This question made the man embarrassed as he reached out and wiped the sweat away from his forehead.
“What are you talking about, Assistant Shen? This has always been the company’s regulations. Moreover, you are President Ye’s personal assistant, so if you apply for reimbursement in advance, it must be for some important issues. In that case, the finance department must cater to your needs.”
“But before this—”
Shen Qi still had some doubts about it, but Yan had already completed the paperwork. “Here you go.”
Shen Qi reached out and took it from her. “Thank you.”
“Don’t think that I won’t hate you just because you thanked me!” Yan spat. “Although I also joined this company through connections, the way you do it is more despicable than me,” she added hostilely.
Shen Qi was speechless upon hearing that.
She actually proudly revealed the fact that she was here because of her connections. However, looking at her straightforward and indignant expression, Shen Qi didn’t find it annoying at all. She merely smiled and uttered, “Thank you, both of you. I shall take my leave now.”
When Shen Qi had left, Yan looked at her father with a dissatisfied expression.
“Dad, why did you suddenly give her so much money? What if President Ye blames us? I have to work so many hours to earn 20,000.”
Hearing that, the man glared at her, and his tone became stern. “Don’t be so impulsive next time. Assistant Xiao, who works for President Ye, called me to let me know about this. Fortunately, you didn’t say anything that’s too much, and thank god she didn’t hold it against you.”
“Tsk, you thought she is forgiving? She fought with others in the cafeteria, and she even poured her food on them. Just because she’s close to President Ye, she thought she can do anything and bully others.”
“Don’t involve yourself in that matter, and don’t listen to what the others said without verifying it yourself. Look at her—do you think she is the fierce type who would bully others? You know clearly what the people in this company are like.”
Yan pouted. “No matter what, I just think that it was wrong of her to spill her food on others. Look at how all three of them turned out after that incident. Do you still think that that is untrue?”
With that, Yan directly turned around and left.
After Shen Qi had settled the financial issues she was facing, she returned to her seat, but she couldn’t help remembering what Yan, from the finance department, had said just now. She said that Shen Qi was here because of her connection—in everyone’s opinion, she was here because of her relationship with Ye Moxuan.
Ah, forget it. Why should I even bother about this? I’ll just have to do my job well.
…
Time flew quickly, and soon, the day had passed.
When Han Xueyou knew that Han Qing was returning today, she became very excited and called him before he got on the plane.
“What’s up?” Han Qing’s voice was as cold as ever.
However, Han Xueyou didn’t care about that because she was very excited—she could finally know the father of Shen Qi’s baby.
“Qing, are you coming back today?”
“Yes. I’m boarding the plane in fifteen minutes.”
“Qing, have you found out the matter that I asked you?”
Han Qing’s deep eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the people at the airport while pursing his thin lips.
“Yes.”
“Really?” Han Xueyou laughed on the other end. “Thank you so much! I knew that you could do it! Can you tell me in advance about—”
“I’ll show you the documents when I reach home. That’s all.”
With that, Han Qing hung up immediately. A well-dressed secretary who stood beside him reminded him, “President Han, your flight will arrive in North City in five hours. Assistant Shen from Ye Group has already booked the restaurant, so we can meet her right after we get off the flight.”
Han Qing nodded and stretched out his hand to straighten his tie. Under his sharp eyes, there were dark circles, showing how busy he had been recently. His secretary, Su Jiu, couldn’t help saying, “President Han, do you want to rest first? You have been pretty exhausted, going here and there—”
“There’s no need for that.”
Since he refused, Su Jiu did not speak any more. Instead, she handed over the documents to him. “President Han, this is the information of Ye Moxuan of Ye Group.”
Han Qing took a look at it and commented, “He’s our rival.”
Su Jiu took the documents back. “Yes, since he joined Ye Group, their business has been doing well, and they’ve even surpassed Han Group in North City. He has always been arrogant, so no one dares to offend him. It’s rather unexpected that they would offer to cooperate with us this time. By the way, President Han, this is President Ye’s new assistant. I looked into her background briefly.”
Su Jiu handed him another piece of document.
Han Qing took a glance at it, and a strange emotion appeared in his hollow eyes while his gaze was fixated on Shen Qi’s face.
Why is this woman’s face so familiar?
“President Han, is there any problem?” Su Jiu asked.
Han Qing frowned slightly, his rough fingers brushing at the woman’s eyes. Although the woman in the photo was smiling, her eyes looked cold, like there was an endless ocean within it that was void of any unnecessary desires and emotions.
It was calm.
He had only seen such eyes on one person.
“Oh, by the way, I’ve also found that Assistant Shen and Miss Xueyou were classmates.”
Han Qing asked, “Classmates?”
“Yes.”
Han Qing stared at the photo for a long time without looking away. Su Jiu had been working for Han Qing for quite a while, yet she had never seen him like this. Hence, she couldn’t help wondering aloud, “President Han, have you taken a liking to her?”
Han Qing did not reply and shot her a cold glance, making Su Jiu immediately lower her gaze. “I’m sorry. I’ve said something I shouldn’t have.”
Han Qing put away the document with the photo by folding it into a smaller square and putting it in his pocket. “Is this person I’m meeting today?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s go.”
…
Five hours later, Han Qing’s flight had arrived in North City.
Shen Qi knew that his flight would arrive at this hour, so she came to the airport and waited in advance. She knew very well that she should be sincere when discussing business collaboration; in the past, she had waited for many businessmen at the airport and had also sent them off as well.
The airport was crowded with people as Shen Qi stared at the flight number displayed on the screen. Finally, she saw that the plane Han Qing was taking had landed. She had already asked Han Qing’s assistant beforehand, so she knew that he would leave the airport through the VIP passage.
After landing, Su Jiu’s assistant switched on Han Qing’s mobile phone immediately, and when she was about to call Shen Qi, the phone rang.
Su Jiu picked it up with an impassive expression, and then a look of surprise flashed across her face. “What did you just say? You’ve… come to fetch us?”
Han Qing glanced at her, and Su Jiu lightly coughed. “President Han, Assistant Shen has arrived to pick us up, and she is right outside.”
Initially, Su Jiu thought Han Qing would frown, but he just said with an indifferent expression, “At least she’s quite sincere about this. Let’s go.”
“Yes.” Su Jiu quickly followed him.
This was the first time Han Qing recognized a woman from the crowd with just one glance.
He didn’t even feel this way when he first recognized Han Xueyou.
But this time, with eyes as sharp as a falcon, he saw Shen Qi standing among the crowd at the exit.
