Qin Yue chuckled: "Luckily, my parents didn't come out with me. They saw you bring me back yesterday. If my dad saw you at the door early in the morning, he'd probably roll his eyes at you. When I came out, they were discussing the access control system."
"What access control?"
"You must be home before 8 p.m."
Lu Yanci almost choked on his own saliva.
"...Yes, for your safety."
He knows how to guard against you.
"However, my mom will try to get my curfew moved to 10 o'clock."
He couldn't bring up the fact that he had moved out, otherwise he would be seen as having ulterior motives.
...
Jiang's father originally planned to leave on Monday morning.
However, considering it was too late, I bought a sleeper ticket for the night. I arrived at the station early the next morning and then took the subway to Qi Jingchen's company, following the address on the business card.
At eight o'clock, the company's receptionist had already arrived.
Mr. Jiang asked her if Qi Jingchen had come and when he would come.
Seeing that he had no appointment and had a shrewd and calculating look on his face, the receptionist wanted to get rid of him, but he kept begging her to make a phone call, saying that as long as he mentioned his name to President Qi, President Qi would definitely see him.
He was really difficult to deal with. Just as he was about to kneel down to her, the receptionist contacted Qi Jingchen's special assistant and said that a Mr. Jiang wanted to see President Qi.
Mr. Jiang, holding the bag in his arms, reminded her, "Tell your CEO Qi that I am Jiang Qingtang's father."
The receptionist quickly repeated what he had said.
After listening, the assistant first instructed her to arrange for the person to be taken to the lounge, and then contacted Qi Jingchen.
Upon hearing this, Qi Jingchen initially intended to have the security guards deal with him, but considering the man's overbearing and persistent nature, he instructed his assistant to have the receptionist take him to the lounge on the office floor to wait.
Mr. Jiang immediately straightened his back.
He brazenly surveyed the high-end office building and even asked the receptionist to prepare breakfast for him.
He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and his eyes half-closed, pondering how much he should ask for.
In places where land is incredibly valuable, the amount of money a big boss possesses is probably astronomical; three or five hundred thousand is just a drop in the ocean for them.
Let's settle for a million; he won't come back again.
The assistant arrived at the company building at 8:05, but instead of going upstairs, he waited for Qi Jingchen in the parking lot. Qi Jingchen, on the other hand, was waiting for someone else to arrive.
Half an hour later, just as he was getting impatient, a figure finally appeared.
He told the driver to honk the horn.
Panting, Jiang Qingtang ran to the car.
He rolled down the car window and looked at her coldly: "I hope you can give me a satisfactory explanation."
Jiang Qingtang said with red eyes, "I didn't know he came here. I'll try to persuade him to leave."
The two of them took the private elevator up together.
Jiang's father, who was getting impatient and looking around, wanting to call Qi Jingchen, suddenly brightened up when he saw the two of them coming together.
Did they not break up? Or were they just having a tiff?
Jiang's father smiled and reached out to shake hands with Qi Jingchen: "Little Qi, it's been a long time. I didn't tell you beforehand that I came here suddenly. Please don't mind."
"It's because my daughter said on the phone last time that she broke up with you, and I was really worried, so I wanted to ask her what happened. You silly girl, couples break up and get back together all the time, how can you just say 'break up' like that..."
Jiang Qingtang interrupted him sharply, her tone full of pleading: "I've already told you, we have nothing to do with each other, why won't you listen? You want money, don't you? I'll transfer it to you right now, I beg you, please leave quickly, okay?"
Mr. Jiang's expression changed, and he looked at Qi Jingchen for confirmation: "Is she saying something in anger again?"
"As you've heard, Miss Jiang and I have no relationship whatsoever. If you want to communicate, please leave the Jiang family first."
A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed Jiang Qingtang's face: "Let's go now."
As she spoke, she tried to pull Jiang's father, but she couldn't budge him.
With red eyes and gritted teeth, she questioned Jiang's father, "Do you insist on staying here and making a fool of yourself?"
Jiang's father completely ignored her and said some words of reconciliation.
Qi Jingchen interrupted expressionlessly: "If you don't leave, I'll have to ask security to escort you out."
Just then, Jiang Qingtang's agent turned on the phone.
I can't ignore this call.
She glanced at the two of them and pleaded, "Wait a minute, I need to take this call."
As soon as the call connected, the agent launched into a tirade of angry words.
"Do you even know today is the audition day? I told you to wait for me at home, and you told me you had something to do and couldn't attend the audition?! What could you possibly have to do?"
The director has seen your previous films and is very satisfied with you. The deal is almost finalized. If you go for the audition, you'll most likely land the role.
With so many people auditioning, if you don't go, do you think the director will give you the role? What about the director's reputation? Let me tell you, if you're not dead, crawl over here if you want!
"But……"
"No buts, hurry up!" The agent hung up the phone immediately after saying that.
Jiang Qingtang gripped her phone, a profound sense of powerlessness causing her shoulders to slump. Her eyes reddened as she pleaded with her father, "I really have something urgent to do. Please come with me first, I'll give you the money, okay?"
Jiang's father's expression changed several times before he plopped back down on the sofa: "No way! He even had security escort me out. What did I do wrong? I'm here today to get justice for you. You've been with him for so long, and he just breaks up with you like that? You're willing, but your mother and I aren't. He has to..."
"Have you said enough?!" Jiang Qingtang didn't dare to look at Qi Jingchen's face, fearing she would see his disgust. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she shouted hoarsely, "I told you we don't owe each other anything, I have nothing to do with him anymore, why do you have to come and make a scene? Money, money, money, isn't it all about money? Isn't what I've given you enough?"
Of course they're different. It's only right and proper for her to give, and Qi Jingchen should give too.
As she spoke, she reached out to pull Jiang's father away, but he shoved her aside, saying, "You have things to do, go ahead and do them, I..."
"Thump—"
Jiang Qingtang lost her balance and fell towards the table, her head hitting the table with a dull thud.
Jiang's father stopped talking abruptly.
Qi Jingchen watched coldly, not intending to pay any attention.
His expression changed drastically when he saw crimson liquid flowing down her forehead.
Jiang's father was even more startled and made no attempt to help her up.
Jiang Qingtang shakily tried to get up, but before she could even stand up, everything went black and her body went limp and she fell to the side.
Without a second thought, Qi Jingchen picked the person up and strode out, nearly bumping into Liu Yu, who had been standing outside the door for several minutes.
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