บท 2: Chase A Skirt

Wen Qinxi didn't waste any time, he was under pressure to deliver but had foolishly got roped into doing a task outside his job description all to chase a skirt. He had never felt this fuckin stupid before as he studied the device checking all ports. Li Menxie rolled her eyes at him thinking, 'You think I am that fuckin' stupid not to check my ports before calling you?'

Irritated to the max, she quietly slipped away while he crawled under her desk to inspect further. Wen Qinxi scowled when he figured out where the problem was, the plug wasn't even turned on. "You didn't check the power supply, somebody must have switched off the main circuit without your knowledge!" he yelled with his head lodged under the desk as he reached out to switch it on. The only thing you could see was his perky tooshie protruding from under the desk.

Qie Ranzhe who had just come out of the elevator walked into this kind of situation with a strange man under his assistant's desk talking to himself his butt sticking out. His brows furrowed as he gestured for security to manhandle the crazy lunatic hanging around his office without permission.

Wen Qinxi who had just switched on the computer was then dragged out from under the desk and forced to face a domineering handsome guy with bewitching phoenix eyes holding him hostage. 'Fuck! Is this Qie Ranzhe? Holy shit how can a man be this fuckin handsome. Is he a fuckin god in disguise sent to shame the rest of us!' he thought averting his gaze. He suddenly felt so inferior like a chicken amongst peacocks.

Now he understood why his charming smile did shit for him on Li Menxie, faced with such a dazzling man every day what more could she want. It wasn't just his face, the guy was a head taller than Wen Qinxi with a well-built body that made him envious. "Haha, I came to fix your assistant's computer. I am the IT guy," he said nervously laughing while staring at the beefy security holding his arms at either side.

Qie Ranzhe didn't say anything, he tapped the keyboard with his long slender fingers before placing his hands in his pockets. Wen Qinxi sneered within as he looked down at his own stubby fingers thinking, 'Just fuckin awesome, Mr Perfect over here making me feel like crap. Do you even have a single flaw?'

"It seems to be working fine, what was the problem?" he asked in a cool unhurried tone.

'Because I fuckin fixed it you asshole!' he screamed internally with a fake smile gritting his teeth. "It was a minor issue, the power source was switched off and I turned it back on for her."

Qie Ranzhe nodded his head while saying, "Okay, I understand. What department are you from?" Wen Qinxi sighed in relief as the security released him, surely Qie Ranzhe was an understanding man. But no matter how understanding he was, Wen Qinxi was not stupid enough to truthfully divulge that he was from the innovation team and a lead programmer to the project Qie Ranzhe had rendered top priority. If he found out that he was here turning on a beautiful woman's computer instead of working on the project, he would be in a shit load of trouble so he lied.

"I am from Tech support," he said really glad that Qie Ranzhe had absolutely zero impression of him otherwise who knows if he would still have his job by the end of the day. Just as Qie Ranzhe found the answer acceptable, Li Menxie walked in with a touched-up face. She most definitely had slipped away to redo her makeup without even telling Wen Qinxi.

'Oh fuck me! You left me talking to myself like a crazy person just so you could look good for your boss. Shit! How can she be so ruthless,' he thought while hoping Qie Ranzhe would let him leave.

"Li Menxie, did you call tech support just to switch on your computer at the power source?" asked Qie Ranzhe pointing at Wen Qinxi. Her once beaming face when she saw her boss quickly turned sour glaring at Wen Qinxi with a 'don't fuckin ruin this for me' expression. That's when Wen Qinxi realised he was going to be the sacrificial lamb by fire by force.

"No president Qie, he called me to inform me something was wrong with my computer and couldn't gain remote access to it so he had to come up and physically fix it," she said with a black expression lying through her teeth. She knew Wen Qinxi couldn't sell her out because he was guilty of abandoning a top priority project to help her. Hell, she was prepared to play the 'he is interested in me' card just to save face.

Wen Qinxi had an expressionless visage but was swearing like a sailor in his mind, he used swear words that weren't appropriate to say out loud especially to a lady.

Qie Ranzhe seemed to believe his assistant more concluding the situation as 'guy likes a girl and decides to stupidly use his IT knowledge to strike a conversation'. He dismissed Wen Qinxi and asked security to walk him out.

It would be an understatement to say Wen Qinxi walked out of this simply disappointed because he was extremely pissed off. Not just at Li Menxie but himself for being so stupid. At least Qie Ranzhe had no idea who he was otherwise he might have been slapped with a serious warning or even lost his position in the team.

Yes, Qie Ranzhe was that petty, he remembered the guy once tackled a boy for giving his girlfriend a unicorn pen which she had asked for in the first place. The sad thing was that the victim had zero interest in girls but was still tackled for it. Wen Qinxi returned to his office feeling crappy.

Qie Ranzhe, on the other hand, walked into his massive office while instructing Li Menxie to send the tech support guy's file. He wasn't going to let him get away without some form of discipline and maybe next time he won't treat his office as a dating site. While waiting for the file he took out his phone before dialling a number registered Huangzhi. His brows furrowed when a pre-recorded voice told him that the number was currently out of commission.

He leaned back into his chair with a pained expression on his face pinching the bridge of his nose frustrated. Huangzhi was the only woman that ever piqued Qie Ranzhe's interest enough for him to pursue her and he succeeded. They had been involved with each other for five years going on six when he proposed to her. Though it was a long-distance relationship, Qie Ranzhe was head over heels for her hence didn't hesitate but things didn't go as planned. She ruthlessly rejected his proposal, her reasoning being that he was boring and only put up with it because his mother begged him.

Throwing money at her was useless because unlike every other girl, her family's company was worth more than his. This was the reason why he worked hard to build something for himself so he could prove to her that he was capable but it wasn't enough to make her stay. It was evident that his number was now barred and it hurt like hell being rejected.

"Sir, I sent over the tech support guy's file," said Li Menxie interrupting his thoughts with a bashful smile. She was fully aware of the Huangzhi situation and hoped Qie Ranzhe would notice her even if it was as a rebound. If that happened, she would be set for life. Just thinking about it caused involuntary fissions all over her body, she would never have to work a single day her entire life.

"Wen Qinxi?" said Qie Ranzhe interrupting her corrupt fantasy.

Qie Ranzhe's eyes harden when he looked through the file, the pervert had lied to him. Wen Qinxi was part of project 'Flagship' and a lead programmer at that. At first, he wanted to just cite him for inappropriate behaviour at work but now he had to go for a harsher penalty.