Ever since that night, Hao Lianfei had been staying at Xu Hehe's place. She didn't even go into the company anymore. She had called in sick, which made Xu Hehe not know whether to laugh or cry.
“Feifei, I'm really fine,” Xu Hehe explained patiently.
Hao Lianfei was wearing a sloppy robe and a nightgown. Her long hair was tied up messily, and she was eating half a watermelon. When she heard Xu Hehe, she put down the spoon in her hand and spoke seriously. “Nonsense, you looked like you were going to die that night.”
Xu Hehe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “I'm not going to die that easily. If I were going to die, I would have died a long time ago. I wouldn't have waited until now.” Such a painful day had passed, and she wouldn't give up so easily.
Hao Lianfei curled her lips disapprovingly with an obviously unbelieving expression. “Even if that's the case, what if you disappear again?”
A trace of guilt rose in Xu Hehe's heart. She had made a decision to leave back then, so she shouldn't have not bid farewell to Feifei.
“I won't, Feifei.” Xu Hehe held Hao Lianfei's hand tightly and looked into her eyes with sincerity. “Feifei, I won't leave this time. If a day comes when I’m not here, it means that I'm already dead.”
Hearing this, sparkling tears rolled down Hao Lianfei’s cheeks. “Why are you so stupid? Do you know, every time I see Qi Che holding Fu Mengyao in his arms, I want to give them a tight slap. What I hate the most is that Leng Feifei's style is even lower. She actually dares to pester Qi Che. I'll teach her a lesson sooner or later. I'm sorry Hehe, I'm so useless. I didn't help you keep an eye on Qi Che. That womanizer. After you left, he actually went around provoking women.”
Hao Lianfei chattered non-stop while crying. She completely vented out the worry Hehe had been feeling since she left.
This was the first time Xu Hehe had truly laughed in so many days. She was laughing from the bottom of her heart. So what if the whole world had abandoned her? At least she still had Feifei. This was the first girl who had become friends with her in the orphanage.
The cute girl in her memories had been wearing a puffy white dress. She had spoken arrogantly with a straight face. “Hey! I'm the eldest daughter of the Hao Lian family. As long as you're willing to be my good friend, I can adopt you.”
In the end, the adoption hadn’t succeeded, due to her rumored identity as an illegitimate daughter, which was rejected by the Hao Lian family. Such an identity was not worthy of being called an adopted daughter of the Hao Lian family.
Ever since Miss Fu's birthday party, the entire Qi Group headquarters had been under pressure. The executives were even more miserable, and the huge workload was endless.
In their conversations, the various department managers could not help but complain that the director of the Public Relations Department was really cunning.
More than ten corporate elites sat upright in the luxurious conference room. The huge glass wall beside them overlooked half of the city.
Conference room No. 7, which had an excellent view and environment, was exclusively used by the International Financial Investment Company, under the Qi Group. It was also the place where Qi Che’s rise to power had occurred.
Those present were all his old subordinates. Some had even been recruited into the group by him.
Leng Yunfeng held the proposal in his hand and glanced suspiciously at the expressionless Qi Che. He lowered his head to read it through again, and the doubt in his heart deepened.
If he remembered correctly, this proposal had been prepared by Qi Che five years ago. He was prepared to give it to Xu Hehe as a present for her 20th birthday. Back then, Yunfeng had even participated in the discussion. Later on, when Xu Hehe betrayed Qi Che, the proposal had already been torn up, by him personally. Since when had Qi Che quietly rewritten it? And why was it exactly the same?
Did he miss out on any good shows during his absence? Or else, was Qi Che's brain damaged, which was causing him to make decisions that clearly did not conform to the company's plans?
“Why are you dawdling?” Qi Che had already lost his patience because of Leng Yunfeng's expression. He knew what he was doing, and didn’t need him to constantly remind him with his eyes.
“Alright,” Leng Yunfeng answered with a shrug, and placed the business proposal on the projector.
It looked like Qi Che's brain was not damaged, but someone's brain was about to be.
The words displayed on the tall screen made everyone gasp. Only Qi Che remained unmoved, his arms crossed over his chest. His ink-black eyes were calm and profound, as if they could swallow everything. It was shocking.
“This... Does not conform to the company’s overall development plan!”
“The overall profit period is too long!”
“How long will it take to complete?”
Qi Che's words instantly made the manager of the International Financial Investment Company feel that his future was bleak. God, send someone to eliminate this devil, Qi Che!
The others present could not bear to look at his expression. It was truly worse than death.
The brilliant golden hopes of the VCs were destined to be destroyed by Qi Che's hands. They had no hope of persuading him.
“Three... Three months?”
“That's too long. I'll give you a month to do the actual operation, no matter the cost.”
“No matter the cost?” Manager Qian suddenly felt as if a dark cloud was hanging over him. The notes flew away in front of him, and he even sneered at him as they flew.
Coming out of the meeting room, Qi Che walked with relaxed steps. The rest of the people were all dejected, attracting Du Jue's surprised gaze.
“President, what's going on?” Du Jue couldn't help but ask after arriving at the office.
Reaching out to open the folder on the desk, Qi Che answered without raising his head. “You deserve a slap.”
“You... Deserve a slap?” What had he done to warrant such a sharp reprimand?