Chapter 271: Chapter 244 Exposed
Qiao Yuxian jogged out of the living room and saw Wan Ying in the yard.
But she didn’t say anything to him, just greeted him, and then left the yard and got into the taxi waiting outside.
As soon as she got in the taxi, she hurriedly called Su Qi to discuss the situation and have Su Qi handle the matter with Wan Ying.
After all, it was her first time meeting Wan Ying, and she didn’t know him well, so she needed someone who knew him to handle it.
But she couldn’t reach Su Qi after calling his phone twice.
She guessed that since Su Qi didn’t come over that morning and Wan Ying did, Su Qi must have gone to carry out some mission.
So she left him a message.
But...
Before Su Qi could see the message, Wan Ying had already exposed her.
Gu Yanjing went to work, with Wan Ying driving.
Halfway there, Wan Ying couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked, "Mr. Gu, since your wife also works at the company, why don’t you two come together?"
Gu Yanjing, who was reading messages on his phone, paused for a moment. A few seconds later, he looked up at Wan Ying.
"When did you see her?" Gu Yanjing asked calmly.
Wan Ying sensed something was off about Gu Yanjing’s aura but couldn’t pinpoint what it was, so he said, "Last time when I came to report work to the company. At noon, when going to the cafeteria with Su Qi, I ran into your wife."
The fingers on Gu Yanjing’s leg gently tapped.
Su Qi...
He remembered Su Qi’s restless demeanor that day, clearly hiding something from him.
"But I happened to take a call then," Wan Ying continued, "so I didn’t have time to speak with your wife."
"Are you sure she works at the Gu Group?" Gu Yanjing asked again.
Wan Ying was suddenly stunned, and in that second, many thoughts crossed his mind.
What does this mean?
What does it mean?
What does it mean by sure?
Doesn’t Mr. Gu know?
Does Mr. Gu not know his wife is working at the family company?
What’s going on?
Didn’t Su Qi see it too? Su Qi didn’t tell Mr. Gu?
What?! Su Qi... might be in trouble.
Did he cause a problem?
Did he disrupt his boss’s marriage harmony and even implicate his brother?
So many thoughts flashed through Wan Ying’s mind, but he quickly answered Gu Yanjing’s question: "I, I saw your wife wearing a Gu Group badge on her neck. I quickly glanced, and I could only confirm she was an employee of Gu Group, but... I couldn’t clearly see which department, nor her name."
Gu Yanjing didn’t say anything further and lowered his eyes to his phone.
The phone wallpaper was a photo of Qiao Yuxian.
It was a picture of Qiao Yuxian braiding Zhaocai’s hair while Dou Jin was sleeping on Zhaocai.
He looked at the person in the photo, thinking about what Qiao Yuxian had said in the past month.
He did hear from Su Qi that the translation department director, Qi, was known as a smiling tiger, very capable of scolding people while also being a great mentor for newcomers.
Those trained by him are all excellent.
So this little girl dug a pit for him to buy his own company.
He should have thought of it earlier, but he didn’t expect her to be so bold, playing under his nose.
Thinking of this, Gu Yanjing couldn’t help but chuckle.
Wan Ying was startled by his laughter and glanced back through the rearview mirror.
But with just a quick glance, he didn’t see anything significant.
He had heard of Mr. Gu being cheerful, but having never experienced it, the sudden outburst gave him a fright.
Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian’s photo for a while, closed his phone, and looked outside again.
He thought of Su Qi.
Thought of how Qiao Yuxian helped Su Qi with his blind date issue.
These two were scheming behind his back.
The little girl was even winning people over.
She’s really audacious...
"Don’t tell Su Qi that I know," Gu Yanjing suddenly said.
Still thinking about letting Su Qi fend for himself when he returns, Wan Ying said, "Yes."
He could only hope Mr. Gu wouldn’t pursue it too much.
Because Gu Yanjing forbade it, when Su Qi received Qiao Yuxian’s message and discussed it with Wan Ying, Wan Ying didn’t dare reveal even a bit that he had already spilled the beans.
So Su Qi replied to Qiao Yuxian’s message: [Boss lady, rest assured, it’s been handled.]
Qiao Yuxian replied with a reliable meme.
Unbeknownst to them, Gu Yanjing, on the top floor of the Gu Group, was contemplating giving them both a surprise and reviewing the recent work of the translation department.
...
Wednesday.
In the afternoon, Qiao Yuxian was to follow along to meet clients, accompany them to the factory, and also dine with them in the evening.
On Tuesday, He Xin had already sent her the client’s information.
Qiao Yuxian examined it carefully.
He Xin’s information was very detailed, including the client’s preferences and those of his accompanying party.
Of course, the most important thing was their work objectives for this visit.
Gu Group is involved in many industries, and this time it was related to medical equipment cooperation.
Co-producing and importing.
The two sides have been collaborating for three years.
The other party comes from M Continent, a family business, and the person’s name is Nole Miller.
He brought along ten people.
Negotiations were mainly conducted with the manager from the Gu Group’s medical equipment department.
The translation department was only responsible for translation work.
They had to translate not only for Nole but also for his ten companions.
So several people from the translation department were sent out.
Besides one-on-one translation for Nole, the rest had two translators per person.
The number of translators was sufficient; having or not having Qiao Yuxian barely made a difference.
However, An Zhiyi insisted she had to go.
The implication seemed to be that without her, the cooperation wouldn’t be successful.
So, Qiao Yuxian still studied the project to be collaborated on and reviewed all the potentially needed technical terms.
Just in case.
She couldn’t let the Gu Group lose face.
At lunch, Qiao Yuxian was simultaneously eating and reviewing the project materials.
Zhao Meng saw her being so serious and couldn’t help but say, "I’m feeling a bit uneasy here, I always feel like An Zhiyi has ulterior motives."
Lin You and Xu Qingqing also felt something might be off, but neither spoke up.
He Xin, who was having lunch with them, said, "Maybe you’re just a bit anxious."
Zhao Meng didn’t speak.
She knew Qiao Yuxian was very competent, never losing out, but she still felt uneasy.
Maybe it was just because she found An Zhiyi unpleasant to look at.
Qiao Yuxian closed her phone and said, "Relax. I know what I’m doing. At worst, I’ll go home and cry if I suffer any grievances."
Zhao Meng: "......"
Xu Qingqing chuckled, "Cry to your husband at home, huh?"
"Yeah," Qiao Yuxian said, "I’ll drown him in my tears."
He Xin laughed too.
Lin You followed with a laugh, then after a while, asked, "Just gossiping here. You can choose not to answer if you don’t want to."
"Mm," Qiao Yuxian acknowledged.
"I’m curious about what your husband does," Lin You said. "What did he do to have such a beautiful and outstanding wife marry him so early?"
Qiao Yuxian laughed, thought for a moment, and said, "I can only say I was captivated by his looks."
Zhao Meng looked at her and thought: Gu Yanjing’s looks... she indeed is captivated by his appearance.
The kind that would choose looks over life.
"Compared to his looks, his job and other aspects seem rather ordinary," Qiao Yuxian said sincerely and earnestly.
Zhao Meng suddenly choked on herself. She looked up at Qiao Yuxian.
Qiao Yuxian looked back at her and asked, "I mean comparatively, don’t you think so?"
Zhao Meng snorted, saying nothing.
"To catch your eye, one must be extraordinarily good-looking," He Xin said.
Qiao Yuxian thought again, "Mm... his looks are at a level where I’d gladly spend lots and lots of money to support him."
Zhao Meng choked on herself again.
He Xin and Xu Qingqing didn’t show much expression on their faces, but they were taken aback inside.
They understood the deeper implication.
This... does her husband need her to support him?!
And relying on a student who hasn’t even graduated?!!!
Is this girl’s love brain a bit severe?
How much hardship and pain will she endure in the future?
Such a beautiful and outstanding girl, how come she...
Zhao Meng, while clearing her throat, thought: Does Gu Yanjing know he’s being seen as a kept man during a lunch break?