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Bang!
The door to the office was suddenly flung open, and as Qiao Wei saw Qin Hai and Xiao Lingling rushing in, she suddenly felt a surge of strength from nowhere and pushed Jian Ren away, stumbling over to Qin Hai and Xiao Lingling, where she was tightly embraced by Xiao Lingling.
After a brief moment of panic, Jian Ren turned and saw that it was Qin Hai and Xiao Lingling who had entered. He immediately calmed down and yelled with an iron face, "Who let you in here? Do you want to get fired? Get out, all of you!"
Truth be told, Jian Ren usually maintained a stern face at the company, exuding an aura of unspoken authority. His bellow startled Xiao Lingling and Qiao Wei; they shuddered and couldn't help but step back.
Seeing their reaction, Jian Ren scoffed disdainfully in his heart, feeling even more relaxed.
As the head of the Marketing Department, Jian Ren knew everything about Qiao Wei and her colleagues. Qiao Wei might have a husband who was a police officer, but he had long since passed away; Xiao Lingling was just an intern, and whether she could officially join Yafang Group depended on his mood—she wasn't worth fearing; as for Qin Hai, he might be tall, but he was nothing but a waste, so honest and dutiful that he wouldn't even know how to swear, let alone fight—just a standard useless wimp. Furthermore, it was said that the boy only had a middle school education, so it was obvious how much this job meant to him, which meant there was no worry he would talk recklessly.
In a word, taking control of these three people in front of him was as easy as flipping his hand.
What Jian Ren didn't expect, however, was that Xiao Lingling, who had just been scared into stepping back, suddenly stepped forward and said angrily, "Minister Jian, what you just did to Sister Weiwei, do you realize that's illegal?"
"Shut up!" Jian Ren growled once more, "You know nothing and spout nonsense. Do you still want to stay at our company? Group Leader Qiao suddenly fell ill just now, and I was simply helping her. If you don't believe it, ask her!"
Xiao Lingling turned to Qiao Wei beside her, "Sister Weiwei, is that true?"
Qiao Wei dared not look at Jian Ren, but his wolf-like ferocious glare was fixed on her. Shivering in fear, she nodded slightly under Xiao Lingling's insistent questioning, "Yes… it's true."
Xiao Lingling urged, "Sister Weiwei, how can you be so silly? You should call the police and have him arrested!"
Qiao Wei casually fixed her disheveled hair and looked up at Qin Hai and Xiao Lingling, attempting to smile, but her tear-streaked face looked worse than if she had cried. She shook her head firmly, "Lingling, there's no need for you to say anymore, Minister Jian really didn't do anything to me."
Jian Ren coldly chuckled with satisfaction, "Hurry up and get out. I have things to discuss with Group Leader Qiao… Stop right there; what do you think you are doing?"
Qin Hai had been silent since entering, although he didn't know why Qiao Wei would say such things, he trusted that she must have her reasons. He suddenly walked forward and only stopped when he reached Jian Ren, causing Jian Ren to retreat repeatedly in fright.
"Qin Hai, don't!" Qiao Wei shouted anxiously from behind him, wanting to rush forward to stop Qin Hai but was held back by Xiao Lingling.
"Sister Weiwei, let Qin Hai do it. People like him need a good lesson," Xiao Lingling said angrily.
On the other side, facing Qin Hai's advance, Jian Ren stopped only after backing into a table. Looking up at Qin Hai, who towered over him, Jian Ren felt fearful inside but still tried to maintain a severe face, threatening, "What do you think you're doing? I warn you, if you dare to do anything rash, I'll have security take you away and get you fired from the company!"
Jian Ren wanted to intimidate Qin Hai with the same tactic as before, but he suddenly realized that although it was the same Qin Hai, he seemed like a completely different person.
In the face of his threats, Qin Hai showed not the slightest hint of fear. In fact, the usually introverted and timid Qin Hai dared to look him in the eye, and his gaze, deep and cold, seemed like a bottomless well, eerily piercing as if it could devour someone.
Jian Ren shuddered after just one glance, feeling a chill running from the base of his spine up to his backbone.
Although Qin Hai said nothing and did nothing, his mere cold stare filled Jian Ren with immense pressure. It was as if Qin Hai wasn't just Qin Hai, but an imposing, cold-blooded deity standing three meters tall, with eyes like massive copper bells, capable of mass slaughter.
In an instant, Jian Ren's forehead and back began to bead with cold sweat, and his legs trembled uncontrollably; had it not been for the table supporting him, he might have already collapsed to the ground.
Qin Hai continued staring coldly at Jian Ren, thinking how there were at least a hundred ways he could make this beast-hearted scum suffer a fate worse than death.
But he had to consider Qiao Wei's feelings since she was the person directly involved. Moreover, things were different now; it wasn't a battlefield, and every action required thinking of the consequences. If the police were alerted, they probably wouldn't have any peaceful days in the future.
So he just kept his cold gaze fixed on Jian Ren, and the room became so quiet that it felt like the drop of a needle could be heard.
At that moment, the atmosphere seemed almost frozen.
Seeing that Qin Hai hesitated to make a move, Jian Ren thought he was scared and sneered, "If you're capable, then do it. I see you don't want to stay in Yafang Group anymore. Believe it or not, as soon as you make a move, I'll have you thrown out of here immediately!"
The corner of Qin Hai's mouth suddenly curled up into an arc, "Is that so? I really don't believe it!"
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Following that, Qin Hai extended his hand toward Jian Ren, startling him so much that his body jerked violently.
But Qin Hai did not touch Jian Ren, instead, he picked up the stainless steel mug from the table.
The mug was sturdy, a top-of-the-line stainless-steel vacuum flask. Qin Hai gripped it and lifted it in front of his own face.
Jian Ren was dumbfounded, unsure of what Qin Hai intended to do. Could this young man have been scared by his earlier remarks and was now offering him tea?
From afar, Xiao Lingling and Qiao Wei also had no idea what Qin Hai was planning, but they knew for sure that he was not inviting Jian Ren for tea.
Suddenly, Xiao Lingling gasped with her hand over her mouth. The stainless steel mug, which seemed like an ordinary disposable paper cup in Qin Hai's hands, began to dent slowly, until he scrunched it into a crumpled ball of metal. Qin Hai then held the mug aloft and as it burst open, the tea inside cascaded down, drenching Jian Ren from head to toe like a Drenched Chicken.
Jian Ren, head raised, stared at the lump of metal, speechless, even forgetting to wipe off the tea on his face.
Xiao Lingling and Qiao Wei were also staring blankly at the twisted metal, faces filled with disbelief.
"This guy is incredibly strong!" Xiao Lingling exclaimed.
Bang! Qin Hai suddenly slammed the mangled mug down onto the table, creating a loud noise. When he lifted his hand, the stainless-steel mug had become a lump of scrap metal, half of it deeply embedded into the table.
Jian Ren's body trembled with the explosive sound, and his legs gave out completely, sending him down to the floor. Qiao Wei and Xiao Lingling's eyes were also wide with disbelief as they stared at the lump of metal.
"If there is a next time, this will be your fate!" Qin Hai leaned in close to Jian Ren, staring into his eyes as he said coldly, then he threw the water mug, its shape now unrecognizable, onto Jian Ren.
After speaking, he turned and walked over to Xiao Lingling and Qiao Wei, helping Qiao Wei up with Xiao Lingling: "Let's go!"
Behind them, Jian Ren held the unrecognizable mug, his lips trembling for a long while, silently, his agape mouth almost able to fit a fist.
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"Don't worry, I'm fine now!"
With Xiao Lingling and Qin Hai's comfort, Qiao Wei's emotions soon stabilized, and she went into the restroom to tidy up her clothes.
Outside the restroom, Xiao Lingling playfully punched Qin Hai on the shoulder with her fist and said excitedly, "Well, Qin Hai, I never realized it before, but who knew you were so strong, even crumpling a mug! Tell me, how did you build such strength."
"I was born with divine strength, impressive, right?" Qin Hai said with a smug expression.
"Psh, show-off!" Xiao Lingling smirked and stuck her tongue out at Qin Hai, gazing curiously at his hand, "Are your hands really okay? You're not just puffing up your face to look plump, are you?"
Qin Hai offered his hand in front of her, "Take a look."
"Wow, really, not a scratch on them!"
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Not too long afterward, Qiao Wei came out of the restroom. After a brief adjustment, she was back to being the beautiful and graceful Qiao Wei, making Qin Hai nod in approval.
Time flew by, and the morning ended swiftly. Qin Hai occasionally teased the adorable Xiaoling, having an extremely cheerful morning.
At noon, after finishing work, the three made plans to dine at the restaurant on the fifteenth floor. The restaurant was an internal cafeteria of Yafang Group with a rich variety of dishes that tasted excellent, comparable to those of a grand hotel. More importantly, lunch here was a free company benefit. Thus, at noon, the majority of Yafang Group's employees would dine here, and even Lin Qingya, when she had no other arrangements, would come to have something casual.
When Qin Hai and his company entered the restaurant, it was already seventy to eighty percent full. With their arrival, many eyes turned towards them, mostly gazing at Qiao Wei and Xiao Lingling.
There was no dearth of beauties among the several hundred employees at the Yafang Group headquarters, but Qiao Wei's gentleness and Xiao Lingling's lively cuteness had won them many fans. Many of the looks they garnered were filled with fervent admiration, while the rest, directed at Qin Hai, were filled with unabashed jealousy and hostility.
Qin Hai glanced around and laughed, "It looks like I can't have meals with you anymore; otherwise, I'll soon become the public enemy of all the men in the company."