PSMD – Chapter 123

Apart from Wen Yuan, who was directly addressed, Qiu Yang and the other two staff members couldn’t help but be stunned.

Qiu Yang exchanged glances with the two staff members, both feeling quite shocked.

Wen Yuan’s brows furrowed. “Who are you?”

“My name is Peng Kaimiao,” Peng Kaimiao answered, standing ramrod straight. His expression had been relatively calm, but after saying his name, he became somewhat agitated.

Or rather, angry.

“You should go back for now. This occasion isn’t suitable for discussing this.”

As soon as Wen Yuan finished speaking, Qu Yan led Qin Yu and Shen Ningruo, the group of five, to the doorway.

However, Qu Yan was clearly taken aback when she saw Peng Kaimiao, and then asked, “Xiao Peng, what are you doing here?”

Peng Kaimiao stared at her, then heard President Wen say in a low voice, “Peng Kaimiao, return to your post.”

Peng Kaimiao didn’t say anything but slightly reined in his anger. He glanced at Qu Yan again, then turned and left.

Shen Ningruo looked at Qiu Yang, tilting her head slightly in confusion. Qiu Yang had a similar look of bewilderment.

But she had heard Peng Kaimiao’s words clearly just now.

Reporting Manager Qu…

What was he reporting?

Qiu Yang pursed her lips, unable to figure out the real answer for a moment.

“President Qin.” Wen Yuan stood up, his voice pulling Qiu Yang back to reality. She also stood up with him.

“President Wen, hope you’ve been well,” Qin Yu said with a smile.

Wen Yuan chuckled. “Please, have a seat.”

“Alright.”

Shen Ningruo stepped forward and extended her hand. “President Wen.”

“Director Shen.” Wen Yuan curved his lips. “President Qin often mentions you. I greatly admire Director Shen.”

Shen Ningruo glanced at Qin Yu, then smiled slightly and said, “President Wen is young and accomplished.”

After the greetings were exchanged, they all sat down. Qiu Yang suppressed all the questions in her heart.

Qu Yan and Ke Yezi were the main speakers for each side, detailing the progress of the two companies from the beginning to the present, down to the smallest detail.

But for someone like Qiu Yang, who knew Qu Yan, she could tell that Qu Yan was a bit distracted because of Peng Kaimiao’s appearance.

However, Qiu Yang occasionally looked at Wen Yuan and started thinking about whether she was about to be fired, so she stopped focusing on Qu Yan.

If Peng Kaimiao’s report was insignificant and Qu Yan was completely fine, but she ended up being personally fired by Wen Yuan, that would be truly ridiculous.

Qin Yu had put away his playful demeanor and adopted a serious expression, occasionally even asking questions.

Shen Ningruo knew that Qin Yu was very capable in business, otherwise, he wouldn’t have founded Qiyao at such a young age and seen its continuous growth. But frankly, she hadn’t seen Qin Yu look this serious in quite a while.

Because of this, she relaxed a little, her gaze inadvertently drifting towards Qiu Yang several times. However, each time Qiu Yang looked solemn, and Shen Ningruo pursed her lips, knowing what Qiu Yang was thinking about.

Especially when she caught Wen Yuan’s gaze on Qiu Yang, everything became clear.

Overall, the meeting was very successful. Qu Yan stumbled a couple of times during the presentation, but it didn’t have much impact.

The meeting, which started around 10:30, lasted a full fifty minutes. Everyone had their own thoughts, but they didn’t show it.

After the meeting ended, Wen Yuan proactively invited, “President Qin and everyone, would you like to join us for a simple lunch today? If you have the time.”

“Yes.”

“How could we not have time?”

Qin Yu answered without hesitation.

“Alright, then Manager Qu, please take President Qin and the others to my office,” Wen Yuan instructed.

Qu Yan respectfully replied, “Understood.”

Before leaving, Shen Ningruo glanced at Qiu Yang again, then put away the smile on her lips and followed the group forward.

Qu Yan led the Qiyao people away, and the meeting room immediately returned to its configuration from fifty minutes ago.

Wen Yuan’s face darkened. His gaze swept towards the two colleagues beside Qiu Yang. “Please ask Peng Kaimiao to come in.”

“Yes, President Wen.” The two staff members stood up.

Qiu Yang also wanted to stand up, but Wen Yuan spoke, “Department Head Qiu, you don’t need to go. I have something to ask you.”

Qiu Yang felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, becoming even more anxious. But she had to admit, Wen Yuan looked very imposing in this state.

Since Qu Yan was sent to President Wen’s office, she would be staying there to host the guests.

The company also had places to entertain partners, but since Wen Yuan called Qin Yu “Brother Qin,” he wouldn’t be so formal.

Meanwhile, Qin Yu, who had just left the meeting room, felt his heart sink significantly. His expression also darkened, which Shen Ningruo clearly noticed, though she didn’t know why.

Qu Yan led them into the President’s office one after another. Ke Yezi, unable to sit still, came over to help pour water and add tea.

“Manager Ke, let me do it.” Qu Yan smiled slightly, wanting to take the water cup from Ke Yezi’s hand.

Ke Yezi shook her head. “No need, Manager Qu.”

The two ordinary staff members remained seated upright, especially now that they were sitting face-to-face with Qin Yu and Shen Ningruo, which made them even more uncomfortable.

When Qu Yan came over, Shen Ningruo looked up. “Manager Qu, could I trouble you to take Manager Ke to get some coffee?”

Ke Yezi was momentarily stunned, then played along. “Yes, Manager Qu, I like coffee. I just don’t know if your company has a coffee machine.”

“Yes, we do. I’ll take Manager Ke right away.”

Shen Ningruo then said to the two staff members, “You two go help out too. Two people can’t carry that many coffees.”

No one present was foolish; everyone understood that Shen Ningruo was trying to get them out of the way.

No one refused to cooperate.

Soon, the door closed, leaving only Qin Yu and Shen Ningruo.

“Alright, Brother,” Shen Ningruo raised an eyebrow. “Why do you look so troubled?”

Qin Yu glanced sideways at her, lifted his eyelids slightly, then said dejectedly, “I think I don’t have a chance.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know if you noticed, but during the meeting, he kept looking at that female department head.”

“That female department head is quite pretty.”

Shen Ningruo: “…”

Shen Ningruo couldn’t help but curse, “Idiot.”

Qin Yu let out a “Hey.” “Why are you cursing at me?”

“Didn’t you see that I was also constantly looking at that female department head?”

“Why would I look at you…” Qin Yu reacted, then his eyes widened. “What’s going on? You couldn’t be thinking of abandoning your little girlfriend just because you saw someone pretty, could you?”

Shen Ningruo’s face was full of black lines. She realized how clueless Qin Yu was when he lost his composure. She picked up her water cup and took a sip before slowly saying, “She is my little girlfriend.”

Qin Yu: “…?”

Qin Yu’s eyes widened even further. “Really?”

Shen Ningruo was speechless for a moment. She rubbed her forehead, finally deciding to keep quiet.

But Qin Yu still sighed. “Ah, but isn’t that still strange? You’re the female department head’s girlfriend, but he might not know that. He was still looking at her…”

Hearing him say this, Shen Ningruo could understand. After all, from his perspective, Qin Yu was secretly in love with someone, so he would observe and notice their every move. It was normal for him to misunderstand that Wen Yuan had feelings for Qiu Yang.

Shen Ningruo’s eyelashes fluttered. She opened her mouth, then changed what she was about to say. “It’s okay, Brother.”

She didn’t plan to tell Qin Yu that Qiu Yang was Wen Yuan’s sister. She even thought it would be good for Qin Yu to suffer a little.

Why? Because he had been such a hands-off boss for so long, leaving her incredibly busy.

The atmosphere fell silent. After a moment, the door was pushed open, and Ke Yezi returned with the two staff members.

“Where’s Manager Qu?” Shen Ningruo blinked.

Ke Yezi placed the coffee on the coffee table. “Manager Qu had something to do and went back to the meeting room.”

She paused. “Also, Peng Kaimiao, he was called in.”

Shen Ningruo leaned back slightly, a smile playing on her lips. “Looks like there’s a show to watch.”

On her way to the pantry, Qu Yan saw Peng Kaimiao enter the meeting room. Their eyes met, and she became even more anxious.

She tried hard to maintain her composure, taking Ke Yezi and the other two to the pantry. But in the end, she couldn’t keep up the pretense of politeness, leaving with a hurried “Excuse me, Manager Ke, I have something else to attend to.”

Her steps were somewhat hurried, and the closer she got to the meeting room, the heavier her steps became.

When she stood at the meeting room door, she didn’t have the courage to open it. She bit her teeth tightly, staring at the brown-red door in front of her, her lips also tense.

Unfortunately, the meeting room was well soundproofed; she couldn’t hear anything. She could only hear the thunderous pounding of her own heart.

Standing there, she felt as if she was waiting for judgment. Many thoughts flooded her mind, making her even more panicked.

Wen Yuan and Qiu Yang didn’t know that Qu Yan was standing at the door. Their attention was currently focused on Peng Kaimiao.

After Peng Kaimiao came in, he became somewhat silent, and his anger had almost completely disappeared.

Wen Yuan sat in his chair, leaning back, and asked lightly, “Alright, what do you want to report about Manager Qu?”

Qiu Yang still didn’t understand why President Wen had kept her here alone, but she was now more curious about the content of Peng Kaimiao’s report.

Peng Kaimiao was also a member of the project team, so he naturally knew that Wanming and Qiyao were having a meeting today. The fact that he specifically chose this time meant that he actually wanted to make a big deal out of it.

“I…” Peng Kaimiao swallowed. He looked at Wen Yuan, his eyes slightly red, clearly looking wronged.

But he couldn’t get the words “I” out clearly.

Wen Yuan pursed his lips and raised an eyebrow. “You what?”

“You deliberately chose this time to tell me this because you want me to uphold justice, but now you’re stammering. Peng Kaimiao, are you even a man? Do you just want a memorable start?”

“If you’re intimidated by Manager Qu’s influence, or if you’ve thought it through and decided it’s a misunderstanding, then I’m sorry, if you can’t explain yourself clearly and convince me, you don’t need to come to the company this afternoon.”

Qiu Yang’s heart skipped a beat hearing these words. She felt like she was in a VIP seat, watching the boss get angry up close.

Although Wen Yuan’s voice wasn’t loud or soft, it seemed to carry immense power.

“I…”

“I’m reporting Manager Qu for maliciously targeting a colleague.”

“Who is this colleague?” Wen Yuan asked.

Peng Kaimiao immediately looked at Qiu Yang. “It’s Department Head Qiu.”

Qiu Yang: !!!

What kind of situation was this, where the drama she was watching suddenly involved her!

She thought the content Peng Kaimiao was reporting had nothing to do with her. The issues between her and Qu Yan were only related to Tao Sixian.

What shocked Qiu Yang even more was that as soon as Wen Yuan heard Peng Kaimiao’s words, he instantly stood up, his eyes turning cold. He stared at Peng Kaimiao’s face and asked word by word, “How did she target her?”

Peng Kaimiao swallowed again. Looking at Wen Yuan’s expression, he felt a bit scared himself.

After all, Wen Yuan was roughly the same age as him, but they grew up in different environments, had different demeanors, and most importantly, different positions.

But it had come to this point, and he couldn’t hesitate anymore.

“Manager Qu once asked me to interfere with Department Head Qiu’s work. She specifically arranged for me to work with Department Head Qiu, and she even asked me… to find a time and place to have something happen with Department Head Qiu.”

As Peng Kaimiao spoke, a tear fell. “I originally didn’t want to report her, but Manager Qu was just using me.”

“While she was agreeing to be with me, she was also dating other men. I…”

Qiu Yang sat in her chair, her mind in a complete mess.