TL: Hua
Qin Chaoyan’s tone was calm, but he didn’t really take the arrival of the Xie family seriously.
It seems that he has to leave the Qin Group earlier than originally planned. After comforting Ye Rongxu, he frowned slightly.
It’s not that he’s retreating or afraid, but since he had no intention to fight, there’s no need to have unnecessary conflicts. For him, living a good life for himself and Ye Rongxu is the most important thing.
However, he has just taken over Jiazhao, this branch company, not long ago, and many projects are handled by him. After countless days and nights, it’s finally on the right track. He can’t withdraw for the time being, and he also wants to know what he can do in this experimental field.
It will take a few more months.
He glanced over to see Ye Rongxu asleep on his shoulder, and his brow softened unconsciously.
*
After Ye Rongxu returned home, he specifically asked Ji Qingyu to help him find out. After learning that only Xie Yu and Qin Jingxu from the Xie family had returned to China, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly called Qin Chaoyan.
After Xie Yu returned to China, he didn’t seem to have much to do, except for playing with some friends in Jiangcheng and going to those friends’ houses.
He even visited the Ye family. Because Ye Boxuan was at home at the time and Xie Yu looked like a polite junior, Ye Rongxu treated him as an ordinary guest.
After the person left, he couldn’t help but mutter, “Could this person really come to Jiangcheng for vacation?”
“I’m afraid not.” Ye Boxuan put down the coffee cup in his hand and commented, “The Xie family is going to return to China for development, and the Qin family is probably a starting point.”
Ye Rongxu was stunned for a moment.
Twenty days after New Year’s Day, it’s the Spring Festival.
Before the festival, both the Ye and Qin groups will hold annual meetings. It’s also a coincidence that the annual meetings of the two groups this year are held at the same time and in close locations.
Family members can be brought to the annual meeting of the Ye Group, and for the chairman of the group, the whole family usually attends.
In previous years, Ye Rongxu rarely attended due to health reasons. His grandpa, grandma, and father were afraid that he would be alone and sad, so they all hastily attended for a while and then left.
But he’s in better health this year, especially when he thought of Qin Chaoyan attending the annual meeting of the Qin Group next door, so he finally decided to go.
After all, he loves the hustle and bustle.
Because Young Master Ye is coming this year, the security level of the annual meeting venue has been significantly improved by more than one level.
Ye Rongxu was arranged to sit in a safe position with few people and watched the performances of the employees with some novelty. Especially when he saw his grandfather, the former chairman, and his father, the current chairman, being urged by the employees to perform on stage, he couldn’t help but shout a few times.
Although the voice was not loud and drowned in the noise of the scene, Ye Boxuan still heard it, turned his head to look at him helplessly, and took the microphone to the stage.
When Ye Boxuan really started singing on the stage, he clapped his hands happily, his palms turned red, his round cat eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile, “Dad, you’re singing out of tune.”
Some employees and executives present only then noticed Young Master Ye. They originally thought that this young master, who was rarely seen due to a long illness, would have a gloomy personality, but in reality, he was quite cute and went along with the employees to pit against his father.
Most importantly, Director Ye also dotes on him, and he actually took the microphone to sing on stage.
Many people frequently looked at him, and several executives who were usually on speaking terms with Ye Boxuan came over to greet him directly. A female executive with children couldn’t help but give him candy and fruits all at once, as if he were a relative’s child.
Ye Rongxu thanked them politely and then found out distressingly that there were too many candies and his pockets couldn’t hold them.
After filling both pockets, he gave the remaining candies to the bodyguards. After watching his dad and grandpa’s show, he turned his head and whispered to the bodyguard behind him, “Let’s go next door to see if Qin Chaoyan will perform.”
*
Next door, Qin Chaoyan didn’t perform but was being persuaded to drink.
Jiazhao’s performance this year is outstanding, even surpassing all other branches within the Qin company.
Qin Chaoyan, the actual person in charge of Jiazhao and the son of the chairman, naturally attracted much attention.
“Mr. Xiao Qin, you have a bright future.”
“Nephew, I heard that there was a shareholders’ meeting some time ago, and your name was brought up.”
When Ye Rongxu came, Qin Chaoyan was being persuaded to drink by several executives of the group.
He stood out in the crowd, his tall frame accentuated by a sleek black suit. His handsome face was slightly flushed.
Ye Rongxu’s arrival saved him.
Qin Chaoyan seemed a little surprised to see him and kept looking at him quietly.
Ye Rongxu frowned slightly, unsure of how much alcohol he’d consumed. “Why don’t you refuse them?”
Qin Chaoyan’s eyes showed a faint light, and he said with a smile, “Just when I was about to refuse, you came.”
He pushed him to a secluded spot, then knelt down and pulled the blanket higher to cover his knees. After tucking him in securely, he looked up and asked softly, “Why are you here?”
Ye Rongxu hummed, “I originally wanted to see your performance.” But instead he saw him being persuaded to drink.
Qin Chaoyan chuckled; probably because of drunkenness, his voice was particularly hoarse and pleasant.
“I don’t have a show to perform.”
Ye Rongxu said, “Oh,” a little regretful.
“But after we get back, I can perform for you alone.” He leaned in close and whispered into Ye Rongxu’s ear, his hot breath fanning against the skin. His voice was husky and captivating.
Ye Rongxu’s ears itched slightly, and his cochlea was numb. He turned his head to meet his particularly bright eyes and was slightly startled, thinking, He must be really drunk.
“What are you performing?” Ye Rongxu asked, pinching his fingers.
Qin Chaoyan lowered his gaze to look at him, still speaking in a hoarse voice, “What performance do you want to see?”
Ye Rongxu usually reads too many novels and reflexively thinks, How about a striptease?
But soon he blushed, coughed, and said with an evasive look, “Then you… sing a song.”
Just after he finished speaking, before he heard Qin Chaoyan’s agreement, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everyone’s eyes looked toward the stage.
Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan turned their heads and looked over.
On the stage, Qin Qijiang, wearing a suit, stood in the center, and next to him stood a young man with a slightly smiling face, who looked very similar to Xie Yu.
Almost immediately, Ye Rongxu guessed who he was.
Sure enough, Qin Qijiang took the microphone, reviewed the achievements of the Qin Group in the past year, and then changed the subject, looking forward to the future with joy, and proposed to carry out in-depth cooperation with the overseas Xie Group next year, including retail, investment, and other aspects.
After his voice fell, warm applause broke out at the scene.
Qin Qijiang seemed to have drunk a little too much, or maybe he was too happy. He waved his hand to signal for silence and continued, “Next, we would like to invite Mr. Xie Yi, the president of Xie Group’s Country C, to have a few words.”
After that, he turned to look at the young man next to him, smiling.
Xie Yi picked up the microphone, cleared his throat, and said with a smile, “First of all, I would like to thank Director Qin of Qin Group…”
When he heard this, Ye Rongxu thought his father was right. The Xie family wasn’t just here to support Qin Jingxu but to move the industry back to Country C. The Qin family was a springboard for them to come back.
So the Qin family and the Xie family were bound to be tied together, and the only bond that could connect the two families was Qin Jingxu. In this way, even if the Xie family didn’t support Qin Jingxu, Qin Qijiang would still use Qin Jingxu, then Qin Chaoyan…
He subconsciously turned his head and looked at Qin Chaoyan.
Qin Chaoyan just happened to withdraw his sight as well, and when he saw him looking over, he said calmly, “None of our business.”
He was only in charge of a branch company. The headquarters’ affairs had nothing to do with him. Besides, he would leave completely when Jiazhao’s project was completed.
When he finished speaking and saw that Ye Rongxu was still looking at himself worriedly, he froze for a moment and, somewhat helplessly, said, “I’m serious….”
He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but before he finished speaking, a surprise came from behind: “Xiao Xuxu, you are also here to attend Qin’s annual meeting.”
Ye Rongxu looked up and saw Xie Yu with a head of yellow hair and a bright smile, squeezing through the crowd.
He was speechless for a moment, fearing that his loud voice would attract Qin Jingxu, and hurriedly said to Qin Chaoyan, “Let’s go quickly.”
Without needing him to say it, Qin Chaoyan also didn’t want the two to bump into each other.
He straightened up and pushed the wheelchair, but Xie Yu had already squeezed through the crowd. Seeing Ye Rongxu was about to leave, he quickly said, “Add WeChat, Let’s add WeChat.”
Ye Rongxu didn’t beat around the bush this time and directly said, “I don’t want to add WeChat with you.”
Xie Yu was stunned, followed the two, and asked, “Why?”
Ye Rongxu couldn’t help but want to roll his eyes, thinking, Is this even necessary? Your brother is helping Qin Jingxu, but my boyfriend is Qin Chaoyan; we’re not in the same camp.
Young Master Ye has always been clear about enemies and friends, but it’s not easy to say it so bluntly, so he simply said, “We’re not that familiar.”
Xie Yu was stunned, and said without hesitation, “No way? A day of marriage is a hundred days of grace, when we were kids, at least…”
Ye Rongxu turned his head suddenly, staring at him with his beautiful eyes: “What are you talking about?”
Behind him, Qin Chaoyan’s breath seemed to be cold, and his hand holding the wheelchair tightened slightly.
Xie Yu quickly coughed and said, “Just kidding. Well, you’re not ignoring me because my brother and his family are going to cooperate with the Qin family, are you? Alas, actually I don’t understand business matters, but my mother and I miss you very much, especially my mother, who knew that I was returning to China and specifically told me to come and see if you’re okay.”
He was talking about Xie Yunhua, the aunt of the Xie family. Back then, Ye Rongxu’s mother Lin Xue and Qin Jingxu’s mother Xie Yunzhao were best friends, and she also had a good relationship with Xie Yunzhao’s sister Xie Yunhua.
For this reason, Ye Rongxu played house with Xie Yu when he was a child.
Thinking of the amiable Aunt Xiaohua he had met when he was a child, Ye Rongxu’s expression improved a lot, and he began to wonder if he had drawn the boundaries too clearly? After all, the Xie family hadn’t targeted Qin Chaoyan yet, and he also had a good relationship with Aunt Zhao and Aunt Xiaohua when he was a child.
So he slowed down his voice and said, “Oh, that’s okay; tell Aunt Xiaohua that I’m fine.”
Then, without waiting for Xie Yu to speak, he quickly let Qin Chaoyan push him away.
This time, there was a bodyguard behind him, so Xie Yu couldn’t catch up.
When he got outside, Ye Rongxu took a deep breath of the slightly cool air. There were many people in the venue just now, and he felt a little stuffy in his chest after staying there for a long time.
Qin Chaoyan noticed it and immediately half-knelt in front of him, took out the medicine from his pocket, and asked, “Do you want to inhale it?”
Ye Rongxu shook his head, and after he felt better, he looked at him blankly: “Do you carry medicine with you now?”
Qin Chaoyan put away the medicine, nodded lightly, but didn’t say anything; his dark eyes kept looking at Ye Rongxu.
Ye Rongxu made a “uh” sound, feeling subtle, and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”
Qin Chaoyan shook his head, and after a while, he probably couldn’t help it and still said, “Xie Yu said just now, one day of marriage is a hundred days of grace…”
His expression was calm, but his tone was slightly sour.
Ye Rongxu was stunned for a moment, coughed lightly, and said, “We were just playing house when we were kids.”
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