Having a rough time?
Shen Qi didn’t know how to describe it.
To say that she had a hard time, it was not quite true, for Ye Moxuan treated her very well sometimes. Although he seemed wicked on the surface, he was really helping her out. But to say that she was having a good time, that was not the case too. After all, she didn’t have wealth and status, so there were many things that she couldn’t do.
“Sis?”
Shen Qi returned to her senses and smiled.”Don’t ask so much. Your friends are still waiting for you, right? Off you go.”
Only then did Shen Yue blink. “Okay, sis. Then I’m going to find my friend first,” Shen Yue said cautiously while putting the remaining 1,000 into her wallet.
“Alright. I’m going back too.”
After that, when both of them went their separate ways, Shen Yue waited for her to leave before taking out a bank card from her purse and looked at Shen Qi’s leaving figure with a mocking smile.
“What a fool.”
She held the bank card to her mouth and kissed it, showing a smile.
“Being so touched by a mere 2,000—she really is an idiot!”
After that, Shen Yue put away the bank card and turned to leave.
When Shen Qi returned with the 1,000 in her hand, she was still frowning. The person she was meeting was the president of a company after all, and the restaurant that she had booked had the starting price of 1,000. She totally did not have enough money for that. Where would she find the money to treat him for a meal?
But this is the task that Ye Moxuan gave me…
Shen Qi took off her shoes and lay on her blanket, feeling very depressed.
After thinking about it, she couldn’t help texting Han Xueyou in the end, but after editing the text message, Shen Qi stopped her actions immediately.
Xueyou is already very busy looking for the person for me. If I ask her for money now, wouldn’t it bother her more?
Even if she was her good friend, Shen Qi couldn’t possibly ask her for help over and over again.
Thinking of this, Shen Qi locked the phone on the screen and buried her face in the pillow.
“The task has failed?”
A quiet male voice rang coldly behind her, making Shen Qi stiffen and turn around abruptly.
Ye Moxuan appeared silently behind her again, making Shen Qi’s expression change slightly. “H-How do you always show up without making a sound?”
Ye Moxuan knocked on his wheelchair. “Without making a sound?”
Shen Qi was speechless after hearing that.
Indeed, his wheelchair did make a sound when it moved. It was because she was too absorbed in her thoughts that she didn’t realize it. “What did you just ask me?”
“How is the task going?”
Shen Qi paused. He’s referring to the cooperation with Han Group, right? Shen Qi looked at Ye Moxuan inquisitively. Or should I tell him about the reimbursement first and ask him to deduct from my salary?
“I-I want to borrow some money from you first!” Shen Qi exclaimed suddenly.
Ye Moxuan narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows. “You want to borrow money from me?”
His lips curled slowly with a look of sarcasm in his eyes.
After lurking for so long, are you finally showing your true colors?
“Yes.” Shen Qi nodded furiously. Probably because she was embarrassed, she hesitated when she spoke. “I’ve contacted the people at Han Group, and they said that they are willing to discuss with me at noon on the day after tomorrow, but… I have to invite him for lunch, and I don’t have any more money…”
Speaking of this, Shen Qi timidly raised her head to look into Ye Moxuan’s deep eyes while she asked tentatively, “I just need 5,000 from you. I will pay you back when I get my salary, okay?”
Ye Moxuan was at a loss for words upon hearing her words.
This woman… is always so unexpected.
She never follows what I expect from her.
He thought she would ask for a lot of money, but she only asked for 5,000. Yet, what did her gaze and expression mean? It was as if she was afraid that he would not borrow her.
The long silence had given Shen Qi the illusion that Ye Moxuan didn’t want to lend her the money, so she anxiously said, “I’m sorry. I know that it’s my fault if this collaboration goes down the drain. I know I shouldn’t borrow money from you, but I really can’t help it. After all, I don’t have any more money…”
In the end, Shen Qi lowered her head in embarrassment.
“If you don’t want to lend it to me, that’s fine. I will figure out a solution by myself.”
After speaking, Shen Qi leaned back and buried her entire face in the soft pillow without uttering another word.
Ye Moxuan felt sorry for her without knowing the reason.
She was obviously desperate, seeing as she was asking for his help tentatively, but she was afraid that he would get angry and would not agree, so she rejected herself before he could speak.
What a hopelessly stupid woman.
Ye Moxuan’s eyes gradually darkened as he replied in a distant tone, “This is considered a public reimbursement. Why don’t you go to the financial office to declare it?”
Hearing that, Shen Qi sat up quickly. “W-What did you just say? Can I report to the financial office in advance?”
She thought that the company would only be able to reimburse her after receiving the bill, but she did not expect that she could apply in advance.
Ye Moxuan originally wanted to say that there was no such thing, but seeing her pitiful look and expression, he suddenly felt that it was not impossible to treat this as a special case. Otherwise… she had no other way out.
“Of course,” he answered in a low voice.
In the next second, Ye Moxuan saw that Shen Qi’s eyes lit up. Initially, her aura was like a dark sky without any stars and moons, but suddenly, the clouds opened to reveal the moon, and then the surrounding stars shone brightly.
Ye Moxuan felt a jolt in his heart.
Shen Qi suddenly sat upright. “Then I will apply tomorrow. Ye Moxuan, your company’s benefits are really great. The small company I used to work for could only reimburse the money afterward.”
As the problem was solved, Shen Qi’s mood improved. She suddenly reached out and grabbed Ye Moxuan’s sleeves. “I will do well this time, and I will definitely not cause you any more trouble.”
Her little hands were quite soft, causing Ye Moxuan to lower his head and glance down at her. Though she was holding his shirt, Ye Moxuan felt like her hand was holding his heart, making his breathing speed up involuntarily.
After a long time, Ye Moxuan spoke again, and his voice had become hoarse and low.
“Let go.”
Hearing that, Shen Qi was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that she was grabbing the corner of his clothes. She then immediately retracted her hand while slightly pouting.
What a petty guy. I was just pulling the corner of his clothes.
“When you go to work tomorrow, remember to apply for the fund.” With that, Ye Moxuan slowly turned the wheelchair away.
“Got it!” Shen Qi was happy to hear that. Her problem was finally solved, and she didn’t have to worry about messing up this matter anymore.
“Don’t get smug too early. Han Qing is not an easy person to be handled.”
Ye Moxuan said that deliberately to prevent Shen Qi from getting too excited.
When she heard that, she thought that it made sense.
But she was still happy. At least she solved one of the tricky problems before the meeting. The next thing she had to do was to convince Han Qing to cooperate with Ye Group.
Han Qing is a stoic and serious person. Anyway, the meeting with him about the collaboration between the two groups is considered my first official task since I have entered Ye Group, right?
