Chapitre 56: Be There, Without Fail
As Sheng Jie was standing beside the sports car, Sheng Jie finally understood that, in the eyes of Boss Leng, whatever An Qi's preferences were, they would determine his actions. Thus, when An Qi said that the sports car was too eye-catching, Leng Yuchen simply threw his car keys to Sheng Jie, while robbing Sheng Jie of his own key to his small, nondescript car.
Leng Yuchen then went to Sheng Jie's car opened the car door for An Qi. It wasn't until An Qi was sitting in the car that Sheng Jie slowly regained his composure after the initial shock. As he held Leng Yuchen's car keys in his hand, he cautiously came up to Leng Yuchen and said, "Boss Leng, I can't handle your sports car. Please take your car keys back."
His respectful attitude made An Qi feel as if he was filming an ancient costume drama and requesting Leng Yuchen to retract his order. However, his politeness did not seem to affect Leng Yuchen in the slightest.
Instead, Leng Yuchen nodded towards the position of the armchair as he said, "Put them over there."
Sheng Jie's actions were slow, while he sought for confirmation. "Put them... Here?" He did not expect Boss Leng to be so direct.
"That's right. Didn't you say that you don't want to drive that car? I never like to force others to do things..." Leng Yuchen said casually.
At that moment, Sheng Jie felt like biting his own tongue off! Initially, he was thinking of driving the swanky sports car and making a few rounds around the biggest bar in the city.
"Yuchen, if you don't leave Sheng Jie the car keys, how is he going to get back to the company?" An Qi asked, clearly concerned.
After all, she and Sheng Jie were on good terms. She could also see Sheng Jie's loyalty to Leng Yuchen, so she hurriedly attempted to mediate the situation.
"He can walk back," Leng Yuchen said indifferently, while he drove away.
"My wallet..." At that moment, Sheng Jie realized that he had left his wallet in his car.
An Qi sighed. She had done her best, but the relationship between the master and the servant was really delicate. On one hand, Auntie Sun was hospitalized, and on the other hand, Hairui's business with the Leng Group was in a precarious situation at best.
As she got to the office, An Qi realized that she had really been busy all afternoon, much too busy to even drink anything. Just as she was about to break down, Leng Jin suddenly appeared in front of her.
Leng Jin ushered her inside and then closed the door to the office on the fourth floor. He then started to help An Qi tidy Auntie Sun's desk. She did not know if Leng Yuchen was the reason why, but An Qi suddenly felt that it was not appropriate of her to be alone with Leng Jin.
"Mr. Leng, why are you here?" As she politely greeted Leng Jin, she quietly opened the door.
Though it was a small action, it did not escape Leng Jin's notice, and a little unhappiness flashed in his eyes before it soon disappeared. He then said, "I heard about what happened to your department. Auntie Sun is the Leng Group's employee, so you can rest assured that the Human Resources Department will cover the medical expenses."
Over the past few days, Leng Jin had been in talks with various shareholders, trying to mediate the situation.
"Oh, I heard you mention it to Gu Xiaonan yesterday. Also, I haven't had time to congratulate you on the fact that you will be taking such an important position upon your return." An Qi made small talk as she took the cloth from Leng Jin's hands and began to clean Auntie Sun's desk.
Leng Jin knew that An Qi's aloofness meant that she had something to hide. However, he was not in a hurry to find out what it was. After all, he had waited for this opportunity to be near An Qi for nearly 20 years, so he would not mind waiting a little longer.
"I believe that you owe me a meal..." Leng Jin said softly.
An Qi looked up at Leng Jin with slight embarrassment and replied, "I remember that I do owe you a meal, but it can't be today."
"Oh? You already have plans for the evening?" Leng Jin was clearly disappointed, and he sat down in an empty seat as he said, "An Qi, you are indeed a beauty. Only a few days after you returned to the city, you already have a date! Who is the lucky guy? Can you to introduce me to him?"
An Qi's face turned red and her heart began beating wildly as she thought… Hmm, it's your biological brother, the one who always argues with you!
She knew that she couldn't bring herself to say that! Upon hearing no reply from An Qi, Leng Jin was surprisingly not annoyed. He simply took out his phone, dialed Dong Manman's phone number, and turned on the speaker.
"Oh, dream lover! Why did you call me?" Dong Manman's voice was as loud as ever over the speaker, and An Qi felt she could have heard it clearly, even if the speaker had not been turned on.
But, if Leng Jin had not turned the speaker on, it would have forced An Qi to eavesdrop versus being able to openly listen to the conversation. An Qi sighed in her heart as she thought of how that had been really considerate of Leng Jin.
He was really thoughtful, always thinking of her and not wanting to subject her to any embarrassment. She wished that her husband was more that way. As the two shared the same parents, she had to wonder... Why are they so different?
Frustrated that her thoughts kept wandering back to her new husband, An Qi shook her head vigorously to get Leng Yuchen out of her mind for the moment.
"Dong Manman, do you remember that you gave me some designs to look at? I looked at all of them overnight. I have several suggestions for you. Let's meet up to talk about it this evening," he suggested.
"Okay, no problem. Do you want to meet at Strolling Through Tokyo?" Dong Manman sounded very excited.
She did not expect that the mysterious designer, who never contacted many people in the field, would take the time to look at her designs, much less offer her some suggestions and feedback on them! Such opportunities were as rare as meteors falling from the sky! Hence, she simply could not miss such a rare opportunity!
"Yes, sure. But, I was wondering... If An Qi would want to join us?" Leng Jin laughed as he turned the phone's speaker towards An Qi.
This put An Qi on the spot, making it difficult for An Qi to reject his suggestion. Leng Jin's keen mind was really unfathomable!
Just as An Qi was pondering over how she could possibly explain such an outing to Leng Yuchen, Gu Xiaonan, who had always disliked fourth floor, suddenly appeared at the office door. She held a large pile of documents in her arms, and her eyes were focused on Leng Jin. It was obvious she was interested in Leng Jin.
"Vice President Leng, here is the information that you asked me to sort out. I was worried that you might need it urgently, so I asked your assistant where you were, then came and found you here. I hope you don't mind." Gu Xiaonan spoke seriously, as if she was very concerned about business.
It was a quite believable cover-up for her true intentions towards Leng Jin. However, An Qi knew Gu Xiaonan too well to be fooled by her fake words and actions.
An Qi once thought that Gu XIaonan was a professional career woman, and she had looked up to her. Now, she knew this was not the case at all.
"Oh, why would I mind? Xiaonan, you are so attentive! I am very gratified to have such a diligent and conscientious staff member like you." Leng Jin was fooled indeed!
As she was still on speaker phone mode, Dong Manman could hear Gu Xiaonan's voice. With Dong Manman's short temper, as she imagined An Qi being in the same room with Gu Xiaonan, she could not help but shout, "An Qi, you have to be..."
Before she managed to shout the word "careful," An Qi hung up the phone. She then turned to Leng Jin and said, "Okay, I will meet you at Strolling Through Tokyo tonight!"
Cadeaux
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reçu État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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Power Stone 
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