While no one was in the office, Ning Shu lowered her eyes and looked at the man sitting in his seat. Then she gathered her courage and said, “…Mr. Qi.”
Qi Jun quietly looked at him and then said in a low voice, “Is there something, Secretary Ning?”
The youth walked past, trying to speak in a calm voice: “Didn’t Mr. Qi think my bet was ridiculous? Doesn’t Mr. Qi just think I’m going to lose?”
The man looked at him and then smiled.
“I didn’t mean that, Ning secretary, please don’t misunderstand.”
Ning Shu watched him, his manners polite and refined. She couldn’t help but purse her lips, hating how Qi Jun had studied psychology. Not only was he brilliant in that field, but he also possessed such a profound mind.
No wonder he was fooled back then and still thought it was a fair deal.
Then he said coldly, “We shall see.”
Then he turned and walked out of the office.
Qi Jun looked at the young man’s figure, his eyes lowered slightly. Then he crossed his legs, covering up certain places…. He had never noticed before how Secretary Ning was a little impatient and had a bit of a temper. How could she be so adorable?
When Ning Shu went out, she realized something was off about him.
He took a deep breath. He couldn’t let himself be controlled by these feelings.
The young man poured himself a cup of tea, looking a little lost.
…her thoughts began to become muddled.
Ning Shu didn’t know why he had this kind of reaction. He pursed his lips slightly, the soft flesh on either side bulging out.
He thought about what Lin Qian had said to him that day.
It’s probably because Qi Jun and Lin Qian are a destined couple, and he’s stuck in the middle. He sees it most clearly.
….
“Oh, I just saw Mr. Qi with Lin Qian again.”
Several colleagues couldn’t help but say, “This Lin Qian, why is she always around Mr. Qi?”
“You guys are talking nonsense, it’s Mr. Qi and Secretary Ning who are a couple.” Zhu Zhu heard this and immediately jumped out to retort: “Mr. Qi’s lover is Secretary Ning, not Lin Qian!”
“Don’t you have eyes to see? Yesterday, Mr. Qi was out there, openly letting Ms. Ning tidy his tie.”
Those few people looked embarrassed.
One person whispered, “But Ning the secretary and Qi the general manager had a disagreement before, wasn’t it because of this Lin Qian?”
Zhu Zhu wasn’t sure either, but she was very certain that Qi Zong loved Ning Secretary.
“Although Secretary Ning is handsome, he’s still a man after all. Men can’t give birth, so in the future, Mr. Qi will have to marry a woman, right?”
“Yeah, I told you guys. There was this couple at our school before, two boys who made a huge splash when they started dating. But guess what? After graduation, one of them got engaged to another woman!”
Another person said wistfully.
“You guys are talking nonsense! Mr. Qi definitely wouldn’t be like that!”
Zhu Zhu couldn’t help but retort again.
Ning Shu silently listened to these words on the other side, then put things down.
His mind conjured up images of Qi Jun and Lin Qian together.
A clean and innocent girl, and a man with a handsome and elegant appearance. His lips were a little pale, Ning Shu came back to her senses and thought it was normal. After all, in this world, Lin Qian and Qi Jun were destined lovers.
If they didn’t meet, that would be abnormal.
Ning Shu thought this was the right way to do things. If Qi Jun and Lin Qian were truly destined to be intertwined… then a year later, Qi Jun might regret making that bet with her.
The young man was rather silent all morning.
Until she got off work, Ning Shu addressed the man: “Qi Zong, I have something to tell you.”
Qi Jun said instead, “Secretary Ning, if you have something to say, just say it directly.”
Ning Shu glanced at the driver, showing a hesitant expression. He fell silent for a moment, not wanting him to be present when he spoke with Qi Zong.
Qi Jun followed her gaze.
So he calmly told the driver to go back first. He drove the car to the underground parking lot and then said, “Secretary Ning, if you have anything to say, just say it.”
Ning Shu went straight to the point: “Mr. Qi, if I win, can I make another request of you?”
The man looked at him calmly and then spoke, “What is your request?”
Ning Shu slowly said: “I don’t want to work at Qi Shi.” He paused, then continued, “And I think we won’t need to see each other again in the future.”
Qi Jun didn’t seem angry either.
He just lowered his eyes and said to the young man, “Is this really Ms. Ning’s true thoughts?”
Ning Shu’s eyelashes trembled, and she couldn’t help but avoid his gaze.
Qi Jun lowered his head and said in a low voice, “Someone who doesn’t know the truth might think that Secretary Ning is jealous.”
The young man’s eyes widened slightly, then he looked over, a little stunned and also a bit panicked.
He pursed his lips tightly: “…General Qi, what are you talking about?”
Qi Jun raised his hand and slowly said in a low voice, “Isn’t that the case? Secretary Ning, don’t you have any feelings for me at all?”
His deep eyes looked over: “Ms. Ning, aren’t you being jealous?”
Qi Jun studied psychology, but that doesn’t mean he can see through everyone. Ning Shu is different; she’s always used to keeping her true self hidden. Mr. Qi needs a lot of patience, like peeling an onion.
Then he discovered Ning’s secretary had a bad habit of saying one thing and meaning another.
If Qi Jun hadn’t blinded himself, he would have almost missed the youth’s secret.
Ning Shu’s eyes widened more and more, then quickly. His neck stiffened and flushed red.
He opened his mouth: “….I just heard that Mr. Qi and Lin Qian….”
What did you hear…
Ning Shu found herself unable to articulate her thoughts, as if by speaking those words she only served to validate the man’s claims.
The young man fell silent for a moment, as if fleeing in despair.
While Qi Jun had already noticed the youth’s actions, he slightly leaned forward and pulled the youth over, blocking his path.
Confinement traps people within this space.
Ning Shu noticed the man’s hot breath, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he opened his mouth, not knowing what to retort.
Qi Jun, however, lowered his head and grasped the young man’s jaw.
Then, she walked over and said calmly but firmly: “Ning’s Secretary likes me.”
Ning Shu’s neck was reddening more and more, he fell silent. As if accepting his fate, he then sat there, letting the man do as he pleased.
Qi Jun’s lips fell down: “Ning Ning’s jealous look is too cute.”
“But I still need to defend myself, I didn’t say anything to Lin Qian.”
…..
Ning Shu didn’t know why things had suddenly developed like this. The underground parking lot could have people coming over at any moment.
….
When the scent in the car had almost dissipated, Qi Zong buttoned up his clothes, then lowered his head and kissed the young man’s lips: “As we agreed, Ning Secretary, if I only love you, then Ning Secretary has to agree to marry me.”
Ning Shu didn’t speak, but he felt like there was a thorn in his heart.
Ling Ling’s words echoed in his mind constantly, Lin Qian and Qi Jun were destined to be together.
Qi Jun wasn’t in a hurry either. He had plenty of time to prove himself to Ning’s secretary.
…..
Ning Shu had originally thought that after a year, Qi Jun might change his mind. But she hadn’t expected that after a year, Lin Qian actually got a boyfriend.
That boyfriend also picks her up and drops her off from work.
Ning Shu was stunned. Why did Lin Qian have a boyfriend? Wouldn’t she fall for Qi Jun?
When Ning Shu met Lin Qian, she couldn’t help but ask: “Lin Qian, what about your boyfriend….”
Lin Qian blushed and said, “We met during a meeting… he’s been very nice to me.” She seemed to have thought of something and smiled happily: “Secretary Ning, you and Mr. Qi should get along well, I’ll always support you!”
After she left, Ning Shu didn’t come back to her senses.
Until he discovered that Lin Qian and Qi Jun seemed to have not met for a long time.
Lingling said: “Oh! Host! Lin Qian and Qi Jun dislike each other, so their fate lines have been broken!”
Ning Shu couldn’t describe her own feelings.
That night.
Qizong took out the ring and said slowly, “Ning Secretary, do you still remember our bet? It’s been a year now, not even ten years. But I promise Ning Secretary that there will be many more decades to come.”
Ning Shu looked at the ring and fell silent.
….
Ning Shu found it strange that Qi Jun brought him back. However, Qi’s parents accepted him without much fuss, and he originally thought the other party would give him a million dollars or something.
Qi Jun’s engagement news immediately spread throughout the circle, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Qi Jun is actually with a man.
And seriously, a man getting married? What a joke.
But months later.
Qi Zong, however, held the wedding with his young bride abroad.
Both of their hands now bore an additional ring.
Ning Shu looked at the ring, not knowing how to explain it to her mother.
“You don’t have to explain anything to me.” Ning’s mother held his hand, smiling very gently: “…Actually, I know everything…. Thank you, for always being my son….”
Ning Shu originally thought that marriage was just a formality, after all, there wasn’t an official system for it in China.
But he didn’t expect Qi Jun to spend their honeymoon with him.
So the two of them spent a month on their honeymoon.
Ning Shu even suspected that if Qi Jun didn’t go to work again, the company would probably go bankrupt.
“Qi always just chuckled, rubbed the young man’s belly, and then said in a refined manner, “I haven’t gotten Ningning pregnant yet. I haven’t let Ningning become a legitimate Mrs. Qi.”
Ning Shu: “…….”.
That night, Qi Zong was locked out.
But it’s useless.
Because Ning Shu was woken up in the middle of the night.
Qi Jun lowered his head, crossing his fingers, and whispered, “Ning Ning, I love you.”