Chapter 26.2
After parting with Old Master Ni, Yu Qing told Ye Xinuo about the meeting, only concealing the matters related to Han Qiuzi. It was not that she did not trust Ye Xinuo, but that she did not want the other party to know about this relationship and worry over her.
Ye Xinuo was not too surprised and guessed, “The most likely reason Old Master Han would be so eager to push another granddaughter forward is that Ni Anqi has begun forcing his hand. I always thought Anxin and her sister’s relationship was fairly good before, but all kinds of signs show that the relationship between them is very delicate.”
Yu Qing sighed sincerely. “Sometimes, when I think about it, these young masters and young ladies from noble families are quite pitiful too.”
“That’s right. Even if they want to date someone, they first have to think about whether that person is after their money or their status.” Ye Xinuo’s tone was somewhat deliberate. “If they can find true love, that can be called smoke rising from their ancestors’ graves.”
Yu Qing said, “Are you talking about yourself?”
Ye Xinuo rolled her eyes at her. “I now have no father, no mother, no grandfather, no grandmother, and no partner. Do you think I have this kind of trouble?”
“When you put it that way, you sound a little miserable.” Yu Qing touched her chin. “Why don’t I help you contact a few businesspeople’s singles networking parties?”
Ye Xinuo’s face fell, and she waved her hand in disdain. “Forget it, forget it. Go get busy. While you’re at it, have Vivian order me a sandwich and coffee.”
“Sandwiches every day. Don’t you get sick of them? Come out and eat with me.” Yu Qing grabbed Ye Xinuo by the collar, pulled her up, and forcibly dragged her out of the office.
After much persuasion, Ye Xinuo finally ate a bowl of rice noodles at a restaurant within a hundred meters of the company. It cost twenty-five and a half yuan.
If word got out, no one would believe it. The chairwoman and president of a listed company worth tens of billions spent her days eating simple meals that even salaried workers would get tired of.
Qin Moyan had come to this area today to discuss something, and since it was on the way, she stopped by Yesheng to take a look.
When she reached the entrance of the building, she saw Ye Xinuo walking toward her. Just as she was about to politely greet her, she saw the expression on Ye Xinuo’s face suddenly change, and Ye Xinuo quickly ran toward her.
Before Qin Moyan had time to ask what had happened, the other party had already passed her and begun speaking to someone else, without even sparing her a glance.
Ye Xinuo grabbed the sleeve of the man in front of her, her entire body trembling uncontrollably. Her eyes suddenly turned red.
“T-This young lady, is something wrong?”
The man who had been suddenly attacked by Ye Xinuo wore a white shirt and black trousers, with his tie properly knotted against his chest. Now that his cuff had been wrinkled by a woman, he could not describe how depressed he felt.
Ye Xinuo also knew that her reaction had been too frightening. She awkwardly withdrew her hand and apologized. “I’m sorry. I mistook you for an old friend, and my emotions became a little agitated.”
“It’s… it’s fine.” White Shirt raised his hand and scratched the back of his head. “Then… then if there’s nothing else, I’ll… I’ll go first.”
“All right. Goodbye.” Ye Xinuo bloomed into a smile. This guy was still the same as ever. Whenever he got nervous, he stuttered.
She did not know what reaction Xu Xiao would have when he saw her again later. It would definitely be very interesting.
“It’s only been a few days since we last met, and Miss Ye already doesn’t recognize me?” Compared with usual, Qin Moyan’s tone carried a few extra thorns.
If it were any other time, she absolutely would not have said another word. She did not know what had gotten into her today. She simply felt very displeased at being treated like air.
When Ye Xinuo had seen Xu Xiao just now, she had been far too excited and truly had not noticed Qin Moyan. At this moment, she also felt that she had been extremely rude, so she softened her voice and said, “I’m sorry, Director Qin. I lost my composure just now.”
“Could that gentleman just now look like Miss Ye’s first love?” Qin Moyan made a joke that was not quite a joke. “You pounced like a starving wolf.”
Was this Qin Moyan?
Could she have been possessed by something strange?
Or had some transmigrator taken control of her body?
A pile of question marks instantly popped into Ye Xinuo’s mind. In the five years she had known Qin Moyan in her previous life, she had never heard her say anything so down-to-earth.
In Ye Xinuo’s heart, Qin Moyan was like the Queen Mother of the West, an old immortal who did not eat the food of mortals and was full of deep schemes.
For a moment, Ye Xinuo did not know what to say. Qin Moyan simply stood there quietly, neither moving nor speaking.
In the end, Ye Xinuo could only laugh dryly a few times. “Director Qin hasn’t dated anyone even at your age. How could I possibly have a first-love boyfriend?”
The moment those words left her mouth, Ye Xinuo wished she could bite off her own tongue. What kind of strange conversation was this? If a third person spread this out, Yesheng and Hesen’s stock prices would probably fall together.
As the third person who had witnessed this awkward conversation, Yu Qing even thought there might have been some kind of crack in space-time just now.
Qin Moyan’s face stiffened for a moment, then returned to its usual coldness. As she walked through the door, she said, “It seems neither Miss Ye nor I have a sense of humor. We shouldn’t joke around in the future.”
The muscles on Ye Xinuo’s face also twitched a few times, and her dry voice sounded. “Director Qin is right, hehe, hehe.”
Yu Qing subconsciously rubbed her eyes. She must have been too tired recently, which was why she was having hallucinations—and auditory hallucinations too.
After returning to the office, Ye Xinuo had barely warmed her chair when Vivian came in with three résumés, asking her to personally interview the secretary candidates who had fought their way through the earlier rounds and remained until the end.
Ye Xinuo roughly scanned the résumés Vivian handed her and pulled out Xu Xiao’s. “Let’s interview this one first.”
As she spoke, she got up and headed out.
“All right.” Vivian followed behind Ye Xinuo and briefly introduced Xu Xiao’s school, work experience, and main achievements.
Ye Xinuo sat down in the interviewer’s seat, the corners of her mouth curving into a charming arc. “What a coincidence. We meet again.”
“B-Boss, hello!” Xu Xiao was so startled he sprang up from his chair.
“Boss? I haven’t decided to hire you yet.” Ye Xinuo teased him wickedly. “Since you made it to my round, your professional ability is definitely not a problem. I wonder if Mr. Xu can bring out something that makes my eyes light up?”
“I have a master’s degree in economics and management from Hucheng University. Although my educational background can’t compare with those who studied abroad, I speak seven foreign languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. I also speak four dialects: Northeastern, Sichuanese, Shanghainese, and Cantonese.”
Xu Xiao immediately began performing.
“Bro, I won’t show off the foreign languages. Listen to my dialects first and then think about it, okay? Thank you.”
Ye Xinuo nearly bent double laughing at this stand-up comedy routine that seamlessly connected Northeastern, Sichuanese, Cantonese, and Shanghainese.
In truth, her sense of humor was not that shallow. She was simply releasing her emotions without restraint because Xu Xiao’s departure in her previous life had been too sudden. Being able to see him again truly made her happy.
Although Xu Xiao’s cause of death had been the most common kind of traffic accident, she knew it had absolutely not been a simple accident.
What made Ye Xinuo care even more was that Xu Xiao had appeared one year earlier than in her previous life.
Every event that differed from the past reminded her that many things had quietly changed because of her rebirth.
“Boss is laughing so happily. Does that mean you’re planning to keep me?”
At this moment, Xu Xiao’s whole body was filled with confidence, completely different from the person who had been so nervous he stuttered earlier.
Ye Xinuo extended her hand. “Mr. Xu, welcome to Yesheng.”
Xu Xiao lightly shook her hand and immediately withdrew his own, then bowed respectfully. “In the future, I’ll ask Boss to give me much guidance.”
Ye Xinuo relaxed into a smile. In her previous life, she had regarded Xu Xiao as her right hand not only because of his outstanding ability, but also because he had a proper sense of boundaries, knowing when to advance and when to retreat, when to be relaxed and when to be restrained.
With Xu Xiao helping her, Sister Yu Qing would be able to free up her energy to do more important things.
“Vivian, arrange for Mr. Xu to start tomorrow and help him become familiar with the work at hand as soon as possible,” Ye Xinuo instructed. Then she added, “Just print his English name on the work badge. I remember it was Joe on the résumé.”
“All right.”
A trace of doubt flashed through Xu Xiao’s eyes.
Ye Xinuo did not explain further. She nodded once to the two of them, then walked out in her high heels.
“Hello, I found out. President Luo’s wife received anonymous photos of President Luo cheating some time ago. That gave her the confidence not only to sue for divorce, but also to run to the company and vent her anger.”
Yu Qing and Ye Xinuo now had video calls almost every night.
Ye Xinuo murmured, “Who would do something like that? President Luo is, in the end, only a small figure. Someone actually went out of their way to collect evidence of his affair. If it were an enemy taking revenge, they wouldn’t have sent it only to his wife.”
After muttering, she hurriedly smoothed the facial mask on her face.
“Do you think it could be one of our company’s directors?”
On the other side of the video, Yu Qing was also multitasking. She was holding a nail file and trimming her nails—more accurately, her toenails.
“As everyone knows, President Luo is Director Tang’s person. Ever since you successfully continued as chairwoman at the last board meeting, Director Tang has been making constant moves, using the convenience of his position to poach Yesheng’s clients. President Luo holds quite a few resources, so it’s normal that he would be the first one targeted.”
When it came to company directors, the first person Ye Xinuo thought of was Qin Moyan. The second was Director Lu, who had unexpectedly supported her last time.
“In any case, we benefited without doing anything, and we’re not going out of our way to thank that person. Stop wasting brainpower guessing blindly.” Ye Xinuo had never liked getting stuck in dead ends, so she changed the topic. “Sister Yu Qing, pay more attention to Qiran Technology recently. When cooperating with Qin Moyan, it won’t be wrong to be more guarded.”
Yu Qing was helpless. “I know. Why are you like a little Tang Monk now? Besides, every other sentence is Qin Moyan. I think you’ll even dream of her now.”
“Don’t say that. I really have dreamed of her.” Ye Xinuo recalled for a moment. “I dreamed that I ascended the king’s throne. Qin Moyan was originally sweeping the floor, but then she suddenly turned into the queen and said half of the country belonged to her. Hearing someone try to steal my territory—how could I endure that? I was so angry that I hit her with my cane on the spot. But before I could really enjoy it, I woke up.”
“What kind of nonsense is that? My time is very precious. That’s it. I’m hanging up.” Yu Qing was not the least bit sloppy. As soon as she finished speaking, she hung up, not giving Ye Xinuo any time to react.
Ye Xinuo looked at the phone and said aggrievedly, “What kind of person is that? Sharing something as private as a dream—how is that nonsense?”
Her brows had only just furrowed a little when Ye Xinuo immediately used her fingertips to smooth the facial mask flat.
Ever since Xu Xiao finished taking over work, the chances of Yu Qing appearing beside Ye Xinuo had greatly decreased.
Because of this change, rumors in the company had also increased.
So these days, Xu Xiao always looked as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself, causing Ye Xinuo to pay special attention to his movements. She wanted to figure out exactly what unspeakable thing he had on his mind.
Coincidentally, Ye Xinuo needed to take Xu Xiao to another floor for a meeting. They had just entered the elevator when she suddenly remembered this matter. She turned around, wanting to directly ask him.
Suddenly, the elevator shook violently. Ye Xinuo failed to stand steady and fell toward Xu Xiao. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and, in that flash of lightning, braced her hand against the elevator wall, avoiding zero-distance contact with the person in front of her.
Xu Xiao abruptly turned into the image of a frightened young wife. A few beads of sweat seeped from his forehead. “B-Boss, I already have a girlfriend. We’re… we’re dating with marriage in mind!”
Ye Xinuo froze there, not knowing what to say. So in his eyes, she was a beast in human clothing lusting after her subordinate’s beauty. She thought inwardly, The probability of me falling for Qin Moyan is higher than the probability of me falling for you, okay? Wait, what does Qin Moyan have to do with this?
By coincidence, with a ding, the elevator doors slowly opened.
The people waiting outside the elevator all saw this domineering CEO scene: the male secretary shrinking into the corner, the female boss bracing one hand against the wall, ready to kabedon him at any moment.
“I’m in a hurry. Please trouble yourselves to take another elevator.” Qin Moyan, who just so happened to be going upstairs to attend a board meeting, dropped this sentence and walked into this elevator. She swiped her high-level work badge, pressed the exclusive button, and the elevator rose all the way to the top floor without stopping again.
What did it mean for enemies to meet on a narrow road?
Ye Xinuo even suspected that every time Qin Moyan calculated the exact moment she would embarrass herself, she would deliberately appear to provoke her.
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