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After Nalan Xi entered the office, she saw Qin Xinmei sitting in a reclining chair and smiled slightly, "The company will have a barbecue later. Do you want to ask Siting to come over?"
I was sitting on the sofa. I didn't expect Nalan Xi to come in just to talk about this matter. I blinked and said, "Sister Siting went to sign up for driving lessons."
Today at the villa, Nalan Xi also knew that Chen Siting was going to sign up for driving lessons.
"It's just registration, it's not starting today." Nalan Xi glanced at me, walked over to the sofa and sat down, her long legs wrapped in black wide-leg trousers, her high-heeled feet stepping on the floor, and said with a meaningful smile: "Chen Qing, Si Ting is your sister, don't you care about her?"
"Vice President Nalan, who are you teasing?" I rolled my eyes at Nalan Xi and retorted, "Who said I don't care about Sister Siting? I'll call her right now."
"Go ahead and hit me." Nalan Xi sneered, hugged her arms, and made her beautiful breasts bulge out inside her purple collared shirt.
Qin Xinmei glanced at me, then turned her gaze to Nalan Xi, frowned, and said nothing.
I took out my phone, called Chen Siting, and turned on the speakerphone: "Siting, there's a barbecue party at the company later? Do you want to come?"
"Ah, barbecue, can't you postpone it for a day? I just signed up with my classmates, but one of my classmates has a birthday at home today, and I have to attend it. I'm afraid I can't go to your company."
"Sister, that's fine. By the way, is your classmate a boy or a girl?"
"Hehe, brother, guess what?"
"Sister, I can't guess, tell me quickly."
"She's a beautiful lady, the tall one you saw on Paterson Street before."
"Okay, sis, then be careful."
After Chen Siting and I hung up, I felt relieved to hear that she was at a female classmate's house to celebrate her birthday. "I didn't expect Siting to have so many things to do." Nalan Xi heard the conversation between Chen Siting and me and turned to ask Qin Xinmei, "Sister Xinmei, the staff downstairs are starting the barbecue. Are you coming down?"
Qin Xinmei nodded while sitting in the armchair: "You go down first. Sister Fang will be here soon. We have to wait for her." Nalan Xi was stunned. She didn't expect Sister Fang to come over, but she didn't ask too many questions: "Okay, I'll go down and take a look first."
Then Nalan Xi glanced at me and walked out of the office.
My heart moved, and the Sister Fang that Nalan Xi mentioned reminded me of that very noble lady. Qin Xinmei had taken me to see her many times, but I didn't know her background. She seemed to have a very high status.
However, Qin Xinmei didn't tell me about Sister Fang's background, and I didn't ask. Whatever Qin Xinmei wanted to say came naturally. For example, when I asked about her relationship with the Chen family, Qin Xinmei always avoided the question. Thinking of the so-called Chen family, my intuition told me that Qin Xinmei was definitely hiding something from me.
I was lost in thought when I felt someone pat my shoulder. I looked up and saw Qin Xinmei standing next to me.
Qin Xinmei touched my head and asked in confusion, "Chen Qing, what are you thinking about with that frown on your face? I've called you twice."
Seeing Qin Xinmei's worried look, I immediately stood up and put on a smile. Looking at her cold and perfect face, I said with a giggle, "It's okay. Should we go down now?"
Qin Xinmei's cold face was filled with doubt, and she continued to ask me, "Are you really okay?"
I smelled Qin Xinmei's alluring red lips and the fragrance emanating from her delicate body. I felt a surge of desire and said with a sly smile, "What's going on? How about you kiss me?"
"Get away from me." Qin Xinmei saw the strange look in my eyes, and her cold, fair face changed slightly. Then, with a look of vigilance, she took three steps back and said through gritted teeth, "Little bastard, if you're okay, get out of here and grill some chicken wings for me."
"Okay, my dear wife." I winked and said, "What about you? Aren't you going down?"
"Go ahead, why not?" Qin Xinmei glared at me. She seemed to find that she couldn't stop me from calling her my wife, so she had to let me talk nonsense.
I suddenly grabbed Qin Xinmei's hand and said with a grin, "Let's go."
As I said that, I took Qin Xinmei's hand and walked out of the office.
"You little bastard, you are getting more and more presumptuous." Qin Xinmei glared at me angrily, but couldn't break free from my big hand.
I took Qin Xinmei's hand and walked into the elevator. I saw her glaring at me angrily. As I said before, she was afraid that the company employees would see our overly intimate relationship.
"Qin Xinmei, give me a kiss and I'll let go." I pointed to my mouth, watching the elevator slowly descend, still holding Qin Xinmei's hand, and smiled slyly.
Qin Xinmei was a little surprised. She looked at my soft hand, which I was holding. A trace of shame and anger appeared on her cold face. She said sarcastically, "Chen Qing, are you blackmailing me?"
"Really? No." I held Qin Xinmei's hand tightly, pointing to the floor number that lit up as the elevator descended, and feigned fear, saying, "Oh, it's the 22nd floor, the floor with the most company employees." Qin Xinmei glanced at me. Her tall, graceful figure was supported by two white, delicate feet in golden hollow heels beneath a brown skirt. Her cold face was as calm as water, and she said in a cold voice, "I, Qin Xinmei, never fear threats. Let's see who is more afraid of whom."
"Qin Xinmei, aren't you afraid that the company employees will find out that I'm holding your hand? If they find out, it will affect your reputation. You just kissed me on the mouth, it's not a big deal." I looked at Qin Xinmei's calm face, and as the elevator was about to reach the 10th floor, I felt a little anxious.
Actually, I used this to threaten Qin Xinmei into kissing me on the mouth, hoping to feel the sensation of her "taking the initiative" to kiss me, but it didn't work out that way. However, if an employee entered the elevator and Qin Xinmei refused to kiss me, I would let her go. Qin Xinmei looked at my anxious face, glanced at the floor number that lit up as the elevator descended, and sneered, "You fool."
With a "ding" sound.
The elevator reached the first floor.
I felt sad when I heard the "ding" sound. I was never able to let Qin Xinmei "take the initiative" to kiss me as I wished. I couldn't help but sulking at Qin Xinmei and letting go of her soft and tender hand.
Qin Xinmei saw my distressed expression, walked out of the elevator, and said unhappily, "Okay, go grill the chicken wings first, I'll come over later."
I perked up, blinked, and said, "Then come back soon."
"Enough, Chen Qing, you're disgusting me." Qin Xinmei glared at me with pretended disgust, a hint of smile on her cold face, and her golden hollow high-heeled jade feet revealed under her brown skirt disappeared in the company lobby with a "click".
I walked quickly out of the company lobby and saw Qin Xinmei walking towards the company door at a rapid pace. I knew she was going to wait for Sister Fang.
It was already 12 noon, and everyone at the company was emerging from the elevator and heading toward the open space behind the first floor. The company's barbecue wasn't supposed to start until the afternoon, but since everything was ready, we decided not to wait. When I reached the green lawn, I saw many handsome men and beautiful women at the tables, tinkering with skewers of meat and vegetables, while others were lighting charcoal fires in front of the barbecue grills.
Several people were also sent from the company cafeteria to cut beef, mutton, etc., and then marinate and season them.
"Where is Nalan Xi?"
I looked for Nalan Xi's figure in the crowd, and soon saw her sitting at a table under the shade of a tree, with her long beautiful legs crossed and her two black high-heeled feet swaying in the air. She was conscientiously skewering beef. Then I called her Sister Xi.
Nalan Xi's jade hands were skewering mutton. When she saw me coming over to her, she quickly protected the skewered beef with her jade hands. A warning look appeared on her charming white face: "If you want to eat, skewer it yourself. Don't touch mine."
She looked like a hen seeing an eagle protecting its chicks, which made me laugh.
"Who cares about yours?" I saw Nalan Xi skewering several skewers of beef, and there were marinated chicken wings on the table. I snorted, "I'll grill chicken wings for Qin Xinmei."
Nalan Xi was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Chen Qing, I didn't expect you to be so filial."
"Filial piety?" I sat next to Nalan Xi and said disapprovingly, "As a secretary, isn't it normal to please the boss?"
Nalan Xi was stunned for a moment, glanced at me, and continued to thread the beef skewers, muttering to himself: "As the saying goes, fools have good fortune."
"Heh." I rolled my eyes at Nalan Xi and picked up a bamboo skewer to thread the chicken wings.
Fifteen minutes later, I skewered ten chicken wings and took them to the grill to start grilling. At this time, I noticed that there were two long rows of barbecue grills, with a lot of people standing on one side and a few people scattered on the other side.
I guess it's because senior management and ordinary employees are separated to avoid offending superiors or something, or because the two cannot function well together.
Nalan Xi came over with a plate of beef, placed it on the table next to her, put the beef on the grill, turned to look at me and asked, "Where's Sister Xinmei? Where did she go?"
I raised my head and was about to answer when I saw two familiar figures. It was Qin Xinmei and Sister Fang who were walking towards us while talking.
"They are here." Nalan Xi also saw the two of them, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He turned his head and glanced at me, then started to grill the beef seriously.
I thought Qin Xinmei and Sister Fang would come directly over, but I didn't expect them to be standing under a tree not far away, looking serious, as if they were discussing something important.
Qin Xinmei lifted a messy hair by her ear. She was wearing a short-sleeved white V-neck shirt and a brown skirt. She stepped on two golden hollow high heels and looked elegant and gentle. Her temperament was as cold as ice. She hugged her two jade arms and said lightly: "Sister Fang, I didn't expect that you also knew about Chen Qing's incident. When did you investigate him?" Sister Fang was wearing a light white skirt. She had a plump figure and a string of white jewelry around her neck. She exuded a noble air as if she had her own. She carried a light gray LV bag in her jade hand. Facing Qin Xinmei's calm questioning, she smiled slightly and said:
"Xinmei, this investigation can be completely ignored. Now that a young man suddenly appears out of nowhere next to the Queen of Anhai City, Ms. Qin, some people will definitely notice it. In short, everyone is curious." Qin Xinmei hugged her arms but smiled calmly. She had already expected this in her heart. After all, the truth will come out sooner or later. Then she looked quietly at Nalan Xi and I who were barbecuing not far away without saying a word.
Sister Fang frowned. As far as she knew, the secret between Qin Xinmei and Chen Qing was only known to Qin Xinmei. The other person was kept in the dark and acted as the so-called "secretary".
Afterwards, Sister Fang frowned at Qin Xinmei, whom she had known for ten years. The two were close friends and business partners. Seeing Qin Xinmei's calm expression, she asked, "Aren't you going to tell Chen Qing this secret?" Qin Xinmei's cold face moved slightly, her eyes softened, and she whispered, "If I were to tell this secret easily, I would have told him long ago. I'm afraid he would be disappointed in me as a mother, or even hate me." "Forget it, you can handle your own affairs yourself." Sister Fang smiled faintly, then remembered something and said in a meaningful tone, "If I say something, you must listen carefully."
Qin Xinmei's two delicate hands casually dangled by her legs, and she asked with a faint smile, "What are you talking about?"
Sister Fang said seriously, "Xinmei, I have to remind you. I've noticed several times that when Chen Qing looks at you, his eyes are full of affection. However, this affection is the kind of love between a man and a woman. You must cut the Gordian knot and tell the secret as soon as possible, otherwise Chen Qing will become irreparable and even destroy himself."
Qin Xinmei's cold, perfect face frowned, and she whispered, "Don't worry. If things really get hopeless, I'll take the brunt of it. Even if it means going to hell, I won't complain. Chen Qing will be fine. He'll return to his previous life and grow up peacefully."
Sister Fang's face was filled with astonishment and surprise. She stared at Qin Xinmei's cold and perfect face quietly, her eyes fixed on her clear black and white pupils. She seemed to have thought of something, and said in a warning tone:
"Xinmei, you're crazy. You're usually so smart and decisive in business, but why are you so stubborn about this matter? I'll give you a month, no, if you don't tell Chen Qing this secret within half a month, then I'll tell you. I can't just stand by and watch you or Chen Qing be ruined because of this." After Sister Fang finished speaking, she glared at Qin Xinmei, then put away her emotions and walked towards the barbecue place as if nothing had happened.
"I wanted to tell the little one earlier, but it was too late. By the time I realized what was happening, I was already walking towards the abyss. If I could go back to the moment I first met the little one, I would definitely tell him, 'I am your mother.'"
Qin Xinmei took a deep breath, her cold and perfect face was calm, her eyes were clear and holy, and she took a big step forward with her long, beautiful legs and her white, tender feet wearing two golden hollow high heels.
I saw Qin Xinmei and Sister Fang coming over, and at this time, the chicken wings were almost done, so I smiled and said, "Hello, Sister Fang, nice to see you again."
Then I looked at Qin Xinmei and hurriedly pulled out two stools for the two of them to sit down.
Sister Fang placed her gray LV bag on the chair and said with a smile, "Chen Qing, I won't sit down anymore. I came here to talk to Xinmei about some things today. I'll be back soon. However, I have to have one of your grilled chicken wings."
I nodded and said politely, "Even ten is fine."
"Cough cough." Nalan Xi pretended to cough, as if reminding someone of something.
Sister Fang scolded with a smile: "Xiao Xi, you silly girl, I'm not blind or deaf, why are you coughing?" Nalan Xi picked up the beef skewers and handed them to Sister Fang, smiling charmingly and saying: "It's not easy to come here once. There's a cocktail party at the company tonight. It's not too late to have a drink before leaving."
"I have other things to do tonight, I'll treat you another day." Sister Fang smiled brightly, took the beef skewers handed over by Nalan Xi, and refused to stay for the company event.
Qin Xinmei sat beside me, sniffed her small, fair nose, and cursed softly, "Chen Qing, what are you thinking about? The chicken wings are burnt."
"Huh, burnt?" I also smelled the smell of burnt meat, and hurriedly turned over the chicken wings. Sure enough, two of them were burnt on one side.
Qin Xinmei glanced at me, pushed my arm with her delicate hand, and said disdainfully, "Move aside, I'll grill them. Look at how you grill them. It's such a waste of fat and tender chicken wings."
"I won't let you. Only two of them are burnt. The others are fine." I wanted to show off in front of Qin Xinmei and of course didn't want to miss the opportunity, so I picked up the roasted chicken wings and put them on a plate.
Sister Fang ate a skewer of beef, looked at the chicken wings on the table, and said with a smile: "The chicken wings are grilled well." Qin Xinmei no longer tried to grab my seat, and picked up the chicken wings and ate them in small bites.
At this time, a company executive brought over several plates of grilled meat and vegetables on skewers. After respectfully greeting Qin Xinmei, Fang Jie, and Nalan Xi, he returned to his seat.
Sister Fang stood there for a while, ate a few skewers of beef and left.
The barbecue ended at five in the evening, and then someone came to clean up the battlefield. Then after seven o'clock there was a cocktail party, snacks, various guessing games, entertainment and singing activities.
Qin Xinmei, Nalan Xi and I sat aside and watched the company employees singing, drinking and chatting, having a great time.
Qin Xinmei and Nalan Xi both drank a few glasses of red wine. I didn't drink a single glass. Actually, I wanted to drink half a glass, but Qin Xinmei didn't let me, saying that I had to drive and couldn't drink.
Nalan Xi had drunk the most. Her delicate hand supported her fair chin, her eyes a bit blurry, and she could barely sit still. "Qin Xinmei, has Sister Siting contacted you?" Only then did I think of Chen Siting. I wondered if she had returned home.
Qin Xinmei had drunk some red wine, so she rested her hands on the table. Her beautiful face was slightly flushed as she smiled faintly, "Siting is staying over at a friend's house tonight. Don't worry, she knows her limits."
I was a little skeptical of what Qin Xinmei said, so I took out my phone, opened the chat, and video-called Chen Siting.
"Brother, what are you doing?" After answering the video, Chen Siting showed her pure and delicate face with a pink paper star on her forehead, and asked in a happy tone.
"Siting, I just wanted to see if you were having fun at your friend's house. I heard you weren't coming home tonight, right?" I said, chuckling as I held up my phone. "Point the camera around so I can see how many pretty girls there are." "Hehe, there are pretty girls, but you're not one of them." Chen Siting panned around. In the video, I saw a large room in the background behind her. Three or four girls were playing, each with something stuck to their foreheads. One had eaten a large cake.
I immediately felt relieved and reminded her, "Sister, please be careful and don't go out too late."
"Brother, don't worry, I understand all this. I find that you are more nagging than my mother." Chen Siting pointed the video at her innocent face and said with a smile.
Qin Xinmei was very sharp-tongued. She suddenly snatched my phone away and sneered, "Girl, I'll deal with you when you come back."
Chen Siting's innocent face paled as she faced Qin Xinmei, who suddenly appeared in the video. "Ah, Mom, what are you talking about? My phone signal is bad, I'm hanging up."
After saying that, the phone screen went black.
Qin Xinmei handed me the phone, glanced at the drunken Nalan Xi, frowned and said, "Chen Qing, let's go home now. Lan Xi is drunk, so she can sleep at our place tonight."
I stood up, then blinked as if remembering something and said, "The car can only seat one person."
Qin Xinmei rolled her eyes at me and said, "There are several commercial vehicles in the company. We can just drive them back tomorrow." I nodded, and Qin Xinmei and I supported Nalan Xi and went to the company's parking lot.
We chose a seven-seater grey Mercedes. After returning to the villa, Qin Xinmei and I helped Nalan Xi upstairs, opened Chen Siting's room, turned on the light, and carefully laid Nalan Xi on the bed.
Nalan Xi suddenly sat up, her charming face flushed with alcohol. She closed her eyes tightly, waved her hands and shouted, "I'm not drunk. I can still drink. I can still drink."
Qin Xinmei patted her forehead and then glared at me: "Chen Qing, go out and take a shower first. I'll take off Lan Xi's shirt. What are you still standing here for?"
"Yes, yes, I'll be out right away." I replied muffledly and then walked out of the room.
I returned to my room and half lay on the bed. An idea came to my mind: Qin Xinmei was a little drunk, so I decided to take a bath with her tonight.
Suddenly I felt a little excited and took off my clothes, leaving only my underwear on, and quietly listened to the sound of Qin Xinmei walking by the door.
After waiting for fifteen minutes, I became a little impatient and wanted to go out to see what was going on. Just as I was about to open the door, I heard the sound of slippers tapping in the corridor.
I excitedly opened the door and saw Qin Xinmei wearing a bathrobe and walking towards the bathroom on the second floor. Then I quickly ran over.
Qin Xinmei's long hair was scattered on her shoulders, and her delicate body was wrapped in a bathrobe. She seemed to hear footsteps, and suddenly turned around and stared at me, her cold cheeks flushed with alcohol.
"Chen Qing, what are you running around in in your underwear?"
Qin Xinmei drank a few glasses of red wine and gradually became drunk. She looked a little tipsy. She seemed to have thought of something and her expression changed slightly. She pretended to be calm and stared at me.
I pretended to be wronged and said, "I saw you drank quite a bit tonight, and I was worried something might happen to you, so I came out to check on you."
Qin Xinmei frowned, patted her head, and said coldly: "No, I'm fine. If you want to take a shower, go to the first floor."
I walked over to Qin Xinmei and pleaded in a low voice, "Let me shower with you. The bathroom floor is slippery, so you don't fall."
"What do you mean by showering with me? No, I mean no." Qin Xinmei stared at me defensively, still saying coldly, "I'm not drunk. The bathroom floor is non-slip. You don't have to come with me."
Qin Xinmei ignored me and walked towards the bathroom.
"Qin Xinmei, I'm worried about you." I saw the opportunity and hurried forward to pick up Qin Xinmei and walked towards the bathroom.