“CEO Jiang!?”
Lin Xiaojin quickly put down her chopsticks and stood up in a panic. In the process, she accidentally knocked her hip against the desk, gasping in pain.
But with Jiang Yingxue right in front of her, she didn’t dare show it. She forced a stiff smile and asked, “CEO Jiang, is there something you need?”
Looking at the woman before her, Lin Xiaojin couldn’t help but admire her from the heart.
No wonder everyone said Jiang Yingxue was the number one beauty in Yunhai City.
After all, she really was stunning.
A tailored blazer and a body-hugging pencil skirt perfectly accentuated her graceful figure, every curve alluring.
Her legs, wrapped in sheer black stockings, gave off no sense of vulgarity—if anything, they made them appear even straighter and more slender.
Standing in front of CEO Jiang, Lin Xiaojin felt like an ugly duckling. She couldn’t even lift her head.
Jiang Yingxue frowned slightly, her tone cold as she asked, “And who are you?”
“I’m Lin Xiaojin, an intern in the operations department at Qin Tiancheng Group,” Lin Xiaojin quickly replied.
Intern. Just graduated?
Jiang Yingxue narrowed her eyes.
Slim, fair-skinned, with radiant collarbones.
Her outfit was a bit outdated, but she had youth on her side—and natural beauty.
She was a rare beauty in the making.
Heh.
Jiang Yingxue sneered inwardly.
No wonder that bastard Qin Ge had the nerve to ignore her messages.
Turns out he found himself a fresh, pure little beauty in the office!
She was filled with dissatisfaction.
Fine then. Once she dealt with the current situation with her grandmother, she wouldn’t give Qin Ge the cold shoulder for just one month—she’d stretch it to at least three.
Let’s see how long he could keep playing hard to get.
“Where’s Qin Ge? And why are you here?”
Jiang Yingxue walked behind the desk like she owned the place, glanced at the lunchbox on the table, and looked at Lin Xiaojin, saying, “An intern, eating at the CEO’s desk?”
Lin Xiaojin swallowed nervously, “CEO Qin seemed to have gone out for something. I’m not sure when he’ll be back.”
Jiang Yingxue tapped on the desk, “I asked you—why are you eating at Qin Ge’s desk?”
Lin Xiaojin shook her head and stammered, “I… I don’t know.”
She pouted in grievance.
She couldn’t possibly tell CEO Jiang that it was CEO Qin’s idea, could she?
Please!
Weren’t CEO Qin and CEO Jiang a couple?
Even if they were supposedly broken up, who knew what the real situation between them was?
If CEO Jiang found out she was giving Qin Ge massages, a few whispers in the right ears and her job would be gone in seconds!
“You don’t know?”
Jiang Yingxue let out a cold laugh and nodded.
She didn’t press further but instead moved to the sofa and sat down.
Her long legs, wrapped in black silk, crossed elegantly.
She leaned back slightly and closed her eyes, “Then I’ll wait here for Qin Ge to come back and ask him myself what’s going on.”
An hour passed.
Lin Xiaojin, growing increasingly uncomfortable in the office, made a cup of tea and brought it to Jiang Yingxue, “CEO Jiang, here’s some tea.”
Her head was about to explode.
She’d finished eating already.
She couldn’t leave. But she couldn’t just stay either.
She couldn’t just abandon Jiang Yingxue alone in the office.
And with CEO Jiang sitting there, she didn’t dare sit in Qin Ge’s seat again.
She just stood there stiffly like a terracotta soldier.
She felt like a schoolkid at boot camp, and Jiang Yingxue was the instructor.
Jiang Yingxue took the tea and sipped.
Pfft!
She suddenly spat all the tea out.
Lin Xiaojin’s heart pounded in fear, “CEO Jiang, was the water too hot?”
She had adjusted the temperature—it shouldn’t have been scalding.
Could it be… CEO Jiang was picking on her on purpose?
Jiang Yingxue stared at the teacup, frowned, and asked, “You used Qin Ge’s cup?”
Was she out of her mind!?
Drinking from Qin Ge’s cup—that was practically an indirect kiss!
Lin Xiaojin immediately lowered her head, “I’m sorry, CEO Jiang.”
Now she was sure of it.
It was clear.
CEO Jiang was deliberately targeting her.
They were a couple, weren’t they? Drinking from CEO Qin’s cup shouldn’t be a big deal.
This was obviously picking a fight.
Whether she was right or wrong, apologizing was the safest choice!
“Forget it.”
Jiang Yingxue set down her leg and wiped the spill with a tissue.
Lin Xiaojin hurried forward, “CEO Jiang, please let me take care of that!”
Another hour passed.
Neither of them said another word.
Jiang Yingxue glanced at her watch and clenched her teeth.
Two hours.
Where the hell was that bastard Qin Ge? Why hadn’t he come back?
She was too worried about her grandmother being home alone. She stood up and told Lin Xiaojin, “When Qin Ge returns, tell him I waited a long time. Tell him to call me right away—no, tell him to come to my house immediately!”
Lin Xiaojin quickly nodded, “Yes, CEO Jiang!”
Watching Jiang Yingxue finally leave the office, Lin Xiaojin let out a long sigh of relief.
Finally got through that ordeal.
She felt a wave of release.
With Jiang Yingxue sitting there, she hadn’t even dared to breathe loudly.
It was suffocating!
…
Leaving the Qin Tiancheng Group, Jiang Yingxue slammed the gas pedal.
The Bentley shot down the road like a bolt of lightning.
She honked furiously and gritted her teeth alone in the car, “Qin Ge! You bastard! You asshole!”
“You’re deliberately giving me the cold shoulder because my grandmother came! If anything happens to her, I swear I’ll never forgive you! If there’s even the slightest problem with my grandma, don’t ever expect me to speak to you again for the rest of your life!”
She didn’t care if Qin Ge was playing hard to get or trying to test her.
If it led to any issue with her grandmother’s health, she, Jiang Yingxue, would never forgive him.
No matter how many times he apologized or tried to make amends, she would never give him another chance!
When she returned to Yunshan Villa, she parked the car by the roadside and rushed inside.
Even before reaching the living room, she was already explaining loudly, “Grandma?”
“I went to Qin Ge’s company, but he was out negotiating a major deal. It involves a lot of money, and he couldn’t get away right away.”
On the way back, she had already come up with this excuse—to calm her grandmother down first.
But the moment she walked into the living room and saw Qin Ge sitting beside her grandmother, Jiang Yingxue’s mouth dropped open in disbelief.
She was so stunned her mouth could’ve fit an 8J cherry.