Clatter, clatter, clatter...
That thing fell out of Li Qiushui's skirt and bounced twice on the ground before rolling to Ningchuan's feet.
Ningchuan quickly stepped back two steps, avoiding the thing from touching his shoes, and then teasingly looked at Li Qiushui.
"So this is the precious thing you desire?"
Li Qiushui's beautiful face immediately turned as red as a pig's liver, as if it was about to bleed!
She quickly stepped forward, squatted down, grabbed the thing, and turned around, rushing towards the women's restroom.
Before rushing into the restroom, she gave Ningchuan a malicious glance.
"Ning surname, you wait for me!"
Ningchuan smirked and loudly remarked from a distance, "That thing needs to be washed before using it, remember hygiene."
Bang!
The restroom door was forcefully closed.
...
Ten minutes later.
In the CEO's office.
Li Qiushui stormed in with an imposing manner.
"President Qin, I have something to discuss with you."
Li Qiushui straightforwardly addressed Qin Shiyun.
"Qiushui, you're the company's vice president. Speak directly if you have something." Qin Shiyun raised her head and said.
"This matter is about the security department manager you appointed yesterday, Ningchuan." Li Qiushui said.
"Oh? What about it? Are you worried about his abilities or reliability?" Qin Shiyun asked.
Compared to what I want, whether his abilities or reliability matter becomes unimportant." Li Qiushui said.
"Oh? What exactly do you mean?" Qin Shiyun asked curiously.
"Image."
"Image?"
"Yes, the company is about to go public, and the new product launch is imminent. At this time, Ningchuan will greatly affect your image, both personal and private life image!" Li Qiushui said in a deep voice.
"Private life image? What do you mean?" Qin Shiyun frowned.
"President Qin, everyone in the company knows it. Ningchuan is your kept man!"
"Moreover, there are rumors spreading that the former security department manager, Li Chuang, was kicked out because you wanted to promote Ningchuan, your kept man."
"Furthermore, this morning, rumors were circulating that last night you and Ningchuan were caught by the vice squad of the police station while staying in a hotel and were only redeemed in the middle of the night..."
Li Qiushui said one after another.
Qin Shiyun's face turned cold. "Who spread these rumors?"
"I'm not sure about the others, but it seems that the incident of staying in a hotel and being caught by the vice squad was boasted by Ningchuan himself to the security department personnel, accidentally revealing it..." Li Qiushui said.
"He did it himself?" Qin Shiyun furrowed her brows.
"Anyway, President Qin, I suggest immediately dismissing Ningchuan, whether it's for your personal sake or for the company's." Li Qiushui took the opportunity to say.
"Alright, you go and attend to your own tasks. I will handle Ningchuan's matter myself." Qin Shiyun waved her hand.
Qin Shiyun's CEO office was a suite. After Li Qiushui left, Tang Yuanchan quickly walked out from the inner room, wearing a smile on her face, followed by a tall and sturdy man.
"Hehe, Shiyun, you see, I'm not the only one. Even your company's people have noticed that the security guard is your kept man!" Tang Yuanchan giggled.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I will really ignore you." Qin Shiyun said.
"Alright, even if he's not your kept man, he must have ulterior motives for approaching you so schemingly!" Tang Yuanchan said again.
"However, he has saved me several times already."
"The other night, in that alley, he rescued me from those thugs..."
"Yesterday, in the car... he saved me from Li Chuang."
"And those bugs and hidden cameras, he found them all."
"If he truly had ill intentions towards me, why would he save me repeatedly?" Qin Shiyun furrowed her brows.
Tang Yuanchan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then waved her hand.
"Forget it. Later, you can have him come over. I'll have Biao help you deal with him, and then we can interrogate him. We'll naturally find out everything."
Biao is the man behind Tang Yuanchan, her bodyguard, a retired special forces soldier, highly skilled.
"Qin Jie, please rest assured. I have a hundred ways to make him tell the truth!" Biao said coldly.
"Well... don't be too harsh, stop when he tells the truth. That's enough."
Qin Shiyun thought for a moment and nodded.
Five minutes later, Qin Shiyun called Ningchuan and had him come into the room.
"Ningchuan, since you insisted on becoming Shiyun's bodyguard, but being Shiyun's bodyguard is not something anyone can do. So, I'm going to have my bodyguard Biao give you a test. If you can withstand five moves from Biao, then you will pass the test. Otherwise, you either leave or honestly confess what your intentions are in getting close to Shiyun."
Tang Yuanchan smiled as she looked at Ningchuan.
Ningchuan glanced at Qin Shiyun, "Is this what you want too?"
"Ningchuan, I'm grateful for your help the other night and yesterday. I also believe that you have no ill intentions towards me. I'm willing to let you continue working as the Security Department Manager in the company... but if you don't tell me the truth, I can't trust keeping you by my side as a bodyguard or driver... I don't know if you have any ulterior motives... unless you tell me, who exactly are you?"
Qin Shiyun looked into Ningchuan's eyes.
"I don't need to tell you who I am. You don't have to be presumptuous and think that I have ulterior motives for getting close to you. In fact, you're just the target of my protection mission, nothing special."
Ningchuan said expressionlessly.
"You..."
Qin Shiyun didn't expect that she would receive such harsh words after being so sincere. She clenched her teeth tightly.
"Biao, why are you still standing there? Didn't you say you have a hundred ways to make him speak the truth? Hurry up and knock him down, make him talk!"
Tang Yuanchan said dissatisfiedly.
"Kid, you're unlucky for encountering me!"
Biao said coldly, then pounced towards Ningchuan, throwing a punch.
Biao, being a retired special forces soldier, had extraordinary skills. His movements were simple and fierce, and this punch sounded like a howling wind.
Ningchuan, on the other hand, seemed to be dumbfounded, standing still in his place, letting Biao's punch come at him.
"Biao, don't go too hard!" Qin Shiyun couldn't bear to see it and shouted.
Thud!
Just as Qin Shiyun's voice fell, a muffled sound was heard.
Then, Biao was sent flying out at a faster speed than before.
With a loud bang, he heavily hit the floor and struggled a couple of times but
couldn't get up.
Gulp!
Gulp!
Qin Shiyun and Tang Yuanchan glanced at each other, both of their beautiful throats rolled, and they swallowed their saliva at the same time.
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