met free Chapter 25 His thoughtfulness and gentleness
Chapter 25 His thoughtfulness and gentleness
Jiang Qin's brows furrowed instantly.
Although she was in a hurry to go to the hospital yesterday, she had checked the document six times. How could there be a problem?
However, he doesn't answer the phone or reply to messages...
Jiang Qin quickly picked up her phone from her desk and realized that she had turned off the notification volume last night to block Xie You'an's WeChat notifications, and hadn't turned it back on since.
Since she had been focused on teaching Lin Xiaoyu her new job, and her phone was out of sight, she naturally had no idea that Huo Sili was making calls or sending messages.
As Huo Sili entered, Lin Xiaoyu quickly slipped out through the crack and gently closed the door.
He had only been in the office for two minutes, but the temperature seemed to drop rapidly because of his cold expression, until it froze.
Jiang Qin stood up and looked at the man who was walking towards her with a cold face. Without any hesitation, she quickly explained, "I forgot to turn the volume back on last night, and my phone was next to me, so I didn't notice it just now. I didn't mean to ignore your calls or messages."
Huo Sili didn't react; his expression remained cold.
Jiang Qin ignored what he thought and continued, "I checked that document six times yesterday, and I can guarantee that there will be no problem with it."
Hosley, seeing that she remained unmoved by his explanation, walked up to her without slowing his pace.
He is nearly 1.9 meters tall and has maintained a regular exercise routine, resulting in a tall, slender, and well-built physique. She is only 1.65 meters tall, and barely 1.7 meters tall when wearing high heels. She is naturally quiet and her only favorite sport is yoga.
At such close range, regardless of height or build, it would be a lie to say there's no pressure.
Jiang Qin looked up at Huo Sili, and for a moment she felt a strange sense of fear.
This man used to be her lover, and she always felt absolutely safe by his side. But now, she couldn't be sure what kind of image she had in Huo Sili's heart, or even how he would treat her when he was unhappy.
But if she really made a mistake at work, then it's fine for her to admit it or accept his scolding.
She checked the document six times yesterday and it was fine, but now they're telling her there's a problem with it. How can she believe that?
Just then, Horstley's hand holding the bag suddenly moved.
After he entered, Jiang Qin kept staring at him and didn't notice that he was carrying a bag.
Seeing him suddenly make a move, her pupils contracted sharply, and her heart turned cold. Thinking of the child in her womb, she almost instinctively took a big step back to the side and quickly went around to the back of the office chair.
However, the next second, Jiang Qin saw a package that looked quite familiar to her placed on the table by Huo Sili.
Jiang Qin recognized the bag in just one second. It was a signature dim sum dish from a teahouse she used to love. She was completely baffled by it, but felt a little embarrassed.
Looking at Huo Sili again, Huo Sili's face was not cold, but dark and gloomy, reminding Jiang Qin of the charcoal in the fire basket that she and her grandmother used to keep warm in the countryside when she was a child.
"Why are you hiding?" he asked her.
Jiang Qin wanted to say, what else could it be? She was afraid you'd go crazy and hit someone.
Horst's second sentence came out: "Do you think I would hit you?"
Jiang Qin fell silent, thinking to herself, "Isn't this quite self-aware?"
Huo Sili seemed to be angered by her. He gave her a deep look, turned around and walked into the inner room, leaving her with a cold remark behind his back.
"Come in and handle the documents after you've finished your snack!"
Jiang Qin's eyes widened slightly. She really didn't understand what was wrong with this person today. He came in with a cold face, but was carrying the snacks he bought for her.
The teahouse's packaging was adorable, printed with an original cartoon design. After looking at the cartoon character on the bag for a moment, Jiang Qin decided to give up on eating snacks for the time being.
Jiang Qin quickly found several archived documents, carried them into the inner room, looked at Huo Sili, and got straight to the point.
"Where exactly did the document given to Chairman Wang go wrong?"
Horst looked up at her and gestured for her to go to the printer to get it.
When the photocopy of the document came out, Jiang Qin picked it up and quickly flipped through it. When she scanned the second page, she clearly noticed that a value had been changed in just two seconds, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
"This isn't the document I gave to Chairman Wang. The values on it are wrong, obviously wrong," Jiang Qin said firmly as she walked toward Huo Sili with the erroneous document in hand.
Huo Sili took the documents and started browsing. Jiang Qin took out the documents she was holding, opened one of them, turned to the second page, and placed it on Huo Sili's desk.
"This is a backup of the original, exactly the same. Since the cooperation with the Wang family is extensive, I thought it was better to be prepared, so I printed two copies at once. The document I gave to Chairman Wang should, in theory, be exactly the same as this one."
"If Mr. Huo doesn't believe me, you can check the work records of yesterday on the printer outside."
Huo Sili picked it up and quickly scanned it, his expression as cold as winter.
Jiang Qin then knew that he also knew that she was not the one who had made a mistake.
Just as she was about to say something, Horst looked up at her and asked, "Who did you give the documents to yesterday?"
Jiang Qin: "The male secretary who accompanied Chairman Wang the whole time on Saturday was surnamed Zhong."
Huo Sili nodded, his tone softening, "Okay, I understand. Print another copy now, seal it, and send it to Chairman Wang. Remember, deliver it to Chairman Wang personally."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qin suddenly understood.
Huo Sili glanced at the time. "Go ahead. Have He Xu accompany me to the meeting later. I'll explain things to Chairman Wang. You should also learn from this experience."
Jiang Qin never imagined that Wang Dong's personal secretary could have ulterior motives, but Huo Sili's words made sense, so she didn't refute them.
Large corporations are deeply entrenched, and the interpersonal relationships and interests within them are indeed not easily understood by outsiders. When superiors fight, subordinates suffer. Of course, perhaps Chairman Wang is also taking this opportunity to clean house.
Once she understood, Jiang Qin stopped worrying and quickly went to take care of her business.
As it turned out, the situation was exactly as she had guessed. Chairman Wang was indeed taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents. When she arrived, Secretary Zhong was no longer by Chairman Wang's side.
Instead, she was replaced by another male secretary whom Jiang Qin had met on Saturday, but who didn't leave a deep impression on her.
When she met him, Chairman Wang was still very kind and invited her to stay for lunch. However, thinking of Secretary Zhong who had been secretly "eliminated," she declined the offer.
Back at the Huo family's place, it was past midnight due to traffic, so Jiang Qin went straight to the restaurant.
Just as I was getting my food from the self-service counter, a familiar loud voice rang out from my side and behind me.
"I told you, she only got to where she is because of her looks and figure. She can't even deliver a document properly, what else can she do? This world is really something, the capable can't compete with the pretty."
It's Liu Wenli.
This person had made similar remarks more than once or twice, but Jiang Qin ignored them.
She suddenly wanted some lemonade, so she found a seat she liked, placed her tray there, and went to get it.
She spotted a cup she liked and was about to reach for it when a slender, long hand took it first.
Upon smelling the familiar, light woody scent, Jiang Qin was startled. Huo Sili, holding the glass of iced lemonade, looked down at her.
"It has ice in it, so you can't drink it."
Behind her, Liu Wenli and several secretaries from the food department looked over and immediately widened their eyes.
Liu Wenli winked at her friends, her face full of indignation, "Did you see that? Did you all see that? She started seducing President Huo in front of so many people. She's shameless!"
A secretary who was close to her chimed in, "I really couldn't tell. I didn't quite believe you when you said it before, but look at her, isn't she just seducing you?"
The two of them spoke in hushed tones, and because the restaurant was noisy, Jiang Qin and Huo Sili, who were standing far away, did not hear them.
However, at this moment, Jiang Qin naturally realized that something was amiss.
She and he were secretly married. Only He Xu in the company knew about their marital relationship. His actions would only lead others to misunderstand her.
She quickly moved aside, glanced at him, and whispered a reminder, "This is the company."
After saying that, she immediately turned around and walked back to where she had just placed the tray.
Huo Sili watched Jiang Qin walk away, then glanced at the rows of neatly arranged lemonades on the table beside him. Suddenly, his eyes turned as black as ink, as if he had thought of something.