“Little girls, what brings you here to see Mr. Qin?” the secretary asked.
Xu Yuan was suddenly frightened by all the stares and couldn’t help but grip Jiang Xian’s hand tightly.
Jiang Xian was bold and unfazed by the crowd. She looked up at the secretary and said in a clear, bright voice, “Miss, can you take us to see your boss? We have something very important to discuss with him.”
The secretary replied, “Mr. Qin is currently meeting with some very important guests. How about this: I’ll take you to the lounge to wait for a while. Once Mr. Qin is free, I’ll see if I can arrange a meeting for you, okay?”
“Thank you, Miss.
The secretary led the two girls to the lounge, brought them some snacks and fruit, and poured them some water. “ “Stay here and be good. Don’t wander off.”
“Okay, big sister.” The two replied obediently.
After eating and drinking some water, Jiang Xian suddenly felt the urge to use the restroom. She opened the lounge door and was just about to ask someone for directions when she saw the door to Mr. Qin’s office swing open from the inside.
A group of people emerged from within.
To her surprise, the person leading the group was Shen Song’an.
“Uncle Shen?” Jiang Xian’s eyes lit up, and she immediately ran toward him.
Shen Song’an was so startled by Jiang Xian’s voice that he thought he’d misheard it; only when he looked up did he realize it really was the girl.
“Xianxian, what are you doing here?” Shouldn’t she be at school right now?
Jiang Xian: “Uncle Shen, I’m here to look for someone.”
Just as Shen Song’an was about to ask who she was looking for, Mr. Qin’s secretary spoke up: “Mr. Qin, this young lady is here to see you.”
The secretary had seen Jiang Xian running over earlier and, worried she might have bumped into the company’s distinguished guest, had hurried over. Hearing Jiang Xian’s exchange with Shen Song’an, she couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.
This girl knows Mr. Shen of the Shen Group?
Now that Shen Song’an had asked, she quickly turned to her boss, who had accompanied Shen Song’an out, and said,
“Looking for me?”
The company’s boss was named Qin Sheng. He was walking right behind Shen Song’an and was also a bit taken aback when he heard the secretary’s words.
He had just been wondering why there was a child in their office. Upon hearing that she was looking for him, he couldn’t help but take a closer look at Jiang Xian.
At first glance, he didn’t recognize her.
At second glance, she looked somewhat familiar.
When he looked at Shen Song’an ahead of him, a figure suddenly flashed through his mind.
Wasn’t this the little girl who had appeared at the Shen family’s young master’s birthday party that day?
How did she end up at their company?
“Mr. Shen, who is this little girl?”
Shen Song’an: “She’s a child from my family. I apologize for the trouble, Mr. Qin. Xianxian, say hello to Uncle Qin.”
“Hello, Uncle Qin.”
Everyone had already speculated that this girl might be the Shen family’s adopted daughter, and now that they’d heard Shen Song’an say she was his own child, it seemed almost certain.
Regardless of her background, this was a golden opportunity to connect with CEO Shen.
“Little one, is there something you need from me?” Qin Sheng asked in the gentlest voice he’d ever used.
Jiang Xian: “Uncle, wait a minute.” With that, she ran toward the break room. Before long, she came back dragging another little girl along.
Qin Sheng: …
Since when did their company turn into a children’s shelter?
“Uncle Qin, this is my good friend Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan’s dad works at your company. Could you please help keep an eye on her dad?” The little girl’s voice was clear and loud, and everyone in the secretarial office heard her.
For a moment, everyone was curious—whose little troublemaker was this?
“Um, what’s wrong with her dad?” Qin Sheng was getting more and more confused as he listened.
Jiang Xian: “Yuanyuan’s dad has found a new girlfriend. He wants to divorce her mom and doesn’t want her or her mom anymore.”
Uh…
So, these two kids had come to him to complain?
“What’s your dad’s name?” Qin Sheng looked at Xu Yuan.
The company generally doesn’t get involved in employees’ family matters, but now that a “family member” had come to the company to complain, as the boss, he naturally had to look into it.
After all, theirs was a company with a strong sense of humanity.
Xu Yuan: “My dad’s name is Xu Cong.”
Xu Cong?
Isn’t that the manager of their sales department?
He’s actually quite capable, but I never expected his character to be so lacking.
Qin Sheng turned to his secretary and said, “Go get Xu Cong.”
The secretary turned and headed downstairs toward the sales department.
Sales Department, break room.
“Brother Cong, when are you finally going to divorce that shrew of a wife of yours?” Sun Qian leaned into Xu Cong’s embrace, her voice sweet and coquettish.
“Soon. I’ve already brought it up with her.” Xu Cong placed one hand on her buttocks, while the other roamed restlessly around her waist.
Sun Qian grabbed his hand, which was resting on her stomach, and said, “Then you’d better hurry up. We can wait, but the baby in my belly can’t.”
Xu Cong squeezed her buttock and said, “Don’t worry. Just relax and wait to marry me. Once our baby is born, you can quit your job and go home. I’ll hire two nannies to take care of you, and you can be a full-time housewife.”
Sun Qian shot him a shy yet reproachful glare and pouted, “You’re so annoying. Well, the baby and I will be waiting for your good news.”
The two lingered for a while longer before leaving the break room.
Just then, they spotted Secretary Zhang approaching.
“Manager Xu, President Qin would like you to come to his office.”
Secretary Zhang’s gaze swept over Xu Cong and the female colleague behind him. The thought that he was seeing a mistress on the side and fighting with his wife over a divorce made her eyes flash with contempt.
She never would have guessed that beneath his usual facade of a reliable, hardworking, upstanding man lay such a scumbag.
“Secretary Zhang, did President Qin say what this is about?” Xu Cong felt a bit uneasy under her gaze and couldn’t help but ask.
“You’ll find out when you get there.”
After delivering the message, Secretary Zhang left the sales department.
Hearing this, Sun Qian, who was standing behind Xu Cong, flashed a quick look and said with a hint of excitement in her voice, “I heard that President Shen from Shen Group is visiting the company today. Could President Qin’s request to see you at this time be related to the partnership with Shen Group?”
If they could secure the partnership with Shen Group, not only would his year-end bonus double, but it would also give him a stronger edge in his bid to become the company’s regional director.
Xu Cong’s eyes lit up at the thought, and the unease in his heart was instantly eased.
“I’ll go check it out.” With that, he headed toward the boss’s office.
“President Qin, you wanted to see me.”
Xu Cong pushed open the door to the boss’s office, only to be surprised to see his daughter sitting on the sofa.
“Yuanyuan, what are you doing here? Didn’t you go to school today? Where’s your mom? Did she bring you here? What is she trying to do?” The moment he saw his daughter, Xu Cong was completely taken aback.
Could it be that the woman, not wanting a divorce, had brought their daughter to the office to cause a scene?
A flood of thoughts rushed through Xu Cong’s mind in an instant, and his expression changed.
His heart leapt into his throat.
His gaze darted quickly around the boss’s office. Not seeing the woman’s figure, he finally let out a slight sigh of relief.