Chapter 307 Zhou Shuang's Husband
Zhou Shuang woke up again and was still alone. There was no warmth by the bed. She looked at the window and saw the curtains fluttering slightly in the wind.
Getting out of bed, stepping on the warm carpet, Zhou Shuang gently lifted the curtain. Qi Huaijing was sitting on a chair on the balcony, facing the backlight, most of his face hidden in the shadows, and his profile was solemn and indifferent.
The scarlet light of the cigarette held between her fingertips flickered in the night wind. Zhou Shuang shuddered suddenly. The feeling was even more terrifying than the coldness she felt when she first met him.
"Huaijing?"
It was a rare occasion for her to call his name, and Qi Huaijing's originally pensive expression was broken. He turned his face expressionlessly, looking at Zhou Shuang with indifferent and ruthless eyes.
"Awake? So late?"
Qi Huaijing frowned, and when he saw her come out, he put out the cigarette in his hand in time, fearing that it would be bad for his health if she smelled it.
It's only early morning now, and Zhou Shuang will have to sleep until at least dawn.
But when Qi Huaijing was not by her side, no matter how tired she was, she slept very lightly.
"Are you awake or are you up?"
Qi Huaijing reached out and hugged her directly in his arms, wrapping her tightly with his coat, fearing that she would be cold.
"I saw you were asleep, so I got up to take care of some company matters. Did I disturb you?"
He remembered that he had gotten up very quietly, so he shouldn't have made any noise. Zhou Shuang didn't say that she couldn't sleep because he wasn't around.
"No, I couldn't sleep and didn't see you."
Zhou Shuang didn't know why, but she always felt uneasy.
He hugged her tightly: "Silly girl, I'm not here?"
Qi Huaijing picked her up and said, "Come in. It's cold outside. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Zhou Shuang's health is not very good. She gets sick easily when the temperature changes slightly, just like what happened last time.
"Um."
She nodded obediently as Qi Huaijing hugged her.
She clutched the collar of his shirt tightly, feeling a little panicked.
Whenever she couldn't see him, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable, just like when Zhou Yanli was suddenly declared unable to wake up. She was very afraid that the person she cared about would suddenly disappear.
Zhou Shuang could no longer bear the pain of separation. She had never told Qi Huaijing about this. After Qi Huaijing put her on the table, he reached out and pinched her delicate nose.
"Okay, go back to sleep."
Zhou Shuang tugged at the corner of his clothes, with a hint of coquettishness: "Will you accompany me?"
"good."
Qi Huaijing lifted the quilt and came in, holding Zhou Shuang in his arms as if he was holding a treasure.
Zhou Shuang nestled in his arms, a faint scent of patchouli wafting into her nose, a unique scent belonging to Qi Huaijing.
Holding his waist tightly, Zhou Shuang felt relieved and fell asleep in his arms.
When the first ray of morning sunlight came in, Zhou Shuang opened her eyes and thought Qi Huaijing had disappeared again, but unexpectedly, a deep male voice came from above her head.
"morning--"
Zhou Shuang looked at him in surprise: "You didn't go to the company?"
He kissed her upturned nose affectionately: "You woke up early, it's only seven o'clock."
Zhou Shuang exclaimed, "Ah!" The working hours were 8:30, and she had set the alarm for 7:30.
An hour was enough for her to wash up, have breakfast and go to the company.
Qi Huaijing opened the curtains to let the sunlight in, but Zhou Shuang smelled a milky aroma.
Breakfast was placed on the balcony chair. Zhou Shuang looked at him and asked, "Did you make this again?"
Qi Huaijing chuckled: "No, I was tired yesterday too."
He hinted at something, and Zhou Shuangteng blushed.
Qi Huaijing carried her out of bed, and the two of them ate breakfast on the balcony of the room while enjoying the morning sunshine.
At this moment, there was a chaotic noise coming from the yard downstairs, and the servants seemed to be chasing something.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Shuang still held the knife and fork in her hand. Qi Huaijing wiped the corner of his mouth with the napkin and said, "I'll go check on you. You should finish your breakfast. You'll be late."
Qi Huaijing went downstairs. Zhou Shuang drank the milk in a hurry and followed him down worriedly.
Not long after, a servant came over with a puppy in his hand. Qi Huaijing frowned and asked, "Where did this come from?"
The servant looked uneasy.
"I don't know when a hole was dug at the base of the wall. Maybe he got in from there."
Qi Huaijing rarely keeps any other living creatures at home except koi. He finds it troublesome and likes quietness. Cats and dogs like to make noises, so he is not willing to keep them at home.
"Throw it away."
Qi Huaijing's voice was cold, and the servant knew that his master was unhappy, so he quickly grabbed the puppy's neck and walked towards the door.
"Wait a moment."
Zhou Shuang went downstairs and saw that they were chasing a puppy. It was hard to tell what breed it was, but it looked pitiful and dirty.
"You want to stay?"
Qi Huaijing's brows were furrowed.
"Don't you think it's pitiful because it's so small?"
Zhou Shuang reached out to hug him, but Qi Huaijing stopped her in time.
"If you like dogs, we can go to the pet store and buy another one, but this one won't do. Dogs from unknown sources might carry unknown infectious diseases."
"We can take it to the hospital for a checkup. I don't want another dog."
She felt sorry for the puppy and wanted to save it.
Although Qi Huaijing felt that being too naive would only bring him trouble, he could tell from Zhou Shuang's uncompromising expression that he had no choice but to agree today.
"Take it to the veterinary hospital for a checkup. If it's sick, you can only keep it if it's cured."
Zhou Shuang looked at him, unable to believe that he agreed just like that.
She threw herself directly into his arms, not caring about the servants beside her, and was even happier than when he brought her paint.
"Thanks."
She said, Qi Huaijing took her hand and sighed: "If I don't agree, are you going to turn against me for it?"
Zhou Shuang was slightly stunned, and finally answered with certainty.
"Won't."
If he really disagrees, she will let it go. After all, this is his villa and she can't force him to do anything.
She was just afraid that such a small puppy would die if it went out.
Qi Huaijing's eyes dimmed inexplicably. He looked at her for a while before speaking softly.
"Wait until everything is clear before bringing it back. It's almost time to go to work, shall I ask Wang Yu to take you there?"
Zhou Shuang then noticed the time. It was already eight o'clock and she would be late if she didn't leave.
"Okay, I'll go upstairs and change."
She hurried upstairs, changed her clothes, and went out with Qi Huaijing, but they each took their own car.
However, the car suddenly had a flat tire on the road, perhaps because it hit the glass or something. It was only a few minutes before work time, and Wang Yu happened to meet an acquaintance, so he asked Zhou Shuang to take the person's car to the company.
The company boss, who was over fifty years old, considerately sent Zhou Shuang downstairs of the company. He had long recognized that it was Qi Huaijing's car. The person who could be picked up by Wang Yu personally must be the wife of President Qi who has been making a lot of noise recently.
Zhou Shuang was seen as soon as she got off the car. The boss even got down from his seat to open the door for her after sending her off, holding his hand above the door. He was extremely gentle and gentlemanly, and Zhou Shuang felt a little embarrassed.
"You're welcome. Say hello to President Qi for me."
The middle-aged man did not drive away until he saw Zhou Shuang enter the company smoothly. However, within a few minutes, someone in the company had already seen her.
"Didn't they say that Zhou Shuang was pursued by Mr. Qi? How come I saw her getting out of an old man's car this morning?"
Some people started gossiping.
"How could Mr. Qi possibly fall for her? Mr. Qi is married and has even obtained a marriage certificate. He said he would hold the wedding at the woman's house during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Chen Yunna also heard the news but didn't take it to heart. There were too many rumors about Qi Huaijing recently and she couldn't hear them all.
Yes, if a rich and handsome man is nearly 30 and still not married, some people will spread some false rumors, but rumors stop at the wise, and she doesn't take these to heart at all.
Chen Yunna thought about it and decided to find a time to remind President Qi that it was time to make a decision.
If he doesn't settle down, the rumors in the company will continue endlessly. He can't just act like a tyrant and silence them.
Wherever Chen Yunna arrived, everyone immediately shut up. Last time when they were talking about Zhou Shuang and President Qi, Chen Yunna had directly retaliated against them without showing any mercy, scaring everyone in the company so much that they dared not gossip about them anymore.
But where there are people, there will be right and wrong. When you have free time to chat, you always have to talk about something. These are inevitable.
"Why don't you do more work when you have free time so that you can get more bonuses for the New Year? Don't just listen to rumors. Let me tell you, Mr. Qi is currently single. There's no wedding or marriage going on. Stop talking nonsense."
She doesn't believe it.
No one dared to say a word when Chen Yunna was around, but when she left, many people started to whisper.
"She really doesn't know."
"Maybe I'm just deceiving myself. My cousin works at the Haicheng Civil Affairs Bureau and showed me the photos. But the girl's family is quite influential, so my cousin didn't dare to reveal her name. He also doctored her appearance. I can see clearly that the man in the photo is our President Qi, and the name matches."
"Our Rongcheng upper class is in a state of panic. So many people in the political and business circles who covet Mr. Qi are craning their necks to get this perfect son-in-law. But unfortunately, someone else got there first. The most infuriating thing is that they've got a pretty good reach, spanning several provinces and thousands of kilometers."
"So Zhou Shuang isn't Mr. Qi's official partner anymore, but the man who sent her here today is?"
"Who knows? People who saw him said he was over fifty years old."
The people gathered in the tea room were all talking about Zhou Shuang or Qi Huaijing. Once they left here, everyone acted as if nothing had happened and went back to work.
"Zhou Shuang, go to Shengshi and get me some documents."
Passing by Zhou Shuang's game department, Chen Yunna seemed to remember something and stopped.
Zhou Shuang was helpless as Chen Yunna was still picking on her.
"Vice President Chen."
"Shuangshuang, do me a favor. I have something urgent to do. Please take my car with you. After you get the documents, you can take a taxi back. The company will reimburse the fare."
Now that things had come to this, Zhou Shuang felt too embarrassed to refuse, so she could only follow Chen Yunna into the elevator.
Chen Yunna looked at herself and Zhou Shuang in the elevator. Zhou Shuang was young and beautiful, but so what? She was just a clerk in the company. If she wanted to get promoted, she had to be very capable.
There are hundreds of people like her coming and going in the company every year, and promotions are rare. Even if she gets a chance by chance, a promotion every three years is considered fast. By the time she is in her thirties, she can only get a manager position.
Tsk tsk——
"Shuangshuang, are you used to being in the company?"
Chen Yunna and Zhou Shuang were sitting in the back seat. Her sudden concern made Zhou Shuang alert and confused.
In Zhou Shuang's impression, Chen Yunna is not such a friendly person.
"fine."
Zhou Shuang didn't waste any time talking to her, and just answered her questions with two simple words.
"I know that girls nowadays can't stand fame and fortune. It's good to be ambitious, and it's also good to have aspirations and ideals. But you still have to pay attention to your image in the company."
There was something else behind Chen Yunna's words, and Zhou Shuang understood. She realized that bringing her here to get the documents was fake, and her real intention was to educate her.
But what does my business have to do with her? As a vice president of a company, it's too much for her to interfere.
But Zhou Shuang was too lazy to explain to people she didn't want to deal with.
Chen Yunna took her silence as a tacit agreement.
"Your husband brought you to the company today, and your colleagues saw it. But, was that really your husband?"
“······”
Husband, today? Could it be that someone saw Qi Huaijing sending her to the company? This doesn't make sense. It was clearly Wang Yu who sent her there, and she got a flat tire on the way and got into someone else's car.
so--
The "husband" that Chen Yunna mentioned her colleagues saw was the man who kindly gave her a ride here today.
Zhou Shuang became even more silent. This Chen Yunna was not only conceited, but also had a mental problem.
"No way—"
I still need to explain it.
"That's what I'm saying. Tell me, are you his mistress? A man of that age must have a lot of women out there. You're the same age, so don't let the recent rumors about Mr. Qi get you down."
Zhou Shuang felt that her words were getting more and more outrageous.
"What's the rumor in the company?"
She and Qi Huaijing returned to Haicheng. After she came to the company, she stayed in the game department all day and didn't go anywhere else. Even those who were gossiping in the tea room would shut up when they saw her. She really hadn't heard any rumors.
"President Qi is getting married. Everyone is saying that President Qi is getting married—"
Zhou Shuang was shocked. Now she couldn't figure out what Chen Yunna meant. Did she suspect that she was Qi Huaijing's wife, so she deliberately said a lot to test him?
But that wasn't right. Her marriage to Qi Huaijing would have been announced this year, and everyone would have known about it. It was only a matter of time. She was going to such great lengths to get her to agree. Was she trying to steal her hand?
"oh."
She handled it carefully and didn't dare to answer.
"I know you're sad and upset—"
When Chen Yunna said this, there was no sympathy in her expression, but rather a hint of gloating.
“???”
She was heartbroken and the more she listened, the more confused she became.
"If you really want to find a boyfriend, Sister Na has some resources. You're pretty and smart. I've seen plenty of handsome, rich men, tall and short, fat and thin. I can introduce you to anyone you want. There's no need to degrade yourself."
Oh--
Zhou Shuang finally understood what was said. She thought she and the middle-aged man who sent her here today were a couple.
"Our company is under the Qi family and is very influential in Rongcheng. The man you're dating is neither fish nor fowl, and their relationship is unclear, which has a bad impact on the company. The news that President Qi is getting married is fake, but it is true that he will soon have a beautiful, intelligent, and helpful fiancée. That person will definitely not be you."
Zhou Shuang listened to everything, but still couldn't help asking a question.
"Vice President Chen, I'm just a small employee in the company. Not many people know me. How can I have such a great influence? Will finding a boyfriend affect the company's reputation?"
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