Chapter 77

In the Yunfan employee office, Employee A had just returned from Xu Zhiqian’s office. She felt the world was a little surreal. The boss seemed to be in a strange mood today. One moment she was gritting her teeth, and the next, she was giggling to herself.

Wuwuwu, is it a late night of overtime or a normal day of work tonight? Employee A’s head ached a little. She was a new employee who had just started this month. Why did she decide to come to Yunfan in the first place? It was to get a close-up view of her favorite couple!

The show Trainee was incredibly popular. The interaction between Su Ziqin and Fu Qingyun on stage had deeply attracted Employee A, a recent college graduate. Unfortunately, the company Yunsan Capital didn’t fit her major, otherwise she would have chosen Yunsan Capital for sure.

For no other reason than the industry rumors that CEO Fu of Yunsan Capital never encouraged overtime. Tasks that could be completed during work hours were never allowed to be taken home. If they couldn’t be completed, it meant the employee was inefficient. Yunfan was different. The legend said that Yunfan’s work hours depended entirely on the boss’s mood.

Overtime was a common occurrence. Although the overtime pay wasn’t low, it was just too inconsistent.

“Hey, what are you thinking about?” a colleague next to her whispered.

Employee A pursed her lips and said softly, “I just went to Ms. Xu’s office and saw the boss. The boss looks strange. One moment she seems very happy, and the next, she seems very angry.”

The colleague shook her phone, signaling for her to look at her own phone. “I’ll add you to a group.”

“A work group? I’m already in one.”

The colleague shook her head. “No, I’ve added you. Just look.”

Employee A looked down. The group name… “Did Fairy Fu come down to earth today?”

XX: “Oh, we have a newcomer?”

Things Don’t Go as Planned: “This is the new intern. She just came from Ms. Xu’s office and ran into the boss.”

BB: “Uh? Is it time for overtime again?”

Employee A: “No, no. It’s just that the boss’s state is a little strange.” Employee A told the group what she had just seen about Su Ziqin.

The group was silent for about five or six minutes before someone started to guess.

BB: “It’s probably Fairy Fu who upset her.”

XX: “We mortals shouldn’t make wild guesses.”

Xu Zhiqian: “Why don’t you guys work properly and make wild guesses? The reason for any overtime recently is because of the company’s game division launching.”

BB: “Okay.”

Xu Zhiqian looked at the guesses on her phone. These people are so ridiculous. They have nothing better to do than guess what the boss is thinking.

Xu Zhiqian looked up at Su Ziqin, who was sitting in the boss’s chair. Su Ziqin had her arms crossed and her head slightly lowered. One moment a faint smile was on her lips, and the next, a cold light flashed in her amber eyes. And that cold light was directed at Xu Zhiqian.

Xu Zhiqian looked at her speechlessly. She sized Su Ziqin up. “Su Ziqin, what are you doing? I didn’t do anything to you, did I?”

“No, what did I do to you?” Su Ziqin’s tone was a little sour. How could she not be envious of Xu Zhiqian? Fu Qingyun had briefly told her about Li Zhengyin’s plan to take advantage of Xu Zhiqian’s birthday to buy her a house and give her a ring as an engagement gift.

Then she thought about her own little fairy. You can’t say she’s clueless, because Su Ziqin feels like she’s been living a very good life these past few days. But if you say she’s not, there haven’t been any romantic gestures recently, let alone any reaction to her hints.

But to say it wasn’t romantic wasn’t right either. She took her to the amusement park and spoiled her like a child.

Su Ziqin sighed. What is wrong with Fu Qingyun? People say it’s hard to guess an Omega’s mind, but Fu Qingyun’s mind seemed even harder to guess.

Xu Zhiqian looked at the complicated expression on her face and heard the sourness in her tone. “Are you doing something bad behind my back? Did you sell my shares?”

“Do I look like the kind of person who has nothing better to do?” Su Ziqin rolled her eyes. What kind of bizarre logic is that?

Xu Zhiqian waved her read the original at bailiantales.com hand impatiently. “Then get out of here. Why are you staying in my office?”

“Teacher Xu, what’s going on with the endorsement deal?”

Xu Zhiqian opened a document on her desk and stopped at one page. Xu Zhiqian slid the document toward Su Ziqin and pointed to the photo on the file. “Right now, we have three candidates. Because it’s a game, we were thinking of choosing a new-generation idol.”

“Is Yangyang on there too?” Su Ziqin picked up the document on the desk and flipped through it. Fu Yanyang’s photo was also on there.

This was for the launch of an online game under Yunfan’s name. The scale was quite large, and Fu Yanyang, who had just debuted, needed exposure.

But… Su Ziqin pondered for a moment. “Have you talked to them yet?”

“Yangyang’s manager and he himself have no objections. It’s just that Dingfeng is asking for a ridiculously high price.” Xu Zhiqian took another document from the pile on the desk and handed it to Su Ziqin. “According to the market price, Yangyang has just debuted. The asking price for an endorsement shouldn’t exceed one million. Look at how much Dingfeng is asking for.”

Su Ziqin’s eyebrows furrowed. She opened the document and didn’t look at it too closely, flipping directly to the page with the asking price. “Are they trying to rob us?” Su Ziqin sneered, her eyes lingering on the ten million dollar asking price for a second. The document hit the table with a loud thwack.

“The other two artists from the other entertainment companies have very normal prices. But you know that Yangyang is Sister Fu’s younger brother. If this endorsement file hadn’t come to me, then fine, but now it’s in my hands, and Yangyang already knows about this. To be honest, he’s very excited about it.”

Su Ziqin rubbed her aching temples. How could this not be a headache? In the past year, Yunsan had taken out the Orca, but Qin Renfeng had revived the Dingfeng project. Fu Qingyun and she had a lot of run-ins with Qin Renfeng over the past year, but Fu Qingyun had never told Yangyang about any of it.

Yangyang had signed with Star Entertainment, and after Star was acquired by Dingfeng, Fu Qingyun probably didn’t want to put any pressure on Yangyang, so she didn’t talk bailiantales.comto him much about the conflict between her and the Qin family. Also, Yangyang had spent most of the past year in a training camp, so he rarely had time to pay attention to these things.

After a year of hard work, he finally debuted, and he had to face these things right away. “My wife probably doesn’t want to tell her brother about this mess either.”

Xu Zhiqian put her hands on the desk, her expression a little serious. “But whether it’s us or Yunsan, we’re clearly not going to be on good terms with the Qin family. He’s still at Dingfeng, which is in the Qin family’s hands. Is this really not a problem?”

“Qin Renfeng wouldn’t go out of his way to make things difficult for an artist, would he? Besides, Yangyang has made him a lot of money, right?” Su Ziqin said this, but she was still a little uncertain. The reason Qin Renfeng hadn’t made any trouble before was that Yangyang was just a trainee, not an artist.

It was different now. Yangyang had debuted, and what would happen in the future was unclear. Fang Fang was a good manager, but the company itself wasn’t to Su Ziqin’s liking.

Xu Zhiqian raised her eyebrows, her expression turning from serious to a little teasing. Xu Zhiqian rubbed her chin. “Ziqin, listen to your own tone. You don’t believe Qin Renfeng at all, do you? I suggest you find some time to talk to your fairy about this.”

Knock, knock, knock. A knock sounded on the door. Xu Zhiqian looked at the glass door, her eyes narrowing. “Come in.”

Kong Shuangshuang pushed the door open and looked at Su Ziqin with a smile. “Ziqin, you’re here too?”

Su Ziqin lazily raised her hand, as if greeting her.

Xu Zhiqian sneered inside. This person hardly ever comes to my office. Her sudden visit today is obviously not to see me. “Is there something you need, Sister Kong?”

“I came to ask if you’ve decided on the endorser yet? We need to create a promotion plan based on the endorser.” Kong Shuangshuang said this very [Read on BaiLianTales]casually, as if she really just came to talk about the plan.

Xu Zhiqian walked to her computer, opened her email, and turned the screen toward Kong Shuangshuang. “Didn’t I send it to you? There are three. We’ll make three plans first.”

“We don’t have the files for those three. I came here to get them from you,” Kong Shuangshuang immediately changed her story.

Xu Zhiqian scoffed. It’s my fault for not telling Su Ziqin. This person is clearly still up to no good. Xu Zhiqian moved closer to Su Ziqin and deliberately patted the back of Su Ziqin’s neck. Xu Zhiqian secretly peeled off a corner of Su Ziqin’s inhibitor patch.

“Teacher Su, can you watch my office for me? I’m going to get the files for the marketing department.”

Su Ziqin rubbed the spot where she was patted. “Can you be a little gentler? And why did you have to hit me when you could have just said it?”

Xu Zhiqian chuckled, revealing a row of neat teeth. “This is a way of bonding with you, who I lived with for two years, you know? Some people have a fairy by their side now and have forgotten about us mortals.”

“Get lost,” Su Ziqin said. She had just gotten over the news about Li Zhengyin’s grand “proposal,” and Xu Zhiqian’s words brought it all back to her.

Xu Zhiqian gave Kong Shuangshuang, who had a dazed expression, a knowing look. A proud smile appeared on her lips. As long as Kong Shuangshuang didn’t make things too ugly, Xu Zhiqian didn’t want to expose the whole thing.

For the past year, Kong Shuangshuang’s attitude had been a little more enthusiastic, but it wasn’t too excessive. Xu Zhiqian had also gradually given up the idea of telling Su Ziqin about it. After all, they were business partners. It would be an ugly breakup for everyone if she did.

After Xu Zhiqian left, Kong Shuangshuang was still looking at Su Ziqin with a blank expression. When an unauthorized copy Omega’s scent gland was exposed to the air, Kong Shuangshuang could clearly smell the Alpha’s permanent mark on Su Ziqin. The pheromone level was very high. Kong Shuangshuang felt uncomfortable just standing in the office.

The smell of Long Island Iced Tea mixed with Pink Lady clearly told Kong Shuangshuang that this Omega had been permanently marked by an Alpha.

“I’ll go take a look too,” Kong Shuangshuang said. Her long bangs hid the emotion in her eyes. The reason she had always thought she still had a chance for the past year was because she had never smelled the permanent mark of an Alpha on Su Ziqin before.

Su Ziqin gave a sound of agreement, but then she thought of something. She asked the about-to-turn Kong Shuangshuang, “Sister Kong, do you Alphas like surprises?”

Kong Shuangshuang’s footsteps stopped. She didn’t turn back. “If you like your Omega, you’d probably want to give them surprises every day.”

Su Ziqin nodded. She didn’t hear the deeper meaning in Kong Shuangshuang’s words. “Then do you Alphas like surprises?”

Kong Shuangshuang’s eyes lit up. Is Su Ziqin asking me this because she wants to give me something? Thinking of this possibility, Kong Shuangshuang turned around with a bright expression. “Of course. Who doesn’t like surprises?”

After hearing that, Su Ziqin propped her face up with her hands, pursed her lips, and mumbled, “What would she like? She doesn’t lack money, a house, or a car. Sigh, I feel like there’s nothing to give her.”

There were only two people in the office. Xu Zhiqian’s office wasn’t very big, so Su Ziqin’s words were heard clearly by Kong Shuangshuang. A bitter smile appeared on Kong Shuangshuang’s lips. She felt so stupid. Everyone in the world knew how much Su Ziqin loved Fu Qingyun. How could she have thought that Su Ziqin would give something to another Alpha?

“You’re so good to CEO Fu.” Kong Shuangshuang’s heart ached. She tried her best to control her emotions.

The images of Fu Qingyun’s affection for her appeared in Su Ziqin’s mind one by one. A gentle and sweet smile unauthorized copy unconsciously appeared on her lips. “She’s also very good to me.”

“Is she?” Kong Shuangshuang didn’t think so. She had seen Su Ziqin get jealous over Fu Qingyun and seen her get happy when Fu Qingyun came to the building. But she had never seen Fu Qingyun do anything for Su Ziqin.

Why does Fu Qingyun get to have such a good Omega? Kong Shuangshuang’s fists clenched. In her opinion, the love between Fu Qingyun and Su Ziqin was not equal. Fu Qingyun didn’t love Su Ziqin that much, while Su Ziqin had given her whole heart to Fu Qingyun…

Ding dong. Su Ziqin’s phone notification went off. When she saw the name, Su Ziqin’s smile grew bigger.

Kong Shuangshuang didn’t need to look to know who had sent the message. She was so jealous of Fu Qingyun. How could she not be jealous of the person Su Ziqin loved with all her heart and soul?