, then realized, "You lied to me?"
"No." Meng Huaiqing turned over and lay beside her, saying, "I said I'm done because I found that I can't leave."
Qin Xiang was stunned.
Meng Huaiqing reached out and took Qin Xiang's hand and placed it on his chest. He looked at her and said, "Listen, it's beating so hard. If I didn't know I was in good health, I would have thought I was having a heart attack."
The skin under his hand was burning hot, and the heart in his chest was beating so hard that it seemed like it was about to break out of his chest.
Qin Xiang looked at Meng Huaiqing, somewhat spoiling the mood. "Don't you think it's because you just finished aerobic exercise? Aerobic exercise can improve cardiopulmonary function. Even though you've finished now, your heartbeat needs time to calm down."
After she finished speaking, she saw Meng Huaiqing's helpless expression.
"You're really ruining the mood."
Meng Huaiqing came up again, "It seems I'm not working hard enough."
When Meng Huaiqing works hard, he doesn't look like a human being. He looks like he has a motor installed. That dog waist...tsk tsk.
The two of them finished again, and it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
Qin Xiang was hungry and didn't want to move. She kicked Meng Huaiqing and said, "Get up and cook."
Meng Huaiqing looked at her, "What do you want to eat?"
Qin Xiang was amused. "You said it as if you would do it if I told you to."
Meng Huaiqing also laughed, "You can't go wrong if you're in command."
"Then I won't go. It's too cold. I'll just wait inside and eat something ready. I'll eat whatever you cook."
I can't get up anyway.
Meng Huaiqing smiled and stood up, "I'll boil some water and take a shower later."
After cleaning up the mess on the bed, Meng Huaiqing went out to cook.
Qin Xiang got up and put on her clothes. After waiting for a while, Meng Huaiqing came in carrying an enamel basin.
The floor heating had been heated up, and the room was no longer so cold. Qin Xiang watched Meng Huaiqing take off his coat, revealing a sweater and trousers underneath, and couldn't help laughing. "Meng Huaiqing looks a bit more down-to-earth like this. When I first saw you, I always thought you were hanging in the sky?"
Meng Huaiqing turned his head to look at her, "Is it hanging in the sky waiting for you to worship it?"
Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook her head. "No, it seems so far away, so out of reach..." She laughed, "Now I have not only picked it, but I can eat it too."
Meng Huaiqing raised an eyebrow, "How does it taste?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "It smells great."
Meng Huaiqing took a small bowl and filled it with noodles for her and placed it in front of her. "I wish I could tear you apart and eat you right now."
"Oh, man."
The noodles lacked the chewiness of hand-rolled noodles. They were cooked a bit soft and soaked up the soup, with a bland taste.
Qin Xiang took out a bottle of chili sauce from the cupboard and it was all right.
Meng Huaiqing couldn't understand her taste and could only watch.
After a while, he said, "Qin Xiang, I find that I can't leave you."
Qin Xiang paused and looked up at him, "Huai Qing..."
She wanted to say, Meng Huaiqing, don't be like this. We agreed before that being in a relationship is just being in a relationship. During the relationship, the two of them just need to cherish each other and love each other. But don't make love the top priority in our lives. We are people who want to pursue our careers.
They agreed that they could turn against each other after pulling up their pants, but her boyfriend is getting deeper and deeper into it. What can she do?
But the words were stuck in my throat and I couldn't say them.
In the evening she couldn't find him and she was extremely anxious, to the point of being distraught.
She even thought about whether to make him a promise.
But I also feel that promises are bullshit. Even swearing to heaven can violate the contract, let alone a small promise.
Meng Huaiqing looked at her and said, "I know your concerns, and I don't ask for anything. We will remain the same as before."
After parting with Qin Xiang that morning, Meng Huaiqing went to the office for a walk, but he had no intention of working at all. Assistant Liu noticed his emotional issues and asked him to go back and rest. But when he returned home, he saw the coldness everywhere and felt uncomfortable thinking about Qin Xiang's attitude.
So he went to his courtyard house, but it was just as cold there. After staying in the cold house until night, Meng Huaiqing found that he could not leave Qin Xiang.
The moment he saw Qin Xiang, he was even thinking about whether to say something harsh, but unfortunately, as soon as Qin Xiang opened her mouth, he fell.
Forget it, no more struggling. In his opinion, love and career are not in conflict. Why should he make himself uncomfortable and make Qin Xiang unhappy over such a small matter?
"Let's eat noodles."
Meng Huaiqing picked up the noodles and started eating politely. Qin Xiang hummed and couldn't help but look at him. "You were angry this morning, weren't you?"
Meng Huaiqing smiled, "A little, but it's better now."
Qin Xiang felt even more guilty, because she knew that Meng Huaiqing was accommodating her.
She thought for a moment and said, "I think maybe love and work aren't in conflict. The difficulty lies in how we can adjust our schedules so that when we're both busy with our careers, we don't feel that our love life is being held back."
"That's right." Meng Huaiqing gave an affirmative answer.
Qin Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "But I still think career is more reliable than love. It's not that you are unreliable."
"I understand." Meng Huaiqing said, "You don't have to say anything more."
Qin Xiang smiled helplessly. The more she explained, the more confused she became. So she stopped talking.
The two of them ate, took a shower, and then lay down, this time covered with a quilt and just chatting.
Meng Huaiqing talked about things in Gangcheng, and Qin Xiang talked about things here.
Qin Xiang suddenly asked, "Did the Jiang family ask you to arrange a marriage in Gangcheng?"
"Of course." Meng Huaiqing said sarcastically, "He's just short of sending a woman directly to my bed."
Qin Xiang was startled. "Send to bed?"
Seeing her expression, Meng Huaiqing couldn't help but reach out and rub her head. "Don't worry, I live with my grandma. They can't get their hands in. They just disgust me from time to time."
Qin Xiang said, "What about your stepbrother?"
"Him? He's practically ruined." Meng Huaiqing sneered. "His reputation is completely ruined. The fiancée the Jiang family originally arranged for him quickly broke off the engagement. The Jiang family's stock price plummeted, so I took the opportunity to find someone to buy it. The Jiang family is no longer a top-ranked company in Hong Kong City."
Hearing this, Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Then I must hate you to death."
"Of course. He has four wives to support." Meng Huaiqing said as he embraced Qin Xiang. "This is the disadvantage of marrying too many women. If something goes wrong, you won't be able to support them."
Qin Xiang snorted, "You deserve it."
The next day was Monday, and Qin Xiang had to go to school early in the morning. They both missed the mutton soup they had yesterday, so they came early in the morning. After each of them drank a large bowl, Meng Huaiqing sent Qin Xiang to school and asked, "Will you be back tonight?"
Qin Xiang nodded. "As long as you promise not to make trouble for me, I will come back. I have final exams soon."
Meng Huaiqing felt guilty and touched his nose, "Okay."
Just as we arrived at the classroom, it started snowing outside. Someone exclaimed, "What big snowflakes!"
Qin Xiang looked outside through the window. Large snowflakes were falling and the weather seemed to be getting colder.
There was no heating in the classroom at that time, not even a charcoal stove.
When class starts, they are so righteous that they have to tremble. While the professor is lecturing, they are rubbing their hands below. When they are not taking notes, they put their hands into their sleeves to keep warm.
After class, none of them were in the mood to go to the library to study, so they borrowed some reference books and hurried back to the dormitory.
Soak your feet, get into bed, and hide under the quilt to read a book.
Qin Xiang said, "I won't be back these nights."
Guan Yuping nodded in understanding, "We all know that your partner is back."
Qin Xiang laughed and said, "You'll know when you have a partner. Men are good to women, and women are also good to men. This is just normal."
She is thick-skinned, but the girls in the dormitory are all thin-skinned and none of them have a partner yet.
Then Ding Xiang agreed, "You're right."
Several people looked at her. Ding Xiang pursed her lips with a hint of shyness on her face and said, "I'm dating someone."
Everyone exclaimed.
Of course, Qin Xiang thought of Huang Lin, the art major, and asked, "Is it that fellow student from the same hometown?"
Ding Xiang nodded, "It's him."
Qin Xiang laughed and said, "Congratulations."
Knowing that Qin Xiang had seen him, Meilin pestered her to ask who Huang Lin was and how he had seduced their little beauty Dingxiang.
Qin Xiang smiled, "Then you'll have to ask Ding Xiang."
Ming Chuanxiu suggested, "You all have partners now, so you should treat us, your family, to a meal sometime. Otherwise, we won't let anyone in easily when you get married."
Hearing this, Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Although she had no plans to get married before, the suggestion of having dinner together was a good one, so she said, "How about I take some time to invite you guys to come over for a meal?"
Ming Chuanxiu perked up, "Those who have a partner can come and invite them one by one."
He looked at Ding Xiang and she nodded, "Okay."
The matter has been settled, and Huang Lin’s schedule is easy to arrange, but I don’t know what Meng Huaiqing’s schedule is like.
Qin Xiang thought for a moment and said, "How about Zhou Tian ask Meng Huaiqing to treat you? He just came back and he'll probably be busy for a while."
This was true. Not to mention other people, even Qin Xiang had rarely seen Meng Huaiqing. She only occasionally heard him lying down beside her very late at night, but she had never noticed him at other times.
The closer it gets to the Chinese New Year, the better the clothing industry becomes.
Qin Xiang is almost becoming a hands-off boss now. He feels that he should visit the branches when he has time, and see where he can open another branch.
There are now a total of twelve branches, which is still a little different from Qin Xiang's expectations. She wants to open at least twenty branches before graduation, and then buy two small trucks specifically for delivery.
Once these lines are laid, she will be able to build a factory and scale up the business.
I wrote down all these plans, then opened the map of China and marked out the cities with potential for development one by one. I planned to go on site inspections after the weather got warmer after the New Year, and try to open a few more stores before summer comes.
She needed to open branches and some storefronts in the capital. There was only one "Xianglian" storefront in the capital, so how could that be possible? She wanted to open her own stores in several districts of the capital.
The selection of sites in other places can be done after the new year, but she has to look for the address in the capital while she has time.
This year her father and fourth sister and third brother are all in the capital, so they simply won't go back for the New Year. I don't know if her second brother and others can come. It would be great if they can, but if not, they won't go back either.
Winter vacation was shorter, just over twenty days. She had to go to Guangzhou right after the break to see Wu Gang and discuss next year's new models and order quantities with Jiao Junxi. This was to avoid the perception that she, as the boss, didn't care about anything. Although she still trusted Wu Gang, nothing was guaranteed, so it was better to be cautious.
I also have to stop by Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the Hangzhou Silk Garment Factory, and then go to Xiangyanghong...
In many places, we have to rush to arrange orders before the Little New Year. After the Little New Year, most factories will be closed for the holidays, so we still have to discuss orders before that...
Qin Xiang suddenly felt very busy.
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