Chapter 252: Chapter 226 Brainwashing (Fourth Update)
At the entrance of the cafeteria.
Qiao Yuxian had no idea that in just a few seconds, Su Qi’s mind had wandered off into outer space; she wasn’t thinking about her at all.
She figured since they had been seen, there was no point in hiding.
So she pulled Zhao Meng along and walked over to Lin You and Xu Qingqing.
Lin You noticed Su Qi’s gaze following Qiao Yuxian.
Thinking he was interested in Qiao Yuxian, he glanced at Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing, who was beside Qiao Yuxian, received Lin You’s look and immediately understood.
She gently turned Qiao Yuxian’s left arm and introduced, "Special Assistant Su, these two are interns from our translation department, Qiao Yuxian and Zhao Meng."
It was noon, and the ring on Qiao Yuxian’s hand caught the sunlight and reflected a flash.
The thoughts flying around in Su Qi’s head were immediately extinguished by the name "Qiao Yuxian."
Twin sister, clone, outer space, none of that!
His boss’s wife left this morning wearing that same outfit.
The ring’s reflection made his mind subconsciously direct his gaze downward.
When he saw the simple band on her hand, his heart trembled.
Where’s the big diamond ring Mr. Gu bought her!!!
Such a big diamond ring!!!
"Hello, Special Assistant Su." Qiao Yuxian greeted respectfully with a smile.
Hearing her respectful tone, Su Qi nearly went weak in the knees. Beneath his calm demeanor was overwhelming fear.
He looked at Qiao Yuxian’s gentle and respectful smile.
But what he felt was Qiao Yuxian’s invisible knife.
One cut after another, all poised at his neck.
He could clearly feel that if he exposed her identity now, she would make sure he understood what it means to drop dead on the spot.
Su Qi, someone who could occasionally guess Gu Yanjing’s inner thoughts, naturally received this indication from Qiao Yuxian immediately.
He blinked lightly and promptly said, "Hello."
Zhao Meng let out a sigh of relief for Qiao Yuxian.
Qiao Yuxian smiled.
Su Qi took another look at Lin You and Xu Qingqing; he realized he might have seen them both last week.
He looked again at the name tags on their bodies.
Translation department.
Qiao Yuxian was also wearing a name tag around her neck, but Su Qi didn’t dare to look at it.
Qiao Yuxian noticed his gaze, contemplating how to deal with him later.
"Going for lunch?" Su Qi asked.
"Yes. Just finished eating, taking a walk to digest." Lin You replied.
Su Qi nodded, still not daring to look at Qiao Yuxian, then asked, "How’s the food in the cafeteria? Is it to your liking?"
Xu Qingqing and Lin You didn’t expect him to suddenly show concern for the employees today, and quickly replied, "The food is great, different every day. Very balanced nutrition as well."
"That’s good." Su Qi glanced at Zhao Meng again.
This kid... no, Meng Yan said she’s a girl.
He’s seen this girl before; she’s in the same dormitory as his boss’s wife.
Her father is Zhao Shen Yuan, and Mr. Gu has a project he wants to collaborate on with them.
"If you have anything to say to the leadership, don’t hold back. Working while feeling uncomfortable isn’t ideal." Su Qi said, "It affects work efficiency."
"Got it, got it." Lin You and Xu Qingqing responded.
Qiao Yuxian and Zhao Meng also responded.
Su Qi nodded and continued towards the cafeteria.
Before leaving, he dared to glance at Qiao Yuxian.
Qiao Yuxian glanced at him too.
Once Su Qi left, Qiao Yuxian and the others started towards the company building.
Zhao Meng and Qiao Yuxian exchanged a glance.
Qiao Yuxian thought: What bad luck! How did I get found out just two weeks into this job? What’s with Su Qi, why is he not following Gu Yanjing and running around the company every day?
"Special Assistant Su seemed particularly talkative today." Lin You said.
Xu Qingqing nodded, looked at Qiao Yuxian, and reminded, "He seemed to be watching Qiaoqiao quite a bit."
"Really?" Qiao Yuxian pretended not to understand, "Maybe I look familiar to him."
Their conversation stopped there, and they didn’t say anything more.
Qiao Yuxian followed them into the building but said while waiting for the elevator, "You guys go up first, I’ll head to the restroom."
"The elevator is coming, just go to the one upstairs." Xu Qingqing replied.
"No, too crowded upstairs." Having said that, Qiao Yuxian glanced at Zhao Meng and walked off.
Zhao Meng knew what she was going to do, so she didn’t follow her.
...
Qiao Yuxian was concerned about how fast Su Qi reports to work, so she couldn’t wait to catch him upstairs and went to intercept him.
Just as she expected.
Su Qi entered the cafeteria but didn’t eat and headed back.
Coincidentally, he was intercepted by Qiao Yuxian.
Once Su Qi stepped into the building, he saw Qiao Yuxian from a distance.
Although it was noon, there were quite a few people coming and going in the building.
As soon as Qiao Yuxian saw him enter, she dialed his number.
Su Qi didn’t dare approach and stood by the door to answer the phone: "Boss’s wife."
Qiao Yuxian stood by a potted plant, watching him stand at the door, answering the phone while responding to others greeting him.
"Special Assistant Su, find a quiet place to talk." Qiao Yuxian said.
"Boss’s wife... How about it’s still early, why don’t we go upstairs and have a seat?" Su Qi suggested, "Mr. Gu hasn’t seen you all day, he probably misses you."
"Really?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Absolutely." Su Qi confirmed.
Qiao Yuxian chuckled, "Let’s find a spot on the first floor to talk."
Su Qi said nothing.
Qiao Yuxian continued, "So we’ll talk like this then."
Su Qi: "......"
Qiao Yuxian didn’t waste any more words, directly stating, "Special Assistant Su. Help me keep this from Gu Yanjing. Pretend you don’t know anything. I’ll help you solve the blind date tonight and handle your lifelong issue."
Su Qi didn’t expect her to offer such tempting terms right off the bat: "This......"
"Gu Yanjing and I are of one heart. In this trivial matter, listening to me is the same as listening to him." Qiao Yuxian said.
Su Qi felt her explanation made a lot of sense.
Qiao Yuxian continued to brainwash him, "And if you don’t say anything, you’re contributing to the harmony of our marriage. If you do, I’m the kind of person who’ll make a scene and fight with him. When we fight, Mr. Gu becomes unhappy. When he’s unhappy, doesn’t that put a lot of pressure on your work?"
To get Su Qi on her side, she even began to discredit herself.
Su Qi thought about their days without the boss’s wife and instinctively rejected the idea.
If a person has always lived in a harsh environment, they wouldn’t notice much difference.
But once you’ve experienced some good times, going back to a harsh environment is absolutely unbearable!
Qiao Yuxian added, "I’m not asking you to lie to him. I just want you to pretend you don’t know. Just forget you saw me today, forget I’m here, don’t give me special treatment, keep everything as it was. All you need to do is not mention this matter. Even if this is exposed later, it has nothing to do with you. You’ll still be Mr. Gu’s most trusted special assistant. Not only that, you will have contributed to the harmony of Mr. Gu’s marriage! Mr. Gu’s wife will always remember your kindness!"
Hearing her words, Su Qi couldn’t help but smile.
On one hand, he was genuinely brainwashed, and on the other, he thought it was a shame his boss’s wife didn’t join the sales department.
"And your lifelong issue is in my hands." Qiao Yuxian said, "I will definitely solve it for you."
"Thank you, boss’s wife." Su Qi said.
"Thanks means you’ve agreed." Qiao Yuxian immediately replied.
"Yes. I’ll keep it a secret." Su Qi said.
Qiao Yuxian smiled and said, "Thank you, Special Assistant Su. Just pretend I’m not in the company, don’t give me special treatment. Otherwise, my internship won’t feel authentic."
"Yes, feel free to reach out if you need anything." Su Qi said.
"Alright."