Qin Huai sat on the nearby sofa with his arms crossed, refusing to look at the two people in front of him. He listened to Lin Xingxue continue her incessant stream of insults.
It was as if that night had truly been a case of him being unwilling to marry Ling Feng and intentionally escaping the wedding. While it was true that he had been unwilling to marry Ling Feng, this runaway bride situation had absolutely nothing to do with his own intent.
It was not until Lin Xingxue had finished cursing and went to the sofa to drink some water that Qin Huai spoke up, his voice light and airy: “Are you done yet? If you have finished, it is my turn.”
Upon hearing Qin Huai’s words, Lin Xingxue widened her eyes and signaled to the manager standing aside, demanding that he make Qin Huai shut up immediately.
“Alright, Qin Huai, say less. I have a general understanding of this matter. Go back to work first; I will handle it.”
The manager rubbed his temples, which were already throbbing with pain. Looking at the two people in front of him, he finally sighed. However, hearing these words, Lin Xingxue was not pleased at all.
“Manager! What is this supposed to mean? Do you not believe me? Or do you really not know what kind of person he is? After all, the trending search topics were already out that day; do not tell me you did not see them!”
Seeing Lin Xingxue being so relentless, the manager felt helpless. He followed her wishes and kept Qin Huai in the lounge. The three of them fell into a heavy, awkward silence.
Knowing that Lin Xingxue could no longer stay, she tried to leave, but the manager blocked her at the door.
“You cannot leave yet, Mrs. Shen. This matter has already escalated significantly; it has become the talk of the entire company. You must resolve this issue before you can leave.”
The manager was drenched in cold sweat at this moment. After all, on one side was the wife of the Cheng family, and on the other was the eldest son of the Shen family. He was truly trapped and did not know what to do.
Meanwhile, Qin Huai remained perfectly relaxed, sitting with his arms crossed, observing the two of them.
When Lin Xingxue heard the manager’s words, she immediately flew into a rage and viciously swatted at his arm as he blocked her path.
“Who do you think you are to stop me? So what if the whole company knows? I am a person of the Shen Group; what are you? And you, Qin Huai, do not think I do not know what you are!”
The lounge immediately became chaotic. In no time, a crowd of gossip-loving colleagues gathered outside, and soon, people from other departments were flocking over to join the spectacle.
Even the senior management could not sit still; the situation was beginning to have a negative impact.
Several department managers came down to mediate, but Lin Xingxue insisted on having this manager fired; otherwise, she would not let the matter rest.
“Fine! Since you do not want to fire this manager, then fire Qin Huai! After all, he tried to seduce my son’s husband! You are his superiors; you cannot keep someone with such a stain on their reputation in the company. It will ruin the company’s name.”
Lin Xingxue stood among the crowd, pointing at Qin Huai’s face with a ferocious expression, acting like a triumphant rooster while firmly pinning the label of seducing Ling Feng onto him.
Facing these people, Qin Huai maintained the same calm and indifferent composure as before, not even bothering to lift his head or get up from the sofa. After all, Qin Huai knew whose influence he relied on to be at this company; he certainly would not be fired easily by these senior executives of the Shen Group.
The executives looked at each other, suddenly feeling troubled. Several of them tried to persuade Lin Xingxue to let the matter go.
“Look, Mrs. Shen, there is no result to this matter yet. You should not come to the company and spread rumors based on groundless speculation.”
“Exactly, you need to provide evidence; otherwise, this is just slander.”
“It is chaotic in the company now, and we cannot get any work done. Why do we not go downstairs and talk?”
The executives babbled on, which caused Qin Huai to let out a satisfied laugh. Seeing Lin Xingxue’s face turn exceptionally dark, Qin Huai stood up involuntarily.
“In my opinion, Mrs. Shen, you do not need to waste any more effort. Why do you not come back to see me once you have this so-called evidence? After all, I no longer have any connection with your son’s so-called husband. Even if I did, it would be your son’s so-called husband coming to pester me.”
After saying this, Qin Huai turned to leave the lounge. Before leaving, he stopped at the door and said to Lin Xingxue inside: “Do not forget, your son is the one picking up the trash I threw away, and I have no need to go back and eat what I have already discarded.”
With this single sentence, Qin Huai insulted both Cheng An and Ling Feng, leaving Lin Xingxue’s face turning shades of blue and white.
The fallout from this incident had not fully subsided by that afternoon, but Qin Huai had long returned to the Song family villa.
“Little Huai, I heard that Lin Xingxue caused quite a scene at your company. But since she did not have any evidence, she could only spread rumors. If she comes again to spread lies, I will call the police and have her arrested!”
Song Zhe shouted at Qin Huai while working out. Qin Huai smiled, handed him a bottle of water, and looked like he was in a great mood.
“But is this true? Is Cheng An really pregnant with Ling Feng’s child? I had nothing to do with him before, but now that I think about it, it turns out they were entangled with each other long ago.”
Song Zhe took the water, took a few sips, and started muttering again.
“Oh my, they are truly a perfect match scumbag Ling Feng and that jerk! A match made in heaven. When their child is born, I am definitely going to give a gift! I will give them 99!”
Seeing Song Zhe so overjoyed, Qin Huai could not help but laugh along.
On the other side, hearing that Lin Xingxue had gone to the company to confront Qin Huai, Shen Yuzhi frowned deeply. He had not expected Lin Xingxue to be this stubborn. After all, Shen Yuzhi had visited the Cheng family multiple times before; he had not expected that even after hearing so many harsh truths from him, Lin Xingxue still would not change.
Shen Yuzhi could not help but click his tongue, picked up his phone, and dialed Qin Huai.
Qin Huai, who was watching a movie with Song Zhe, had just popped a potato chip into his mouth when he heard his phone ringing incessantly. He originally did not want to answer, but under Song Zhe’s insistent urging, he reluctantly picked up.
“Qin Huai, what is going on today?”
Shen Yuzhi’s cold voice came from the other end of the line, startling Qin Huai. Even Song Zhe paused the movie and held his breath, listening intently to what Shen Yuzhi had to say.
“Are you referring to the incident where Lin Xingxue came to the company to find me?”
Qin Huai swallowed hard and asked softly into the phone. Hearing Shen Yuzhi’s “Hmm,” Qin Huai felt momentarily dazed. But under the meaningful look from Song Zhe, he held the phone and replied slowly.
“She suspects that I seduced Ling Feng. I really do not know what she is thinking.”
After saying this, Qin Huai sighed helplessly. There was a long silence from Shen Yuzhi’s side, with no response to Qin Huai’s words. This left Qin Huai very puzzled, and he could not help but look at Song Zhe, who also spread his hands, having no clue what Shen Yuzhi was planning.
“I see.”
However, Shen Yuzhi’s simple “I see” left both Qin Huai and Song Zhe even more bewildered, not knowing what exactly Shen Yuzhi had figured out.
“I suspect that Ling Feng is really planning to cause trouble behind the scenes… or their relationship is truly having problems. Otherwise… Lin Xingxue would not have made such a big scene at the company.”
After thinking for a moment, Qin Huai shared his thoughts with Shen Yuzhi.
Shen Yuzhi fell silent again. Before Qin Huai could react, Shen Yuzhi had already hung up the phone.
“Oh my, what is this guy doing? Why is he so cold? If he is going to be this cold, why even call!”
Seeing that Shen Yuzhi had already hung up, Song Zhe’s eyes turned red with anger, waving his arms to vent his frustration at Shen Yuzhi’s behavior.
Qin Huai sighed helplessly and poured the rest of his potato chips into his mouth. However, deep down, Qin Huai knew that Shen Yuzhi had heard what he said, and Shen Yuzhi would certainly have his own actions and thoughts regarding this.
But as far as their current positions were concerned, Qin Huai had no right to interfere in what Shen Yuzhi chose to do. They had long since changed from what they were years ago; now, they were strangers.
Thinking of this, Qin Huai’s heart could not help but twitch in pain. He clapped his hands to brush off the crumbs and returned to his bedroom.
Although Lin Xingxue’s incident did not cause much of an impact on him, at least it did not affect his mood; it was a significant issue for Shen Yuzhi.
Moreover, Ling Feng had been acting far too silent lately, making no moves. Was he really just quietly playing house with his partner?
Shen Yuzhi certainly did not believe it. During this time, Ling Feng must have been up to something devious behind the scenes. After all, Qin Huai had now entered the Shen Group; although Ling Feng had not anticipated this beforehand, his personal appearance at the Shen Group that day had revealed his true intentions.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Yuzhi put down his wine glass and ordered his men to secretly monitor Ling Feng. He commanded them to guard against Ling Feng at all costs.
He required his subordinates to report all of Ling Feng’s whereabouts to him, whether he was going out or meeting guests.
Even the exact time stamps had to be reported clearly and precisely, without missing a single detail or movement.