The next morning, after spending the night at the Qin family ancestral home, Jiang Zhao and Qin Lingxue returned to the Bingshui Bay villa district. After lunch, they headed straight for the company.
On the way there, inside the steadily cruising Maybach, Qin Lingxue was pinching Jiang Zhao’s cheeks with both hands, sneering coldly, “Xiao Jiang, once we get to the company, if I catch you flirting with other women, you know the consequences. If you don’t want to die, you better keep your eyes in check.”
Hearing that, Jiang Zhao couldn’t stay silent. It was bad enough she tried to control him at home, but now she wanted to manage him during work too? Even cattle and horses on a ranch get rest time!
“Qin, don’t push me. Always threatening people—if you keep this up, I swear I’ll jump off the building tomorrow and leave you a widow!”
Qin Lingxue didn’t panic at all. Sitting beside him with her eyes closed, she said faintly, “Go ahead. If you jump, I’ll make your entire browser history public tomorrow. Let everyone know what kind of person you really are.”
Jiang Zhao’s eyes widened, “What the hell—you looked at my phone? How did you get my password?”
“I don’t know it.” Qin Lingxue opened her eyes, blinked innocently, and shrugged. “I mean, stuff like ‘wet shirt’ or ‘SM’… I have no idea what that is.”
Jiang Zhao: “Nice.”
Qin Lingxue said, “If you don’t want your browsing history exposed, then hurry up and massage my feet. I was wearing heels all day yesterday—I’m exhausted. I don’t get what you men see in that stuff anyway.”
Jiang Zhao rubbed his nose and could only comply. After all, she had already fulfilled his previous request.
He bent down and took off her white sneakers, revealing her jade-like feet wrapped in sheer stockings, and began gently kneading them in his palms.
Jade-like feet… not that I like them or anything.
Very soon, the car stopped in front of the towering Lingxue Group building. The golden characters “Lingxue Group” shone on the facade, making it look especially grand.
At this point, Jiang Zhao had already helped her put her shoes back on and followed behind her into the building.
The two security guards on duty at the entrance glanced at him curiously, then respectfully greeted, “Good morning, CEO Qin.”
“Hmm.” Qin Lingxue responded softly.
Then, without looking back, she led Jiang Zhao straight toward the elevator and said indifferently, “Things are different at the company than at home. From now on, call me CEO Qin, understood, Xiao Jiang?”
Jiang Zhao, of course, knew what she was up to. She was clearly treating him like a subordinate. But he had no choice. A tiger in trouble gets bullied by dogs. He replied weakly, “Got it, CEO Qin.”
“Mm, good boy.” A satisfied smile curled at Qin Lingxue’s lips. She was clearly very pleased.
Xiao Jiangjiang… after all these years, I finally heard those words from your mouth.
Jiang Zhao, following behind, didn’t feel balanced at all.
No way. If this keeps up, this girl is only going to get more out of hand. I need to figure out a way to turn the tables. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Soon, Qin Lingxue brought Jiang Zhao to Planning Team 3. Along the way, they attracted plenty of attention from employees.
After all, as the cold and aloof CEO goddess, Qin Lingxue had never had any rumors or scandals. In everyone’s mind, she was the type you could only admire from afar, not approach.
But today… she actually brought a man with her!?
As one of the top companies in Jiangnan City, Lingxue Group’s offices were naturally far from basic.
The sound of keyboards clacking echoed in their ears. The work area was filled with lush green plants and warm lighting, creating an atmosphere that made people want to dive into productive work.
At the newly formed Planning Team 3’s workstation, three serious-looking men were hard at work. When they saw Qin Lingxue arrive, they immediately stood up and respectfully greeted, “Good morning, CEO Qin.”
“Mm.”
Qin Lingxue nodded and turned to Jiang Zhao beside her, saying plainly, “Planning Team 3 is newly formed. There’s no specific assignment yet, so take care of things as you see fit. If you need anything, let me know.”
“Anything at all?”
“Mm. Since you’re my man, I’ll give you that much convenience.”
Hearing that, Jiang Zhao’s expression sharpened with seriousness. He said solemnly, “Men tend to be careless, so I humbly request CEO Qin assign me two female employees. It’s for the sake of work quality—”
“Get lost!”
Qin Lingxue’s expression darkened instantly. She glared fiercely at him and turned to leave without another word.
When did this guy get so cheeky?
Watching her stunning figure leave, Jiang Zhao clicked his tongue, “Anything I want, huh? But I can’t even ask for two female colleagues. Surrounded by men all day, who can take that?”
The three employees beside him were all stunned and silently gave him a thumbs-up.
What a legend!
He actually dared to make that kind of request to the cold and untouchable CEO Qin. He must’ve eaten leopard guts!
The three subordinates quickly introduced themselves, though still a bit nervous.
After all, Jiang Zhao was now their direct superior. They had to leave a good impression and build a solid relationship.
The first to stand up was a tall, skinny, dark-skinned man about 1.8 meters tall. “Hello, Supervisor Jiang. I’m Gao Jianxiang, a local from Jiangnan.”
Next was the most muscular of the three, who patted his chest and said, “Supervisor Jiang, I’m Cai Kun, from Hangcheng. I’ve been with the company for two and a half years.”
The last man introduced himself as well, “Supervisor, I’m Yang Wei, also from Hangcheng.”
Seeing how uptight the three were, Jiang Zhao gave Gao Jianxiang a friendly pat on the shoulder, scanned them all, and smiled warmly, “I’m Jiang Zhao. From now on, we’re working together. If you don’t mind, just call me Brother Jiang—no need to be so stiff.” Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.
The three glanced at each other, then all breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Seems like their new supervisor was pretty easygoing. Their shoulders relaxed a little as they said in unison, “Hello, Brother Jiang.”
After the brief introductions, they returned to their seats, and Jiang Zhao sat down at a desk by the side, muttering to himself, “That little Qin, seriously… didn’t even give me a sofa. This chair’s hard as a rock. I’ll have to properly educate her later.”
Hearing that, Yang Wei, who sat beside him, grew curious and couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Jiang, are you really close with CEO Qin? This is the first time I’ve seen her act so familiar with a man.”
Gao Jianxiang and Cai Kun also turned their heads, their faces practically spelling out the word curiosity.
You couldn’t blame them. Everyone loved beauty. With Qin Lingxue’s face and figure, every male in the company was probably her secret admirer.
Unfortunately, what they didn’t know was… the goddess in their hearts had already been taken.
“You really want to know?” Jiang Zhao raised an eyebrow, pretending to be mysterious.
“Yeah, yeah!” The three nodded eagerly.
Jiang Zhao grinned, then sighed as if in trouble. “I wasn’t going to tell anyone this, but since you’re all so curious, I’ll tell you reluctantly.”
“Actually… little Qin… is my younger sister.”
“Younger sister!?”
“Yeah. Back at home, she’s not cold like this at all. She calls me ‘Brother’ all the time—total sweet girl behavior.”
The three of them looked completely shocked. In their minds, a scene was already playing out, and they couldn’t help but swallow hard.
They really couldn’t believe it… that cold goddess CEO Qin…
Just as Jiang Zhao was getting ready to keep spinning his story and completely ruin Qin Lingxue’s image, his phone received a WeChat message.
Qin the Skinner: “Look up.”
Jiang Zhao froze for a few seconds, and a bad feeling crept into his heart. He slowly tilted his head upward… and his face twitched.
Directly above him, a glowing red surveillance camera was aimed straight at him, emitting an invisible chill.
On the top floor, in the CEO’s office.
Qin Lingxue sat behind her desk, eyes locked onto the live feed on the monitor in front of her, her whole body radiating coldness.
This guy… really needed to be disciplined.